Mar 11, 2026 Advisory Commission on Aging

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON NEED TO ORDER ON MARCH THE 11TH, 2026.

WHAT IS IT? 10 O'CLOCK.

AND WE, UM, I WILL PLEASE ASK THAT YOU PUT YOUR PHONES ON SIGN.

MADAM

[ROLL CALL]

COMMISSIONER CIA.

COMMISSIONER HINES.

COMMISSIONER KAVANAUGH.

COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER SUTHERLAND HERE.

VICE CHAIR SALCITO.

HERE.

CHAIR CLARK.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

SO DID WE GET ANY EXCUSES? UH, FOR THE RECORD.

BY, FOR THE RECORD, DID ANYBODY ASK TO BE EXCUSE FROM TODAY'S MEETING? NO.

CHAIR

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

UH, WE ADVOCATE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LONG BEACH'S, CULTURALLY DIVERSE, OLDER POPULATION BY EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE OF SERVICES RELATED TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND LANGUAGE ACCESS.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER HINES.

PLEASE PROVIDE THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ADVISORY RECOGNIZED THAT WE ARE TRADITIONALLY SEPARATE LANDS OF MANY, ALL THESE AROUND HOME.

THANK THEM FOR THEIR STRENGTH, PERSEVERANCE, AND RESISTANCE IN THEIR SPIRIT.

MAY STRIVE TO ALWAYS HONOR AND RESPECT THE WISDOM ELDER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COMMISSIONER SOUTHERN, MAY I ASK JUDGE FOR YOU TO LEAVE P YES.

OF THE UNITED STATES REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS? ONE NATION ABOVE INDIVISIBLE.

LIBERTY IN JUSTICE FOR MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ YOUR FIRST GUIDANCE ITEM

[1. 26-54403 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Advisory Commission on Aging meeting of Wednesday, February 11, 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER HINES MOVED.

IS THAT COMMISSIONER SMITH? SECOND.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DIRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MINUTES, PLEASE STAND SEEING NONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER CIA APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER HINES.

COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER SUTHERLAND, APPROVE VICE CHAIR SALCITO.

CHAIR CLARK.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.

ITEM TWO, RECOMMENDATION

[2. 26-54543 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from Ramiro Ixtlahuac regarding Metro’s On the Move Riders Program.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THANK YOU.

I'LL NOW TURN THE TO THE STAFF PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

GOOD MORNING.

ALSO, MY NAME IS RAMIRO AK.

I'M HERE FROM THE ON AL WRITERS PROGRAM WITH LA METRO.

UH, WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU, UM, AND BEGIN.

SO WHAT IS THE AL WRITERS PROGRAM? UH, WE ARE A PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS OLDER ADULTS TO STAY INDEPENDENT AND TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL CONFIDENTLY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

UH, WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL TRANSIT WORKSHOPS.

UH, WE OFFER INFORMATIONAL TRANSIT TOURS WHERE WE TAKE OLDER ADULTS ON A TOUR VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT BE LONG BEACH TRANSIT, CONNECTING TO, UH, THE A LINE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER BETWEEN, UH, THE COUNTY OF LA.

UH, WE DO OUTREACH AT OLDER

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UH, THERE IS A BRIEF VIDEO THAT I WILL BE SHARING.

UH, THIS VIDEO ITSELF, UH, IS WHAT OUR OLDER ADULT, UH, TRAVEL BUDDIES DO.

SO YOU'RE CHARGED WITH OPERATING TOURS TO EDUCATE OLDER ADULTS, UH, THAT ARE EITHER EXPERIENCED OR DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

UH, WE ARE CHARGED OF TEACHING THEM HOW THAT IS, UH, .

SO PAY ATTENTION TO THE VIDEO.

I WILL EXPLAIN.

WE ARE PART OF METRO'S ON THE MOVE RIDERS PROGRAM.

TRAVEL CLUBS.

TRAVEL CLUBS ARE LED BY VOLUNTEERS LIKE ME AND ME.

OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE OTHER OLDER ADULTS TO TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

THAT INCLUDES BUSES AND TRAINS.

AND WE HELP SHOW YOU HOW.

WE HELP OLDER ADULTS FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. WE TRAVEL TOGETHER TO PLACES LIKE SHOPPING CENTERS, RESTAURANTS, MUSEUMS, LOCAL EVENTS, AND EVEN DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS.

BEFORE I JOINED ON THE MOVE RIDERS PROGRAM, TRAVEL CLUBS, I WAS NOT CONFIDENT IN TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON MY OWN.

AND NOW I CAN TAKE IT ANYWHERE AND I LOVE IT.

RIDING WITH THE TRAVEL CLUBS GIVES ME VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO MAINTAIN LIFE INDEPENDENCE.

I DON'T NEED TO RELY ON SOMEONE TO TAKE ME, AND IT'S A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVE, ACTUALLY GO ON MY OWN OR TO FRIENDS.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL CLUB, VISIT METRO.NET/ON EARTH.

SO THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE BACK OF THE PAMPHLET THAT WE SENT OUT, UH, TO PROCEED.

UH, TRAVEL CLUBS.

SO THEY ARE LED BY TRAVEL BUDDIES, WHICH ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, THAT VOLUNTEER FOR US.

UH, THEY ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY.

UH, WE HAVE MANY, MANY CLUBS.

UH, EVEN ONE ESTABLISHMENT AT THIS, UH, CENTER.

UH, THEY LEAD MONTHLY TRIPS.

UH, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, WE PROVIDE THEM AN EASY PASS THAT ALLOWS 'EM TO TRAVEL, UH, THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY, UH, THROUGH DIFFERENT, UH, BUS AGENCIES AND, UH, TRAIN TRANSPORTATION.

NOW, UH, PARTICIPANTS THAT JOIN THESE TRAVEL CLUBS, UH, YOU WILL HAVE TO BE 62 AND OLDER.

UH, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON THEIR OWN.

UH, IF THEY HAVE A MOBILITY, UH, DEVICE, IT IS OKAY AS LONG AS THEY'RE ABLE TO NAVIGATE BY THEMSELVES.

UH, JUST BECAUSE THE TRAVEL BUDDIES THEMSELVES ARE OLDER ADULTS AS WELL OR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUSH OUR PARTICIPANTS, UM, THEY ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO INVITE A PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT TO ASSIST THEM IF THE NEED ARRIVES AS WELL.

UM, AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT TERRAINS, UH, AND WAITING PERIODS.

WE ARE USING, UH, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE TRIPS.

IT IS NOT A PRIVATE SHUTTLE THAT COMES AND PICK THEM UP.

UH, THEY'RE EXPERIENCING IT SO THEY'RE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGHOUT THE CITY ON THEIR OWN AS WELL.

UH, SO LIKE I MENTIONED, TRAVEL CLUBS IN ACTION.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE LONG BEACH TRAVEL CLUB, THE BURBANK JOSLIN CENTER AT VILLE PARK HEIGHTS, UH, PARK AND ROUTE TO LA CITY HALL.

UH, ALI AT CALIFORNIA.

AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, THE WEINBERG SENIOR CENTER ON LANGERS DELI.

AND WE HAVE THE DELAWARE PARK, UH, CLUB IN HAWTHORNE.

UH, THAT'S A FEW OF THE CLUBS THAT WE HAVE, UH, AND DO HAVE AN EVEN UP IN, UH, LANCASTER AND AMO VALLEY.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH A A RP, UH, WHERE WE OFFER THEIR FOLKS, UH, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS WHERE WE GO OUT THERE AND SHOW THEM, UH, HOW IT IS THAT WE NAVIGATE.

UH, WE OFFER, UH, TRAVEL ORIENTATION TOURS.

UH, WE ATTEND TELEPHONE TOWN HALLS AND VARIOUS EVENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THAT.

UH, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP AT SENIOR CENTERS ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SINGLE SENIOR CENTER IN LA COUNTY.

UH, THE TOPICS OR BENEFITS OF SENIOR TAP CARDS, UH, WE TALK ABOUT HOW TO USE IT, WHAT A SENIOR TAP CARD IS.

UH, WE TEACH THEM HOW TO TRAVEL THEIR, UH, THEIR TRIPS, UH, WHAT APPS AND WHAT DIFFERENT RESOURCES THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, UH, INCLUDING THEIR LOCAL TRANSIT.

SO I MENTIONED BEFORE WE TRAVEL, UH, VIA LONG BEACH TRANSIT BECAUSE IT IS THEIR AGENCY IN THEIR CITY.

UH, AND WE TEACH 'EM HOW TO CONNECT WITH OTHER SOURCES OF, UM, TRANSPORTATION.

UH, WE ALSO, UH, SHOW 'EM HOW TO USE THE MOBILE APP.

SO I KNOW SOMETIMES THAT IS VERY INTIMIDATING FOR THE OLDER ADULTS, UH, BUT WE SHOW 'EM, UH, BY USING OUR TABLETS TO DOWNLOAD AND NAVIGATE 'EM.

OR WE OFFER A PAPER MAPS AND EVERYTHING SO THEY CAN STILL ACCESS THAT IF THEY'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, UM, THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

ALL OF OUR WORKSHOPS ARE FOLLOWED BY TRAVEL TRAINING TOURS, UH, WHICH INCLUDE, LISTEN, TAKING THEM UP AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

WE TRAVEL WITH THEM, UH, TO EITHER ROSA PARKS IN WILLOW BROOKS, SHOW THEM THE CONNECTIONS TO LX AND TRANSIT CENTER, OR EVEN TAKE THEM UP TO ALVERA STREET.

AND THEN WE BRING THEM BACK.

UH, WE PAY FOR THEIR EXPENSES WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION FROM BEGINNING TO END.

IN THE BEGINNING.

IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE ON A TRAVEL CLUB OR JOIN THE EXISTING TRAVEL CLUB, THEN THEY WILL PAY FOR THEIR SENIORS HALF

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UH, THAT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN TERRITORIES.

AND WE FOUND OUT ON METRO MEDICARE THAT MICRO, UH, LOW INCOME FIRM EASY.

SO WHY IT IS THEREFORE, UH, THOSE THAT ARE OF LOW INCOME.

SO IF THEY QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID, MEDICARE, UH, IF THEY RECEIVE ANY BENEFITS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THEY AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY.

UH, THIS IS MORE SO FOR, UH, INCOME, NOT AGE.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, THROWN RESTROOMS. UH, THESE RESTROOMS ARE PRETTY NEAT.

THEY ARE ALL A COMPLIANT.

UH, WE ARE VERY, VERY, UH, AVAILABLE AT THE MAJORITY OF OUR STATIONS.

UH, ALSO YOU CAN FIND A MAP OF ALL OF THESE STATIONS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR OWN RESTROOMS. VERY, VERY POPULAR.

UH, 'CAUSE A LOT OF US SOMETIMES NEED TO PLAN OUR TRIPS AROUND THE RESTROOM.

SO IT'S VERY, VERY GLAD TO , UH, OLDER ADULT TRANSPORTATION POPUPS.

SO THESE ARE, UH, TRANSIT EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE ALL OVER LA COUNTY.

UH, USUALLY WE HAVE AN ATTENDANCE OVER 50 OLDER ADULTS.

UH, WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL CITIES AND SENIOR CENTERS TO BE ABLE TO HOST THESE EVENTS.

AND WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, ONSITE TRANSIT SERVICES, AND EVEN HANDS ON TRAINING WHERE AFTER THE POPUP CONCLUDES, UH, WE GIVE THEM A SPECIFIC DATE AND WE TAKE THEM ON A TRIP.

SO WE ARE ABLE TO PUT ALL OF THE EVERYTHING THEY LEARNED AFTER.

UH, AND THEN OUR EXPO, OUR OLDER ADULT TRANSPORTATION EXPO IS HELD ANNUALLY IN MAY.

UH, DURING OVER AMERICAN STAFF.

UH, DURING THIS EVENT, VERY, VERY POPULAR.

OVER 500 OLDER ADULTS ATTEND, UH, BREAKFAST AND MONTHS ARE SERVED, UH, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS.

WE HAVE, UH, DIFFERENT VARIOUS PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES, UH, THAT IS OFFERED THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY.

UH, OUR GOAL, WE WANNA PARTNER WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND LOCAL CITIES TO HOST, UH, TRANSIT, UH, WORKSHOPS AND ORIENTATION TOURS.

UH, WE ALSO WANNA INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAVEL CLUBS THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY.

WE FEEL THAT THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY, MANY OLDER ADULTS THAT STILL ARE INTIMIDATED BY THE METRICS AND SYSTEMS VERY VAST.

WE WANNA BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

UH, WE ALSO WANT TO CONNECT THEM TO THEIR EXISTING TRAVEL CLUBS.

MAYBE THEY WANT TO CREATE A NEW CLUB OR ESTABLISHMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE ADDED WRITERS ALREADY.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE 'EM THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM BE THE SORT OF, UH, THE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES.

WE HAVE OUR 10TH ANNUAL ADULT TRANSPORTATION EXPO AT THE PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER ON MAY 15TH, 2026.

UH, FROM 9:00 AM TILL 2:00 PM IT'S GONNA BE A BIG EVENT, OUR 10TH ANNUAL.

I VERY, VERY EXCITED FOR YOU TO HAVE.

THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US.

UH, CALL NUMBER ONCE AGAIN IS LISTED BEHIND IF YOU GUYS WANT MORE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, BUT BEFORE THEY, UH, ASK TAP PART, IS IT A MONTHLY TAP PART? HOW DOES IT WORK? NO.

SO ONCE YOU APPLY FOR THE TAP PART, IT'S GOOD FOR FIVE TO 10 YEARS.

UH, IT, IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE.

THE FUNDS THAT YOU ADD ARE SHORT VALUE, SO YOU CAN ADD AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH AS YOU'D LIKE.

UH, BUT WITH OUR PROGRAMMING, UH, WE CHARGE 35 CENTS OR 75 CENTS, BUT YOU DO GET A TWO HOUR FREE TRANSFERS ON TOP OF THAT.

UH, WE DO GIVE YOU, UM, A MINIMUM THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY.

UH, SO FOR EXAMPLE, PER DAY, THE MAX WE CAN CHARGE YOU IS $2 AND 50 CENTS.

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU USE IT PER WEEK, IT'S CAPPED AT $5.

SO LET'S SAY MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY, YOU GUYS TRAVEL A LOT AND YOU REACH THAT $5 MARK.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY ARE GOING TO BE FREE BECAUSE YOU ARE USING THAT T CARD.

AND WE'RE, UH, DOCUMENTING HOW, HOW OFTEN YOU USE IT OR HOW MUCH YOU WOULD USE IT.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

THE LIFE PROGRAM COMMISSIONER YOU I WANNA TALK ABOUT.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

YOU'RE VERY WELL, VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE, UH, EXCITED ABOUT THAT MATCHING CENTER MAY, UH, TEAM EXPO.

YES.

UM, SO THE LINE PROGRAM, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ONCE SOMEBODY SIGNS UP AND QUALIFIES, THEY GET WHAT? UH, SO MANY RIDES FREE.

YES.

SO FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS YOU GET UNLIMITED RIDES, UH, THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY.

AND IT'S NOT ONLY GOOD FOR METRO ACCOMPANYING, UM, AGENCIES ARE ALSO, UH, ABLE TO TAKE THAT, THOSE FREE RIDES.

NOW, AFTER THE 90 DAY PERIOD, EVERY 30 DAYS YOU GET 23 RIGHTS.

IF YOU DO NOT USE 'EM, THEY DO ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT ONE.

SO VERY, IF YOU DON'T REALLY WRITE THAT OFTEN, YOU CAN ACCUMULATE WRITE AND USE THEM AS LEADER.

AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, LONG BEACH TRANSIT IS ONE THE PARTICIPANT.

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OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YES, BUT I, I, I'M , I I OUT AT GOT THE KLINE TO THE C LINE, THE BLUE LINE A CA.

SO I'VE BEEN A VID WRITER IS .

UM, I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTION ONE HAS HAPPY .

THAT IS A QUESTION YOU AND I ASK ALL THE TIME.

UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T GET ONE, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC DATES TO RELEASE 'EM AGAIN.

OKAY.

UM, I WASN'T WILLING.

LUCKY FEW THAT WAS ABLE TO GET ONE, EVEN WHEN I WORKED FOR THAT FILM, I WILL TRY TO GET AT SIX O'CLOCK.

THEY WERE THOUGHT TOLD.

OKAY, SO I HAVE MY NATIONAL SENIOR CARD IT 2031, BUT WHEN I WENT TO USE IT BEFORE I LOADED BEFORE THE UM, THE PROGRAM, THEY SAID I HAD ALREADY USED THE 20 AND I COULD NOT USE IT ACCOUNT.

AND I WAS AT THE BEACH TRANSIT CENTER.

SO I DON'T KNOW, THEY SAID THAT MY 20, I CAN ONLY USE .

IN OTHER WORDS, I COULD USE IT AGAIN AND .

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

I WOULD RECOMMEND CONTACTING THAT DEPARTMENT, UH, DIRECTLY.

UM, WE WORK WITH LONG BEACH TRANSIT TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THEIR SYSTEM, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE, UH, ACCURATE IN THAT SENSE JUST BECAUSE ONCE YOU USE IT 20 YOU ARE ABLE TO USE 'EM.

BUT ONCE THE 30 DAYS PASS IT, YOU CAN USE THEM AGAIN EVERY MONTH.

SO IT'S AUTOMATICALLY BE LOADED IF IT'S A MATTER OF WAITING FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

UM, BUT IF YOU SEE THERE'S AN ISSUE, DEFINITELY CONTACT US.

UM, IN BACK OF THE PART, THERE IS A TAP NUMBER, GIVE US A CALL AND LET US AND WE, WE'LL SEE HOW WE CAN MODIFY THAT.

AND LIKE DOWN CRENSHAW, I'M JUST LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AND EVEN IN LONG BEACH THEY HAVE THE BUS STAND, LIKE THE, THE SEAT AND THEN THE SHELTER IS LIKE AWAY FROM IT.

SO LIKE YOU SITTING HERE, I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING ON WILLOW.

RIGHT AFTER YOU GET DOWN FROM, UH, THE ONE OF THOSE PIZZA, IT'S A BIG HERE, THE STEEP, BUT THE WHOLE SHELTER THERE , IT'S LIKE 12 FEET.

THAT'S, AND THEY HAVE THAT AT SEVERAL STOPS THROUGHOUT LA LONG BEACH WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MOVED THE STOP OR THEY PUT THE, THE SEAT CHILD OUTSIDE OF THE SHELTER.

MM-HMM .

FOR YOU HERE SITTING.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE DON'T NEED THAT PICTURES.

RIGHT? NO, DEFINITELY LET US KNOW.

UH, THERE IS A CUSTOMER COMMENTS NUMBER OR IF YOU'D LIKE I CAN RELAY THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

UH, WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY, UH, WE WILL WORK WITH LONG BEACH TRANSIT AUTHORITY FALLS UNDER AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THAT.

BUT DEFINITELY WHENEVER YOU SEE STUFF LIKE THAT, LET US KNOW REPORTED.

UM, BECAUSE EITHER SOMETHING WERE WRONG ALONG THE WAY OR THEY HAVE A PURPOSE FOR THEM DOING IT.

WHAT CAN THAT BE? I HAVE NO IDEA BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IN MY MIND.

JUST LIKE WE CAN DEFINITELY ASK IT, SEE HOW WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.

AND SOME THAT HAVE, DO TREES HAVE OPENLY STOP WITH A BUS STOP? SO THEY NEED TO BE TRIM SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE THAT'S A STOP.

MM-HMM.

LIKE T EIGHT WAS UH, ONE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TRANSIT.

SO THE COMMUTER BUS T 1 57 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT THE T EIGHT YOU CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE THE TREES AND THEN FROM OVER THE ACTUAL STOP SIGN, THE BUS STOP SIGN KNOW.

BUT THE STOP WHEN THE PITCH IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, .

OH, OKAY.

OH, LET ME DOCUMENT THAT.

I'LL SEND IT IN AND THEN I'LL WORK WITH THE SENIOR CENTER.

I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW, UM, WHAT WE CAN GO WHAT NEXT TO.

PERFECT.

DO YOU NEED AN EXACT ADDRESS? YES.

UH, FOR THAT BUS STOP.

WHAT WAS THAT BUS STOP? IN AVIATION IS ON THE, UM, NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET, NORTH EAST SIDE OF THE STREET.

AND THAT'S ONE SHE CAN THINK OF.

THERE'S VAL LOT.

THERE'S ONE THIS MORNING I LIKE, I WAS ON THE SIDE WHERE THE BUS STOP TO STAND WITH THE BUS SEAT AND THEN THE FALL STREET WAS THE BUS STOP.

I DIDN'T KNOW LIKE WHERE WAS I SUPPOSED TO, BUT ONLY I WALKED OVER WHEN I SAW UNDER THE TREES THAT IT WAS 10.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S VISIBLE, ESPECIALLY SENIORS BECAUSE MINUTE LIKE THE, THE LIGHT COMES THE BUS COMING.

I'M GOING MISS THAT, THAT THAT BUS.

YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR FOR LETTING US STUFF THAT THAT.

BUT I'LL PROVIDE UPDATE.

YES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE.

UH, UH, SOMEONE HAD ASKED EARLIER TODAY IF THE SENIOR SENIORS COULD RIDE FOR FREE.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE EXPLORED? SENIORS ARE ABLE TO RIDE FOR FREE, UH,

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UM, IF THEY USE MORE THAN THE ALLOTTED RIGHTS, UH, THE 23 RIGHTS, THEN THAT'S WHEN THE SENIOR TAPPER WILL THAN EVERYWHERE.

FAIR.

EVEN THEN THEY'RE PROBABLY WOULD SPEND LESS THAN $5 DUTY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

QUESTION ABOUT THE, THE, THE EQUIPMENT ON SOME, UH, I KNOW IT'S SOFTWARE TRAIN, SO ON SOME TRAINS THERE'S OUTLETS BETWEEN TO PLUG IN YOUR PHONE AND THERE'S SOME BUSES THAT ALSO HAVE OUTLETS BETWEEN PLUG IN YOUR PHONE.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL WHICH ONES DO, ARE THEY ALL GOING TO CONVERT TO THAT OR WHAT? WE ARE LOOKING TO TRANSITION INTO THAT ERA.

UH, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SOMETHING NEW LINE, UH, VIEW TRAINS ON THE ELINE HAVE THAT UH, THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT SEAT ARRANGEMENT WHERE THEY'RE FACING EACH OTHER VERSUS ONE IMPACT OF THE OTHER.

THOSE DO HAVE OUTLOOK CONNECTIONS.

UM, SO WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING, UH, THE MAJORITY OF OUR TRAINS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS THOSE.

UH, BUT THAT'S HOW ONLY PART OF THE ELINE.

THANK YOU VICE SENATOR.

VERY WELCOME.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANYBODY HAS A COMMENT THAT THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE REGARDING THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE STAND.

SAME.

NONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU BILL.

OKAY.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISC CALCULATION? ARE THESE PAMPHLETS AVAILABLE? UH, THAT BEING PUT OUT IN LIKE A PUBLIC SPACE IN THE CHURCH OR SPECIFIC? OKAY.

YEAH, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN MAIL SOME OVER DIRECTLY TO YOU.

I DO HAVE TO ANSWER YOUR ONES.

I MAIL TO A SPECIFIC LOCATION AS WELL.

YEAH, I'M INTERESTED.

WELL, YEAH.

HOW MANY, WHAT SHOULD WE HAVE? ABOUT 50 BECAUSE HE HAS SOME THAT NEEDS TO GO TO CHURCH.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN YOU ALSO, WHEN YOU NEED US TO GO WORKSHOP OR TO ANOTHER THAT COMMUNITY, YOU LET US KNOW WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO THE VOLUNTEER GROUPS, HOW ARE THEY? SO THANK, SO THEY VOLUNTEER.

THEY COME UP TO US AND ASK US.

UH, WHEN WE DO A WORKSHOP, WE TRY TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCED THAT ALREADY KNOW HOW TO WRITE.

UM, SO IF THEY SHOW INTEREST THEN WE ONBOARD THEM AND HAVE TO VOLUNTEER.

YOU SAID THEY THREE? UH, E PACK.

E PACK.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THAT'S VALUED NOW WHAT? 140 RIGHT? A YEAR.

UH, WE GIVE A MONTH TO MONTH.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE PRIME.

1 1 40 A MONTH.

MONTH FIVE, SEVEN AND $8 A GALLON.

OKAY.

CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER CIA, YAY.

OR YES.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER HINES.

RIGHT, RESPOND.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT.

HURRAY.

COMMISSIONER SUTHERLAND G , VICE CHAIR.

SALCITO.

CHECK MARK EXCEPT WITH GRATITUDE.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.

MADAM.

ITEM THREE,

[3. 26-54404 Recommendation to receive and file Superintendent’s Update on department business.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

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HELLO COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, SO I JUST HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR YOU.

SO, UM, BEFORE I GET IN OUR LIKE PROGRAM UPDATES, I WANNA JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS THAT, THAT ARE IN YOUR POCKET PACKETS, NOT POCKETS HOPEFULLY.

UM, BUT UM, I DID GIVE YOU A LIST OF YOUR MEMBERS.

SO YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE THAT IN YOUR PACKET.

AND THEN IN ALL THESE STUFF IS WHOLE PUNCH, SO YOU CAN PUT IT IN THAT BINDER THAT I GAVE YOU.

UM, SO ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON HERE IN REGARDS TO CONTACT INFORMATION.

ALSO, UM, I GAVE YOU THE MEETING DATE AND IF THEY HAVE A NAME NEXT TO 'EM, A PARK NAME, THAT'S THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE MEETING AT.

SO NEXT MONTH MEETING JUST TO REMIND THE COMMISSION IS AT PARK.

SO ON APRIL 8TH IT WILL BE AT HOW PARK, THE HOW PARK C MEETING CENTER.

SO BEFORE THE MEETING I'LL SEND YOU GUYS ALL THE ADDRESS AND, AND ALL THE PARKING INFORMATION.

UM, SO YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, UM, HOW TO ENTER THE FACILITY AS WELL.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND REMIND YOU.

I DID FORGET SOMETHING THOUGH AND I APOLOGIZE.

I WAS GONNA, UM, PRINT OUT, UM, AND I KNOW I WORKED ON IT, BUT I GOT TO PRINT IT, UM, THE, UM, SPEAKERS, UM, BECAUSE WE WANTED YOU GUYS TO GET A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY, UM, PICK SOME PRESENTATIONS.

SO I'LL PROBABLY EMAIL THAT TO ALL OF YOU.

SO YOU GUYS ACTUALLY KNOW, UM, WE

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SO THAT WILL BE HAPPENING ON APRIL 8TH.

SO, UM, THE SPEAKER WE WON'T NEED UNTIL MAY DATE MOVING ON THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.

OKAY.

SO I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT, THAT I FORGOT, BUT I'LL EMAIL THAT OUT TO YOU.

UM, AND THEN MOVING ON TO JUST KIND OF UPDATE ON SOME OF THE, UM, HAPPENINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND THE CITY.

SO, UM, I DID PROVIDE SOME DIFFERENT CALENDARS FOR YOU GUYS IN THERE.

OF ALL THE DIFFERENT CENTERS THAT ARE HAPPENING, A COUPLE CLASSES THAT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT OUR ACTIVITIES, WE HAVE A GAME SHOW HERE AT THE SENIOR CENTER COMING UP.

WE HAVE A, SO T TAI CHI WITH JIMMY JIMMY'S ONE OF OUR STAFF THAT INSTRUCTS TAI CHI.

THIS FLYER ACTUALLY HAS ALL OF OUR PARK LOCATIONS WHERE HE OFFERS THIS PROGRAM MAT.

SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CENTER OR PROGRAM THAT OFFERS OLDER ADULT PROGRAMMING THAT WE DO THROUGH PARK AND REC HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE DIFFERENT CLASSES OR, OR ACTIVITIES, RIGHT? BECAUSE SOMETIMES IF WE JUST HAD HIM DOWN HERE AND THERE WAS JUST A TAI CHI CLASS DOWN HERE, THE PEOPLE FROM FOUNTAIN CAN'T, THEY MIGHT NOT COME DOWN HERE, EL, ADA OR MCBRIDE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO, UM, HAVE A LOT OF OUR CLASSES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR EQUITY, UM, FOR OUR PATRONS TO COME TO.

SO I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT, UM, THAT THERE, THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT CLASSES.

SO EVEN IF SOMEONE WANTED TO COME HERE ON THE WEDNESDAY CLASS AND MAYBE EL DORADO ON A FRIDAY CLASS OR WHATEVER, LIKE YOU'RE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND THE CITY AND DO TAI CHI PROBABLY EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.

SO, UM, IF YOU WANNA DO THAT.

UM, ALSO NEW AT THE CENTER.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A 3D PRINTER AND SUPER EXCITED FOR THAT.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA DO A FOUR WEEK, UM, SERIES CLASS ON WEDNESDAYS.

UM, AND IT, UM, A THREE PRINTING CLASS.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING NEW FIRST TIME OFFERING THIS CLASS, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE CLASSES THAT ARE UP AND COMING AND PROGRAMS. UM, BUT ANOTHER NOTE I WANTED TO KINDA LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IS THAT UM, OUR PARK AND RECREATION CONFERENCE IS ACTUALLY HERE IN LONG BEACH THIS WEEK.

UM, SO WE, UM, THROUGH CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY, UM, THEY HELD AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND IT'S THREE DAYS.

IT STARTS TODAY, ACTUALLY THIS MORNING AT THE CONVENTION CENTER THROUGH FRIDAY.

AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN RECREATION, RIGHT? IT'S COULD BE AQUATICS, IT COULD BE, UM, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING, TEEN PROGRAMS. SO IT'S ALL DAY SESSIONS OF LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE RECREATION WORLD.

UM, AND THEN, UM, AND THEN WE, BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, SO I HAD THAT HERE.

SO WE HAVE ABOUT 2000 PARKS AND REC PROFESSIONALS HERE DOING THAT CONFERENCE IN THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

BUT, UM, IN THIS UM, ORGANIZATION, WE ALSO HAVE SECTIONS.

SO THERE'S DIFFERENT SECTIONS.

THERE'S LIKE AN AQUATIC SECTION, THERE'S A RECREATION SECTION, THERE'S THE AGING SECTION.

AND THE AGING SECTION IS BASICALLY, UM, PEOPLE VOLUNTEER TO BE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE AGING SECTION.

AND WE PUT ON PROGRAMS OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK IN THE OLDER DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, POPULATE COMMUNITIES, SENIOR CENTERS, UM, EVEN UM, IN-HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

UM, JUST PROVIDE THEM OPPORTUNITIES.

SO, UM, I RECENTLY ACTUALLY JUST GOT UNINSTALLED YESTERDAY AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AGING SECTION.

SO, UH, MY TERM HAS ENDED.

BUT, UM, BUT THE NEW PRESIDENT IS DANA, OUR SUPERVISOR HERE IN THE STUDY.

SO WE'RE STILL SUPER INVOLVED.

UM, BUT YESTERDAY WE DID THE, BEFORE THE CONFERENCE WE ALWAYS HAVE THIS AGING, UM, SECTION INTENSIVE.

AND THE INTENSIVE IS WHERE LIKE PEOPLE FLY IN A DAY EARLY FROM, WE'RE ALL OVER THE STATE, RIGHT? THEY COME IN AND THEY SIGN UP FOR LIKE A, UM, CONFERENCE OR A LITTLE HALF DAY CONFERENCE THAT'S JUST ABOUT OLDER ADULT SERVICES, RIGHT? SO WE BRING IN DIFFERENT SPEAKERS, WE BRING ON DIFFERENT THINGS.

UM, THIS YEAR USUALLY WE'RE JUST AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

THIS YEAR OUR BOARD DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING SUPER UNIQUE AND I'M SUPER PROUD OF IT.

UM, WE BASICALLY DID A BEACH CITIES TOUR.

SO WE BROUGHT, UM, 110 PEOPLE ON TWO CHARTER BUSES THROUGH DIFFERENT, UM, SENIOR CENTERS IN, UM, LA IN ORANGE COUNTY AREA AREA.

AND ACTUALLY LIKE DROVE THEM AROUND.

THEY GOT TO SEE THE SENIOR CENTERS, WE HAD PRESENTATIONS AT THEM.

UM, SO WE ARE HAPPY WE STARTED HERE YESTERDAY MORNING.

UM, SO WE HAD 110 PEOPLE COME BY YESTERDAY MORNING FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THEY, UM, WE HAD A PRESENTATION WITH A A RP WAS HERE TALKING ABOUT AGE FRIENDLY CITIES, UM, TO KIND OF GET THEM ON BOARD WITH HOW TO MAKE THEIR CITY NA FRIENDLY AND HOW WE'VE TRIED TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HERE.

UM, WORKING WITH THEM.

AND THEN THEY GOT TO TOUR OUR SENIOR CENTER AND UM, WE, AND THEN WE LEFT HERE, WENT TO NEWPORT BEACH AND SO GOT TO TOUR THEIR CENTER.

THERE WAS, UM, LUNCH THERE AND UM, ANOTHER SPEAKER THERE.

AND THAT WAS MORE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION JUST TO TALK ABOUT LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THEIR CENTERS, HOW ARE THEY WORKING WITH THIS SITUATION OR THEIR IDEAS, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THAT.

'CAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S A LOT, IT'S NICE TO HEAR WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING 'CAUSE EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WILL.

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SO I WENT TO THE, UM, HUNTINGTON BEACH, UM, SENIOR CENTER AND GOT TO SEE THEM.

WE HEARD ABOUT, UH, PRESENTATION ON PARTNERSHIPS.

AND THEN WE ENDED THE BACK DAY BACK HERE AT FOUR O'CLOCK AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND, UH, A RESTAURANT AND KIND OF HAD A, AFTER A LITTLE DINNER APPETIZERS FOR THEM BEFORE THEY ALL WENT BACK TO THEIR HOTELS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HERE IN LONG BEACH ARE, YOU KNOW, SUPER INVOLVED.

NOT JUST WITH OUR COMMUNITIES HERE IN THE CITY, BUT LIKE WITH OVERALL STATE, UM, ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER CITIES AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING IN, UM, OLDER ADULT SERVICES.

UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT KIND OF WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING THAT, 'CAUSE I'M PROUD THAT WE WERE INVOLVED AND, AND WE, WE PURPOSELY, YOU KNOW, PICK DIFFERENT CENTERS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, ARE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.

LIKE NEWPORT BEACH CENTER IS LIKE THE DISNEYLAND OATH CENTER, IF YOU EVER WENT THERE , IT WAS AMAZING.

AND, BUT LIKE OUR CENTER HERE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE MAYBE SOME LITTLE CHALLENGES OR A LITTLE OLDER, A LITTLE DIFFERENT OF A CENTER.

UM, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, BECAUSE EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE THAT TALK TO ALL OF THE CENTER.

LIKE EV EVERY CENTER IN EVERY CITY IS DIFFERENT.

I LEARNED THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH YESTERDAY, THEY USE AN OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S LIKE 120 YEARS OLD.

SO LIKE EVERY CITY HAS DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, CENTERS AND STUFF FOR THEIR OLDER LAW PROGRAMMING.

SO JUST WANTED TO KINDA BRING THAT, 'CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF COOL.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

YES.

UM, JUST, UH, IS THAT IT? YEAH.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA OPEN IT UP YOUR QUESTIONS FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS, BUT ONE, UH, GIVE US THE ADDRESS OF HOUSING IN PARK PLEASE.

OH, IT'S SO YOU GUYS CAN HAVE IT.

6 3 0 1 MYRTLE AVENUE IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

9 0 8 0 5 8 0 5.

AND IT'S NEAR THE SEVEN 10 AND THE NINE ONE.

MM-HMM .

RIGHT.

VERY CLOSE TO JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL.

YEP.

RIGHT ON THE BACKSIDE OF JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL IS BUILDING THAT'S IN THE BACK WHERE DORIS, ILLINOIS.

YES.

DORIS TATI ROY IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

YEAH, THERE'S THE, THERE'S A HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THE FRONT SIDE.

UH, BUT THAT'S THE WRONG ARIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, CENTER.

BUT IF THE, THE DOOR'S TOPSY ELROY COMMUNITY CENTER.

SO YOU'LL WALK IN THERE, THERE'S ONE ENTRANCE AND THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD GO IN AND THEY'LL POINT DIRECTIONS.

NEXT MEETING CAME FROM THE MM-HMM .

I WAS, I I JUST, UM, WAS CURIOUS WHO HOSTED THAT.

THE CONFERENCE I'M SUPPOSED TO GET.

SO IT'S CPRS IS, UM, CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY.

IT'S AN OVERALL ARCHING ORGANIZATION.

SO THEY HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SO THE STATE, UM, BOARD HOSTS IT, BUT THEN OTHER CITIES LIKE ARE INVOLVED, LIKE, UM, YOU CAN BE ON LIKE THE TEAM TO HELP HOST.

SO LIKE HERE IN LONG BEACH, WE HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON, UM, DIFFERENT TEAMS TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE, UM, PARTY.

SO, OR THE PARTY THE CONFERENCE.

SO LIKE YESTERDAY WE HAD ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, WE DID A PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER TOUR.

SO THEY WENT TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WITH ANOTHER BUS OF FULL OF PEOPLE AND THEY TOURED, UM, MACARTHUR PARK, WHICH IS OUR NEWLY RENOVATED PARK.

SO THEY WENT THERE AND LOOKED AT THAT BECAUSE IT HAD SUCH A GREAT RENOVATION.

WE WENT TO THE NATURE CENTER AS WELL.

AND THEN, UM, NOT ME, I WAS ON THE OTHER BUS, BUT , THEY WENT TO NATURE CENTER AND THEN THEY WENT TO THE QUEEN MARY.

SO THAT WAS ANOTHER DIFFERENT TOUR, DIFFERENT INTENSIVE THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE ON RECREATION, THERE WAS AQUATICS, ONE THAT DID DIFFERENT THINGS.

UM, BUT THEN LIKE AS THE PLANNING, THE STATE BOARD PLANS IT, BUT THEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM OTHER CITIES CAN GET INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT PLANNING.

BUT I ACTUALLY AM INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING OF THE CONFERENCE.

I'M ON THE WELCOME RECEPTION TONIGHT.

SO WE'RE HAVING A BIG WELCOME RECEPTION FOR AFTER THE CONFERENCE IS IN THE EVENING HOURS.

UM, IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE, UH, ON THE PLAZA BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE AND THE HYATT.

AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A DRONE SHOW ABOUT EIGHT 30.

SO IF ANYONE'S OUT BOUND BY THE PIKE AND UM, WE MIGHT SEE A DRONE SHOW.

UM, AND THAT ONE LIKE JUST, UH, PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CITIES LIKE KIND OF VOLUNTEER TO LIKE HELP PUT IT TOGETHER AND THEN THEY PAY FOR ALL THE, LIKE, WHETHER IT'S THE GIVEAWAYS, LA FOOD, LIKE, UM, THAT.

AND THEN, UM, AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO BE A SPEAKER.

SO ACTUALLY ME AND DANA, UM, TOMORROW ARE GOING TO BE, BE SPEAKING AT THIS CONFERENCE.

SO WE'RE EXPECTING PROBABLY 150 PEOPLE IN OUR SESSION.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE SPEAKING ABOUT, UM, THE PROGRAM THAT WE DO HERE, OUR OLDER AMERICANS MONTH PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AND HOW, UM, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, USED THAT AS COVID CAME BACK TO LIKE, GET PEOPLE FEELING COMFORTABLE TO COME BACK TO THE CENTERS, RIGHT? TO REDUCE ISOLATION AT HOME AND HOW WE'VE SEEN A GROWTH IN OUR PROGRAMMING IN STATISTICS BECAUSE OF THAT.

UM, AND SO WE'RE PRESENTING THAT AND SO YOU HAVE TO APPLY TO LIKE PRESENT AND WE WERE CHOSEN.

SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED.

THAT'S OUR FIRST TIME PRESENTING THIS TOPIC AT SUCH A BIG CONFERENCE.

SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER, I JUST WANNA SAY HOW IMPRESSED I AM ABOUT

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YEAH.

BUILDING IT WAS A PEAK DURING THE CENTER AND IT JUST, I MEAN THE WHOLE IDEA IS REALLY GREAT, BUT I, I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO ORGANIZE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE LOGISTICS AND SO FORTH.

IT WAS SO, IT WAS, IT WAS TRICKY ON SUNDAY SLEEPING.

YEAH.

.

WELL THANK YOU.

IT IT, IT REALLY WARMED MY HEART.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT WAS A GOOD DAY.

KIND OF RE YOU KNOW, REPLENISHES YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DO SOME STUFF DATA AND THEN STUFF LIKE THIS, LIKE, YOU'RE LIKE, OH, THIS IS KIND OF EXCITES ME AGAIN.

SO SUPER EXCITED.

SORRY.

HAVE STUDIES, OLOGY, CULINARY AND CERTAIN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THROUGH THEIR PATHWAYS WITHIN PARK AND REC AS A CAREER.

AND THERE'S A EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND EDUCATION IS TO REPROGRAM AT CAL STATE NEEDS.

BUT IS THERE STUDENTS INVOLVED WHERE THEY CAN SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN RECREATION, PARKING OR ANYTHING WITHIN THAT FIELD SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE IT AND TURN TO FIRST HAND ANNUAL VOLUNTEERING AT THE CONFERENCE? SO WE HAVE BOTH THE, I MEAN, THEY COULD SIGN UP VOLUNTEERING AT THE CONFERENCE ON THEIR OWN.

I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY MORE VOLUNTEER SPOTS RIGHT NOW, BUT LIKE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, IT DOESN'T COME HERE EVERY YEAR.

SO NEXT YEAR IT'S IN SACRAMENTO.

I THINK IT COMES BACK HERE 2028 MAYBE 2029.

SO WE'LL BE BACK IN MAYBE LIKE TWO OR THREE YEARS THE CONFERENCE HERE.

UM, BUT AS FAR AS THE VOLUNTEERING OR WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT THEMSELVES TO LEARN RECREATION, THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND THAT'S JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, ADULTS, SENIORS, AS WELL AS YOUTH.

SO OUR TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM STARTS AT 13.

THEY CAN START VOLUNTEERING IN THE CITY AND THAT'S VOLUNTEERING AT MOSTLY AT OUR YOUTH PROGRAMMING SITES, LIKE OUR DAY CAMPS OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS OR SUMMER FUN PROGRAMS IN THOSE, UM, SHOPS DURING THE SUMMERTIME AND ALSO YEAR ROUND IF THEY WANT.

SO THEY HAVE TO BE 13 AND THAT'S USUALLY, THAT COULD BE UP UNTIL WHATEVER AGE, RIGHT? BUT IF THEY WANNA START WORKING, WE DO.

UM, I THINK WE'RE ONE OF THE, UM, PROBABLY PLACES THAT HIRE, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, UM, WHO COME TO OUR PROGRAMS OR WHO HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERS AND THEY CAN START WORKING AT 16.

SO WE HIRE AS EARLY AS 16.

SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE, UM, JOB FAIRS WHERE WE HIRE FOR THE SUMMER.

SO WE START USUALLY IN DECEMBER AND WE LIKE HAVE THESE BIG JOB FAIRS.

THEN WE JUST HAD, UM, I WANNA SAY LIKE IN EARLY JANUARY, UM, I THINK IT WAS THE 22ND OF JANUARY, WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR FINAL JOB FAIR.

UM, AND IT BASICALLY WAS AT HOUGHTON PARK WHERE THEY COME THERE THAT DAY AND THEY ACTUALLY, UM, GET TO SEE ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A DISPLAY OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, UH, INTERVIEWS ON SPOT.

SO IF THEY APPLY AND THEY WANT TO GET INTERVIEWED THAT DAY, THEY CAN COME GET INTERVIEWED FOR POSITIONS.

SO THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES.

UM, SO I CAN SEND YOU, UM, THE VOLUNTEER STUFF AND THEN I CAN SEND YOU THE LINK TO LIKE THE WEBSITE.

THERE MIGHT, THERE'S PROBABLY STILL SOME POSITIONS UP THERE IF THEY WANT TO APPLY.

UM, ALL OF OUR STUFF IS ON THE CITY WEBSITE, THE JOBS WEBSITE, UM, LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY DEPARTMENT.

BUT THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD LOOK.

BUT THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IS, IS OPEN YEAR ROUND.

THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, OKAY, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS NOW.

IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON MS ITEM, PLEASE UH, STAND OR RAISE OR RAISE YOUR HAND.

, SEE NONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE ROLL THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER CHINCH AYE.

COMMISSIONER HINES.

COMMISSIONER KAVANAUGH? YES.

COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT.

COMMISSIONER SUTHERLAND VICE CHAIR SALCITO CHAIR CLARK.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

PLEASE MEET.

NEXT ITEM,

[4. 26-54551 Recommendation to discuss and, if appropriate, provide direction to staff on updating the Advisory Commission on Aging marketing materials.        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

UH, COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT, COMMISSIONER AND SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR SALCITO, I'LL TURN IT OVER.

THIS IS JUST THE MARKETING MATERIALS ONE.

SO, UM, WE JUST ADDED THIS AGENDA.

I'LL TAKE IT.

CHAIR CLARK.

SORRY.

OKAY, JUST TO LET, JUST KIND OF LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE

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UM, SO I, I THOUGHT WE'D BRING BACK WHAT MARKETING WE HAVE NOW.

I JUST ADDED YOU, I GAVE YOU GUYS THE BROCHURE.

THIS BROCHURE IS OUTTA DATE.

SO THERE'S GONNA BE NEED A LOT OF CHANGES.

BUT IN THE DISCUSSION WE WANNA TALK, DO WE WANT TO DO A BROCHURE? WOULD WE REALLY DO FLYER? LIKE WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO DO? SO THAT WOULD BE WHERE YOU GUYS CAN DISCUSS KIND OF WHAT, WHAT KIND OF MARKETING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND THEN BASED ON THAT, THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT ON IT AND THEN HOW TO, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT TO OUR GRAPHICS TEAM HAVING DEVELOP SOMETHING.

SO JUST, THIS IS JUST THE SAMPLE, WHAT WE HAVE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S WHAT YOU ULTIMATELY HAVE TO DECIDE ON.

SO THAT'S KIND OF JUST THE HISTORY AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD WITH DISCUSSION.

ANY QUESTIONS? UH, YEAH, WELL SYLVIA AND I JUST TALKED VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS AND HOW IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO GO FORWARD WITH THE MARKETING MATERIALS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE COMMITTEES ANYMORE, EXPANDING COMMITTEES.

SO I'M WONDERING IF WE WANNA WAIT A COUPLE MONTHS AND SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH IN TERMS OF AREAS OF INTEREST.

I, I CAN'T ENVISION RIGHT NOW HOW WE'RE GONNA REVISE THIS.

THIS WAS BASED ON THE COMMITTEE MONTH.

WELL YOU DON'T HAVE TO REVISE THIS ONE.

THIS WAS JUST A SAMPLE.

SO YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN THING IF YOU JUST WANT A FLYER THAT TALKS ABOUT, NOT NECESSARILY THE COMMITTEE, IT'S ABOUT WHEN YOU MEET WHAT THE COMMISSION DOES, LIKE TO JUST INFORM THE PUBLIC.

YOU CAN MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEN LATER ON WE CAN ADD MAYBE A BROCHURE.

AND SO IF YOU WANT LIKE A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, WE CAN DO THAT.

JUST MORE LIKE OKAY, MAYBE A FLYER OF INFORMATION.

AND THEN AS YOU DEVELOP YOU CAN ADD THE BROCHURE BACK OR WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU WANT.

SOME AREA OF THE VENDOR.

MAD CLERK, DO WE HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THIS? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE WE DO CHAIR, BUT I CAN VERIFY FOR YOU AND GET BACK TO YOU.

THANK SOMETHING OF, SO HEIDI, UH, AS WE REVIEW THIS AND HAVE INPUT AND A WISHLIST BUY FROM THIS FOR TABLING, HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT? DO WE SEND THAT TO YOU? YEAH, YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME AND I CAN START WORKING WITH OUR GRAPHICS TEAM AND KIND OF PUTTING ALL THE, THE INFORMATION TOGETHER AND KIND OF STARTING TO FORMULATE IT.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST AND BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU GUYS TO LET YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT WE'VE KIND OF DEVELOPED.

SO MAYBE IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, UM, AND JUST KIND OF GET YOUR THOUGHTS AROUND IT, SEE WHAT YOU WANT CHANGES.

MAYBE EVEN SAY LIKE, HEY, I WANNA STANDALONE DOCUMENT WITH, YOU KNOW, A FLYER OR WHATEVER.

AND THEN KIND OF PUT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THAT AND I CAN KIND OF COLLECT EVERYONE'S INPUT AND THEN KIND OF DEVELOP SOMETHING BASED ON EVERYONE'S INPUT AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THAT MOVING FORWARD TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANNA DO.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN EASIER AND KIND OF A STRAIGHT ROUTE INSTEAD OF KEEP BRINGING IT BACK TO TALK ABOUT.

SO IF YOU GUYS GIMME YOUR INPUT, I CAN KIND OF WORK WITH OUR GRAPHICS TEAM 'CAUSE THEY'RE MORE OF THE PROFESSIONAL WITH THAT AND CAN, UM, DEVELOP SOMETHING AND THEN IF THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS, WE CAN DO TWEAKS TO IT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE IN OUR NEXT MEETING.

YEAH, WE'LL HAVE LIKE A, IT PROBABLY, I MEAN IT WILL BE A ROUGH DRAFT, BUT IT'LL BE SOME KIND OF WORKING DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO FROM WE POPULATED WITH AND THEN WE CAN GATHER DATA ALSO AND OR THESE ARE THE COMMITTEES, ARE YOU INTERESTED? WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE, WHICH IS POPULATED BY JUST USING OF QR CODE.