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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE LONG BEACH WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK MEETING TO ORDER FOR APRIL 2ND, 2026.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE RULE MEMBER CARTER.
PRESENT VICE CHAIR QUO CHARLA BARR.
HERE WE HAVE ARUM AND FURTHER RECORD MEMBERS TO OH.
AND ARE EXCUSED FOR THE MEETING.
UH, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? CLERK? PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM.
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE LONG BEACH WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK.
MEETING OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE SIDE? SECOND? SECOND.
I, I COULDN'T TELL WHO MOVED AND SECONDED IT.
UH, SO REMEMBER THOMAS WITH THE MOTION.
I HEARD MEMBER FAVE WITH A SECOND ONLY 'CAUSE IT WAS RIGHT IN MY EAR.
UM, WE WILL NOW TAKE OH, MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OR CORRECTIONS ON THE MINUTES? WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
UH, CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
APPROVED MEMBER GORDON PETERSON.
PRESENT MEMBER TESFAYE APPROVED MEMBER CORRECTION.
VICE CHAIR THOMAS, OR MEMBER THOMAS.
OBSCENE, SINCE I WASN'T AT THE LAST MEETING.
AND JUST, UH, PER, UH, EVERYBODY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT FOR ME.
I THOUGHT THAT, UH, MOTION IS CARRIED.
WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE, UH, SPEAKING, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO HIT THE LITTLE BUTTON SO THE MICROPHONE, UH, LIGHTS UP GREEN AND THEN TALK SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR IT.
AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE TURN IT OFF AND MAKE SURE IT'S NOT GREEN.
JUST WHAT YOU CAN ONLY HAVE SO MANY MICROPHONES ON AT THE SAME TIME.
UH, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO COGA MEDIA INC.
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $48,000 TO DELIVER SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND WORK-BASED LEARNING SERVICES ALIGNED WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH CREATIVE ECONOMY INITIATIVES.
AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE UNDER THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.
ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER LO LOCAL BOARD DETERMINATION TRAINING ACTIVITY TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? MOTION.
MAY WE HAVE A REPORT? ELI, I THINK THAT'S YOU, MADAM.
IS IT HERE OR PAUL? PAUL IS HERE.
I ALMOST SAID FORD, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.
DO YOU NEED ME TO DO IT FROM UP HERE? A FAMILY MEMBER NOT, THANK YOU.
UM, SO, UH, WE RECENTLY, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN, THERE
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HAS BEEN A LOT OF ENERGY IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR, UH, PRO LONG BEACH ECONOMIC FOOTPRINT AND ALSO INVESTMENTS AROUND, UH, WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO THE, THE RECENT OPENING OF THE LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER, OR SOON THROUGH OPEN.AND ALSO, UH, UH, JUST GENERAL INVESTMENTS IN, UH, THE ENTERTAINMENT AND, UH, MEDIA INDUSTRY HERE IN LONG BEACH.
SO, IN PREPARATION FOR THAT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE OF TALENT THAT IS READY REFERRED TO TAKE ON SOME OF THE JOBS THAT WILL COME OUT OF THAT SPACE.
SO WE RECENTLY, UM, ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH COGA MEDIA AND ARE ACTUALLY IN THE MIDST OF DOING THAT TO DEVELOP A CLASSROOM BASED TRAINING AND ALSO WITH SOME HANDS-ON, UH, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO, UH, PREPARE PEOPLE FOR SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE, UH, GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.
UH, THE TRAINING IS A COMBINATION OF, UH, DIFFERENT AREAS TO, UM, SORRY, I'M LOOKING AT THE PROGRAM.
UH, SO IT IS HANDS-ON TRAINING INDUSTRY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM, DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
OUR INITIAL PILOT WILL SERVE 10 INDIVIDUALS.
UH, AND OF COURSE THE, THE FOCUS WILL BE TO ACCESS INTO THE CREATIVE ECONOMY.
NOW, TYPICALLY THE, THE WAY THAT WE DO THIS WORK, OF COURSE THERE'S, UM, CONNECTION TO THE STATE'S EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROVIDER LIST THAT, BUT AS YOU MAY IMAGINE, THIS WORK IS VERY SPECIALIZED AND NICHE, AND THERE ISN'T NECESSARILY A TRAINING PARTNER ON THAT LIST THAT IS, UH, SPECIFICALLY READY AT THIS POINT TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS IN THE SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF THAT INDUSTRY SECTOR.
SO WE, IF YOU HAVE TO GO A BIT OUTSIDE OF THAT LIST TO ONBOARD A TRAINING PARTNER.
AND AS I MENTIONED, THAT IS PGA TO OFFER THIS SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO OUR, OUR CUSTOMERS.
UH, WHAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE, AT LEAST I AM, IS THAT THIS WILL BE A, A PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL LEVERAGE OUR MAIN SOURCE.
WE OA SO COURSE INNOVATION ON C ACT FUNDING.
AND IT WILL BE A FOCUS ON TRAINING AND CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS, UH, BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.
SO THIS WILL LIKELY BE A MIX OF OUR THREE DIFFERENT FORMULAS, INCLUDING ADULT DISSIPATED, WORKER AND YOUTH.
UM, SO THIS, UH, UH, THE, THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING HERE IS AROUND UTILIZING ACTIVITY CODE 30 TO GIVE US ABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY TO HAVE AN EXCEPTION TO GO WITH A PARTNER THAT IS OUTSIDE AT BT PO.
UM, SO THIS PROVISION ALLOWS US, WELL Y MORE FOR DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO ONBOARD A TRAINING PARTNER AND APPROVE A TRAINING PARTNER AND GIVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO ONBOARD THAT ENTITY.
UM, I AM HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WE DO HAVE A COLUMN FROM, UH,
UH, BUT YOU WANT JOSE, SHOULD I GO? UH, SO AS ANY IN ALIGNMENT WITH SOME ETPL PARTNERS, ALTHOUGH WE SIT OUTSIDE OF ETPL, WE'RE STILL TREATING IT WITH THE SAME PERFORMANCE RIGORS.
UH, WE HAVE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT WITH AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL OF FOCUS AND TRACKING OF PLACE AND EMPLOYMENT.
AND OF COURSE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE, IN TERMS OF PRIORITIZING, UH, ENGAGEMENT AND PLACEMENT IS THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DIFFERENT, UH, EMPLOYERS THAT ARE NOW CALLING LONG BEACH HOME, ESPECIALLY AS WE GROW OUR ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR.
AND OF COURSE, THIS IS GOING TO BE, UH, A SCALABLE MODEL AND THAT WE'LL WORK WITH BODEGA MEDIA TO BUILD THAT PERFORMANCE HISTORY TO THEN, OF COURSE, BOLSTER THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO THEN EVENTUALLY JOIN THAT ETPL LIST AND, AND OFFER THIS SERVICE TO, UH, OTHER REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.
MELANIE, YOU READY? IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SHARE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WORKFORCE? APPRECIATE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.
MY NAME IS MELANIE MACK AND I AM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF COGAN MEDIA.
WE ARE A FULL SERVICE MULTIMEDIA COMPANY, AND WE'VE BEEN OPERATING FOR MORE THAN A DECADE NOW.
UH, COGA, JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE, IS A WORD.
IT'S AN ITALIAN WORD THAT MEANS THE ONE THAT LIKES THE WAY.
UH, WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS WORK.
WE HAVE ABOUT 11 PEOPLE ON OUR TEAM.
ALL OF US ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, UH, RECOGNIZED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
UH, I BEGAN MY CAREER AS A TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE.
ACTUALLY, I BEGAN MY CAREER AS A PA, WHICH WAS ONE OF OUR FLAGSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS. BUT I BEGAN AS A PA UH, I HELPED TO LAUNCH FX NETWORK.
SO I'VE BEEN AROUND A VERY LONG TIME WHEN IT WAS LOWERCASE
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F CAPITAL X,AND WE WERE DOING, UH, REALITY, NOT THE REALITY THAT YOU SEE TODAY, BUT WE WERE DOING REALITY TELEVISION BECAUSE IT WAS AFFORDABLE.
UH, AGAIN, EVERYONE ON OUR TEAM HAS PRODUCED.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN, UH, JUST IN MY 30 YEARS IN THIS INDUSTRY IS THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY, UM, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR.
AND MY, THE IMPETUS FOR MY LAUNCHING, UH, THIS COMPANY WAS TO TRAIN PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE LEARNED SOME VERY HARD LESSONS,
AND WE THOUGHT NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, NO ONE HAS TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
YOU KNOW, MANY OF US HAVE ALREADY BEEN THERE.
WHY NOT CREATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND JUST MAKE THE PATH, UM, THAT MUCH MORE SMOOTH, UH, FOR THEM ENTERING THE INDUSTRY.
AND SO WE HAVE SIX DIFFERENT VERTICALS.
UH, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, OUR PRODUCTION ASSISTANT TRAINING, WHICH IS, UH, ONE OF THE EASIEST ENTRY POINTS IN TERMS OF ENTERING INTO, UH, THE MARKETPLACE.
WE ALSO OFFER POST-PRODUCTION TRAINING, WHICH IS TRAINING, UH, INDIVIDUALS HOW TO FINISH A PROJECT, FINISH A FILM, FINISH A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL, UH, WHATEVER PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON.
ALSO, UH, WE TEACH AUDIO ENGINEERING.
WE ACTUALLY JUST COMPLETED AN AUDIO ENGINEERING COURSE, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 50 GRADUATES AND 100%, UH, PLACEMENT FOR THAT.
WE HAVE SOME VERY, VERY STRONG PARTNERS.
UH, PEOPLE LIKE NETFLIX, ANY NETWORKS, UH, TOYOTA, UH, MOTORS, UH, AND NOT THE THE CAR COMPANY, BUT, WELL, IT IS A CAR COMPANY, BUT THE JAPANESE, WE'RE PARTNERED WITH THE JAPANESE, UH, UH, COMPANY.
AND WE ALSO HAVE AI LITERACY, WHICH HAS BECOME, UH, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE SIDE,
SO WE'VE INCLUDED AI LITERACY FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL, AND EMERGING MEDIA.
SO THOSE ARE THE SIX VERTICALS THAT WE OFFER.
UH, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR US, UH, THAT WE SEE TO BE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME NOW WITH LONG BEACH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
AND, UH, I THANK YOU THAT WE ARE ON THE AGENDA TODAY, AND I AM, UH, HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL APPROVE OUR CONTRACT SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTED.
WE HAVE TEAM MEMBERS IN HOUSTON, ATLANTA.
AND NOW WE HOPE TO BE IN LOS, IN, IN, UH, LONG BEACH.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, PLEASE, I'M HERE.
'CAUSE MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? MORNING, I HAVE A QUESTION.
IN TERMS OF THE TRAINING, IS IT MORE OF THE ONGOING SHORT TERM OR, OR WHAT ARE THE TERM FOR YOUR TRAINING? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO ALL OF OUR TRAINING IS CURATED TO THE CLIENT.
SO IN THIS CASE, UH, WHAT WE PRESENTED TO LV WIND IS A SIX WEEKS, UH, FOR, UH, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM.
AND THAT WILL INCLUDE, UH, JUST THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT OUTREACH.
WE'VE DETERMINED THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THIS, WE WANT TO BE ROOTED, DEEPLY ROOTED HERE IN LONG BEACH.
SO OUR OUTREACH WILL INCLUDE THE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, AS WELL AS CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH.
UH, WE'VE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT, UM, DOMINGUEZ AS WELL.
AND WITH THAT TRAINING, UH, IT WILL INCLUDE SET PROTOCOLS, UH, ALL OF THE TECHNICAL SKILLS, EQUIPMENT, HANDS-ON.
UH, IN SOME CASES WE BRING, UH, WE WILL BRING PEOPLE TO SET.
UM, WHEN THAT IS PERMISSIBLE, WE WILL DO THAT AS WELL.
WE ALSO PROVIDE A FINAL EXAM, AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE, UH, PROVIDING A MICROSOFT CREDENTIAL AT THE END OF THIS TRAINING.
I MAY ADD ONE ITEM TO THAT AS WELL TO THAT QUESTION.
UM, SO ALL OF THE TRAINING IS GONNA BE CONDUCTED HERE, UM, IN OUR OFFICES.
SO OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT GONNA NEED TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE AREA.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COME HERE AND GET THE TRAINING DONE HERE AS WELL.
SO IT'S A HUGE BENEFIT TO HAVE THEM BRING ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT, ALL OF THEIR TRAINING MATERIALS AND EVERYTHING HERE TO US INSTEAD OF HAVING OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, I, I SEE MEMBER GOMEZ TAPPING AT THE BUTTON.
YEAH, YOU TAPPED INTO MY WAY HERE.
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PASSION, ENTHUSIASM.YOU MENTIONED AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE DIFFERENT COLLEGES.
WILL, ANY OF THE COURSES WOULD BE ACE ACCREDITED SO THAT FOLKS THAT ARE GOING FOR DEGREE OR WOULD BE THAT CREDIT TOWARD THAT A DEGREE OF SUBSEQUENT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON AT THIS TIME.
NO, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON.
UM, YOU MENTIONED THE RESULTS FROM YOUR MUSIC PRODUCTION, UH, COURSE, THE 50 PARTICIPANT, A HUNDRED PERCENT PLACEMENT.
CAN YOU PROVIDE THOSE SAME NUMBERS IF THAT'S WHAT'S BEING BROUGHT TO LONG BEACH? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
IT, IT'S MUCH EASIER TO PLACE A PRODUCTION ASSISTANT VERSUS AN AUDIO ENGINEER
UM, BUT WE WERE THANKFUL THAT, UH, OUR PARTNER, A E NETWORKS, THEY, UH, SAID WE COULD TAKE EVERYONE FOR THE LINCOLN LAWYER, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO PLACE FOR STUDENTS.
SO, SORRY, WHAT WERE THE NUMBERS ON HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS THAT COMPLETED THE PA? SO THE, SO THE AUDIO ENGINEERING PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE'RE FOR, FOR PA I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE OFFERING, RIGHT? YES.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING MORE ABOUT YOUR HISTORY OF THAT AND SUCCESS WITH THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM.
WELL, TYPICALLY WE TRAIN UP TO, UH, A MAXIMUM OF 30 PEOPLE AND EVERYONE COMPLETES THE PROGRAM.
WE TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE ANY FALL OFF BECAUSE AGAIN, WE HAVE REALLY WONDERFUL INSTRUCTORS, INCLUDING MYSELF.
UH, BUT, UH, IN TERMS OF PLACEMENT, IT'S ALWAYS, UH, BETWEEN 80 TO 90% PLACEMENT WITH OUR, UH, PA TRAINING.
IF I MAY ALSO ADD ONE POINT THAT, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS CREATED.
THE CREATIVE CORE CAME FROM THE, ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THAT THE MAYOR IDENTIFIED DURING THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
UH, ONE OF THE WAYS, AND BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING THIS INTO OUR KIND OF PUBLIC CORE SYSTEM OR PROGRAMS, UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH, UH, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO PLACE A LOT OF THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THOSE THAT WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC PLACEMENTS FOR WITHIN THE CITY.
THEN CADE IS GONNA HELP US IDENTIFY THE PLACEMENTS FOR THEM.
SO IT, IT'S GOING TO BE A PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH OF THE CANDIDATES THAT GOES THROUGH THE PROGRAM DOES, UH, GET PLACED INTO A POSITION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE THANK YOU AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
HI, UM,
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE? 'CAUSE I'M HEARING FILM AND TV.
BUT AS LONG BEACH IS ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES AS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL, CAN YOU SPEAK TO YOUR PROGRAM AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ROLES IN THAT SPACE, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TERRACE AND THE AMPHITHEATER? THE AMPHITHEATER, REALLY THAT'S COMING.
THE OPERATOR BEING LEGEND GLOBAL AND EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE COMING FROM THAT.
IF, IF I MAY, JUST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE MEMBERS.
THERE SHOULD BE NO BACK AND FORTH DIALOGUE.
CAN I MENTION ONE THING,
NOT AT THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS IS HIGH MAIL ALLOWED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION OR? I'D LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO, TO ADDRESS THE SPEAKER.
UM, SO IF I, UH, DEIDRE, IF I, IF I HEARD YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, IS HOW IS THIS, UH, PROGRAM GOING TO INCORPORATE NOT ONLY THE FILM INDUSTRY, BUT OTHER INDUSTRIES, ENTERTAINMENT, UH, COMPONENTS INTO THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE, UH, THIS INDUSTRY, RIGHT? LIKE, UH, MUSIC, EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO THE, THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM, SORRY.
THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO EXPAND IT AND BE ABLE TO GROW BEYOND JUST THE TELEVISION AND FILM COMPONENT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS JUST A PILOT AND A STARTING POINT, BUT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE AN INTEREST.
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ALREADY, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE STARTED ENGAGING WITH OTHER, UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN, UM, PODCASTING AND OTHER AREAS LIKE THAT, THAT WE DEFINITELY WANNA EXPAND AND GROW THE PARTNERSHIP.BUT THE INTENT OF THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT, RIGHT NOW, IT IS A PILOT.
WE ARE TRYING TO SEE HOW IT WILL WORK, AND IF IT DOES WORK WELL, THEN, AND, AND OBVIOUSLY IF WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE STATE, 'CAUSE THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS GRANT, AND IF WE'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING OR FIND OTHER FUNDING TO SUPPORT IT, THEN OUR INTENTIONS ARE TO EXPAND INTO THOSE OTHER AREAS AS WELL.
AS YOU MENTIONED WITH THE AMPHITHEATER HERE, UH, COMING IN JUNE, HOPEFULLY ALL THINGS GO WELL.
UM, THEN OUR INTENTIONS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN AS PART OF THIS, THAT I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THESE PARTICIPANTS TO GET PHYSICIANS WITHIN THE AMPHITHEATER.
UH, WE'RE ALSO CONNECTING WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER AS THEY WILL ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THERE FOR SOME OF THESE PARTICIPANTS AS WELL.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY.
SEEING NONE, UM, MEMBERS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA ITEM? OKAY.
UH, CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
MEMBER PAVE MEMBER FAYE APPROVE.
MEMBER GORDON PETERSON, APPROVE.
MEMBER SMITH MEMBER TESS FAYE, APPROVE.
ITEM THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON THE ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION?
MAY WE PLEASE HAVE THE REPORT? HI EVERYONE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SAY THAT I'M KINKING YOUR NEXT AND HAPPY TO OVER HERE STAFF FOR A LITTLE BIT.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, CHAIR AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, MY NAME IS JULIAN TODA AND I'M THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUREAU MANAGER, UH, IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
SO TODAY I'M GONNA SPEND A FEW MINUTES, HOPEFULLY AROUND, UH, FIVE TO 10 I'VE BEEN TOLD ON, UH, JUST GIVING YOU GUYS AN OVERVIEW OF THE, UH, UH, THE BLUEPRINT.
SO THEY GO ALONG BEACH, TAKING MY BLUEPRINT, UH, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, HAS ANYONE HEARD, UH, ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT OR KNOW ABOUT IT ALL? COOL.
GOT SOME ANSWERS, SOME FAMILIARITY.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, YEAH, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO THE BLUEPRINT FOR, UM, THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT, REALLY, IT'S LIKE THE CITY'S, UH, GUIDING DOCUMENT AS SO FAR AS THE COMMON DEVELOPMENT IS CONCERNED.
SO IF YOU'VE HEARD, UH, OR READ, UH, THE STRATEGIC VISION IN 2030 PLAN, THAT'S THE CITY'S, UH, OVERRIDING KIND OF DOCUMENT THAT HELPS GUIDE, UH, PRI CITY PRIORITIES.
SO, YOU KNOW, HOMELESSNESS, SAFETY, SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEN KIND OF DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO TOP, UM, FOR CATEGORIES THERE.
SO THE OBJECTIVE OF THE BLUEPRINT IS REALLY TO HELP GUIDE THE CITY OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS OR SO.
AND THIS IS THE 2.0 VERSION OF IT.
SO IN, UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT YEAR, BUT ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, PREVIOUS TO COVID, THAT WAS THE FIRST ITERATION, AND THEN DUE TO COVID, AND THERE'S LIKE THE HUGE SIT, UH, SHIFTS IN THE ECONOMY VIA ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, WHICH WAS, UH, THE ONE THAT WAS CHARGED BY THE MAYOR GARCIA TO CREATE THE DOCUMENT, UH, WAS REALLY CHARGED TO THEN, UM, REVAMP IT AND REVISIT IT.
SO LATE LAST YEAR, WE, UM, RELEASED THE UPDATED VERSION.
AND THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU GUYS TODAY.
BUT THE POINT OF IT REALLY IS TO HELP CREATE, YOU KNOW, AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY FOR INVESTORS, RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, ENTREPRENEURS HERE IN THE CITY.
SO, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE BLUEPRINT.
UM, I WAS NOT AROUND FOR THIS, BUT I'M TOLD THAT IT WAS A VERY EXTENSIVE, UM, PROJECT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY SPENT OVER 40 HOURS AS THE COMMISSION DURING LISTING SESSIONS.
UM, AND IN ADDITION TO 24, UM, ACTUAL MEETINGS AS WELL, THEY ALSO, UH, RECRUITED A, UM, VARIOUS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO INFORM THE BLUEPRINT.
UM, AND AFTER A LOT OF DELIBERATION OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS, UM, I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU.
AND, UH, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, UH, THIS IS LIKE JUST A REALLY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.
WE COULD PROBABLY SPEND AN ENTIRE, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER HOUR OR SO STUDY SESSION DOING ANOTHER ONE OF ONE OF THE FOCUS AREAS OR, UM, AREAS WITHIN THE BLUEPRINT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
SO THE OBJECTIVE TODAY IS REALLY JUST TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN OVERVIEW AND UNDERSTANDING.
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AND, UH, I KIND OF, UH, YOU SEE THERE ABOUT 25 OR 30 SLIDES, IT'LL BE QUICK, BUT I WANTED YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TAKE AWAY AS A REFERENCE AND A GUIDE.SO, UH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THIS
SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE, THE WAY, UH, THE SLIDES ARE BROKEN DOWN AT IS YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, THE BLUEPRINT HAS FOCUSED AREAS.
SO THERE ARE EIGHT FOCUSED AREAS.
I'LL LIST THEM HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDE OR TWO.
AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO, SORRY, UM, THE OBJECTIVES, WHICH THEN PREVIOUS SLIDE.
SO THE, THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BLUEPRINT IS THAT YOU HAVE EIGHT HUGE KIND OF OVERARCHING FOCUSED AREAS, AND THEN EACH FOCUSED AREA HAS A SUBSET OF OBJECTIVES.
UH, SO THE IDEA IS THEY ALL ARE NESTED WITH AND THE FOCUSED AREAS.
AND THEN, UM, THE, UH, WE HAVE THE GROW, UH, THE GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE DELIVERABLES.
SO THESE ARE, UM, DELIVERABLES THAT WERE, UH, PUT FORTH BY MAYOR REX RICHARDSON, AND THEY'RE IN HIS GROW LONG BEACH AGENDA.
SO WHAT WE DID AS STAFFING, AS A COMMISSION, WE TOOK THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, DELIVERABLES THAT WERE RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN NESTED THEM FURTHER INTO THE BLUEPRINT, UM, WITHIN EACH OF THE FOCUS AREAS.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT'S ONE OF THE FOCUS AREAS.
UM, DO HAVE THE DELIVERABLES, AND SOME DO NOT.
THAT'S, THAT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE NINE DELIVERABLES, RIGHT? UH, SO NOT EVERY FOCUS AREA WILL HAVE THAT.
SOME OF THEM WILL BE, UH, CLUSTERED AROUND A CERTAIN FOCUS AREA.
AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER PIECE IS THAT THE OBJECTIVES YOU WILL SEE, UM, HAVE GONE THROUGH A PRIORITIZATION EXERCISE, UH, THROUGH THE COMMISSION, THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
UH, SO OFTENTIMES IN THE, YOU'LL SEE IN THE FULL BLUEPRINT THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR OBJECTIVES.
UM, THIS WAS JUST DONE AS AN EXERCISE TO PRO, UM, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITY AND OUR PARTNERS, UH, LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE LIMITED BANDWIDTH.
SO WE, YOU KNOW, ASKED OURSELVES, UH, THE COMMISSION ASKED THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD, UH, RIGHT NOW? SO HERE, YOUR EIGHT, UM, FOCUS HERE IS HERE AND USE OF GROWTH, BUSINESS, INDUSTRY EXPANSION, ATTRACTING RETENTION, ECONOMIC EQUITY AND INCLUSION, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION, ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS, UM, TALENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND THEN QUALITY OF LIFE.
UH, ONE THING I'LL ALSO NOTE IS THAT THE FOCUS AREAS AND ALSO THE OBJECTIVES, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE IS OVERLAP, YOU KNOW, IN THIS KIND OF WORK.
IT'S NOT A CLEAN CUT LINE OFTENTIMES.
SO YOU WILL SEE THAT, OH, I WONDER WHY THEY DID THAT, UM, KNOW THAT THERE WAS A, UH, DELIBERATE PROCESS FOR THAT.
AND OFTENTIMES IT WAS JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE THINK THIS ONE FITS MORE APPROPRIATELY UNDER THIS FOCUS AREA RIGHT NOW, BUT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE IT KIND OF SHIFTS ANGLE, UH, TO ANOTHER, UM, OBJECTIVE OR, OR FOCUS TOGETHER TO MORE APPROPRIATE AS THINGS CHANGE.
SO HERE WE HAVE THE FIRST ONE RIGHT HERE.
UM, THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE, I ALSO WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE NINE DELIVERABLES JUST IN CASE YOU WANTED TO REFERENCE THEM.
SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST TO BE A, A GUIDE OR REFERENCE FOR YOU TO TAKE A CRACK AT THE BLUEPRINT.
SO THE NEXT FEW ARE JUST ONE THROUGH NINE, OR JUST THE, UM, THE FOCUSED AREAS.
SO THE FIRST ONE HERE, UH, IS THE ENGINE OF GROWTH.
YOU KNOW, THE, THE IDEA UP HERE REALLY IS TO DEVELOP OUR, UM, WHAT WE CALL ECONOMIC CLUSTERS.
SO THERE'S ABOUT SIX OF THOSE.
WE HAVE, UM, YOU'LL SEE IN IN THE NEXT ONE HERE.
BUT THE, UM, THE GOAL IS TO, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, OVER TIME, THERE WAS, I BELIEVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY DONE THAT, UM, WHERE A CONSULTANT IDENTIFY, UM, OUR NATURAL ASSETS, MEANING, UH, PE UH, SO OUR CLUSTERS.
SO YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ABOUT SPACE SPEECH, RIGHT? SO THAT'S ONE OF THOSE AVIATION, AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, HOSPITALITY, TOURISM, THE CREATIVE, UH, ECONOMY AS WAS REFERENCED TODAY.
ALSO, UH, HEALTHCARE EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY.
AND THEN ALSO ONE THAT IS NOT ON THERE BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S OBVIOUS, BUT IT'S A SMALL BUSINESS, RIGHT? WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT SMALL BUSINESS IS BIG BUSINESS HERE AT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
UH, TWO THIRDS OF OUR JOBS CREATOR, ACTUALLY, SMALL BUSINESS JOBS, RIGHT? WE ALL THINK ABOUT THE LARGE EMPLOYERS, BUT IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, OUR STOREFRONTS BECAUSE THAT IS AT THE END OF THE DAY WHERE OUR DOLLARS MAKE THE, THE MOST IMPACT BY RECYCLING WITHIN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY HERE.
SO THIS IS THE LONG BEACH DELIVERABLE, NUMBER ONE THAT IS TIED TO THE FOCUSED AREA OF ENGINES OF GROWTH.
SO SUPPORTING THE RECRUITMENT, GROWTH, RETENTION AND SUCCESS OF INDUSTRIES THAT WILL, UM, LEAD TO THE LONG BEACH FUTURE ECONOMY PROSPERITY.
THESE ARE COURSE ARE THE ONES THAT I JUST MENTIONED HERE.
NOW, WE HAVE HERE, UM, DIVERSIFYING DIVERSE
THE, THE, AND THEN THEREFORE ALSO THE BLUEPRINT.
SO THE GOAL OF THE GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE WAS REALLY TO DO TWO THINGS, IS DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY SO THAT PEOPLE ARE THRIVING, RIGHT? OUR RESIDENTS.
AND THE SECOND PIECE WAS ALSO JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT OUR ROLL, UH, OIL REVENUES THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE CITY IS RELIANT ON THOSE, TO A LARGE DEGREE, TO THE TUNE OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, RIGHT? THEY FUND OUR PARKS, THEY FUND, UH, OTHER VARIOUS PROGRAMS. SO RECOGNIZING THAT WE WANNA MOVE AWAY FROM THE, UH, PETROLEUM REVENUE, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR
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ALSO COULD CHARGE THE CITY AND, AND THE STAFF TO BE CREATIVE AND DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE REVENUE STREAMS. SO THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING TO DO.AND THEN SOMETHING THAT THE BLUEPRINT, YOU KNOW, MAKES AN ATTEMPT AT DOING, RIGHT? AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN OVER TIME.
WE CAN'T JUST UNFORTUNATELY SHUT OFF THE VALVE AND THEN MAGICALLY PRINT MONEY LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IF ONLY WE COULD.
AND THEN AGAIN, THOSE FOCUS AREAS THERE.
MOVING TO THE SECOND, UM, FOCUS AREA, BUSINESS EXTRACTION, ATTENTION ATTRACTION.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS RIGHT NOW VERY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? BUT EVERY, ALL OF THESE FOCUS AREAS ARE IMPORTANT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IS REALLY ABOUT FOCUSING ON THOSE CLUSTERS THAT YOU SAW PREVIOUSLY AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, HOW QUICKLY, UH, CAN WE GROW THESE? AND MAKING SURE THAT AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE ALIGN OUR WORKFORCE TO THESE JOBS THAT ARE EMERGING, RIGHT? ALIGNMENT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, UH, IN C MANY AREAS, UM, AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM THAT'S DOING BUSINESS ATTRACTION, RETENTION AND GROWTH, YOU KNOW, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPING, YOU KNOW, OUR YOUTH, OUR ADULTS, TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE MOVING INTO LONG BEACH, YOU KNOW, IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK THE LONG TERM, UH, UM, GOAL FOR EVERYONE IS REALLY TO GROW OUR OWN TALENT, RIGHT? ONCE I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT IS GONNA BE, I COULD SAY WE'VE REALLY HAD A REALLY AMAZING WIN FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, HERE IS THE TWO DELIVERABLES OF THE MARRIAGES GROVE LONG BEACH, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS ONE.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THESE ARE MORE SPECIFIC.
SO SUPPORTING THE PROMOTION, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION OF LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES, DIVERSE BUSINESSES AS WELL, AND THEN ACCELERATING THE INCLUSION AND GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT? AND THEN YOU HAVE NUMBER SIX HERE, AND THEY WILL NOT MAKE, UM, NUMERICAL, UM,
UM, SO JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT THE, THAT WAS AN IN INTENTIONAL THERE.
AND THEN TO CREATE, AND THEN TO CREATE A FORMAL, UH, DESIGNATION FOR LEGACY BUSINESSES.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT WE DID COMPLETE LAST YEAR, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION HERE IN LONG BEACH.
SO WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT WILL, THAT NOW ACKNOWLEDGES, UM, SMALL LEG, UH, SMALL BUSINESS LEGACY AS LEGACY DESIGNATION.
UM, THAT'S IMPORTANT 'CAUSE THAT UNLOCKS, UH, UH, RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ABLE TO KEEP ON, UH, SURVIVING AND SERVING THE RESIDENTS.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE ECONOMY IS CHANGING VERY QUICKLY.
IN ADDITION, TECHNOLOGY HAS REALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTED HEAVILY INTO THE WAY CONSUMERS, UH, CONSUME, UM, PUBLIC, UH, SERVICES AND GOODS.
SO WHAT WE FIND IS THAT A LOT OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES DO NOT HAVE A DIGITAL PRESENCE, RIGHT? AND PEOPLE UNFORTUNATELY DON'T REALLY WANDER AROUND OUR, OUR ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, OUR, UM, BUSINESS CORRIDORS SO MUCH ANYMORE.
SO IF THEY ARE DIGITALLY INVISIBLE, THEN IT'S ALMOST AS IF THEY DON'T EXIST TO THE CONSUMER.
UM, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THROUGH THIS, UM, PROJECT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THAT ABILITY TO COME ONLINE AND THEN BE VISIBLE FOR THE, UM, YOU KNOW, CONSUMERS HERE AND VISITORS HERE.
MOVING TO, I BELIEVE OUR THIRD ONE IS ECONOMIC EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
SO ADVANCING EQUITY AND INCREASING ECONOMIC ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.
UH, I'LL THROW A QUICK, UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
OUR PRIORITIES, WHAT I'LL SAY ON THIS ONE IS RIGHT NOW, UM, THERE'S, UM, A REALLY GREAT AND IMPORTANT ISSUE ACROSS THE WEST SIDE PROMISE.
SO THIS IS KIND OF WHAT COMES TO MIND HERE.
UM, JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THAT ONLINE.
BUT THE GOAL OF THAT IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, ENSURING ECONOMIC EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
SO ON THE WEST SIDE, SANTA FE, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE COOL THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE AN ASSOCIATION THAT WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD, LEAD TO A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CREATION.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT REALLY, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT'S ABOUT THE FUNDS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER, WHICH THAT IS IMPORTANT.
BUT THE IMPORTANT PART THAT ALLOWS, UM, FOR A THRIVING BUSINESS CORRIDOR IS REALLY MASSIVE, UM, COORDINATION AND ORGANIZATION WITH THOSE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
SO YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT BIXBY KNOWLES, RIGHT? AND SEC AND SECOND STREET AND, UM, UPTOWN.
UM, SO SANTA FE, YOU KNOW, SHOULD BE INCLUDED AT ONE OF THOSE BUSINESS CORES BECAUSE THERE ARE, I THINK, 300 OR SO PLUS BUSINESSES THERE.
THE, AND THEY'RE ALL, UH, ARE UNIQUE AND HAVE SOMETHING TO CON, UH, CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY AND TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE VISITORS.
IT'S JUST THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR BUSINESS NEIGHBORS.
SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, HELPING THEM GET ORGANIZED AND, AND MEET EACH OTHER AND UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WITHIN ORGANIZED POWER COMES, YOU KNOW, IF AN ORGANIZATION, SORRY, COMES THAT POWER THAT OTHER BUSINESS CORRIDORS HAVE.
AND THEN LEVERAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HEARD IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, AT CITY HALL, AND ALSO ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND OTHER, UM, UM, RESOURCES GOING ON HERE, UM, TO, YEAH.
HERE'S THE, UH, NUMBER FIVE DELIVERABLE FOR THE, UM, MAYORS GROVE LONG BEACH, YOU KNOW, MOVING TO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.
CREATE MORE TRANSPARENT, RESPONSIVE, COST EFFECTIVE, AND STREAMLINE CITY REGULATORY APPROVAL PROCESS TO ATTRACTING GROWING INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH.
YOU GUYS MAY KNOW THIS, BUT THE CITY
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IS, UH, THIS IS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.I WANNA ADD, UM, SO THE CITY OBVI, YOU KNOW, IS A MAJOR, UH, LANDLORD OF REALLY, UM, CRITICAL ASSETS HERE IN THE CITY.
SO WE HAVE A BUREAU HERE IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT, UH, HANDLES ACQUISITION THIS, UH, LAND, UH, ACQUISITION IN THIS POSITION.
AND WE ARE GOING BACK TO BEING CHARGED TO CREATE, UM, REVENUE IN, IN AN INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE MANNER.
I THINK THAT THIS IS A FOCUS AREA WHERE OUR DEPARTMENT, IN COORDINATION WITH MANY OTHERS, IS FOCUSING, REALLY JUST ASKING THE QUESTIONS.
HOW CAN WE, YOU KNOW, PIVOT OR LOOK AT OUR ASSETS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, RIGHT? BETWEEN MARY, THE WATERFRONT, UH, OTHER LAND PARCELS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO, ONE, CREATE MORE REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING RESOURCES AND HOPEFULLY EXPAND THOSE.
AND THEN TWO, MAKE SURE THAT IT CREATES THE JOBS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO CREATE AS WELL.
SO, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
HERE'S SOME OF THE PRIORITY OBJECTIVES AS WELL TIED TO A REAL ESTATE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT SIDE, THE PERMITTING PROCESS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT.
UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT, WHERE THE PERMITTING PROCESS REC RESIDES IS CURRENTLY, UM, HAS ENGAGED A CONSULTANT TO TAKE A REVIEW OF THE PROCESS TO SEE WHAT CAN BE CHANGED, TO SEE WHAT PLATFORM SOFTWARE MAY, UH, BETTER SERVE, UH, DEVELOPERS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST, OR INVESTORS ARE HERE IN THE CITY THAT WANT TO, UH, INVEST HERE, UM, UH, FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT.
KIND OF GOING BACK TO WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AS WELL, RIGHT? WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT, UM, DIGITAL EQUITY WITHOUT THAT, JUST LIKE A SMALL BUSINESS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR RESIDENTS ARE ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, LOCKED OUT OF OPPORTUNITY.
UM, SO THE BLUEPRINT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT AND THEN CHARGES THE CITY, OUR DEPARTMENT, AND OUR PARTNERS TO SEE HOW WE CAN REALLY HAVE A MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL IMPACT, UH, IN THAT.
AND OF COURSE, LIKE THE ELECTOR, OUR EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, UH, AS WELL ON THAT PIECE, THAT PROBABLY CITY PRIORITY OBJECTIVES WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH ON THESE ICONIC PARTNERSHIPS.
THIS ONE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? ALL IMPORTANT, BUT WITHOUT EXTENSIVE MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE CITY, BUT REALLY ACROSS THE REGION, UM, I THINK SOMETHING PEOPLE, UH, THAT WE FORGET ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IN, IN, AS BEING STAFF IN ANY CITY, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE COUNTRY, IS WE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE CITY, BUT WE FAIL SOMETIMES TO REMEMBER THAT THE ECONOMY IS REGIONAL AND NATIONALLY GLOBAL, RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY, UM, NEED TO WORK ON AND WANT TO WORK ON LONG TERM TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AMONG OUR PARTNERS, NOT ONLY IN THE CITY, BUT YOU KNOW, ALSO IN THE SURROUNDING REGION.
UH, WE REALLY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LONG BEACH AS IT SITS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, YOU KNOW, UH, REGION ECONOMY, THE PRIORITY OBJECTIVES HERE, OR ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S, THERE'S CLEARLY LIKE SEVERAL THREADS, COMMON THREADS GOING THROUGHOUT THE FOCUS AREAS AND THE OBJECTIVES HERE.
AND THEN THE TWO GROW LONG BEACH, UH, DELIVERABLES TIED TO THIS ONE ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LONG BEACH ACCELERATOR.
THE LONG BEACH ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP, RIGHT? LONG BEACH CENTER FOR, UH, ECONOMIC INCLUSION, AND THEN OTHER AS WELL.
AND THEN THIS ONE, ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS 2028.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD, BUT WE ARE HOSTING THE OLYMPICS HERE IN, UH, TWO 12 YEARS.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, SO WE FOUND THIS ONE UN NESTED HERE, UM, VERY NEATLY.
THE ONE THING I'LL SAY REAL QUICKLY ABOUT THE OLYMPICS IS, UM, WE, UH, WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE PREVIOUS TEAM, UM, MANY YEARS, UM, FOR THE, UM, SALT LAKE CITY IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS.
AND SHE TOLD, UH, OUR TEAM THAT IF YOU HAD A SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC GAMES, THEN YOU HAD FAILED, BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO ANGLE THE OLYMPICS AS IS AS A LAUNCHING PAD FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
SO, YOU KNOW THAT I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY INSIGHTFUL, YOU KNOW, AND SHE WAS VERY, UH, CANDID WITH US.
SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, WE PUT A REALLY LEVERAGED THE GAMES AS A BUSINESS ATTRACTION, RETENTION, UH, TOOL, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITY.
UM, SO THINK OF, YOU KNOW, THE GRAND PRIX TIMES 30 X OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? AND THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION.
AND THEN OUR TEAMS KIND OF SEE HOW DO WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES THAT CATAPULTS LONG BEACH TO, YOU KNOW, BECOME FURTHER THE CITY THAT IT WANTS TO BE, NOT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
YOU GUYS MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BY INCREASING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? UM, I KNOW WE'RE CREATING AND, AND BRINGING REALLY GOOD PAYING JOBS, BUT THE QUESTION REALLY IS,
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YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, UM, HOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER, YOU KNOW, SPACES THAT ARE COMING TO LONG BEACH.UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC DATA WITH ME TODAY ON THAT, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT THAT IS, AGAIN, THE LONG-TERM PLAY, RIGHT? THAT JUST TAKES A VERY LONG TIME.
THAT'S KINDA LIKE, ALONG WITH MY DREAM OF GROWING ON TALENT HERE, NATURALLY, RIGHT? EVERYBODY COULD BE A BUSINESS OWNER AND WAKING UP ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE MADE IT.
I WILL SAY FOR THE TALENT PIECE, THERE IS A SPECIAL, UM, ONE CALLED OUT PROPPED OUT NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS ABOUT CHILDCARE.
SO THE COMMISSION REALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME SUPPORTING PARENTS, YOU KNOW, SINGLE PARENTS, UH, PARENTS AT A TRADITIONAL HOUSEHOLD, UM, TO SUPPORT CHILDCARE.
OBVIOUSLY CHILDCARE IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, SO YOU MAY KNOW THAT.
SO IF A PARENT CANNOT, YOU KNOW, DOES NOT HAVE A RELIABLE, SAFE PLACE TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN WHILE THEY'RE WORKING, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE FOR, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
SO JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF TIME SPENT ON CHILDCARE, ALSO A LOT OF TIME SPENT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RIGHT? SO THAT TENDS TO ENCOMPASS, UM, CRITICAL PIECES OF, OF, UH, CITYWIDE CHALLENGES, QUALITY OF LIFE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THIS IS ALL, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? LIKE, HOW ARE PEOPLE LIVING THEIR LIVES FROM THE CITY? SO THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE, UM, THAT'S KINDA LIKE THE COMPASS THAT I LIKE TO KEEP IN MIND, RIGHT? AND THE COMMISSION SELECTS TO KEEP IN MIND.
IT'S GREAT TO GET ALL THESE AMAZING HEADLINES, LIKE A LOT OF FUN, VERY EXCITING.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, HAS THE LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS GOTTEN BETTER? AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THAT FOCUS THERE THAT TRIES TO KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR US, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT ACCESS.
IT'S ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE AND IMPACT.
LIKE, CAN A FAMILY GO AND GET ON A BIKE AND DRIVE DOWN THE BEACH ON A SUNDAY MORNING, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IS IT A SAFE PLACE TO CROSS THE STREET? IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE GOOD? SO THAT'S ALL THAT'S TIED TO PRIORITY OBJECTIVES HERE.
ALIGNMENT IS IS A BIG, UM, FOCUS HERE.
BEACH DELIVERABLES, RIGHT? AGAIN, PARTNERSHIPS, ACCESS EQUITY, THOSE ARE THE COMMON THREADS THAT YOU, HOPEFULLY YOU SEE HERE IN THE BLUEPRINT.
WELL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, NOW, YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT,
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JULIAN? BEING NONE.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY GREAT, GREAT.
UH, PRE CONCESSION, VERY INFORMATIVE, UH, THOROUGH.
UM, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OFF, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE MICROPHONE AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I DON'T SEE ANY SPEAKERS, SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? CLERK, PLEASE TELL THE VOTE.
MEMBER CARTER A APPROVE MEMBER.
MEMBER GOMEZ, APPROVE MEMBER GORDON PETERSON, MEMBER HALL MEMBER REESE, APPROVE.
MEMBER THOMAS, APPROVE CHAIR, LEBAR AYE.
ITEM THREE, CORRECTION ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A DISCUSSION ON THE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES, INITIATIVES, AND STRATEGIES PROVIDING ACCESS TO ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER AND YOUTH WITH EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ACTIVITIES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SECOND, MOTION BY MEMBER THOMAS.
YEAH, MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A REPORT? ELI, WELCOME BACK.
GLAD TO BE HERE, AND ESPECIALLY GLAD TO BE HERE FOLLOWING THAT.
UM, YOU SEE A LOT OF THEORY THERE AND, AND WE'RE HERE TO PUT IT ALL OUT TO PRACTICE.
SO WHILE YOU MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PLAN, YOU DEFINITELY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE EFFORTS AND HOW WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AND BROUGHT SOME OF THOSE, UH, OBJECTIVES AND, AND PLANS TO LIFE.
UH, SO ALL OF YOU HAVE PLAYED A VERY CRITICAL ROLE IN THIS.
SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THE SERVICE, THE CAREER SERVICES UPDATES THAT I'M GONNA PROVIDE TODAY, CENTER AROUND THREE PROGRAMS. UH, THE FIRST ONE IS THE ECONOMIC LIBERATION PROJECT.
THE SECOND IS OUR REGIONAL EQUITY
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AND RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP.AND THE SECOND ONE, SECOND, UH, SORRY.
THE THIRD ONE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MERGE OPPORTUNITIES, WESTERN STATE CARPENTERS TRAINING FUND, AND YOURS TRULY LV WIN.
UH, SO WITH THE ECONOMIC OPERATION PROJECT, UH, I WANNA SHARE THAT I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE ALSO HERE SHARING UPDATES.
SO, FOR MANY OF Y'ALL, THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH ALREADY, OR YOU'VE SEEN AN ACTION OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
BUT JUST AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS, UM, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, ON, UH, RELATED TO ECONOMIC LIBERATION IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN, UH, US AND
UM, OUR GOAL IS TO CONNECT THEM TO STABLE ECONOMIC MOBILITY.
UH, IN THIS CASE, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR IMMIGRANTS, THOSE THAT HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK, OF COURSE, WE, WE'VE PROCESS 'EM THROUGH OUR, UH, TRADITIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
AND THEN FOR UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS, AS WE SHARED IN THE PAST, THE ONLY TRULY, UH, REALISTIC WAY AND ACCESSIBLE WAY OF EARNING INCOME IN THIS COUNTRY FOR UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE IS TO THE, UH, OWNERSHIP OF A BUSINESS.
SO YOU CAN'T BE A WORKER AND EARN WAGES, BUT YOU CAN EARN MONEY AS A BUSINESS OWNER.
AND, UH, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT NOW FOR ALMOST, I THINK, TWO YEARS.
WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER OUR FIFTH, OR HAVE RECENTLY ENTERED OUR FIFTH COHORT, AND ARE IN A PARTNERSHIP TO, UH, SEE THIS THROUGH, OR AT LEAST FIVE, UH, FOUR ADDITIONAL ONES TAKING US TO A 10TH COHORT.
UM, WE RECENTLY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A, UM, WE PARTICIPATED IN A, UH, FUNDERS BRIEFING WITH
UH, JUST REAL QUICKLY, I WANNA SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE, UH, TRANSITIONING OVER TO MY FAVORITE PART, WHICH IS SHARING THE MIC WITH OUR, OUR WONDERFUL TEAM, INCLUDING, UH, IN THIS CASE, HILDA, WHO OVERSEES THIS, THIS PROJECT ON A DAILY BASIS.
BUT, UM, ACCORDING TO THE, THE DATA THAT WE PRESENTED, UH, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, UM, 94 OF OUR PARTICIPANTS REPORT IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS CONCEPTS.
89% FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN DISCUSSING THEIR BUSINESSES TO POTENTIAL PARTNERS.
AND, UM, CUSTOMERS OVER 75% FEEL PREPARED TO START THEIR START AND GROW THEIR BUSINESS.
ADDITIONALLY, UM, WE HAVE BEEN FRAMED AS A VERY CRITICAL PARTNER IN THIS PARTNERSHIP, UM, STAFF AND THOSE OUTCOMES, UM, HAVE IDENTIFIED, SO 90 TO 97% OF PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED LB WIN STAFF, MORE SPECIFICALLY HILDA, AS CRITICAL IN THEIR SUCCESS.
AND ALSO, OF COURSE, BY EXTENSION, UM, SUPPORT FROM MELANIE GONZALEZ, WHO PROVIDED TEMPORARY SUPPORT, A HUNDRED PERCENT RECEIVED REFERRALS TO ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION SERVICES.
SO OF COURSE, WE WERE ABLE TO REFER THEM TO, UH, THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE TO PULL, UH, FURTHER BOLSTER THEIR, UH, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, UH, MINDSET AND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY.
AND SOME OF THOSE PARTNERS, UM, A REALLY CRITICAL PARTNER HAS ACTUALLY BEEN LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, AND OF COURSE WE HAVE, UM, SPORT WHO HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A, A KEY PARTNER IN THAT.
I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO, UH, HILDA TO SHARE INFORMATION ON SOME NEW APPROACHES THAT WE'RE TAKING WITH THIS PROJECT, WITH COHORT FIVE AND MOVING FORWARD.
BUT ALSO, AND I THINK WHAT FOLKS ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR IS SOME REALLY, UH, PERSON HUMAN LEVEL SUCCESS STORIES THAT WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB GIVING A, A REVIEW OF THE ELP PROGRAM.
SO, AGAIN, MY NAME IS HOLA GUDO.
I'M THE CAREER SPECIALIST THAT FOCUSES ON THE ELP PROGRAM.
THERE ARE OVER 128,000 IMMIGRANTS IN LONG BEACH, MANY OF WHICH DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SEVERAL RESOURCES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE CITY, GOVERNMENT, STATE, FEDERAL, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO THIS PROGRAM REALLY INTENDS TO CLOSE THAT GAP IN TERMS OF THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE, UH, IN, ON THE WORKFORCE LEVEL.
UM, JUST TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE PROGRAM IS FORMATTED, THE RECRUITMENT IS DONE BY OUR PARTNERS AT
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THOSE 11 WEEKS HAVE CONCLUDED, THE FOLKS THAT FEEL READY TO, YOU KNOW, GO OUT THERE AND APPLY FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE AND EXPRESS INTEREST IN RECEIVING ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE SERVICES OR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THEY THEN GET REFERRED OVER TO OB WIN.UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.
SOME OF THE OUTCOMES INCLUDE MAKING CITY DEPARTMENTS AVAILABLE DURING OFF HOURS TO BETTER MEET PARTICIPANTS' NEEDS.
UM, SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT MAKE THE PROGRAM UNIQUE IS, YOU KNOW, THE WORKSHOPS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM ARE AFTER HOURS.
SO THEY START AT FIVE 30 AND END AROUND 8:00 PM AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS AFTER THEY WORK.
UM, NOT MANY OF THEM HAVE THE LUXURY TO MISS WORK DURING THE DAY.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO WORK AND MAKE, AND MAKE MONEY.
UM, ONE INTERESTING THING THAT WE HAVE PLANNED NEXT WEEK ACTUALLY, IS A TOUR OF CITY HALL AFTER HOURS.
A LOT OF THE FOLKS WHO, WHO WE, WE PLANNED THIS BEFORE, A LOT OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN TO CITY HALL.
SO THIS REALLY, REALLY, UM, SHOWS THAT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ON, ON THE PARTICIPANTS' LIVES AND CONNECTING THEM WITH, WITH GOVERNMENT AND KIND OF BUILDING TRUST WITH THAT POPULATION AS WELL.
UM, WHAT I DO IS I, I PROVIDE A LOT OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SO I DO SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND HELP THEM FILL OUT A BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION AND CONNECT THEM TO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CITY OFFERS.
MORE RECENTLY, LIKE THE FREE CART PROGRAM, GIVING THEM RESOURCES ON HOW TO APPLY TO BECOME A LEGAL SIDEWALK VENDOR.
UM, YOU KNOW, CITY OF LONG BEACH IS BEING A LOT MORE CRITICAL ON, UM, SHUTTING DOWN A LOT OF THOSE ILLEGAL SIDEWALK VENDORS.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE SO THAT THEY CAN GO OUT THERE AND FORMALLY ESTABLISHED THAT BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A HIGHER RISK WHEN BEING ENCOUNTERED BY, UM, THE POLICE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THEIR, THEIR DOCUMENTED STATUS.
SOME OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THEM COMING UP WITHIN LIKE THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ARE WORKSHOPS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, SO FOLKS CAN LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY SELL FOOD IN THE CITY.
UM, WE HAVE WORKSHOPS PLANNED WITH FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTS SO THAT FOLKS CAN KNOW WHAT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS, UM, THAT THE CITY ASKS FOR THEM.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A TAX BUSINESS WORKSHOP COMING UP SO FOLKS CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING ON WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS TO OPEN, RIGHT.
SHOULD, SHOULD THEY FILE A DBA, SHOULD THEY FILE FOR, UM, AN LLC.
AND IN AUGUST, WE ALSO HAVE A NETWORKING EVENT FOR LATINO BUSINESS OWNERS IN, IN LONG BEACH, AND THAT WILL BE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR BI CARE TEAM, WHO HAS BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB IN CONNECTING WITH A LOT OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AS WELL.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE ALSO ARE PLANNING A HOLIDAY MARKET TO GIVE A LOT OF THESE FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND START GETTING THEIR NAME OUT THERE AND, AND REALLY PROMOTE THE SERVICES AND, AND GREAT PRODUCTS THAT, THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE SO THAT WHEN THEY DO GET THAT BUSINESS LICENSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE AREA WILL ALREADY BE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IT IS THAT, THAT THEY OFFER.
AND THAT'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ELP PROGRAM.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.
THERE'S A REPORT THAT IS BEING DONE BY, UH, UCLA LABOR CENTER, WHICH WE'RE HOPING WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL DEFINITELY SHARE WITH YOU ALL SO THAT YOU CAN READ INTO IT AND FURTHER SEE THE, THE, UM, DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW, LV ONE HAS BEEN MAKING IN THE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT POPULATION.
SO, UM, JUST AGREE SUCCESS STORY.
SO THERE'S A PARTICIPANT IN NICKNAME SOPHIA, WHO, UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING HER BUSINESS LICENSE.
HER BUSINESS IS CALLED
SO SHE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND OBTAINED HER BUSINESS LICENSE, I WANNA SAY, UM, A YEAR AGO.
AND THROUGH THE PROGRAM, SHE WAS VERY INSPIRED.
WE ENCOURAGED HER TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, AND SHE DID.
SO SHE'S CURRENTLY AT LBCC PURSUING HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, AND SHE'D BE GRADUATING VERY SOON.
UM, THROUGH THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO ALSO ENROLL HER IN THE RERP PROGRAMS THAT SHE CAN RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO SUCCEED AND, AND BE ABLE TO OBTAIN HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.
SO SHE HAS BEEN RECEIVING ONGOING SERVICES, UM, NOT ONLY THROUGH MYSELF, BUT ALSO RACHEL, WHO WILL BE GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE RRP PROGRAM.
SHE HAS, UM, BEEN VERY ACTIVE WITH, WITH THE CITY IN TERMS OF VOLUNTEERING, AND, UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR HER.
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IS, UM, SALES.SHE MAINLY HAS A MARKET AND AT POPUP EVENTS, AND SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO CHECK HER OUT RES CREATIONS, SHE SELLS A LOT OF CULTURAL, UM, JEWELRY AND CLOTHINGS REALLY, REALLY NICE.
THERE IS ALSO, UM, ANOTHER PARTICIPANT NAMED MARIA FROM COHORT TWO.
SHE'S ACTUALLY POET AND SONGWRITER, AND SHE HAS PUBLISHED TWO POETRY BOOKS, AND SHE'S ACTUALLY WORKING ON HER THIRD POETRY BOOK.
AND SO SHE'S BEEN RECEIVING ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING HER BOOKS LISTED ON AMAZON AND SECURING COPYRIGHTS FOR SOME OF HER SONGS.
SHE ACTUALLY CREATED A, A THEME SONG FOR OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS,
THERE IS ANOTHER PARTICIPANT NAMED LUPITA, WHO, UM, FROM COHORT THREE IS THE OWNER OF NO, UH, LUPITA.
SHE'S BEEN PROVIDING, UM, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS HOSTED BY
SO WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING OUR, OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL WITH THAT.
A LOT OF THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN OPENING A HOME-BASED BUSINESS, SO THE ORDINANCE WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SELL FOOD FROM THEIR HOME.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, BUT THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW TAKE, OH, WE WILL NOW HAVE ELI COME BACK WITH THIS.
I'M GONNA COME BACK AT LEAST ONE OTHER TIME.
HOW ARE WE WITH, UH, TIME? WE'RE GOOD.
UM, THE, SO THE SECOND PROGRAM WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE REGIONAL EQUITY AND RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP GRANT.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO, UH, PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS PROJECT, UH, MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN KIND OF FRONT AND CENTER IN, UH, CONVERSATION RECENTLY, ESPECIALLY AROUND, UH, DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO, UH, WORKER MOBILITY.
UH, SO LAUNCH CITY COLLEGE IS A CRITICAL PARTNER FOR US WHEN WE'RE, UH, ENGAGING.
WE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED DISLOCATED WORKERS, PEOPLE THAT ARE SEEKING TO REENTER THE JOB MARKET.
UM, THERE'S A REPORT BY OUR PARTNERS AT BURNING GLASS WITH THEIR JOBS THAT, UH, MOVE INITIATIVE THAT, UM, UH, USUALLY, UH, ONLY, UH, 27% OF PEOPLE USUALLY PROMOTE WITHIN THEIR THREE YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT.
SO IT'S A RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER.
UM, RARELY, UH, MANY OF THOSE FOLKS, ESPECIALLY IN FRONTLINE POSITIONS, EVENTUALLY MAKE IT TO, UH, OCCUPATIONS THAT PAY OVER $70,000 A YEAR.
OUR PARTNERS, LIKE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, PLAY A VERY CRITICAL ROLE IN CONNECTING PEOPLE TO OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS, UH, OTHER CERTIFICATIONS THAT, UH, BOLSTER THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO EVENTUALLY, UH, PROMOTE AND, UH, EARN WAGES BEYOND THAT THRESHOLD FOR THAT AMOUNT.
UM, SO THIS IS A, A-R-E-R-P IS A PROJECT WITH LPCC WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM TO OFFER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, COLLEGE STUDENTS IN OUR ROLE.
THERE'S OFTEN A MISCONCEPTION THAT, UH, COLLEGE STUDENT STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY FIRST GEN FOLKS, UM, DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TRADITIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THE FOLKS THAT WE DO ENGAGE AT THAT COLLEGE SYSTEM STILL COULD BENEFIT FROM A LOT OF CAREER EXPOSURE, PATHWAY EXPOSURE AS WELL, GUIDANCE, AND THAT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, THOSE PAPERWORK, EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES THAT REALLY, UM, EITHER CONFIRM OR VALIDATE THAT THEY ARE, UH, EXCITED AND CONNECTED TO IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE, THE MAJOR THAT THEY CHOSE, OR BY THAT HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, REALIZE THAT THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
UH, AND ALSO, OF COURSE, IT GETS MONEY IN THEIR POCKET, WHICH HELPS WITH STABILITY.
MY COLLEAGUE RACHEL, UH, WILL BE HERE SHARING A SUCCESS STORY, UH, ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS IN, UM, IN LBCC CALLED AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM.
UH, SO, UH, RACHEL HAS OVERSEEN THIS PROGRAM, UH, FOR I THINK, UH, ALMOST A YEAR NOW, AND, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT SUCCESS STORY.
I KNOW JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I DID SHARE, UH, ABOUT THE RERP PROGRAM AND WANTED TO JUST DO A QUICK UPDATE.
WE ARE IN THE LAST YEAR OF THIS PROGRAM.
THE FUNDING IS SCHEDULED TO END IN DECEMBER.
SO THE FOCUS WITH THE STUDENTS PRIMARILY HA, IS WORK EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT, AS THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SCHOOLING OR IN THE PROCESS OF ABOUT TO COMPLETE THE SEMESTER OR NEXT SEMESTER.
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FOCUS HAS BEEN HEAVY ON THE WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT, WHICH IS 400 PAID HOURS AND $22 AN HOUR FOR THESE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY THAT THEY'RE STUDYING.SO, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME AMAZING PARTNERS, AND I KNOW I SHARED LAST TIME HOW WE WORKED HEAVILY WITH OUR BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT TEAM TO CREATE POSITIONS WITHIN CITY DEPARTMENTS AND WITH SOME PRIVATE COMPANIES.
AND ACTUALLY, SOPHIA THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED IS CURRENTLY IN A WORK EXPERIENCE AS WELL.
SHE IS WORKING FOR VJP TAX SERVICES AS SHE IS GETTING HER, UH, HER DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING.
SO SHE'S WORKING THERE AND HELPING WITH, WITH ACCOUNTING FOR THAT 400 HOUR ASSIGNMENT.
WE HAVE, UM, A COUPLE OF SUCCESS STORIES WITH FLEET SERVICES AND, UH, THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS, ONE JUST FINISHED THIS 400 HOURS, ONE IS IN THE PROCESS OF, OF FINISHING AND, UM, THAT, THAT VALUABLE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY'RE GETTING WORKING ON THE AMBULANCE STREET SWEEPERS, THE POLICE VEHICLES, ALL OF THE CITY VEHICLES HANDS ON, UM, IS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT PUSHES THEM OVER THE EDGE WITH THEIR SCHOOLING AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE AND GETTING THEIR AUTOMOTIVE TECH CERTIFICATES.
HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE IS GONNA MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
UM, I KNOW WE HAD A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THEM TOO, IF YOU WANTED TO SEE THEIR, THEIR CUTE PICTURES THAT, THAT FLEET.
BUT, UM, WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE 11 LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED THE 400 WORK HOURS AND 18 THAT ARE CURRENTLY PLACED.
WE HAVE A CULINARY ARTS STUDENT THAT'S WORKING AT PARTAKE COLLECTIVE AS A CHEF.
WE HAVE TWO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS THAT ARE WORKING AT, UM, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE A HORTICULTURAL STUDIES STUDENT THAT'S WORKING AT CITY PARKS.
UM, WE HAVE ANOTHER ACCOUNTING STUDENT THAT'S WORKING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
AND, UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS WORKING WITH BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT TEAM OF PLACING FIVE MORE.
AND JUST LAST NIGHT I MET WITH SIX MEDICAL ASSISTING STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY COMPLETING THEIR CLINICAL HOURS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE CONVERTING THEIR WORK SITE WHERE THEY'RE COM, WHERE THEY'RE COMPLETING THEIR CLINICAL HOURS THAT ARE REQUIRED AS THE MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAM TO ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL 400 HOURS PAID THROUGH THE RERP PROGRAM TO HAVE EVEN MORE EXPERIENCE AS MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND MAKE THEM MORE MARKETABLE WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING FOR JOBS.
I THINK I MIGHT BE UP HERE TOO MORE AT TIMES, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.
UH, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MY COLLEAGUE DEIDRA HAS BEEN REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH, UM, LOTS OF THE, UH, LABOR GROUPS.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, UM, IN THIS CASE THAT WE'RE SHOWCASING HERE IS WITH THE WESTERN STATES CARPENTRY TRAINING FUND AND ALSO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MERGE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT, UH, THE FOCUS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARING SYSTEM IMPACTED PEOPLE, UH, TO, FOR JOBS AND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TRAITS THROUGH THEIR VARIOUS, UM, VOL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. UM, DRE IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A SUCCESS STORY OF ONE OF OUR REENTRY CUSTOMERS AND HOW THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN FRUITFUL IN CONNECTING THEM TO, UH, OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO, OF COURSE, UM, SUPPORTING THEM IN AS THEY ENTER ANY CHAPTER IN THE
I'M SUPER EXCITED, UM, ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF THE UNIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CURRENTLY, BUT SPECIFICALLY WITH THE WESTERN STATE CARPENTERS.
WE RECENTLY HAD ZEUS, AS YOU SEE, HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR FOUR WEEK BOOTCAMP, BUT I'LL SHARE THAT ONCE A MONTH.
UM, FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, THE SOUTHWEST, THE WESTERN STATES CARPENTERS, THEY HAVE A TRYOUT SESSION ON SATURDAY.
THERE'S ABOUT 220 PLUS PEOPLE WHO STAND IN LINE, SOME CAMP OUT OVERNIGHT JUST TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO THIS TRYOUTS.
UM, ZOOS HAPPENED TO BE THERE AT TWO O'CLOCK, UH, SATURDAY MORNING TO GET IN.
UM, THEY TOOK THE FIRST 120, HE WAS ABLE TO GET IN.
THERE'S 12 STATIONS THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO TRY OUT AT, AND THEY'RE BEING EVALUATED BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF, OF THE UNION.
AND ONCE SELECTED, THEY GO THROUGH AN INTENSIVE FOUR WEEKS,
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UH, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, UH, BOOTCAMP.AND IT STARTED OFF WITH 42 IN, IN HIS SPECIFIC BOOTCAMP AND ENDED WITH 26.
UM, I'M SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE ZEUS IS NOT THE IDEAL CANDIDATE THAT, THAT THEY'D LIKE TO RECRUIT.
THEY DEFINITELY LOVE TO HAVE THE YOUNGSTERS, THE 18 TO 20 FOURS, THEIR TARGET POPULATION.
UM, BUT THEY GAVE ZEUS AN OPPORTUNITY AND HE SHOWED UP AND SHOWED OUT.
HE WAS NUMBER FIVE IN THE CLASS.
HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH FULL STACK MODULAR, UM, A PARTNER THAT, UH, LB ONE HAS HAD QUITE SOME TIME THAT'S DOWN, UH, IN RANCHO DOMINGUEZ.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HE REALLY DIDN'T BELIEVE FOR HIMSELF COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
HE WAS JUST KIND OF GOING WITH THE FLOW BECAUSE HE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY MORE OPTIONS AT THIS POINT.
RIGHT NOW, HE'S IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND HIS TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
HE HAD BEEN APPLYING FOR JOBS AND APPLYING FOR JOBS 'CAUSE HE HADN'T HAD ANY REAL WORK EXPERIENCE.
HE HAD BEEN ON THE RUN, UM, AND FINALLY DECIDED TO COME BACK AND GET HIS LIFE TOGETHER AND SERVE HIS TIME AND GOT OUT AND HAD NO REAL EXPERIENCE.
SO THIS IS A REALLY TRUE SUCCESS STORY AND HOW, UM, THE TRADES CAN HELP REBUILD AND REGAIN LIFE.
SO WE HAVE A FEW MORE THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS, UH, WHO'VE COMPLETED THE CARPENTERS BOOTCAMP.
UM, THREE MORE AS TO SPEAK, TO HAVE A SIMILAR STORY.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE SUCCESSES AS WELL.
THIS IS THE TRUE PARTNERSHIP, BUT IT'S, IT'S ABOUT THE COORDINATED WORKFORCE SERVICES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, TO DO, WHICH IS WHAT I'M CONTINUING TO CAPITALIZE ON.
UH, WHEN WE HAVE A FULL CIRCLE OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES, NOT JUST FROM LB WIN, BUT OF COURSE MERGE AND OTHER PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE.
I SEE THAT THERE'S MUCH SUCCESS IN THAT SPACE, UM, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK AND SHARING MORE SUCCESSES.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, ELI, COME ON DOWN.
I THINK WE'RE ON THE NEXT, ACTUALLY, I THINK IT REQUIRES A MOTION FROM YOU.
SO IT REQUIRES A, THE NEXT ITEM REQUIRES A MOTION FROM THE NEXT ITEM.
WE'RE, ANY QUESTIONS AROUND THOSE WONDERFUL SUCCESS STORIES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? SPEECHLESS.
THANK YOU, AL, FOR YOUR WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP OVERSEEING THOSE PROGRAMS. SO, SO WHAT I HAVE ON MY AGENDA HERE IS THAT, UH, NOW WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS, OR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA ITEM FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? SEEING NONE.
MAD CLERK, PLEASE CALL VOTE COMMIT.
ITEM FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE ON GRANTS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE FILE UPDATE ON GRANTS SECOND.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY MEMBER BREWS.
SORRY, MEMBER BOB, YOU TWO PUNCH THIS TIME.
UM, SO OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE TEAM HAS BEEN, UH, TIRELESSLY WORKING ON BUILDING UPON THE WONDERFUL, UH, COLLABORATIVE THAT WE HAVE CREATED THE CALIFORNIA CAPABILITIES CORRIDOR.
AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT ENTITIES, INCLUDING SOME FOLKS THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE ON OUR BOARD,
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UH, INCLUDINGAND THEN, UH, THERE'S BY EXTENSION, THERE'S ALSO, UM, L-E-A-D-C PARTNERS THAT ARE WORKFORCE ENTITIES CALLED
WE HAVE REALLY DEVELOPED A REALLY STRONG WORKING GROUP IN UPLIFTING THE WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE REGIONS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT BRAND OPPORTUNITIES TO BOOST OUR CAPACITY TO BE READY TO PREPARE A FUTURE WORKFORCE AS WE HAVE THESE, UM, BIG EMPLOYERS MOVING INTO THE AREA AND ACROSS, UM, THE GREATER LA COUNTY REGION AS WELL.
UH, MOST RECENT GRANT THAT WE APPLIED FOR IS A GRANT WITH NASA.
SO NASA AEROSPACE, SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE.
IT'S THROUGH THEIR, UM, THEIR NASA HUBS GRANT OPPORTUNITY.
UH, MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE, INCLUDING OUR BOARD MEMBER, KEVIN SMITH AND
UH, THIS WILL WELL, WHAT THIS GRANT YOU, IF SUCCESSFUL, WE'LL ESTABLISH A FULLY, WE INTEGRATED K THROUGH 16 AEROSPACE WORKFORCE PIPELINE IN THE REGION.
UM, IT WOULD DEVELOP K THROUGH 12 PATHWAYS, WHICH WILL BE LED BY PARTNERS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND TRAINING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS BY LBCC, DIRECT COORDINATION THROUGH US, UH, WITH AEROSPACE EMPLOYER, AND ALSO A STRONG CONNECTION, UM, IN SUPPORT WITH, FROM, WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR PARTNERS AT CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE.
AND, UH, DEVELOPING TRAINING ALIGNED WITH EFFORTS THAT ARE, UM, BEING, UH, LED OUT OF, UH, JPL.
SO, JET PROPULSION LABORATORY.
UH, THIS IS DESIGNED TO HAVE STUDENTS MOVE SEAMLESSLY ACROSS A DIFFERENT PATHWAY.
UM, AND, UH, IF FUNDED, YOU WILL GET $1.5 MILLION IN, IN FEDERAL GRANTS, UH, 500,000 ANNUALLY.
UH, THE PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO, UH, LEVERAGE, OF COURSE, MANY OF OUR EXISTING, UH, RESOURCES, INCLUDING WE OA AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL, STRAIGHT WORK, UH, UH, STRENGTHENING WORKFORCE, UM, STRONG WORKFORCE PROGRAM, AND OF COURSE, UH, PERKINS AT THE K THROUGH 12 SIDE.
UH, ANOTHER GRANT THAT WE APPLIED THROUGH IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CALIFORNIA CAPABILITIES CORRIDOR IS A GRANT, UH, TO THE STATE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR REGIONAL COORDINATION PROJECT.
SO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN US, LEDC, UH, SORRY, LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUC EDUCATE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, UH, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY THE LEAD APPLICANTS.
UH, WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADVANCE THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CAREER PATHWAYS IN AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INITIATIVE.
WE REQUESTED, UH, $1 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING, UM, TO, OF COURSE BE THEN COMPLIMENTED BY 200,000.
AND WE OWE A LEVERAGE, UH, TO SUPPORT THE COORDINATION OF EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT, UH, PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE, EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKFORCE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PREPARE A FUTURE WORKFORCE IN OF AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE PROFESSIONALS.
UM, MANY OF THE OCCUPATIONS THAT WE WILL PREPARE FOR, UH, PEOPLE FOR, I INCLUDE CNC, MACHINING, AEROSPACE, ASSEMBLY, WELDING, AND OF COURSE, THIS WILL BE THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF, WELL, OUR SINGLE A JCC, OUR GROUP CENTER, AND OF COURSE, THE COUNTY'S NETWORK OF A JCCS.
UM, THIS FUNDING, AGAIN, IS, UH, WE REQUESTED A TOTAL OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THOSE ARE THE TWO GRANTS THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR, UH, SINCE WE LAST MET.
NOW MOVING ON TO THE NEXT, UH, AREA OF FUNDING, UH, FUNDED ENTITY, UH, SORRY, FUNDED INITIATIVES THAT REMAINS, UM, UNCHANGED SINCE WE LAST MET.
AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, THERE'S BEEN, THE PENDING AREA HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE DUKE GRANT, THE TWO NEW GRANTS THAT WE'VE, UH, APPLIED FOR.
AND THEN TURNING OVER TO DECLINE.
UM, THERE IS THAT BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, AND YOU SEE AT THE VERY TOP, UH, CALIFORNIA JOBS FIRST ROUND TWO GOVIS, THE $14 MILLION GRANT INITIATIVE THAT WE, UH, APPLIED FOR.
AND, UH, REALLY WORKED WITH OUR CALIFORNIA CAPABILITIES CORRIDORS TO BUILD A BUILD TEST LAUNCH INITIATIVE.
AND THAT WOULD'VE ESTABLISHED LONG BEACH AS A HUB FOR THIS WORK.
UM, THAT UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT FUNDED.
UH, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S, I THINK MAYBE DURING THE DISCUSSION POINT THAT THAT COULD BE ELABORATED ON A BIT MORE.
AND IF FOLKS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR, I HAVE A QUESTION HERE FOR MEMBER PAUL? YES, NEXT CHAIR.
UM, ELI, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE DECLINE ONE.
CAN YOU EXPAND MORE ON THE, THE HIGH ROAD TRAINING, UH, PARTNERSHIPS AND, UM, WHO ARE THE HIGH DEMAND SECTORS THAT ARE INVOLVED? AND, UH, AND THEN, UM, THE KEY
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STAKEHOLDERS? YEAH, THE STATE'S HR PT INITIATIVE.I'VE SEEN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SECTORS, UH, REPRESENTED, INCLUDING SOME IN, UM, YOU SEE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING HERE.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF, UH, LOGISTICS AND TRADES CONSTRUCTION BUILDING AS WELL.
UH,
UM, MEMBER, YOUR, YOUR QUESTION WAS ALSO AROUND WHAT PART, AGAIN, I'M SORRY.
IT'S ON THE, THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS GRANT.
ARE YOU REFERRING SPECIFICALLY TO THE SECOND ONE, HIGH ROAD TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS THAT 2025, UM, THE GRANT OP THAT, THAT $3 MILLION GRANT OPPORTUNITY, OR YOU REFERRING TO GO BIZ? THE, THE $14 MILLION ONE? NO, THE HIGH VOTE TRADING RATIO.
SO I THINK THE, AS FAR AS THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS, UM, THE INTENT OF THE GRANT WAS TO IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS FROM, UM, ALL OF THE INDUSTRIES AND AREAS.
UM, THE TRADES ARE PART OF THAT.
UM, BUT THE INTENT OF THAT IS THE HIGH ROAD TRAINING PARTNERSHIP IS TO, UH, DEFINE AND IDENTIFY, UH, PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE TRADES AND OTHERS TO, TO CREATE, UM, HIGH BANK JOBS THROUGH THAT.
UM, SO THE TRADES ARE PART OF THE INDUSTRIES THAT I BELIEVE ARE INCLUDED IN THAT.
BILL, DO YOU KNOW WHY IT WAS THE DECLINED? I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT ONE WAS SPECIFICALLY DECLINED.
WE, UNFORTUNATELY DON'T GET A LOT OF INFORMATION, UH, IN REGARDS TO THE WHYS, UH, WHEN WE DON'T RECEIVE THE GRANTS.
I DID REACH OUT TO, UM, CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE STATE BOARD, UH, REGARDING THE FIRST ONE UP THERE, FOR EXAMPLE.
UM, AND ALL I GOT IN REGARDS TO THAT, THAT, UM, BECAUSE THERE WAS MULTIPLE, UM, PROPOSALS THAT CAME FROM OUR REGION, UH, THAT WE, UH, NEITHER ONE OF US WAS SELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT GRANT.
THEY WOULD'VE LIKED THE REGIONAL EFFORT AROUND IT.
AND THEY MADE THAT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY'RE FOCUSING AROUND REGIONAL EFFORTS MORE SO THAN INDIVIDUAL CITY, UH, OR AREA EFFORTS.
UM, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WERE LINING.
BUT THAT'S ALL I'VE RECEIVED WHEN I REACHED OUT AND TRIED TO GET INFORMATION FROM THEM.
THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE A FUTURE EFFORT TO DO MORE REGIONAL APPLICATION? BECAUSE THAT SEEMS LIKE A LARGE TERM THEN.
ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING THE ORIGINAL EFFORT? IF THAT IS THE ROUTE WE ARE GOING? YES.
UM, SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES, A RESOUNDING YES.
UH, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE MOVED FORWARD THE WAY WE DID WITH THE NASA APPLICATION WAS, WAS BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT AS A REGIONAL EFFORT, HOWEVER, AND I I, I DO WANNA MAKE THIS CLEAR, RIGHT? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REGIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, HERE IN LA COUNTY, WE HAVE SEVEN LOCAL BOARDS HERE.
UM, AND I'LL USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE.
NOT ONLY, NOT, NOT TO NECESSARILY POINT ANYTHING OUT, BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT IT IS.
UM, I REACHED OUT TO OUR PARTNERS AT SOUTH BAY, UH, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE CALIFORNIA JOBS FIRST, UH, APPLICATION, AND TRIED TO, WHEN I HEARD THAT THEY WERE ALSO AND TRIED TO SEE IF WE COULD BUILD ONE REGIONAL APPLICATION, UH, THEY DECLINED.
UM, AND SO, UH, THEY MADE IT VERY, AND WHEN I ASKED, WELL, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE BE A PART OF YOUR APPLICATION? UM, ESSENTIALLY ALL I GOT FROM THEM WAS, UH, WELL, WE JUST NEED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM YOU.
UM, SO IT REALLY WASN'T A PARTNERSHIP.
UH, AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, UH, WE MOVED FORWARD WITH OUR APPLICATION.
I ALSO HAD SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS WITH L-A-U-D-C, UM, AND ALL OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS.
WE TRIED TO MAKE IT AS REGIONAL AS POSSIBLE.
WE DID THAT WITH THE MASSIVE GRANT AS WELL.
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN CREATE REGIONAL PROPOSALS, NOT JUST A LONG BEACH SPECIFIC PROPOSALS, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
HAVING SAID THAT, IT DOES TAKE OTHER PARTIES TO, RIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THAT'S A DIFFICULT THING TO GET TO THE QUEUE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I SEE MEMBER THOMAS HAS MICROPHONE ON.
SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, ON THIS
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ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP TO THE MICROPHONE.SEEING NONE, UH, MEMBERS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? NO.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
MEMBER GORDON PETERSON, APPROVED MEMBER HALL.
MEMBER SAVAGE, MEMBER SMITH ABSTAIN.
UM, I THINK THAT THE CONFLICT, I KNOW IT'S SHOULD ACCEPTED IN THE FILE THAT I WAS THE LEAD GRANT WRITER ON BEHALF OF LBSC FOR THE NASA HUB GRANT, SO I WILL ABSTAIN.
MEMBER TESS FAYE, APPROVED MEMBER THOMAS CHAIR LEBAR.
ITEM SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE CHAIR'S REPORT.
MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE CHAIR'S REPORT.
SECOND, UH, ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA SAY YOU GOT MOTION MEMBER THOMAS AT, UH, SECOND MEMBER RUSSELL.
LET'S GET A DIFFERENT NAME ON
WELL, I'M ALSO INTERESTED IN WHAT THE CHAIR HAS TO SAY, UH, DURING AND SUPPORT BEING THAT I DIDN'T PREPARE ONE.
SO, UM, I GUESS ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY BOARD MEMBERS HERE.
UH, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY ACTIVE GROUP, AND I'M VERY HAPPY BECAUSE WE AREN'T HAVING THE FORUM ISSUES WE MIGHT HAVE HAD A YEAR AGO.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, FOR YOUR ACTIVITY AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
ALSO, UM, EVERYBODY, I, I HOPE YOU'VE OBSERVED AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR SENDING OUT THE CALENDAR HOLDS FOR OUR, UH, EVERY OTHER MONTH MEETING, SWITCHING FROM THE QUARTERLY THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAD.
I THINK THAT'LL KEEP EVERYBODY MUCH MORE ENGAGED, UH, AND, UM, STAFF, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
UH, YOU'RE ALL DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
AND THERE'S, UH, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, EVERY, UH, I, I FOLLOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE JOBS MARKET VERY CLOSELY.
AND ONE OF THE TRENDS THAT I'VE SEEN THAT IS SOMEWHAT DISTURBING ARE COMPANIES ANNOUNCING RECORD PROFITS AND THEN ALSO ANNOUNCING MASSIVE LAYOFFS, THE SAME EARNINGS REPORTS.
UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S VERY UNIQUE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY WHERE SOMEBODY WILL ANNOUNCED THEY'VE HAD RECORDS, PROFITS IN THE TUNE OF 10 OF BILLIONS FOR SOME, AND THEN ANNOUNCE TENS OF THOUSANDS, OR IN SOME CASES, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND LAYOFFS SO THEY CAN INVEST IN FURTHER AI DEVELOPMENT.
SO, UM, I THINK WHAT WE'RE ENTERING A NEW AGE WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE READY TO HELP FOLKS BE PREPARED AND, AND SORT OF RETRAINED ON THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO KEEP AND HOLD DOWN AND TO GROW INTO.
SO, UM, UM, THAT'S PROBABLY THE, THE END WAS NOT THE MOST UPLIFTING PART OF THE REPORT, BUT, UH, MORE OF A, UH, CALL TO ACTION FOR EVERYBODY HERE TO BE, UH, READY AND, AND WILLING TO SAY, WHAT ARE THERE'S JOBS MANY OF YOU REPRESENT THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, RIGHT? AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO, TO GROW THOSE JOBS AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO LAND.
SO WITH THAT, UM, THAT'S MY REPORT.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY CAN ASK THEM.
BUT, UH, IF NOT, WE CAN ALSO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND SEEING NONE, UH, MEMBERS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WE HAVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT.
SO I CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
MEMBER HALL MEMBER REESE DREW.
ITEM SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY MEMBER HALL AND A SECOND BY MEMBER TESTIFY IT.
UH, GOT A NUMBER OF UPDATES, BUT I'LL RUN THROUGH THEM QUICKLY AND THEN I'LL OPEN THE QUESTIONS, UH, AFTERWARDS.
UH, FIRST OFF, UH, WANTED TO SHARE THAT OUR YOUTH CAREER SERVICES CENTER IS NOW OPEN AND ACTIVE ONCE AGAIN.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT THERE FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS BECAUSE OF A PIPE THAT BURST, UH, UNDERNEATH, AND THEY HAD TO DO A NUMBER OF, UH, REPLACEMENTS AROUND THAT AND FIXES.
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ARE BACK THERE, EXCITED TO SHARE.THE ACTIVITY HAS RAMPED UP FOR OUR YOUTH CENTER.
SO MY APPRECIATION TO THE WHOLE YOUTH FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK AND EFFORTS AROUND IT.
UH, NEXT, UH, I WANTED TO SHARE SOME STAFFING UPDATES.
UH, WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
THE LAST MONTH, LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, UH, THE APPOINTMENT OF DON SWAN TO THE WORKFORCE OFFICER POSITION.
UH, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, 'CAUSE I DID FIND OUT THAT, UH, SHE HAS NOW SERVED THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR 25 YEARS, SO I WANNA RECOGNIZE HER FOR THAT AS WELL.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT THE BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT OFFICER, UH, COURTNEY CHATTER HAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT POSITION.
SHE IS NOW WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, UM, AS OF, UH, LAST, LAST MONTH, END OF LAST MONTH, I BELIEVE.
UM, SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT RECRUITMENT FOR THAT POSITION.
AND I WOULD WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO CARLA ANGUIANO FOR STEPPING IN IN THE ACTING ROLE, UH, WHILE WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THAT RECRUITMENT.
UM, ALSO SHARING THAT THE BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT SUPERVISOR POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.
THIS IS THE POSITION THAT WAS, UH, VACATED BY JP P'S RETIREMENT.
UH, CON I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE JENNIFER ANGELA'S WAY FOR, UM, HER, UH, ACCEPTANCE OF THAT POSITION.
THAT POSITION IS EFFECTIVE, THE
SO COUPLE OF, IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, SHE WILL TAKE ON THAT ROLE.
UM, SO I, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING FOR THE YOUTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR AS WELL.
UH, THAT IS IN THE WORKS AND INTERVIEWS ARE BEING SCHEDULED, I BELIEVE, NEXT WEEK FOR THAT POSITION.
SO WE'RE HOPEFUL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEBODY IN THAT ROLE SOON THEREAFTER.
SO, MY APPRECIATION, AGAIN TO THE YOUTH TEAM FOR ALL THEIR WORK AROUND THAT, WHILE BEEN WITHOUT THE YOUTH, UH, SERVICES SUPERVISOR.
UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE THAT I PARTICIPATED AND ATTENDED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WORKFORCE BOARD CONFERENCE LAST WEEK.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AROUND THAT.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST WAS, UH, A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING SINCE WE DID HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM DOL THAT WERE A PART OF THE CONFERENCE, UM, IT'S VERY CLEAR, AND THEY MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THERE ISN'T A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AROUND THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM.
UH, THEY DON'T THINK VERY HIGHLY OF THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM IS THIS, UH, WE LB WIN ARE THE LOCAL BOARD THAT SERVES, UH, WELL LONG BEACH AND SIGNAL HILL.
UM, AND THERE'S 45, 45 OF US THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
UH, THERE IS, I THINK OVER A THOUSAND NATIONALLY.
UM, THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T, IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS BASED ON THEIR INTERACTIONS AT THE CONFERENCE THAT, UH, THEY DON'T THINK VERY HIGHLY OR FIND A LOT OF VALUE IN THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM.
UM, BUT THERE WAS, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE COMMENT MADE TOWARDS THE END ABOUT THE FACT THAT, UH, 95% OF THE BOARDS, UH, SERVE LESS THAN A HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR.
THAT COMMENT WAS NOT ACCURATE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, YOU CAN GO ON THE DOL WEBSITE THEMSELVES, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
AND, UH, IT WAS A LOT OF COMMENTS LIKE THAT CAME TO, IT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE, I THOUGHT.
WE, WE TRY TO MOVE FORWARD TO, UM, SHIFT THAT.
AND THERE IS, UH, THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM.
WE'VE COME TOGETHER AND ACTUALLY, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST TO, UH, INCREASE WE O FUNDING.
SO RIGHT NOW, THE WE O FUNDING IS AT ABOUT 800, UH, MILLION PER YEAR.
UH, WE ARE ASKING FOR A CONGRESSIONAL INCREASE, UH, OF UP TO $1.5 BILLION FOR WEA FUNDING.
UH, SO WE BELIEVE THE, THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM ADDS A HUGE VALUE TO THE LOCAL CITIES AND COUNTIES AND REGIONS.
UM, AND SO WE ARE ON THAT AND THERE'S A LOT OF NATIONAL SUPPORT IN THE LOCAL BOARDS TO DO THAT, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THAT INCREASE.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A WAITING DATE TO SEE.
UM, THE OTHER THING WAS THERE, EVEN IF WE DO GET THAT INCREASE, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND BLOCK RENTING.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, UH, INSTEAD OF THE FUNDING BEING DISTRIBUTED THE WAY IT IS TODAY WITH, BASED ON
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A NUMBER OF CRITERIA SUCH AS POPULATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, INSURANCE RATE, ET CETERA, UM, THE FUNDING IS ALLOCATED BASED ON, ON THAT TYPE OF CRITERIA.UH, INSTEAD OF THAT, UH, THEY ARE, THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR BLOCK GRANTING, WHICH MEANS IT'S A BUCKET THAT IS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNOR, AND THEN THE GOVERNOR MAKES A DECISION AS TO HOW THE FUNDING GETS DISTRIBUTED.
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE CURRENT PROCESS.
UM, SO AGAIN, IT'S A WAITING TO SEE IF AND ANYTHING HAPPENS WITH THAT.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT AI, RIGHT? AI IS THE BIG TOPIC RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE DATA THAT WAS PROVIDED AROUND AI, UM, WAS VERY CONFUSING IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF DATA THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, YES, A BUNCH OF JOBS ARE GONNA GO AWAY.
AND THEN THERE WAS OTHER DATA THAT SAID, UH, WELL, SOME JOBS ARE GONNA GO AWAY, BUT OTHERS ARE NOT GONNA GO AWAY.
THEY'RE JUST GONNA SHARE, RIGHT? WHICH I, I THINK IS, IS THE REALITY OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
BUT I THINK THE, WHAT I CAME AWAY WITH FROM THAT WAS THAT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS AROUND HOW AI IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR INDUSTRIES.
UM, AND SO I'M GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE A LOT OF THE REPORTS I'M GOING TO, ONCE I GET THEM, I WILL SHARE THEM WITH ALL OF YOU, UM, SO THAT AT LEAST YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE INFORMATION AND DATA ONCE WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE.
BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE, UM, THAT THERE'S, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF CONFUSION ABOUT HOW AI IS ACTUALLY GOING TO CHANGE OUR INDUSTRIES.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT WAS AT THE NATIONAL BOARD.
UM, COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS I DO WANT TO SHARE REGARDING SOME OF THE CHANGES ALREADY COMING OUR WAY.
I KNOW I'VE SHARED THIS IN THE PAST, BUT I, I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS PARTICULAR IMPACT, AND THAT'S THE IMPACT AND CHANGES RELATED TO HR ONE.
UH, HR ONE IS THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.
ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT CAME FROM THAT IS AROUND THE CALFRESH PROGRAMS AND THE MEDI-CAL PROGRAMS. UH, THERE IS NOW AN ADDITIONAL, UH, WORK REQUIREMENT CONNECTED TO THOSE.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS, UH, THAT WE WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FOLKS COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS WHEN THOSE HIT.
UM, THE CALFRESH PROGRAM CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT IN JUNE, SO A FEW MONTHS AWAY.
SO IN THE NEXT MEETING, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT POTENTIAL INCREASES IN PARTICIPANTS COMING OUR WAYS.
UM, THE MEDI-CAL SLASH MEDICAID, UH, CHANGES.
UH, THOSE GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY, UH, OF 27.
THOSE ARE, THAT'S GONNA BE WHERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES COME FROM.
UM, AND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM COMES FROM.
UM, MY INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE NUMBERS IS THAT THERE IS 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE JUST IN LA COUNTY THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS.
UM, ME, MEDI-CAL CHANGES THE WORK REQUIREMENTS.
HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE IN LONG BEACH IS TBD, UH, BUT I EXPECT THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.
UH, 1.5 MILLION IN LA COUNTY IS A LOT.
SO WE EXPECT THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A SIGNIFICANT, UM, STRAIN ON THE LOCAL BOARD SYSTEM SINCE THERE IS A LEVEL OF EXPECTATION THAT THE LOCAL BOARDS TAKE ON THESE INDIVIDUALS AND SUPPORT THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET THE WORK REQUIREMENTS.
THE WORK, THE BASICS OF THE WORK REQUIREMENTS IS 20 HOURS PER WEEK.
UM, ALTHOUGH CALIFORNIA'S TRYING TO BE CREATIVE AND SAYING, INSTEAD OF JUST BEING 20 HOURS PER WEEK, MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO IS IDENTIFY A, UH, PARTICULAR SALARY AND IDENTIFY THAT AS MEETING THE CRITERIA.
THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS THAT MAY MEET THE WORK REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS VOLUNTEER TIME, AS WELL AS TRAINING.
TRAINING'S GONNA BE A BIG COMPONENT TO WHAT MEETS THE WORK REQUIREMENTS, UH, WHICH IS WHY FOLKS ARE GONNA BE COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS.
UM, SO IT'S A, IT'S A PRETTY BIG CHANGE.
UH, BUT, AND WE DO EXPECT THAT IT'S GONNA, AGAIN, INCREASE, UH, THE FOOT TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS.
UM, UH, WE'RE WORKING TO TRY TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
WE ARE GONNA START HAVING SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL OUR PARTNERS.
I ALSO WANNA BRING INDUSTRY INTO THESE CONVERSATIONS, UM, BECAUSE MAYBE THERE'S A WAY FOR INDUSTRY TO HELP US BY IDENTIFYING SOME POSITIONS THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME OF THESE FOLKS PARTICIPATE IN THAT MAY MAKE IT EASIER TO MEET THE WORK REQUIREMENTS.
SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HR.
UM, WE WILL BE HAVING THE FIRST ANNUAL LONG BEACH BUSINESS AND AI SUMMIT HERE, APRIL 29TH.
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UH, WE WELCOME ALL OF YOU AS PARTNERS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE ON THAT.IT'LL START AT, UH, I BELIEVE IT STARTS AT 9:00 AM AND IT, IT IS HERE BEING, UH, POSTED BY US HERE.
IT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OF OUR PARTNERS, MERGE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS OTHERS, BUT IT'S, UH, FOCUSED AND INTENDED TOWARDS, UH, SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF AI.
SO IT SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD EVENT.
UH, CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION IS PUTTING ON THE WORK COMP, UH, MEETING, THAT'S APRIL 28TH THROUGH THE 30TH IN IRVINE.
UH, I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE MEMBER SAVAGE AS WELL AS MEMBER SMITH THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.
BUT IF ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I CAN SEE IF I CAN GET YOU ADDED ON TO THAT AS WELL.
UM, SO, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE GOOD REPRESENTATION THERE.
A NUMBER OF US FROM THE LOCAL BOARD ARE ALSO ATTENDING, SO OUR OUR TEAM IS ATTENDING THAT AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL HEARD, UH, THERE'S A LOG GOING ON REGARDING THE LONG BEACH, UH, CITY BUDGET.
UM, INITIALLY THE THOUGHT WAS THERE WAS GONNA BE A DEFICIT OF APPROXIMATELY, YOU KNOW, 15 TO 20 MILLION.
UM, NOW THE EXPECTATION FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT IT MAY BE CLOSER TO BETWEEN 60 AND 80 BILLION, 80 MILLION, SORRY, I'M, I'M USED TO NUMBER ALREADY.
YEAH, I'M USED TO, I'M USED TO TALKING STATE LEVEL AND THEN, AND BILLIONS IS WHAT WE TALK AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO AT THE CITY LEVEL, UM, MILLION IS WHAT IT IS.
UH, SO IT IS, UH, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE, THE DEFICIT IS HAD WILL BE BALLOONING TO APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60 AND $80 MILLION IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
UM, SO IT, IT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS, FIRST, BECAUSE WE ARE PRIMARILY FEDERALLY FUNDED, AND BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OTHER, UH, PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS AND GRANT FUNDS, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO US FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE OR ANY OTHER WAY.
HOWEVER, UM, BECAUSE WE, UH, OBVIOUSLY ARE A PART OF THE CITY, THERE WILL BE IMPACTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
THAT SIMPLY MEANS THAT IF THERE ARE HIRING PAUSES OR FREEZES, UH, WE WILL BE IMPACTED BY THAT BIT.
UH, WE WILL, I THINK, STILL BE ABLE TO HIRE IF NEEDED.
UH, BUT IT MAY BE THAT WE GO THROUGH A JUSTIFICATION PROCESS TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.
THE CITY DOES NOT, UM, THE, THE PORTION OF, OF THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY AS FAR AS FROM A BUDGET PERSPECTIVE IS VERY SMALL.
SO, UH, WE DON'T EXPECT THAT TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FROM THERE AS WELL.
UM, BUT WE ARE GONNA TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, AS WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT, UH, OPEN UP, UH, IT MAY BE THAT IT BECOMES AN INTERNAL HIRE WITHIN THE CITY INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING AND, AND HAVING IT BE AN EXTERNAL HIRE.
THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE ON SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE CITY EMPLOYEES, UM, INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, LAYING OFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IN WHICHEVER WAYS WE CAN.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A, A, A REQUEST THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT SEPARATELY IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, IS WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THESE MEETINGS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND DIFFERENT SITES.
SO IF ANY OF YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A A SITE WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR US TO HOST, UH, WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST AT YOUR PARTICULAR LOCATIONS.
ONE CAVEAT TO THAT, 'CAUSE WE TRIED ONE PARTICULAR INSTANCE ALREADY.
UH, IT HAS TO BE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH OR SIGNAL HILL.
TECHNICALLY, WE SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.
UH, SO AS LONG AS YOU ARE LOCATED OR HAVE A A, AN OFFICE OR A LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH ON SIGNAL HILL, AND YOU ARE WILLING TO HOST THIS MEETING WITH US, WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU AT YOUR LOCATION.
UM, SO, AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS ANY MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR ESTEEMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? YES.
YES, I THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THAT.
UH, COURT, ONE QUESTION I HAVE IN YOUR ATTENDANCE TO THE NATIONAL BOARD BOARDS, I THINK IS THE NAME OF IT, AND YOU, UH, NOTED THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF SUPPORT OR CONFIDENCE IN THE LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD'S EFFORTS AND, AND WHAT WE TO, TO ACHIEVE AT THIS LEVEL DURING
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THAT CONVERSATION.WERE THERE ANY ALTERNATIVES OFFERED OR WHAT THEY SEE AS WHAT MIGHT BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS NOT CONSIDERED EFFECTIVE? UH, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
UH, NO, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES.
UM, WHAT I THINK THEY, WHAT THE THOUGHT SIMPLY WAS WAS THAT, UM, IT WAS A WAY OF BEING ABLE TO JUSTIFY THE REDUCTION IN FUNDING THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TOWARDS THESE PROGRAMS. UM, THERE IS, THERE WAS ALSO, I I SHOULD SAY, THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PUSH TOWARDS ALIGNING, UM, THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS AN INTENT RIGHT NOW GOING THROUGH THE FEDERAL PROCESS OF COMBINING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM WITH THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM, DOL, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
UM, SO I THINK THERE IS DEFINITELY A PUSH TO TRY TO BRING SOME OF THOSE PIECES TOGETHER.
UM, THEY DIDN'T IDENTIFY THAT AS A SOLUTION, BUT THEY IDENTIFIED THAT AS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS A, UH, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, I GUESS, A PRIORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
MEMBER HALL, UH, YOU MENTIONED THE BUSINESS AND AI, UM, UH, EVENT.
IS THERE GONNA BE AN EMAIL SENT OUT SO THERE TO MAKE IT A DESCRIPTION OR JUST A, A MORE DEFINED REMINDER OR THE MEMBERS? UH, YES.
UH, WE DO HAVE A FLYER, UM, THAT I CAN SEND OUT WITH SOME OF THAT INFORMATION, SO I'LL MAKE SURE TO GET IT OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I HAVE A QUICK ONE FOR YOU, JAIME.
UM, 'CAUSE WE'VE NOW TALKED ABOUT AI A FEW TIMES, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES TO MIND IS OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND WHAT ARE WE DOING WITHIN OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS TO DISCUSS AI AND ITS ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF THE WORKPLACE? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, I WAS A, A YOUNG, A YOUNG, YOU KNOW, MERGING MIDDLE SCHOOLER WHEN WE TOOK THIS REVOLUTIONARY COURSE CALLED INTRO TO THE INTERNET.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, GOT TO LEARN SORT OF FROM THE GROUND FLOOR, UH, ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUR CAREER ABOUT THE INTERNET, WHAT A SEARCH WAS, AND ALL THESE FUN THINGS THAT WE PROBABLY ALL DO TODAY, DON'T EVEN REALIZE WHAT THEY ARE.
'CAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE SECOND NATURE.
UM, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO, TO HELP SORT OF THE YOUNG FOLKS THAT ARE GONNA BE COMING UP, UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF AI, HOW THEY CAN LEVERAGE IT? BECAUSE AGAIN, I, I, I THINK THAT WE READ A LOT ABOUT THE HORROR STORIES AS IT RELATES TO DISPLACED WORKERS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S A, THERE'S THIS QUOTE THAT SAYS, AI WON'T REPLACE JOBS, BUT PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO USE AI WILL REPLACE THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T.
RIGHT? AND SO, UH, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP BEST PREPARE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE OBSTACLES THAT WILL COME BEFORE THEM IN, IN THE FORM OF BEING PREPARED FOR CAREERS, I THINK IS GONNA BE PARAMOUNT.
UM, SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU LIKE A STEP UP AND HELP, UH, ANSWER THIS QUESTION A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'LL, I'LL SAY THIS.
UH, THERE IS DEFINITELY AN INTENTION FOR US TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT IN THE USE OF AI.
HENCE ONE OF THESE, UM, THESE EVENTS COMING UP AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.
I KNOW WE'VE STARTED TO HAVE COURSES, CLASSES THAT WE PUT TOGETHER THAT JUST PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT AI AND THE USE OF AI.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DO WE BRING SOMEBODY ELSE ON TO HELP PROVIDE SOME KIND OF PROGRAMMING AROUND AI SERVICES.
UM, THE PROBLEM, NOT PROBLEM, BUT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE HAVING AROUND IT IS THAT THERE'S SO MUCH OUT THERE AND SO MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES THAT ARE TOUTING AI, THAT THEY CAN FULLY TRAIN PEOPLE IN AI, THIS AND THAT.
WE WANNA BE CAUTIOUS AND MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DO PROVIDE DOES LEAD TO SOMETHING.
UM, INSTEAD OF JUST HIRING SOMEBODY TO PROVIDE AI TRAINING, THAT ENDS UP GOING, UH, NOWHERE.
RIGHT? WE ALSO WANNA BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT INDUSTRIES WE WANNA FOCUS ON, UH, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE PRIMARY, UH, INDUSTRIES HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ALIGN AND TIE TO THOSE.
QUICKLY BEFORE YOU GO, YOU LIKE, 'CAUSE THIS MIGHT BE GOOD TO TO THINK ABOUT AS YOU'RE ANSWERING THIS QUESTION.
UM, WE CONTINUE TO SEE MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.
I MEAN, I HAVE A NUMBER OF KIDS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE 3D PRINTERS AND SOMETIMES MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A MONTH SELLING KEY CHAINS AND TOYS AND WHATNOT TO THEIR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL.
AND SO I DO THINK THERE'S, AS WE LOOK AT MORE OF THIS SORT OF SKILL FOCUSED, GIG FOCUSED TYPE WORK ECONOMY, EVEN IF YOU THINK OF OUR TRADITIONAL LABOR PARTNERS, YOU HAVE SPECIFIC SKILLS THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND YOU BOOK THEM FOR JOBS BASED ON THE SKILL AND THE NEED FOR THAT SKILL, RIGHT? AND SO I THINK THAT IS,
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IS A THEME THAT WILL HOLD TRUE, MAYBE MORE SO ACROSS INDUSTRIES WHERE YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HIRE A PERSON TO FILL A CHAIR, BUT YOU HIRE PEOPLE FOR SPECIFIC SKILLS ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS.AND THEY MAY DO THIS, YOU KNOW, FOR, UH, A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN GO TO ANOTHER COMPANY, DO THE SAME THING.
UH, THESE ARE CONCEPTS THAT WE DISCUSSED YEARS AGO WITH THE, WITH THE CA AND THE WHATEVER WORK LONG BEACH GIG PLATFORM THAT WINGHAM HAD.
ELI, YOU'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
ELI DOESN'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, NOT AFTER.
UM, BUT WE LOOKED AT THAT LA LIKE IN 2016, RIGHT? 2017 WAY BEFORE.
UM, AND WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD ALSO THINK ABOUT LIKE, AI FOR ENTREPRENEURIALISM, BECAUSE WHO BETTER TO BUILD THE BUSINESSES OF THE FUTURE THAN THE YOUTH OF LONG BEACH? THANK YOU.
SO, UM, TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, OF COURSE, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'RE INCORPORATING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTE INTELLIGENCE INTO OUR CAREER DEVELOPMENT, SERVICE DELIVERY.
AND OF COURSE, THAT'S THE MAIN AUDIENCES, NOT ONLY YOUTH, BUT OUR, ALL OF OUR JOB SEEKERS.
SO FROM INCORPORATING AI IN OUR, UM, WE'RE REQUIRED TO USE THE TE WOW TE WORLD OF WORK CURRICULUM FOR MOST OF OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS. SO WE'VE INCORPORATED HOW TO USE AI TO BOLSTER YOUR RESUME, HOW TO ALIGN WITH JOB OPENINGS, HOW TO LOOK FOR SPECIFIC KEY LANGUAGE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BEING REALLY RESPECTFUL OF THAT THIN LINE OF WE DON'T WANT AI GENERATED RESUMES TO THEN JUST START CHATTING WITH AI RESUME REVIEW SYSTEMS. AND THEY'RE JUST COMPUTERS, TALKING TO COMPUTERS.
SO MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S STILL A HUMAN ELEMENT TO IT.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE INCORPORATED INTO JOB SEARCH SUPPORT.
SO, UH, LOOKING AT, UH, SYSTEMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND TO OUR JOB SEEKERS, TO, HEY, WHAT ARE SOME LOCAL JOBS? MAYBE DOING MORE PROMPT BASED JOB SEARCH VERSUS, YOU KNOW, JUST RANDOM GOOGLING, LIKE, HEY, ARE THERE JOBS AVAILABLE WITH MY, WITH MY CERTIFICATIONS, WITH MY, WITH MY SKILL LEVEL AND USING IT TO THEN GET SOME JOB, UH, JOB REFERRALS THAT WAY? UM, WE ALSO HAVE A, A LOT OF STAFF LED SUPPORT AROUND THIS AREA.
UH, MY COLLEAGUE, UH, HILDA HAS SPECIFICALLY LED, UH, SEVERAL AI SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, AND THEY'RE PART OF OUR MONTHLY CALENDAR.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, HILDA HAS ALSO, I THINK, ENGAGED IN SEPARATE, UH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING, UM, TO THEM BRING THAT RESOURCE AND THAT, THAT CUTTING EDGE KNOWLEDGE TO US.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, AND IN ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE, WE'RE ACTUALLY NEXT FRIDAY AT OUR LONG BEACH TWO SERVICES NETWORK MEETING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BIT OF A FOCUS GROUP WITH DIFFERENT NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS IN COLLABORATION WITH MERGE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TO ASK, UM, THOSE DIFFERENT SERVICE PROVIDERS OF HOW THEY'RE UTILIZING AI AND IF THEY NEED THE SUPPORT OF A, OF A STAFF PERSON, MAYBE LIKELY A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT TO HELP THEM HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT SUPPORT AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THEIR DAY-TO-DAY SERVICE.
SO IT'S, IT'S BECOMING EMBEDDED.
IT'S ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY FROM A YOUTH PERSPECTIVE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT BEING EMBRACED AS NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT'S A STANDALONE, LIKE, OH, AI OR THAT'S THE INTERNET.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S JUST NOW INTERWOVEN AND PART OF OUR LIVES NOW.
IT'S NOT, IT'S IT'S OWN KIND OF THING.
UM, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS WE ENGAGE MORE SO ON AND INTEGRATING AI IN OUR DAILY LEADING LIVES, UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH YOUTH AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH, UM, UH, VERY, UH, HEAVILY, UH, CONSCIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, THEN THE RAMIFICATIONS OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALSO COME UP QUITE A BIT.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, FOLKS AND CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS AROUND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, IMPACTS AROUND WATER, UH, QUALITY AND THE, UH, EXPLOITATION OF SOME COMMUNITIES WHEN YOU SET UP SOME ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HUBS.
UH, BUT SO, BUT, BUT THAT THE REALITY THAT, AND SOME OF THAT'S ROOTED IN THE UNKNOWN, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S, IT'S HERE TO STAY, IT'S GONNA BE HERE.
SO WE DEFINITELY ARE ENSURING THAT IT'S INCORPORATED IN OUR, IN OUR WORK AND, AND ANYBODY MAY ADD TO THAT.
UM, SO, AND MAYBE TOUCHING ON A POINT THAT KEON MADE, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, KGO MEDIA, WHO YOU ALL JUST, UM, APPROVED, THANK YOU, BY THE WAY.
UH, SO THEY INCORPORATE, UH, AN AI COMPONENT INTO THEIR TRAINING, BUT IT IS BASED ON WHAT THE INDUSTRY NEED IS, MEANING IT'S NOT JUST, HERE'S AI, IT'S A, HERE'S AI AND HOW IT WORKS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND WITHIN THE WORK THAT YOU NEED TO DO CONNECTED TO THESE TYPES OF JOBS, RIGHT? UM, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE VALUE IS NOT SO MUCH HERE, HERE'S AI GO TO IT, BUT HOW DOES IT ACTUALLY WORK WITHIN THE INDUSTRY? AND TO THAT POINT, UM, I THINK ONE OF THE MAYBE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS PART OF THIS HAVING BUSINESS AS PART OF THIS BOARD IS WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THE WAYS THAT,
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UH, YOU ALL AS PART OF THESE INDUSTRIES NEED FOLKS TO BE TRAINED IN UNDERSTANDING AI, RIGHT? WHAT, HOW DO YOU, HOW DO THE FOLKS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING ON, HOW DO THEY LEVERAGE AND USE AI SO THAT WHEN WE ACTUALLY IDENTIFY CANDIDATES, THAT WE CAN TRAIN THEM IN A SIMILAR WAY? UH, I THINK THAT'S THE, THE IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THINGS TO, TO TRY TO ALIGN TO WHERE THE INDUSTRIES ARE GOING CONNECTED TO AI.NOT JUST AN UNDERSTANDING OF AI, BUT ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON HOW IT'S BEING USED WITHIN THAT INDUSTRY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
UM, I KIND OF LIKE THE SECOND BACK CALL TO ARMS A LITTLE BIT ON BEHALF, UH, LONG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I THINK WHEN I SIT HERE, AND MAYBE SOMETIMES WHY I ASK CRITICAL QUESTIONS IS NOT ONLY DO I REPRESENT ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF LONG BEACH UNIFIED, BUT I REPRESENT 60,000 PLUS STUDENTS ACROSS LONG BEACH.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT EDUCATION IS OFTEN TASKED WITH PREPARING A FUTURE WORKFORCE, BUT THEN DON'T GET THE TOOLS THEN TO GO PREPARE THAT WORKFORCE.
UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO AI, UH, TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WOULD VARY DRASTICALLY, LOTS OF GUESSING ON WHAT'S NEEDED.
AI CAN USE CHAT GPT, BUT IS THAT REALLY WHAT FORD IS LOOKING FOR ON THEIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT? AND I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE A CONVERSATION HERE OF WHAT TYPES OF TOOLS, WHAT TYPES OF SKILLS ARE BEING ASKED OF BEYOND KIND OF SIMPLE TOOLS THAT HAVE BECOME A PART OF ALL OF OUR LIVES DAILY.
UM, BUT THE STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS, THE DISTRICT, AND I THINK ALL ACROSS LONG BEACH WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE, THAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND, AND IF I CAN ADD ONE MORE POINT, UM, SO AS SOME OF YOU PARTICIPATED, THANK YOU LAST WEEK IN THE, UM, OPPORTUNITY YOUTH DISCUSSION, UM, HERE IN LONG BEACH.
AND ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS THAT I GOT FROM THAT, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION SHARED, BUT ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS FOR ME WAS THAT, UM, THESE YOUTH ARE SAYING A LOT OF THE COMPANIES REQUIRE TWO TO THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
WELL, HOW CAN I GET THE EXPERIENCE IF YOU'RE NOT PROVIDING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION BECAUSE YOU'RE REQUIRING TWO OR THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
I'M COMING OUT OF COLLEGE AND JUST GRADUATED.
I MAY NOT HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT I'M WILLING TO LEARN.
UM, SO I, I THINK AS PART OF THAT KIND OF CALL, UH, AS, UH, MEMBER SMITH JUST MENTIONED FROM AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE IS MAYBE WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT THE INITIAL CRITERIA FOR THESE POSITIONS ARE, UM, AND REALLY TRY TO FOCUS ON IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING, UH, YOUNG ADULTS STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OR STRAIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE INTO POSITIONS, UH, THAT ALLOWS THEM THE EXPERIENCE THEY NEED TO GROW AND DEVELOP WITHIN THAT COMPANY.
UH, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT I'M SEEING IN, IN, FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT'S GRADUATING COLLEGE THIS YEAR IN MAY, AND THAT IS LIKE, HER AND I TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT THIS, AND AS SHE'S LOOKING FOR POSITIONS, EVERYTHING SHE'S COMING ACROSS IS I NEED, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN X.
I NEED TWO AND A HALF, TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THAT'S LIKE, I DON'T HAVE THAT YET.
HOW AM I GONNA GET IT IF I'M NOT GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY? RIGHT? UM, SO THAT IS A BIG CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE SEEING IS THERE'S BEEN A SHIFT FROM INDUSTRY TOWARDS EXPERIENCE INSTEAD OF REALLY ALLOWING YOUNG INDIVIDUALS TO GAIN THE EXPERIENCE WITHIN THEIR COMPANIES.
UM, SO THAT'S WHERE MY CALL IS SIMPLY FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE AS WELL, BUT I THINK IT'S A, WOULD BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, IS WE REALLY DO NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE, IS IT THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? OR IS IT SOMEBODY THAT HAS SOME KNOWLEDGE IN THIS AREA THAT CAN GROW IN THAT POSITION? RIGHT? SO, UH, I WOULD JUST SAY, UM, I THINK THAT THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS TO ITS CORE.
UH, I RECENTLY SPOKE WITH A, A COWORKER WHO'S, WHO'S DAUGHTER WAS WEIGHING THE OPTIONS BETWEEN GETTING A JOB THIS SUMMER AND DOING AN INTERNSHIP.
AND I, I GAVE THE ADVICE IF, IF YOUR DAUGHTER IS INTERESTED IN WORKING IN WHATEVER SHE'S DOING OVER THE SUMMER, IN THIS CASE, SHE WAS LOOKING AT RETAIL AND FAST FOOD.
I SAID, FOR HER CAREER, THAT'S WHAT SHE SHOULD DO THIS SUMMER.
BUT IF SHE WANTS TO GET A JOB IN A FIELD, IT IS IMPERATIVE, IMPERATIVE THAT SHE HAS AS MUCH INTERNSHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WHEN SHE GRADUATES, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE NOT WITH THE HIGHEST GPA OR THE MOST SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, BUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY CAN DO THESE FUNCTIONS INSIDE OF A WORKPLACE ALREADY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT, UH, MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT LONG BEACH HAS BEEN A LEADER, UM, ALL THE WAY BACK TO MAYOR GARCIA ON
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THE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS.UH, MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, UH, DISCUSSED WITH OUR VARIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION AROUND INTERNSHIPS AND, AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO CREATE THOSE PATHWAYS.
AND I WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY REMISS WITH OUR PARTNERS IN LABOR IF I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF APPRENTICESHIPS, BECAUSE HOW MANY PEOPLE SKIP COLLEGE ALTOGETHER AND GO INTO AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND END UP IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION IN A JOB THAT, AGAIN, CANNOT BE REPLACED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO REDEFINE WHAT PREPARATION LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER GOOD ENOUGH TO GRADUATE WITH A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SAYS, I LEARNED SOMETHING, UM, ON THAT, GUYS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A POINT.
UM, I COME FROM THE BUILDING TRADES AND YOU KNOW, WE USUALLY SEE, YOU SEE SOME, YOU KNOW, FRESH PES COME OUT OF COLLEGE AND THEY SEND ME THIS AI EMAIL, AND HALF OF THE TIME YOU READ IT, YOU'RE LIKE, THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.
THAT'S, YOU CANNOT DO THAT IN THE FIELD.
YOU SEE A PIECE OF PAPER AND YOU THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT WORKS.
SO THE EXPERIENCE IS WHAT MATTERS.
AND IT'S KEEN FOR YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE INDUSTRY.
AND A LOT OF THE TIME, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD TELL THE YOUNGER CROWD THAT THEY DO HAVE TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE.
'CAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, YOU'RE GONNA READ SOMETHING ON A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT MAN, HALF THE TIME YOU CAN'T EVEN BUILD IT.
AND THAT AI'S NOT GONNA TEACH OJT.
JUSTIN, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT TOO, IS, UH, I, I ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE ON THAT, BUT, UM, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NASA GRANT AND THAT TYPE OF WORK, UM, THE CORE OF THAT IS THE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP BUILT INTO LONG BEACH UNIFIED PATHWAYS LEADING TO AN APPRENTICESHIP AT LB CITY COLLEGE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH AEROSPACE EMPLOYERS.
SO THEN HIRE THOSE APPRENTICESHIPS AND ADVANCE MANUFACTURING CAREERS.
AND I THINK IT'S A MODEL THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING AT, UM, ALL OF THE PARTNERS REALLY BUILDING PATHWAYS TO CAREERS AND NOT AS JUST AT THE END OF THE COLLEGE, BUT COLLEGE IS A STEPPING STONE FOR SOME, BUT NOT FOR EVERYBODY.
AND SO WE REALLY NEED MULTIPLE CAREER PATHWAYS STARTING AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.
AND, AND IF I MAY ADD TO ADD ON TO THAT, UM, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY IT WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO BRING JBL INTO THAT PARTNERSHIP.
BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, AND, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT IT WAS DISCUSSED, IS THE, THIS, THESE PARTICIPANTS ARE GONNA BE LEARNING THE GLASS AWAY FROM THE BEGINNING, RIGHT? SO WHEN THEY ACTUALLY GET TO THAT POINT, THEY, THEY WON'T BE NEED TO BE TRAINED.
THEY ALREADY WILL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH DEVELOPING AND IN THAT WAY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE PROGRAM IS BEING DEVELOPED WITH AND IN SUPPORT OF JPL AND THE NASA FOLKS AT JPL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NOW? I CAN'T REMEMBER.
WE ALREADY ASKED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
MEMBER GOMEZ, APPROVE MEMBER GORDON PETERSON.
MEMBER THOMAS, APPROVE CHAIR LEVAR AYE.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. YOU DON'T ALL NEED TO PUSH AND SHOVE.
YOU CAN LINE UP ONE AT A TIME BEHIND THE MICROPHONE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. SEEING NONE, UH, ARE WE HERE? WE'LL GO TO ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? AND, AND I, I WANNA START WITH ONE 'CAUSE IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, BUT MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, IF YOU HAVEN'T, UH, OUR OWN MEMBER OF COURTNEY RUSSELL, UH, MOVED ON FROM MEET LB, VISIT LB, WHICHEVER ENTITY HE WANTS TO SAY HE WORKED FOR, AND HE'S NOW THE CEO OF INVEST LONG BEACH, WHICH WAS THE LONG BEACH ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP, UH, IN, I'M VERY EXCITED FOR HIM TO TAKE THAT ROLE 'CAUSE I ALSO CHAIR THAT BOARD AND IT, IT MADE MY LIFE A LOT EASIER, SO THANK YOU.
AND IF YOU COULD, I, I WANT, I JUST WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT FOR TWO MINUTES.
IF YOU COULD JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GONNA BE DOING MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE I SEE INVEST LONG BEACH AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER WITH LB WIN, UH, GIVEN THE FACT THAT YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH A LOT OF CURRENT AND HOPEFULLY FUTURE EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY.
AND LB WIN SHOULD BE OBVIOUSLY A STRATEGIC PARTNER TO HELP TRAIN AND CURATE WORKFORCES HERE, UH, IN THE CITY.
UH, AND MY FIRST ABOUT 45 DAYS IN AND I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH
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ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS.UH, JAIME, I THINK WE MET THE FIRST WEEK I WAS ON.
I MET WITH KEVIN LAST WEEK, UH, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE THE ROUND THAT WAS OVER IN LA WITH A C YESTERDAY.
SO I'M JUST MEETING WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, GOING THROUGH HOW WE CAN PARTNER, INVEST, UH, WITH LBEP SOON TO BE INVEST LONG BEACH.
UH, WE'RE ALSO GOING THROUGH A REBRAND, WHICH WE HOPE THAT COMPLETED MID MAY, SOME SOMETIME, UH, BEFORE JUNE.
SO IT'S A LOT GOING ON WITH LBEP.
UH, BUT OUR FOCUS IS ON, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS ATTRACTION, RETENTION, EXPANSION, UH, WORKFORCE, UH, JUST A RANGE OF THINGS.
AND WE'RE WORKING ACROSS ALL SECTORS, UH, AEROSPACE, UH, HEALTHCARE, JUST EVERYTHING THAT WAS MENTIONED TODAY.
ACTUALLY, JULIAN HIT IT ON THE HEAD DURING HIS PRESENTATION.
A LOT OF THE WORK WILL BE DOING.
UH, SO I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE, EXCITED AND PARTNER WITH EVERYBODY ACROSS THE CITY, SO THANK YOU.
AND, AND FOR ALL OF YOU, UH, I WOULD, THAT'S AN OPEN INVITATION.
PLEASE FIND TIME TO MEET WITH COURTNEY AND SEE HOW YOUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS CAN WORK HAND IN HAND WITH INVEST LONG BEACH TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO, UH, EXPAND THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS ORGANIZATION WILL BE ONE OF THE MAJOR CATALYSTS BEHIND THE GROW LONG BEACH INITIATIVE AND THE ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT.
SO WE NEED IDEAS, WE NEED PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED, AND WE NEED PEOPLE TO INVEST, UH, AS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS IN THE ORGANIZATION TO HELP ATTRACT JOBS TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE A COUPLE.
UM, SO COMING UP APRIL 22ND, NO, SORRY, APRIL 30TH, UM, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH LBCC AND LB WINS ALONG JUNE UNIFIED.
WE'LL BE, UH, SHE SEEN OUR SECOND ANNUAL TRADE STAY AT LBCC.
IT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRADE UNIONS AND, UH, SEEING ACCESS TO THAT.
JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING AWARENESS THAT WORKED ON IN THESE PARTNERSHIPS.
UM, ALSO, I WAS INVITED TO PRESENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR ON OUR COLLEGE CAREER EXPOS.
THE FIRST ANNUAL, WE'RE ALREADY WELL INTO PLANNING OF THE SECOND ANNUAL, WHICH WILL BE OCTOBER 13TH, 2020 SIXTH AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AGAIN.
SO JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON ALL THE MEMBERS, UH, CALENDARS.
UH, IT SHOULD BE A A, A VERY LARGE EVENT AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW.
LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 2000 ATTENDEES THIS YEAR WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA END UP DOUBLING THAT, AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, UH, TO BE BRINGING IT BACK FOR A SECOND YEAR.
UH, JOHN FAYE WITH THE MEMORIAL CARE ON BEHALF OF MILLER CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, BE PARTNERING WITH LONG BEACH PUBLIC HEALTH AND, UH, BRINGING A VACCINE TOWN HALL, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY FROM SEVEN TO 8:00 PM IT'LL BE A CONTROLLED WEBINAR FORMAT.
WE'LL HAVE, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ONE OF OUR INFECTIOUS, UH, DISEASE PD P PEDIATRICIANS SPEAKING.
UM, A LOT OF INFORMATION, MISINFORMATION, CONFUSION OUT THERE.
SO WE JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO, UH, DISCUSS WHAT THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE A A PE VACCINE SCHEDULE IS FOR, UH, PEOPLE ZERO TO FIVE.
SO HAPPY TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION AND, YOU KNOW, DISTRIBUTE THAT THROUGH HIRING AND IWAN AND FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, THERE'S NO OBJECTION.
IF EVER HOLD YOUR PEACE NOW PRONOUNCE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.