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3 0 9.UM, DO WE NEED TO DO THE ROLL CALL?
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COMMISSIONER NOVE? HERE.AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION
[1. 26-55968 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Ethics Commission meeting of Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE ETHICS COMMISSION MEETING ON WEDNESDAY.ANY COMMENT FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE? OH, I, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS.
UM, AND, AND IF APPROPRIATE, APPROVE THE TRANSMITTAL OF A REPORT FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OUTLINING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT A POLICY OR APPROVE AN
[2. 26-56042 Recommendation to review and discuss, and if appropriate, approve the transmittal of a report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Social Media and Campaign Activity to the Mayor and City Council, outlining recommendations for the Mayor and City Council to adopt a policy or approve an ordinance regarding the social media accounts and campaign activities of elected officials. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ORDINANCE REGARDING THE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.UM, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GILL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLETTE.
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UM, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL.I THINK IT'S, UM, UH, SOLVES THE PROBLEMS WE WERE TRYING TO SOLVE AND WILL INCREASE THE ABILITY OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS WHEN ELECTED.
UM, AND ALSO WILL MAKE CLEAR TO FOLKS READING COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHETHER THO THOSE ARE OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE OFFICIAL OR CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS.
UM, THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD TO THAT IS THAT THE, OH, I'M SORRY.
UM, YES, UH, CERTAINLY WHAT, UM, P*****K SAID, THE, UH, ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER NOVE AND OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE FINAL PIECES WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, PUT IN HERE TO FIX UP A FEW LITTLE THINGS, TIGHTEN 'EM UP.
AND I THINK WE, UH, DEFINITELY CAME UP WITH I, WHAT I THINK IS A VERY GOOD, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR, UH, THE PURPOSES OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? NONE.
I THINK IT'S READY TO PROCEED TO SUPPORT THAT Q ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, LET'S CALL A VOTE.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION
[3. 26-56043 Recommendation to receive and file monthly update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Commission Responsibilities. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO RECEIVE AND FILE, UM, AN UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC AND COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES.IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER EATON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS.
UM, IS THERE SOMEONE THAT WILL GIVE A REPORT? YES, CHAIR.
UH, JUST TO NOTE THAT THE, UM, AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL BE SCHEDULING A MEETING DURING THE COMING MONTH WITH AN EXPECTATION THAT WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIVE TO REPORT OUT IN OUR NEXT, UM, FULL ETHICS COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, ANY COMMENT FROM THE COMMISSION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? UM, THIS CALL A VOTE.
UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE
[4. 26-56044 Recommendation to receive and file monthly update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Investigative Protocol. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AND FILE MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON, UM, INVESTIGATIVE PROTOCOL.IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER P*****K.
IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEUS.
UM, IS THEIR REPORT JUST A NOTE AGAIN, CHAIR THAT WE WILL, UH, THE INTENTION IS TO MEET DURING THE COMING MONTH WITH A REPORT OUT IN OUR OCTOBER MEETING.
UM, ANY, UH, COMMENT FROM THE COMMISSION? I WILL, UM, NOTE THAT I SPOKE WITH THE, UM, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, UM, AND SHE EXPRESSED, UH, INTEREST IN THIS AD HOC, UM, AND THAT, UH, ESPECIALLY AROUND, UH, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE AD HOC HAS NOT CONSIDERED THIS ALREADY AROUND DIFFERENT, UM, UH, NOT PUNISHMENT, BUT DIFFERENT ACTIONS THAT MAY PERTAIN, UM, TO, IF THERE'S DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND THEY HAVE, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT CAUSES, YOU KNOW, UH, ACTIONS RESULTING FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, MISUSE OF TIME SHEETS, ET CETERA, UM, IN ONE DEPARTMENT WILL MAY TERMINATE AND THE OTHER DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE A OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
UM, AND SO SHE WAS INTERESTED IN THE, IF THE AD HOC WOULD, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ADDRESS HOW A PROTOCOL FOR CONSIDERING OUR RANGE OR SPECTRUM OF POTENTIAL DISCIPLINARY
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ACTIONS DEPENDING UPON THE UNIT OR DEPARTMENT.YES, CERTAINLY WE CAN TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION.
UH, COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS.
UH, I THINK THE AD HOC IS, UH, SUFFICIENTLY STAFFED, BUT I'LL OFFER IF THEY NEED ANY ADDITIONAL HELP.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY I'LL BE GONE PART OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, BUT, UH, I'LL OFFER MY ASSISTANCE IF YOU NEED IT.
WE CAN ADDRESS THAT, UM, AT A LATER AGENDA ITEM AS WELL.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? SAY NONE.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? LET'S CALL A VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE COM, UM, FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND APPROVE THE COMMITTEE OUTREACH PRESENTATION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ON THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY'S MISSION
[5. 26-56045 Recommendation to receive and file monthly update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Community Outreach; and approve the community outreach presentation for neighborhood associations on the Office of Ethics and Transparency’s mission and the Commission’s jurisdiction and work. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AND THE COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION AND WORK.IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER POLL.
UH, UH, YEAH, COMMISSIONER P*****K AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLETTE
COMMISSIONER P*****K, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE KIND OF OUR SO AS WELL, HEATHER, DO WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION? YES.
SO WE HAVE, UH, BOTH A, AN OUTLINE, UH, THAT DESCRIBES THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.
AND I WANNA THANK HEATHER FOR PUTTING THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TOGETHER.
UM, THE AD HOC MET, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WANTED TO COVER, UM, AND PUT TOGETHER AN OUTLINE.
UH, UH, THE ETHICS OFFICER WAS INCLUDED IN OUR DISCUSSION.
UM, WE AGREED THAT THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH SHOULD HAVE TWO PIECES.
ONE, THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY, AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE WOULD BE THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
UM, AND YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A, A PROPOSED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, UM, THAT COVERS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT THE AD HOC WOULD RECOMMEND BE INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION.
WE KNOW THAT NOT ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WOULD NECESSARILY HAVE THE AUDIO VISUAL CAPABILITY TO SHOW THE POWERPOINT.
SO THE POWERPOINT WOULD BE, COULD BE SHOWN, OR IT COULD BE USED TO SPEAK FROM.
THE GOAL WAS TO KEEP THE PRESENTATION PRETTY SHORT AND TO ALLOW A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD TO JUST, UM, HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY DOES, WHAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION DOES, AND, UM, WHAT OUR, SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN AND WHAT OUR CURRENT PRIORITIES ARE.
UM, THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I THINK COMMISSIONER P*****K REALLY HIT ALL THE, UM, HEAD, UH, REALLY NAILED IT.
AND I ALSO WANNA THANK HER FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE PRESENTATION OUTLINE.
UM, AND AGAIN, UM, THANK HEATHER FOR MAKING IT INTO A VERY BEAUTIFUL, UH, POWERPOINT OR CANVA.
UM, AND I WILL ASK HEATHER TO GO THROUGH IT, UM, JUST SO THAT FOR OUR VISUAL SAKE, UM, WHILE WE DO HAVE AN OPTION TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUTREACH PRESENTATION, UM, GIVE, GIVEN THAT MANY OF THE MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION WILL ALSO BE PRESENTING IT, WE, THE AD HOC DEFINITELY DOES WELCOME FEEDBACK IF THERE'S THINGS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, FOLKS ON THE COMMISSION BELIEVES THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED THAT WE'RE NOT, UM, IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED THAT, UM, PERHAPS ARE NOT PERTINENT, THE GOAL REALLY WAS TO KEEP THIS PRESENTATION BETWEEN FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES AND ALLOW FOR A BRIEF Q AND A PORTION.
UM, GIVEN THAT WE'LL BE GOING INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S SPACES AND DO NOT WANT TO TAKE UP A MAJORITY OF THE MEETING.
UM, BUT WE DO THINK THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT, UM, FOR JUST GETTING THIS OUT THERE AND STARTING THAT KIND OF, THAT PUBLIC OUTREACH, UM, PORTION THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.
HEATHER, DO YOU WANNA KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE? YEP, SURE.
YEAH, THE, THE PRESENTATION IS, UH, BASED ON, UH, THE SUGGESTED OUTLINE THAT THE AD HOC, UH, THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR NOTES THIS MONTH.
SO, UM, THE FOCUS OF THE PRESENTATION, IT'LL START WITH THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY, AND THEN JUMP RIGHT
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INTO THE ETHICS COMMISSION.UM, I'VE GOT THE PRESENTATION BROKEN UP INTO, WELL, THE COMMISSION'S PART BROKEN UP INTO FOUR SECTIONS, INCLUDING BACKGROUND, AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES, EARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THEN ONGOING PRIORITIES.
AND THEN WE'LL FINISH WITH Q AND A.
SO THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.
THIS IS, UM, THE GENERAL OVERVIEW THAT I GIVE AT ALMOST ALL OF MY, UM, INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS, UM, TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE FORMED OUR MISSION, UH, WHAT WE DO, UM, THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OUR HELPLINE, TALKING ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND THEN, UH, THE SUPPORT THAT WE GIVE THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BACKGROUND.
UH, IT'S A CHARTER COMMISSION, UM, COMMISSION, UH, ESTABLISHED BY MEASURE CCC.
AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT, UH, HOW THE COMMISSIONERS ARE APPOINTED, AND THE TERM, THE LENGTH OF THEIR TERMS. UM, WE HAVE OUR CURRENT COMMISSIONERS.
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO PUT FACES WITH NAMES, LET THE FOLKS SEE ALL OF US, AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
THIS IS TAKEN, UM, RIGHT FROM OUR WEBSITE, UM, BASED ON WHAT IT SAYS IN THE CHARTER.
UH, WE DO HIGHLIGHT IN RED, UM, THAT THE COMMISSION DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS OF LAW OR POLICY.
I THINK THE INTENT BEHIND THIS SECTION IS TO REALLY PROVIDE CLARITY TO THE PUBLIC ON WHAT IT IS THAT THE COMMISSION CAN AND CANNOT DO.
UM, SO THE COMMISSIONERS DEFINITELY THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT, AND, AND I AGREE.
UM, AND SO THAT WILL BE THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE OF THIS SLIDE.
UH, THE COMMISSION, WHOMEVER IS STAFFING THE PRESENTATION THAT, OR WHATEVER, COMMISSION OR STAFFING THE COM THAT PRESENTATION THAT NIGHT.
UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT EARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OF COURSE, THE INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, THE REWRITE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT.
THAT IS REALLY, UM, THE FOUNDATION OF THE WHOLE PROGRAM.
UH, HOW THE COMMISSION ADVOCATED TO CREATE THE POSITION OF THE ETHICS OFFICER CURRENTLY HELD BY MYSELF, UH, ADVOCATED FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CITYWIDE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, UM, DEVELOPED THE VENDOR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE USED IN, UH, INTEGRATED INTO, UH, FINANCIAL PROCESSES.
AND THEN ALL OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD AROUND, UM, LOBBYING ACTIVITY AS THE COMMISSION FINALIZED ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, A AROUND, UH, UPDATING THE LOBBYIST ORDINANCE, BUT ULTIMATELY, UH, THE FAIR ACT.
AND THEN ONGOING PRIORITIES, OF COURSE, UM, AT THE TOP OF THE LIST IS THE FAIR ACT.
UM, SO THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT DURING, UM, THESE PRESENTATIONS AND THEN THE CURRENT DISCUSSIONS GOING ON ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY AS, UM, AS YOU WORK THROUGH YOUR PRIORITIES AND WHAT IT IS YOU'LL BE WORKING ON OVER THE NEXT YEAR, UM, THIS SLIDE COULD OBVIOUSLY CHANGE A BIT, AND THEN IT'LL END WITH Q AND A.
UM, SO THE SLIDES WILL KIND OF HELP US NAVIGATE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT OF COURSE, UM, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON, UH, THE, THE SCRIPT COULD CHANGE, GENERALLY WILL CHANGE FROM MY EXPERIENCE FROM PRESENTATION TO PRESENTATION.
THE MESSAGING WILL ULTIMATELY BE THE SAME, UM, BUT HOW IT'S DELIVERED COULD CHANGE.
SO I JUST WANNA CAUTION, UM, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE AN OUTLINE, UM, BUT IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STICK TO, UM, A SCRIPT, ESPECIALLY AS YOU TALK ABOUT IT MORE AND MORE, UM, AND JUST GET MORE COMFORTABLE BEING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
UM, SO YEAH, THIS IS THE DRAFT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HEATHER, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER GIL? UM, I THINK THERE'S A, UM, COUPLE THINGS THAT MAYBE WOULD ONLY BE VERBAL, BUT CERTAINLY IF SOMETHING'S BEING PASSED AROUND, IT MIGHT HELP FOR IT TO BE WRITTEN.
AND IS THAT, IT'S CLEAR FROM US.
IT'S CLEAR FROM, IF YOU REALLY READ THIS, THAT THE FOCUS OF THIS COMMISSION IS OF COURSE, INTERNAL.
IT'S TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, IT'S TO CITY STAFF.
IT, IT, THE FOCUS IS NOT ON THE CON, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS IN GENERAL AT ALL.
UM, SO I, I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT OUR, WHAT OUR REAL FOCUS IS.
PEOPLE, WHENEVER I MENTION IT, THEY'RE VERY CONFUSED.
UM, WHEN I TALK TO NEIGHBORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT NO, NO, WHAT I DO IS TO HELP IMPROVE THE ETHICS OF THE CITY, THE STAFF, THE ELECTEDS.
UM, SO THAT'S ONE THING I THINK MAYBE SHOULD ALMOST HAVE ITS OWN BULLET POINT,
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UM, TO MAKE IT VERY, VERY CLEAR WHERE OUR FOCUS IS.THE OTHER IS, I THINK THAT, UM, THE, THE TRAINING PART, UH, MIGHT WANT TO NOTE AGAIN, EITHER VERBALLY OR POSSIBLY IN WRITING THAT, AND I MAKE SURE I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, THAT ALL NEW EMPLOYEES TAKE TWO HOURS OF ETHICS TRAINING, AND THEN THEY, THERE'S AN ANNUAL REFRESHER THAT'S 15 TO 20 MINUTES, IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE? NO, NO.
IT'S ALL, UM, APPOINTED AN ELECTED OFFICIALS TAKE THE TWO HOUR.
TWO HOURS BIENNIAL TRAINING THAT STATE REQUIRED.
UM, RIGHT NOW, ALL OF US, NO MATTER YOUR ROLE, TAKE THE 30 MINUTES CITY OF LONG BEACH CODE OF CONDUCT TRAINING.
OKAY, 30, UM, ANNUALLY, I WILL POINT OUT THAT I'VE GOT SOME UPDATED STUFF IN THE QUEUE WAITING TO GET ON THE LMS. UM, SO WE COULD LOOK AT MICRO TRAININGS, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN THE MAIN ONE, RIGHT? SO, AND YEAH, SO I JUST THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE, UM, SPECIFIC.
SO WHEN YOU SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TRAIN THIS, WE TRAIN THAT TO MAYBE EVEN NOTE WHAT THAT TRAINING IS, UM, WITH SPECIFICS SUCH AS, OKAY, SO IT'S TWO HOURS OF ELECTED AND APPOINTED, AND IT'S 20, 30 MINUTES OF WHATEVER THAT SHOULD BE OF, OF STAFF.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GI, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONER? ARRE? THANK YOU CHAIR.
UM, THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT, UH, WORKED ON THE, THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I BELIEVE IT DOES PROVIDE A STRONG, UH, OVERVIEW OF BOTH OET AND THE COMMISSION.
HOWEVER, I DID HAVE, UH, AN OVERARCHING THOUGHT WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH IT IS THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME LIKE IT'S, UH, TAILORED TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, UM, EASY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND.
UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF SLIDES THAT ARE VERY DENSE WITH INFORMATION, AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ON HOW THE RESIDENTS CAN ENGAGE WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE COMMISSION.
UM, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SEE, LIKE, UM, WHAT, WHY DOES THE COMMISSION'S WORK MATTER TO RESIDENTS? AND I, I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE, UH, WHAT WE, WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE DON'T DO.
UM, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE PRESENTATION WHERE WE INVITE RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEIR COMMENTS, FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS Q AND A, BUT IT, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ENG ENGAGE WHEN WE'RE PRESENTING.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE RESIDENTS AND SAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK? OR WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? THAT WAY THEY'RE PROVIDING INFORMATION AND IT'S JUST NOT A Q AND A.
UM, I, I KIND OF SAW IT AS AN ETHICS COMMISSION AND OET PRESENTATION, UM, AND NOT NECESSARILY OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, LIKE, I THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE LIKE, WHY THE ETHICS COMMISSION MATTERS TO THE COMMUNITY.
WHY SHOULD THE COMMUNITY CARE? UM, ALSO, MAYBE ALONG WITH THAT, UM, WHEN I MENTIONED THAT SLIDE ABOUT ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, HAVING IT BE OF A CONVERSATION RIGHT, BETWEEN THE PRESENTERS AND THE RESIDENTS, I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO TAILOR, UM, A PRESENTATION FOR RESIDENTS AND A PRESENTATION FOR BUSINESSES.
'CAUSE BUSINESSES INTERACT WITH THE CITY VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN A RESIDENT WILL.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU GIVE THIS, UH, IF YOU GIVE THIS PRESENTATION AT A, A, UM, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MEETING, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GIVE THIS PRESENTATION TO RESIDENTS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE REALLY GONNA UNDERSTAND ALL THIS.
UH, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH INFORMATION.
UM, MAYBE IF WE JUST BULLET, BULLET POINT CERTAIN WORDS, KEY WORDS, THAT MIGHT BE BETTER.
UM, BUT IN THE END, I JUST DON'T, UM, IT, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T ASK IT, IT ALMOST, IT, IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE HERE WE ARE AND HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING, RIGHT? BUT IT SHOULD BE ASKING, IT SHOULD BE
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PRESENTING WHY YOU SHOULD CARE AND HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE.UM, AND I DON'T SEE THAT LANGUAGE.
I DON'T SEE, UH, THOSE, UM, THOSE WORDS.
I DON'T SEE THOSE SUGGESTIONS.
ALSO, I THINK WE CAN UPDATE THE, THE, UH, CURRENT COMMISSIONERS, UH, WHEN WE'RE FINALIZING IT.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.
AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK.
COMMISSIONER NORBET, UM, COMMISSIONER DEAN BENEDICTUS.
UM, I, I THINK THE PRESENTATION IS A GREAT STARTING POINT, SO AGAIN, I AGREE WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
I, I REALLY, UH, THE TWO PIECES THAT RESONATED WITH ME, UM, COMMISSIONER GILL'S COMMENTS ON WHAT IS OUR SPECIFIC FOCUS AND WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHAT, WHAT VALUE DO WE BRING, REALLY, WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE DOING, UH, AS A RESPONSE TO THE, UM, THE ORIGINAL CHARTER? UM, AND THAT WHERE WE SEE THE DISCONNECT, I THINK IT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT IN A NEGATIVE WAY, BUT WHERE THERE IS A GAP, UH, AND WHERE WE, WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE AREN'T ABLE TO DO, I THINK WE ALL AGREE ON THAT.
AND WHERE IS IT THAT WE TURN TO FIX THAT GAP TO, TO, TO MINE THAT GAP? AND I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO WHAT COMMISSIONER OVA SAYING, UM, WHERE DOES THE PUBLIC FIT IN? WHERE DOES CITY COUNCIL FIT IN? WHERE ARE THERE SHORTCOMINGS PERHAPS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON AND IS WHERE WE'RE GOING? AND THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE ORDINANCE.
THAT'S GONNA BE A GREAT LAUNCHING POINT.
UM, I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, SPEAKING, UM, AND THIS IS, UH, TOUTING A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, WHAT THE, UM, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE DOES.
AND, UM, IN, IN PARTICULAR, OET ON COMPLIANCE, YOU KNOW, UH, WE MENTIONED PRAS.
I THINK PEOPLE, UH, YOUR AVERAGE PERSON DOESN'T KNOW WHAT A PRA IS.
COULD I GET A DEFINITION ON ON THAT? AND WHAT IS IT? AND HOW MANY OF YOU PROBABLY ALREADY SENT ONE IN, YOU KNOW, FOR REALLY TALKING TO THE PUBLIC, UM, HOW DOES THEIR INFORMATION WORK AND WHO, AND THAT WE'RE PART OF THAT OVERSIGHT.
AND THAT'S, UH, AND THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT IT IS.
UH, SPEAKING TO THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION, I FOUND JUST RECENTLY TAKING THE EDUCATION, UM, I KNOW THAT YOU FOCUS ON TRENDS.
WHAT'S THE LATEST PROBLEM? WHAT ARE NEW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING UP IN PARTICULAR, LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER THINGS THAT, UM, I THINK WE SHOULD BLOW OUR HORN HORN A LITTLE BIT ON.
UM, THE TRAINING IS CHANGED ANNUALLY TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP.
LET 'EM, LETTING 'EM KNOW THAT IT'S A DYNAMIC PROGRAM.
UM, SO, AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT TO CRITICIZE THE CURRENT PRESENTATION.
I THINK IT WAS A GREAT STARTING POINT.
UM, AND WHY NOT HAVE A COUPLE PICTURES THERE FOR THE OET, OUR LITTLE, OUR, OUR, OUR ETHICS OFFICER.
UH, AND I THOUGHT ALSO, YOU MIGHT WANNA, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, BUT ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPLIANCE PIECES THAT WE DO WORK TOWARDS, UM, A LITTLE BIT, GOING BACK TO COMMISSIONER GILL'S COMMENTS ON WHAT DO THE ELECTEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DO FORM 700, ET CETERA, AND THAT WE HAVE SOME CONTROLS AND THAT, UM, MOST PEOPLE LAY, PEOPLE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THOSE CONTROLS, WHETHER IT BE FOR STAFF, ELECTED, ET CETERA, AND COMMISSIONERS.
UM, BUT I, I THINK IT'S GREAT WHERE WE'RE GOING.
UM, AND THEN TO, I THINK WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME GUIDANCE PROBABLY ON, IF THERE IS DIALOGUE, UH, BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID, WHERE ARE WE TREADING INTO WATER THAT WE SHOULDN'T GO, YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA BE PERCEIVED AS, YOU KNOW, UM, ALSO COMPLAINING OR VENTING OR SHOWING OUR, OUR, OUR WEAKNESSES.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT GAPS AND WHERE WE'RE, WHERE WE'RE HEADING, AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE FAST ON OUR FEET ON WHERE, HOW DO YOU RESOLVE THE GAPS? WHO ARE THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE AT THE CITY TO HANDLE THE GAPS? THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR US TO INVITE PEOPLE TO COME IN HERE, OR THEY NEED TO GET TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, ET CETERA, AND TURN OUT THE VOTE MORE, YOU KNOW, ET CETERA.
BUT, UM, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DE UM, I, I'VE TAKEN GOOD NOTES.
AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO TURN THIS AROUND.
I, I JUST WOULD ASK A QUESTION.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHY SHOULD YOU CARE WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY, MY THINKING IS THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT TO MAKE, AND IT'S TRUST IN GOVERNMENT AND HOPEFULLY THE THINGS THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON CAN INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND RESULT
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IN GREATER TRUST IN GOVERNMENT.WE KNOW WE'RE NOT THERE AS A CITY.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PRIMARY, UH, INITIATIVES OF THE COMMISSION BY, YES, WE FOCUS ON CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT THE GOAL IS TO HAVE PUBLIC TRUST IMPROVE IN THE GOVERNMENT.
I, I, IF I WORK THE LANGUAGE AROUND THAT THEME, IS THAT A, DOES THAT ANSWER THE MAIL? UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR SUGGESTION.
I'D HAVE TO, UH, I'D HAVE TO SEE IT.
COMMISSIONER GILLETTE, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ADD THAT I, I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE PRESENTATION, AND I LIKE THE PRESENTATION.
IF WE COULD, UH, ADD OUR MEETING DATES AND TIMES SO THAT, UM, RESIDENTS WILL KNOW THAT IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE OR EVEN CALL IN, THAT THEY, THEY CAN.
UM, I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO KIND OF HAVE TALKING POINTS FOR THE SAME REASON THAT COMMISSIONER DI DEUS HAD MENTIONED.
UM, AND ALSO A, UM, KIND OF A CATCH ALL IF WE'RE UNABLE TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTION, THAT WE CAN REFER THEM TO SOMEONE, UM, IN THE OFFICE.
YEAH, ALONG THOSE LINES, HAVING THE NUMBER TO THE HOTLINE, UH, MAY ALSO BE BENEFICIAL ON LIKE THE FINAL SLIDE.
UM, THE LAST POINT, UM, I'LL MAKE, AND AS, AS WE WERE ALL TALKING, AND IT, I'M SORRY THAT THIS DIDN'T COME TO MIND BEFORE, BUT IT WOULD BE WISE, UM, LIKELY, AND WE CAN WORK THIS OUT IN THE AGENDA SETTING MEETING, BUT IF WE COULD HAVE A STUDY SESSION WHERE WE AS A COMMISSION COULD GET OFF THE DAIS FOR A SECOND AND KIND OF GO THROUGH, UM, SOME OF THESE, UM, UH, POINTS IN THE, UH, PRESENTATION, FOR INSTANCE.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'LL USE AN I STATEMENT HERE.
I WASN'T AROUND DURING THIS ELECTION OF THE POOL FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION.
UM, SO IT MIGHT BE BOTH HELPFUL TO BOTH KIND OF, UM, DISCUSS AMONGST OURSELVES ANTICIPATED QUESTIONS THAT WE MAY PERCEIVE, WORK OUT HOW, UM, WE MAY ANSWER THEM.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SEVEN PEOPLE OR, OR SO, SO WE MAY ALL APPROACH THAT WITH DIFFERENT MANNERS, BUT AT LEAST KIND OF HAVE ALONG THE SAME LINES A THOUGHT PROCESS.
UM, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, FOR, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE NOT BEEN AROUND FOR, KIND OF UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE HISTORY SO THAT WHEN THE SLIDE COMES UP, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH IT WITH SOME TYPE OF AUTHORITY.
RIGHT? UM, AND SO I THINK THAT WOULD ALSO, UH, POTENTIALLY BE USEFUL AS WELL.
UM, SO WE'LL JUST, UM, THOUGHT FOR THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONER? A GAIL? YEAH, I THINK I, I ESPECIALLY LIKE WHAT COMMISSIONER NOVE HAD TALKED ABOUT, AND NOT WANTING TO GET DOWN IN THE WEEDS, BUT DEFINITELY WITH THE FOCUS ON THE RESIDENTS AND CERTAINLY BUSINESSES TOO.
THINGS LIKE, UM, EITHER, YOU KNOW, QR CODES THAT THEN EASILY TAKE PEOPLE RIGHT TO WHERE WE WANT THEM TO GO TO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMISSION, THE ETHICS COMMISSION ON WEBSITE AND OR WHERE THEY WOULD GO TO SEE OUR AGENDAS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO JUST SOME THINGS THEY, THEY COULD EITHER BE ON A PRESENTATION ON A SIGNBOARD, WHEREVER WE WOULD BE DOING A NEIGHBORHOOD PRESENTATION AND OR, UH, YOU KNOW, QUARTER SHEET PASS OUTS IF YOU WANT WASTE PAPER
BUT HAVING A QR CODE THAT MAKES IT REALLY SIMPLE FOR SOMEONE TO GO TO SEE WHETHER THAT BE OUR WEBSITE OR AGENDAS OR WHATEVER THAT IS, BUT MAKE IT EASY TO GET TO DIRECT PEOPLE TO WHERE WE WANT THEM TO GO.
YEAH, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD EXERCISE, UM, FOR US,
AND, UH, TO COMMISSIONER GILL'S POINT, WE SHOULD BE PREPARED AND OUR WEBSITE SHOULD BE PREPARED.
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
UH, OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FAILING THE TRANSPARENCY TEST.
YEAH, IT'LL CLEAN US UP IN TERMS OF OUR HYGIENE ON OUR WEBSITE AND MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR, WHATEVER WE'RE SAYING SHOULD MATCH WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY.
ANY FURTHER COMMENT FROM THE COMMISSION? I THINK THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL.
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UM, THE AD HOC WILL GET BACK TOGETHER, UM, AND, AND RE UH, REWORD, KIND OF, KIND OF REDUCE SOME OF THIS, THE POWERPOINTS.UM, BUT AS, AS ALWAYS, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL
REAL QUICK, IS THERE THREE PEOPLE ON THE AD HOC CURRENTLY? UH, NO TWO.
IF THE SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES ME, BUT I'M HAPPY TO, UH, JOIN THE AD HOC OKAY.
ADDRESS THAT IN A FUTURE AGENDA ON A LOWER AGENDA ITEM.
UM, UH, BUT AS ALWAYS, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, UM, ON THE DAIS.
IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS.
UM, WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, IF NOT, LET'S TAKE A VOTE.
UM, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THE AGENDA ITEM WRITTEN AS IS, IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC AND APPROVE THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PRESENTATION.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS COMMISSION DOES, IS NOT GONNA APPROVE THE PRESENTATION AS IS.
SO, UM, THERE NEEDS TO BE AN AMENDED MOTION, PERHAPS TO DIRECT THE AD HOC TO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK OR, OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
UM, I WOULD ASK THAT IT BE AMENDED SIMPLY TO HAVE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH, UH, AND FOR THE AD HOC TO COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION, UH, WITH A PRODUCT THAT RESPONDS TO THE INPUT PROVIDED.
IS THAT OKAY AS A SECOND? I AGREE.
UM, SO CAN WE PLEASE VOTE? MY APOLOGIES, CAN WE PLEASE VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM AS AMENDED? ABSOLUTELY.
UH, COMMISSIONER GIL, IF WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES, WE CAN TAKE A VERBAL YES.
AS AN I BY, UH, COMMISSIONER GILL.
WITH THAT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER SIX, UM, UH, MILLICENT, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO
[6. 26-56046 Recommendation to grant approval to all Commissioners to contact Long Beach neighborhood associations on behalf of the Commission and request time at an upcoming neighborhood association meeting to share the community outreach presentation created by the Ad Hoc on Community Outreach. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
GIVE WHAT THE AGENDA ITEM? THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TO GRANT APPROVAL, GIVEN THAT THE AD HOC NEEDS ADDITIONAL TIME TO REVISE THE, UM, PRESENTATION AND, AND ALSO THE, UH, TALKING POINTS.MAY WE REMOVE THIS FROM THE AGENDA? SURE.
YOU CAN WITHDRAW IT, OR YOU CAN LAY IT OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH, YOU KNOW, IF WE LAY IT OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING, THAT WOULD MEAN THE AD HOC WOULD IDEALLY HAVE THE PRESENTATION READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO, UM, IT'S UP, UP TO YOU CHAIR.
YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE IT READY.
UM, YEAH, LET'S LAY IT OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING.
SO WE'LL LAY OVER AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
CLERK, DO WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON, ON THIS? YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE, UH, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO LAY THIS ITEM OVER, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A PROPER VOTE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER EATON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEUS.
UM, SINCE WE LAID OVER, DO WE STILL NEED TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SORRY, MY MIC IS MUTED.
WE'LL TAKE THIS AS A, A NORMAL ITEM JUST WITH THE, UH, AMENDED, YOU KNOW, VOTE TO LAY THE ITEM OVER.
THIS ITEM, UH, HAS BEEN APPROVED TO BE LAID OVER.
UM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION
[7. 26-56047 Recommendation to discuss anticipated Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve, create or reauthorize Ad Hoc Committees. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO DISCUSS, UH, ANTICIPATED AD HOCS FROM, UH, UPCOMING PRODUCT, UH, PROJECTS.AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO, UH, DISSOLVE, CREATE, OR RE AUTHORIZE AD HOC COMMITTEES.
UM, MAY I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND? DO I HAVE ONE? MY, UH, ONE SECOND.
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UH, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN, UH, MOTION.
IF NOT, WE'LL TAKE A VERBAL JUST ONE MOMENT.
WE WILL TAKE A VERBAL ON THIS ITEM IF I CAN GET A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOTION, UH, BY COMMISSIONER DEMAN DICTUS AND COM, UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER P*****K.
UM, UM, THE, SO I THINK WE HEARD AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS MEETING, UM, A COUPLE PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO JOIN AD HOCS AS CURRENTLY, UM, THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UH, CONSTITUTED IS, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO MAKE THOSE FORMALIZED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM.
UM, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER DEUS, YOU HAD OFFERED TO JOIN THE COMMISSION ON AN INVESTIGATIVE PROTOCOL.
IF COMMISSIONER GUNN AND GILLETTE NEED THE HELP, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO, TO HELP.
YOU MAY REGRET IT, BUT
AND COMMISSIONER GILL, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT I HEARD THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO JOIN THE COMMISSION ON, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
UM, BEFORE I MAKE A LONG FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL MAKE A FRIENDLY ADMIN AMENDMENT TO THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS, UH, ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS, UM, AND TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE COMMER COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS TO JOIN THE COMMISSION ON INVESTIGATIVE PROTOCOLS.
AND COMMISSIONER GILL TO JOIN THE COMMISSION, THE AD HOC ON COMMISSION OUTREACH, UH, COMMUNITY COMMUNITY, SORRY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
MAY I HAVE A, MAY? THE FOLKS THAT MOVED AND SECONDED, UH, AGREE TO THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MAY WE TAKE A VOTE ON THE, UM, AGENDA ITEM AS AMENDED? ALL RIGHT, MOTION CARRIES AS AMENDED.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, RECOMMENDATION
[8. 26-56048 Recommendation to receive and file a monthly update from the Ethics Officer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE ETHICS OFFICER.IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER P*****K AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILET.
I WANNA START BY INTRODUCING, UM, OUR NEWEST, UH, TEAM MEMBER TO THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY, AMANDA MONZON.
SHE'S SITTING OVER TO MY LEFT HERE.
AMANDA IS OUR NEW, UH, CLERK TYPIST, UM, AND OUR SECOND RECORDS COORDINATOR.
SO A LOT OF HER WORK IS REALLY FOCUSED RIGHT NOW ON THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PROGRAM AND JUST, UH, LEARNING ALL THERE IS TO LEARN ABOUT BEING A RECORDS COORDINATOR, AND THEN WE'LL SLOWLY, UH, MOVE HER INTO ETHICS AS WELL.
UM, AMANDA HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
SHE DID COME TO US FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE SHE WAS A COVID HIRE, AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE HIRE.
UM, AND THEN SHE WAS ABLE TO STAY ON WITH THE CITY, AND SHE'S WORKING ON HER LAST SEMESTER AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH.
SO VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HER HERE.
UM, WE CAN SEE THE WORKLOAD, UH, BEING ALREADY BEING MORE EVENLY DISPERSED, SO, UM, IT WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER.
UM, SO WANTED TO START WITH THAT.
UM, YOU PROBABLY ALL KNOW BY NOW, BUT THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED LAST NIGHT, WHICH IS, UM, EXCITING AND NOT SO EXCITING GIVEN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE, UM, EFFECTS THAT THAT BUDGET ADOPTION WILL HAVE.
UM, BUT NONETHELESS, IT, IT WAS ADOPTED AND MOVING FORWARD FROM THERE.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE ARE ANTICIPATING, UM, HAVING THE FAIR ACT COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONTH, IDEALLY THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT MONTH.
I'M NOT GOING TO PROMISE A DATE YET, UH, BUT TYLER IS WORKING HARD ON IF THAT IS A POSSIBILITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
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SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR YOU.UM, ALSO WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CHAIR.
AND I HAD BEEN TALKING, UM, IN LIGHT OF THE ITEM LAST MONTH, UM, THAT THE DIRECTION WAS TO TALK ABOUT THE JUNE 10TH STUDY SESSION ON COMMISSION PRIORITIES.
UM, AND JUST HE AND I TALKING THROUGH WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO KIND OF, UM, MAKE THAT EASY FOR EVERYONE TO THINK THROUGH WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE.
SO WE'RE THINKING THAT PERHAPS, UM, AN ANONYMOUS COMMISSIONER SURVEY, JUST, UM, OUTLINING THE DIFFERENT, UM, PRIORITIES THAT WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE STUDY SESSION.
OF COURSE, UH, TALKING THROUGH THAT WITH MILLICENT AND THE CHAIR BEFORE THAT GETS SENT OUT TO THE COMMISSION, BUT IT, IT'LL JUST BE A VERY SIMPLE SURVEY.
UM, THESE ARE PRIORITIES THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DISCUSSED RECENTLY AND A BULLETED LIST.
UM, AND AGAIN, UH, THE CHAIR AND I WILL HAVE AGREEMENT ON THAT LIST BEFORE IT'S SENT OUT.
UM, AND THEN YOU PICK AS MANY OR AS LITTLE AS YOU THINK SHOULD BE A, A COMMISSION PRIORITY OVER THE NEXT YEAR, TWO TO THREE YEARS.
I KNOW COMMISSIONER GO, WE DON'T TALK IN FINITE TIMELINES, UM, BUT JUST HAVING AN IDEA OF, OF WHAT IT IS, UH, THE COMMISSION WANTS TO WORK ON.
THAT BEING SAID, I DO SEE THAT, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS OBVIOUSLY PERCOLATING QUICKLY TO THE TOP AS WELL AS THE INVESTIGATION PROTOCOL.
UM, SO, UM, I FORESEE THAT BEING ONE OF THE TOP, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY THE TOP TWO ON THE LIST.
UM, THE CHAIR AND I WILL TALK, LIKE I SAID, A LITTLE BIT MORE THROUGH THAT, BUT EXPECT TO SEE THAT EMAIL, AND THEN WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, YOU'LL GET THE SURVEY BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT, UM, THE RESPONSES.
I DID WANNA SHARE THAT, UH, THE OET HOSTED, UM, A GENERAL PRA, UH, 1 0 1 TRAINING YESTERDAY.
WE HAD 157 PARTICIPANTS, UM, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR BIGGER, UM, TRAININGS THUS FAR, WHICH TELLS US THAT THERE'S A REAL NEED FOR THIS INFORMATION.
UM, A FEW PEOPLE DID GET STUCK IN THE LOBBY, INCLUDING COMMISSIONER NORWAY.
UH, SO I DO WANNA APOLOGIZE PUBLICLY FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO WAS STUCK IN THE LOBBY.
UM, WE DID RECORD IT, SO HAPPY TO SEND THAT OUT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, JUST A REALLY ROBUST TRAINING.
IT, YOU KNOW, RAN PAST THE HOUR.
UM, SO AGAIN, JUST TOLD US THAT WE'RE FOCUSING OUR TIME WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED RIGHT NOW.
AND I KNOW I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE P-R-A-S-O-P UPDATE, UM, THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.
SO WE'RE GETTING READY TO RELEASE THAT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR FINAL REVIEW.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE STILL CONTINUING WITH, UM, A SOFT BLANCHE OF OUR ESCALATION PROCESS.
AND AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AS WE USE THAT PROCESS, UM, WE'RE IDENTIFYING WHERE WE MAY WANNA CHANGE THINGS.
AND, AND ONE OF THOSE CHANGES, UM, THAT WE NOTICED, UM, ALMOST RIGHT AWAY IS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING, UM, OR FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN THE ESCALATION PROCESS STARTS.
SO MILLICENT AND HER COLLEAGUE, A TOY WHO ARE THE TWO ATTORNEYS ASSIGNED TO PRAS, WILL, UH, PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE ESCALATION PROCESS.
UM, SO JUST HAPPY TO HAVE EVEN MORE OF THEIR TIME, UM, ON THIS AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH.
AND WITH THAT, THAT IS MY UPDATE THIS MONTH.
UM, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION.
UM, I'D VERY INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THAT PRA TRAINING OR BRIEFING THIS YEAR.
THAT'D BE A PART OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
WE BETTER KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, BUT WE COULD LEARN A LOT THROUGH THAT.
ONE OF THE COMMON, I, I NOTICED, AND YOU REFERRED TO IT IN THAT IN THE BRIEFING, WAS THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT YOU RECEIVE.
AND I KNOW YOU DO A GREAT JOB WITH THE, UM, REPORT, THE ANNUAL REPORT, ET CETERA.
DO YOUR STATISTICS REAL, UH, SQUARELY REST ON THE CALLS THROUGH THE HELPLINE, OR DO YOU ALSO TRACK WRITTEN OR EMAILS THAT YOU MIGHT RECEIVE AND PUT THOSE UNDER THE AS, UM, UM, ITEMS RECEIVED BY THE ETHICS OFFICE? I DO TRACK THOSE EVERY NOW AND THEN I'LL FORGET, UM, BECAUSE I MIGHT GET A COUPLE CALLS IN A DAY, BUT GOOD POINT.
SO THAT WAS NOT NOTED IN THE DRAFT PRESENTATION.
UH, BUT I BELIEVE I DO NOTE THAT IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.
THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE I THINK, UM, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT, AND NOT THAT WE, YOU'RE PROBABLY BUSY ENOUGH, BUT, UH, IT IS TRUE.
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AT MY, MY OWN FORMER, UH, CAREER.I THINK I'VE RECEIVED MORE WALK-IN AND EMAILS THAN I DID THROUGH A FORMAL DEFINITELY.
SO, UH, IF, IF, UH, JUST MAKE SURE IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO, TO ALWAYS TRACK.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? UM, SEEING NONE, I HAVE, UM, A COUPLE COMMENTS HERE.
ONE, I'M EXCITED TO HEAR THAT MILLICENT AND A TOY WILL BE A PART OF THE, UM, UH, PR PROCESS FROM THE START.
I KNOW, UM, AGAIN, DURING THE, THE DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, UM, SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I BECAME AWARE OF WAS THAT SOMETIMES THAT 10 DAY, AND I'M VERY HAPPY ALSO TO HAVE, UM, AMANDA JOINING THE TEAM.
UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WAS MADE AWARE TO ME WAS THAT 10 DAY LETTER OR RESPONSE LETTER WASN'T ALWAYS GETTING OUT.
SO, UM, I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH NOW, YOU KNOW, NOW I HESITATE TO SAY FULLY STAFFED, BUT MORE STAFFED OFFICE, UM, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO, UM, AT LEAST SEND THAT LETTER, YOU KNOW, BE A BIT MORE RESPONSIVE, UM, YOU KNOW, AT THE START.
UM, UM, SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.
UM, I ALSO ON THE SURVEY PIECE, JUST WANT TO, UM, HEATHER DID IT VERY KINDLY OF SAYING BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS THAT SURVEY DOES COME OUT, JUST SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS, WE DO OUR AGENDA SETTING MEETING ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE THIS MEETING.
SO WHEN THAT SURVEY COMES OUT, I DO REQUEST, UM, THAT THE FOLKS ON THE COMMISSION ARE AS RESPONSIVE AS POSSIBLE, JUST SO THAT IT HELPS, UM, VICE CHAIR, UH, DUNN AND, AND, UH, OR EDEN, UM, UM, AND MYSELF, UM, AS WELL AS THE STAFF, UH, CREATE AN AGENDA THAT IS, UH, USEFUL FOR THE COMMISSION.
UM, SO I JUST DO WANT TO ECHO HEATHER'S STATEMENTS AND ALSO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN BEHIND IT OF THE REASONING WHY, UM, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET KIND OF RESPONSIVE AND TIMELY RES UH, TIMELY RESPONSES TO THAT.
UM, OTHERWISE, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU, UM, DO.
UM, AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION, I WILL BRING IT TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
SEEING NONE, MAY WE HAVE A VOTE PLEASE? MOTION CARRIES.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, RE RECOMMENDATION
[9. 26-56049 Recommendation to discuss potential agenda items for future Commission meetings. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL, UM, AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS.UH, MAY HAVE A MOTION A SECOND, PLEASE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DE BEEN ADDICTED SINCE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILL.
UM, ANY COMMENT FROM THE COMMISSION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY, NONE.
MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A VOTE? UM, COMMISSIONER P*****K, IF YOU'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES, WE CAN, WE COULD TAKE A VERBAL MOTION.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Ethics Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
UM, ON ANYTHING, ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA.SEEING NONE, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
STAFF, ET CETERA.SEEING NONE THIS MEETING, OH, SORRY.
UH, AND MAYBE I'M NOT BRINGING LESS IN THE RIGHT SLOT, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SOME RULE CHANGES GOING INTO A PLACE FOR THE LA COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSION AND THEY DO HAVE SOME TYPE OF, UH, OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY.
UM, AND SO MY, I WAS JUST WONDERING, AND THEN MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT SPOT FOR THAT CONVERSATION, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT BE AND LIAISON WITH THAT COMMISSION? WOULD IT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO LIAISON WITH THAT COMMISSION AT ALL, OR WITH THE STAFF OF THAT COMMISSION? SO IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS NOT A AGENDA ITEM.
MILLICENT, I'M LOOKING AT YOU.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO RESPOND TO COMMISSIONER GILLS.
SO WE ARE AT ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO, UM, WHICH IS PRIMARILY FOR THE COMMISSION TO ANNOUNCE ANY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THEY'RE ENGAGED IN OR, OR WHAT HAVE YOU THAT MAY BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME.
UM, YOU CAN OF COURSE EMAIL HEATHER AND STAFF WITH YOUR QUESTION.
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YEAH, MY ANNOUNCEMENT IS I JUST SAW THAT THERE WAS ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES BEING LEGISLATIVELY GIVEN TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION OF LA COUNTY.THAT ITEM WAS VOTED ON, SO WE MAY NOT, I I WILL DO THAT.
I'LL, I'LL SEND A WRITTEN EMAIL TO, TO HEATHER'S OFFICE.
UM, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? UH, I'LL MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT NOW.
I WON'T BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR OCTOBER.
YOU WILL BE MISSED, COMMISSIONER BENEDICTUS.
BUT WE HOPE YOU THAT YOU HAVE A, UM, GREAT MONTH OFF.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE.
[ADJOURNMENT]
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.