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UM, GO AHEAD AND GET[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 The Regular Community Services Commission meeting of Wednesday, November 11, 2020, fell on the legally recognized holiday of Veterans Day so the meeting shall be held the following Wednesday. PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE COUNCIL CHAMBER WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsome on March 17, 2020, the Regular Meeting of the City of La Habra Community Services Commission for NOVEMBER 18, 2020, will be conducted telephonically through Zoom. Please be advised that pursuant to Executive Order, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, the Council Chamber will not be open for the meeting. Community Services Commissioners will participate telephonically and will not be physically present in the Council Chamber. In accordance with Executive Order N-25-20, guidance from the California Department of Public Health on gatherings, and in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the health and safety of our community, remote public participation can be done by: 1. Submitting an email to kalbarian@lahabraca.gov no later than 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. 2. Participating via Zoom during the meeting on an audio only conference call by dialing 1-669-900-9128 and entering Meeting ID: 281-144-0561 and Passcode 129060. Please note, you will enter the meeting muted, but if you want to comment during the public comment portions of the agenda, press *9, at the appropriate time indicated by the Chair during the meeting, and your call will be selected from the meeting cue. Before you press *9, turn off other electronic devices and turn down background noise at your location to avoid interference with your call. Please note that speakers must limit their comments to three minutes each and that the total time period for public comments is 30 minutes. Your patience with these changes is appreciated as the City adjusts to new ways of conducting business during the COVID-19 pandemic. ]
STARTED CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND, UM, AND I WILL DO THE INVOCATION, DEAR GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TOGETHER AND TO DISCUSS THE THINGS THAT ARE PERTAINING TO THE CITY.UM, GIVE US THE COURAGE AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS.
LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD, UM, TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH THIS COVID OUTBREAK AND, AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE, UM, AFFECTING US, BRING HEALING TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED AND KEEP THOSE THAT ARE NOT WELL, LORD, I THANK YOU AND PRAISE YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE TOGETHER IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
DID YOU WANT TO DO, UM, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE? UM, CARRIE, WOULD YOU ASK, DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME WITH THAT? SURE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I THOUGHT I'D PICK ON YOU SINCE YOU JUST DID SUCH A NICE JOB WITH THAT, UM, VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM, HUH? YEAH.
NOW, HAVE YOU HAD A MOMENT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MINUTES? YEAH.
UM, I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS, KELLY, UM, WITH THE MINUTES IN THAT WE'RE INDICATING THAT WE'RE DOING A ROLL CALL.
SO I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INDICATE THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD GOING FORWARD.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, IS, UM, WITH REGARD TO THE SPECIALLY BEN, THE ONLY REASON I'M NOTICING THIS ONE, WHICH IS THE CARES AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, THE ONLY REASON I'M NOTICING THAT WE DIDN'T GET THAT MUCH DETAIL.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT MATTERS, UM, IN, WHEN IT GOES, IF IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL, AS FAR AS, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DO, THEY RECEIVE OUR MINUTES.
WELL, LET ME SEE HOW MUCH, UM, WE WROTE IN THERE BECAUSE I DID TALK QUITE A LOT ABOUT IT.
UM, AND THE ONLY REASON I KNOW THAT, UM, THAT I DON'T RECALL THAT IS BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A DUPLICATION OF WHAT THE CHAMBER DOES AND I'VE ALREADY KIND OF SHARED THAT WITH YOU.
UM, SO I THINK I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED, I MEAN, AS FAR AS THAT, YEAH, YEAH, IT'S REALLY NOT MUCH.
I JUST SAID THAT WE WERE, UM, WE WERE STARTING THIS PROGRAM TO MEET WITH BUSINESSES AND, UM, GROUPS AND VOLUNTEERS AND WE WERE GIVING OUT SANITIZER, BUT I'LL, I MEAN, WE HAVE IT RECORDED SO I COULD, I COULD GO BACK AND CHECK, BUT I'LL UM, OKAY.
UM, HAVE HER LOOK AT IT FOR US.
SO THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KIND OF YEAH.
WHY DO WE WANT TO DO THIS? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SO I I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS.
UM, UM, WHAT WAS IT? OCTOBER, OCTOBER 14TH, OCTOBER 14TH.
YOU, YOU MAKE A MOTION AND THEN WE'LL JUST PUT AN EXCEPTION TO THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM COMMENTS AND WILL PENDING, UM, REVIEW OF LAST WEEK'S RECORDING.
HOW'S THAT? THE LAST MONTH RECORDING.
SO WHO WAS IT THAT MADE THE MOTION WITH YOU CARRY OR THE MURRAY? IT WAS TERRY.
AND THEN, UM, UH, DENISE, YOU SECOND? IT, NO, IT WAS ME MARIE.
SO THEN, UM, WE'LL CALL ROLL THEN IN ORDER TO SELL THEM, BE SO PICKY.
UM, COMMISSIONER KEMPFLER TONY.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE GOT CUT OFF OR YOU NEED TO START AGAIN.
I HIT THAT THING CAME ON WHERE IT MUTED ME, SO.
SO WE'RE VOTING ON THE MINUTES.
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ARE YOU A YES OR NO? YES I AM.KELLY, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN CRAZY MARIE.
IF YOU HAPPEN, IT'S THE ONE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
THE BEST THING TO DO IS JUST HIT STAR SIX.
AGAIN, EVERY TIME YOU CAN'T HEAR SOMEBODY, THEY JUST NEED TO HIT STAR SIX.
RIGHT? IT'S LIKE RANDOMLY DOING THAT.
SO ANYWAY, WE'RE TRYING TO GET DENISE.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER.
CAUSE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS I COULD HEAR YOU GUYS, BUT YOU COULDN'T HEAR ME.
OH, IF DENISE, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HIT STAR SIX.
THAT'S THAT'S WOULD IT BE ENOUGH TO, TO VOTE ON IT? RIGHT, KELLY? IT, IT WOULD BE, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T MIND WAITING FOR HER.
UM, UM, I JUST DON'T WANT TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, I GET IT.
UM, I'M GONNA COME BACK TO IT TOO.
BUT IF DENISE CAN HEAR US AND STAR SIX, ISN'T WORKING, UM, ALL WE CAN SUGGEST IS THAT SHE LOVES BACK OFF AND THEN CALLED BACK IN.
IS THERE A REASON WHY ON THE AGENDA? IT SAYS TO DO STAR NINE.
OH, WELL MAYBE IT'S SUPPOSED TO STAR NINE.
LET YOU KNOW IT DOES SAY START NOTHING THOUGH.
DENISE, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES.
HE KEEPS, HE KEEPS DROPPING ME OUT AND I HAVE TO DIAL AT THE QUALITY OUT AND BACKHAND.
SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO, UM, CONSIDERATION MIRANDA, SUSAN, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THAT? THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR DO YOU WANT IT TO GET THAT FOR NOW AND GO ON TO HEAD START FIRST IS, UM, WHICH THE CDBG LET'S JUST GO IN ORDER.
ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT? I THINK WE LOST THEM NOW.
WHY? WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE? NO, KIM STILL CAN'T GET ON EITHER.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET STARTED BEFORE WE, I GET MUTED AGAIN IS ME TOO.
WE'RE HERE TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PRIORITY NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, 2022.
FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM, WE MEET ANNUALLY IN NOVEMBER TO ESTABLISH THE PRIORITY NEEDS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THE CITY OF LA HABRA IS A DIRECT ENTITLEMENT CITY FOR WHICH THE CITY RECEIVES AN ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF CDBG FUNDS.
THE CITY'S ESTIMATED CDBG ALLOCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND 2022 IS APPROXIMATELY $680,282.
HUD DETERMINES EACH CITY'S GRANT AMOUNT BY THE HIGHER OF THE TWO FORMULAS, ONE DATA-BASED ON OVERCROWDED HOUSING POPULATIONS AND POVERTY OR TWO DATABASE ON AGE OF HOUSING, POPULATION, GROWTH, LEG AND POVERTY.
THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE CDBG PROGRAM IS A DEVELOPMENT OF VIABLE COMMUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR MINORITIES AND LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS THROUGH
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DECENT HOUSING, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC.I PUT HIM ON A THREE-WAY ON MY PHONE TO TRY TO PUT HER ON THIS MEETING.
SHOULD I CONTINUE? I'M SORRY, SUSAN.
PAUL WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP ME, BUT UM, I'M WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RECORD THE MEETING SO I CAN'T RECORD IT OFF MY PHONE.
OH, WELL, I MEAN, SO WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT THEM OR IF THAT'S OKAY.
DO YOU WANT ME TO START OVER? YOU WANT ME TO JUST CONTINUE WHERE I LEFT OFF TO, TO CONTINUE WHERE YOU LEFT OFF? I'M TAKING NOTES.
I CAN JUST SEND YOU OVER MY PRESENTATION TOO.
SO THE CITY WILL BE IN ITS SECOND YEAR OF ITS FIVE-YEAR CON PLAN.
THE PRIORITY NEEDS THAT THE COMMISSION COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2021, 2022.
WE'LL BUILD UPON AND FURTHER THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, 2021 TABLE EIGHT PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT WILL PROVIDE THE RATING OF THE COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE PRIORITY NEEDS FOR THE FIVE-YEAR COMP PLAN AS EITHER HIGH OR LOW PRIORITY.
THE GOAL FOR TONIGHT IS TO HAVE EACH COMMISSIONER PROVIDE A RATING OF HIGH OR LOW PRIORITY IN EACH CATEGORY.
SO WE WILL USE THE ATTACHED BLANK TABLE TO RATE THE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE TABLE WILL BE SIMPLIFIED NEXT YEAR AND WE ALL NEED THE SCORE AVERAGE AND PRIORITIES SINCE WE'LL ONLY BE RATING EITHER LOW OR HIGH.
SO I WILL NEED EACH COMMISSIONER, UM, TO RATE EITHER LOWER HIGH, AND I WILL DO ROLL CALL SO THAT I CAN COME UP WITH THE VOTES IF THAT'S OKAY.
SO FOR THE FIRST HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IS PRESERVED THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WOULD YOU RATE THAT AS LOW OR HIGH HIGH? OKAY.
I WOULD RATE THAT HIGH COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT, HIGH COMMISSIONER SYRUP.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ONE.
ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
I DON'T RECALL HOW THAT'S DONE TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THE CATEGORY.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? HOW DO YOU ENSURE? OKAY, GIVE ME A SECOND.
SO FOR, TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IS THROUGH LIKE OUR FAIR HOUSING SERVICES.
UM, WE ASSIST THOSE EXTREMELY LOW, LOW, MODERATE, LARGE FAMILIES, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES PERSON WITH, UM, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PERSONS WITH HIV AIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, VETERANS PERSON DESIGNATED AS A PROTECTED CLASS.
SO THAT WAS WHAT FALLS UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO, UM, FOR TWO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND I WOULD, I WOULD RATE IT HIGH.
AND, UM, JUST MIRANDA JUST ADDED LIKE A LANDLORD TO REFUSE TO RENT TO SOMEBODY WITH A DISABILITY OR BECAUSE OF THEIR CLASS.
SO YOU WERE RIGHT THAT HEIGHT.
I WOULD WRITE THAT AS A HIGH COMMISSIONER
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SYRUP HIGH AS WELL.LABIANCA FOR ASKING TO, UM, CLARIFY THAT.
THE NEXT ONE IS PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.
I WOULD RATE THAT HIGH VICE-CHAIR KEMPER.
WHAT TYPE OF, UH, PUBLIC SERVICES ARE WE SPEAKING IN THIS CATEGORY? UM, YOUTH SERVICES, SENIOR SERVICES, UM, LIKE GRAFFITI REMOVAL, ALL KINDS OF, UM, SERVICES TARGETED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS, HOMELESS.
UM, HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING? UM, SO WE FUND FEEDING REMOVAL.
WE FUND MERCY HOUSE FOR THE HOMELESS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS TELLING IT CORRECTLY.
AND THE NEXT ONE IS PUBLIC SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
IS THERE SOMETHING HIGH, HIGHER THAN HIGH? OKAY.
WHAT TYPE OF SERVICES DO THEY PROVIDE FOR THEM? HELLO.
I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS CAN HEAR HER, BUT SHE WAS JUST SAYING THAT WE DON'T PROVIDE, WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE THAT WE FUND RIGHT NOW THAT FUNDS LIKE, UM, FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, BUT IT WOULD BE LIKE PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR ALCOHOL OR OTHER ADDICTIONS, HIV AIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VETERANS.
SO, SO IF WE, IF WE VOTE HIGH, WOULD YOU CREATE A PROGRAM OR WHAT HAPPENS THEN? MIRANDA? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
SO NO, WE WOULDN'T CREATE A PROGRAM, BUT IT'S AN APPLICATION CAME IN FROM A NONPROFIT THAT SPECIALIZED IN THOSE SERVICES.
WE WOULD REVIEW IT AS STAFF AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
AND THEN WHEN IT COMES BACK TO YOU WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU WOULD DECIDE IF YOU WANT IT TO FUND THAT PROGRAM OR NOT FUND THAT PROGRAM, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU PROVIDE TO THE PROGRAM.
SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON IF WE GET APPLICATIONS OR NOT.
SO MIRANDA, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER KEMPER IS SO THEY DO NOT HAVE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, BUT SHOULD ONE COME ABOUT THEN? DO WE HAVE TO TAKE IT UP FOR A VOTE AT THAT TIME? YEAH.
SO LIKE LAST TIME OUR APPLICATIONS ARE OUTRIGHT.
NOW, IF WE GET AN APPLICATION IN, IN DECEMBER AND ONE OF THEM IS A SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM, AS LONG AS I'M THINKING, LIKE THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR SUSAN AND I WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU IN JANUARY, I BELIEVE WITH WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR FUNDING.
AND THEN AT THAT TIME, THE COMMISSION WOULD DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANTED TO FUND THIS NEW PROGRAM.
AND IF THEY AGREED WITH OUR FUNDING RECOMMENDATION OR IF THEY WANTED TO INCREASE IT, OUR DECREASES.
SO YOU WOULDN'T MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO US IN, I THINK IT'S JANUARY THAT WE'RE COMING BACK TO YOU.
I JUST WANNA, UM, CONFIRM THAT IT'S HI.
I JUST MINUS HIGHS, BUT I ALSO HAD A QUESTION JUST LOOKING BACK ON WHEN WE DID THIS LAST YEAR AND SAYING THIS RIGHT NOW, WE, WE HAD EVERYTHING HIGH.
AND HOW DOES THAT WORK AS FAR AS THEN BEING ABLE TO PRIORITIZE? UM, IT'S UP TO YOU.
WE'LL COME BACK WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS
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AS YOU FEEL FIT WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.UM, SOMETIMES LATELY OUR PUBLIC SERVICES HAVE BEEN SHRINKING AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING FEWER AND FEWER APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE HOOPS.
THEY HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH WITH DOCUMENTATIONS, BUT IF WE GET 20, THEN YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE TO KIND OF DEBATE ON HOW YOU FEEL IT'S BEST TO FUND THE 20.
IF ALL OF THEM ARE HIGH IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN DECIDE TO DO SOME LOW.
YOU JUST NEED TO DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO DO THE OFF THE FUNDING WHEN WE COME BACK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.
IT'S MY, MY, I THINK IT'S A HIGH, BUT SINCE WE, WE DIDN'T COME BACK FOR A VOTE FOR THE LAST YEAR.
SO I'M ASSUMING THERE WASN'T ANYBODY WHO SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION THAT MET THE CRITERIA THAT CAME TO THIS COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON.
AND SO IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, I MEAN, DOES IT REALLY MATTER IF THIS IS A HIGH OR A LOW, SAY IT'S A LOW AND THEN WE GET SOMEBODY WHO QUALIFIES TO BE LOOKED AT FURTHER.
WOULD IT MAKE IT, DOES IT, DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? UM, YES.
AND NO HUT LIKE YOU TO DECIDE WHAT IN YOUR COMMUNITY YOU FEEL IS A HIGHER OR A LOW PRIORITY.
SO IN THAT SENSE IS THE EXERCISE THAT HUD IS ASKING US TO DO, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING.
AS FAR AS APPLICATIONS, YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU HAVE A HIGH NEED FOR, UM, SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES.
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S PROVIDING IT IN YOUR COMMUNITIES TO YOUR RESIDENTS OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S WILLING TO JUMP THROUGH THE CDBG HOOPS.
THEN HUD IS GOING TO HAVE A MANDATE THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LOW PRIORITY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW FROM YEAR TO YEAR WHAT APPLICATIONS YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GET.
OKAY, THIS IS COMMISSIONER MARIE.
IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE QUANTITY OF THOUGH.
WE WOULD JUST DISTRIBUTE IT DIFFERENTLY, CORRECT? YEAH.
SO LIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIMITED TO 15% OF THE OVERALL, UM, CDBG ALLOCATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICES.
SO IF YOU GET THREE APPLICATIONS, THAT MEANS YOU CAN GIVE MORE MONEY TO THOSE THREE ORGANIZATIONS.
IF YOU GET 20 APPLICATIONS AND YOU DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO FUND 15 OF THE 20, THEN YOU JUST KNOW THAT EVERY ORGANIZATION OF GETTING A SMALLER POT OF THE MONEY, CAUSE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS GOING TO BE THE SAME.
UM, IT'D BE IT UP REALLY DEPENDS ON A LOT OF HOW MANY APPLICATIONS YOU END UP RECEIVING.
SO THIS IS COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT AND IT'S A HIGH FOR ME.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SEARCH HIGH, PLEASE.
AND FOR THE NEXT CATEGORY, IT'S PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO THAT'S PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL, LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN LAHABRA.
SO, UM, IF WE CAN VOTE THEN CHAIR LABIANCA HI, VICE-CHAIR KEMPER EXTREMELY HIGH COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
AND THE LAST, UM, CATEGORY IS IMPROVED CITY, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHAT TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE ARE THEY REFERENCING HERE? UM, SO THIS IS LIKE OUR, UM, IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING LIKE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND LIKE THE PARK REAL PARK, UM, THE PARKING LOT, THE ALLEY IMPROVEMENT TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
THOSE KINDS OF, I SAY LOW ON THAT ONE.
AND IS IT A CHAIR? A VICE CHAIR.
UM, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, I'M LOOKING AT THE DESCRIPTION OF IT FROM LAST
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YEAR AND IT TALKS ABOUT, UM, LIKE ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBILITY AT PUBLIC FACILITIES SUCH AS A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY.IS THAT STILL, DOES THAT STILL, IS THAT YES, THAT DOES THAT STILL FALLS UNDER THAT? I SEE.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT.
COMMISSIONER SEARCH HIGH, PLEASE.
UM, MIRANDA JUST REMINDED ME THAT I NEED TO, UM, JUST OVERALL PRIORITIES.
SO FOR PRESERVE THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IT'S HIGH 40 ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES HIGH FOR PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.
I PUBLIC SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, HIGH PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, HIGH AND IMPROVE CITY, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING LADIES AND YOU ALL STAY SAFE.
THE EARLY HEAD START MONTHLY REPORT.
DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ONLINE TO, TO, UM, GO OVER THAT? YES.
HI, IT'S CATHERINE, CAN YOU HEAR ME CATHERINE? GOOD EVENING.
SO WITH THE EARLY HEAD START REPORT, ATTACHMENT ONE IS OUR PROGRAM INFORMATION SUMMARY.
UM, THE CURRENT MONTH AND REPORT IS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 43 CHILDREN ENROLLED AND WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY RECRUITING TO REACH OUR 50, UM, CHILDREN.
UM, IN OUR PROGRAM, ATTACHMENT TWO IS OUR COST REPORT.
UM, THIS ONE'S FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
UM, AS OF AUGUST, WE HAVE SPENT 1220 1% OF OUR BASIC BUDGET AND ZERO FOR OUR, UM, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
OUR ENTIRE AMOUNT, UM, IS LOW AS OF NOW BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T TURNED IN EVERYTHING FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE PROGRAM YEAR.
I, HER IN THREE IS OUR CREDIT CARD PURCHASES FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
UM, ATTACHMENT FOUR, IS THIS THE ACFE REIMBURSEMENT REPORT, THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
AND IT DOES LOOK LOW ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS CHILDREN IN OUR CLASSROOMS. AND THEN FOR OUR FLUID EXPENDITURES, THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF OUR FOOD AND REVENUE EXPENSES.
UM, ATTACHMENT SIX IS TINY INFORMATION WHICH COVERS, UM, AN INTRODUCTION OF THE HEADSTART PROGRAM, YOUR ROLE, UM, YOUR ROLE AS A HEAD OF THE HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR GOVERNING BODY POLICY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT STAFF AND THEIR REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO ASSIST IN MAKING DECISIONS.
SO THIS ONE ALSO SHOWS A LIST OF, UM, IT SHOWS IT'S A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT SHOWS WHAT THE PURPOSES OF, UM, THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIVISION.
IT TALKS ABOUT AS A HEADSTART LEADER, YOU'VE HELPED MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE PROGRAM AND, UM, AS THE GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IS OUR CITY COUNCIL AND YOU'RE CONSIDERED A, UM, THE SUBMISSION IS SENSITIVE TO SUB BOARD, YOU HELP US MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF, UM, HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, WITH THE PROGRAM.
ATTACHMENT EIGHT IS, UM, OUR PROGRAM GOALS, QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR 2020, 20, 21.
UM, THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, THERE'S NOT MUCH IN TERMS OF THE ACTIONS COMPLETED, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON ACHIEVING THESE GOALS FOR THIS YEAR AS THIS FIVE-YEAR GRANT WAS WRITTEN PRIOR TO COVID KIT US.
UM, ONCE I MISS ATTACHMENT ATTACHMENT SEVEN IS A PROGRAM INSTRUCTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION FOR CONSOLIDATING HIS START DEPTH.
SO THIS IS, UM, BASICALLY IF WE HAVE, IF WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE GRANTS AND THEY'RE ALL, UM, AS A GRANTEE, YOU CAN NOW CONSOLIDATE THEM INTO ONE GRANT TO MAKE IT EASIER IN TERMS
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OF THE REPORTING.AND LASTLY, ATTACHMENT NINE IS THE GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITY SCREENER PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT.
UM, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN WE DID THE SCREENER, THE RECOMMENDS, UM, AND WE DID THIS WITH OUR, UM, WITH YOU AS WELL AS WITH OUR POLICY COMMITTEE AND A PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT WAS, UM, IS BEING PRESENTED AND THAT, UM, THE THREE ITEMS THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON IS ESTABLISHING A PARENT COMMITTEE AND THEN ENSURING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERNING BODIES, BY SHARING MINUTES OF MEETINGS AND MORE PARENT ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR PROGRAM.
AND AS WELL AS, UM, I'VE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE PLAN TRAINING TOPICS FOR THE, UM, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, THIS IS CARRIE.
UM, CATHERINE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT THE, UM, THE NURSES PROGRAM, HOW THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO, UM, HELP EXPLAIN IT.
SO THEY'RE DOING THAT ON ZOOM WITH THE PARENTS? YES.
WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT AS WELL AS THE HEALTH CONSULTANT AND, UM, WE ARE DOING ZOOM SESSIONS WITH THE PARENTS WHEN, WHEN ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.
HI, MY COMPUTER IS ALL LOCKED UP, SO I HAVE TO DO THIS BY MEMORY RIGHT NOW, BUT ON A TIT ATTACHMENT EIGHT, THERE WAS ON MEASURES ONE AND TWO, I BELIEVE IT SAID TO INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWERS.
THIS WAS IN THE 2019, 2020 YEAR WHERE YOU DID THAT.
WERE YOU ABLE TO DO THAT? DID IT WORK? UM, IT'S SO WE, YOU JUST STARTED OUR FACEBOOK, UM, FOR OUR DIVISION.
SO WE'RE INCREASING IT A LITTLE AT A TIME, SO WE'RE JUST PROMOTING IT WITH ALL THE PARENTS RIGHT NOW.
AND, UM, OTHER PEOPLE FROM WHEN THEY SEE FACEBOOK, WE'RE PROMOTING OUR PROGRAM, IT'S OUR FIRST YEAR TO REALLY USE IT.
I, YEAH, I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW, HOW WAS GOING.
W UM, THE TEACHERS, WE, WE HAVE A PRIVATE ONE TOO.
WE USE ALSO CLASS DOJO, BUT THAT ONE IS A SPECIFIC FOR EACH CLASSROOM.
AND I THINK THE PARENTS ARE MORE, UM, ACTIVE IN THOSE BECAUSE SPECIFIC ONLY TO THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR CLASSROOM.
DOES THAT GET RECORDED AS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT WHEN YOU SUBMIT THESE? UM, NOT YET.
ANYBODY ELSE? HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE.
SO THEN WE TO NEED, UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT 2020 DASH 21 PROGRAM GOALS.
CAN WE DO THE GOALS AND THE QUARTERLY UPDATE TOGETHER? I'LL PICK A SEPARATE, OKAY.
AND THE OTHER ITEM IS THE GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP SCREENER PLAN OF FOR IMPROVEMENT.
SO LET'S GO WITH THE MOTION FIRST FOR THE 2020 21.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2021 PROGRAM GOALS.
DOES ANY, ARE YOU THERE? OKAY.
SO LET'S HAVE A MOTION FOR THE GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITY SCREENER.
THIS IS COMMISSIONER KEMPER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT SCREENING AND GIVE ME THE END OF IT.
GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITY LEADERSHIP CAPACITY.
I CAN SECOND THAT, IT'S THE PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT AND TRAINING TOPICS FOR 2020 DASH 21 S WHITE SOUTH SECOND COMMISSIONER MARIE OR CARE, I SHOULD SAY.
SO, UM, COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES.
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YES.CAN WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM STAFF? YEP.
SO, UH, FIRST LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR, UH, IMMEDIATE PAST EVENTS THAT WE HAD, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, THE VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM WAS, I THOUGHT VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
HOPEFULLY YOU ARE ALL ABLE TO TUNE INTO, UH, THE RECREATION DIVISION, FACEBOOK PAGE AND SEE IT LIVE.
BUT, UM, CARRIE AND DAVID AND REST OF THE, UM, UH, CREW THAT PUT THAT ON, UM, IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING.
UH, WE INTENTIONALLY DID NOT GIVE OUT THE LOCATION WHERE THE EVENT WAS BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT A CROWD, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET, UM, THE VETERANS OUT SAFELY IF, UM, IF THEY WANTED TO.
SO CARRIE, WHAT WE HAVE ABOUT 30, UM, PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND THE REST WERE ON HOME.
THERE WAS PROBABLY MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING STAFF AND EVERYBODY THERE, BUT, UM, THE AMERICAN LEGION, THEY HAD 30 ON THEIR LIST AND ONLY A COUPLE DID NOT SHOW UP PRETTY NICE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UH, WE JUST THOUGHT VETERAN'S DAY WAS AN IMPORTANT ENOUGH EVENT THAT WE DID NOT WANT TO SKIP IT EVEN DURING THIS TIME.
SO HOPEFULLY, UM, WE'LL BE ALL IN PERSON NEXT YEAR.
WE ALSO HELD THE HALLOWEEN EVENT AT CITY HALL.
IF ANYBODY, UM, HAPPENED TO GO BY, IT WAS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION BOX CAR PRODUCTIONS THAT CAME OUT AND PROVIDED A, UM, A CREEPY CIRCUS OR, UM, TYPE OF AN EVENT WITH, UM, ACTORS.
THEY SOLD OUT, THEY SOLD, UH, UH, CAR PASSES FOR $10 A PIECE JUST ENOUGH TO COVER COSTS FOR EVERYBODY.
CAUSE THEY HAD A LOT OF LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS.
IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, UPCOMING EVENTS, WE HAVE, UM, THE TAMALE FESTIVAL, AS WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, WILL BE VIRTUAL THIS YEAR.
SO IT WILL OCCUR ON THE SUNDAY.
UH, FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING AS USUAL, I BELIEVE WE SOLD, WE HAVE 16 ORDERS SO FAR FOR SOMALI.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ORDERED YOUR TAMALES AND YOU'D LIKE TO, UM, MAKE SURE YOU GO TO OUR WEBPAGE, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND PUT YOUR ORDERS IN, AND THEN WE HAVE A BLOOD DRIVE ON NOVEMBER 30TH.
UM, IF I KNOW WE'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE, BUT, UH, WE CONTINUE TO HOST THESE BECAUSE, UH, BLOOD SUPPLY IS VERY LIMITED AT THIS POINT AND THE BLOOD DRIVES ARE NEEDED TO CITI LAHABRA HAS HOSTED 14 SO FAR WITH OVER 500 PINTS OF BLOOD COLLECTED.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING WELL, AND I, I THINK KIM IS ABLE TO SPEAK, UH, SHE COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOLIDAY WISHES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE'S COLLECTING AND DOING SURE, UM, HOLIDAY WISHES GOING WELL.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT ISSUE DUE TO COVID.
SO, UM, WE'RE NOT EVEN GONNA HAVE A DRIVE TOWARDS, CAUSE WE DON'T WANT THE CROWD.
UM, WE WILL BE DOING A TOY BAG PICKUP ALONG WITH A ACTIVITY BACK FOR FAMILIES TO DO HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES TOGETHER AT HOME THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND EASY TO DO SUCH AS THEY'LL GET AN ACTIVITY BAG WITH CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT MAKING OR HOLIDAY ORNAMENT MAKING, UH, CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES, UH, FUN GAMES, PUZZLES THAT ARE ALL RELATED TO HOLIDAY OR WINTER TYPE ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN OF COURSE OUR TOURS, OUR DONATION IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE DOING VERY WELL, UH, WHICH WAS DONATIONS.
YOU'VE HAD A COUPLE, DROP-OFFS ALREADY ONE IN PARTICULAR WITH AN EAGLE SCOUT.
HE WAS SELECTED THIS PROGRAM FOR HIS PROJECT.
HE DONATED OVER 200 TOYS CAUSE ALL THE MARKETING.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO HAVE HIM PARTICIPATE AND THEN A PARTS WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOLS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR WITH THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE KIDS JUST RECENTLY WENT BACK TO A HYBRID SITUATION, SO, OR SCHEDULE.
SO WE HAD TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR WITH THE DISTRICT, BUT FORTUNATELY ALL THE COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR THE SCHOOLS HAVE AN ALIBI TO PROVIDE TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, THE FAMILIES THAT DEMONSTRATE THE MOST NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
SO OUR GOAL WAS TO SORT OF BETWEEN 450 AND 500 FAMILIES THIS YEAR.
SO IT'S NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE TO COME HELP BAG TOYS.
UM, IN TIME, THE FIRST PART OF DECEMBER WE'LL BE GIVING OUT THE TOYS THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 14TH, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE'LL HAVE A SCHEDULED PICKUP TIME.
SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANY NEEDY FAMILIES, YOU CAN ALWAYS REFER THEM TO CAM IF ANYBODY HAS ANY NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME.
UM, YOU KNOW, DURING THIS TIME, UH, SEND THEM TIM CLAY AND HER AND HER STAFF CAN, UM, GET THEM SIGNED UP.
SO THEY GET AT LEAST, AT LEAST THE TOY.
UM, I FAILED TO MENTION AT VETERAN'S DAY, UH, THREE,
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THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, THE METHODS THAT YOU MADE FOR THE VETERANS.I WAS VERY NICE OF YOU TO, UM, I DIDN'T MAKE THOSE CARRIE, YOU BOUGHT THEM.
I WISH I WOULD HAVE MADE THEM DELIVERING TO YOU THOUGH.
UM, A TURKEY GIVEAWAY THIS FRIDAY.
LET ME JUST BACK UP TO THE HOLIDAY WISHES.
WE ACTUALLY EXPANDED OUR AUDIENCE THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE SENIORS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH CARMEN MILLER AND JENNIFER BUSH TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE SENIORS THAT ARE MOST IN NEED.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE WILL GIVE THEM, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO SERVE THEM.
AND IF NEW FAMILIES FROM HPIC THAT ARE PART OF AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING OUR, OUR AUDIENCE THIS YEAR.
AND THEN YES, WE'RE WORKING WITH, UM, THE FOREST SUPERVISOR, UH, DOUG SCHAFER'S OFFICE TO HOST A TURKEY DRIVE THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION OF A FREE TURKEY WITH A BOX OF GROCERIES IS WHAT WE'RE TOLD.
UM, IT'LL BE THIS FRIDAY, STARTING AT 10 O'CLOCK AT THE LA HOPPER COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS AND WE ARE GOING TO MEET OR THEY WILL BE GIVING OUT 400 FREE TURKEYS AND, UH, BOXES OF FOOD.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING, PARTNERING WITH THE SUPERVISOR AND I'M OFFERING TO, TO FAMILIES IN NEED FOR THE HOLIDAY, FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
SO KIM REALLY QUICK, GOING BACK TO THE HOLIDAY WISHES FOR A MINUTE, YOU MENTIONED, UM, BEGGING TO HELP WITH THAT WE'LL NEED HELP STARTING DECEMBER 1ST.
UM, I CAN CERTAINLY SEND OUT A SCHEDULE WITH JUST SOME OPTIONS OR SOME TIMES WHEN WE WILL BE, UH, IN THE LOBBY NITA ROOM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER BAG, NEW TOYS, WE'LL HAVE ALL THE FAMILY NAMES AND THE KIDS BY AGES.
AND THEN LITERALLY WE GO AROUND AND PUT TOYS IN A BAG AND WE'LL BE WRAPPING THEM UP AND PUTTING 'EM A NICE LABEL ON THEM.
SO WE CERTAINLY COULD USE HELP, UM, THAT FIRST, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF DECEMBER.
SO AS YOU GUYS KNOW, UH, THE COUNTY OF ORANGE WAS PUT BACK INTO THE PURPLE TIER.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, TO US AS A GOVERNMENT MEANS THAT, UM, THE C CHURCHES, OUR MUSEUM, UH, RESTAURANTS, UM, WERE ALL CLOSED ON INDOOR ACTIVITIES, UH, GYMNASIUMS, UH, WORKOUT GYMS LIKE THAT, A MOVIE THEATER, ALTHOUGH OURS DID NOT OPEN.
SO THE PURPLE TIER, THE WAY THAT WE DETERMINE WHAT PEER YOU'RE IN IS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES WITHIN THE COUNTY, YOUR POSITIVITY RATE OF THOSE PER HUNDRED THOUSAND IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HOSPITALIZATIONS.
AND THERE'S A WHOLE MATRIX OF CRITERIA.
SO THE COUNTY HAS BEEN IN THE PURPLE NUMBERS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THEY JUST PUT US BACK, UH, THIS LAST TUESDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE SPOKE OF LAST MONTH, THE CITY OF LA HABRA IS STILL THE THIRD HIGHEST, UH, POSITIVITY RATES PER A HUNDRED THOUSAND RESIDENTS, THE RATIO, UM, IN THE COUNTY BEHIND ANAHEIM AND SANTA ANA.
AND SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN LAHABRA UNDERSTANDS, UM, THE URGENCY OF WEARING MASKS BEING SIX FEET APART, WASHING YOUR HANDS REGULARLY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THE PURPLE TIER TO US MEANS THAT PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, EXERCISE, EQUIPMENT, ALL OF THAT, UM, IS STILL OPEN.
BUT THERE WITH LIMITATIONS, BEING THAT ONE FAMILY AT A TIME, NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AT A TIME PER FAMILY, UM, STAYING SIX FEET APART, STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, OUR DAYCARE CATHERINE'S PROGRAM TO PRESCHOOLS OR SCHOOL, UM, SCHOOL-AGE KATIE'S DAY CAMPS.
THOSE ARE ALL STILL OPEN, HOWEVER, AND THEY ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB CONSIDERING HOW MUCH STRESS IT IS TO HELP ALL THESE STUDENTS WITH, UM, DISTANCE LEARNING AND, UM, YOU KNOW, STAYING HEALTHY WITHIN THEIR, UH, THEIR POD.
UM, I SAW TERESA THERE LAST WEEK.
THANK YOU FOR THREE SEPARATE GOING BY.
THE KIDS ARE THEY'RE WEARING THEIR HELMETS BECAUSE NOW THAT WE HAVE A STAFF, WE HAVE TO ENFORCE OUR RULES AND OUR RULES BY MUNICIPAL CODE, AS WELL AS A STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CODES SAY THAT HELMETS ARE REQUIRED OF SKATEBOARD PARKS.
BUT WHAT WE NOTICED OUT THERE NOW IS A LOT OF YOUNGER KIDS ARE NOW OUT THERE, NOT NECESSARILY THE ONES WHO WERE CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.
OUR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SAT DOWN AS OF TUESDAY, ONCE AGAIN, WE'LL HOPEFULLY GET BACK INTO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
AND OUR YOUTH SPORTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO DO, UM, SKILLS AND DRILLS ONLY.
WE ARE STILL DOING ALL OF OUR, UH, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, UM, MEALS ON WHEELS.
AND WE ARE NOW DELIVERING OUR TARGET MARKET SUPPLIES TO THOSE IN NEED, UH, THROUGH OUR,
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UM, SHUTTLE SERVICE, WHICH IS PAYING FOR TAXIS TO ACTUALLY DELIVER THE FOOD TO HOME.OUR, UM, COLBY CASES FOR OUR CITY IN OUR CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD CONSIDERING WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY LARGE OUTBREAKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON STILL INCLUDE.
UH, AND I DID MENTION LAST WEEK, BUT THE HOTLINE, OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WE'RE INITIATING THAT UTILITY ASSISTANCE, BUT THERE'S STILL A RENTAL ASSISTANCE GOING ON.
UM, WE ARE HOSTING A TESTING SITE, UH, SATURDAY FROM NINE TO THREE AT MY BUILDING A PARK, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO REGISTER, UM, IT'S PREREGISTRATION ONLY.
UM, BUT YOU COULD REGISTER TO GET FREE TESTING DONE AND A LATIN MOB BENITA ON SATURDAY.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IT.
WE, UM, AS FOR COUNCIL, WE WILL HAVE, UM, A MEETING ON DECEMBER 7TH AND THEN THE REORGANIZATION FROM MEREDITH MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE THE 21ST, BUT THIS YEAR THEY WILL NOT HAVE A CELEBRATION AS THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.
SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE SAD ABOUT THAT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE COVID, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO, DID I MISS ANYTHING, KIM? NO, I THINK YOU'VE COVERED EVERYTHING ELSE.
CAN WE GET A TREE LIGHTING? OKAY, WELL, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UM, HOW TO DO A TREE LIGHTING AND IT WILL HAVE TO EITHER BE VIRTUAL OR BY CAR BECAUSE THEN IT CAN ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO BE THERE.
SO WE'RE DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT WE, UM, DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT CAUSE YOU ONLY FIT SO MANY CARS, UM, ON EUCLID.
SO WE'RE THINKING OF MAYBE MOVING IT TO CITY HALL.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, ONE OF THE OTHER GROUPS, JUST LIKE THE BOX CAR PRODUCTIONS, BRIAN JOHNSON FROM LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL HAS A THEATER TROUPE THAT IS INTERESTED IN DOING, UM, A DRIVE-THROUGH CELEBRATION, A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION AT CITY HALL, BUT NOW WE'RE IN A PURPLE SPHERE.
WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, BUT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT MAYBE TRYING TO INCORPORATE SOME, UH, TRUE LIGHTING.
UM, EVERY 20 CARS ARE SOLD THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, LIKE WE DID AT HALLOWEEN, BUT WE'LL SEE.
UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOTHING WE SCHEDULED.
CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALREADY THERE TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS.
I, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU LADIES FOR JUST ORCHESTRATING AND DOING ALL THAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FIND SOME CREATIVE WAY TO PIVOT FROM EVENT TO EVENT AND TRY TO CREATE NEW WAYS.
AND WE WOULD JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE FEEL LUCKY THAT THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA BELIEVES THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS.
WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF SENIORS ARE SCARED AT HOME.
CARRIE, I KNOW YOU DO THE HOME DELIVERED MEALS STILL, RIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW, THESE SENIORS HAVE BEEN HOME BOUND NOW FOR SO LONG.
WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT SOMEHOW A LITTLE AT A TIME.
SO IF ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, THINKS OF ANY WAYS THAT THEY CAN BE SAFE WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING ANYBODY'S HOUSE, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT NEW WAYS TO DO THINGS, UM, TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE, UH, A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR SENIORS AND OUR AT RISK POPULATIONS, UM, AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN BETWEEN.
BUT THANK YOU ABOUT THAT, THERESA, THE TH THE SENIOR, THE SENIOR DAY EVENTS, THE DRIVE-THROUGH, UM, WENT VERY, VERY WELL.
I MEAN, THEY HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE EXCITED TO DRIVE BY AND GET, UH, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF INFORMATION FOOD FOR THEIR PETS TOYS FOR THEIR PETS.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST FARMING DAVIS.
I, I DID FAIL DIMENSION THAT, UM, THERE WAS A, A SENIOR HEALTH FAIR LAST FRIDAY, LAST FRIDAY, THE 13TH.
AND IT REALLY WELL, I SAW THE PICTURES.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO MYSELF, BUT IT LOOKED REALLY NICE AND I'M GLAD THE SENIORS GOT TO GO AND YOU GUYS DID IT VERY SAFELY.
UH, IT WAS IN THE TRUNK, ONLY EVERYONE HAD MASKS ON IT WAS DRIVE-THRU.
IT, IT, CARMEN SAID IT WENT VERY WELL.
UM, I WAS PACKING MEALS FOR HER, UM, WHILE SHE WAS THERE.
SO SHE JUST GAVE US A REALLY GOOD UPDATE ON MONDAY FOR OUR MEETING.
IS THERE ANYTHING, SORRY, THIS IS GABBY.
IS THERE ANYTHING FUN LIKE THAT FOR SENIORS? FOR, I KNOW THAT THAT'S LIKE A KIND OF WHEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOME SENIORS THAT, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, LIKE DEPRESSION, JUST AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, UM, TIM, UM, AS YOU KNOW, UH, RUNS OUR HOLIDAY WISHES PROGRAM.
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AND SO SHE'S, UM, ADDING SENIOR CITIZENS TO HER, UM, HER GIVEAWAYS THIS YEAR, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UM, WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM.UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THREE, FOUR, MAYBE SENIORS AT A TIME BACK ONE DAY A WEEK.
UM, AND LET THEM JUST HAVE LUNCH OUTSIDE WITH A NICE TABLE, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE BACK IN PURPLE AND THE POPULATION IS SO MUCH AT RISK.
UM, W WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME.
UM, WE'RE HOPING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TESTED THIS WEEKEND AND, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THEM OUT, BUT WE, WE JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM AT RISK EITHER.
IS THERE ANYTHING WHERE THEY COULD HAVE, LIKE CARDS MADE AND DELIVERED OR JUST, JUST SOME KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING EVEN SMALL THAT SHOWS THEM THAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM.
I KNOW THAT THEY LIKE GETTING, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN THE KIDS MAKE CARDS, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T THINK KATHERINE IS PROBABLY STILL ON OUR, UM, OUR CALL, BUT THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
MAYBE WE'LL ASK HER, UH, HER PRESCHOOLS IN OUR DAY CAMP, AS WELL AS, UM, KATIE'S CAMP TO DO THAT AND SEND THEM OUT TO SENIORS.
UM, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE PROGRAM.
I THINK, YEAH, WITH OUR SENIORS, COULD WE TAKE THEM, LIKE, I KNOW BRAD, THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD IN BRIA THAT HAS LIGHTS THAT YOU CAN GO THROUGH IN YOUR CAR.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD ORCHESTRATE THAT, YOU KNOW, TO GET SENIORS OUT, TO TAKE THEM FOR THAT DRIVE? THERE MIGHT BE, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL LIKE DR.
STADIUMS DOING A DRIVE-THROUGH, UH, LIKE CEREMONY TO, UM, OH, I DUNNO.
AND, UM, AND SEE, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY NEIGHBORHOOD HERE, KIM, I, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT, YOU'RE STILL DOING THE HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING, RIGHT? YES WE ARE.
SO WE CAN CERTAINLY, AND WE DO GIVE OUT A LIST EVERY YEAR OF ALL THE AWARD WINNERS AND THE HOUSES THAT WERE NOMINATED AND THAT GETS POSTED EVERY YEAR.
SO WE CERTAINLY COULD, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THAT GOES OUT THROUGH ALL THE SENIORS.
IT'S ALSO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
MAYBE WE COULD GIVE A LITTLE MAP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OF WHERE THEIR HOUSES THAT ARE DECORATED.
WELL, THERE'S SOME GOOD IDEAS.
SO, SO NOW THE SENIORS, ARE THEY CONNECTED WITH THE MEALS ON WHEELS OR JUST A SEPARATE LIST OR DO SOME OF THEM OVERLAP WHERE THEY'RE ALREADY BEING VISITED? WELL, UM, MEALS ON WHEELS AND, UH, FROM BARBARA AND MEALS ON WHEELS, UH, OR COUNTY, WHICH WAS FORMERLY SENIOR SERVED, THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.
AND, UM, SO WE DO HAVE A FULL LIST OF SENIORS, AS WELL AS OUR PARK AT MARKET.
UH, WE HAVE THOSE, UH, NAMES AND ADDRESSES TO THE MEALS ON WHEELS, OUR PEOPLE, THE VOLUNTEERS, UH, CARRIE AND JIM GOMEZ AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
UM, UM, MICHELLE BERNIER, I THINK THEY ALL DRIVE TO THE HOMES, BUT THEY HAVE TO CARRY.
ARE YOU STILL GOOD AT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU DROPPED THE MEALS UP ON, UM, AND BACK OFF OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YES.
SO WHAT WE DO IS, UM, WE EACH HAVE A ROUTE WITH ABOUT SEVEN TO 10 PEOPLE ON EACH ROUTE.
THERE'S, UH, AT LEAST SEVEN, SEVEN ROUTES RIGHT NOW, DAILY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AND SO THE FOOD COMES FROM SENIOR SERVE ALREADY PREPARED.
AND WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE THE VOLUNTEERS GET THERE TO DELIVER? UM, CARMEN AND JENNIFER ARE BAGGING EVERY ROUTE, DEPENDING ON IF THEY GET, UM, H DMI, WHICH IS HOME DELIVERED MEALS, UM, OR IF THEY ARE ON EITHER A PAID OR, OR A SLIDING SCALE OR FREE MEALS.
SO THEY GET A FRESH LUNCH, FROZEN DINNER AND ONE DRINK.
AND SO WE BAG ALL THAT INDIVIDUALLY, PUT THEM IN THE COOLERS.
AND THEN AS THE, UM, THE VOLUNTEERS COME, THEY WEAR A MASK, THEY WEAR GLOVES.
UM, YOU CHANGE YOUR GLOVES OUT AFTER EACH VISIT.
AND, UM, THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE SENIOR SERVE MEALS, THEY HAVE TO BE HOME TO OPEN THEIR DOOR, TO PRESENT THEM THE MEAL.
WE CANNOT LEAVE IT AT THEIR DOOR, LIKE WE USED TO IN A COOLER.
SO, UM, AND, AND IT'S, IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR, AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES ON YOUR ROUTE, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND, UM, HOW MANY ARE DELIVERING TO, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A PRETTY WELL OILED MACHINE.
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YOU KNOW, GET EVERYTHING IN, IT'S READY AND YOU BRING YOUR BAG BACK AND THEN THEY WASH EVERYTHING AND, UH, STERILIZE IT AND, YOU KNOW, THEN WE START OVER FOR THE NEXT DAY.AND THAT'S THAT COUPLE OF MINUTES THAT YOU GET TO, UM, SEE THE, THE SENIORS OR THE VETERANS OR SOMEBODY THAT'S, HOME-BOUND, IT'S, IT'S REALLY MEANINGFUL TO THEM AND TO US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE FOR THEM.
SO WE MAY BE THE ONLY PERSON THAT THEY SEE IN A DAY.
AND JUST GIVE THAT THAT FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME IS SO WELL WORTH IT.
SO, UM, AND I, I WOULD ASSUME CARRIE, IF ANYBODY KNEW OF ANY VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, THEY COULD VOLUNTEER ONE DAY A WEEK.
IF THEY WANTED, OR ONE DAY YOU CAN DO IT ONE DAY A WEEK, YOU CAN DO IT ONCE A MONTH.
YOU CAN DO IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO ON TO, UH, LAHABRA MEALS ON WHEELS.ORG, AND THERE'S AN APPLICATION FOR ANY VOLUNTEERS.
AND CARMEN WILL, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO YOU AND, AND SEE WHAT YOUR AVAILABILITY IS AND GET YOU SET UP IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
AND YOU GO OUT, GET SOMEBODY ON YOUR, YOUR FIRST TIME, DON'T GO, YOU KNOW, SHE DOESN'T THROW YOU OUT THERE AND OKAY, HERE'S YOUR ROUTES HAVE FUN.
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DRIVE, YOU COULD BE THE ASSISTANT THAT IS THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR THAT GOES OUT TO PUT THE MEALS ON THE PORCH.
SO, BUT THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
IS, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ON THE TAMALE FESTIVAL.
UM, THE, THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED LAST TIME WITH THE COVID-19 EVENT MODIFICATIONS IN ONE OF THE, UM, PAGES, IT SAID THAT THE, UM, THE ORDERS THAT WERE GOING TO BE PLACED ONLINE COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP ON SATURDAY, THE 28TH AND SUNDAY, THE 29TH HAS THAT CHANGED.
UM, I SHOULD KNOW THIS, BUT I DON'T, IF IT'S SAID THAT BEFORE THEN, I WOULD ASSUME IT'S GILDA'S THING.
AND IT SAYS PICKUP IS AT THE CITY HALL.
WE, WE, WE ARE WE'RE, UM, WE'RE USING A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AREAS, UM, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THE KITCHEN AT A COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND, UM, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ONLY TWO TAMALE VENDORS.
NOW LET ME FIND OUT AND I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU GUYS ON THAT.
SO WE HAVE THE, UM, ACCURATE INFORMATION.
BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS ASKING ME AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, I READ THIS AND I SAID, HMM, I NEED TO ASK JUST TO BE SURE.
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION, THE FLYER, I HAVE THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CHANGED THE LOCATION RECENTLY BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS VENDORS THAN WE THOUGHT THEY MAY HAVE.
WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO GET IT OUT TO YOU.
AND THEN WHO ARE THE VENDORS? UM, DOES IT HAPPEN? OTHER KIM, THE VENDORS ARE NORTH GATE MARKET AND MCGREW STACK, OR MAKE TAMALES NOT SURE WHERE FROM, BECAUSE, UH, THEY ORIGINALLY, THERE WERE, THERE WERE 12 VENDORS, SO ALL OF THEM DECIDED NOT TO.
YOU KNOW, THE, THE DIFFICULT PART FOR EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW IS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE A MOM AND POP SHOP AND THEY DON'T HAVE STAFF, JUST BECAUSE OF COVID OR DEATH, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DONE IN A, UH, CERTIFIED KITCHEN.
AND YOU HAVE TO SEAL IT ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STANDARDS.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT A BIGGER VENDOR, IT WAS JUST NOT WORTH THEIR TIME, UM, TO, TO BE CERTIFIED, CORRECT.
ON THE, UM, HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG PRODUCTION FOR THEM JUST TO FILL ORDERS.
SO, YOU KNOW, LUCKILY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH US.
AND SO WE'RE NOT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS ELABORATE AS WE WERE HOPING, BECAUSE WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE 12 DIFFERENT VENDORS.
SO YOU CAN HAVE A, UM, A GOURMET BOX OF 12 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TAMALES, OR, BUT WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE RESPONSE FROM THE TAMALES.
WE WERE WILLING TO PURCHASE THE COMMODITIES FROM VENDORS AND DO ALL THE WORK, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO CERTIFY THAT IT WAS A COOK IN THE KITCHEN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, CERTIFIED, UM, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT.
SO IS NORTHGATE STILL DOING THE TAMALE LESSON ONLINE KIDS? DOES IT HAVE THAT ON THE FLYER? I DON'T SEE THAT ON
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THE FLYER.UM, I'M JUST SEEING A PICKUP, A PICKUP OPTION.
WE'LL GET YOU GUYS THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION, UM, AVAILABLE.
UH, I JUST TALKED TO MELISSA TODAY AND SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THEM DOING A REALLY BIG PUSH TO, UM, THE STAR THIS WEEKEND, UM, FOR ORDER.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.
WELL, IF THERE ISN'T ANY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND IT'S GONNA LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR MOST OF US, BUT HAPPY AND, UM, STAY SAFE, EVERYONE.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, TO SAY THAT I, I WAS VERY, REALLY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO RE REPRESENT LAHABRA AND, UH, DOUG CASEY, CARRIE SECOND.
YEAH, NO, YOU REALLY DESERVE THAT CARRIER.
UM, HE COULDN'T HAVE CHOSEN A BETTER RECIPIENT.
WELL, I WAS SURPRISED THAT ON, ON HOW IT'S DONE.
I MEAN, THEY HAD DIFFERENT CITIES IN HIS DISTRICT WITH FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE FROM EACH CITY THAT WERE NOMINATED.
AND THEN THEY HAD THIS BIG COMMITTEE AND THEY GO THROUGH ALL THE APPLICATIONS OR THE NOMINEES AND, AND FIGURE OUT WHO WAS GOING TO REPRESENT WHAT CITY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.
AND I GOT A PHONE CALL AT ONE 30 IN THE AFTERNOON STATING IT WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE COVID, YOU KNOW, AND ALL THAT.
BUT IT WAS, IT WAS LIVE STREAMS LIKE WE DID VETERANS DAY.
AND SO IT WAS, IT WAS DONE VERY NICE.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A NICE PRESENTATION.
AND THEN THEY SHOWED A VIDEO FROM EACH OF THE RECIPIENTS.
YEAH, NO, YOU WROTE, YOU REALLY DESERVE IT.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU CAN INJURE? ANYBODY ELSE? YEP.