Mar 10, 2021 Community Services Commission

I WILL, UM,

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[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 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 MARCH 10, 2021, 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, March 10, 2021. 2. Participating via Zoom during the meeting on an audio only conference call by dialing 1-669-900-9128 and entering Meeting ID: 825-9348-7965 and Passcode 930804. 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. ]

SO WOULD YOU BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, PLEASE? DEAR GOD, WE PRAY THAT YOU RANT WISDOM TO THE COMMITTEE, MAYBE SERVICES COMMISSION, AS IT CONSIDERS THAT HE DOES SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA.

TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION FOR INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING, AND RESPONSIBILITY AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COMMISSION, STAFF, AND CITIZENS.

SO THAT KEEPS THE OTHER CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN PARTNERSHIP IN MIND, BLESS THE COMMISSION AND BLESSED.

ARE YOU A COMMISSIONER AS WE MAKE DECISIONS TONIGHT, AND AS WE ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD STAND.

SURE.

OKAY.

I HAVE MY PANTS ON.

PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

IF YOU'RE READY, LET'S BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

MY HUSBAND GOT ME A FLAG HERE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

I WAS BAKING ONE OUTSIDE.

UM, DO WE NEED TO TAKE ROLL CALL BECAUSE WE DO.

OKAY.

UM, VICE CHAIR, CAMPER CARE HERE.

COMMISSIONER FELIX, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, COMMISSIONER ROJAS, COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER ZURICH.

OKAY.

PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COMPLETE SPEAKER CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE CITY COUNCIL.

I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT.

UM, CAN WE GO INTO THE CONSENT? WE CAN KIND OF GET CAUGHT UP CONSENT CALENDAR.

ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WE WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN OR SEPARATE DISCUSSION OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANS TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.

SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENT MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

FIRST ITEM IS THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING.

HAVE YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO, UM, TAKE A LOOK AT THE MINUTE AND THEN IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER.

I WILL SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYE.

AND UM, DO WE NEED TO, DOES, UH, COMMISSIONER ROJAS NEEDS TO OBTAIN BECAUSE HE WASN'T A COMMISSIONER ROADHOUSE WILL ABSTAIN FROM THESE MINUTES, ANY DISCUSSION, GOOD PUBLIC HEARING, NO PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION ITEM, ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, MAYBE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKING THE FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.

PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL.

TOTAL TIME LIMITED, THREE MINUTES MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.

TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANY AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THIS COMMISSION.

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SO, UM, NUMBER ONE, E H F.

SO THE EHS MONTH OF YOUR REPORT, THE FIRST ATTACHMENT IS A PROGRAM INFORMATION SUMMARY.

UM, FOR THE CURRENT MONTH, OUR FUNDING ENROLLMENT IS 50.

WE DO HAVE 50 CHILDREN ENROLLED.

THERE'S TWO PREGNANT MOMMIES.

UM, THIS IS CUMULATIVE.

UM, SO CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 43, UM, THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SERVING.

SO WE DO HAVE THE VACANCY OF, UM, WE DO HAVE SEVEN SPOTS AND, UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY ENROLLING TWO NEW CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE TWO PREGNANT MOMMIES THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SERVING.

UM, ONE IS ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH AND AS SOON AS SHE DOES, WE ARE GOING TO BE, UM, TRANSITIONING TO SERVING THE BABY.

UM, 33 OF FAMILIES THAT WE CHILDREN THAT WE'VE SERVED ARE CONSIDERED, UM, BELOW THE POVERTY GUIDELINE, 12 OF THEM ARE CATEGORY KELLY ELIGIBLE.

UM, AND THEN SEVEN OF THEM ARE OVER INCOME WITH OUR STAFF WHERE WE ARE FULLY STAFFED FOR OUR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM.

WE HAVE ONE SUPERVISOR WHO HAS A BA DEGREE AND WE HAVE FIVE HOME EDUCATORS WHO ARE THE ONES THAT WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE FAMILIES.

UM, THREE OF THEM HAVE A BA IN AA AND ONE WITH A, UM, WITHOUT A DEGREE, BUT HAS THE UNITS TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM HER DUTIES.

AND ISN'T CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.

UM, WE DO HAVE 52 CHILDREN AND PREGNANT MOMMIES THAT DO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.

50 OF THEM HAVE A CONTINUOUS MEDICAL HOME.

25 OF OUR BABIES ARE UP-TO-DATE, WHETHER WELL-BABY CHECKS 22 ARE CURRENTLY EXPIRED, BUT SIX OF THEM ARE, UM, LESS THAN 30 DAYS.

SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM.

WE DO HAVE A NURSE CONSULTANT WAS ENCOURAGING THE MOMMIES TO TAKE THEM TO THEIR DOCTORS FOR THEIR MONTHLY WELL-BABY CHECKS.

THE CONCERN WITH THIS IS THAT AS SOON AS THEY MISS ONE, UM, IN THEIR TIMELINE, IT ALWAYS COMES OUT AS AN EXPIRED.

EVEN IF THEY'RE, IF WE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY DID THE SIX, THEY MISSED THE SIX MONTHS, BUT THEY DID THE 12 MONTHS.

UM, THE SIX MONTHS WOULD ALWAYS BE EXPIRED.

SO THIS IS WHY THE NUMBER IS PRETTY HIGH.

AND THEN 47 OF OUR BABIES ARE UP TO DATE WHERE THEIR IMMUNIZATION 43, UM, HAVE AN ACCESSIBLE, GENTLE HOME.

34 OF THEM WERE UP-TO-DATE WHERE THEIR ORAL HEALTH CARE.

WE DO HAVE 16 THAT ARE EXPIRED, SO THEY HAVEN'T DONE THEIR FOLLOWUPS.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE 18 CHILDREN WILL HAVE AN IFS FEE OR A, UM, FAMILY SERVICE PLAN.

AND, UM, SORRY, I'M LOOKING AT MY REPORT.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE, UM, 50 EVER FAMILIES.

WE'VE INTRODUCED A FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.

18 OF THEM HAVE COMPLETED THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROCESS 18 WITH GOALS.

AND, UM, WE DID COMPLETE 171 HOME VISITS.

UM, THIS MONTH OF, UM, AND YEAR TO DATE, WE HAVE 1,117 HOME VISITS.

SO OUR HOME EDUCATORS ARE ACTUALLY DOING THEIR HOME VISITS THROUGH ZOOM OR THROUGH PHONE CALLS.

AND, UM, SO THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE, UM, IN WHAT IS MOST COMFORTABLE FOR THE PARENT TO BE ABLE TO DO, UM, TO BE ABLE TO DO THE ACTIVITIES AND WORKING WITH THEM.

SO WE STILL DO A VISITS EVERY WEEK WITH THEM.

UM, SOCIALIZATION THERE'S 16 THAT PARTICIPATED THIS MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF 98, OUR FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH IS ATTACHMENT TO, WE DID REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT OF 55,000 AND, AND THAT'S, UM, WE ARE AT 55% OF OUR BUDGET.

OOPS, I'M SORRY.

AND, UM, OUR TOTAL IN KIND IS 75,000 AS OF JANUARY OF THE 120,283 THAT'S NEEDED.

SO WE'RE ON TRACK WITH REGARDS TO HER IN KIND AND MOST OF THIS IS THROUGH THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING FOR THE, UM, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO CLAIM THAT AS IN KIND OUR CREDIT CARD REPORTS AS ATTACHED FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, AND IT HAS A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF WHERE CHARGES WERE MADE OUR CAC FP REPORT, UM, WHICH IS OUR FOOD PROGRAM FOR OUR CENTER BASED PROGRAM.

WE REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT OF 9,271 FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE ATTACHMENT FIVE, WHICH WOULD SHOW YOU THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURES FOR EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT FALL INTO THE CAC FP, UM, GUIDELINES B SORRY.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE, IT IS, UM, ATTACHMENT SIX, WHICH IS THE HEADSTART MONITORING PROTOCOL.

THIS IS AN OVERVIEW WITH REGARDS TO WHAT HEAD START DOES WHEN THEY COME OUT AND

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WHAT, WHEN THEY COME OUT AND MONITOR A PROGRAM, THEY USE EITHER THE CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT SCORING SYSTEM, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE OBSERVATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM, OR THEY USE THE FOCUS AREA ONE TOOL, OR THEY USE A FOCUS AREA TO FOCUS AREA.

ONE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON, ON THE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, UM, HOW WE'RE DOING THINGS.

UM, ARE WE IMPLEMENTING WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS? AND THEN FOCUS AREA TWO IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE DOING IT.

UM, ACTUALLY THE, THE INACTION.

SO IT'S OBSERVING, LOOKING AT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO, UM, AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT THEY THEY'RE.

UM, THEY DID AN AMENDMENT THIS YEAR AGENDA TO THE WAY THEY'RE DOING MONITORING THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 A LOT, UM, WHETHER IT'S FOCUS AREA ONE OR FOCUS AREA TWO, IN TERMS OF THEIR MONITORING, ALL OF IT IS GOING TO BE DONE VIRTUALLY.

AND THEN THE CLASS, UM, MONITORING IS ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE FISCAL SCHOOL YEAR OF 2021.

SO THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW AND A ROADMAP OF HOW THE, UM, MONITORING IS DONE.

AND THEN ATTACHMENT SEVEN IS JUST THE, UM, THE MINUTES OF THE PARENT COMMITTEE.

SO WE ALSO HAVE A PARENT COMMITTEE IN OUR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM, WHO WE PRESENT ALL OF THESE INFORMATION TO AS WELL AND PARENTS ALL, UM, THESE PARENTS ALSO SHARE INFORMATION WITH US.

SO WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION EVERYTHING THAT THEY SAY, THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS IN THE WAYS THAT WE'RE RUNNING THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO WE ARE GETTING IT, WE'RE GETTING PARENT INPUT AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION INPUT IN ALL OF OUR DECISION-MAKING FOR THE PROGRAM.

AND THE LAST ONE, UM, IS JUST INFORMATION FOR THE FISCALLY SCHOOL YEAR TO 2021 HEADSTART HAS RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN THEIR FUNDING.

SO HOPEFULLY BECAUSE WE ARE A DELEGATE AGENCY OF EARLY OF ORANGE COUNTY HEADSTART, THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE RECEIVING THIS ONE AS WELL.

AND IT IS A ONE POINT 22 COST OF LIVING.

THEY ALSO DID AN ADJUSTMENT FOR PROGRAM SERVICES DUE TO COVID.

SO THERE, UM, WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT AMOUNT OF, UM, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE, BUT THEY ALSO INCLUDED, UM, EXTRA MONEY FOR CARES ACT AS WELL FOR THE 2021 FISCAL SCHOOL YEAR.

SO HEAD START HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH FLEXIBLE IN TERMS OF, UM, THE PROGRAM THIS SCHOOL YEAR AS, UM, THEY UNDERSTAND THE PANDEMIC AND THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO OUR PROGRAMS. AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME THING FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR, UM, FOR, FOR THE HEADSTART AND EARLY HEADSTART PROGRAMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THE REPORT? NO QUESTION.

ONE THING I WANT TO JUST LET RICHARD KNOW IS THAT, UM, CATHERINE REALLY GOES OVER THE REPORT IN A LOT OF DETAIL, ESPECIALLY COMING IN.

IT IT'S, IT LOOKS VERY CONFUSING.

THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS, BUT SHE DOES COVER EACH CATEGORY AND LETS US KNOW THE CHANGES AND THE UPDATES.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN, UM, A REALLY BIG HELP TO UNDERSTANDING HOW ALL OF THESE NUMBERS COME TOGETHER.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, CATHERINE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, KAREN.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES.

KEVIN DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB, UH, EACH MONTH, EVEN WHEN SHE'S SITTING ON THE BEACH, RIGHT? YOU GOT AN EXTRA CHAIR THERE.

SURE.

COME ON OVER, CHANGE THE VENUE.

CAN I CALL FOR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TO ACCEPT THEM MONTHLY WITH THE MISSIONARY ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CATHERINE.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

MY ANCHOR CATHERINE, BYE KELLY OR KIM.

DID YOU WANT TO GO OVER THIS ACTIVITY?

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UM, THERE'S ONLY THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MONTHLY REPORT.

YEAH, I WAS THE ONLY ACTION.

UM, I HAVE TWO ACTION ITEMS ON MINE.

LET ME DOUBLE CHECK.

UM, IT SHOULD ONLY BE THE MONTHLY REPORT.

SHE WAS ON THE, THIS WAS ON THE FIRST, UM, THE FIRST, UH, AGENDA AND ITEMS AND IT JUST SAID ACTION ITEMS FOR APPROVAL WAS THE MONTHLY REPORT.

AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM WAS 20, 20, 21 CHILD OUTCOMES, CHILD ASSESSMENT, UM, ACTION PLAN ATTACHMENT NINE.

SO MAYBE, MAYBE SHE TOOK IT OFF AFTER ALL.

I DON'T HAVE THAT.

I AN IDEA MAYBE.

AND IT DIDN'T COME OFF.

HUH? DIDN'T WE APPROVE THAT.

I'M THINKING THAT POSSIBLY WE GOOD.

WE DON'T HAVE AN ATTACHMENT NINE THIS MONTH, AS FAR AS I WAS REPORT COURTHOUSE, BUT CERTAINLY IF WE MISS SOMETHING, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU IN APRIL.

WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT WITH CATHERINE.

THANKS FOR LETTING US KNOW THOUGH CARRIE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO, UM, ALL RECEIVED A LIST OF OUR COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES AND THESE ARE COMMITTEES THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR QUITE A WHILE.

SO CERTAINLY WHEN WE GO THROUGH THEM, UM, AND YOU'LL HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT THEM, BUT IF THERE'S COMMITTEES THAT MAYBE WE FEEL ARE NOT QUITE AS RELEVANT AS THEY HAVE BEEN, OR IF WE NEED THEM OR IF YOU HAVE SOME NEW IDEAS, UM, WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS THEM.

AND ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT PUTTING THEM ON FOR THE APRIL MEETING WHEN WE WILL REORGANIZE AND SELECT A NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, AND WE'LL ALSO MAKE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS TO THESE SUBCOMMITTEES.

AND FOR INSTANCE, WE'VE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT A COMMITTEE THAT I KNOW, UM, COMMISSIONER GARCIA MENTIONED, UM, YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS.

AND SO WE HAVE THAT ON HERE AND WE HAVE, UM, WHAT FLUSHED OUT THERE'S DETAILS.

AND SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT COMMISSIONER GARCIA CAN SPEAK OF WHEN REGARD DOWN THE LIST, BUT CERTAINLY, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE TOTALLY OPEN-MINDED TO, UM, GET INPUT ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS OR AGAIN, IF THERE'S MAYBE A COMMITTEE THAT'S NOT AS RELEVANT AS IT ONCE WAS, WE CAN CERTAINLY I'M JUST REMOVING IT AND REPLACING IT OR, UM, ADDING ANYTHING NEW.

SO WITHOUT GOING INTO DETAIL ABOUT EACH COMMITTEE OR EACH COMMITTEE, DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE LIST OF COMMITTEES? AND, UM, SO THE, THE CDBG SUBCOMMITTEE IS ONE OF OUR REALLY MOST IMPORTANT ONES BECAUSE IT IS, UM, A COMMITTEE THAT, UM, DOES THIS MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE ANNUAL CDBG FUNDING APPLICATIONS? AND, UM, THERE'S A WHOLE PROCESS, WHICH THE COMMISSION IS INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS OF, UM, REVIEWING PRESENTATIONS, REVIEWING THEIR APPLICATIONS AND THEN THE SUB COMMITTEE MEETS SEPARATELY AND THEN COMES BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITH A RECOMMENDATION.

UM, AND THEN THAT RECOMMENDATION GOES TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, CERTAINLY IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT, UM, PRIORITIES THAT THEY HAVE, UM, DIFFERENT FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

SO IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT COMMISSION COMMITTEE TO BE ON OR COMMITTEE THAT DOES, UM, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY DO THEIR HOMEWORK.

KELLY AND I MEET WITH A SET COMMITTEE TO, UH, FURTHER GO INTO DETAIL, UH, UM, THE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED AND THE DIFFERENT, UM, ISSUES THAT MAY BE PRESENTED THAT WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMALLY.

AND THEN CERTAINLY THOSE ARE SHARED OUT IN THE COMMISSION MEETING.

UM, SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CDBG COMMITTEE? OKAY.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

UM, CATHERINE JUST KIND OF MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY THE, UM, IT'S THE REQUIREMENT FOR EARLY HEADSTART TO HAVE A, UM, A COMMITTEE OR AN ADVISORY BOARD BODY TO THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S, THE COMMISSION DOES ACT AS PART OF THAT OR ACT AS THAT BOARD.

UM, IT ALSO DOES GIVE, UM, YOU KNOW, ADVISORY AND PR FOR ANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND APPROVALS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, SPECIAL EVENTS AND FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN IF ANYONE WANTS TO.

CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL, BUT ON SOME OF THESE COMMITTEES, THE SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE IS A FUN ONE.

ALSO, UM, YOU DO GET TO PROVIDE SOME INPUT, UM, UH, SUGGESTIONS, HELP EVALUATE OUR PROGRAMS AS IT RELATES TO SUMMER CONCERTS, 4TH OF JULY TAMALE FESTIVAL, UM, VETERAN'S DAY, UH, JUST ALL OF OUR MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS.

WE DO MEET A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, UH, WITH THE SUB COMMITTEE TO GO OVER A CALENDAR OF EVENTS OF THE YEAR FOR THE YEAR AND TO GET, UM, INPUT SUGGESTIONS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ANY

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AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PARTICIPATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THE YOUTH COMMITTEE AGAIN, UM, IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT COMMITTEE AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE A YOUTH COMMITTEE THAT, UM, I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 25 TO 30 KIDS THAT ARE IN OUR PROGRAM.

AND IT'S A SELECTED GROUP OF, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S MIDDLE-SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS.

NOW THAT PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY MEETINGS.

THEY ALSO, UM, HAVE A VARIETY OF PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE MADE TO THE COMMITTEE THAT, UM, RANGE FROM FINANCIAL PLANNING TO CAREER BUILDING TO COLLEGE PREP, TO COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.

AND, UM, OUR COMMISSIONERS DO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS.

THEY ALSO ACT AS MENTORS.

THEY ALSO, UM, ARE KIND OF THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMISSION AT A LOT OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.

WE HAVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.

AND SO, UM, IT'S A GREAT COMMITTEE TO BE INVOLVED WITH OUR PARKS COMMITTEE.

THIS IS REALLY AN ANNUAL, UM, PARK TOUR THAT WE DO.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO IT, UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO COVID, BUT IT'S ALWAYS A FUN DAY, UM, WHERE WE GET TOGETHER, WE DRIVE IN A CITY VAN WHO WOULD PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IN A CITY BAND TOGETHER, BUT WE, UM, COMMITTEE CARAVAN TO SOME OF OUR PARKS WHERE WE LOOK AT, UM, MOST OF OUR MAJOR PARKS AND, UM, WE WALKED THEM, WE GET A BETTER FEEL FOR THEM.

AND AGAIN, THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE NEEDED.

WE, UM, TALK ABOUT THE USES OF THE PARKS AND, UM, THAT HELPS WITH OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROJECT PROCESS.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, SOME OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT THE PARKING, WE LOOK AT, UM, SAFETY ISSUES.

WE LOOK AT A VARIETY OF ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PARKS AND, UM, IMPROVEMENTS, SENIOR AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

UM, WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM.

AS KELLY MENTIONED, EVERY MEETING, WE UPDATE YOU ON SUB A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT, UM, PROGRAMS, UH, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, OUR, UM, OUR POCKET MARKET PROGRAM, OUR VETERANS DAY, UM, SERVICES THAT WE OFFER AND CARRIE CAN SPEAK ON THAT OUR, UM, OUR ASSISTANCE WITH THE CITY NET PROGRAM THAT HELPS, UM, UH, RELOCATE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO, UM, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING GOING ON.

WE KNOW THAT SOCIAL SERVICES ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

SO AGAIN, THESE COMMITTEES MEET PRETTY MUCH TWICE A YEAR, BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN MEET A LITTLE MORE IF WE NEED TO, OR ONCE A YEAR, JUST DEPENDING ON, UM, WHAT SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE.

AND THEN I'LL LET, UM, GABBY SPEAK ON THE EACH SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE PROPOSAL OR IDEA.

CAUSE I KNOW THAT SHE'S TALKED ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND, UM, CERTAINLY I WOULD, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT HER IDEAS ARE FOR THE COMMITTEE.

I CAN THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS ON.

I, I'M GLAD WE'LL GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

SO ORIGINALLY MY IDEA FOR THIS, UM, I DIDN'T HAVE IT AS A, AS A COMMITTEE, BUT I GUESS IT COULD BE A COMMITTEE.

UM, WE ALL RECEIVE A STIPEND, A MONTHLY STIPEND AS PART OF OUR, UM, INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION.

AND I REALLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE STIPEND UNTIL I STARTED RECEIVING IT.

AND SO THE IDEA WOULD BE TO OFFER FOR ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE WILLING TO DONATE A PART OF THEIR STIPEND OR ALL OF THEIR STIPEND TOWARDS A SCHOLARSHIP THAT WOULD BE AWARDED TO, UM, STUDENTS THAT ARE ON OUR YOUTH COMMITTEE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO GIVE THEM JUST A LITTLE EXTRA BOOST AS THEY PREPARE TO GO OFF TO COLLEGE AND THANK THEM FOR THE TIME THAT THEY'VE COMMITTED TO SERVING ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE.

I DON'T KNOW.

UM, I THINK YOU HAD MENTIONED BEFORE THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DONATING TO THE SCHOLARSHIP.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF MAYBE IT COULD BE, UM, DENNIS PART OF THE YOUTH COMMITTEE, THE FOLKS THAT ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE, IF THEY WANT TO TAKE THAT ON, RATHER THAN HAVING IT AS A, AS A SEPARATE COMMITTEE.

BUT SO WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED I THINK IS JUST FIGURING OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE GO ABOUT, UM, COLLECTING DONATIONS AND STUDYING LIKE REQUIREMENTS AND, AND HOW THESE, UH, SCHOLARSHIPS WOULD BE AWARDED AND JUST BASICALLY SETTING UP THE PROGRAM.

SURE.

SO, UM, FROM THE STEPS AND WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK.

UM, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITH A, WITH A, UM, A REPORT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

SO CAN, CAN THE COMMISSION AM SCHOLARSHIP, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO WE KNOW? WELL, IF WE DECIDED THAT WE WERE, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO.

OKAY.

WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU

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MOST OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS, LIKE THE LIONS AND THE ROTARY, THEY DO SCHOLARSHIPS, UM, UH, C'MON IS RIGHT FROM THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS.

IF OUR COMMISSION WANTED TO, AS A SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, MAYBE DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO FIND, UM, DONORS.

UM, ALTHOUGH AS YOU GUYS ALL KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR A SPONSORS THESE DAYS, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS IS NOT A, I'M NOT A BAD ASK FOR A LOT OF, UM, ORGANIZATIONS.

UM, SO, UH, A COMMITTEE COULD EITHER DO THAT AND TRY TO SEARCH AND LOOK FOR, UM, FUNDING SPECIFIC TO THIS.

OR THEY COULD ALSO JUST, AS YOU WERE SAYING, LOOK FOR GRANTS AND MAYBE PUT OUT A ONE SHEET.

UM, BUT ANY, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SAY TO THE CHILDREN OR THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THESE ARE THE AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS AROUND, UM, YOU COULD DO THAT.

YOU THINK MORE THAN THAT MIGHT CREATE A LEVEL OF LIABILITY THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BE TOO INVOLVED IN.

UM, DEPENDING ON WHO THE, UM, THE, THE SPONSORS ARE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND WHO GETS THEM AND WHO DOESN'T, AND IT WAS LIKE THAT, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, UM, DEVELOP A POLICY FOR THE COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE WITHIN THE COMMISSION.

THANK YOU, KELLY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR ME? SO NEXT MEETING IN APRIL WE'LL REORGANIZE.

SO JUST BE CONSIDERING, YES, WE'LL BE REORGANIZING AND THEN WE'LL BE MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE VARIOUS SUBCOMMITTEES AND FEEL FREE TO CALL KELLY OR I, OR EMAIL US.

AND WE CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION OR FURTHER DISCUSS, SORRY, KEVIN.

AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER IDEAS OF OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES, LET US KNOW.

SO IT COULD BE PUT ON THE AGENDA, UM, AT LEAST TO DISCUSS, WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP THEM, BUT YOU COULD DISCUSS, LIKE WE DID THE SCHOLARSHIP ONE TODAY.

UM, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT.

YOUTH COMMITTEE.

DO YOU HAVE ONE IN PLACE NOW, EVEN WITH COBIT OR IS THAT KIND OF ON PAUSE RIGHT NOW? I CAN'T, IT'S MORE ON PAUSE THAN NOT BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET TOGETHER, BUT WE DO HAVE A SET OF YOUTH THAT ARE HERE.

IT'S JUST NOT THE TRADITIONAL WAY THAT WE GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND GET THEM FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO, UM, IT'S JUST THE TRA THE ONES THAT HAVE A OVERLAP FROM LAST YEAR FOR THE MOST PART AND ANYBODY WHO'S CALLED US DIRECTLY, BUT WE DO HOPE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

YES.

OKAY.

SO IT'S STILL RELEVANT.

SO FOR ME, YES, YES.

AND THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE KIDS SEVEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

SO IN, IN, IN ALL THE LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOLS, UM, SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING ON THE COMMITTEE, UM, IN THE PAST, THE, THE PARTICIPATION IS REALLY A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE KIDS THAT ARE ON THE COMMISSION.

I MEAN, YEAH, ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE AND ALL THE EVENTS AND, YOU KNOW, DUE TO LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, ALL THE EVENTS GOT CANCELED, BUT, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO 20, 21, 22, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE WITH THEM AND, YOU KNOW, REPRESENT THE, THE COMMUNITY AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

SO IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY, UM, COMMITTEE TO BE ON.

I HAVE A COMMENT.

THIS IS COMMISSIONER SUMMIT.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY, BOTH MY GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE.

THEY'RE ON, ONE'S GRADUATING THIS YEAR, SO SHE'LL BE DROPPING OUT OF IT, BUT THE OTHER ONE'S GOING AS A JUNIOR AND THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

I GOT THE SPEAKERS THAT COME HAVE BEEN HELPFUL.

SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S A GOOD ORGANIZATION.

ANYBODY ELSE JUMP IN ANYTIME? SOMETHING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

YEAH.

IS THERE A NUMBER, IS THERE A NUMBER OF HOW MANY THEY NEED TO BE ON EACH COMMITTEE? I MEAN, WHAT HAPPENS IF EVERYBODY WANTED TO BE ON A PARTICULAR ONE, IS THERE A NUMBER THERE IS A NUMBER WE DO NEED TO FOLLOW

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UM, AND SO THERE ARE, UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S NO MORE THAN THREE ON A COMMITTEE.

UM, AND THEN ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, THERE ARE NOMINATIONS.

SO, UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FORMAL PROCESS FOR EVERYONE.

EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, USUALLY GETS ON A COMMITTEE AND SOME ARE A LITTLE MORE POPULAR THAN OTHERS.

I WILL TELL YOU, CDBG IS ALWAYS A VERY POPULAR ONE.

UM, SPECIAL EVENTS IS A POPULAR ONE.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DO LIKE TO TAKE TURNS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A BALANCE OF, UM, OF COMMISSIONERS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN ON A PREVIOUS, PREVIOUS YEAR SO THAT THEY CAN WORK WITH THE NEWER COMMISSIONERS AS WELL.

UM, SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A BALANCE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO SAY AN OLDER THAN NEW, BUT YOU KNOW, SOMEONE THAT HAS A LITTLE MORE EXPERIENCE AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL MOVE TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE, UM, THE NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE, WE ROTATE THROUGH, SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S A COMMITTEE FOR EVERYONE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO BE ON MORE THAN ONE AND, UM, WE'LL TRY TO BALANCE IT OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT THAT'LL BE AT THE APRIL MEETING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. ROJAS, WHO NOMINATES THE COMMISSIONERS TO THE COMMITTEES.

OKAY.

NEXT MONTH.

YEAH.

WE'RE LOOKING TO COLLABORATE NOMINATIONS AT THREE SELECT THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR.

OF COURSE YOU SAID ORGANISM.

SO, UM, IF YOU, IF I'M NOT SURE, RICHARD, HAVE YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR INTRODUCTION, BUT RICHARD WAS, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION OF, IN HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE UP IN, UM, GALENA, RIGHT.

PARKER.

RIGHT.

SO HE KNOWS AS MUCH IF NOT MORE THAN ME WHEN IT COMES TO COMMISSION.

SO HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S DOING.

HE KNOWS VERY GOOD, BUT I JUST NEEDED TO ASK TO BE CLEAR.

I KNOW, I KNOW HE KNOWS A LOT WITH, SO WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM, UM, AND PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNED TO THE REASON THAT WE ONLY HAVE THREE OBVIOUSLY IS, CAUSE FOR, WOULD CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND WE COULDN'T HAVE A QUORUM WITHOUT HAVING AN AGENDA AS MEETING THE WHY OTHERWISE NO MORE THAN THREE.

I UNDERSTAND KELLY, IS IT FAIR TO SAY HOWEVER THAT IN ESPECIALLY EVENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE ALL ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND, EVEN IF WE'RE NOT PART OF THAT LITTLE COMMUNITY.

YES.

YES.

WE LOVE THAT.

SO THAT WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE, BUT EVEN SOME OF THE OTHERS, WE ALL TOOK THE CHORE FOR THE PARK.

AND SO EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE, I HAVE NOT BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ON A PARK TOUR IN THE TWO YEARS.

I'VE BEEN HERE WITH YOU GUYS, BUT ASSUMING YOU DID NO BUSINESS AND THAT'S WHY YOU WERE ALLOWED TO ALL BE IN ONE VAN.

I THINK WE HAD A POST AS A SPECIAL MEETING.

OH, YOU DID? OKAY.

THAT'S FUNNY.

DO YOU REMEMBER TAKING PICTURES? UM, THIS IS COMMISSIONER.

UM, WHAT IS THE MISTAKE JUST FOR THE NEW COMMISSIONERS? YOU KNOW, RICHARD, DENISE AND GABBY IS THAT OUR, THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION HAS JOINED A LOT OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND AS THE TEAM, LIKE THE 5K, AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN TO COME OUT THERE AND SUPPORT OUR CITY AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE A STRONG PRESENCE.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN IN AND, AND TAKE IN THE FESTIVITIES, YOU KNOW, DEAD SILENCE.

NO, IT'S TRUE.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT COMMISSIONER HERSELF, THAT I HAVE ATTENDED THE CORN FESTIVAL FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

I'M A CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF ONE GUERRERO FARMER, CITY PLANNING, COMMISSIONER.

I KNOW BUCKY AND VERONICA.

HANNAH.

VERY GOOD.

YOU'LL HAVE TO THE LINE.

.

THAT'S AWESOME.

OKAY.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

SO OUR ACTUAL LIST, SO, UM, WE ARE PLANNING AN EASTER, SO I'M, I'M NOT SURE KIM, HAVE THEY RECEIVED THE FLU OR THE 5K? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

UM, SO I WILL CERTAINLY SEND THAT OUT TO YOU.

OKAY.

SO RIGHT NOW OUR EASTER IS THE, UH, AS TRADITIONALLY THEY HAVE A SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER, WHICH WILL BE APRIL 3RD, THIS YEAR, WHAT, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO EVENTS AND WE'RE TRYING TO VET THEM OUT ONE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND ONE AT LA BONITA.

SO IT HAS TO BE RESERVATIONS ONLY BECAUSE OF, UM, WE HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF WHO'S HERE AND HOW MANY IS HERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, BUT

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YOU CAN COME AND GET A CRAFT OR A LITTLE, UH, EASTER, UM, COUPLE EGGS, BUT WE REALLY CAN'T DO THE WHOLE EXTRAVAGANZA.

I KNOW YOU GUYS LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

I DO TOO.

UH, RICHARD, IF, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THIS CITY, WE HAVE A HELICOPTER THAT COMES AND DROPS ALL OUR EGGS ON THE GROUND FOR THE KIDS TO COME LOOK FOR.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY NICE EVENT.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO MISS THAT THIS YEAR, BUT, UM, JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THIS FULL YEAR AND OUR 5K, IT'S GOING TO BE VIRTUAL.

SO YOU COULD, UH, SORRY FOR MY EMAIL JUST CAME IN.

UM, YOU CAN, UH, RUN AND THEN LOG IN YOUR TIME WITH US AND WE'LL STILL GIVE YOU A MEDAL, BUT THINK YOU NEED TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THAT FOR LIKE $10.

SO, UM, AT LEAST YOU COULD STILL DO THAT AND HOPEFULLY WITH A SMALL CORHORT OF YOUR OWN FRAME, A SECOND, UH, REMEMBER THAT THE DEPOT THEATER RFP WAS RELEASED, THE DEADLINE WAS APRIL 1ST.

SO WE GOT FIVE RESPONSES.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

WE HAVE FOUR RESPONSES FROM ACTUAL THEATER COMPANIES AND ONE RESPONSE FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE OVER TO THAT MUSEUM, BUT FOR THEATER GROUPS.

AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU GUYS IN APRIL ON A, UM, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF WHO WE CHOOSE TO BE THE NEW VENDOR AT, UM, UH, THE DEPOT THEATER.

AND ONCE THE COMMISSION APPROVES A VENDOR, THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL HOPEFULLY, UM, BY THE FIRST, UH, MEETING IN MAY AND WE'LL HAVE A NEW THEATER PROGRAM COMING UP.

UM, THE FOUR COMPANIES, UM, ARE VERY PROFESSIONAL THEATER COMPANIES.

SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS.

AND THEN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS ALSO A GOOD OPTION IF WE DIDN'T WANT A THEATER ANY LONGER.

UM, WE ARE DOING INTERVIEWS WITH ALL FIVE OF THEM.

UM, KIM WAS ON THE INTERVIEW PANEL, IS IT NEXT WEEK? THIS WEEK? I BELIEVE IT'S MARCH 25TH.

I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS THINKING IT WAS, UM, A WEEK FROM THURSDAY NEXT THURSDAY A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.

SO IT'S SITING RIGHT WITH THE THEATER HAS BEEN DOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND, UM, UM, AND IT'S REALLY IT'S FOR THEATER COMPANIES, SO IT'S NOT, UM, SOMEBODY JUST STARTING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH, UH, THREE.

UM, SO ANOTHER PIECE OF EXCITING NEWS IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROACHED US AND SAID, YOU KNOW, UM, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE KIDS HAVE BEEN NOT IN-PERSON SCHOOL AND THEY FOUND THAT THERE IS, UM, KIND OF A LEARNING GAP FROM SOME OF THE KIDS, IF NOT A LOT OF THE KIDS RIGHT IN THIS LAST YEAR.

SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PUTTING ON A SUMMER PROGRAM THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BRIDGE THE GAP FOR THEM AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT FOR THOSE KIDS.

AND IT WILL BE AN INTENSIVE A FOUR WEEK PROGRAM FROM JUNE 8TH TO JULY ONE.

AND THEY'VE ASKED US IF WE WOULD COORDINATE THE, UM, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

SO WE'VE GIVEN THEM A LIST OF ALL THE CONTRACT CLASSES WE COULD DO FOR THEM, WHICH MIGHT BE ANYWHERE FROM DANCE, PIANO, SIGN, LANGUAGE, ROBOTICS, WHATEVER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY WANT, DEPENDING ON THE AGE GROUP, KIM AND I, WE WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE THOUGHT, OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

AND THEN WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL AND THEY WANT IT FOR EVERY GRADE AND EVERY CAMPUS.

SO NOW IT'S A LITTLE SCARY.

SO IT MEANS UP TO 60 INSTRUCTORS WILL BE ON CAMPUS AT ANY TIME FOR TWO HOURS A DAY FOR THOSE FOUR WEEKS.

SO WE MIGHT'VE BEEN OFF A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I COULD CHEW, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND, UM, AND I'M EXCITED TO SAY THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REALLY TRYING TO BRIDGE THAT LEARNING GAP, UM, BECAUSE THE KIDS REALLY DID LOSE A LOT DURING THESE LAST, UM, 12 MONTHS.

UH, FOR, AS YOU PROBABLY HEARD, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN THE RED TIER NEXT WEDNESDAY.

SO UP ON TUESDAY, THEY WILL LET US KNOW, BUT WE SHOULD KNOW REALLY WHAT THE NUMBER IS ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

IF, UM, THEY PUT US IN THE RED TIER ON A TUESDAY THAT MEANS WEDNESDAY, UM, WE CAN OPEN UP RESTAURANTS, INDOORS, WE CAN, UM, UM, OPEN OUR MUSEUM, BUT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO WAIT ON THAT BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT RAMP HAS DONE.

UM, BUT WE CAN OPEN UP THE MUSEUM TO 25%.

SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

AND, UM, COMPETITION AND, UM, UH, BASEBALL WILL BE ALLOWED FOR LITERALLY, SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE EVERYONE'S EMAILING ME ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARING THOSE THINGS.

UH, SO THAT'S EXCITING.

UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES BEGINNING, APRIL 1ST WILL BE ALLOWED.

YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT BASEBALL AT THE STADIUM IS LIKE THAT.

SO THE CITY MANAGER IS EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING BACK 4TH OF JULY.

SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE PLANNING ON A 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW AT LA BONITA PARK WITH RIGHT NOW, UM, MAYBE 25% CAPACITY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE BY JULY, WE CAN GET TO 50%, WHICH ONLY MEANS, UH, MAYBE 1500 OR MAYBE 2000.

WE CAN SQUEEZE IN THERE.

UM, BUT AS EXCITING AS IT REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT WE DO THIS, UH, 4TH OF JULY IS A VERY BIG EVENT HERE IN LA HABRA, AS YOU GUYS WELL KNOW.

UM, IT MEANS A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHATEVER WE DO THOUGH, HE WANTS A BIG BANG SHOW.

SO THAT WAY, IF I CAN IN OUR PARK,

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SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT JULY 4TH AND, UM, AND IT ALSO MEANS THAT OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK ARE GOING TO BE PLANNED RIGHT NOW.

IT DOESN'T MEAN, OH, YAY.

EXCITING.

IT'S VERY EXCITING, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERY RULE IS FOLLOWED BECAUSE WE CAN'T TAKE THE CHANCE THAT SOMEBODY SEES US DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR SOMEBODY GETS SICK OR, UM, UM, THERE'S ANY BAD PUBLICITY EITHER BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

UH, WHAT ELSE DID I HAVE? SO THAT TURNS US INTO THE BUDGET.

SO SPEAKING TO THE CITY MANAGER, HE'S ASKED US TO START THINKING ABOUT OUR 2122 BUDGETS AND WHAT HE SAID AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNITY SERVICES IS GIVE ME YOUR FULL BUDGET.

AND, UM, SO ASK FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAD A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

UM, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, HE'S PLANNING ON APPROVING IT.

IF WE HAVE TO CUT LATER, HE WILL.

SO THAT'S A REALLY A GOOD THING FOR US.

CAUSE WE, IF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR, WE TOOK 15% OF OUR BUDGET SINCE WE CUT MOST OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, BUT HE'S SAYING RIGHT NOW, MAKE IT BACK TO A HUNDRED PERCENT.

AND, UM, AND IF YOU REALLY NEED SOMETHING ELSE, YOU SAID, DON'T, DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK.

SO HE MIGHT NOT GIVE IT, BUT IT'S EXCITING TO KNOW THAT, UH, COME JULY ONE, MAYBE WE WILL ALLOW SENIOR CITIZENS BACK HERE FOR LUNCH AND, UM, HAVE MAYBE SMALL TRIPS AND TOURS AND THESE CONTRACT CLASSES, UM, HE'S EVEN WILLING TO, UH, THINK ABOUT, UM, BRINGING THE POOL BACK IF IT, IF THE POOL IS ALLOWED.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S AT LA HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL, BUT HE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US OFFER ART, UM, AQUATIC SEASON.

UH, AND LAST THING, SAME THING, UH, USE SPORTS AS YOU GUYS PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THERE'S ALL THIS, UH, RETURN TO PLAY CALIFORNIA.

UH, PRETTY EXCITED BECAUSE THEY GOT THE GOVERNOR TO SAY, YES, ALL SPORTS CAN COME BACK.

AT LEAST FOR TRAINING, YOU KNOW, UH, POLITICAL PRESSURE DOES SOME STRANGE THINGS SOMETIMES.

SO WE ARE ALLOWING ALL THE YOUTH SPORTS, AS LONG AS IT'S ONLY, UM, UH, TRAINING OR SKILLS RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU STILL HAVE TO STAY SIX FEET APART.

AND THEN, UM, LAST MONDAY THEY MADE A NEW RULE THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO HAVE MASKS ON EVEN THE PARTICIPANTS.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT NEW, BUT AT LEAST IT'S LISA KIDS ARE OUT THERE GETTING SOME SOCIALIZATION, YOU KNOW, SPORTSMANSHIP, EVERYTHING ELSE.

THEY LEARN A NEW SPORTS.

AND THEN IF WE GO TO THE RED TIER, BASEBALL CAN START COMPETITION, UH, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, AND FOOTBALL WILL START GETTING THE ORANGE TIER FOR COMPETITION, BUT THEY COULD BE OUT THERE DOING SINGLE COHORTS, UM, UH, PRACTICING AND DRILLS AND SKILLS.

UH, I THINK THAT'S ALL I WROTE DOWN.

KIM, DID YOU, CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE IN, AND WE DID, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO OFFER OUR SECOND DOSE OF VACCINATION PODS.

UM, THIS FRIDAY WE'LL BE WORKING WITH ST.

JUDE.

SHE VACCINATE 400, UM, VULNERABLE SENIORS, SENIORS.

AND THEN ON MARCH 20TH, WE'LL BE VACCINATING ANOTHER, A COUPLE OF HUNDRED, UM, SENIORS, UM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, UH, SUPERVISOR'S SHAFFER'S OFFICE.

SO, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE ALSO READY AND WILLING AND WAITING TO HOPEFULLY PARTNER WITH ANY AGENCY THAT CAN VACCINATE, UM, OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, UM, IN THE FRUIT INDUSTRY AND CONTINUE VACCINATING EDUCATORS.

I KNOW THAT THE EDUCATORS ARE GETTING VACCINATED, BUT THERE'S, UM, WAITING IN THE WINGS AND SOME WE'RE WORKING NOW TO HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME VACCINATION PODS FOR, UM, PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE, OUR FIRST TIER IS GOING TO BE FOR THE SECOND SHOT.

CAUSE I KNOW FROM MY NEIGHBORS HAD ASKED ME OPERA COMMUNITY CENTER AND I SHOULD MAKE VERY CLEAR.

THESE ARE ALL RESERVATIONS ONLY, AND THIS WAS THE SECOND DOSE.

SO HE DID NOT GET A FIRST DOSE THROUGH US.

YOU WILL NOT BE ON THE SCHEDULE, UM, FOR THIS NEXT DESTINATION POD.

WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE NAMES FOR ANYONE THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW OF THAT WOULD NEED A SHOT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S IN THE QUEUE FOR A FEENA DOWN WITH THE SUPER PODS.

UM, OUR WAITING LIST IS PRETTY EXTENSIVE, BUT, UM, AND SOME WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO CERTAINLY NOT JUST RELY ON THE CITY, BUT TO LOOK AT OTHER AVENUES.

I KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CERTAINLY MORE OF THESE SMALLER PODS POPPING UP AT CVS, KAISER, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH AS MANY, UM, YOU KNOW, GROUPS AS POSSIBLE, BUT, UM, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE THAT YOU WANT TO PUT THEM ON THE WAITING LIST AND YOU CAN GET THEIR INFORMATION, THEIR CITY, THEIR AGE, THEIR BIRTHDAY, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, WE'LL PUT THEM ON OUR CITY LIST, BUT AGAIN, IT'S ONLY AS GOOD AS WHAT WE HAVE, UM, AVAILABLE.

AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ANY OTHER PODS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN INSTITUTE PRODS COMING UP FOR SENIORS.

OKAY, SURE.

I, I FAILED TO MENTION ONE MORE THING, KIM, AND YOU COULD, UM, ADD ON, UM, THE CITY MANAGER IS ALSO VERY EAGER FOR US TO OPEN OUR SPLASH PADS.

AS YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME, UH, AND, UH, WE DID TEST THEM SO THEY ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW.

AND AS SOON AS THE COUNTY ALLOWS US, UH, KIM COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RULES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE AND WE COULD

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I THINK WE BROUGHT IT TO YOU GUYS A LONG TIME AGO TO AT LEAST LOOK AT OTHER PROPOSED, UH, RESTRICTIONS THAT WE'RE PUTTING ON IT, BUT IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO GET BOTH OF THOSE OPEN.

FANTASTIC.

YEAH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A FUN, POSITIVE, SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY, YOU KNOW, RELYING ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THOSE AREAS WHERE THE PARKS ARE, THE SPLASH PADS ARE, UM, AS WELL AS OUR CITY STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP KEEP THEM SAFE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE BEING FOLLOWED SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE A SAFE, UM, EXPERIENCE.

AND, UM, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING A FEW EXTRA AMENITIES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING IT A LITTLE MORE, UM, UH, EXCITING WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU KNOW, TO THE, UM, INTERIOR OF THE SPLASH PADS CAUSE THEY ARE GATED IN.

SO WE WANT IT TO BE KIND OF LIKE A WOW DISNEYLAND, UM, EFFECT WHEN YOU COME TO THE SPLASH PALLETS.

SO WE HAVE SOME DESIGNS IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY GET THOSE, UM, UM, IMPLEMENTED BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY REOPENED OR OPEN ACTUALLY I SHOULD SAY, BUT, UM, YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST FINISHING ALL THE LAST MINUTE DETAILS AND THAT INCLUDES THE NEW SIGNAGE THAT KELLY JUST MENTIONED.

UM, AS WELL AS, UM, YOU KNOW, FIGURING OUT OUR SCHEDULING AND IF, UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE STAFFING, IT RESERVATIONS, ALL THOSE FUN THINGS THAT COME WITH A BRAND NEW PARK.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

I THINK, UH, ALL THE KIDS IN, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AND IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

I GO BY THERE MANY TIMES DURING THE DAY UP AND DOWN, YOU KNOW, THE, UM, WE TREATED, UH, WE INITIALLY SET THE DATES FROM MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY.

I THINK IT WAS ON KIM, BUT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP AND THE MINUTE WE CAN AND WE'LL KEEP IT OPEN AS LONG AS WE CAN THIS, AT LEAST THIS YEAR, IT'LL BE EXCITING AND IT WILL BE STAFFED AT THIS POINT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT NICE AND SAFE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY.

GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IT IS SO EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO THE RED HERE.

SO HERE WERE THE SPLASH PADS BEYOND THE CHAIR SYSTEM.

WE BELIEVE IT'LL BE IN THE RED TIER.

SO AS LONG AS WE CAN KEEP THE NUMBERS LOW.

AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'LL STAFF IT AND WE'LL TAKE PROBABLY RESERVATIONS.

SO KIM'S WORKING ON THAT WITH OTHER STAFF, BUT IF IT'S APRIL ONE IS OUR DATE BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE OUTDOOR, UM, UH, THINGS OPEN UP WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, APRIL ONE, LIKE DISNEYLAND AND COULD OPEN APRIL ONE.