May 12, 2021 Community Services Commission

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[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 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 The Regular Meeting of the Community Services Commission for May 12, 2021, will be conducted in person at the City of La Habra Council Chamber, located at 100 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, California. Please be advised that in order to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting contact that could spread the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council Chamber will be open for one speaker at a time during the Regular Meeting of the Community Services Commission meeting when the Chair open public comment periods. Staff will be available to assist those who wish to speak. We encourage the public to also participate on the Regular Meeting of the Community Services Commission by submitting written comments via email to kalbarian@lahabraca.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 12, 2021. Your patience with these changes is appreciated as the City adjusts to new ways of conducting business during the COVID-19 pandemic. ]

AND WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVITATION I'M READ.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME PLEASE? DEAR GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET IN PERSON AND FOR HEALTH, WE ASK THAT YOU WILL GRANT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMISSION WISDOM, AND UNDERSTANDING AS WE CONSIDER THE CITY BUSINESSES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

MAYBE WE UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY AND CHALLENGES BEFORE THE COMMISSION CITY STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF ALHAMBRA.

BLESS THE COMMISSION ON ITS DECISION-MAKING AND BLESS THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA.

MAY OUR ACTIONS BE PRUDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AMEN, MAN.

RICHARD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING THE FLIGHT? READY? BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO 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.

OH, I READ THAT.

DID YOU NEED TO READ IT? UNFORTUNATELY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD FOR LEGAL GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.

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

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITIBUSINESS NOT APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE, FOUR NINE FIVE, 4.3 A SUCH COMM COMMENT SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY.

DURING THE MEETING CONSENT CALENDAR, ALL MATTERS OF CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION, UNLESS IT COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS SHALL 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 REMOVED OR SEPARATE DISCUSSED FOUR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.

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

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

SO ITEM NUMBER WHEN OOPS, MINE WENT AWAY.

SORRY, LET ME PULL THE MINUTES UP IN A MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THE MINUTES EVERYONE GETS TO READ THEM.

YEAH.

DID EVERYBODY READ THE MINUTES AND DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

THIS IS COMMISSIONER SURGE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 14TH.

IS THERE A SECOND? UH, I SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT, UM, FOR APPROVAL PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

RIGHT.

WHAT IS CURRENT TAB? SO NOW WE HAVE THE CATHERINE EARLY HEADSTART.

OKAY.

READY, CATHERINE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO FOR THE EARLY HEADSTART REPORT, ATTACHMENT MA ONE, YOU HAVE THE PROGRAM INFORMATION SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 45 CHILDREN ENROLLED AND WE ARE RECRUITING CHILDREN FOR THE PROGRAM.

ATTACHMENT TWO IS OUR COST REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.

AND WE HAVE SPENT 67% OF OUR BASIC BUDGET.

AND OUR TOTAL IN KIND TO DATE IS 91,898 AND 72 CENTS OUT OF THE

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THIS IS 72% OF THE REQUIREMENT.

ALSO IN THIS MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE ADJUSTED OUR BUDGET TO INCLUDE THE COLA OF NINE SIX TWO THREE, AND THERE'S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MONEY FOR 17,500, WHICH IS ALSO THE REASON WHY OUR, OUR, UM, NON-FEDERAL SHARE MATCH INCREASED.

UM, STARTING THE MONTH OF MARCH FOR ATTACHMENT THREE, WHICH IS OUR CREDIT CARD PURCHASES.

THAT'S A DETAILED EXPENSE, UM, CHARGES THAT WE MADE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH FOR ATTACHMENT FOUR, WHICH IS THE CAC FP REIMBURSEMENT REPORT.

THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH FOR 22, 2021, SORRY, THIS ONE LOOKS LOW ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE 14 CHILDREN IN EACH CLASSROOM.

SO IT'S LESS THAN WHAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE.

AND WE WOULD MOST LIKELY CHARGE THE SALARIES OF THE COOK STAR GRANTS FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE, UM, UM, SINCE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COVER IT IN OUR FOOD PROGRAM, UM, ATTACHED ON FIVE, IS THIS FOOD EXPENDITURE.

SO IT'S A BREAKDOWN OF THE FOOD REVENUE AND EXPENSES BASED ON THE REIMBURSEMENT THAT WE HAVE HAD ATTACHMENT SIX, I WANTED TO REPORT TO YOU THAT WE HAD OUR CAC F P M CENTER-BASED PROGRAM MONITORING REPORT AND MONITORING YOUR VIEW INTO MONTH OF APRIL FROM APRIL FIVE, 2016, THE CAC FP WAS RE UM, MONITORED REMOTELY.

SO WE HAD TO UPLOAD A LOT OF DOCUMENTS THAT THEY WANTED TO REVIEW SUCH AS SIGN IN AND OUT SHEETS.

OUR MEAL CLAIMS OUR COSTS REPORT ALL THE INVOICES OF THE PURCHASES THAT WE HAVE MADE COPIES OF, UM, UH, STAFFS, UM, TIME CARDS AND ALL OF THOSE MENUS AND OUR MENU PRODUCTION.

AND IN THIS REPORT, OUT OF ALL THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE MONITORED, WE HAD ONE FINDING AND OUR MAIN FINDING WAS THAT ON OUR MENU, WE DID NOT IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF MILK WE WERE SERVING.

WE JUST HAD MILK WRITTEN ON THERE INSTEAD OF FAT FREE MILK OR 1% LOW FAT.

THAT WAS THE ONLY FINDING THAT WE HAD.

AND WE HAD TO DO A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THAT.

UM, WE HAVE DONE THE CORRECTIONS, WE HAVE SENT IT TO THE MONITORING REVIEWER.

SO EVERYTHING HAS, UM, WE SHOULD BE GETTING OUR LETTER THAT ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED NONCOMPLIANCE HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.

I KNOW I'M LAUGHING CAUSE IT WAS NEVER RIGHT.

UM, TRAINING INFORMATION.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.

UM, LAST MONTH WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, SCHOOL READINESS GOALS AND IN THIS ONE FOR ATTACHMENT SEVEN TALKS ABOUT HOW PARENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTUALLY HELPS.

UM, THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM, HAVING FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM HELPS WITH THEIR EDUCATION AND WITH PARENTS.

UM, WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS, WHERE OUR FAMILY SERVICES, UM, UM, FAMILY SERVICES, ASSOCIATES MEETS WITH THE PARENTS TWICE A YEAR TO CREATE GOALS FOR THE FAMILIES BECAUSE THE INTENT IS THEY BECOME SELF-SUSTAINING.

AND IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE IN THE AREAS IDENTIFIED, UM, THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE RESOURCES TO THE FAMILY.

SO WITH THE FAMILY, UM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE LOOK AT, UM, THESE ARE THE OUTCOMES THAT WE WANT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, FAMILIES HAVE, UM, THEIR FAMILY WELLBEING, POSITIVE PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, UM, FAMILIES AS LIFELONG EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AS LEARNERS, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN TRANSITIONS AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS TO PEERS AND COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES AS ADVOCATES AND LEADERS.

SO WHAT WE DO IS WE WORK WITH THE FAMILIES IN ALL OF THOSE, HOPEFULLY THAT WE HAVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES, UM, FOR EACH OF OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN THE PROGRAM ATTACHMENT, UM, SORRY, EIGHT IS A COPY OF THE MINUTES FROM RPC MEET OUR PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.

UM, ATTACHMENT NINE IS A PROGRAM INFORMATION SENT BY THE OFFICE OF HEADSTART, WHICH IS UPDATING AS REGARDING THE CORONAVIRUS FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITIES.

SO THIS ONE PRETTY MUCH SPELLS OUT ALL OF THE FLEXIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR PROGRAM.

UM, NOW THAT IT'S COVID, AND THEN THE ATTACHMENT 10 IS A 2021 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING INCREASE FOR HEADSTART PROGRAMS. SO THIS PROGRAM INSTRUCTION IS ACTUALLY IDENTIFYING SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER IF WE DO RECEIVE, UM, FUNDING FOR, FOR, UM, FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

AND THEN THE ATTACHMENT 11 FOR YOUR APPROVAL IS A PROGRAM PLANNING CALENDAR FOR THE 2021, 2022 SCHOOL YEAR.

EACH ITEM THERE IDENTIFIES WHAT WE NEED TO, UM, SUBMIT OR COMPLETE FOR EACH MONTH, UM, FOR THE, UM, 2122 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN ATTACHMENT 12 IS JUST AN UPDATE FROM OUR PROGRESS, FROM OUR, FROM THE GOVERNANCE SCREENER THAT WE CONDUCTED, I BELIEVE

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AND THEN ATTACHMENT 13 IS OUR QUARTERLY UPDATES OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO REACH OUR GOALS FOR OUR PROGRAM FOR THIS FISCAL SCHOOL YEAR.

AND ATTACHMENT 14 IS A SUMMARY OF, UM, OUR STATE PROGRAMS PROGRAM, SELF EVALUATION THIS YEAR, OUR EVALUATION NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.

SO WHAT I PRINTED OUT IS THE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT THEY HAVE, UM, DURING THAT ONLINE, UM, REPORT THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE.

AND, UM, SO THERE ARE SEVEN QUESTIONS AND WE WANTED TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, WHICH I'M SHARING WITH YOU.

UM, DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR OUR STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, WE LOOKED AT OUR PARENTS' SURVEY, OUR, UM, PLAN OF ACTION.

HAVE WE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE SAID FROM THOSE PLAN OF ACTIONS? WE LOOKED AT OUR ENVIRONMENT, OH NO, FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, WE DID A CERTIFICATION DUE TO COVID.

UM, THEY'RE ALLOWING US NOT TO CONDUCT THE PROGRAM, A FULL ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE FOR THIS YEAR, WE COMPLETED THE DESIRED RESULTS, DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILE.

AND, UM, WE HAD A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THOSE.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT SOME OF OUR FILES.

WE LOOKED AT OUR PROCESSES AND AT THIS TIME ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT OR IMPROVE ON IS THE WAY WE DO OUR INVENTORY.

UM, THERE'S, UM, ONE ITEM IN OUR INVENTORY LIST THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UM, SPELLED OUT ON THERE TOO.

UM, AND I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT WHEN WE DISPOSE THE ITEMS AND HOW WE DISPOSE THEM.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR, FOR OUR PROGRAMS. AND SO, UM, WITH THAT, THERE IS A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH, UM, THE STATE WITH OUR, UM, WITH OUR PROGRAM, WITH OUR S UM, REVIEW THIS YEAR, WHICH IS ACTUALLY PAGE SEVEN OF EIGHT IN THAT REPORT, WHICH WAS A SUMMARY OF WHAT, UM, AMAZING JOB THE TEACHERS HAVE DONE TO KEEP THE CHILDREN SAFE AND HAPPY.

AND EVEN DURING THIS PANDEMIC, THERE WAS A LOT OF LEARNING THAT WAS HAPPENING AND THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN THE SUPPORT FROM, AND THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN SUPPORT FROM OTHER AGENCIES.

AND WE HAVE FOUND A WEIGHT IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS THROUGH WHAT THE APP THAT WE CALL CLASS DOJO.

SO PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE POSTING PHOTOS.

THERE IT'S A PRIVATE CLASSROOM ONLY SO ONLY PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN IN THAT PARTICULAR CLASSROOM GETS TO SEE PHOTOS OF WORK THAT CHILDREN HAVE DONE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM.

SINCE WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ALLOWING FAMILIES OR PARENTS TO GO INSIDE THE CLASSROOMS, THAT WAS A WAY FOR THEM TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

SO TEACHERS WERE POSTING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, PHOTOS OF THEIR COMPLETED WORK.

SO WE STILL HAD THAT CONNECTION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FAMILIES, EVEN DURING COVID WE FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? YES, CARRIE, CATHERINE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, ADJUSTING EVERYBODY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HAD TO FIGURE OUT A NEW PLAN DURING COVID AND YOU GUYS HAVE FAR EXCEEDED, UM, I'M SURE ALL THE PARENTS' EXPECTATIONS AND THEIR KIDS' SAFETY.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE.

THANK YOU.

AND I WILL MAKE SURE TO LET THE STAFF KNOW.

THANK YOU, CATHERINE.

THANK YOU, CATHERINE.

SO DO WE APPROVE THIS ALL IN ONE OR EACH ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY? WE CAN DO ALL AT ONCE, ALL AT ONCE, RIGHT? CAN YOU, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE CATHERINE'S REPORT? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE GOOD MOTION TO APPROVE THE HEADS HEADSTART A MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE MONTH.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT ALL IN FAVOR.

SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU, CATHERINE.

THANK YOU JOB.

YOU'RE DOING YOUR DAY MOVING AROUND.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, THE YOUNGEST STUFF.

COMMENTS.

NO, I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS SCROLLING DOWN NOW.

SO YOU'RE ON TOP.

NO, YOU'RE FINE.

YOU DON'T WANT ME TO READ THAT AGAIN? NO.

OKAY.

YEAH, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHTY.

SO, UH, FOR STAFF COMMENTS OR DIRECTOR'S REPORTS, I WILL LET YOU KNOW A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

ONE, OUR VACCINATION CLINICS ARE GOING REALLY WELL.

SO HOPEFULLY IF YOU'VE ALL EITHER BEEN THERE OR GOT IT DONE.

UM, BUT WE'RE STILL DOING OUR EVERY FRIDAY VACCINATION CLINICS.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE INTEREST IS WANED.

SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, IT'S ALMOST, YOU COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY MORNING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WE ARE ALSO DOING ONE THIS SATURDAY.

KIM'S RESPONSIBLE RIGHT NOW FOR THE CLINICS.

AND SO YOU'RE DOING ONE THIS SATURDAY.

YOU COULD PROBABLY SAY A LITTLE

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SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, UM, IF YOU HAVE A YOUNGER CHILD OR A YOUTH THAT ANY THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S FROM CAUSE, UM, THE AGES 12 AND UP FOR PFIZER.

SO THAT'LL BE THIS SATURDAY FROM EIGHT 30 TO NOON.

AND YOU NEED TO REGISTER ON MY TERMS, CA.GOV.

SO FRIDAY TO SAY A FRIDAY IS THE SAME THING, RIGHT? FRIDAY.

UM, ACTUALLY IT'S THE SECOND DOSE, UM, PROVIDED BY ST.

JUDE.

SO IT'LL BE EITHER MADRONA OR PFIZER BASED ON, I'M NOT SURE.

I THINK IT'S MADRONA THIS FRIDAY.

UM, BUT THOSE ARE OUR APPOINTMENTS ONLY.

HOWEVER WE HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE SECOND APPOINTMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWING UP.

SO THERE IS A LIKELY THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO BE A WALK IN AND THEN THEY WOULD SCHEDULE YOUR SECOND APPOINTMENT AT A LATER DATE, MOST LIKELY AT ST.

JUDE MEDICAL CENTER OR THOSE OVER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

YES.

AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

OKAY.

SO THOSE VACCINATIONS ARE BEING PROVIDED BY ST.

JUDE.

SO THEY BRING THEIR NURSES.

ALL WE DO IS SET UP THE PLACE AND THEY DO EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE.

WE CAN'T CONTROL MY TURN.

HOWEVER, SO IT'S REALLY, IT'S A LITTLE SAD BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT NINE OH SIX, THREE ONE IN, IT COMES UP AS LAHABRA HEIGHTS, WHICH IS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND NOT OUR CITY, BUT WE JUST DEAL WITH THAT.

SO WE'VE HEARD THAT A LOT AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHY, WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

YEAH.

I GOING TO BE CORRECTED, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES USE THAT SAME PLATFORM.

AND FOR SOME REASON THAT COMES UP THAT WAY.

YEAH.

AND THEN THE SATURDAY CLINIC IS BEING SPONSORED BY A PHARMACY THAT'S IN CERRITOS THAT CAME TO US THROUGH, UM, COUNCILMAN SHAW.

HE HAD A CONNECTION AND, UH, THE GENTLEMAN AT THE PHARMACY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE, UM, HE WAS ABLE TO TRY TO DO HIS PART TOO.

SO OF COURSE ALL THE VACCINATIONS ARE STILL FREE.

AND, UM, AND WE ENCOURAGE ANYBODY, UH, TO CONTINUE TO GET THEIR, OR, OR THEIR LOVED ONES OR TAKE A NEIGHBOR, YOU KNOW, SOON WE'LL PROBABLY START PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HARD TO REACH ONES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE STILL ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO JUST CAN'T MAKE IT.

UM, AND ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT, WE ALL, UH, WHERE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GO INTO THE COMMUNITY OR PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE WHO CAN'T COME HERE ON THEIR OWN.

WE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY FULL EVERY FRIDAY.

SO SECOND THING WE HAVE IS IF YOU'VE BEEN DRIVING DOWN, UM, UH, WHITTIER BOULEVARD AT ALL LATELY, AND YOU SAW THE, UH, WHAT ARE YOUR PRESCHOOL AT LA BONITA PARK? THERE'S BRAND NEW MURALS ON THE WALLS.

THERE YOU'LL LOVE THEM.

THEY SAY, UM, YOU SEE IT, IT'S VERY, IT'S VERY COLORFUL.

SO AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY HAS FOCUSED A LOT WITHIN THIS LAST YEAR ON WHAT WE CALL WELL NOT, WE IT'S AN, UM, AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM CALLED EDI, WHICH IS THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT INDEX FOR CHILDREN.

SO THAT NUMBER, THEY, THEY ASSESS CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN AND THEY FEEL THAT IF BY KINDERGARTEN, IF YOU DON'T KNOW X BY THIRD GRADE, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHY.

AND BY THIRD GRADE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHY, THEN YOUR 70% CHANCE MORE OF BEING INCARCERATED, 40% MORE CHANCE OF BEING, UM, A SINGLE MOTHER OR FATHER, LOTS OF THINGS.

SO THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'D WANT TO TRY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN REALLY BIG.

UM, AND ORANGE COUNTY IS TAKING THE LEAD IN THE EDI STUDY ON TAKE THIS OFF AND THE EDI STUDIES AND, UH, PLATFORMS BECAUSE EVERY SCHOOL IN ORANGE COUNTY PARTICIPATES.

SO WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE PAST WAS LAHABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME BECAUSE THEIR, THEIR NUMBERS WERE THE LOWEST IN ORANGE COUNTY FOR THE ENTIRE TIME WHEN THE EDI FIRST STARTED.

SO WE'VE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS PRE-SCHOOL REORGANIZATION.

SO WE COULD TRY TO GET OUR PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, UM, INTO A DIFFERENT MINDSET, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL MAKE OUR CHILDREN IN A DIFFERENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IS WE PARTNERED WITH ST.

JUDE ST.

JUDE GAVE US A GRANT AND THEY PAID FOR THE MURALIST.

THEY'RE WANTING TO REDO THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE PRESCHOOL THERE.

AND SO THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THAT IS THAT THEY FEEL, YOU KNOW, IF A CHILD'S MIND IS STIMULATED VISUALLY, IT MAKES THEM FEEL MORE LIKELY TO LEARN AND EMBRACE AND REMEMBER, AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.

AND SO THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WILL HAVE DIFFERENT MANIPULATE MANIPULATIVES, THAT'LL ENCOURAGE LEARNING AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.

SO ST.

JUDE PAID FOR A CONSULTANT TO COME IN AND HELP US SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT PROJECT.

AND, UM, AND THEN FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKENDS STAFF PAIR, UM, PARENTS AND THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF, UH, EVERYBODY CAME IN AND PAINTED.

SO IF YOU SAW SOMETHING THERE, THE KIDS WERE PAINTING.

I WAS PAINTING, UM, YOU A, YOU COULDN'T COME, BUT, UM, UH, ALMOST ALL THE STAFF THERE WERE PAINTING.

SO IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE.

AND IF YOU KNOW, TERESA EGAN, SHE IS OUR CONSULTANT ON THE OTHER END, NOT THE WHITTIER PRESCHOOL, BUT THE WHOLE PRESCHOOL.

SHE WAS THERE PAINTING ON THIS LAST SATURDAY, TOO.

SO GO BY THERE, SEE IT.

AND, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND IS I'M DOING TOURS OF SOME OF OUR FACILITIES THAT MAYBE YOU GUYS COULD COME LOOK AT OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND OUR SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS. UM, I MEAN OUR PARKS AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO TALK NEXT ABOUT THESE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE.

AND SO WE DIDN'T PUT IT ON THE AGENDA TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE READY TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE AS CATHERINE GIVES US REPORT, THE REASON

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NOT BECAUSE THE CITY WANTED IT, NOT BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT WANTED IT.

AND THE ONLY THING SHE'S REPORTING ON IS THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

AND THAT'S A PROGRAM FOR 50 CHILDREN IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAVE NOT JUST 50 IN EARLY HEADSTART.

WE HAVE 192 IN PRESCHOOL, 205 IN SCHOOL, AGE, ANOTHER 44 IN, UM, UH, FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES.

AND THEN WE DO THE COUNTY-WIDE, UM, FOOD PROGRAM FOR, UH, 131.

IS IT 131 GROUP HOMES RIGHT NOW, TOO? AND SO SHE ONLY REPORTS ON THIS MUCH, YOU KNOW? SO, UM, UM, I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO MAYBE KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT EACH ONE.

SO I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE DOING AN ORIENTATION ISSUE.

IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT NEXT IN JUNE IN OUR MEETING, OR JULY WORKS BETTER FOR YOU GUYS, BECAUSE I WANTED YOU TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT'S JUST HER DIVISION, RIGHT? WE HAVE, OF COURSE RECREATION IS NOT JUST 4TH OF JULY AND EASTER.

WE ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THOSE SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE FOOD GIVING AND, UM, THE SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE HOPING THAT OPENS UP.

AND SO, UM, I THOUGHT MAYBE WE CAN HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES, YOU HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE ISH FOR EARLY HEAD START, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN A LOT RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I WAS GONNA THINK MAYBE WE CAN MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE MEANINGFUL FOR YOU GUYS AND FOR THE DIVISIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT, UM, BECAUSE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, WE TALK, I KNOW TERESA, YOU TALK ALL ABOUT, CAUSE YOU, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE YOUNGER, THE, UM, ADULT YEAH.

YOUTH NOW.

AND, UM, BUT WE CAN, THEY HAVE ALMOST LIKE YOU DID WITH THE YOUTH COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, WHERE ONE OF YOU GAVE A REPORT ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE, EVERY MEETING WE COULD HAVE THAT FOR DIFFERENT DIVISIONS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EVERY DIVISION EVERY MONTH, BUT MAYBE YOU GUYS, IF YOU WANTED TO, COULD BE MORE INVOLVED IN THAT MANNER BECAUSE WHAT WE NEED MOSTLY FROM YOU GUYS, RIGHT.

IS, UM, GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP AND THOUGHTS THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT AS WELL AS PROMOTING THOSE, THOSE THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDCARE, RIGHT.

WE'RE DOING ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW.

SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANY CHILD THAT NEEDS CHILDCARE, UM, I DID WE SEND IT OUT TO THEM? THE, UM, THE LIMITATIONS ON INCOME, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WENT OUT.

SO IF, IF WE DID IT, WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU.

SO RIGHT NOW, IF YOU ARE A SINGLE PARENT FAMILY, UM, A MOTHER AND A CHILD OR FATHER AND A CHILD, THEY INCOME LEVELS LIKE $61,000 THAT YOU COULD BE IN OUR PROGRAM.

AND IT'S, UM, THERE'S A SLIDING SCALE OF, UH, YOUR, YOUR FEES, BUT YOU COULD BE IN THE PROGRAM AT THAT MUCH WAS 61 IS NOT THAT LITTLE EARLY HEAD START THAT HER PROGRAM IS TALKING ABOUT IS MORE LIKE 25,000.

SO IT'S MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR HER TO ENROLL CHILDREN, BUT, UM, THE SCHOOL AGE AND THE PRESCHOOL, AND RIGHT NOW PRESCHOOL IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP THEIR KIDS HOME AND NOT SEND THEM TILL KINDERGARTEN, BUT PRESCHOOL IS THE SAME THING WITH THE EDI.

AND WE HAVE ROOM RIGHT NOW IN OUR PRESCHOOL.

AND SO I'D LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE, OH YEAH.

SO JUNE, IF EVERYBODY'S AROUND IN JUNE AND, UM, AND THEN MAYBE I WAS GOING TO TRY AND MAKE A LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF EACH ONE.

AND THEN MAYBE I KNOW YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU GUYS USED TO DO TOURS AND MAYBE THERE'S A CHANCE THAT ONE DAY WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN.

UM, NOT MAYBE HAVE A NIGHT MEETING AND JUST BE HERE ON A SUNDAY OR SATURDAY, OR, YOU KNOW, SATURDAY MORNING AND GO OUT AND GO LOOK AT SOME OF OUR FACILITIES OR IN THE MID DAY, DEPENDING ON HOW, WHAT YOUR SCHEDULES ALLOW.

WE CAN DO IT WHERE WE COULD GO SEE THE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOMS, BECAUSE HOPEFULLY JUNE 15TH, WHEN THEY OPEN UP THE ENTIRE STATE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AGAIN.

AND WE CAN ALLOW PEOPLE BACK IN OUR BUILDINGS, IF NOT, WE BELIEVE JULY ONE, WE DEFINITELY COULD LET PEOPLE BACK IN OUR BUILDINGS.

AND I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO SEE, UM, THE DAY CAMP THAT KATIE'S GOING TO PUT ON AND REX GOING TO PUT ON, BUT ALL THESE OTHER FACILITIES TOO.

SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF IN, IN OUR CITY.

SO THAT WHAT THAT TELLS YOU TOO, IS WE'RE IN THE BUDGET PERIOD.

SO RIGHT NOW TIMES ARE REALLY TOUGH FOR RECREATION.

AND WE REALLY ALWAYS ARE, UM, THE FIRST THING TO CUT WHERE THE FIRST PEOPLE THEY GO TO WHEN THEY NEED HELP, BUT WE'RE THE PEOPLE TO BE CUT.

RIGHT? SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE SAME FUNDING LEVELS THAT WE GOT IN 1920 AND 2019, 2020 2020 AND 21, THE PANDEMIC, WE CUT 15%.

SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO GO BACK NOW AS YOU KNOW, MINIMUM WAGE WENT UP $2 SINCE THEN.

SO FOR ME TO ASK TO BE FLAT MEANS THAT IT'S STILL GETTING A CUT.

SO I'M HOPING AND PRAYING FOR THE F THE, AT LEAST THE FLATNESS OF IT.

UM, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT, HOW THAT WORKS BECAUSE THE CITY IS IT'S TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR EVERYBODY.

UM, BUT OUR BUDGET IS COMING.

AND, UM, YOU GUYS, UH, JUNE 7TH IS THE COUNCIL MEETING.

SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO PAY ATTENTION, FEEL FREE TO COME TO THAT AND SEE THE PRESENTATIONS.

UM, AND THAT'LL BE FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT, NOT JUST OURS.

UM, AND THEN I, I GAVE YOU, UM, OUR SPECIAL EVENT LIST.

IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S ONLY A TENTATIVE RIGHT NOW.

UM, IT'S VERY AGGRESSIVE AS YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, WE ACT LIKE EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE NORMAL, COME JUNE 15TH, BUT WE'RE HOPING, AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR THAT.

AND, UM, SO I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WOULD PUT THEM ON YOUR CALENDARS NOW.

AND THEN TOMORROW WE'RE HAVING A BIG STAFF MEETING WITH, UM, ALL OF OUR STAFF, UM, TO REALLY DISCUSS IT.

BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS OUR AIM, AND THIS IS OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW TO HAVE ALL THESE EVENTS, UM, COME JULY ONE, AS LONG AS WE'RE FUNDED FOR THEM.

WE, WE PLAN ON DOING THIS.

WE'RE DOING A HIRING, UM, A PUSH

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AND, UM, AND THEN THE ONE LAST THING THAT I HAD, UM, WAS THAT I THINK MAYBE I MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS, BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS APPROACHED US TO DO WHAT THEY'RE CALLING AN ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR, UM, THE, THEIR SUMMER SCHOOL.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

THEY'RE GOING TO PAY US TO DO IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE SCHOOLS DOING ENRICHMENT CLASSES FROM 1230 TO TWO 30.

SO THE CHILDREN AND STUDENTS WILL BE THERE FROM EIGHT 30 TO, OR EIGHT 30 TO 12 IN CLASSROOMS, AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE LUNCH AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THEM FROM 1230 TO TWO 30 TO DO THINGS LIKE ARTS OR MUSIC OR SPORTS, OR, UM, A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIGGER PROGRAM THAN WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.

INITIALLY, INITIALLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE TWO SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, A FEW CLASSES NOW IT'S EVERY SCHOOL AND JUST HUNDREDS OF KIDS.

AND, UM, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S ALL GONNA WORK OUT, CAUSE IT'S THE FIRST TIME, BUT WE EXPECT TO HAVE SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH, UM, MAYBE THE MARTIAL ARTS, UM, CLASS THAT WE HAVE ON WINTER BOULEVARD OR THE DRUM CLASS, THE KIDS WERE, I THINK YOUR SON WORKS AT KIDS ROCK OR USED TO.

RIGHT.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANT TO SHOWCASE THEM TO AND BRING THEM INTO THE SCHOOL AND THEN WE CAN EXPOSE THE CHILDREN TO DRUMS. AND, UM, IN ONE CLASS IT MIGHT BE DRUMS AND THEN ONE MIGHT BE A PIANO FROM ANOTHER TEACHER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO KNOW THAT WE'RE BUSY.

NO, THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO BE BUSY.

AND WE, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY LONG REPORT AS USUAL, BUT THAT'S IT.

WOW.

I KNOW, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, WHAT ABOUT VETERANS DAY? YES.

DID THAT GET BACK ON THE LIST? I'LL OF COURSE WE WOULD NEVER GET RID OF VETERAN, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS WAS JUST THE SUMMER PROGRAMS. OKAY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE A FULL CALENDAR FOR THE FULL YEAR.

UM, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD THE MUSEUM, UH, BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE ANYTHING FOR THE MUSEUM EITHER, AND WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE SHOWCASE THEM.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THEY DO SUCH GOOD WORK THERE TOO.

SO GO, OH, I'M SORRY.

YOU WEREN'T HERE.

SORRY.

I PUT THEM UP THERE FOR THEM.

UM, I'M JUST GOING TO ADD A COUPLE THINGS.

UM, KELLY WENT OVER MOST, EVERYTHING, BUT FIRST WANTED TO THANK THE COMMISSION, THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE AT THE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION EVENT.

UM, IT WAS NICE TO HAVE A STRONG, UH, GROUP OF YOU THERE.

SO HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A GOOD TIME.

IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, NOT BEING ABLE TO INVITE EVERYONE, BUT WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD THAT HOPEFULLY PEOPLE GOT TO SEE IT ONLINE AND ALSO, UM, RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATES.

WE, UM, WE'RE OUR, OUR MAYOR WAS GRAYISH NESSUS TO SIGN OVER 400 VOLUNTEERS CERTIFICATES.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER TIME.

BUT, UM, AND I KNOW WE DIDN'T EVEN GET LISTS FROM ALL OF OUR GROUPS.

SO, UM, CERTAINLY IF WE GOT THOSE IN, WE WOULD PROVIDE THEM.

BUT ANYWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU GUYS, UM, HAVE YOUR LITTLE, UH, GIVEAWAYS THAT WE GAVE OUT TO ALL THE GROUPS WE DELIVERED THOSE LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK.

AND THEN ALSO TODAY, I BELIEVE I FORWARDED THE TEAM LEADER, UH, APPLICATION, UM, INFORMATION.

SO CERTAINLY PLEASE, UH, FORWARD THAT TO ANYONE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE A GOOD CANDIDATE TO BE ON OUR TEAM.

IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND THEN LASTLY, I ALSO SENT OUT, UM, SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ASSOCIATES, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND THE DIFFERENT ADDRESSES AND THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS THAT WE HAVE.

UM, I'M NOT TOO SAVVY ON SOME OF THAT.

SO I ADDED, UM, WE ADDED THE TWITTER AND THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

SO HOPEFULLY THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, AND I BELIEVE I EMAILED IT OUT AGAIN.

UM, THOSE ARE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LISTS.

SO CERTAINLY ALL OF OUR INFORMATION WILL BE ON THESE PLATFORMS, UM, ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AND IF YOU CAN SHARE OR TAG OR, UH, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT, WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, KELLY, I HAVE A QUESTION ON TALKING ABOUT THE VACCINES AND I KNOW THAT WE WANT TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE IN AS POSSIBLE AND IT'S AN ONLINE REGISTRATION.

WHAT, IS THERE ANY THOUGHT GIVEN TO THOSE WHO MAYBE DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK? A COMPUTER DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER? YES, WE DEFINITELY HAVE REGISTERED AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THAT AS AN OPTION.

SO IF THEY CALL US IF THEY CALL THE CONTACT CENTER THROUGH IT, YES.

OKAY.

THREE EIGHT, THREE 4,200.

I DID.

WHAT'S THAT THREE 83, 4,200, RIGHT? YEAH.

RIGHT.

YEAH.

NO, NO, DEFINITELY NOT AN OPTION.

AND WE'VE HELPED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, UM, WALK THEM THROUGH OR WE'VE DONE IT FOR THEM.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

I THINK MAYBE GABBY ON THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN WE FIRST STARTED AND I COULDN'T GET THROUGH EITHER.

I THINK YOU EMAILED ME.

UM, YEAH.

YEAH.

IT HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENT.

I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU CHECK IT.

OKAY.

YEP.

THIS ISN'T ON THE LIST, BUT THE TAMALE FESTIVAL IS SAID TO BE A TWO DAY EVENT.

YEAH.

AND I WOULD LOVE IT TO BE THAT'S MY PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'LL SEE IF THAT HAPPENS, KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO SET UP FOR ONE DAY.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

AND, UM, THE PROBLEM IS IT'S ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

SO TO MAKE IT TWO DAYS, IF YOU HAVE TO SET UP ON THURSDAY, NOBODY WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, SET UP ON

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SO, UM, WE HAVE TO DECIDE, SO WE'RE TRYING TO TALK ABOUT IT INTERNALLY.

UM, BUT AS YOU KNOW, IN ANY EVENT YOU GUYS HAVE EVER RUN TO HAVE THAT KIND OF SETUP FOR A ONE DAY EVENT, DOESN'T REALLY PENCIL OUT AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD.

RIGHT.

UM, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT IT AND I'M GLAD IT'S OUT THERE IN THE WORLD SOMEWHERE, BUT I HEARD ABOUT IT.

WE JUST KEEP A PULSE ON IT.

YOU HAVE THE CONCERTS ALL BEEN BOOKED.

WE DO HAVE TENTATIVE CONCERTS THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, SCHEDULED, AND I CAN CERTAINLY SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.

OKAY.

SO OUR FIRST CONCERT, WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING WITH AN ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE BAND.

OH COOL.

AND THEN WE HAVE A BEATLES TRIBUTE.

THEN WE HAVE SOUTHLAND, IT'S MORE OF A, UM, CHICAGO DOOBIE BROTHERS, UH, TYPE GENRE.

AND THEN OUR CLOSING ACT WILL BE BRUNO MARS ATTRIBUTE TRIBUTE BAND.

SO WE DID FOCUS THIS YEAR ON TRIBUTE BANDS BECAUSE WE FELT, UM, THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH OTHER EVENTS WHERE WE SHOWCASE DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC AS WELL TO OUR TAMALE FESTIVAL STITCHES FAIR THE CORN FESTIVAL.

SO WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A BROAD SCOPE OF VARIETY OF MUSIC, UM, THAT WILL, UM, YOU KNOW, BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SWATHER BAND AND THEY'VE PLAYED FOR THE CITY IN THE PAST.

THEY SAID, JUST, CAN YOU PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR US? I'M JUST SWAPPING.

YES.

I KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

YEAH.

SO IF YOU EVER NEED SOMEBODY, THEY, UM, ARE WILLING TO PLAY FOR THE, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE VACCINES.

SO WE RECEIVED THE EMAIL FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYING THAT NEXT YEAR, AT THE POINT THAT IT'S A REGULAR SCHOOL.

SO IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY KIND OF COORDINATION OF THE CDS TO GET KIDS WE'RE WORKING WITH VARIOUS, UH, PROVIDERS THAT HAD THE VACCINE.

AND CERTAINLY WE WERE READY AND WILLING TO WORK WITH THEM AND TO OFFER, UM, ANY ASSISTANCE WE CAN TO HELP HOST THESE VACCINATION SITES.

AND WE CERTAINLY ARE ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS A LOT OF OUR NONPROFIT GROUPS, YOUTH GROUPS, TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE AVAILABLE AND HOSTING THESE, THESE VACCINATION PODS.

BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN COORDINATE A LITTLE MORE TIGHTLY.

YEAH.

I'M JUST THINKING IT'S GOING TO BE MORE SCHOOL'S OUT.

YEAH.

WE'LL TALK TO OUR PROVIDERS.

I KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE VACCINES AVAILABLE.

AND SO, UM, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

YEAH.

AS SOON AS ST.

JUDE, RIGHT.

THEY, UM, AS SOON AS PEOPLE FEEL READY, UM, BECAUSE THE 12 YEAR OLDS WERE JUST APPROVED THIS WEEK, WE'LL SEE HOW THAT, UM, HOW THAT ROLLS OUT AND IF, HOW, IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO YOUNGER OR NOT.

BUT, UM, W UH, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO HELP US OUT FOR THOSE WHO WANT IT, UM, OR ARE, ARE WILLING.

CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PARENTS WHO DON'T WANT TO, TO, YOU WANT HER TO, I SEE.

YES.

LIKE I AM TOO.

OKAY.

GOTCHA.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK KIM KIM, UM, FOR THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT WE DID AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAME AND THEY RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE THAT HAD CONTRIBUTED DURING COVID.

IT WAS SHORT AND SWEET, LIKE YOU SAID, KIM, BUT IT WAS REALLY, REALLY QUAINT.

AND I THINK IT REALLY, IT RESONATED WITH EVERYBODY.

THERE WAS JUST A GOOD MOOD IN THE CROWD.

SO GOOD JOB.

I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT OUTDOOR EVENT.

I WOULD SAY THAT WAS THE PRIMARY NIGHT.

SHE, UM, YOU DID GET A VIDEO AND HOPEFULLY, DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO? UM, IT'S WE HAVE THE HARD DRIVE, SO WE'RE FIGURING OUT HOW TO UPLOAD IT, BUT HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT YES, IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT UP, BUT YES, PROBABLY ON YOUTUBE, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO VISIT IT, BUT WE'LL SEND YOU THE LINK.

JUST EMAIL THE LINK.

I DID EMAIL THE LINK OUT.

DID EVERYONE GET THE LINK? MAYBE NOT.

I'LL READ YOU ALL THE LINK, BUT YES, AS FAR AS GETTING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT AND IT'LL BE PRESSING ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL, AND HOPEFULLY OUR LOCAL CABLE CHANNEL.

AND I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT.

I THINK THOSE THAT WERE RECOGNIZED WERE REALLY ESSENTIAL, ESSENTIAL TO, UM, THE COMMUNITY AND, AND HOW IT ALL ROLLED OUT.

AND EVERYBODY JUST TOOK OVER AND STEPPED UP AND, AND REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR TIME, THEIR EFFORTS.

AND I THINK IT MADE SO MANY PEOPLE COMFORTABLE AND, YOU KNOW, FELT LIKE THEY WERE, THEY WERE BEING TAKEN CARE OF IN A WAY THAT THEY NEEDED TO, AND ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS AND OUR VETERANS AND, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE VACCINES AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE SINCE 2020.

AND NOW THROUGH 2021, I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY ESSENTIAL FOR, FOR EVERYBODY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU GUYS DID A FABULOUS JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

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I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE GOING TO IT'S A LITTLE EARLY IN THE PROCESS, BUT MIGHT AS WELL CAUSE WE'RE GONNA NEED HELP.

OKAY.

SO I WAS, UH, I'M ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING FOR ME AND THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR MY CHILDREN, CAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS PUTTING ME IN CHECK.

BUT ANYWAY, I HAD, UH, CYNTHIA GARRETT FROM THE LAHABRA SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL BOARD, WHO'S A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE REACHED OUT TO ME AND SHE EITHER THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR I'M NOT SURE HOW, BUT SHE LEARNED THAT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND AND THAT I'M NOW ON THE COMMISSION.

AND SHE ASKED HOW, HOW ABOUT WE COLLABORATE ON, UH, KIDS BEACH, SUMMER TRIP.

AND OF COURSE IN MY OLD DAYS, WHEN I PUT ON MY SUPERINTENDENT HAT AND SAID, OKAY, I GOT TO CALL A BUS COMPANY AND GET SOME INSURANCE AND, YOU KNOW, GET SOME ELECTRONIC FORMS GOING AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS. RIGHT.

BUT I TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS BACK AND I REACHED OUT TO A COLLEAGUE OF MINE WHO, UH, WORKS FOR PARKS, CALIFORNIA.

IT'S A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS.

AND THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE A CAMPAIGN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RENEW THIS SUMMER.

AGAIN, THAT'S CALLED ROUTES TO PARKS.

SO A BEACH TRIP TAKING KIDS FROM A HOBBY TO, UM, I'M THINKING MAYBE CRYSTAL COVE, BECAUSE THERE'S A NATURE ELEMENT TO A VISIT THERE BESIDES JUST PLAYING ON THE BEACH, UH, WOULD FIT THEIR, UH, THEIR VISION FOR THEIR GRANT PROGRAM.

AND SURE ENOUGH, SHE SAID, ABSOLUTELY.

SO, UH, I ALSO LOOKED INTO THE COASTAL CONSERVANCY, UH, WEBSITE, AND THEY ALSO HAVE, UH, GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS TO GET FAMILIES AND KIDS CONNECTED TO THE STATE PARKS AND TO THE COAST.

SO WITHOUT THOSE BITS OF INFORMATION, I REACHED OUT TO THE CITY STAFF IN AN EMAIL AND SAID, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO CRAZY, BUT IS THIS POSSIBLE? AND I THINK, UH, TO A PERSON, BOTH, UH, KELLY, KIM AND DAVID SAID AS ABSOLUTELY, AND LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT.

SO, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF STEPS TO GET TO THE END PRODUCT, BUT I'M EXCITED.

AND I KNOW I SPOKE TO DAVID AT THE EASTER EGG HUNT AND HE SHARED WITH ME THAT HIS VISION WITH THE CITY SOME YEARS AGO WAS TO, UH, DEVELOP A FAMILY AND KIDS CAMP OUT WEEKEND FOR OUR REC PROGRAM.

SO I THINK IF WE COULD PULL OFF THE SUMMER BEACH TRIP, YOU KNOW, AND GET ALL THE KINKS OUT OF IT, I THINK, AND GET SOME TRACTION WITH THE FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS, UM, THAT WE PROBABLY BE IN FOR SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE.

AND I JUST HAPPENED TO MENTION THIS, THIS IDEA WITH, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR LATINO OUTDOORS.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW, BUT I SERVE ON THAT BOARD.

IT'S A STATE, IT'S A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT CONNECTS KIDS AND FAMILIES WITH THE OUTDOORS AND HIS NAME IS LOUIS VIA.

AND HE SAID, RICH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A VOLUNTEER, EVEN THOUGH YOU SERVE ON THE BOARD AND YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT.

SO YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED WHEN YOU NEED IT.

AND WE'LL TRY TO MATCH WHATEVER YOU CAN COME UP WITH.

SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.

UM, I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY TIMES YOU DO SOMETHING IN RECREATION THAT KIDS NEVER GET A CHANCE TO DO, WHETHER IT'S FISHING, CAMPING, BEAT GOING TO THE BEACH.

EVEN THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN TO THE BEACH, AS SAD AS THAT IS, I'VE TAKEN MANY A GROUP IN MY OLD JOB, CAMPING, WE'D GO THREE CAMPING TRIPS A SUMMER, YOU KNOW? AND, UM, HE, INITIALLY WE WERE TALKING THAT THERE MIGHT BE, NEED TO BE A NON-PROFIT COMPONENT OF IT.

I SAID, HOLD ON ALLIANCE.

I'M SURE IT WOULD BE SO INTERESTED IN, UH, WITH THE LEOS AND THERE'S THIS COMMUNITY HAS SO MANY PEOPLE AND LOOK AT HIS CIRCLE ALREADY.

SO, UM, I'M HOPING IT WORKS OUT.

AND, UM, SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BE A PART, I'M SURE YOU COULD TALK TO HIM OFFLINE AND, UM, AND HELP MAKE IT WORK.

AND EVEN IF IT'S SMALL IN THE BEGINNING, UM, BUT IF WE TAKE A BUS LOAD OF KIDS, LIKE I SAID, THAT SOME OF THEM MIGHT NOT EVER HAVE SEEN THE BEACH BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE PARENTS MAYBE WHO CAN TAKE THEM OR CHOOSE TO TAKE THEM, OR, UM, IT'D BE REALLY WONDERFUL.

CYNTHIA HAS ONLY ASKED WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A SAFE AND FUN TRIP FOR THE KIDS.

AND THE OTHER PART IS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE WE COULD MAKE IT AT NO COST TO THE PARENTS.

SO I THINK WITH THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BASICALLY BOUGHT IN ALREADY, I THINK THAT'S VERY POSSIBLE.

AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE GO FOR A WHOLE YEAR GRANT AND DO THE SUMMER NEXT YEAR.

AND AFTER THAT WE COME BACK AND REEVALUATE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE, UM, I MEAN, WE USED TO DO SNOW TRIPS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS WHO'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE SNOW.

AND SO THERE'S SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES JUST TO KEEP KIDS OUTDOORS.

RIGHT.

KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE TVS.

SO IF YOU JUST PUT EVERYBODY'S HEADS TOGETHER IN ONE, UM, WE CAN DO IT.

SO LET'S SEE, LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

GOOD DEAL.

THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU, RICHARD.

GOOD JOB.

ANYBODY ELSE? OH, SORRY.

I HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR, UM, FROM MEALS ON WHEELS.

THEY ARE HAVING A FUNDRAISER AT LASCARI IS ON WHITTIER BOULEVARD.

UH, THE WHITTIER LESS SCAR, EXCUSE ME, ON WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND THE ONE ON LAMBERT ROAD.

AND IT'S FOR MAY 24TH, FROM 11 TO EIGHT.

AND I MEANT TO BRING THE FLYERS IN FOR EVERYBODY THERE IN MY CAR.

SO WHEN WE GO

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UM, AND IT'S 20% OF THE DAYS PROCEEDS WILL GO TO A LAHABRA MEALS ON WHEELS, MEALS ON WHEELS.

UM, SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE FLYER IN ORDER FOR THE 20% TO GO TO THEM.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

UH, NO FOR PHONE ORDERS OR DELIVERY.

SO IT'S, YOU HAVE TO GO IN, PICK UP YOUR, YOU CAN PICK IT UP, BUT OUR EAT THERE, WE HAD THOSE FLYERS AT OUR LION'S CLUB MEETING LAST NIGHT.

YEAH.

YUP.

YEAH.

LARRY, WE MADE SURE LARRY'S ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.

AND SO HE SAID, YEP, I'VE GOT PLENTY OF THESE TO GO.

AND UM, SO HE SAID, TAKE THEM, CARRIE, JUST SO IT'S UM, MAY 24TH FROM 11 FOUR 11 TO 8:00 PM TO 8:00 PM.

AND YOU SHOW THEM, UH, IT SAYS, PLEASE PRESENT THIS FLYER WITH YOUR ORDER.

NOW I'LL FIND OUT.

SOMETIMES THEY DO.

YEAH.

I'LL, I'LL FIND OUT IF YOU CAN DO IT ON YOUR PHONE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I MEAN, IT'S THE SAME THING, 20% IS A LOT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE.

UM, CARMEN HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH ANGELA LASCARI SO SHE ASKED HER AND SHE SAID, OF COURSE, SO IT HELPS BOTH OF THEM, YOU KNOW, HELPS THE BUSINESS AND IT HELPS, UH, MEALS ON WHEELS.

SO THANK YOU IF YOU CAN GO AND PARTICIPATE.