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YEAH.THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN THIS IS OUR SUBCOMMITTEE AND FINDINGS ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
THAT I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION, REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2021.COULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND WOULD YOU BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME PLEASE? DEAR GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS CITY BUSINESS.
AND AS WE APPROACH PATRIOT'S DAY, REMEMBER THE EVENTS OF NINE 11, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS AND COMFORT FAMILY LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS OF ALL THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THOSE OCCURRENCES.
AND ESPECIALLY THE OCCURRENCES OF AFGHANISTAN.
WE ASKED THAT YOU WERE GRANTED COMMUNITY COMMISSION WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AS WE CONSIDER THE CITY BUSINESS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
MAY WE UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY AND CHALLENGES BEFORE THE COMMISSION CITY STAFF AND CITIZENS OF LAHABRA BLESS THE COMMISSION IT'S IN ITS DECISION-MAKING AND BLESS THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND OUR ACTIONS BE PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE.
AND FOR THE GOOD OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT OUR CITY AND BE WITH US.
WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
GABBY, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? YES, PLEASE.
YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
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, MAYBE SEATED.
SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A TEAM LEADER PRESENTATION, AND WHO'S DOING THAT.
OH, INVITE YOUR ENERGIES QUINTIN.
SERVANTEZ OUR SENIOR RECREATION LEADER.
HE WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION ON OUR TEAM LEADER PROGRAM.
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OVERSEE THE PROGRAM IN 2012 AND PROGRAM DESIGN.
THIS PROGRAM OFFERED THE CHANCE TO ACTIVE MEMBERS OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIBLE MAN.
YOU RAN THE PROGRAM WITH TWO SUMMER TEAM COMPLETED 93 HOURS OF SERVICE RECREATION DIVISION.
OTHER FIRST YEAR, THIS YEAR, OUR PROGRAM THAT YOU HAD 19 YEARS, 19 YEARS ASSISTANT LAW WERE ACTIVE.
THEY HAVE THE BREO PART SLUSH, THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, THIS OFFICE AND VARIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS, SUCH AS MOVIES IN THE PARK, INTERNATIONAL LIGHT OUT COOL COPS, COPS PARK.
AND I'M SO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR SENIORS VOLUNTEER OVER 1500 HOURS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE TEAM LEADERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT.
WE NEED TO STAND UP VOLUNTARY AND THOUGHT ALL POPULAR AND GLAMOROUS TOWARDS FOR SUMMER.
A LOT OF OPERA ARE TRULY THANKFUL FOR EACH TEAM LEADER.
SIMPLY STATED WE WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE SUCCESS THAT WE DID IN OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, FIRESIDE, AND ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT ALL ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I
I TRIED TO CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING UP THE PLANT SO WE CAN TAKE IT ALL.
THIS WAS KENZIE SECOND YEAR WITH THE LABRIX THEATER PROGRAM.
AND SHE IMMEDIATELY SET OFF FROM THE START AND HE'S DONE MOST OF HER VOLUNTEER HOURS WORKING IN OUR SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WITH THE LAVA SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE SHE TAUGHT NUMEROUS DANCE CLASSES, ALL AGENTS.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE NATHAN ASTRADA
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UP NATHAN'S FIRST YEAR WITH THE TEAM, THEIR PROGRAM.HE SHOWED HIS ABILITY TO SHOW UP EVERYDAY WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND A GREAT ATTITUDE.
NATHAN'S POSITIVE SPIRIT MADE VALUABLE ADDITIONS WORKS.
THAT'S UH, TRACY JACK ANOTHER FIRST YEAR TAKE TRACY WAS ALWAYS EAGER TOWARD OPENING SHIFTS AT DAY CAMP AND GET CAMPERS MORNING STARTED OFF, RIGHT? SHE ALSO ASSISTED STAFF AT SOME SPECIAL EVENTS AND WHAT'S HARD WORK REALLY SHUT IT OFF.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER CLARISSA CABRERA.
WHERE'S THIS ANOTHER BRUCE YEARS OF THE TEAM LEADER PROGRAM.
SHE EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS AND ALL OF US SHOWED UP EARLY AND FIRST SET PRESENTED HERSELF AS A ROLE MODEL THAT BOTH CAMPERS AND OTHER TEENAGERS CONCERNS IS ANGEL HERNANDEZ.
THIS IS ANGEL'S SECOND YEAR AS A TEAM LEADER, HE HELPED THEM WITH SUMMER CITY EVENTS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
ALL STAFF WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIS MATURITY AND ABILITY TO ADAPT TO ALL SITUATIONS.
NEXT IS ASHLEY, UH, SARAH AND ACTUALLY SECOND YEAR AS A TEAM LEADER, SHE HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR TEAM.
ASHLEY CONSISTENTLY SHOWS UP ALL THEIR SHIPS WITH A GREAT OUTER SPACE AND WAS KEEP HER TO HELP IN ANY WAY SHE COULD.
THE TAPAD STAFF WAS CONSISTENTLY IMPRESSED BY HER WORK ETHIC.
THIS WAS MICHAEL'S FIRST YEAR IN THE PROGRAM.
MICHAEL PROVED TO BE A QUICK LEARNER AND HE A WONDERFUL HELP, BUT OUR DAY CAMP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE EVENTS, MICHAEL'S KIND OF PERSONALITY.
AND JOHANNA'S FIRST YEAR SHE FOUND A WAY TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR PROGRAM.
GIOVANNA ALWAYS FOUND A NEW WAY TO HELP AND ASSIST WHEREVER SHE WAS NEEDED.
SHE WAS A GREAT ROLE MODEL IN ALL CAPACITIES LAST BUT NOT LEAST OSCAR RESOLVES THIS IS OSCAR THIRD YEAR IN A SENIOR PROGRAM, AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE DELIGHTED TO HAVE HIM BACK IN THE PROGRAM EVERY YEAR.
OSCAR FINDS A NEW WAY TO IMPROVE, AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY WE ARE TRULY LUCKY THOUSAND MINUTES PROGRAM.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEAM LEADERS.
I THINK WE MADE A GREAT TEAM IN SUMMER AND WISH YOU ALL THE ABSOLUTE BEST IN THE FUTURE ENDEAVORS
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO LEAVE YOU STAND UP IN THE BACK.
I THINK WE NEED TO SWITCH OVER TO
I'M GOING TO SAY 1, 2, 3, AND THEN FOR LIKE THREE SECONDS, I DO LIKE SOMETHING LIKE
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ALL OF THE HOURS IN THESE TEAMS FOR US, BUT WE'RE TALKING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS, HUH? THIS SUMMER WAS OVER 1500.SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOU DID THIS SUMMER FOR THE PROGRAMS. IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL.
I THINK I SAW SOME OF YOU OVER AT THE VETERANS HALL.
ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE
SO WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY MIC SOUND, BUT WE'RE I'LL THANK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU.
LUCKILY WE HAVE OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, MS. LIZ WATERS.
I'M GOING TO ASK HER TO COME SIT OVER HERE.
UM, THAT WAY SHE CAN BE ON THE MICROPHONE.
SO, UM, I KNOW KELLY SAID, I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME BACK TODAY.
SO I'M MERELY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
UM, I HAVE, UH, WORKED IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND IT'S MY PASSION, ZERO TO FIVE.
AND NOW I HAVE THE SCHOOL AGE AS WELL, UP TO 13, WORKING WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND EARLY HEAD START WITH THE BABIES AND THE PREGNANT MOMS. SO, UM, ALL THESE, UH, ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE, UH, IN MY HEART AND I HAVE EXPERIENCE DOING THIS.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE AND WORKING WITH, UM, ALL THE STAFF AND MEETING ALL THE PEOPLE.
I'VE NEVER WORKED FOR A CITY BEFORE, AND I'M NOT FROM THE HOMBRE.
SO I FOUND TWO STARBUCKS AND I FOUND THE SAM'S CLUB.
I KEEP ENDING UP AT WHITTIER IMPERIAL OR, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK AND FORTH.
SO, UM, IT IS THE CUTEST LITTLE TOWN AND, UM, EVERYBODY'S BEEN SO, SO WONDERFUL.
AND KELLY HAS BEEN SUCH A SUPPORT, UM, ON MY, UM, ONBOARDING AND SHOWING ME THE ROPES AND, UH, HELPING ME GET THROUGH ALL THE PROGRAMS. SO I, RIGHT NOW I'M JUST ABSORBING EVERYTHING AND TRYING TO, UM, LEARN WHERE THE SCHOOLS ARE MEETING WITH STAFF AND, UM, LEARN.
WE HAD A TASK FORCE, THIS MEETING, I WAS AT AN EVENT AT A PARK.
UM, SO I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY LAST FOUR DAYS, BUT I HOPEFULLY, UM, CAN HELP WITH ANYTHING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING OR NEED ANY INFORMATION, ALL OF YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME OVER TO THE SITES AND SEE WHAT THE CHILDREN ARE DOING AND THE STAFF.
AND, UM, IT IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
AND WE'RE HOPING TO, UH, BRING IT UP TO QUALITY AND EXPAND IN THE FUTURE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO HEAR ALL THAT TO VISIT ALL THOSE SITES, UH, IN JUNE.
SO YOU GOT TO SEE HIM YESTERDAY REALLY? OH, YAY.
UM, SAY, UH, TELL YOU ALL ABOUT, WHAT ARE YOUR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FIELD IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLACES SHE WORKED AT, UM, CAPISTRANO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WAS IT, WAS IT A SIX YEAR ANNA? YEAH, I WAS, UH, OVERSAW THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM AND, UM, PRESCHOOL AND THEIR FEE BASE.
UM, CAUSE HALF OF IT'S FEE-BASED AND HALF OF IT WAS A STATE PRESCHOOL.
UM, I STARTED ACTUALLY AS A TEACHER'S AID AND THEN THAT WAS A TEACHER IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN WORKED MY WAY UP TO AN ADMINISTRATOR.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE LIZ ON BOARD WITH US.
WE'RE I'M SH HER REAL NAME IS ELIZABETH, BUT SHE GOES BY LIZ WATERS WITH TWO T'S.
AND SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL SEE HER NEXT MONTH, UM, DOING THE REPORT THAT WE WOULD HAVE SEEN CATHERINE DO.
SO IT'S FOR OUR EARLY HEADSTART PROGRAM, WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO, UM, TO IMPROVE THAT PROGRAM AND TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
UM, CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LITTLE TIGHT ON THAT PROGRAM, SO WE'RE WORKING HARD.
SHE HAS A LOT OF EXPERTISE IN EARLY HEADSTART, SO, AND HEADSTART.
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SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT.SO LIZ WILL BE HERE ANYTIME AND YOU GUYS NEED ANYTHING FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU, LIZ PUBLIC COMMENTS WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN LEAVING.
SO JUST BEAR WITH ME READING THIS IT'S OKAY.
I MAKE UP SOME STUFF, BUT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MY COMMENTS WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COMPLETE THE SPEAKERS CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE, OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED 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 CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5, 4, 9, 5, 4 0.3.
A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
UM, CONSENT CALENDAR, UM, ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A 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 COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND 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 YOU'VE ALL LOOKED AT THE MINUTES AND DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
IS THERE ANY OR CORRECTIONS, IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY SURF SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.
CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, 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.
SO COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES, WHO'S TAKING THAT AWAY.
UM, SO I WANTED TO REPORT OUT ON THE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE.
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER AT THE JIMMY, IT IS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? LET ME SIT RIGHT HERE.
SO IN THE JUNE MEETING, WE DECIDED TO FORM AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW, UM, THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
WE HAD EXISTING AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT WE'D LIKE TO PUT IN PLACE.
I PRINTED OUT OUR REPORT AND EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF IT.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS MYSELF, MARIE AND DENISE.
AND, UH, FIRST I WANNA THANK DENISE FOR HOSTING OUR SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT HER HOME, HER LOVELY HOME.
WE MET ONCE ON JUNE 18TH AND THEN WE MET AGAIN ON JULY 28TH AFTER WE HAD OUR TOUR, WE, WE REALLY FELT LIKE MAYBE WE SHOULD MEET AGAIN AND GO OVER NOW AFTER WE KIND OF HAD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SO, UM, SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WE HAVE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
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WE WOULD LIKE TO BE COMMISSIONERS.WE THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING OF EVENTS AND THE SHARING OF IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO A LOT OF THE TIMES WE'RE ASKED FOR OUR FEEDBACK AFTER THE EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED, WHICH IS GREAT TO INCORPORATE INTO THE NEXT TIME THE EVENT HAPPENS.
BUT WE'D ALSO LIKE WE THINK WE COULD BE A RESOURCE IN ACTUALLY PLANNING THE EVENTS AND GIVING YOU SOME SUGGESTIONS ON THAT.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, GRAND OPENING EVENTS.
SOME OF US WENT TO THE OPENING OF SPLASH PADS AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO KIND OF SEE AND BE A PART OF THAT.
UH, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE THE SUBCOMMITTEES MEET WHEN THE MEMBER MEMBERS ARE INITIALLY APPOINTED.
IT'S KIND OF UP TO THE SUBCOMMITTEES TO DECIDE WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO MEET.
WE HAVEN'T HAD VERY REGULAR MEETINGS FOR SOME OF THESE SUBCOMMITTEES.
SO WE THINK IF WE ASKED EACH SUBCOMMITTEE TO SET UP THAT FIRST MEETING, TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR ACTION PLAN WILL BE, THEN IT COULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO START MEETING MORE REGULARLY.
AND FINALLY, UM, WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO INCLUDE IN OUR REGULAR AGENDA, AN ITEM TO DISCUSS AS PART OF UPCOMING EVENTS ALSO, WHICH COMMISSIONERS COULD BE ATTENDING THOSE EVENTS SO THAT THERE IS A COMMISSION.
IF, IF THERE CAN BE A COMMISSION AT EACH EVENT TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING TO KIND OF REPORT OUT ON THAT, THOSE WERE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO MADE SOME CHANGE OR WE'RE RECOMMENDING SOME CHANGES TO THE SUBCOMMITTEES, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
WE DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES THERE.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ALSO STAYS THE SAME.
WE DID, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE RENAME THE PARKS SUB-COMMITTEE TO THE PARKS AND MUSEUMS, SO THAT IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, THE DEPO THEATER, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ART ASSOCIATION.
UH, AND WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT WE RENAME THE, UM, SENIORS AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE TO THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND THIS IS TO KIND OF GIVE US A MORE, UM, A BROADER, A BROADER UMBRELLA FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GROUPS THAT COULD BE HELPED THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
UM, WE ADDED IN, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, UM, THE ALSO STILL INCLUDING THE SENIOR PROGRAMS, UM, MAYBE THE FOOD PANTRY.
SO THE, THIS NAME ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE TOUR WHEN WE WENT TO LOOK AT THE HILLCREST WELLNESS CENTER AND YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU'RE KIND OF TRYING TO RENAME THAT.
SO THAT'S WHERE THAT NAME CAME FROM, UH, NO CHANGES TO SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND THEN FOR THE YOUTH COMMITTEE, WE CAN, WE COMBINE THAT WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES A MADE SENSE TO US TO DO THAT.
SO THESE ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, CAN I ASK A QUESTION GABBY? OH, CAN I DO THAT? UM, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT RESOURCES, I DO AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE I DID, AFTER OUR TOUR, I, I HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS AT THE FOOD PANTRY AND IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
SO, AND I ALSO, UM, THINK THAT HOW YOU PUT IT UNDER THE WELLNESS KIND OF IS NICE FOR ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT PARTAKE IN THAT SERVICE.
UM, I FORGOT MY SECOND QUESTION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY, PRETTY WELL ORGANIZED AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, HOW TO SET UP FUTURE, UM, SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
SO IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO BE ABLE TO, UM, HAVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS AND, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP THAT ARE MAYBE SPECIFIC TO THAT ONE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THEN COME BACK AND SHARE THOSE IDEAS OR, UM, BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND, AND GIVE SOME FEEDBACK AND, AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE PROGRAMS COULD CONTINUE AND FLOURISH.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE SOME OF THESE HAVE BEEN ADDED, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER, UM, SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WE COULD, UM, YOU KNOW, HELP OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, GET MORE, MORE OF US INVOLVED IN ALL OF THAT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO MUCH STRUCTURE ON IT BECAUSE SOME SUB-COMMITTEES DON'T NEED TO MEET AS OFTEN, WHEREAS OTHERS DO.
SO WE JUST THOUGHT IF WE HAVE THE SUBCOMMITTEES MEET THAT FIRST TIME INITIALLY, THEN THEY CAN KIND OF PLAN OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, LADIES.
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I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, GABBY, THE YOUTH, UM, COMMITTEE, IT MEETS TWICE A MONTH.IS THAT ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE SCHEDULE OR IS IT ON THE YOUTH YOUTH GROUP ITSELF SCHEDULE? UM, THIS, THESE WOULD BE THE YOUTH COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT THEY HAVE SETS LIKE A SET DAYS OF THE MONTH OR YES, I KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE TWO TUESDAYS A MONTH TOO.
THIS IS WHERE THE, WHERE THE YOUTH COMMITTEE MEETS.
YEAH, NOT THE SUB COMMITTEE, BUT THE NOT USING MAYBE I'M SORRY, THE
YEAH, BUT LIKE THEY MET LAST NIGHT, SO IT'LL BE THE FIRST AND THIRD, TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH.
SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO MEET WHEN THEY MEET AND HELP IN ANY WAY, KIND OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I THINK CARRIE WAS THERE LAST NIGHT AND GABBY AS WELL.
IT'S COMMITMENT TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
I'M REALLY INTERESTED, BUT I CANNOT BE THERE.
WELL, IF I CAN'T MAKE A MEETING TO STOP BY, AND IF YOU HAVE THREE SUB COMMITTEE MEMBERS, RIGHT.
UM, AS LONG AS ONE PERSON IS THERE, IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE ON AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND NOT ALL, YOU KNOW, ANY, NOBODY COULD BE THERE.
BUT, UM, IT'S BECAUSE STAFF LEADS IT, RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS KNOW YOU'RE THERE LAST NIGHT, SO, UM, UM, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE UP TO YOU ON HOW THAT WORKS.
AND UM, DO WE, UM, HAVE A THIRD MEMBER ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE RIGHT NOW? NO, I HAVE TO, YOU'RE GONNA FINISH APPOINTMENTS TONIGHT, THEN ON ALL THESE I, CAUSE I THINK ON THE AGENDA, RIGHT.
IT SAYS I'M GOING TO FINALIZE THE WAY, SEE IF THERE'S ANY MOVEMENT FROM APPOINTMENTS, APPOINTMENTS.
IF YOU WANTED TO, IF WE, IF WE APPROVE THE CHANGES, THEN WE WOULD KIND OF, UM, GO AGAIN WITH APPOINTMENTS.
SO YOU COULD, AND IF YOU'D LIKE, THEN IF WE DON'T ALREADY HAVE A THIRD, IT'S A GOOD DEAL.
I THINK YOU GUYS DID A LOT OF WORK AND I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
DO YOU WANT US TO VOTE ON, I THINK YOU SHOULD APPROVE THIS AS THE FORM AND THEN YOU COULD START ABOUT, UM, APPOINTING MEMBERS OR VOLUNTEERING OR APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEES.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES OR YOU WANT TO START ALL OVER.
SO WE MADE APPOINTMENTS, UM, BACK IN MAY I BELIEVE.
UM, AND THEN SINCE WE'VE HAD FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, I DID BRING IT BACK TO SEE IF YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SOME OPEN SPOTS.
IF ANYONE WANTED TO ADD THE ADDED, UM, TO ANY OF THE COMMITTEES OR IF ANYONE WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR MIND.
OH, WE SHOULD APPROVE THIS FOR HER.
SHE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME MOTION.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TONIGHT, YOU CAN, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THEM NEXT MEETING, YOU CAN OWE THEM THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THE SUBCOMMITTEE, BECAUSE WE AGENDIZED IT.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE HERE THAT WE ACTUALLY PUT FINALIZE THE SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
SO WE'RE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO MAKE THEM TONIGHT IF WE'D LIKE, NO, I BELIEVE THE UNDERSTANDING WAS AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ME WANTING TO HEAR WHAT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAD TO SAY.
UM, AND BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR, UM, THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDED, IF THERE WERE ANY, IF ANYONE HAS SOME STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT POSSIBLY CHANGING THEIR COMMITTEE OR BEING ADDED, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE COMMITTEES THAT ARE SHORT, UM, MEMBERS, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD A SECOND OR A THIRD PERSON.
SO IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE ON IT? ANOTHER SUBCOMMITTEE WE ADDED.
ACTUALLY WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY APPOINTMENTS FOR THE YOUTH.
WHEN DID WE, IF YOU SAID IT WAS PART OF YOUTH COMMITTEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS, THEN THE YOUTH COMMITTEE THAT'S HERE AND SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE COMBINED TOGETHER.
BUT IF, IF SOMEONE WE ONLY HAVE TWO OF US, UM, GABBY AND MYSELF.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO BE PART OF THAT, SO RICHARD WANTS TO, OKAY, SO LET'S ADD RICHARD.
WITH THAT, THAT IS A GREAT, UH, SUB COMMITTEE.
IT'S REALLY, UH, VERY ENLIGHTENING AND THOSE KIDS ARE GREAT.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO BE ADDED TO ANOTHER SEMINAR COMMITTEE, KATHY, AFTER VIEWING THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT? A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH THE ACADEMY, I'D LIKE TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE, THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
MARIE WANTS TO BE ON THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT, THERESA.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T BE ON TOO MANY COMMITTEES.
UM, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO ANOTHER SUBCOMMITTEE
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OR TAKEN OFF OF THIS COMMITTEE OR I'M GOOD.CAUSE YOU CAN ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES.
SO THIS WILL BE OUR LITTLE FINAL.
I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE A MOTION AND SECOND TO MAKE THESE APPOINTMENTS.
WHAT IS YOUR EMOTION TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEES? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
LET'S ADD, UM, COMMISSIONER ROJAS TO THE YOUTH COMMITTEE AND ADD COMMISSIONER LAVEGA TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
SO LET'S VOTE ON THAT SPECIFICALLY.
WHAT'S UP TERESA AND IT VERY GOOD.
SO HERE WE ARE AT COMMENTS FROM STAFF.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH AS NORMAL BECAUSE IT'S SUMMER'S OVER, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF UPCOMING THINGS.
SO WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.
UM, LIKE YOU SUGGESTED THE ATTENDANCE.
I THINK THAT'LL BE NICE FOR US, BUT I WILL SAY WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY, UM, IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
UH, WHAT
AND IF YOU CAN RECALL ALL THAT, THEY'VE, UM, THEY'RE REALLY TRYING HARD TO GET THE WORD OUT.
THAT CHILDCARE IS A VERY, UM, IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECONOMY.
AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT OBVIOUSLY IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN.
I THINK IF YOU GO TO FIRST FIVE O C, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'VE DONE STATISTICAL RESEARCH AND, UM, CHILDCARE IS THE NEXT TO RENT OR MORTGAGE IS THE NUMBER ONE COST FOR FAMILIES.
UM, WE'RE TALKING UP TO, YOU KNOW, $25,000 A YEAR, DEPENDING ON THE CHILDCARE AND HOW MANY CHILDREN.
SO W UM, FIRST FIVE OSI HAS BEEN OUT WITH POLITICIANS TRYING TO, UM, SHOW THEM FIRSTHAND WHAT, UH, CHILDCARE DOES AND IS, AND COULD BE, AND THEY'VE CHOSEN OUR SITES.
YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT THEY CHOSE OUR SITE, UH, WHAT ARE YOUR PRESCHOOL? AND, UH, WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT ONE DAY, THAT NAME, BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN WHITTIER, IT'S, YOU KNOW, UH, PRESCHOOL AT WHITTIER BOULEVARD.
AND, UM, AND THEY'VE, UH, BROUGHT OUR ASSEMBLYMAN PHILLIP CHIN, AND THEY BROUGHT OUR CONGRESSPERSON YOUNG KIM.
UM, MARIE, WAS THERE A COMMISSIONER LOVE YAGA? SORRY.
WAS THERE AT BOTH OF THOSE? WE WANTED TO SHOW THE NEXUS OF BUILDING, UM, THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILDCARE AND THE ECONOMY.
ALSO, OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE CHILDCARE, THEN YOU CAN'T WORK.
AND SO, UM, IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE.
IT'S BEEN, I THINK I'M SURE COMMISSIONER LAVACA, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT WHEN IT'S HER TURN, BUT, UM, YOU'LL BE VERY PROUD THAT THEY CHOSE US OUT OF ALL THE SITES IN ORANGE COUNTY TO DO THIS FOR US.
SO WE WERE PRETTY PROUD TO, UM, WITH ALL THE STRIVES WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE, UM, TO IMPROVE OUR PROGRAMS, UH, UPCOMING EVENTS.
IF ANY OF YOU PLAY POKER, UM, I'M SURE COMMISSIONER, FELIX WILL TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THE LIONS HAVE A FUNDRAISER FOR THE HPIC THIS SATURDAY, IT'S A POKER TOURNAMENT.
SO, UM, THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO RAISE SOME MONEY, BUT IT'S BEING HELD AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THEY BROUGHT, THEY KEPT IT IN LAHABRA AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT, UM, NIGHT, UH, SEPTEMBER, OH, SEPTEMBER 18TH, THE LIONS ARE ALSO HAVING, UM, AN EYE, UM, VISION SCREENING OVER AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FLYER ALREADY, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET YOU ONE, LET US KNOW, AND WE CAN EMAIL IT TO YOU.
UM, FOR ANY FRIENDS, FAMILY, OR NEIGHBORS, UH, SEPTEMBER 25TH IS LOVE THE HOMBRE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, UH, PARTICIPATING IN LOVE LAHABRA, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF THE YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE.
UM, I THINK IT'S AN EIGHT O'CLOCK IS THE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST.
IF WE'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE OF COVID WHERE I THINK THEY'RE STILL PLANNING IT.
AND AT NINE O'CLOCK, WE ALL GO OUT TO OUR SITES AND YOU COULD VOLUNTEER TO PAINT AT, UM, THE PARKS, OR YOU CAN WORK AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OR THE DEPOT THEATER.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PROJECTS.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU COULD GO TO LOVE LAHABRA.COM OR YOU CAN JUST LET ME OR KIM KNOW AND WE'LL LOOK FOR SOME GOOD PROJECTS FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, ALL THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SITES, UM, I HAVE PROJECTS TO WORK ON, AND THEN EL CENTRAL PARK HAS PROJECTS, UM, IN PORTOLA PARK.
OF COURSE, I'M SPEAKING OF EL CENTRAL, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE YET, THERE'S A NEW PLAYGROUND.
SO KABOOM DID THEIR SEVENTH, UH, PLAYGROUND HERE IN LA HABRA WITH A VOLUNTEER HELP.
I SAW CARRIE ON THEIR SUMMARY OUT THERE IT'S A LOT.
WELL, LIONS WERE OUT THERE IT'S STRONG.
AND, UM, IT'S A REALLY NICE PARK.
IT'S OUR FIRST PARK THAT'S PREDICATED ON EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING.
SO IF YOU GO OUT THERE, THEY'LL BE, YOU'LL SEE THE MANIPULATIVES, YOU'LL SEE THE, UM, UM, DESIGNS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO PEAK THE INTEREST OF YOUTH AND CHILDREN AND SPECIFIC
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TO THEIR AGE, HEIGHT AND ABILITIES.UM, THE BASKETBALL COURT HAS BEEN PAINTED TO BE WHAT THEY'RE CALLING FRACTION BALL.
SO IF YOU SHOULD HAVE FREE THROW IT'S, YOU KNOW, 15 FEET OR WHATEVER, THE, YOU KNOW, UM, MATH IS FOR THAT.
AND SO IT'S, UM, AND THE LIONS, UM, WENT OUT AND PAID IN THE SECOND COURT CAUSE WE COULDN'T GET TO IT THE FIRST DAY.
AND, UM, IT WAS A I'M SORRY, THREE-DAY PROJECT.
BUT DURING THAT FIRST THREE-DAY PROJECT, THEY WENT OUT AND DID IT LAST WEEK.
UM, AND THEN THE CORN FESTIVAL, GOSH, IS LIONS LIONS LIONS.
UM, THE CORN FESTIVAL IS COMING UP TOO ON, UM, AUGUST 8TH THROUGH 10TH.
I'M NOT SURE CATHY, IF YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE HAVING A PARADE, I BELIEVE THERE IS GOING TO BE A PARADE.
AND I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN YOU COULD FIGURE OUT IF, HOW YOU GUYS WANT TO, OH, NICE.
IF YOU WANT TO RIDE HOW YOU WANT TO FIGURE IT OUT, IF WE'RE GOING TO FIND SOMEBODY TO DRIVE US OR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, IF YOU GUYS JUST WANT TO WALK, I WILL SAY THAT IF THERE IS A PARADE, UM, OUR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM, I THINK IS GOING TO BE OUT THERE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 50 CHILDREN OR 50 SPOTS IN OUR EARLY HEADSTART.
AND OUR INTENT IS HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND ENOUGH DONATIONS TO BUY 50 RED WAGONS AND IT'LL BE THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES JOB TO DECORATE THEM.
AND WE'LL HAVE A RED WAGON PARADE AS PART OF HEADSTART ENTRY.
AND YOU GUYS COULD ALWAYS WALK WITH, WELL, YOU JUST JOINED THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WHOEVER ELSE IS ON IT, YOU GUYS COULD WALK WITH THEM TO, OH, YAY.
OR YOU COULD COME TO, YOU KNOW, DECORATE A RED WAGON AND IT SHOULD BE KIND OF GOOD STUFF.
SO IF I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING FROM THE PARADE YET, UM, BUT, UM, WE'LL SEE.
UM, AND THEN, UM, WE DID, IF YOU SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE CHANGED THE DATE FOR THE TAMALE FESTIVAL.
TRADITIONALLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ON THE, UM, SUNDAY FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING, BUT WE FIGURED IT WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A CHANGE THIS YEAR.
UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED US OVER THE YEARS TO CHANGE IT, CAUSE THEY'RE TOO BUSY ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND OR THEY'RE TOO FULL FROM TURKEY OR THEY'RE WITH FAMILY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO COME OUT.
AND, AND ALSO AS YOU RECALL, I'M SURE AT THE 4TH OF JULY, WE JUST COULDN'T GET OUR VENDORS OUT THERE.
AND WITH ENOUGH STAFF, ESPECIALLY THE FOOD VENDORS, THAT'S WHY WE ONLY HAD THE ONE HOT DOG VENDOR AND WE HAD SNACKS.
THE LIONS HAD THEIR, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, SO WE CHANGED IT TO THE FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER THIS YEAR, IT'LL BE, UM, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4TH.
SO, UM, IT ALLOWED US BY MOVING IT TO A SATURDAY TO EXTEND THE HOURS.
AND WE'RE REALLY, REALLY HOPING TO HAVE A REALLY, REALLY NICE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY THIS YEAR.
BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL THE LAST, YOU KNOW, THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'RE LIKE, HEY, UM, 1, 2, 3 LIGHTS ON, OKAY, EVENT'S OVER, YOU KNOW, AND EVERYONE WALKS AWAY.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO DO A REALLY NICE ONE ON SATURDAY ABOUT THE SAME TIME AT EIGHT, BUT WE MIGHT, AND WE'RE CLOSING DOWN MAYBE AT 10.
SO IT GIVES PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STILL FEEL LIKE IT'S CHRISTMASSY OUT THERE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
SO, UM, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY FUN.
THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE COMING OUT SOON.
KIM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS, ONE OF THEM BEING, UM, ENTERTAINMENT.
OH, SHE ALREADY CONFIRMED THE MARIACHI DIVAS.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON HENRY DICARLO AND JIMMY REYES AND UH, EL RANCHERO, UM, TARA, I'M A RADIO STATION, SO NOTHING ELSE MORE WE'LL CHANGE OUR WHOLE.
SO THAT'S, UM, THAT'S REALLY THE BIG, UH, BIG TICKET ITEMS ON KIM.
ARE WE DOING THAT THIS YEAR? YES, WE ARE.
WE'RE IN THE BRAINSTORMING PROCESS.
SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS, WE, UH, SEND THEM MY WAY, UM, WHICH WE WANT GET A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO STILL BE CAREFUL WITH, WITH POTENTIALLY WITH COVID AND, AND ALL THAT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME IDEAS.
WHAT'S THE BACKGROUND ON THAT, ON THAT AS A GIFT GIVING PROGRAM TO FAMILIES, UM, THAT ARE STRUGGLING, UM, FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WHETHER IT'S FINANCIALLY OR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, HOW MANY, UM, CHALLENGES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, UM, VERY SAD SITUATIONS WHERE THERE MIGHT'VE BEEN A DEATH IN THE FAMILY OR A SUICIDE.
AND SO WE, UM, ARE ABLE TO SERVE THOSE FAMILIES THROUGH DONATIONS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NONPROFIT GROUPS AND BUSINESSES IN TOWN THAT ARE VERY GENEROUS AND DONATE.
WE HAVE OUR COMMISSIONERS ON THE COUNTER AND HELPED, UH, STUFFED GIFT BAGS, YOUR GOODIE BAGS.
AND SO IT'S A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT AND WE'D LOVE TO HELP GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION AND MAYBE SOME FLYERS IN THE PAST, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE BACKGROUND.
SO THE EVENTS THAT, UM, WE'RE GOING TO AGENDA, YOU KNOW, COMING UP, WE'LL HAVE TO DO IT NEXT TIME BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM NOW, BUT, UM, AS YOU COULD IMAGINE, WE'RE REALLY KNEE DEEP IN TAMALE FESTIVAL.
SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE, EVEN IF IT'S JUST AS, NOT AS A COMMISSIONER, AS A PERSON, YOU COULD LET US KNOW THAT TOO.
AND, UM, YOU COULD DEFINITELY BE INVOLVED THAT WAY.
AND THEN THE COMMISSION ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE, UM, UH, MEETINGS ARE HAPPENING, THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
AND, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, UH, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS, ANYTHING, UM, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD SEND IT TO US ASAP.
AND, UM, SAME THING FOR HOLIDAY WISHES, UM, SET UP NOW, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN IN OCTOBER.
UM, BUT WE'RE KNEE DEEP IN ALL THIS PLANNING THAT WE HAVE THE DATE FOR THE HOLIDAY WISHES SO FAR COME DECEMBER, PROBABLY THE SECOND SATURDAY.
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BUT PROBABLY THE SECOND SATURDAY, WHICH WOULD BE THE 11 FOLLOWING A TAMALE FESTIVAL.UM, THE 18TH, I THINK IS JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY, BUT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO FINALIZE THAT SOON AFTER OUR COMMITTEE MEETS OKAY.
WE'RE, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT, UM, A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING, RIGHT WITH COVID.
SO WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO IT LIKE WE DID EASTER, WHICH WAS JUST A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE AT A TIME.
UH, WE'D LIKE TO STAY AWAY FROM THE DRIVE-THROUGH, BUT, UM, WE CAN'T PROMISE THAT WE WON'T THIS YEAR, BUT, UM, THE WAY WE DID EASTER, I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY SAFE.
WE DID 30 PEOPLE, BUT YOU SERVE TRADITIONALLY ALMOST 500 FAMILIES.
AND, UM, IT'D BE A HEFTY COMMITMENT TO DO UNLESS WE DID IT MULTIPLE DAYS.
WE'RE, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH AT HOME.
AND SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS, JUST GO AHEAD AND SEND IT OUR WAY.
UM, AND VETERAN'S DAY, OF COURSE, THAT'LL BE ON THE CALENDAR.
WE'LL BRING YOU GUYS A CALENDAR.
HOW'S THAT FOR THE REST OF THIS, UM, UM, UH, CALENDAR YEAR.
AND SO WE'LL KNOW, AND THAT WAY YOU GUYS HAVE ALL THE DATES, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING AS YOU CAN SEE WHAT CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAPPENED TO DRIVE DOWN EUCLID BOULEVARD TODAY AT 10, BUT YOU SAW 80 KIDS OUT THERE, UH, FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALL SIX FEET APART AND ALL DOING THEIR DANCE AND MOVEMENT.
AND KIM AND I GOT EXERCISE DOING IT WITH THEM.
AND, UM, IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REALLY WANTS TO STAY, UM, UH, SOCIALLY DISTANCE ALSO.
UM, BUT THEN OUR EARLY HEAD START JOINED THEM.
SO THAT'S HOW THEY HAD SUCH A NICE GROUP, BUT IT WAS REALLY FUN.
AND, UM, SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
SO ANYTHING I FORGOT, I WAS GOING, GONNA MENTION THE, UM, IT'S NOT IN
UM, THE TIME USUALLY I BELIEVE IT WAS NINE TO ONE, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT SOME OF THOSE TO TELL US, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS A BIG EVENT AND, UM, WE'RE HAPPY THAT THEY CAN HAVE THIS YEAR.
WE WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH THEM ON THIS EVENT.
I'M SORRY, NINE TO ONE KIM APPROXIMATELY, BUT THAT'S BEEN IN THE PAST.
THAT'S TRADITIONALLY WHAT THE HOURS HAVE BEEN.
SO THEY MIGHT SLIDE A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE A FLYER UP QUITE YET.
WERE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS STARTING DOWN THERE WITH RICHARD? NO.
DENISE? UM, YEAH, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UM, KELLY AND KIM, BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD A STELLAR SUMMER, I MEAN, LOOK AT OUR LITTLE SPLASH PAD, ALL THE POLICE RECOGNITION OR 4TH OF JULY, I MEAN THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND JUST, IT WAS JUST AWESOME.
AND I MEAN, THE LE YOU KNOW, THE, THE BRUNO MARS CONCERT, I TELL YOU WAS CHECKED ALL THE BOXES.
I MEAN, I LOOKED OUT WHEN THEY INTRODUCED US AND I'M LIKE, WHOA.
AND IT WAS JUST PACKED, PACKED BEYOND THAT BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A PRETTY FULL SUMMER.
I THINK I MENTIONED IT BEFORE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE THINKING WHEN WE BOOKED 10 MOVIES IN THE PARK AND FIVE CONCERTS.
UM, KIM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE CONCERTS.
SHE COULDN'T COULDN'T GET ENOUGH KUDOS FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR.
AND SO, UM, AND SHE HAS ENTERTAINMENT FOR TAMALE FESTIVAL.
SO YEAH, BIG SHOES TO FILL BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO.
EVERYBODY'S SHOWING UP ON ALL THOSE.
I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE ALL THERE.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS.
THAT'S YEAH, I DID KNOW THAT TOO, BECAUSE AWESOME SUMMER FOR YOU GUYS AND FOR THE CITY.
UH, SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
UM, THE LIONS, AS YOU POINTED OUT THIS SATURDAY IS THAT TEXAS HOLD'EM, UH, TOURNAMENT, UM, THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT GOES TO HPIC AND IT IS A LOT OF FAN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY THAT GAME TOO MUCH, BUT I METAL ALONG, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS TO TEXAS HOLD'EM, BUT IT'S A LOT SO PLAY, OR IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER, RIGHT.
THEY'RE STILL ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS, THREE O'CLOCK ON SATURDAY.
YOU CAN JUST COME, I WOULDN'T NEED TO BUY IN AND YOU CAN PAY $20 JUST TO COME AND HAVE THE FOOD AND HAVE FUN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE GIRLS, BOYS.
SO THEN ON THE 18TH, YES, THAT SITE SCREENING IS A BIG EVENT.
UH, WE REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE HAD THAT, WHEN THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY WHO CAME IN AND GOT HIS EYES TESTED AND GOT HIS GLASSES ON THE SPOT AND HE LOOKED UP AND HE POINTED TO SOMETHING AND COULD TELL WHAT IT WAS.
AND HE COULDN'T HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST SUCH AS WE EXPECT A CROWD FOR THAT.
AND WE COULD USE VOLUNTEERS TO, IS IT THE 19TH AND 20TH, THE 18TH, THE 18TH.
DID YOU HAVE, UM, OPHTHALMOLOGIST
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OR OPTOMETRIST? DOCTORS AND OPTICIANS AND, YEAH, IT'S NICE.AND A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS FROM OTHER LIONS CLUBS, CAUSE IT IS A BIG EVENT.
UM, WHERE'S IT BEING HELD AT? PARDON ME? WHERE'S IT BEING HELD AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB STARTS AT EIGHT.
UM, THEN I'M GOING TO BRING UP THE PARADE AGAIN.
UH, THE CORN FESTIVAL WAS A SCALED DOWN VERSION THIS YEAR AND THE PARADE IS TO, I, I'M NOT IN CHARGE OF THE PARADE, BUT, UM, THERE WILL BE A PARADE AND IT'S GOING TO BE MORE HOMETOWN TYPE FEEL AND THE THEME OF THE WHOLE THING OF THE PARADE AND THE FESTIVAL IS A WELCOME BACK.
OH, KINDA MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.
UM, SO I MEAN, I GUESS WE NEED TO, I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS NEED TO BE IN THAT PRAYED.
WE CAN WALK, WE CAN GET IN A CAR, WE CAN GET IN A TRUCK, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S, WE KINDA NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
LIKE, LIKE NOW, LIKE YESTERDAY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEAS THAT THEY WANT TO DO.
YOU WANNA WALK? YOU WANT TO, WALKING'S GOOD.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING.
UM, THE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE WAGONS WOULD BE WE'LL.
UM, WE THINK WE FOUND THEM AT HARBOR FREIGHT FOR LIKE 50 BUCKS A PIECE.
AND SO, UM, THERE ARE, WE NEED AT LEAST 50.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR ABOUT 2,500 TOTAL.
UM, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE, BUT IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO HELP, LET ME KNOW.
IF YOU, IF YOU GOOGLE, I HAD NO IDEA.
GOOGLE IT, READ A WAGON PARADE.
SO I, I FOUND ALL KINDS OF SAMPLES AND IT'S WAY CUTER THAN I EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE SO FANTASTIC.
I'LL SEE ABOUT GETTING A CAR FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, AND JUST SEND OUT SOMETHING TO YOU AND YOU CAN, BUT IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
WELL, AND IT'S SUCH A TRADITION, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WOULD LINE UP FOR HOURS FOR THIS PARADE AND I'M DEFINITELY, HOPEFULLY IT'LL STILL BE, EVEN THOUGH HOMETOWN FEEL, HOPEFULLY WILL STILL BE A GOOD PARADE AND THEY'LL HAVE TO HELP THEM GET WILL KATHY RAN IT FOR YEARS AND IT WAS EXCELLENT, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO HELP THEM NOW.
WE JUST WANT TO ALL THE GROUPS AROUND TOWN TO BE IN THE PARADE AND BANDS SPANS, SO YEAH, WE'LL BE GOOD.
SO KIM, DO YOU FILL OUT THE, UM, THE PARADE REQUEST FORM FOR THE COMMISSION IS THAT I CAN NOW, SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE IN WHEN WE MAY NOT KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WE WILL BE THERE.
WELL, YEAH, I GUESS WE HAVE TO FILL THAT OUT.
DARK DIAMOND IS IN CHARGE OF HIS GRADES.
WE CAN DO A CAR, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IS WE CAN'T ASK.
NO, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE FUN.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ALWAYS, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THE YOUTH COMMITTEE MEETING YESTERDAY THAT, UH, GABBY AND I ATTENDED AS, UM, I DON'T KNOW, WHAT DO THEY CALL US? ADVISERS ADVISERS.
UM, THE KIDS WERE REALLY EXCITED.
THEY, UM, THEY DID, UM, ONE OF THEIR ICEBREAKER, HOSPITALITY GAMES WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATION AND THE OLD GAME TELEPHONE.
IT'S AMAZING FIRST PERSON THAT SAYS SOMETHING TO YOU IN YOUR EAR AND THE LAST PERSON THAT GETS IT.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD IN OUR EAR JUST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE, OKAY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS.
MAYBE THEY'D LIKE TO BE IN THE PARADE, BUT THEY ARE, THEY ARE EVERY YEAR.
UM, AND THEN THERE, UM, ONE OF THEIR MAIN THINGS THAT THEY DO, EVERY MEETING IS TO, UM, HAVE SOME KIND OF ACTIVITY.
AND THIS ONE ALSO WAS ABOUT PERSONALITIES AND HOW THEY, UM, I WAS GOING TO BRING EXTRA COPIES SO THAT YOU ALL DO YOUR OWN.
UM, I'LL EMAIL IT TO EVERYBODY SO THAT YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE, WHETHER YOU ARE A LION, AN AUDITOR,
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A GOLDEN RETRIEVER OR A BEAVER.AND SO ELIAN IS USUALLY, YOU KNOW, UH, LEADS.
THE CROWD IS DECISION-MAKING GOAL ORIENTED, UH, LOVES OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, THE OTTERS ARE YOUR MORE SOCIAL LOVE PEOPLE, INFLUENCERS, LOTS OF FRIENDS.
UM, THE GOLDEN RETRIEVERS ARE LOYAL, WANTS TO BE LOVED BY EVERYONE, UNABLE TO EXPRESS TO OTHERS AND BEAVERS, VERY ORGANIZED, CREATIVE DESIRE TO SOLVE EVERYTHING.
I CAN'T EVEN READ MY WRITING, BUT THEY DO NOT.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS, IT WAS FUN.
AND WHAT YOU DO IS YOU JUST GO DOWN AND YOU PUT WHAT CATEGORY, WHAT NUMBER FOUR BEING THE HIGHEST THREE, BEING YOUR NEXT CLOSEST TO THAT WORD.
AND SOME OF THE WORDS WERE, UH, LIKES AUTHORITY, ENTHUSIASTIC SENSITIVE FEELINGS AND LIKES INSTRUCTION AND SO ON AND SO ON.
SO THEN YOU JUST ADD UP YOUR CALL AND WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE, THE COLUMN, NUMBER ONE IS THE LION, THE OTTER AND THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER AND THE BEAVER.
SO, UH, YOU AND COMMISSIONER GARCIA WERE, I WAS A LION.
I COULD SEE BOTH OF THOSE VERY STRONGLY A BEAVER.
BUT IT WAS FUN FOR THE KIDS TO GET UP THERE AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY PRETTY MUCH THAT'S THAT'S ME OR NO, IT DIDN'T REALLY SOUND LIKE I'M MORE OF THIS AND THIS.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ALL YOUR HIGHEST NUMBERS, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, ONE AND TWO OR ONE IN FIVE OR ONE IN FOUR, WHATEVER, THOSE ARE SO INTERESTING.
CAUSE I, I LIKE THAT FEEDBACK FOR THEM.
SO ANYWAY, MARIE, UM, KELLY, YOU DIDN'T MENTION WITH COFFEE WITH A COP.
I WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I DIDN'T MENTION A SECOND.
I FEEL LIKE I'M MUFFLED THE 22ND AND AT BLACK BEAR DINER, YOU KNOW, I DON'T DIRECTLY, HONESTLY I HAVE TO LOOK IT UP CAUSE I DON'T, I THINK IT IS FROM EIGHT TO LIKE 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, BUT IT'S VERY NICE TO SUPPORT OUR PITIES.
IT'S OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
SO JUST, IT'S JUST A SOCIAL HOUR JUST TO GET TO KNOW THE POLICE OFFICERS.
AND UM, AND SO THAT'S A NICE WAY TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL AS TO GET TO KNOW THEM AND HAVE THE COMMUNITY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH OUR, OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, WE, UM, ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE CHAMBER ACKNOWLEDGED KIM AT OUR AWARDS AND INSTALLATION AND UM, THAT IT'S REALLY HER WHOLE DEPARTMENT THAT DOES SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB OVER THE SUMMER AS I'M SORRY.
YOU'VE BEEN MENTIONED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT WE'VE SO MUCH APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU DO, KIM DESERVES IT SURE DOES.
UM, AND THEN YES, YOU MENTIONED FIRST FIVE.
THE MORE I VISIT THAT, UM, IT'S WHITTIER PRESCHOOL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM NORTH GATE.
THE KIDS REALLY LOOK HAPPY AND THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM AS YOUNG AS THEY ARE TO BE COMFORTABLE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN LEARN, THEY CAN SOCIALIZE, THEY CAN PLAY.
AND IT'S A WIDE RANGE OF, UM, SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER THEY'RE FROM.
AND ONE OF THE, THEY WERE SHARING ON A TUESDAY GETS IT WAS, OR YEAH, TUESDAY, THE LITTLE BOY HE LOVES TO EAT EVEN THE MEALS.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE PREPARED THERE AND THEY'RE WELL NOURISHED, BUT IT'S A WELL-ROUNDED PROGRAM LAST YEAR, THE LIONS AT CHRISTMAS, UH, WE GAVE THEM LITTLE LAMBS AND SOMETHING ELSE EACH AND WE, THAT PROCRASTINATE CLAWS ON HIS MOTORCYCLE.
IT WAS MARK
WE KNOW THAT STAFF REALLY ENJOYS HER JOB, REALLY GOOD JOB.
AND UM, THEY TAKE IT REAL PERSONAL AND THESE CHILDREN ARE LIKE THEIR CHILDREN, SO WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE ALL OF THEM, BUT YEAH, THAT WAS A VERY NICE, IT WAS, WE HAD THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THIS TIME VISIT US AS WELL AS THE CONGRESSPERSON.
AND YOU GUYS ALL KNOW YOUNG KIM AND SHE'S SO GOOD TO LAHABRA.
SO, UM, IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HELP.
I THINK SHE WILL, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID COME UP DURING THAT MEETING WAS THEY ASKED US HOW'S OUR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM.
AND AS YOU KNOW, IN OUR MEETINGS, WE FIND THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ENROLLMENT.
AND WE KEEP GETTING, UM, LIKE FINDINGS IN OUR AUDITS BECAUSE WE HAVE WE'RE BUDGETED FOR 50.
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BUT A LOT OF IT BOILS DOWN TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR PROGRAM, OR THEY HA THEY CANNOT BE HIGHER THAN THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.AND THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE IS LIKE $15,000.
AND THAT WORKS IF YOU'RE IN OHIO OR KENTUCKY, BUT 15,000 HERE, IT MEANS YOU'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT HOMELESS.
AND SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO FIND FAMILIES THAT, UM, CAN, UM, QUALIFY FOR OUR PROGRAM.
AND SHE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT.
AND SHE, SHE SAID SHE WOULD CHAMPION THAT AS ONE OF HER CAUSES TO CHANGE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAIR TO CALIFORNIA BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SO MANY PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.
AND, UM, AND YOU KNOW, HERE WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE 14 AND GOING TO $15 AN HOUR, THAT'S 30,000, EVEN AT MINIMUM WAGE.
SO AT FULL-TIME JOB, OF COURSE.
SO IT WAS REALLY A PRODUCTIVE ONE, I THINK.
AND WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT THE CHAMBER IS ABLE TO BE A PART AND WE'RE HOPING TO PARTNER WITH A WHOLE LOT MORE THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
SO I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE A LOT OF FUN AT THE YOUTH COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY TOO, IS HELPING AT THE TAMALE FESTIVAL.
SO THE YOUTH COMMITTEE WILL BE HELPING WITH THE, UH, I GUESS IT'S THE TAMALE, UM, MOLLY CONTEST.
AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE BE SELLING ICE COFFEE AND HOT CHOCOLATE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY TO GET SUPPLIES, MAYBE GET THEMSELVES, UM, GET THE GROUP T-SHIRTS AND, UM, MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE CELEBRATION AFTER.
SO THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR ANY DONATIONS FOR ANY SUPPLIES, FOR COFFEE, HOT CHOCOLATE CUPS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IF ANYONE KNOWS IF HAVE ANYTHING THAT I CAN FOLLOW UP ON, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UM, THEN THEY'RE ALSO MEETING THE NEXT MEETING IS ON THE 21ST AND THEY'RE GOING TO COMBINE THEIR MEETINGS ONE MEETING A MONTH WITH THE, UH, LAHABRA LIONS LEO'S.
UM, THE OTHER THING I HAD, I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, THE DATE CHANGE FOR THE TAMALE FESTIVAL.
I, I DID SEE ON ONE OF THE FACEBOOK GROUPS THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE, UM, KIND OF CONCERNED THAT IT GOT SCHEDULED TO THE SAME DATE AS THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, UH, BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.
SO I WAS WONDERING IF THINGS GOT WORKED OUT THERE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, SO WE'RE, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
ALTHOUGH WE DID THE NUMBERS AND OF THAT, THERE WAS LIKE 54 OR 50, UH, IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGE THAT PEOPLE ARE SO ECSTATIC ABOUT IT.
AND THERE WERE NINE, SEVEN FROM THE MUSEUM GUILD AND TWO THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHO THEY WERE THAT SAID, NO, THEY DON'T LIKE THE CHANGE.
SO 50 TO NINE MADE US FEEL GOOD THAT THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO CHANGE.
BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE GUILD IS THE, UM, ONE OF THE VOLUNTEER ARMS OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
AND THEY HAVE BREAKFAST AT SANTA THE FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER, BUT WE WERE TOLD THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE IT.
AND IN FACT, WHEN THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE IT, WE WERE LIKE, OH NO, WE CAN'T LOSE THAT.
SO KATIE AND THE RECREATION WAS GOING TO PUT IT ON FOR THEM THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.
AND SO, UM, SO WE FELT LIKE EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AND INCLUDING MARIA FROM THE MUSEUM, YOU KNOW, MARIA AND DAVID BOTH THOUGHT THAT IT WAS CANCELED.
AND SO WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND, UM, IT WAS PUT OUT ON FACEBOOK, THE WAY IT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE EXPECTED THOSE ANSWERS TO COME.
UM, WE FELT REALLY BAD, RIGHT.
UM, BUT THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT THEY SAID, WELL, IT WASN'T OFFICIAL THAT IT WAS CANCELED.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO MOVE ON WITH A DATE, UH, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO WORK ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.
NOW WE COULD HAVE MOVED IT TO DECEMBER 11TH AND THE SECOND WEEKEND.
UM, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE, UM, STILL PLANNING ON HAVING THEIR EVENT.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
THE TAMALE FESTIVAL IS ON DECEMBER 1ST.
SO IT WAS THE FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER TECHNICALLY, BUT IT WAS A SUNDAY.
AND SO THAT'S WHY, UM, WHERE IT JUST HAPPENED.
SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE GUILD TO TRY TO SEE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BUT THE FRIENDS ARE LIKE, YEAH, THEY'RE FINE.
THEY WERE GOING TO CANCEL ANYWAYS.
AND, UM, YEAH, SO WE DID FEEL BAD, BUT THAT'S BASICALLY THE STORY OF HOW IT HAPPENED.
AND, UM, SO STAFF WOULD TAKE MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE, EVERY YEAR TO BREAKFAST.
AND I THOUGHT IT'S A REALLY LOVELY TRADITION.
UM, IS THERE, IS THERE ANY WAY TO STILL HAVE IT? THEY COULD HAVE IT ON SUNDAY FOR SURE.
BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, THEY WERE PLANNING ON CANCELING ANYWAYS.
AND SO WE'RE LIKE, WELL, YOU COULD STILL HAVE IT ON SUNDAY, YOU KNOW? UM, AND WE EVEN VOLUNTEERED TO HELP, LIKE I SAID, IF THEY STILL WANT IT, BUT THEY WERE TELLING US A MONTH AGO THAT, UM, THEY WERE NOT GOING ONE DAY HABIT.
THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE VOLUNTEERS OR THE ENERGY OR THE STRENGTH, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND, UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE MUSEUM STAFF IS REALLY SMALL, SO THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO HELP, BUT WE SAID, WE'D HELP WITH RECREATION.
WE'LL JUST DO IT ON THE NEXT WEEK.
BUT SO IS THERE STILL OPEN COMMUNICATION HAPPENING TRYING TO RESCHEDULE IT OR, OR NOT? UM, A LITTLE BIT.
I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S AS, AS GOOD AS I WOULD LIKE IT, BUT YES, I'M, I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING.
AND SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS DATE NOW FOR A MONTH AND WE INITIALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED TO YOU, WE WERE TRYING TO GO
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TO A THREE DAY EVENT TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE NICE WEEKEND.AND, UM, BUT WE DECIDED TO GO ON ONE DAY, BUT WE WERE ALWAYS GOING TO MOVE TO THIS DAY.
SO WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS DAY FOR OVER A MONTH AND, UM, IT JUST, THE GUILD HAD JUST HAPPENED.
SO, UM, BUT, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY'LL DO IT ON THE SUNDAY, YOU KNOW, OR THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, YOU KNOW? UM, BUT YEAH, EVEN KIND OF PEOPLE FROM THE INSIDE WERE LIKE, NO, WE TOLD YOU AS COUNSELORS.
AND, UM, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, BUT IT MADE IT, IT DID HURT OUR FEELINGS.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN DO IT ON SUNDAY AND THAT'LL SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST TOO, UM, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MANPOWER ANY LONGER TO DO THE TWO DAYS ANYWAYS.
AND SO MAYBE THEY'LL CHOOSE TO DO IT JUST ON SUNDAY.
MAYBE WE CAN HELP WITH SOME OF OUR STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS.
I MEAN, KIM WAS THERE WHEN THEY DID THE BREAKFAST FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS.
SO, UM, SO WE'RE HOPING, BUT, UM, BECAUSE THE, UM, THEN THE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REALLY MADE SENSE, RIGHT.
THAT, UM, OH, IT'S A SATURDAY.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SUNDAY.
THERE'S TOO MUCH TURKEY, YOU KNOW, OR THERE WAS EVEN ONE COMMENT THAT SAID FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I'M SO GLAD THE CITY OF LAHABRA IS FINALLY THINKING ABOUT FAMILIES AND UH, FOR THE VENDORS AND THE STAFF.
AND, UH, WE WERE LIKE, YEAH, WE AGREE.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE A BIG FAMILY, BUT, UH, SO I WORK AT ANY TIME, BUT MAN, IT WAS HARD ON OUR STAFF AND BECAUSE WE HAVE TO START, WE EAT TURKEY ON THURSDAY AND THEN AT 6:00 AM, WE'RE STARTING TO STEP ON SATURDAY OR FRIDAY.
SO IT WAS HARD ON STAFF AND NOT JUST, IT'S NOT JUST IRAQ, RIGHT? IT'S ALL THE STAFF, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND ALL THE VENDORS, BECAUSE THE VENDORS, WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF, WITH THE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE 650 MINIMUM TAMALES, RIGHT.
SO IF THEY HAVE TO, SO THEY'RE COOKING ALL WEEK, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IT DURING THANKSGIVING WEEK.
AND SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT ON ALL THOSE TAMALE VENDORS.
AND UM, SO NOW THEY GET TO HAVE THANKSGIVING WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEN START COOKING AFTER THAT AND THEN COOK FOR A WEEK FOR US.
BECAUSE UM, WE DON'T LET ANYBODY IN WITHOUT THAT MINIMUM NUMBER OF TAMALES.
CAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SELL OUT TOO QUICK, AT LEAST.
I HAVE A SUGGESTION NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS DONE.
IF WE COULD MAYBE AGREE ON HAVING THAT FIRST INITIAL MEETING MAYBE BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING MEETING.
DO WE HAVE A POSSIBLE DATE, GABBY? UM, NO.
I THINK JUST EACH STEP TO MAKE YOU KIND OF DECIDE ON THEIR OWN DATE, BUT AT LEAST HAVE IT BEFORE THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, JUST TO GET EVERYONE GOING.
I THINK THE COMMUNITY GRANT, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT TOO.
I WROTE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU GUYS WANTED TO HEAR HIM ON, UM, OFF OF FACEBOOK TOO, BUT I THINK I PROBABLY SAID ENOUGH, BUT UH, UM, EVERYBODY GETS EVERYONE IN THE MOOD FOR CHRISTMAS.
OH, I'M SO GLAD IT'S ALWAYS A TRAVEL WEEK.
UM, OH, IT'S SUCH A HECTIC WEEKEND.
UM, UH, MAKES MUCH BETTER SENSE THAT, UH, ON THAT DAY, UH, BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT ON THE ORIGINAL DATE.
UM, OH, I'M ALWAYS OUT OF TOWN.
UM, OH, THIS DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH BRAT BLACK FRIDAY NOW.
WHY ARE YOU CHANGING? UM, OH, I COULD FINALLY GO.
I'M ALWAYS OUT OF TOWN THAT WEEKEND.
UM, LET'S LET'S VENDORS FOCUS ON THEIR, UH, FAMILIES OR SOMETHING WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
I THINK THE ONES THAT, THAT CONCERNED ME WERE THE COMMENTS THAT KIND OF MADE THE CITY LOOK PRETTY HEARTLESS.
CAUSE THEY, THERE WERE COMMENTS AROUND HOW THE SANTA BREAKFAST HAS BEEN ON THE SAME DATE THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, UM, FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
AND THAT THEY'VE PUT SOME ROADBLOCKS AS FAR AS HOW FOOD CAN BE SERVED AND IT JUST REALLY MADE US SOUND LIKE WE WERE.
AND WE DIDN'T PUT THE ROADBLOCKS UP.
THAT WAS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND SO AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WITH ALL EVENTS AS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, WE DIDN'T WANT TO RESPOND BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON OUR FACEBOOK POSTS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T UM, I SAW YOUR, YOUR REPLY, YOU KNOW, SO I APPRECIATE THAT, UM, BEING AS DIPLOMATIC AS YOU CAN.
UM, BUT YEAH, IF YOU, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST THE REASON THOUGH WHERE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS CANCELED AND UM, AND THE, IF WE KNOW THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE, RIGHT.
SO THEY WERE ALL FAMILY MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THE FRIENDS WERE LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF OVER, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT, BUT IT DID MAKE US YEAH.
BUT NO OVERWHELMINGLY THERE WAS SUPPORT IN TO CHANGE IT.
BUT, UH, BUT, BUT KNOW THAT WE WOULD NEVER, EVER JUST STEP ON SOMEBODY AND CANCEL THEIR STUFF, YOU KNOW? UM, BUT WE HOPE THAT THEY DO IT ON SUNDAY, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD YET.
SO I HAVE ONE LAST THING I FORGOT TO MENTION WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUTH COMMITTEE, UM, ANDREA CELEBRATION OF LIFE WAS REALLY VERY NICE.
WE HAD ABOUT ALMOST 50 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED.
UM, AND THAT NIGHT WE, UM, WE HAD SOME DONATIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, HER, HER
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THING WAS ALWAYS THE YOUTH COMMITTEE AND LOVED IT TO DEATH.SO, UM, THE, I THINK IT WAS ALMOST A HUNDRED, $115 THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, $10 A YEAR, $50 A YEAR OR $40 THERE, UM, ARE GOING TO BE DONATED TO THE YOUTH COMMITTEE IN.
AND SO THE MONEY IS THERE AT THE CITY OF A HOPPER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT ALL WORKS, BUT AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME DONATIONS THAT ARE GOING HER WAY AND IT WAS JUST DONE VERY, VERY NICELY.
WE HAD, WE HAD, UM, PROBABLY MORE ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE SPEAKING ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE THAT SPOKE.
THERE WERE ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE THAT SPOKE.
UM, SCOTT, UH, UM, SCOTT AND, AND WENDY, UM, ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE SAME APARTMENT BUILDING THAT, UM, THE DAD STILL LIVES IN 95 YEAR OLD WOMAN OR 94 YEAR OLD WOMAN SPEAK.
JANET, JANET REED SHE'S WITH THE LAHABRA BUSINESS CONNECTION, YOU KNOW? SO, UM, THAT WAS THE OTHER GROUP THAT, UM, ANDREW BELONGED TO FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
SHE WAS THE, YOU KNOW, THE STAND IN SECRETARY TREASURER FOR FOREVER AND NEVER, NEVER.
AND THEN, UM, HER, HER FAMILY DID NOT SHOW UP, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD STILL, IT WAS STILL IMPORTANT TO HONOR HER AS A COMMISSIONER AND AS A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER.
SO THANK YOU, CHAIR, EVERYBODY THAT, YEAH.
IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT, UM, EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL HOMBRE? UM, I DON'T HAVE A LIST NOW, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET ONE TO YOU.
UM, CAUSE I DON'T, UM, I THINK WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE LIST FINALIZING.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSTED YET ON THE WEBSITE CAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD SIGN UP FOR WHICH ONES.
LET ME GET SOME INFORMATION TOMORROW AND THEN OKAY.
JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT, UM, THINGS COME UP BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN.
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SPECIAL EVENTS WHO IS GOING TO BE IN WHAT EVENTS, SO THE CORN FESTIVAL AND THE, UH, LIBRE.
SO WE'LL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU AS WELL AS THE, UH, CORE FESTIVAL PARADE INFORMATION, AS SOON AS WE HAVE IT.
UM, AND UM, WHEN DID YOU GET THE FORM CARING? YEAH, I GOT IT RIGHT FROM DOUG.
I HAVE AN EXTRA ONE IF YOU WANT IT.
I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD BRING IT UP, SEE IF WE WANTED TO DO IT EVERY YEAR.
WE'RE IN THE PARADE, WHICH FROM SATURDAY AND I WANTED TO SAY TOO IS, UM, THE PASTA FIST, UH, THAT THE LIONS HAD WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND I JUST TEXTED VANESSA AND SHE THINK SHE HAS HER MONEY.
SO THE NEXT, UH, COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE THE 20TH.
IS THAT ENOUGH TIME TO GET ON THERE.
IF WE HAVE THAT, DO THAT PRESENTATION, THE LIONS ARE GOING TO GO TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AND PRESENT THE CHECK TO THE CITY FOR THE SENIOR PROGRAMS AND IT'S WELL, WELL OVER $20,000, I DID REALLY GOOD.
THAT'S REALLY THAT WE HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT.
SHE JUST LET ME KNOW AND I'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND THE, THE, UM, ESCAPE ROOM IS AWESOME.
SO RANDY SKI FROM ME WHO RAN IT.
UM, WELL THERE WAS A COUPLE OF GUYS FROM HPIC THE EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR THERE.
UH, CHRIS AND, UM, KEVIN, HIS FRIEND AND IT WAS PROFESSIONALLY DONE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID IT WAS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST ESCAPE ROOMS. WOW.
SO, UH, ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK WE'RE READY TO ADJOURN THE MEETING UNTIL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 13TH.