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[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
DO YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, KIM? UM, WE'LL DO THE WHOLE CALL HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE.WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE ENTERING THE COUNCIL GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING 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 OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL AND MA IN NATURE.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF THE 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 THE GOVERNING BODY.
DURING THE MEETING CONSENT CALENDAR, ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY, BY ONE MOTION UNLESS THEY COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE SEPARATE, SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM 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 HAVE YOU ALL LOOKED AT THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING WE GOT THEM TODAY AND YOU HAVE THEM THIS EVENING.
UM, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOTION? OKAY.
YEAH, KATHY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT EVERYBODY HEARS FOR LATER IN THE AGENDA.
PARDON ME? WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
EVERYBODY HERE IS FOR LATER IN THE AGENDA.
THEY'RE HERE FOR OUR, YEAH, IT'S JUST MAKING SURE.
YEAH, I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE FACES.
UM, OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN MOTION AND STEPHAN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, UH, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UH, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR STEP SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
UM, GOSH, I HAVE TO READ THAT TO ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKEN A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIRS.
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 KIM, SO WE HAVE, UH, MIRANDA, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS.
I'VE GOT THIS NURSE TONIGHT IS THE OCULUS ROUTE BEFORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR FUNDS MADE, MAY READ, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT WE HAVE TO ARGUE WITH PATIENTS WITHOUT THEIR AND FOUNDATION AND MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION IS THE CONTRACT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS THE CITY, UM, WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE ISSUES THAT,
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UM, WHETHER OR NOT WE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING DISCRIMINATED, THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT LANDLORD TENANT ISSUES FOR FAIR HOUSING FOUNDATION, AND THEN QUIT WORKING WITH THE CITY SHELTER.SO TO THOSE THAT ARE OVER THE BRIDGES OF CAROL, HOW WOULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF ORANGE COUNTY APOLOGIZES THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO THEY DID NOT HAVE STAFF THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO MATCH.
AND THEN I FELT NO KIM WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE, UM, PUBLIC SERVICES THAT ARE REQUESTED UM, YEAH, I THINK SO.
I DO APOLOGIZE TONIGHT THAT I'M INTO MY APRIL.
UM, I'VE WORKED WITH WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FROM FOUNDATION TENANT, RENTAL HOMES, BIGGER PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY COMMUNITY BONAFIDE PEER HELPLESS, OPPOSITE COMPREHENSIVE THEIR HOUSING PROGRAM DISCRIMINATE.
AND WHETHER THEY BE REFERRALS TO PRIVATE ATTORNEYS OR HELPING THEM FILE COMPLAINTS IN OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
CAN YOU DO A COMBINATION OF BOTH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP AND ONSITE WORKSHOP THAT WE DO? WHAT IS YOUR DISTRIBUTION OF OVER THAT TOPIC? AND YOU THEN TO EVERY DIRECT DOOR WE'LL JUST ABOUT THE PRESENTATION.
AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO OUR TENANT OF WHAT WE HAVE TO ALL THE WAY AND PROVIDE THE PROGRAM FOR LIKE SERVICES THAT BENEFIT CONCERT, ALL THE GOALS PROVIDE THEM MINIMUM.
UM, MY NAME IS JOHN CENTER, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OPERATING FULL HOUSING RESOURCES AND SHELTER OPERATION IT'S NIGHT WORK HERE AND REQUEST A THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND REPLACES AGENT SERVICES OPERATES WITH A HOPPER AT THE FACILITY.
WHERE'S THE SHELTER I'M LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA.
IT'S A POOR, IT'S ALL, UM, HOMELESS PERSONS LIVING IN THE NORTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT AREA THAT IS OF ORANGE COUNTY.
UM, IT OFFERS HOW NAVIGATION SERVICES ARE CRITICAL TO GETTING PEOPLE OFF THAT PERMANENT HOUSING.
AND WE, UM, OFFER THEIR COUNTY TO CREATE AN ENTRY SYSTEM WHICH OFFERS, UM, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESOURCES, RAPID REHOUSING
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RESOURCES, AND REGULAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCES IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND BACK INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.UM, EVER SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE'VE REDUCED CAPACITY TO, UM, ACCOMMODATE THE SAFETY OF OUR GUESTS AND OUR CLIENTS AND HAVE IMPLEMENTED A ONSITE MEDICAL CLINIC TO TEST, UM, OR COVID-19 AS WELL AS, UM, PROVIDE VACCINATION RESOURCES.
AND WE ARE HERE TONIGHT AND SUPPORT OF THE 24 OF THE HOPPER AS INSTEAD OF RECEIVE SERVICES, UM, EVER SINCE, UM, JULY 1ST, 2020, AND WE WILL, UM, ARCHES DO EXPECT TO RECEIVE SERVICES INTO THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.
UM, IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, WE HAVE HOUSED THREE OF RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXITED TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH COUNTIES IN COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOUSING, EVEN MORE OF THE HOT RESIDENTS AS RESOURCES BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COUNTY.
AND, UM, THAT'S REALLY THE GIST OF WHAT WE DO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'D BE HAPPY TO FIELD COMMISSIONER SURGE, UM, OF THOSE 24 25 CURRENT LAHABRA RESIDENTS YOU HAVE, HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN WITH YOU? THAT'S ACTUALLY AN EXTRA EXCELLENT QUESTION.
IN FACT, I BELIEVE ALL OF THEM HAVE EXITED.
SO, UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO RESEARCH THAT QUESTION FOR YOU COME UP WITH A RESPONSE, BUT I THINK SO, DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE LEFT BECAUSE THEY FOUND OTHER RESOURCES OF PLACES TO GO OR THEY JUST DECIDED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO WAIT FOR PERMANENT PLACEMENT? UM, WE HAVE HAD SOME HICCUPS WITH THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, THE TRAIN, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE FOR US FROM THE COUNTY ITSELF TO, UM, FRACTURED CHILDREN AND MERCY HOUSE.
UM, WE HAVE WORKED ON THE STRAIGHT LINE TO THE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY POSSIBLE EARNINGS TO HOUSING RESOURCES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS OR SO, BUT WE FINALLY STARTED TO SEE REALLY PICKED UP IN FINALLY STREAMLINED TO AN EXTENT THAT WE'RE SEEING MUCH MORE OF HOUSING PLACEMENTS OUT OF THE SYSTEM THAT WE DID IN PREVIOUS YEARS, SPECIFICALLY 2020 UP TO THE REAL PRODUCTIVE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT MEDICAL SERVICE AVAILABLE ONSITE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY DURING, YOU KNOW, THE COVID AND ALL THE DIFFERENT VARIANTS THAT ARE OUT THERE OF THE ARE THEY TESTED WEEKLY? UM, I KNOW I'M SURE THAT THEY'RE TESTED WHEN THEY FIRST GO, BUT WHAT'S THEIR TESTING PROCESS.
SO WHEN HE DIDN'T TAKE THE CLIENT MAY A SCREEN FOR SYMPTOMS, WE DO TEMPERATURE CHECKS WITH EVERYONE ENTERING THE FACILITY, BEING, GETTING BLEEDING, CLIENTS AND STAFF.
UM, AND WHENEVER SOMEONE EXHIBITS SYMPTOMS, WE DO KEEP A RECORD OF IT AND HE HAD A COUGH LOG THAT IS, UM, METICULOUSLY KEPT.
AND WE LITERALLY WILL RECORD IF WE HEAR A COUGHING AND, UM, GRIEF POPS WITHIN THE SPAN OF 90 MINUTES IS BORN OR AN IMMEDIATE TEST.
SO, UM, WE OBVIOUSLY CAN'T FORCE ANYONE TO GET A TEST THAT IS NOT WITHIN OUR PURVIEW.
HOWEVER, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS TO A TEST.
AND IF THEY DO TEST POSITIVE, WOULD YOU ACCOMMODATE THEM WITH A HOTEL OPERATIONS TO PROPER TEST WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT 24 RESIDENTS ACTIVATE? SO THOSE THREE WERE ABLE TO STAY IN THE PROGRAM, RIGHT? THAT I UNDERSTOOD.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE OTHER, OKAY.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, GO AHEAD.
THIS CHART, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME IN THIS CYCLE.
SO WHAT W WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE BASED ON THIS CHART? OKAY.
SO MAYBE FROM THE TOP OF THE CHART, ESTIMATED ALLOCATION VERSUS KERRY, UH, AND THAT'S LIMITED TO 15% OF THE ALLOCATION OF THAT, OR THERE WERE MORE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT, OH, HERE WE GO.
THE VERY BEGINNING, THE SELLERS TO BE ALLOCATED.
I SEE THE SMALL PRINT UP THERE.
THERE'S 400, BUT ONLY 46 OF THAT IS AVAILABLE.
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I THINK I UNDERSTAND.UM, COMMISSIONER KIM KERR IS, I HAVE A QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE PROCESS LIKE WHEN, WHEN YOU RECEIVE SOMEBODY THAT IS IN A SYSTEM THAT NEEDS THE ASSISTANCE, AND HOW DOES THAT WORK? WHAT IS LIKE, WHAT ARE THE STEPS TAKING TO GET THEM BACK ON THEIR FEET AND TO EXIT THEM THROUGH THE REFERRAL PROCESS? YES, YES.
UM, SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF REFERRING PARTNERS INTO THE SYSTEM.
MAINLY CITY MENU IS OUTREACH SERVICES, AS WELL AS ON VARIOUS POLICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE NORTH SERVICE PLANNING AREA, INCLUDING HOTTER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO IF A PERSON IS FOUND TO BE LOOKING AT THE STREETS AND WANTS TO ACCEPT SERVICES, WE CAN RECEIVE A DIRECT REFERRAL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR CITY NEGATIVE.
WE CAN HAVE A RATE FOR THEM TO BE BROUGHT TO THE FACILITY BY SHUTTLE.
UM, ONCE THEY'RE THERE, THEY, UM, WHICH IS THEN PROCESSED AND UPLOADED INTO BOTH OUR HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, SO THAT THEY ARE PRIORITIZED FOR HOUSING.
AND THEN THEY COMPLETE A HOUSING CAN TO THEIR HOUSING NAVIGATOR, WHO IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT RESOURCES THEY HAVE SUCH AS US SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, AND IF THEY NEED HELP WITH IDEAS ASSISTANCE, FOR INSTANCE, OFTEN YOU HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THAT.
UM, WE'VE USED, UM, FUNDS TO SUPPORT THAT BEFORE FROM SIDEBAR, PRIVATE DONORS, AS WELL AS, UM, PRIVATELY RAISE, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT BECOME AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH OUR CONTRACTS.
AND THEN THE, UM, THEN CONNECT THE CLIENT TO THEIR, UM, ANY DENTAL RELATIVES, FOR INSTANCE, SEE IF THEY HAVE, UH, RESOURCES THAT ELEMENT LAWYER, YOUR FAMILY THAT NEED TO RECONNECT THEM TO, WE CALL THAT DIVERSION.
AND THEN, UM, IF THERE ARE NO RESOURCES AVAILABLE, AND ONCE WE HAVE THEIR IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION READY, AS WELL AS, UM, CONNECTING THEM TO OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, UM, UH, VETERANS NAVIGATION, WE THEN, UM, PREPARE THEM FOR HOUSING INVOLVED WITH WORKING IN AN ENTRY SYSTEM, PRIORITIZES THEM.
AND ONCE THEY ARE MATCHED TO HOUSING RESOURCES IN THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, WE ARE THEN ABLE TO HAVE THEM ACCEPTED INTO A SERVICE PROVIDER.
SOMETIMES THAT IS MERCY HOUSING ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES THE SERVICE.
AND IT WILL REALLY DEPEND ON WHAT THE CLIENT'S NEEDS ARE, WHAT KIND OF SERVICE PERHAPS THEY ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND LIVING THE DISABILITY OR MULTIPLE DISABILITIES.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE CONSTITUTE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WHICH IS A HIGH INTENSIVE RESOURCE FOR FOLKS WHO REALLY ARE UNABLE TO SUSTAIN HOUSING ON THEIR OWN, OR IF THEY ARE MORE INCIDENTALLY HOMELESS, FOR INSTANCE, THEY JUST ADD A MEDICAL BILL THAT THEY COULDN'T PAY, UM, BETWEEN THAT AND BRANDS.
UM, THEY MIGHT BE NOTCH TO RAPID REHOUSING, WHICH IS A SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE, UM, THAT COVERS A THREE MONTHS WORTH OF RENT WHILE THEY GET RECONNECTED TO THE JOB AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO STAY IN THEIR HOUSING SOLUTION FOR THE LONG TERM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH NOW, REAL QUICK.
ANOTHER, I'M SORRY IF I MAY ASK IS, UM, SO WITH THE PANDEMIC, HOW HAVE YOU GUYS HAD TO ADJUST IN HOW, HOW ARE YOU NAVIGATING THAT? THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
SO, UM, THE FIRST OPTION WOULD BE SO IMMEDIATELY BACK IN MARCH, 2020, WE'RE IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MASK REQUIREMENTS OF OUR STAFF AND OUR CLIENTS, UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THAT WE KNEW TO BE TRUE AT THE TIME, MAKING SURE THAT OUR SEAN'S FIRST SPACED OUT ADEQUATELY, MAKING SURE THAT, UM, MEALS WERE EATING, UM, AND SEPARATE ACCOMMODATIONS OR OUTDOORS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE MITIGATING THE RISK RESPONSE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT IT IS ALSO, UM, THAT SOME OF OUR NORMAL OPERATIONS HAVE CHANGED WITH COVID.
AND HOW WE'LL TALK TO YOU ON THE GROUND.
FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A FULL-TIME DATA SPECIALIST WHO WORKS ON SITE ON THAT FIRST INTERNSHIP TO WORK IN SOME OF THE MORE ADMINISTRATIVES OF POSITIONS THAT WERE FORMALLY LOCATED ON SITE.
HOWEVER, THE BULK OF SERVICES, INCLUDING THOSE, ALL THE, ALL THE CLIENTS INTERACTING, UM, STAFF MEMBERS REMAINED ON SITE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE THE OUTSIDE NON-PROFITS I'M NOT SURE WANT TO TAKE THEM.
UM, I WENT BACK TO THE SECTION PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING, UH, UH, REQUESTED ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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FUNDING, UM, THE FUNDING THE PROGRAM NOW MORE THAN EVER.OUR, UM, OUR GRAFFITI IS, UM, HAS INCREASED.
UM, THEY GENERALLY, UM, TAG A LAMINATOR PARK, THE SKATE PARK, AND A LOT OF OUR ARE, IT'S JUST A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR USUAL JOB.
USUALLY IT KIND OF GOES IN THE WAVE OF SUMMER MONTHS, SOMETIMES RELEASE FROM JAIL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO CONTINUE, UM, THE NEXT, UM, PROGRAM WITH THE PROGRAM.
AND THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE PROGRAM.
WHAT'S YOUR FAMILIAR WITH? UM, THE MAIN OFFICE IS UP ON WHERE YOUR BOULEVARD IN EACH BIRD THAT THIS SUMMER, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS TO HIRE A PART-TIME OUTREACH COORDINATOR THAT WOULD HELP COORDINATE SERVICES MORE FOR THE ADULT COMPONENTS.
OUR PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COUNTY, UM, IS, UH, COORDINATE 18 TO 24.
SO WE KNOW NOW WITH AND SO WE WANT TO HELP FILL THAT GAP.
SO, UM, WE ARE LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR A PART-TIME POSITION THAT WOULD BE HOUSED DOWN AT THE YARDI CENTER.
UM, AS MOST OF, YOU KNOW, THE LAHABRA COLLABORATIVE IS, UM, HAS A LEASE FOR THE VCC YARA CENTER, LA COLLABORATIVE, THEY'RE LEASING THE FORMER DAIRY CENTER BUILDING.
AND SO, UM, SCOTT MILLER HAS BEEN DOWN THERE.
IF YOU FOLLOW HIS INSTAGRAM, THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING MALLS, UM, RE FLOORING PAINTING, AND SOUTHERN.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE RIGHT COMMUNITY AND RESOURCE CENTER FOR, UM, FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, FOR EDUCATIONAL AND FINANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY.
AND THEN ALSO FOR JOB TRAINING, UM, EMPLOYMENT RESUME, IF Y'ALL BRING FOOD SERVICES.
SO THAT, THAT IS WHAT THIS FUNDING WOULD GO TOWARDS A PART-TIME POSITION, NEW AS THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, UM, SPONSORSHIPS LAST MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM.
WE'VE HAD THIS PROGRAM IN THE PAST WHERE WE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS, UH, MEMBERSHIPS TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FAMILIES IN OUR OWN CITY PROGRAMS. AND, UM, IT WITH STAFFING AND, AND SOME OTHER, UM, DISRUPTIONS.
WE, IT WASN'T AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE HAD HOPED, BUT WE HAVE SOME NEW, UM, STAFF IN PLACE.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME NEW PROGRAMS IN PLACE WHERE WE FEEL LIKE NOW IT'S THE RIGHT TIME THAT WE ASK YOU FOR $10,000 TO HELP ON THAT PROGRAM.
AND IT'S NOT JUST FREE MEMBERSHIPS.
THAT'S, UM, THE ONLY RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE FAMILIES, UM, HAVING THEM HAVE THIS SPECIAL, THAT WAY, UM, NUMBERS NIGHT ONLY IT'S, UM, ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES TOGETHER ALL WHILE RUNNING, UM, THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, PORTOLA PARKS, SPORTS, AND CULTURAL ARTS COMPLEX AND FORBID LAB.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO DO ONE DAY, NOT SITE.
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE WANT TO DO THAT WE MAKE THE MONEY PLACEHOLDER AND WE'LL GET MIRANDA BECAUSE THERE'S JUST ALL SORTS.
A LOT OF CITY COUNCIL KNOW THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR US.
IF WE EVER GOT, YOU KNOW, A HUGE GRANT, UM, IF WE EVER GOT A REQUEST, YOU KNOW, OR OUR PRIORITIES, WE WOULD CERTAINLY THIS, THIS PARK, UM, UPGRADE AND, UH, IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE SAME WAY GUYS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL, THE PLAN, UM, WHICH IS AT THE VARIOUS CENTER OR CRC.
SHE IS, UM, ROY SPRAYED, COMPLEX AREA DOWN HERE, AS YOU KNOW, THOSE BUILDINGS ARE PRETTY OLD OR, UM, UM, THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF ADA UPGRADES, A LOT OF, UM, FACILITY, LARGE ATTENTION.
SO ONE DAY THEY'RE FUNCTIONAL.
SO CERTAINLY IF WE WERE TO GET FUNDED FOR THIS PROJECT, IT WOULD BE MONEY WELL SPENT, FORTUNATELY, UM, UH, THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE AND OTHER NONPROFIT GROUPS WITHOUT THAT PART OF IT.
BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO TRANSFER THAT OVER TO THE, UM, COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.
AND THAT IS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO REMIND ME WHERE THE FUNDING COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GROUND.
SO EACH YEAR FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING IS MONEY.
THAT WOULD BE FROM OUR POPULATION.
SO GET A ALLOCATION EVERY YEAR, AND WE'RE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND SUBMIT A REPORT, LETTING THEM KNOW HOW WE INTEND ON SPENDING THE MONEY HERE.
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QUESTION MIRANDA? HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE THAT THROUGH THE DEPENDENT LOOPS? BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO, UM, TWEAK THEIR PROGRAMS TO MAKE IT WORK IN THIS SITUATION, UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION UNPRECEDENTED A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO ISSUE STUFF.HOW HAVE YOU GOT SOONER? SOMETIMES YOU PREPARE TO GO OUT LIKE CONTRACTORS THAT THEY ACTUALLY DO NOT GO THAT EXTRA LAYER THAT WE HAVE A QUITE A THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY IN ENGINEERING.
UM, AND THOSE DEPARTMENTS REALLY DO A LOT OF WORK FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND, UM, IT IS, UM, ALMOST EVERYTHING, UM, ELECTRONICALLY.
THEY'RE NOT MEETING WITH ANY ONE PERSON OR NOT SCREENING THEM PHYSICAL COPIES OF STUFF CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT.
SO IT'S JUST SWITCHING UP THE WAY THAT YOU NORMALLY TRY TO GET THROUGH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IF YOU WEREN'T HOPING THAT WE WERE ON THE DOWNHILL SLOPE OF COVID TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR.
AND WE WERE PLANNING ON KIND OF WRAPPING THINGS UP FOR 20 22, 20 23.
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT BE KIND OF THINKING WHERE WE WERE AT ONCE.
YOU'VE BEEN TO LEAD, UM, LOW COST INITIATIVE BECAUSE THERE'S THIS FUNDING THAT WE NEED TO SPIN THAT WE JUST REALLY CAN'T STAND RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S SCIENCE USED BECAUSE THE CONTRACT THAT ME HABIT, I BELIEVE HAVE BEEN PRETTY MUCH A LOT OF STUFF.
UM, NOT HAVING THE CLIENTS COME IN AND PERSON.
SO A LOT OF AS MANY SERVICES, YOU CAN FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY.
AND THEN THERE ARE SOMETHINGS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T DO UNTIL THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING FEELS SAFE, ALLOWING US TO COMMENT ASSISTANT.
MIRANDA, AMANDA, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE 400, UH, CARRY OVER.
SO WE CANNOT USE ANY OF THOSE FUNDS IN THESE CATEGORIES, CORRECT? CORRECT.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE USED THIS YEAR ON EARMARKED PROJECTS OR YES.
SO, AND WE'RE CHANGING THE WAY THAT WE GO EAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
WE HAD A MEETING IN JANUARY, SO BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR CONTRACTS ARE WALGREENS TERM AND MULTIPLE YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO START MEETING AS DEPARTMENTS, IT'S MARRYING COMMUNITY SERVICES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPER, THE FOOD DEPARTMENT, CONSTRUCTION SITE PROJECT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MEET AND HASH THAT OUT AS TO WHICH PROJECTS ARE NEXT UP ON THE LIST.
UM, AND THEN FIGURE OUT HOW MANY YEARS IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR THUNDER NOVELS.
UM, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO LIKE, CAUSE I STILL HAVE PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT STARTED CONSTRUCTION.
SO I CAN'T THE STAFFING ISN'T FAIR TO APPROVE LIKE A PHOTO OF A PARK AND START THAT IF WE STILL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH PROJECTS THAT HAPPEN IN START INSTRUCTION.
SO WE DECIDED THAT IT'S PROBABLY EASIER TO DO THE CAPITAL, WHAT IN HOUSE VERSUS WHAT DO YOU THINK? NOT TO THE CONDITION YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW SOMETIMES THAT THE PROJECT , IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAVE IT AND THEN YOU ALL ARE, ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY THAT YOU MADE A COMMENT ON THE PROJECT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE.
SO ONE OF THE PROJECTS FROM, I THINK THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR WAS THE PARKING LOT AT THE COMMUNITY
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CENTER.SO IS THAT ONE OF THESE THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF? SO YOU NOTICED THE BUILDINGS ARE DOWN THERE, THERE'S A SNACK BETWEEN BASED SETBACK REQUIREMENTS PER THE CODE AND ENGINEERING DESIGNS.
SO THERE'S SOME BACK AND FORTH, BUT LEAD ON THAT PROJECT PROBABLY SHOULD BE IN CONSTRUCTION, LIKE PICKUPS LIKE THAT.
THAT IS A CONSTRUCTION OR EVEN ENGINEERING PLANNING WILL COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND REVIEW THE PLAN FOR THAT PROJECT BEFORE.
SO WE, WE DID HAVE LIKE LITTLE HICCUPS THAT HAPPEN, LIKE THAT PROGRESS BACK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN WE ORIGINALLY ACCESS.
WHAT A JOB WE NEED TO GO AHEAD.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION.
UM, AND SO YOU GO FROM HERE WHERE YOU WILL MEET WITH OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS, UM, TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC SERVICES PORTION OF THE CDBG BUDGET.
UM, UM, AND WE HAVE OUR MEETING AND THEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE FEBRUARY COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL PRESENT THE CITY.
COULD YOU UP TO BE ABLE FOR SECTOR, UM, UPDATE AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
AND THEN THAT RECOMMENDATION WILL GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
I BELIEVE IN MARCH, APRIL, APRIL, THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MISSION OF THE .
WE STILL HAVE MORE TIME AS A COMMISSION TO DISCUSS THE FUNDING OF .
I HAVE A QUESTION IS WHEN WE GET, WHEN WE GATHER AS A SUBCOMMITTEE NOW, ARE WE GOING TO KIND OF DISCUSS, I HOPE THAT WE DISCUSS THESE BOTTLENECKING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON TO SEE HOW, HOW IT'S GOING TO BE RELEASED.
SO WE HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE THAT'S, RIGHT? WE'RE TAKING IT OUT OF THE COMMISSION BECAUSE WE DON'T YOUR STAFF RIGHT NOW, WHAT THE TIMELINE FOR GROSS PROFIT WILL BE.
SO YOUR FOCUS WILL BE, AND THE THREE DEPARTMENTS WILL CONCENTRATE ON AN ORDER OF OBJECTS THAT ARE, UH, THE LARGER CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS, LIKE THE PARKING LOT.
UM, THAT LITTLE RESERVOIR PART, IF ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR, AND NOW WHEN IT THOUGHT READY TO START CONSTRUCTION, YOU CAN EITHER.
AND PART OF THAT IS POSSIBLE SOUND, UM, ENGINEERING, JUSTIFIER, UM, I THINK THREE ENGINEERS THAT MAY PROMPT ONE THAT MEETING THURSDAY IS HER LAST DAY.
SO THERE'S ALL THESE THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HAVING THE BODIES TO DO THE WORK AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO GET THE PROJECT DONE.
SO WHEN YOU MEET WITH THAT COMMITTEE I'M STORE, UM, YEAH, WE'LL TALK MORE, I WORK AND FOCUS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
AND THERE'S ONE, NOT A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM ON THE, UH, ON THE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS OR THE CIP PROJECTS BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER, UM, FUNDING SOURCES ON ALSO CONNECTED TO THESE PROJECTS.
AND SO, UM, THE CITY OF JV FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE, OF THE COMMISSION HAD SAID, NO, WITHOUT FUNDING, THERE IS SHORT TO FINISH A PROJECT RIGHT NOW, THE MONEY'S ALREADY BEEN HERE.
THEY EARMARKED X AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE CDBG FUNDS TO FINISH THESE PROJECTS THAT ALSO HAVE OTHER SOURCES.
SO IT'S, UM, AND THE PUBLIC SERVICES, YOU KNOW, WE ALL RAISE 4 CENTS PER COMMISSION, UM, TO MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
GOOD JOB, UM, COMMITTEE, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE NOT FOR IT TO BE APPROVED.
UM, I KNOW THAT LAST YEAR, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION.
UM, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM TO ROLLY SOUTHERN ARTSY MOMENTS STOP BY THAT KNOW, IT WAS MAYBE CONFUSING, MAKING IT MORE CONFUSING TO .
WE WANTED TO HAVE MUCH INNOVATIONS AND TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE PROJECTS.
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UM, UH, NO AUTHORITY OVER THE, YEAH, BECAUSE THE RULES AND THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE IN THIS SITUATION AS WELL.AND THAT'S WHY I SAID, THIS LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT.
WHERE'S THE REST OF IT, OTHER MONEY.
BUT I THINK THAT WAS GOOD FOR MIRANDA TO SAY IS THAT, UM, WE'RE FOCUSING ON PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY THE EASIEST THING TO KEEP CHUGGING ALONG, YOU KNOW, TO, TO INJECT THE MONEY TO LIKE, I THINK, UM, I MEAN, CERTAINLY AS RESIDENTS OF THE, UH, CITY, LIKE SHE SAID, YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHAT IT IS TAKE TO THEM IN APRIL.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR INPUT OR COMMENTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE THEM OUT OF THAT MEETING.
UM, THERE'S ALSO A VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
THERE'S ALSO A VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS.
DON'T LET THIS CURRENT TIME, THERE IS NO OVERSIGHT OVER THOSE PROJECTS.
THERE IS NO, NOT FOR THIS FOR IT PROBABLY INSIGHTFUL.
WE CAN CERTAINLY, UM, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS NEXT YEARS OF YOUR CYCLE.
OR I KNOW ABOUT THIS CURRENT YEAR, THEY MAKE A DECISION AND APPARENTLY, YOU KNOW, LIKE BRENDA SAID, UM, IT'S UM, BUT SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION HAS TYPICALLY BEEN A PART OF AND WILL STILL BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES, BUT THEY MADE A DECISION TO NOT HAVE ANY OVERSIGHT OVER THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT A REMINDER THAT WE ARE AN ADVISORY COMMISSION OR NOT, WE ARE NOT AN AUTHORITY LIKE THE PLANET.
SO REMEMBER CITY COUNCIL FIRST AND THE THIRD, SIX 30 EITHER OR PITTSBURGH.
DOES SHE KNOW THAT COUNCIL MAY NOT SIMPLY BE YES.
SO R SO WE'RE DONE WITH THAT, RIGHT? YUP.
SO WE HAVE THAT LITTLE LIST HERE.
GARCIA, CAMP KERR AND LOBBY, YAGA GARCIA, CAMP AND YOGA.
ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE YOU THINK GABBY WOULD MEET IN PERSON AND SHE DID OFFER TO SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO TIP HER SPOT BECAUSE SHE WON'T BE THAT HE WILL BE MISSING THE NEXT TWO MINUTES.
SO SHE KNEW THAT, UM, I WILL, I LIKE TO CATHOLIC'S ISSUE.
I WONDER WHO IS ON THE AGENDA? WE'RE OVER THERE.
DID WE HAVE, I DON'T REMEMBER.
IS THERE A WAY WE CAN DO A ZOOM FOR HER OR IS SHE JUST NOT UP TO IT OR SHE CAN BE ON THE PHONE? YEAH, SHE CAN BE ON THE PHONE.
WELL, UM, WELL, YEAH, IF THERE'S A WAY FOR HER TO DO IT, ZOOM OR PHONE OR WHATEVER, BECAUSE SHE LIKES THIS, HEIDI, WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TO APPOINT SOMEONE AND THEN I THINK YOU GUYS ALL GOT MY EMAIL THIS AFTERNOON THAT, UM, RIGHT NOW WE ALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO JUST SWITCH OVER TO ZOOM OR TO OFFER AS MUCH OF THE CITY COUNCIL ESTIMATES THAT ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE, WITH ALL, EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON TO NOW, THEY WON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO DO ZOOM.
AND SO WE WOULD FOLLOW SUIT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, NO, WAIT, SAY THAT AGAIN.
WHAT ELSE? NO, I DIDN'T GET AN EMAIL.
MR. GARCIA WAS ASKING YOU A SHEET OF THE OTHER ZOOM OPTION.
SO SHE WOULD CALL IN OR LOG NICK.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, THE CITY HAS TO MAKE A RESOLUTION, UM, HOW ZOOM MEETINGS AND, UM, AND THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE OUR WHILE AGO WHEN THEY WERE THROUGH, IT HAS TO BE DONE AT THE TIME THEY ARE POSTED.
AND SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON TUESDAY NIGHT POINT TO, UM, ADOPT.
SO THAT MOVING FORWARD, THEY KIND OF OFFER ZOOM AS AN OPTION.
SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO, AND THEN, OKAY.
UM, IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT HAS A WALLET PUBLIC THERE FOR PATIENTS, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I FEEL
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THAT IT HAS TO BE PLAYED ONE DAY AT A TIME BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE TOMORROW.SO IF WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH, LIKE SAY IF WE HAVE TO, WELL, MAYBE WE CAN DEFAULT TO ZOOM.
AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME WAY TO WORK THAT OUT.
WELL, SENIOR EYES IS BETTER THAN NOT SEEING YOU AT ALL.
I SAID SENIOR EYES HAS BEEN ON THE NUTS.
OH, YOUR STUFF, YOUR VIDEO UPDATES.
WELL, I I'M THE ONE TIME ON WE HAVE MET.
THE ARROW AT ALL, WE ARE ON THE OPS TO STAY SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
WE'LL BE IN TO PICK YOUR BRAINS ABOUT THOSE SENIORS WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE.
SO WE'RE GOING ALONG TO THESE SPECIAL EVENTS, CALENDAR.
UM, SO WE'VE BOTH BEEN WORKING ON THAT AND WE'LL BE SENDING IT OUT TO YOU FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, UM, WHERE I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, YOU DIDN'T MEET IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
UH, WE'VE HAD A GREAT SMELL LIKE FESTIVAL.
I KNOW WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT THERE AND STOP BY TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK FROM THOSE THAT WERE ABLE TO BE THERE OR WHAT YOU'VE HEARD OR SAW ON FACEBOOK.
I WASN'T THERE THAT LONG, BUT I WAS WORKING THERE AND I DON'T KNOW, DID WE HAVE THE CROWD THAT WE USUALLY HAVE OR NOT? MAYBE IT WOULD JUST SPREAD OUT AND THAT'S A CONSISTENT PROBLEM.
SOMETIMES IN THE PAST IT WAS A LITTLE BIT HIT OR MISS, BUT, UM, WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY WE HAD A VERY CONSISTENT STUDY, UM, UH, AND DEFINITELY FOR STREAMLINING WHAT WAS NICE AND ALL THE CHANGES THAT WERE AND ALL PERFORMERS.
THAT WAS THE BIGGEST TROUT WE'VE HAD AS FAR LINE WAS UNDERSTAND STIPEND HERE, UM, WHERE THE TREE LIGHTING AND THEY ACTUALLY STAYED OPTIM BECAUSE OF THE BAD SETTER PLAY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, SOME PEOPLE LAUGH, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THEY HAD STILL NOT STATED.
UM, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PLAY A LITTLE SOONER.
THEY LOST SOME OF THE CROP GETTING ALL SET UP.
SO YEAH, THAT'S TREE LIGHTING THING WAS LIKE AWESOME.
AND FOR IT BEING SO COLD, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I DID HEAR, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SOME POWER PROBLEMS. SO THAT WAS THE ONLY LIGHT IN WHAT HAVE YOU, AND I GUESS, WHATEVER, WHATEVER IT HAPPENED.
BUT I DID HEAR THOSE COMPLAINTS.
WE ACTUALLY, UM, THEY, YOU KNOW, UH, A VENDOR TO HANDLE THE ELECTRICITY.
IT WAS ALL SET UP AND APPARENTLY THE ELECTRICAL BOX WAS LEFT, OPEN AND NOT LOCKED.
AND SOMEONE, WHETHER IT WAS SWIRLING AROUND OR WHATEVER, I PUT SOME SWITCHES AND IT JUST SLOWLY THROUGH THE WHOLE CIRCUIT PANEL.
UM, I MEAN, IT GOT MUCH LATER, BUT AFTER THAT, THE HABITS OF OUR VENDORS, UM, DID OUR BEST TO RESOLVE WELL, THAT WAS EARLY ON.
I KNOW OUR MUSCLES GOT BLOWN UP.
UM, BUT YEAH, THAT WAS ONE FORTUNATE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE DID PUT SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY ON THE VENDOR, UH, ELECTRICAL UPWARD HERE.
AND I THINK WHERE WE FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO ALLOW X AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE GENERAL VENDORS DON'T GET ELECTRICITY OTHER THAN PROVIDED THE LIGHTING, BUT IT'S JUST, IT'S TOO MUCH POWER.
SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE TELL US THEY HAVE CERTAIN NEEDS, BUT THEY ALL PLUG IN PHONES AND COMPUTERS AND, OR WE NEED TO PLAN BETTER, KNOW THAT AT THE SAME TIME, THAT'S A LOT OF POWER.
UM, NOW IF THEY HAD THEIR OWN GENERATORS, THAT IS THAT GOING TO BE BETTER AND IT WON'T AFFECT THE CITY'S POWER.
SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO PUT IN THE APPLICATION THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO NEED, YOU KNOW, EXTREME POWER, BRING IT.
THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY WITH GENERATORS.
IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.
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EVERYBODY, I WAS SO IMPRESSED BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT GAS OPERATED WHEN ANYMORE.THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT IN TOUCH.
FIRST AS ARAMARK COMMENTS, IF YOU HEAR MORE COMMENTS, JUST EMAIL THEM OUR WAY OR, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO GET EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK.
THE OTHER PART IS, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES EVERYONE FEEL ABOUT THE DATES? UM, THE FIRST SATURDAY OF DECEMBER? I, WELL, I THINK I WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY A PRE-PLANNED TRIP, BUT IN THE FUTURE, I THINK SATURDAY TO ME IS A, PROBABLY A BETTER DAY FOR FAMILIES TO GET OUT.
AND IF THEY WANT TO STAY OUT LATE, THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING UP FOR SCHOOL OR WORK THE NEXT DAY.
SATURDAY, EXCEPT THOSE THAT HAVE TO GET UP AND GO TO CHURCH.
I JUST, I HAVE TWO BIRTHDAYS THAT DAY, YOU KNOW, STAYING LATE AND EVERYTHING.
AND WE KNOW THE VENDORS ARE IN FORTIES, THAT THEY WERE A LOT HAPPIER TO HAVE TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY.
I THINK SATURDAY IS GREAT, KIM.
AND THEN ALSO I WANTED TO THINK EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION WHO ALL OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN, IT WAS JUST THROWN OUT BY THE VOLUNTEERS SORT OF THAT TOYS OR YOU, UM, HELP THEM GET TO WHERE YOU GUYS ARE.
YOU VOLUNTEERED YOUR TIME AT THE NASHVILLE EVENT, OR YOU DONATE IT.
I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FINALIZING OUR NUMBERS.
BUT WE STARTED AN AWFUL LOT OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN, YOU SERVE, UH, SENIORS.
UM, CAUSE WE GOT SOME EXTRA FUNDS AVAILABLE.
SO THEY HAD A SPECIAL SENIOR ELECTION WHERE THEY SERVE THE HANDFUL OF HOMELESS REFERRALS THAT WERE IN NEED.
AND SO, UM, LET'S THROW AWAY, YOU KNOW, I'M HAPPY WITH HOW THE PROGRAM TURNED OUT, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CONDITIONS.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, ANY IDEAS TOO.
I KNOW WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES.
WE MOVED IT OVER TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
THEY ENDED UP BEING DURING THE WEEK, WHICH NORMALLY WE'D DRAWN IT SATURDAY.
UM, SO YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD ANY COMMENTS OR YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, LET US KNOW.
UH, WE KNOW THAT MORE OF THE FAMILIES THAT PAYMENT NEVER MET TO THE TROUBLE, THAT'S JUST CRAZY OPERA.
AND WE DID HER PROMISE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT EXPENSIVE, ESPECIALLY WITH A FAMILY OF FOUR OR FIVE.
AND SO GIVING OUT FREE PASSES, WHICH MOLLY GRAY AT THE BATON THAT WE KNOW IT'S THERE.
AND SO THAT'S PARTLY WHY, IF HE DID A THREE MEMBERSHIPS THROUGH THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT, THAT WOULD BE ONE WAY TO HELP KEEP THEM COMING TO THE MUSEUM OR LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS TO MAKE IT ASSESSABLE.
WHAT WAS THE, UM, THOUGHTS ABOUT DURING THE WEEK PICKING UP THE TOYS VERSUS THE ONE DAY ON SATURDAY AND THOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, COULDN'T COME ON THOSE SATURDAYS, THEY WOULD COME LIKE THE NEXT DAY OR, I MEAN THE NEXT WORKDAY, RIGHT? SO, UH, THE ONES THAT KIND OF VACANT.
SO WE DID SEND AN APPLICATION OUT AND WE SAID, ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME IN PERSON TO THE MUSEUM AND FARMER'S MARKET AND PICK UP YOUR, UM, AND IF YOU CAN COME THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND DO A DRUG.
SO THEN HE INDICATED AHEAD OF TIME, WHAT WORKED BEST FOR THEM? UM, THEY STILL GOT THE MUSEUM PASSES WHEN THEY CAN'T SEE THE PICK UP AND THEY STILL GOT A LOT OF EXTRA, UM, ITEMS, BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T GET ANY PUSHBACK MUCH FOR STOCK.
COUPLE, YOU KNOW, I WANT US TO CHANGE THE TIMES I'M GOING TO WORK WITH THEM TO CHANGE THE TIMES FOR PICKUP DURING THE WEEK.
BUT AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL DAY, YOU KNOW, DO ANY OF THAT, WE DIDN'T GET TOO MUCH PUSHBACK.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON THERE.
THE LIONS HAVE THEIR BREAK GOING ON ON SATURDAY ON THE 18 OR SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON.
AND IT'S JUST, IT GETS SO BUSY THAT, UH, THAT WE WOULD TRY TO SEE IF THAT, YOU KNOW, KIM, I I'VE HELPED IN THE PAST YEARS.
AND I THINK THIS YEAR WAS REALLY GOOD IF I HAVING THE BAGS ALREADY MADE, I KNOW IT'S MORE WORK FOR THE STAFF, BUT I JUST THINK IT RAN SO MUCH SMOOTHER AND THAT'S HOW IT USED TO BE RUN.
UM, BUT WE ALSO LOVE THE IDEA OF PEOPLE, FAMILIES SPITTING OUT THEIR OWN TOYS AND EVERYTHING, BUT YEAH, SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR WHERE WE WERE TAKING THE DOGS AGAIN FOR FAMILIES, BUT, UM, YEAH, SO WE'LL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT YEAR YOU A HYBRID OR SOMETHING.
UM, AND SO AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS OR HEAR FROM ANYONE, LET US KNOW MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OR, WELL, I'M KIND OF HOPING THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE IN-PERSON SHOPPING.
I THINK JUST WATCHING THE KIDS OR THE PARENTS DO THE SHOPPING AND BRINGING IT OVER FOR RAPPING.
AND WE HAD A BALL, I HAD A BALL WATCHING THE FAMILIES KIND OF
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PUT TOGETHER AND YOU KNOW, THINKING, WELL, WELL JIMMY LIKED THIS AND THE SUZIE LIKED THIS AND YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF A FAMILY DECISION THAT THEY MADE.UNFORTUNATELY I KNOW COMPLETELY DONE.
WHEN DID SARAH, WE HAD ANOTHER PATIENT AWAY WITH THEIR SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.
WHAT ABOUT THE OLD GATE? YEAH.
THEY TAKE UP QUITE A BIT OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR DOGGY HOTEL, THEIR DOGGY DAYCARE, THEIR SPA, IT'S GOT A BIG, UM, OBVIOUSLY INFORMING YOUR GUYS AND GALS LIES AND CASES, PHONE CASES.
SO THE NEW DATE IS, UH, MARCH 27TH.
IT'S A SUNDAY AND YOU'LL BE CENTER, UH, TOGETHER A TEAM OR YOU MIGHT GUESS TO ATTEND.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS A NONPROFIT, IT'S HARD TO SET THAT BUDGET.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CALIFORNIA, UM, CHRISTMAS EVENT GO TO THE CONCERT.
HOW WAS THAT? I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THAT ONE.
I KNOW THERE, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHAT WAS AFTER WESTERN, AFTER THE LIONS THING? THE CAR SHOW? YEAH.
IT WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
SO, UH, I'VE BEEN COMING OFF TAMALE FESTIVAL.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT RUN THE FESTIVAL, IT WAS BIG TOO MUCH.
IT WAS THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT HAVING PARTIES LAST YEAR, THERE WERE SEVERAL PARTIES THAT WERE HELD ON THE 11TH.
UM, THE WEATHER WAS REALLY COLD.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST A COLD NIGHT.
AND THAT CAR SHOW IS OVER THE TOP.
AND THEY HAD A BRIDGE TURN OUT, SO THE BAND WAS GREAT.
EVERYONE SAID THE BAND WAS GREAT.
THEY KNOW, FIGHT REALLY WELL, BUT IT WAS ROLLING, YOU KNOW, A SMALL CROWD.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE TRYING IT OUT OR, YOU KNOW, CHANGE THE TIMELINE OR, UM, OFFER A DIFFERENT DAY.
BUT, UH, YEAH, WE WERE, WE WERE A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE DID ALL THE FREE CONCERT.
SO EACH BOY THEME, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO THEY DID KNOW ALL OF US BE A LOT OF THEIR POPULAR SONGS ALONG WITH CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
SO WE HAD LIKE, UM, UM, THEY WERE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ABLE TO POSSIBLY COMING BACK NEXT YEAR.
SO THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENED WAS, UM, THE LIONS DID THEIR SANTA CLAUS EPIC THE CHILDREN'S FACILITY ON WHITTIER BY YES.
UM, WE TOOK HIM PRESENTS AND SANTA CLAUS ARRIVED AND IT WAS BY MOTORCYCLE OR HOW DID HE ARRIVE? UH, NO, NO, I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THIS ONE, BUT IT WAS BACK.
AND I'M NOT SURE , I DON'T KNOW HOW HE ARRIVED.
HE MAY HAVE BEEN ON A MOTORCYCLE ANYWAY, SO WE WON'T WANT TO HAVE TO ANY CALENDAR.
I KNOW MARIE, MAYBE IN HER COMMENTS, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SUCH AS FAIR AND THE DATES AND WE CAN GET THAT ON THE CALENDAR AS WELL.
I THINK WE WERE WORKING ON OUR CALENDAR AS WELL.
I JUST, JUST WANTED TO, UM, FOR THE CRCC THE, UM, THE WOODEN ROCKING A BOAT, THE WINNER WAS ADAM GARCIA
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AND ADAM GAVE IT TO HIS COUSIN FOR THEIR LITTLE ONES.SO, YOU KNOW, AND, AND ADAM JUST HAPPENED TO BE A LAWN GARCIA'S SON.
AND HE WAS THERE AT THE TAMALE FESTIVAL AND HE BOUGHT TICKETS THAT DAY AND CAUSE HE CALLED HIS DAD AND HE GOES, HEY DAD, HOW'S THE TICKET SALES GOING TO GO? AH, NOT THAT GREAT.
HE GOES, OKAY, I'M GOING TO COME DOWN AND GET SOME TICKETS.
AND HE BOUGHT, I FORGET HOW MANY.
AND UM, AND THEN WHEN THEY DID THE DRAWING HE WON.
SO THAT'S SOMETIMES THE LAST IN IS THE FIRST OUT, YOU KNOW? THAT'S AWESOME.
SO ANY MORE COMMENTS OVER THERE AND CAMERA, UM, ON THE CITY COUNCIL, IF YOU ALL KNOW, UH, TIM SHAW RESIGNS, HE IS, UH, REAPPOINTED TO ORANGE COUNTY FOR CLARIFICATION.
THEY DID HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT THAT I GOT TO SEE BERNADETTE AND THEY HAVE DECIDED TO, UM, OPEN, UH, UH, A TIME UNTIL, UM, JANUARY 20TH PATIENTS COMPLICATIONS AND THEN THEY WILL REVIEW THEM, UM, OUTSOLE EACH, GET A COUPLE OF THE TOP MIX THERE.
SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY, THEY GET A LOT OF THEM PROBABLY NARROW DOWN THEIR PATIENTS, KNOWING PEOPLE ARE, YOU'RE INTERESTED TO GET YOUR APPLICATION.
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO, UM, WRITE AN ESSAY.
I, UH, HEARD, I WATCHED THE VIDEO OF THE MEETING.
I SAW THAT CONSULTATION SERVICES AND A HALF PAGE AND A HALF.
, IT'LL BE TWO POINT AND THEY'LL NEED THEIR MAGNIFYING GLASS TO READ IT ALL.
I MEAN IT'S UM, NO TINY OPPORTUNITY.
SO THEN THE OTHER TWO THINGS I WANT TO MENTION IS ON, UH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, WHEN WE ARE DOING WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH ORANGE CITY NETS, IT'S CALLED, UM, EVERYONE COUNTS, OSI, FIGHTING TIME.
HAS ANYONE HEARD ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO BE COUNTING THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN LA OPERA REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL HELP DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL OF FUNDING WE'LL BE GETTING ESSENTIALLY FROM THE COUNTY, FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDS.
AND WE'LL ALSO, UM, DETERMINE HOW MUCH SUPPORT SERVICES WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO.
SO FOR US, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A HUGE POPULATION, BUT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF NEEDS OR ADDRESS IT OR OTHER CITIES HAVE, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THE HOUSE HOMELESS ISSUES.
SO OBVIOUSLY THEY WILL TRY TO PROVIDE A LOT MORE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, HOUSING, ALL THAT.
SO WITH THAT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME VOLUNTEERS WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, WE NEED 12 VOLUNTEERS ALTOGETHER AND THERE'LL BE THREE DIFFERENT TEAMS AND THERE'LL BE A TEAM CAPTAIN, MOST LIKELY OVER YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND UH, MANY SERVICES THAT WILL BE ATKINS.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT TIMES RIGHT NOW, BUT CERTAINLY IT ISN'T EVENING.
UM, I'M GONNA SAY IT HAS P YEAH, WHAT'S THE DATE? WHAT IS THE DATE? JANUARY 26, BUT HOPEFULLY EVEN COMING DOWN AND HELPING ME OUT WATER SNACKS, THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE TEAM, WE'D BE OPEN TO THAT AS WELL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOAL KICK OFF AGAIN.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT TIME FOR ME RIGHT NOW, BUT I THINK WE'RE STARTING LIKE 4 35 AS FAR AS THE KICKOFF.
I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR YOU AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO AGAIN, IT'S COMING OUT, BUT WE'LL BE SENDING OUT SOME MORE INFORMATION AND, UM, YOU KNOW, STOPPING BY AND HELPING OUT WITH THE CHECKOFF AND, UH, FOOD AND SNACKS.
OR ONE DROP COUNT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN TEAMS. WHAT DID HE SAY? I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH US AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
CAN I HAVE A QUESTION? HOW DO THEY, UM, DO THEY DO IT PER CAPITA, EACH CITY PER CAPITA? CAUSE LIKE LAHABRA, ISN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T COMPARE LAHABRA TO ANAHEIM.
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BY POPULATION IT'S BY CITY SIZE.SO THEY IDENTIFIED FIVE DIFFERENT HOTSPOTS, BUT THEY CALL IT WHERE HOMELESS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CONGREGATE.
SO WE HAVE A MAP ALREADY AND WE KNOW THAT AREAS THAT WE'LL BE TARGETING.
UM, SO THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY AREAS THAT WE'LL BE VISITING.
I THINK, AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING WITH QUESTIONS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS THE OTHER AREAS.
AND SO WE'RE JUST COUNTING, IS THAT, ARE WE AT INTERACTING AND GETTING BACKGROUND OR ANYTHING OR JUST COUNTING? OKAY.
AND UM, IF YOU COME ACROSS, WE ARE LOOKING AT MAYBE A TWO FOLD WHERE WE WOULD CAPTURE THAT INTERACTION RIGHT THEN AND THERE, WE WOULD HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY, NET.
IT'S ACTUALLY CONTRACTED WITH THE COUNTY ORANGE.
SO RUN THIS PROGRAM FOR THEM, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T CONTRACT WITH THEM ANYMORE.
SO OUR REP IS CHELSEA WHO SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW WHEN WE'VE WORKED WITH CHOPS BEFORE, SO THAT'S GOOD.
SHE KNOWS THE HARBOR REALLY WELL.
SO WE ARE HOPING THAT MAKES TO CAPITALIZE ON THE POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS OR OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE WOULD DO INTAKE BECAUSE AS YOU ALSO KNOW OUR HIRING, UM, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON IN OUR DEPARTMENT, OR IF YOU DON'T HAVE PATIENTS NOW, AND THAT WILL BE PART OF THEIR JOB, IT'S TO REACH OUT TO OUR HOMELESS POPULATION, RESOURCES AND SERVICES.
SO WE THOUGHT WHY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THEM AS WELL, MARK PERMISSION? UM, WHAT I'M HOPING THAT IS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I WILL, UH, TRY TO REGISTER US ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
SO YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO THE HOPPER BECAUSE I'VE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT IF WE'RE NOT, YOU WON'T BE VOLUNTEERING, REGISTRATION.
AND SO, UM, WE DID THE PERMISSION TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME, RIGHT? PROBABLY ONE THAT YOU ASKED HER A LIST OF OUR LOCAL VOLUNTEERS.
UM, I'M A LITTLE SEPARATE NOTE.
HOW IS THE REDISTRICT DEAN GOING TO AFFECT LAHABRA DO YOU KNOW? AND IT'S PERFECT US, I BELIEVE.
CAUSE WE'RE, I BELIEVE GOING TO BE INCORPORATED WITH ELLIE ON SPEED.
AND SO THAT'S PRETTY UNUSUAL FOR YOU, OUR CITY TEAM LUMPED OVER THE, I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOUNG KIM'S GOING TO BE OUR REP.
RIGHT? THE RELATIONSHIPS NOT REBUILDING THE RELATIONSHIPS STARTING.
WE WERE ALL ALARMS. WE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORTIVE LETTERS, YOU KNOW, EXPLAINING WHY WE SHOULD STAY IN ORANGE COUNTY.
AND, UM, AS A FINAL DECISION IN DATE, I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS, I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, I NOTICED, UM, SOME EMAIL THAT I GOT TODAY, THEY, UM, CANCELED A MEETING THAT THEY WERE HAVING.
I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS, BECAUSE OF COVID THAT COMMITTEE THAT NOBODY KNEW ABOUT.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S IN THE WORKS, BUT YEAH, IT'S UNFORTUNATE.
AND THEN CITY MANAGERS, YOU KNOW, ON TOP OF IT, PUT ON CAN TO HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE THEM PRACTICE TOO MUCH, THEN I'M GOING TO LET RICHARD TALK ABOUT THE ROOTS OF PARTS.
UH, GRANT'S PRESENT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR NOT AS MODEL.
UM, THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT OUR YOUTH, OUR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM REALLY IS STRUGGLING TO GET OUR NUMBERS OF PLACING THE 18 TO 24 INTO, UM, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT JOB.
AND WHAT WE DID RECENTLY IS THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA AND ALSO WITH THE WHATEVER COLLABORATIVE WITH SCOTT MILLER, WE CREATED, I THINK, EIGHT DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND THEY'RE VERY BASIC ENTRY LEVEL GRAFFITI ASSISTANT, THE SOLELY ATTEMPTED PARKING SEGMENT WHERE THEY'LL GET FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT SETTING, WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC, LEARNING ABOUT HOW THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKS.
AND THE GRANT PAYS THEIR HOURLY RATES, $50, 30 HOURS A WEEK UP TO 500 HOURS.
SO THE BOWL IS, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WERE GOOD AND IT WORKED OUT, WE HAVE THE FUNDS, WE WOULD PROBABLY TRY TO HIRE THEM.
THAT'S PROBABLY LIKELY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO MARIE SEPARATELY ABOUT TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT AND DOING MORE OUTREACH WITH THE CHAMBER BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A PAID INTERN, THE GRANT PAY THE INTERNSHIP, PAY FOR THE WORK EXPERIENCE.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME TRAINING AND ONBOARDING AND NOW I LOOK AT IT AS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA POP INTO MY OFFICE AND WORK IN OUR DEPARTMENT, BUT YOU KNOW, TH THEY WERE BASICALLY SHOT AT YOU.
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WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SOME BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES, BUT WE ALSO, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THOSE, DETERMINE THE EXPERIENCE THEY NEED SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANOTHER JOB AND HOPEFULLY GET PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT.SO WE'RE WILLING TO, ALSO TO FIRE ALL THAT IRG CREATED FOR THE CITY.
AND THEN ALSO FOR THE HEALTH KILOMETER, IF THERE'S ANY BUSINESSES THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT MIGHT BE OPEN TO HIRING A COUPLE, UM, YOU, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR, UM, BUSINESS OR WORKPLACE OR ORGANIZATION, UM, WE WILL CREATE A FLYER FOR THEM CREATE THE JOB DESCRIPTION FORM.
IT GOES A LITTLE IN A COMBINATION.
SO JUST TRY TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
AND THEN THERE ARE MANY BUSINESSES, THE CHAMBER, MY AGE, SHOULDN'T HELP ME, SOMEONE WORKING IN YOUR OFFICE, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE VERY ENTRY LEVEL, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE RIGHT.
COPIES AND, AND, YOU KNOW, HELPING TO KEEP OUR, UM, OUR OFFICES SAFE.
SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO PLAY SOME OF OUR STUDENTS.
I REMEMBER THAT I WILL STOP TALKING.
DOES AL HOW DID, SO HOW DO YOU CONTACT AL? I DON'T, I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
I MEAN, SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT OH, OKAY.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR LEADS, GO AHEAD AND REFER THEM TO ME.
NOW HAVING SOME OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM.
YEAH, BECAUSE I DID, JERRY ACTUALLY WROTE A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR ONE YOUNG MAN ON THE SOCCER TEAM THAT WANTED HIM, HE WANTED TO APPLY.
AND SO I DIDN'T, I THOUGHT, OH MY GOSH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SEND HIM.
I SAID, JUST SEND HIM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION.
I MEAN, THE COMMUNITY SERVICE.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WENT FROM THERE.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS, HE WAS JUST SEEKING IN.
HE ASKED FOR A REFERENCE FROM JERRY AND FOR A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION BASICALLY.
AND SO WE SENT THAT AND WISHED HIM BEST OF LUCK.
AND I SEND THEM YOUR WAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT.
SO I SHOULD FOLLOW, I SHOULD FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED, BECAUSE DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING ANY CRACKS? WE ARE HIRING A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE ALSO FOR THE PROGRAM.
THAT'S IT FOR ME, I COULD PROVIDE A REAL BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR PARKS GRANT.
UM, SO, UM, LAST FALL, WE, THE CITY, UH, APPLIED FOR A CALIFORNIA PARKS ROUTES TO GRANT, UM, THAT WOULD TAKE, UH, KIDS FROM AT-RISK COMMUNITY OR NEIGHBORHOODS ON AN OUTING AND INTRODUCE THEM FIRST TO THIS WHOLE NOTION OF CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS.
WHAT ARE THEY WHO WORKS THERE? WHO VISITS THERE? HOW DO WE BENEFIT FROM HAVING STATE PARKS IN CALIFORNIA? SO, UM, KIM DID AN AWESOME JOB AT PUTTING TOGETHER THE GRANT.
I HELPED A LITTLE BIT AND WE SUBMITTED IN LATE SUMMER.
AND BY MID-OCTOBER WE LEARNED THAT WE DID RECEIVE THE GRANT FOR $12,000.
UM, OUR HOPE IS TO PARTNER WITH, UM, LOCAL SERVICE CLUB, HOPEFULLY THE LIONS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE IN TOWN.
ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT I BELONGED TO LATINO OUTDOORS HAS OFFERED TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY AND SPONSOR MY TIME.
AND MAYBE SOME YOUTH ASSISTANCE AS YOUTH LEADERS.
WE'D LIKE TO MAYBE GET THE YOUTH, UH, FROM THE CITY INVOLVED AS CHEF CHAPERONES, MAYBE THE LION'S CLUB, THEIR YOUTH PROGRAM HAS CHAPERONES.
AND WE MAY BE GOING OUT FOR A LITTLE MORE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, NOT MUCH, BUT TO MAKE IT A COMMUNITY PROGRAM.
AND SO OUR HOPE IS THAT WE'LL START WITH AN ORIENTATION IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER, INVITING FAMILIES WITH ELIGIBLE KIDS, AND BASICALLY INTRODUCE THEM TO STATE PARKS, UH, INTRODUCE THEM TO A NATURALIST AND A PARK RANGER AND, UH, PROBABLY BE BILINGUAL PRESENTATION.
UH, THE KIDS THAT WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WILL BE INVITED TO A SUMMER BEACH PLAY DAY.
AND IT WON'T JUST BE A PEACH PLAY DAY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY TARGET BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH THAT HAS AN ECOLOGICAL RESERVE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND INTRODUCE THEM TO BIRDING AND THE NEED FOR WETLANDS IN CALIFORNIA.
AND SO THERE'LL BE AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT AS WELL AS A FUN TIME RECREATION THING.
AND THEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE A CAMP OUT AT A MALIBU CREEK STATE PARK, PROBABLY IN THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY WITH THE SAME KIDS AND FAMILIES.
AND AGAIN, WITH CHAPERONES THAT WE HELPED TO PROVIDE.
AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS ALONG THE WAY, WHETHER IT'S THE COMMUNITY GATHERING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR THE BEACH PLAY DAY, UM, TO BOLSA CHICA OR THE CAMP OUT AT MELVILLE CREEK.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST TOLD DAVID DELYON, YOU KNOW, HE TOLD ME A STORY ABOUT YEARS AGO WHEN HE CAME TO THE CITY, HE HAD TRIED TO INTRODUCE A CAMP OUT
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FAMILY CAMP OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.AND HE DIDN'T HAVE A ONE I WAS, WHO WAS INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
AND, AND SO HE, HE'S ABOUT TO, I THINK RIGHT OFF INTO A SUNSET OF RETIREMENT.
AND I THINK I WANT TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS THIS IDEA THAT HE HAD HAS COME TO FRUITION BEFORE HE STEPS AWAY FROM HIS COMMITMENT WITH OUR CITIES.
SO PRETTY EXCITING FIRST TIME EVER FOR THE CITY.
SO, WELL, LET'S, LET'S KEEP IT GOING.
I WANT TO HAVE TO LEAN ON A COUPLE OF YOU FOR SOME HELP ALONG THE WAY.
SO EARLIER THAT I, I WOULD JUST, IF I VOLUNTEER, YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UM, WHAT WAS THAT? AND I, YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE DONE THIS A FEW TIMES WITH KIDS, SO WELL, THE CITY WOULD HELP US FACILITATE THAT.
SO DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, MARIE, CARRIE, CARRIE, CARRIE, FIRST OF ALL, WANTED TO, WANTED TO WISH RICHARD A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
AND IT LOOKED LIKE FROM YOUR PICTURES OF YOUR FAMILY, THAT EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND REALLY CELEBRATED YOU IN THE FASHION THAT YOU DESERVE IN OUR BUBBLE.
BUT IT'S STILL, IT'S STILL SWEET.
AND THEN ON THE FLIP SIDE WE HAVE TOMORROW IS MARIE'S BIRTHDAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF JANUARY BIRTHDAYS GOING ON.
AND WE HAVE JUST EVERY DAY, LIKE TODAY WITH CARMEN MILLER'S BIRTHDAY, AND LATER IN THE MONTH WE HAVE CARRIE'S BIRTHDAY.
BUT ANYWAY, SO WISH EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAYS, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY STAY SAFE AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN GET THE HOME TESTS, DO 'EM IF YOU NEED TO.
AND THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY, WISH EVERYONE.
WELL, THE ONE THING I WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT IS THE COVID CLINIC THAT THE CITY HAS.
NO, IT IS REALLY A SMOOTH LITTLE OPERATION I FOUND OUT.
UM, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GOOD.
SHE'LL PEOPLE JUST COME IN AND GET TESTED.
IS THAT IT? WELL, YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP NOW.
MY APPOINTMENT HAS, UM, ACCOMMODATE THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, HAVE APPOINTMENTS, UM, RUN OUT OF TESTING MATERIALS AND TESTS.
BUT, UH, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF EMPLOYERS, A LOT OF BROS ARE SICK RULES.
THAT'S WHAT I GOT MY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SAY WE'RE TRYING TO IT'S, YOU KNOW, OUTREACH ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT WANTS FRACTIONATION OR THAT WANTS TO GET, I DID GET VACCINATED.
AND I WAS VERY, VERY GRATEFUL.
I DIDN'T PASS OUT CAUSE I WAS PASSED OUT AND I DID IT AT COSTCO AND I'M LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO PASS OUT.
I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF ALL WEEK, MAN, YOU GUYS HAVE NO IDEA.
DID YOU FLINCH? THE GUY WAS GREAT.
HE SENT ME IN A CHAIR AND HE, HIS DESK WAS BEHIND ME AND HE PINCHED MY ARM AND HE'D JUST WANT TO SHOOT.
AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, IT WAS OVER.
I THINK HE USES A NEONATAL DIESEL.
I WAS LIKE, OH, THIS IS NOT HUGE AT ALL.
I CAN'T FEEL IT WELL, ANYWAY, THE LAHABRA CLINIC IS GOOD.
A COVID CLINIC IS ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, OKAY, THEN I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING UNTIL FEBRUARY 16TH VISIT.
DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT? OR, I DON'T KNOW.
EVERY 16, FEBRUARY 16TH, I THINK AT SIX 30.