* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ] [00:00:03] OKAY, I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE'LL DO OUR INVOCATION AS WE GATHER TO CONSIDER CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT. LET OUR HEARTS AND MINDS BE OPEN TO THE SPIRIT OF COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION. MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS BE FILLED WITH WISDOM? OUR DECISIONS BE JUST AND OUR ENDEAVORS TO BE A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH THAT LIES WITHIN OUR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION. LET US BE MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT WE CAN HAVE AS WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND COME READY TO CONTRIBUTE OUR SKILLS, TIME, AND ENERGY TO IMPROVE, SUPPORT AND ASSIST WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR CARING COMMUNITY. LAHABRA, IF YOU'LL ALL PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS? ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY. YOU MAY BE SEATED. HEY, RICHARD, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO ROLL CALL. PLEASE GIVE YOU SOME. ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE TAKING ROLL CHAIR GARCIA. PRESENT VICE CHAIR SCHMIDT. HERE. COMMISSIONER HANNAH? HERE. COMMISSIONER LIMON HERE. AND COMMISSIONER ROJAS. OH, THAT WOULD BE A HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING, LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT 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 ITEMS 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 THE GOVERNMENT BODY DURING THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEE NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 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 COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT 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 LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. ITEM NUMBER ONE, COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION. OCTOBER, 2024. MEETING MINUTES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MEETING MINUTES? AND IF NOT, CAN I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LIMON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO 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 LI LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. SO FIRST UP, I SEE WE HAVE A SPEAKER HERE FROM READY SET OC PROGRAM. YES. TO THE CHAIR. UM, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE HUGH RO. HE IS OUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE READY SET OC PROGRAM. THAT IS, UM, IT IT RUNS OUT OF OUR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DIVISION. UM, HE WAS OUR BEST CASE MANAGER THAT WE HAD. AND THEN HE RECENTLY HAS BEEN PROMOTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. AND HE ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE ADULT, SORRY ABOUT THAT. FROM THE ADULT SIDE OF THE PROGRAMMING. WE RUN THE YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM, BUT HE WAS ALSO, UM, WITH A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAT WAS HIRED OR WAS CONTRACTED WITH THE COUNTY. AND SO I GOT TO KNOW HUG A LITTLE BIT, THE MOBILE UNIT. HE WAS TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, RECRUIT FOR ADULT, UM, UH, SERVICES. AND, UM, WE WERE RUNNING THE YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM AND THEN HE WENT TO THE GOOD SIDE AND UM, WE PROMOTED HIM AS A CASE MANAGER OR, UM, HIRED HIM AS A CASE MANAGER AND [00:05:01] THEN HE QUICKLY GOT PROMOTED, UH, RECENTLY. SO HE GIVES A GREAT PRESENTATION. IT'S GONNA BE VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND THEN I'M SURE HE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. ABSOLUTELY. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COUNTY PROGRAM. WE JUST GOT RENEWED FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS. IT'S A $2.7 MILLION PROGRAM. IT'S QUITE LARGE BECAUSE WE SERVE THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF ORANGE. AND, UM, AS I BELIEVE YOU ALL KNOW, WE DID HAVE A FOOTPRINT HERE IN LA HABRA. WE HAD AN OFFICE UP ON WHITTIER BOULEVARD IN CYPRUS. THAT FOOTPRINT OR THAT OFFICE IS NO LONGER HERE. WE'VE BEEN IN THE BREA OFFICE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. UM, IT'S NOT IDEAL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ALL THESE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NEW IN LAHABRA. IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT, BUT WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON KIND OF BRIDGING THAT GAP. UM, BUT BECAUSE WE SERVE ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY, THAT'S WHERE THE COUNTY WANTED US TO BE IN LAGUNA, NIGEL AND IN BREA. SO, UH, HE WILL GO OVER THE PROGRAM DETAILS AND THEN BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. PERFECT. THANK YOU KIM. ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA, IS THIS MIC STILL ON TURN? THAT'S OKAY. YOU WANNA USE IT? YEAH, SO I'M NOT HUNCHED OVER USING THIS THING. WANNA TURN IT ON FOR ME? THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. HELLO. HELLO. OH, GOOD JOB. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. ALL I HAD TO DO WAS HIT THE ON BUTTON . HOW ABOUT THAT? ? OKAY. SO AS KIM MENTIONED, MY NAME IS HUGH KARO. I USED TO BE A CASE MANAGER FOR THE ADULT WHEELA PROGRAM. I AM NOW ON THE GOOD SIDE, LIKE SHE MENTIONED, UH, WORKING FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA, WHO MANAGES THE WEA YOUTH PROGRAM. SO LET ME EXPLAIN. UH, WEA IS THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. SO IT'S A FEDERAL GRANT, UH, THAT WAS CREATED OR AT LEAST MODIFIED BACK IN 2014. SO IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION ACT, THAT WAS THE PREDECESSOR TO WHAT WE NOW CALL WE OA. SO IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, BUT THIS ITERATION OF IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2014. AND IT WAS CONSIDERED LANDMARK LEGISLATION, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO THE DOLL'S WEBSITE, UH, BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A BIPARTISAN BILL, RIGHT? UH, IT WAS HIGHLY VOTED ON BY BOTH PARTIES, AND IT'S CONSIDERED THE NATIONAL OR PART OF THE NATIONAL WORKFORCE PLAN OR STRATEGY. AND THAT STRATEGY IS TO CONNECT JOB SEEKERS WITH EMPLOYERS, WHICH SEEMS SIMPLE ENOUGH. UM, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF COMPONENTS TO THAT. UM, THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ADULT AND THE YOUTH SIDE. I'M GONNA FOCUS ON THE YOUTH SIDE. UM, WE HAVE 14 PROGRAM ELEMENTS. I'M NOT GONNA GO OVER ALL 14. UM, I WILL, UH, FOCUS ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES. BUT JUST REALLY QUICKLY, THINGS LIKE TUTORING, RIGHT? WE HAVE A BUDGET, A SUPPORTIVE SERVICES BUDGET THAT WE COULD USE TO HELP STRUGGLING STUDENTS, UH, PAY FOR PRIVATE TUTORING IF WE DEEM THAT THAT'S, UM, NECESSARY FOR THEM TO GET THEIR GRADES UP, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, UH, EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, ET CETERA. WHERE WE REALLY EARN OUR MONEY OR EARN OUR STRIPES, I SHOULD SAY, WOULD BE IN DROPOUT RECOVERY SERVICES, PAID WORK EXPERIENCE. I KNOW IT SAYS UNPAID ON THE, ON THE, UH, UH, PRESENTATION, BUT WE DON'T DO UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE ANYMORE. OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, UH, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES LIKE I MENTIONED, AS WELL AS, UH, IT'S A COMBINATION OF LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION. AND I'LL EXPLAIN, UH, BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT. THIS IS, I FEEL LIKE THE HARDEST PART TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. SO I'VE, WE'VE LEFT FLYERS FOR YOU GUYS ON YOUR, UH, DESKS. IF YOU TURN IT OVER, THERE IS AN ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME. SO THE HARDEST PART TO UNDERSTAND IS WE DON'T JUST HELP ALL YOUTH, RIGHT? WE SEPARATE THEM INTO IN-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CATEGORIES, BUT THEY ALL MUST HAVE, UH, ALL MUST LIVE IN A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD, BUT ALSO HAVE WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO SUCCESS. AND SO IN THIS FIRST COLUMN ON THE LEFT, ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS HAVE ONE OF THESE BARRIERS. SO IT COULD BE HAVING A DISABILITY, WHETHER IT'S COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, OR SOME KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH ELEMENT. THEY CAN BE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. AND WE DO COUNT MCKINNEY-VENTO STATUS. SO, UH, COUCH SURFING OR HAVING, UH, MULTIPLE FAMILIES UNDER ONE ROOF, WE WOULD CONSIDER AS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, UH, IF THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, REFERRED TO OR COMPLETED A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM IF THEY ARE PREGNANT, AND OR PARENTING, IF THEY HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD, UH, IF THEY WERE, ARE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM OR HAVE OR AGED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, OR IF THEY'RE A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT. SO THESE ARE THE PRIMARY BARRIERS. SO IF YOU ARE LOW INCOME AND HAVE ONE OF THESE BARRIERS WE CAN HELP. UH, AND THESE ARE NO COST SERVICES BY THE WAY. THE CENTER COLUMN ARE WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE SECONDARY BARRIERS. SO IF NOTHING IN THE FIRST COLUMN APPLIES TO YOU, WE CAN USE TWO OR MORE OF THE SECONDARY BARRIERS IN THAT MIDDLE COLUMN TO QUALIFY YOU FOR OUR FREE SERVICES. SO THINGS LIKE CULTURAL BARRIERS, BEING AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER IN COMBINATION WITH BEING BASIC SKILLS DEFICIENT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD, UH, PROVIDE, UH, APTITUDE TESTS TO PROVE THOSE THINGS. [00:10:02] OKAY? WHEN IT COMES TO IN-SCHOOL YOUTH, THEY CAN BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 21. UH, THEY, AGAIN, THEY MUST BE LOW INCOME AND HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO SUCCESS. AND WHEN WE SAY IN SCHOOL, WE MEAN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, OR TRADE SCHOOL. SO THE ONLY THING WE WOULDN'T COUNT AS IN SCHOOL WOULD BE LIKE AN ADULT SCHOOL CLASS, LIKE AN ESL CLASS, OR YOU'RE TAKING A CERAMICS CLASS ON THE WEEKEND. THAT DOESN'T QUALIFY YOU AS, UH, IN SCHOOL, SINCE THIS TENDS TO BE THE YOUNGER CROWD, WHAT WE LIKE TO FOCUS ON IS CAREER EXPLORATION. MEANING WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? AND RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO AT AGE 14. MM-HMM . NOBODY RAISES THEIR HAND RIGHT AT THAT POINT. AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN, WHERE CAN HAVE THEM TAKE ONLINE PRO UH, ASSESSMENTS THAT ASK VERY SIMPLE QUESTIONS LIKE, DO YOU LIKE TO BUILD OR FIX THINGS WITH YOUR HANDS? IF THE ANSWER IS A RESOUNDING YES, AND MAYBE YOU HAVE AN AFFINITY FOR CARS, UH, THEN WE CAN HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR YOU TO BECOME AN AUTO MECHANIC ONE DAY, RIGHT? OR IF YOU LIKE TO BUILD THINGS FROM SCRATCH, MAYBE WE CAN HELP YOU DEVELOP INTO A MANUFACTURING CAREER. SO AGAIN, WE WANNA FOCUS ON HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS THAT PAY A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE WAGE AS WELL. ANOTHER BIG, UH, FEATURE OF OUR PROGRAM WOULD BE WORK READINESS WORKSHOPS. SO I DID A LOT OF THESE PERSONALLY. UH, BUT THEY CAN RANGE FROM THINGS LIKE FINANCIAL LITERACY, HOW TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY, UH, TO BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS, INTERVIEW PREPARATION, AND THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED AS ADULTS. LIKE THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY, RIGHT? WE LITERALLY HAVE TO TEACH SOME OF THESE KIDS WHY YOU SHOULD SHOW UP ON TIME EVERY DAY AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOW UP FOR EVERY SHIFT THAT YOU'RE SCHEDULED FOR. OR EVEN SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO CALL IN SICK, RIGHT? 'CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW. NOBODY HAS, UM, TAUGHT THEM THE ROPES, SO TO SPEAK WHEN IT COMES TO EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE THEY TEND TO BE ON THE YOUNGER SIDE. NOW, OOPS, SORRY, THIS KIND OF WENT BACKWARDS ON ME. I WOULD SAY THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST, UH, POPULAR PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM. THIS IS OUR SUBSIDIZED JOBS. SO WE USE OUR FEDERAL PROGRAM FUNDS TO PAY THE SALARIES OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, EVEN IF THEY'RE GOING TO WORK AT WALGREENS GROCERY OUTLET, UH, THE CITY OF LA HABRA, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THE IDEA IS NOT JUST TO PUT THEM IN DISH WASHING JOBS OR SIMPLE RETAIL JOBS. UH, WHAT WE WANNA DO IS TRY TO FIND A JOB OPPORTUNITY THAT'S AT LEAST CLOSELY ALIGNED TO WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, OR AT LEAST WHAT THEY THINK THEY WANNA DO AT THAT POINT, RIGHT? SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT YES, WE DO HAVE THE PREP COAT JOBS AND WE HAVE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE JOBS, BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT THE TEACHER'S ASSISTANT JOB WITH THE CITY. WE ALSO HAVE A MOTION GRAPHIC SPECIALIST JOB FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GET INTO GRAPHIC DESIGN. YOU'LL FIND SOCIAL MEDIA JOBS, MARKETING JOBS. THERE'S THE, UM, PUBLIC POLICY INTERN FOR THE BREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SO THERE'S A WIDE RANGE OF JOBS. I THINK AT MY LAST COUNT, WE HAVE ABOUT 65 UNIQUE JOB OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE FULLY SUBSIDIZED. SO THE IDEA IS THERE'S NO FINANCIAL RISK TO THE EMPLOYER. THE ONLY THING WE ASK FOR IN RETURN IS THAT THEY PROVIDE OUR YOUTH WITH SUBSTANTIAL ON THE JOB TRAINING, NOT JUST GO AND GET ME COFFEE EVERY DAY, RIGHT? THEY HAVE TO TEACH THEM SOME KIND OF TRANSFERABLE SKILL THAT THEY CAN TAKE WITH THEM TO THE NEXT JOB. UM, THIS ALSO GIVES THEM SOMETHING TO PUT ON THEIR RESUMES, RIGHT? 'CAUSE IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN A TEENAGER'S RESUME, IT'S SCHOOL CLUBS IN SPORTS, RIGHT? SO THIS PUTS SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL ON THEIR RESUME THAT THEY CAN USE TO GET A BETTER JOB. UH, EITHER WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL OR AFTER THEY GRADUATE. THEY COULD ALSO, IF THEY PERFORM WELL, UH, GET PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES. UM, OUT OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, THE RESTRICTIONS ARE, THEY MUST WORK A MINIMUM OF 15 HOURS PER WEEK. SO A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD. UM, BUT THEY CANNOT EXCEED 30 HOURS PER WEEK. AND THEY CAN DO THAT FOR A MAXIMUM OF 12 WEEKS. SO IF THEY WERE TO WORK THE MAX 30 HOURS PER WEEK, THEY CAN GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 360 HOURS. SO THESE ARE PART-TIME TEMPORARY JOBS. THE EMPLOYERS ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO HIRE THEM, UH, AFTER THE SUBSIDIZED, UH, PERIOD IS DONE. BUT THAT'S ALWAYS OUR HOPE, RIGHT? WE ENCOURAGE THEM, BE GOOD EMPLOYEES, BE GOOD AT YOUR JOB, AND MAYBE THEY WILL TAKE YOU ON PERMANENTLY. BUT AGAIN, THEY'RE, THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO THAT. WHERE THE EMPLOYERS ARE OBLIGATED TO HIRE, UH, OUR PARTICIPANTS IS THROUGH OUR ON THE JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. SO THESE ARE ONLY PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZED, BUT THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY TEMPT TO HIRE A POSITION. SO AFTER THE PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZED PERIOD IS OVER, UM, THE EMPLOYEE IS SUPPOSED TO TRANSITION INTO A PERMANENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. THE CATCH WITH THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S ONLY PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZED AND THEY ARE PERMANENT EMPLOYEES, UH, EVENTUALLY THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE JOBS, THEY'RE, [00:15:01] THEY, THEY PAY MORE AS WELL. SO THE SUB FULLY SUBSIDIZED JOBS PAY $17 AN HOUR. THESE ARE GONNA GET UP INTO THE TWENTIES BECAUSE OF THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT. UM, BUT THIS IS AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM AS WELL. SO PROBABLY BETTER FIT A A BETTER FIT FOR THE OLDER CROWD. OKAY. UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON IN-SCHOOL, YOUTH SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, ANYTHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR? EVERYBODY GOOD? OKAY, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH. THIS IS THE SECOND CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE. SO IF YOU ARE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM SCHOOL, YOU CAN BE A DROPOUT OR A GRADUATE, JUST NOT ACTIVELY ENROLLED OR ATTENDING SCHOOL. YOU CAN BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24. THE SAME RULES APPLY. THEY MUST BE LOW INCOME AND HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO SUCCESS. NOW, WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH IS WE CAN DO EVERYTHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT FOR IN-SCHOOL, YOUTH SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, WORK READINESS WORKSHOPS, CAREER EXPLORATION, BUT WE CAN ALSO OFFER TWO ADDITIONAL SERVICES. THE FIRST IS A BIG ONE FOR ME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BASELINE THAT WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING OUR KIDS TO DO, AND THAT IS TO GET THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. SO WE OFFER DROPOUT RECOVERY SERVICES. WE ARE PARTNERED WITH FOUR ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, INCLUDING JOHN MUIR HERE IN LA HABRA. AND WE OFFER A VARIETY OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, JOHN MUIR IS FULLY ON CAMPUS. WE HAVE LEARN FOR LIFE IN ANAHEIM AND CCPA, WHICH IS PART OF THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THEY, UH, OFFER HYBRID PROGRAMS WHERE THEY REALLY ONLY HAVE TO GO IN TWICE A WEEK AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS ONLINE. AND WE ALSO HAVE A FULLY ONLINE OPTION THROUGH PATHWAYS ACADEMY. SO IT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA REALLY SHOULD BE THE BASELINE THAT YOU'RE SHOOTING FOR, UM, TO AT LEAST HAVE A DECENT SHOT OR HAVE A SHOT AT HAVING A DECENT CAREER, I SHOULD SAY. UM, AND SO WE CAN HELP THEM DO THAT AND NOT ONLY DO THAT AND HELP, YOU KNOW, WORK AROUND THEIR WORK SCHEDULES OR LIFE SCHEDULES, BUT THESE ARE ACCELERATED PROGRAMS AS WELL. AND THESE ARE NOT GEDS, THESE ARE NOT HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMS. THESE ARE ACTUAL HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. THE SECOND SERVICE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO OUTOF SCHOOL YOUTH THAT WE CANNOT PROVIDE TO IN-SCHOOL YOUTH WOULD BE MONEY TO PAY FOR OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING. THIS IS ANOTHER BIG ONE FOR ME. I DO HAVE A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT I'M THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT COLLEGE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE, RIGHT? SOME KIDS ARE JUST GONNA DO BETTER IN TRADE SCHOOL. SO WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT ALLOWS US TO PAY UP TO $10,000 TOWARDS THEIR TRADE SCHOOL TUITION. UH, THE CATCHES HERE WOULD BE THAT WE FOCUS AGAIN ON HIGH DEMAND JOBS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTHCARE IN ORANGE COUNTY IS KIND OF A NO BRAINER, RIGHT? THAT'S CONSISTENTLY ONE OF THE HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES, UM, MANUFACTURING TO A CERTAIN EXTENT TOURISM BECAUSE WE HAVE DISNEYLAND. UM, BUT WHAT WE REALLY WANNA DO IS PUT THEM IN THESE QUICK PROGRAMS, MAYBE FOUR TO NINE MONTHS. THEY GET TRAINED TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC JOB. SO WHETHER IT'S NURSING, ASSISTANT, ELECTRICIAN, UH, IT SUPPORTS, AND THEN THEY'RE LITERALLY, UH, READY TO JUMP INTO THE WORKFORCE. AND SO ALL WE WANNA SEE IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PREPARED TO WORK IN ONE OF THOSE HIGH DEMAND IN INDUSTRIES LIKE HEALTHCARE, OR THEY'RE GOING TO EARN A WAGE BASED ON LABOR MARKET INFO, UH, THAT IS HIGHER THAN $18 PER HOUR. SO FOR US, FOR EXAMPLE, LABOR MARKET INFO SHOWS THAT BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY ARE BARELY ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE, EVEN THOUGH WE ALL KNOW THEY MAKE MORE THAN THAT, BUT THEY MAKE A LOT OF MONEY IN CASH, WHICH THEY DO NOT REPORT. SO ON PAPER, IT LOOKS LIKE A MINIMUM WAGE JOB. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO USE OUR FEDERAL FUNDS TO PAY FOR THOSE TRAINING PROGRAMS. 'CAUSE WE NEED TO SEE ON PAPER THROUGH THIS, UH, LABOR MARKET INFO THAT THEY WILL GET A WAGE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THAN MINIMUM SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SO THIS IS ANOTHER BIG ONE. THIS GETS A LITTLE TRICKY ON WHAT'S ALLOWED AND WHAT ISN'T. UH, BUT WE HAVE A, ANOTHER BUDGET, AND THIS APPLIES TO IN SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH TO PAY FOR EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT RELATED EXPENSES. SO THE NO-BRAINER WOULD BE, UH, WE CAN PAY, UH, BUY BUS PASSES BECAUSE HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GET TO AND FROM WORK OR TO AND FROM SCHOOL. UH, THE SAME CAN BE SAID, WE CAN KICK IN, UH, $50 PER MONTH TOWARDS GAS MONEY. UH, ANOTHER NO-BRAINER WOULD BE THINGS LIKE POST-SECONDARY ACADEMIC MATERIALS, TEXTBOOKS, RIGHT? LET'S SAY YOU GOT, UH, FINANCIAL AID, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER ALL OF YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND TEXTBOOKS THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GET. UM, WE CAN COVER THAT. UH, IF THEY NEED TO BUY UNIFORMS FOR SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY IN HEALTHCARE, THEY HAVE TO WEAR SCRUBS TO SCHOOL. WE CAN BUY THAT IF THEY GET A JOB, LET'S SAY EVEN IN CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE CONTRACTOR SAYS YOU HAVE TO BUY YOUR OWN TOOL SET AND YOUR OWN TOOL BELT. WE CAN, WE CAN BUY THAT FOR YOU. SO AS LONG AS WE CAN TIE THE EXPENSE TO HELPING A YOUTH OBTAIN OR RETAIN A JOB OR ENROLL [00:20:01] OR REMAIN ENROLLED IN SCHOOL, WE CAN MOST LIKELY PAY FOR IT. UH, SOME OF THE TRICKIER ONES WOULD BE LIKE HOUSING ASSISTANCE. TYPICALLY THE LEASE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE YOUTH'S NAME. SO REALLY IT'S GONNA BE THE OLDER KIDS THAT, UH, WOULD GET HOUSING ASSISTANCE FROM US. UH, SAME WITH UTILITIES. CHILDCARE IS A BIG ONE. I MEAN, THERE'S A LIMIT TO HOW MUCH WE CAN SPEND IN TOTAL ON CHILDCARE. BUT IF WE CAN HELP SOMEBODY PAY FOR CHILDCARE SO THAT THEY CAN FINISH OUT THAT LAST SEMESTER OF HIGH SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S A BIG DEAL, RIGHT? AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT. THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR. SO FEES, FINES, PENALTIES, OF COURSE. UH, NOTHING THAT GOES TOWARDS OWNING AN ASSET. SO I ACTUALLY HAD A KID ASKING ME ONE DAY, UH, WILL YOU GIVE ME SOME MONEY TO BUY A CAR? NO . SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T, UH, PAY YOUR CAR PAYMENTS. WE WON'T PAY YOUR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. NOTHING THAT GOES TOWARDS OWNING AN ASSET. WE ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT PAY YOUR TAXES OR GYM MEMBERSHIP FEES. UM, A BIG ONE FOR US THOUGH IS THAT WE'RE ALSO NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE OR FOOD. AND SO WE TEND TO LEVERAGE OUR PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO FIND THOSE RESOURCES FOR, UH, OUR PARTICIPANTS. AS FAR AS OUR PRESENCE IS CONCERNED, LIKE, UH, KIM MENTIONED WE USED TO BE CENTRALIZED, UH, IN LA HABRA, UH, BUT NOW THE COUNTY WANTS TO WIDEN THEIR REACH. SO THE MAJORITY OF US ARE IN BREA. SO WE TECHNICALLY COVER EVERYTHING IRVINE UP, UH, NORTH OF IRVINE, EXCUSE ME. UH, AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR CASE MANAGERS AND ALL OF OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM IS BASED IN BREA. UM, AND WE DO HAVE SORT OF A SKELETON CREW IN LAGUNA MIGUEL BECAUSE THE VOLUME IS LOWER THERE. BUT THEY COVER EVERYTHING FROM IRVINE DOWN SOUTH, UH, DOWN TO DANA POINT. UH, WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENCE AT OC PROBATION. SO WE HAVE TWO FULL-TIMERS, AND ACTUALLY NOW ONE PART-TIMER, UH, AT THE MANCHESTER OFFICE BUILDING WHERE THEY EXCLUSIVELY WORK WITH JUSTICE IMPACTED YOUTH. UH, WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE PRESENCE AT THE JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE. SO THEY RUN A PROGRAM CALLED THE CALIFORNIA JOB CHALLENGE, WHICH IS A MILITARY BOOTCAMP STYLE PROGRAM THAT OFFERS YOUTH AT RISK YOUTH, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF TRAIN LIKE CADETS, UH, BUT ALSO GET FREE, UH, CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION. SO WE ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE NURSING ASSISTANTS, UH, PROGRAMS THERE, AS WELL AS THE SECURITY GUARD TRAINING PROGRAMS. UH, BUT KIDS THERE ALSO ARE DUAL ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. SO THEY'RE FINISHING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA WHILE GETTING A CERTIFICATE IN, UH, YOU KNOW, AS A NURSING ASSISTANT OR AS A SECURITY GUARD. OTHERS ARE ATTENDING LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, STUDYING TO BE AUTO MECHANICS, WELDERS, AND, UH, CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. SO IT'S, IT'S A REALLY INVOLVED PROGRAM. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM THAT'S HAD GREAT RESULTS AND, UH, WE'RE HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT. AND THIS IS RUN BY THE NATIONAL GUARD, BY THE WAY. AND THAT IS IT IN A NUTSHELL. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU, THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. YEAH. BUT REALLY GOOD TO KNOW THOUGH. SURE. I MEAN, WE WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM BASED OUT OF LAHABRA AND, UM, WE, WE HEAR ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, SO IT'S GOOD TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. I DID HAVE A, A QUESTION BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY RESOURCES THAT YOU OFFER, UM, IS THERE A LIMIT FOR EACH STUDENT OR EACH, UM, CHILD ON HOW MUCH THEY CAN GET? YES. SO FOR OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, LET'S GO BACK HERE. SO THIS IS TRADE SCHOOL TUITION. THE LIMIT IS $10,000. HOWEVER, IT'S SOMETIMES A ONE AND DONE DEAL. SO THE COUNTY DOESN'T LIKE US TO JUST, UH, PAY FOR MULTIPLE TRAININGS. THEY WANT US TO HAVE SOME KIND OF PLAN ON, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY COMMITTED TO THIS TRAINING IN THIS PROFESSION? SO IF WE PAY FOR A NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM THAT'S ONLY $2,500, THEY DON'T TECHNICALLY JUST HAVE $7,500 LEFT TO SPEND ON ANYTHING ELSE. IT HAS TO BE RELATED TO THAT FIRST TRAINING. UH, SO THERE'S THAT AS WELL. FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, UH, IT'S $6,000. OKAY. THAT'S THE ONE I WAS THINKING ABOUT. YEAH. LIKE IF IT'S, UM, HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND GAS, LIKE, YEAH. SO, OKAY. SO EACH CATEGORY ALSO HAS ITS OWN LIMITS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, UM, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, WE TYPICALLY CAP THAT AROUND THE 800 TO $1,000 LIMIT. AND TYPICALLY, UNLESS THERE'S A REALLY DIRE NEED FOR IT, IT WOULD, IT'S JUST A ONE-TIME ASSISTANCE. SO IT'S NOT ONGOING. UH, THINGS LIKE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, IF SOMEBODY'S CAR BREAKS DOWN, WE CAN HELP THEM WITH MECHANICAL REPAIRS, BUT REALLY ONLY UP TO LIKE $750. SO EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES DOES HAVE ITS OWN LIMIT, BUT THE OVERALL UMBRELLA OF HOW MANY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PAYMENTS YOU CAN RECEIVE GETS CAPPED AT 6,000. AND BY THE WAY, WE DON'T REALLY PUBLICIZE THAT INFO BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE EVERYONE 6,000. RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S THE OTHER TRICKY PART. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. UM, I HAD JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. SO YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW SOME OF THESE YOUTH YOU HAVE TO TEACH 'EM LIKE HOW TO CALL IN SICK YEAH. AND HOW TO SHOW UP ON [00:25:01] TIME. SO I CAN SEE WHERE THEY WOULDN'T GET SOME OF THAT EDUCATION, LIKE AT HOME. YEAH. UM, WHAT ABOUT LIKE FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND TEACHING THEM HOW TO MANAGE THEIR MONEY, HOW TO SAVE ALL THAT? YEAH, SO, UH, THAT'S ONE THING I DID WHEN I WAS A CASE MANAGER IS WE HELD, UH, WEEKLY FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS, BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. AND SO WE COVER EVERYTHING FROM THE BASICS TO WHAT IS THE CHECKING ACCOUNT VERSUS A SAVINGS ACCOUNT. UH, HOW DO YOU WRITE A PERSONAL CHECK IF PEOPLE EVEN DO THAT NOWADAYS. UM, BUT WE ALSO TEACH THEM ABOUT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS, UM, THE IMPORTANCE OF STARTING EARLY WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING. UH, WE ALSO TEACH THEM ABOUT TAXES BECAUSE WE HAD A COUPLE OF ISSUES WHERE KIDS WOULD CALL EMPLOYERS AND SAY LIKE, HEY, I DIDN'T GET MY FULL CHECK. 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT TAXES WERE BEING PAID WERE TAKEN OUT. SO WE DO TRY TO COVER ALL OF THE BASICS, BUT ALSO PUSH IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. LIKE, WE DO TALK ABOUT IRAS AND 4 0 1 KS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, MOST KIDS PROBABLY DON'T CARE ABOUT AND DON'T LISTEN TO. BUT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, I'LL ASK THEM LIKE, WHO WANTS TO OPEN A RETIREMENT ACCOUNT NOW? YOU KNOW, AND I'LL GET A HAND OR TWO. AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. THAT'S GREAT. IT'S ALSO A REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO GET THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SO THEY ALL, I, RIGHT, THEY ALL HAVE TO GO THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY, UM, BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN START TO GET SERVICES. GOOD, GOOD. THAT'S GOOD QUESTION. YEAH, SURE. SO LOWER INCOME, IS THERE A SET SCALE THAT, UM, THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW? OR IS IT, YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY WE GO BY THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. UM, ONE LOOPHOLE. 'CAUSE WHEN WE WERE ON THE ADULT, OR I WAS ON THE ADULT, UH, TEAM, THEY USED THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY LEVEL THAT THE COUNTY DEVELOPED, WHICH IS ACTUALLY FOUR TIMES THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. SO ACTUALLY CURRENTLY YOU CAN MAKE UP TO LESS THAN 20, UH, UP TO $28 AN HOUR ON THE ADULT SIDE AND STILL BE CONSIDERED, UH, LOWER THAN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. ON THE YOUTH SIDE, WE GO BY THAT VERY, VERY LOW FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. I'M TALKING LIKE $15,000 A YEAR FOR ONE PERSON. UH, THE LOOPHOLE IS IF THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF DISABILITY, AND AGAIN, IT CAN BE, UH, ALERTING DISABILITY, A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR JUST BEING IN COUNSELING FOR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OR TRAUMA, WE GET TO COUNT THEM AS A HOUSEHOLD SIZE OF ONE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CHECK MOM AND DAD'S INCOME. AND MOST YOUTH DON'T HAVE ANY INCOME MM-HMM . AND SO THEY'LL, WE CAN QUALIFY THEM THAT WAY. GOT IT. YEAH. SO, UM, HOW MANY KIDS ARE IN IT RIGHT NOW? I THINK WE ARE CURRENT, WE'RE CURRENTLY TRACKING JUST UNDER FOUR 50, WHERE OUR TARGET IS 500 AND, EXCUSE ME, 560 A YEAR. OKAY. YEAH. WOW. THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER. SO THEY, UM, THE TEAM MET THE CONTRACT GOAL LAST YEAR. I THINK THEY SERVED 590 SOMETHING. AND, UM, OUR GOAL WAS FIVE 60 AGAIN. UM, SO KUDOS TO THEM FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, REACHING THAT NUMBER. WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON IS SERVING THE HARBOR KIDS. UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUT OF THAT FIVE 60 THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A, A GOOD, UM, NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WE'RE SERVING AS WELL. WOW. TO, TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION. AND WHAT'S YOUR, UH, THE SUCCESS RATE? THE SUCCESS RATE IS ACTUALLY, UH, OKAY. SO WE BREAK IT DOWN TO EMPLOYMENT CREDENTIALS, EARNED OR MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINED. UH, SO FOR CREDENTIALS, OUR LAST REPORT, WE WERE OVER SIX, UH, OVER 60%, UH, OF YOUTH EARNED A CREDENTIAL, LIKE AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL. AND OUR GOAL IS 55%, UH, EMPLOYMENT, I BELIEVE WE WERE AT AROUND ALMOST 70% VERSUS A GOAL OF 60 LOW SIXTIES. THE ONLY ONE I FEEL LIKE WE, UH, HAVE TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT CATCH UP ON IS MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS, BECAUSE THE COUNTY KEEPS CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF WHAT COUNTS. UM, SO, UH, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE WHERE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAYBE FIVE POINTS SHY OF THE GOAL THERE. THAT GOAL IS ABOUT 60, AND I THINK WE COME IN RIGHT AROUND 55% CONSISTENTLY. SO THAT'S WHERE, YEAH, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON CLEARLY DEFINING WHAT A MEASURABLE SKILLS GAIN IS. UM, AND SO I FEEL LIKE ONCE WE DO THAT, THEN THE NUMBERS WILL GO UP. WELL, THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. I'M LISTENING TO ALL THE ALL THAT YOU OFFER. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE IT IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL, TEACH 'EM ABOUT MONEY, TEACH 'EM ABOUT TRADE SCHOOLS. THERE'S SO MUCH THAT KIDS DON'T GET IT AT HOME. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE A MARKETING BUDGET. THE COUNTY DOES NOT GIVE US ANY MONEY TO DO ANY MARKETING. SO WE DO A LOT OF OUTREACH OURSELVES. UM, AND SO WE DO, WE WILL TABLE AT EVENTS, RESOURCE FAIRS. UM, WE DO, LIKE, I'VE COLD CALLED SCHOOLS IN FOSTER YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE TO TRY TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS THERE. AND SO WE DO DO A LOT OF RE OUTREACH. LIKE KIM SAID, WE ARE TRYING REALLY HARD TO FOCUS ON LAHABRA THIS YEAR. UM, SO WE WORK WITH, UM, LA VISTA LARA CONTINUATION SCHOOLS, UM, AND THEY HAVE, UH, KIDS FROM LA HABRA IN THAT SCHOOL. SO WE WERE ABLE TO ABLE TO GET A COUPLE OF THE KIDS OF LA HABRA KIDS THROUGH THAT SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE LOCATED IN FULLERTON. SO I HAVE A QUESTION OF, OF THESE KIDS FROM 14 TO 21, HOW DO THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO [00:30:01] FOR HELP? YEAH, SO IF THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL AND THEY'RE IN DROP OFF, WHO, WHERE IS THAT REFERRAL COMING FROM? OR THAT YEAH, SO IT'S REALLY THE SCHOOLS, LIKE SHE MENTIONED, THE SCHOOLS THAT ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT US. UM, SOCIAL WORKERS THAT KNOW ABOUT US, UM, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT KNOW ABOUT US. SO IT REALLY IS KIND OF ON US TO TRY TO PENETRATE MORE OF THE COUNTY AS FAR AS GETTING IN FRONT OF TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, UM, AND JUST GETTING THE AWARENESS OUT. UM, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE AT, I MEAN, WE JUST HAD TWO OUTREACH EVENTS TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE. UM, BUT THAT REALLY IS HOW WE GET THOSE REFERRALS IS EITHER THAT OR THEY JUST STUMBLE UPON THE, THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE AND CALL THE MAIN NUMBER WHEN THEY HAVE THE WORK OF, FOR THE, FOR THE STUDENTS FOR SUMMERTIME. WOULD THAT BE A GOOD OUTLET TO, UM, TELL SOME OF THESE STUDENTS? THE, UM, OUR JOB FAIR? YEAH. THE JOB FAIR, YES. AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE ACTUALLY HIRED A COUPLE PARTICIPANTS, UM, AS RECREATION LEADERS. THEY'VE COME TO THE JOB FAIR THAT WE HAVE IN THE SPRING. AND, UM, THEY'RE SOME OF OUR BEST EMPLOYEES. THERE ARE A COUPLE BARRIERS, UM, WITH THE COUNTY. WHEN I SAY THAT, UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T GO GIVE PRESENTATIONS AT HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY CAN BE A PART OF. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, LIKE THE, THE STUDENTS HAVE TO BE ALREADY ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM BEFORE WE CAN DO SOME OF THE OUTREACH JUST A LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS. BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH 'EM ON SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE. 'CAUSE WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU GO OUT AND GIVE THESE PRESENT, GIVE THIS PRESENTATION TO, YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS AND ALL THAT. BUT AGAIN, THERE HAS TO BE A, A CONNECTION, UM, WITH IT, ALMOST A GUARANTEED ENROLLMENT, SO TO SPEAK. THEY DON'T WANNA SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WHERE WE MIGHT NOT GET THE ENROLLMENT, BUT WE'RE SAYING, WELL, WE NEED TO DO THE PRESENTATION IN ORDER TO GET THE ENROLLMENTS. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPROVED A LOT. THERE'S NEW LEADERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, HE GIVES A GREAT PRESENTATION. HE IS OUR, UM, AS A CASE MANAGER, HE ALSO DID A LOT OF THE OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS THAT WAS PART OF HIS, HIS JOB DUTIES. AND SO, UM, HE DEFINITELY IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE SEND OUT, UM, TO MAKE THOSE PRESENTATIONS. AND BECAUSE HE IS GOT SUCH A GREAT, UM, KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROGRAM AND, UM, HE PRESENTS THE PROGRAM IN A MANNER THAT IT'S VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY COMPLICATED AS YOU CAN SEE. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE HUGH ON BOARD, BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE ALSO MEETING OUR NUMBERS, SO THAT MEANS WE'RE SERVING, YOU KNOW, KIDS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF ORANGE. SO IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, UM, A GREAT THING THAT LAHABRA IS THE ONE THAT IS RUNNING THIS PROGRAM. WELL, THANK YOU HUG AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR THANK YOU. OH, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YEAH, THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. YOU TOO. YOU TOO. WE CAN GET HOME SOON. THANKS SO MUCH. SO, MOVING ON TO, ON CONSIDERATION ITEMS, COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES. ARE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM SUBCOMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET WELL, UH, BEAUTIFICATION? SURE. HE HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE PICTURES ON HERE, ANTHONY, OF THE WINNERS, BUT WE HAD OUR, UM, HALLOWEEN WINNERS. MM-HMM . I SAW 'EM ONLINE. YEAH. YEAH. SO YEAH, I, I DON'T HAVE THEM ON. OKAY. THIS DEVICE. AND THE NEXT UM, BIG EVENT FOR BEAUTIFICATION IS FOR CHRISTMAS. SO LIGHT OF THE SEASON. SO WE'LL BE GOING, UH, OUT AS IT GETS CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS AND LOOKING AT HOUSES. WHAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION FOR CHRISTMAS? UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S EARLY. IT'S THE 11TH BECAUSE OUR COUNCIL MEETING IS ON THE 16TH, WHICH IS A LITTLE EARLIER THIS YEAR. SO DUE TO THE TIMING OF GETTING ON THE AGENDA, IT, IT IS A PRETTY QUICK TURNAROUND. UM, PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DECORATING, BY THE WAY. . I WAS GONNA SAY, WE ALSO, SO THAT'S GREAT. OH YEAH. THANKSGIVING. SO FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL GET A BIG NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS. BUT YOU DO HAVE A FLYER, UM, ON THE DAIS. AND IF YOU CAN EMAIL ANTHONY THE PICTURES, HE'LL MEET WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND, UM, SEE THE HOUSE. TIME TO TAKE A PICTURE. SEND US THE ADDRESS, HE'LL GO OUT, TAKE A PICTURE LATER IN THE EVENING WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. OKAY. YEAH, WE HAD ABOUT 20 SOMETHING, UM, SUBMISSIONS FOR, FOR HALLOWEEN. OH, GREAT. YEAH, THAT WAS A HARD ONE. . YEAH. UH, HOLIDAY ONE WILL BE, UH, WE'LL GET A LOT MORE SUBMISSIONS TOO, BECAUSE WE GET A LOT FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL. OH GOOD. BUT HOW MANY WINNERS ARE YOU? UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A, DO WE REALLY HAVE A HARD LIMIT? 20 ? NOT THAT MANY. UM, I THINK LAST YEAR WE GAVE, I BELIEVE IT WAS SEVEN, I BELIEVE IT WAS SEVEN WINNERS LAST YEAR. SO, WE'LL, IT ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW MANY WE GET. OKAY. WE'LL WE CAN KEEP IT, BUT, OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE MET WITH, UH, OR I MET WITH SAL AND MARTHA [00:35:01] FOR THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE EARLIER, I THINK IT WAS IN OCTOBER. ANNETTE, YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT. UM, SO WE WENT OVER THE EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP. THE BIG ONE IS THE SENIOR WEEK, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE THE FLYER FOR. SO THEY'VE DONE SO MUCH WORK TO GET THIS, UM, THIS WHOLE WEEK PLANNED OUT AND HAVE THE BIG SENIOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR ON FRIDAY. THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES AND, UM, HEALTH SCREENINGS SIGNED UP FOR THE SENIORS. THEY JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, UM, TO GET ALL THIS GREAT INFORMATION. AND THEN SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WHICH, UM, SAL BROUGHT UP AND I THOUGHT WAS REALLY INTERESTING 'CAUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, UM, WHAT THESE HARD TO REACH, UH, AUDIENCES ARE, RIGHT? SO LIKE THE, OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, ONE OF OUR TARGETS IS TO PROMOTE, SOLICIT VOLUNTEERS ASSIST IN THE CITIES THAT WE SUPER PROVIDES SERVICES FOR THE HARD TO REACH COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHY ARE THEY HARD TO REACH AND HOW CAN WE BREAK THAT BARRIER, BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THESE PROGRAMS TO THEM. SO WE DID A REALLY GREAT KIND OF BRAINSTORMING SESSION ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT. AND, UM, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS, AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEING, YOU KNOW, SENIORS AND, AND TEAMS AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T USUALLY LOOK AT THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT, THAT WE PUT OUT THERE. AND WHAT ARE SOME OTHER, UM, WAYS THAT WE CAN GET TO THEM. SO LET ME KNOW OR, OR PASS THAT INFORMATION ON, ON IF THERE'S ANY OTHER IDEAS. UH, IF THERE'S NO OTHER SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR. YEAH. SO I KNOW WE JUST TALKED ABOUT SENIOR WEEK THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. SO I BELIEVE TODAY, UH, WHAT DID WE HAVE? I KNOW WE HAD AN, WE HAD OUR, OUR PAINTING CLASS. WE HAD, UH, THE COMMUNITY GARDEN OVER AT, UM, MIGUEL DE AI, INDE PARK, UH, MOVE MORE, EAT HEALTHY, HAD A CLASS. AND WE ALSO HAD OUR VCC MOBILE MARKET. TOMORROW, UH, WE'RE CONTINUING WITH TECH, WITH TEENS, UH, SENIOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INFORMATION BOOTHS. AND THEN ON FRIDAY WE'LL BE OUR SENIOR HEALTH FAIR. WE'LL HAVE ALL KINDS OF SCREENINGS, UH, VENDORS, RAFFLES, GOODIE BAGS. I KNOW OUR, UH, COMMUNITY CENTER IS LINED UP WITH ALL KINDS OF GOODIE BAGS AND AWARDS AND RAFFLE PRIZES. SO PLEASE COME OUT IF YOU GUYS KNOW ANYONE, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO, TO MAKE THIS A HUGE EVENT. IT'S GONE OFF TO A GREAT START. WE'VE HAD ACTIVITIES AND SENIORS COMING THROUGH EVERY WEEK, BUT, UH, WE REALLY WANT TO FINISH ON A STRONG NOTE AND THEN CONCLUDING WITH THAT AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE THE SENIOR DANCE ON THE 17TH, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE A FLYER FOR AS WELL. AND THEN THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR LAST MEETING. UH, I BELIEVE TAMALI FESTIVAL IS THE, YEAH. 'CAUSE IT'S THE FIRST SATURDAY, SO WE WON'T BE MEETING AGAIN UNTIL TAMALI FESTIVALS ALL OVER WITH. WOW. , THAT SOUNDS, I KNOW IT SNUCK UP ON US. WE'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR IT FOR MONTHS NOW, BUT IT JUST FEELS CRAZY TO THINK IT'S ALREADY A MONTH AWAY. BUT THERE'S A FLYER FOR ALL OF OUR WINTER AND FALL EVENTS, I BELIEVE SOMALI FESTIVALS ON FRONT, BUT IT'LL, IT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR EVENTS AS WELL. WE'LL GO OVER. BUT, UH, TAMALI FESTIVAL THIS YEAR, WE HAVE OUR ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP. UH, WE HAVE THE SMOOTH SOUNDS OF SANTANA PLAYING, UH, SANTANA TRIBUTE SONGS, UH, SOTO BAND AND, UH, MARIACHI CLOSING IT OUT IN THE NIGHT. UM, NEW TO THIS YEAR WE'RE SELLING VIP CABANAS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE, UH, FOUR SOLD ALREADY OUT OF EIGHT POSSIBLE SPOTS. UM, BUT IT'S A, IT'S $850. YOU CAN, YOU GET TAMALE FREE TAMALES, DRINK PASSES, PARKING PASSES, WRISTBANDS, YOUR OWN AREA WHERE YOU GET A VIEW OF THE MAIN STAGE AT PORTOLA PARK. AND ALSO, UH, WHEN THE FIREWORKS AND THE TREE LIGHTING GO OFF, YOU'LL BE FRONT AND CENTER WITH YOUR OWN RESERVED AREA. SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PUSH, WE'RE TRYING TO SELL AS MANY AS AS WE CAN. UH, WE ALREADY HAVE SOME SOLD, BUT WE'RE STILL TAKING OPPORTUNITIES, I BELIEVE, UP UNTIL THE, THE 25TH OF THIS MONTH. UM, IF WE DON'T FILL 'EM UP, WE'RE ONLY GONNA ORDER AND PROVIDE AS MANY AS WE SELL. UM, SO WE WON'T BE SELLING ANY THE DAY OF OR THE WEEK OF. SO WE REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT ON THOSE. WHAT'S THE PRICE ON 'EM? IT'S 850, BUT IT CAN FIT UP TO 20 PEOPLE. SO IF YOU, YOU KNOW, HAVE A BIG FAMILY, A BIG GROUP, YOU CAN SPLIT ALL THAT COST. AND, UH, I BELIEVE YOU GET LIKE A DOZEN FREE TAMALES. UM, DRINK PASSES, PREFERRED VIP PARKING AS WELL. UM, SO IT, IT'S A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE. UM, SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PUSH THAT AND TRYING TO SELL OUT AS MANY AS WE CAN. UM, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, THE REST OF DECEMBER IS VERY BUSY AS WELL. UH, BREAKFAST WITH SANTA AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, UH, FOLLOWED BY KIDS SHOP AND DROP AS WELL. UH, THAT'S KIND OF SIMILAR TO OUR KIDS NIGHT OUT SERIES. UH, PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DROP OFF THEIR KIDS AND SHOP FOR CHRISTMAS. UM, WE JUST REBRANDED AS KIND OF A HOLIDAY THEME, BUT IT'LL BE THE SAME. SIMILAR ACTIVITIES WITH MOVIE DINNER GAMES, UH, ALL OF THAT. UM, HOLIDAY WISHES WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED ON THE [00:40:01] 19TH. YOU SHOULD HAVE A FLYER FOR THAT AS WELL. SO WE'RE ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR THAT. UM, WE'LL ACCEPT FINANCIAL DONATIONS, GIFT CARDS, UH, ANY NEW TOYS. SO ANYTHING THAT'S STILL IN THE PACKAGING, WE'LL COLLECT, UM, ALL OF THOSE UP UNTIL DECEMBER 18TH FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE 19TH. AND I KNOW WE HAD MENTIONED THIS AT LAST MEETING, BUT, UM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AT THIS EVENT TO MOLLY FESTIVAL, ANY OTHER EVENT, UH, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. REACH OUT AND LET US KNOW. UM, WE CAN USE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET, ESPECIALLY WITH HOLIDAY WISHES. 'CAUSE WE HAVE TONS AND TONS OF ITEMS THAT WE GET. UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES TO SERVE. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, UH, JUST PLEASE LET US KNOW. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE, UH, A FLYER FOR OUR EMPLOYEE THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON THAT YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AS WELL. WE JUST ASK THAT YOU ARE SVP, UM, AS SOON AS YOU CAN. I BELIEVE THE DEADLINE IS, IS IT ON HERE? IT'S TOMORROW, BUT IF YOU WANNA LET ME KNOW NOW, I'LL TAKE YOUR NAMES DOWN. OR YOU CAN JUST EMAIL ME. ANNETTE. YEAH. AWESOME. WHEN IS IT? TOMORROW? NEXT THURSDAY. OH, THE 21ST. DEADLINE'S TOMORROW. WE'RE SO CUTE. I LIKE, I SAT ON A TABLE. NO, IT'S MONDAY DAY. IT'S ANYTIME BETWEEN 1130 AND ONE 30. OH. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. WEDNESDAY 11, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20. ARE THE CITY WORKERS SERVING THE FOOD? LIKE LAST YEAR? THE DEPARTMENT HEADS SERVE THE FOOD. YES. IF ANY OF YOU CAN JOIN US, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. IT IS A SMALL FUNDRAISER FOR HOLIDAY WISHES AS WELL. OH, OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY INFO ON IT HERE. THIS IS A SENIOR DOWN THURSDAY. YOU SAID WE COULD BE SENDING, I JUST READ, I JUST EMAILED THE FLYER TO YOU GUYS PERSONAL EMAIL. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH, BUT NO PROBLEM. IF YOU WANNA LET ME KNOW BY FRIDAY, THAT'S FINE. WE JUST GOT HAVE TO GIVE THE FINAL HEADCOUNT TO THE CATERER. ANTHONY, I THINK, UM, IF WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH A LOT OF THE NONPROFITS, YOU KNOW, 20 PEOPLE TO KABANA, THAT'S LIKE $40 A HE, YOU KNOW, PERSON. YEAH, I MEAN IF, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY PEOPLE, PARTIES THAT ARE INTERESTED. SO THIS WOULD BE THE, WHAT WE WOULD THEY GET IN TOUCH WITH. UH, YES. THAT QR CODE WILL LINK YOU TO THE TAMALE FESTIVAL WEBSITE AND FROM THERE THERE'S A LINK WHERE YOU CAN ORDER IT OR YOU CAN CALL THE COMMUNITY CENTER DIRECTLY IF YOU WANT TO JUST CALL US AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT. SO WE'RE, THERE'LL BE CHAIRS IN THERE? YEAH, THERE'LL BE TABLES, CHAIRS, ALL THAT. YOUR OWN SHADE. IF IT SHOULD HAVE ANY SORT OF SUNNY OR RAINY WEATHER, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OWN AREA AND IT'LL BE JUST FOR WHOEVER'S IN YOUR PARTY AND YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OWN AREA AND ALL THAT. I BELIEVE ON THE WEBSITE, WE, WE HAVE SOME MOCK PICTURES AS WELL. SO IF YOU FOLLOW, YOU USE THAT QR CODE AND FOLLOW THE LINK. WE HAVE SOME MOCK PICTURES OF KIND OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, SO YOU CAN VISUALIZE, BUT IT'LL BE, UH, TABLES, CHAIRS, AND THEN IT'LL ALSO INCLUDE PARKING PASSES, FREE TAMALES, UM, AND ALL THAT. THAT'S A GREAT PLAN. YOU EVER THOUGHT OF THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, UH, WAYS TO ENHANCE THE EVENT AS WELL AS NEW REVENUE STREAMS? YEAH. YEAH. I BELIEVE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD IN PREVIOUS TAMALE FESTIVALS, UH, THAT WE ENDED UP ABANDONING. AND THEN NOW WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IT BACK AND SEE WHAT THE LEVEL OF INTEREST IS AND REALLY PUSH IT OUT THERE. SO, WELL, I THINK THE TAMALE FESTIVALS COME A LONG WAY FROM THE FIRST ONE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE CONTAINERS WE WERE SELLING. TAMALES. . THAT'S GREAT. UM, WHAT'S THE, THE ENTERTAINMENT BEFORE THE TREE LIGHTING? I THINK LAST YEAR WAS THE PHANTOM. YEAH, SO WE HAVE, WE CHANGED UP A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR. UH, SO WE HAVE THE MAIN STAGE, WHICH IS AT PORTELLO PARK THAT'S GONNA HAVE ALL THE BANDS. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY STAGE AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS LIKE PHANTOM THEATER, UM, WE HAVE SOME MARIACHI, SOME OTHER LOCAL LIKE DANCE TROOPS, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE GONNA BE ON THE COMMUNITY STAGE OVER HERE AT CITY HALL. ACTUALLY, PHANTOM'S GONNA BE ON THE MAIN STAGE. I, I APOLOGIZE. OH, OKAY. SORRY. THEY'RE GONNA BE PART OF THE TREE LIGHTING. SO, UM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SHOW COMING UP IN JANUARY, WE WANNA TIE IT, UM, AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE THEATER IS JUST RIGHT BEHIND THE MUSEUM. SO THEY WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE MAIN STAGE, BUT WE'LL HAVE OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PERFORMING. WE HAVE SOME LOCAL DANCE GROUPS PERFORMING. WE HAVE SOME, UM, UH, CHOIRS SINGING AS PART OF THE TREE LIGHTING. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YEAH, I WAS ASKING WHAT'S RIGHT BEFORE THE TREE LIGHTING ABOUT TREE LIGHTING? YEAH. YEAH. SO THOSE ARE GOOD. ABOUT FOUR, FIVE MINUTES OF ENTERTAINMENT BEFORE THE ACTUAL TREE LIGHTING. AND I SEE THAT THERE'S TRIPS AND TOURS ON HERE, WHICH IS EXCITING. IS THIS FOR THE SENIORS? IT IS, ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO ADMIT SOLVING IN ONE DAY IS A LITTLE BIT OF A TRIP. . OH YEAH. YEAH. A LITTLE BIT OF A DRIVE. SO I'M GONNA DOUBLE CHECK THAT. . YEAH. SO WHERE IS THIS GETTING, UM, PROMOTED THEN? 'CAUSE I DON'T, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SEE THESE. I KNOW WE HAVE THESE PRINTED AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I DON'T KNOW IF WE POST 'EM ONLINE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO MUCH YEAH. STUFF TO PUT ON HERE. ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY, WE'LL POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I MEANT, I MEANT SPECIFICALLY THE TRIPS AND [00:45:01] TOUR. SPECIFICALLY TRIPS AND TOUR. I'M NOT SURE. YEAH, WE, WE NEED A FEW MORE DETAILS. YEAH. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IF WE'VE MARKETED THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO WHAT EXTENT. UM, BUT WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION AND LET YOU KNOW. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE CAN SHARE IT. YEP. SO WE GET SHOT WITH KATIE TOMORROW OR MARTHA, BECAUSE I DROVE TO SOLVANG LAST YEAR AND THERE WAS A LONG DRIVE, SO I'M GLAD WE STAYED THERE A COUPLE NIGHTS. GREAT LONG DRIVE. SO I DO SOME WINE TASTING. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE STAYED OVER SLEEP ON THE WAY HOME. THERE YOU GO. I'M GOING . UH, ANY MORE, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF? UH, YES. WE WOULD FIRST OF ALL LIKE TO, UM, THANK VERONICA AND THE LIONS FOR A GREAT CORN FESTIVAL EVENT. I KNOW THAT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM, BUT, UM, I THINK EVERYTHING WENT REALLY WELL AND HOPEFULLY YOU DO TOO. I KNOW. I CAN'T SEE YOU GUYS. , THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING TOGETHER. SO WE'LL, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO, TO GETTING SOME UPDATES FROM YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE. UM, YOU KNOW, UNOFFICIALLY, THANK YOU. WHEN I SAY UNOFFICIALLY, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T CERTIFIED MEASURE V YET, BUT WE WERE VERY CONFIDENT THAT IT'S PASSED. YAY. REALLY THANK YOU TO RICHARD IN PARTICULAR AS ONE OF OUR CO-CHAIRS. GABBY WAS ONE OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIRS. DENISE, YOU WALKED AND PUT SIGNS OUT AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE, UM, UP ON THE DIOCESE. AND SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT REALLY HELPED WITH THE EFFORT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION'S SUPPORT AND EFFORTS. I KNOW YOU SHARED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, YOU KNOW, ANNETTE, YOU'RE REALLY GREAT AT THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, UM, THE LION'S SUPPORT WAS APPRECIATED. UM, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S HELP AND EFFORTS. UM, IT'LL BE NICE TO GET IT OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED, BUT IT'S REALLY GONNA HELP THE CITY BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. UM, IT, YOU KNOW, ISN'T A WHOLE LOT OF EXTRA, EXTRA MONEY, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY GONNA BRING US BACK TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. AND WE MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TO DO SOME MUCH NEEDED, YOU KNOW, UM, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAYBE NOT FREEZE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY DONE. SO IT JUST GIVES US A LOT MORE, UM, FLEXIBILITY WITH REPRIORITIZING, UM, WHERE THOSE FUNDS ARE GONNA BE SPENT. AND WE'LL CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, BE LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL WILL BE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT RICHARD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING OR UH, PEW, ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO, UH, BUT I KNOW IT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING AND AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT THE COMMITTEE DID. YEAH, NO, VERY, VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH A GROUP THAT WE HAD. GABBY IS PHENOMENAL IN HER, HER WORK, NOT JUST THE SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE, WE LET HER GO AND MAKE SURE SHE WORKED WITH OUR CONSULTANT ON, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT PROFESSIONAL EYE FOR COMMS. MM-HMM . COMMUNICATIONS, UH, WEBSITE, UH, ALL OF THE FLYERS THAT YOU SAW THAT CAME TO YOUR HOME IN THE MAILBOX. SHE HAD A HAND IN MAKING SURE IT LOOKED ITS BEST REPRESENTING OUR COMMITTEE AND OUR COMMUNITY. SO FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR HER. AND SAL FORMER, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, HE GOT RECRUITED TO BE A OUR CHAIR. I WAS ASSISTANT AND HE'S A, HE'S A MASTER, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE HE KNOWS AND THE NETWORK, UH, HAS FUNDRAISING SKILLS. SO YEAH, IT WAS FUN. LEARNED A LOT, MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE. MM-HMM . VERY ENCOURAGED AND READY FOR THE NEXT PROJECT. GO NONPROFIT. YEAH. YEAH. AWESOME. WELL WITH THAT, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL, OH, I'M SORRY. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? NO. OH, OKAY. SO THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE REORGANIZING ON, UH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH. AND THAT'S ALSO WHEN WE'LL RECOGNIZE OUR LIGHT UP THE SEASON HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING WINNERS. SO HOPEFULLY THE, THE COMMISSION WILL PLAN TO BE THERE. AND THEN AFTER THE, UH, SHORT COUNCIL MEETING WHEN THEY REORG, THERE WILL BE A SMALL RECEPTION IN ON THE ATRIUM FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL MEETING. UM, SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET ON YOUR CALENDAR. YOU WILL, I BELIEVE BE GETTING A SEPARATE INVITE FROM ADMIN, UM, ON THE REORG, UM, RECEPTION. I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT, THAT OUR CITY EMAIL. PARDON ME? DOES THAT COME TO OUR CITY EMAIL OR WOULD THAT BE A LETTER? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S A LETTER, BUT, UM, I'LL WORK WITH BRI TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT TO YOU AND MAKE SURE YOU LOG INTO YOUR CITY EMAIL. 'CAUSE IT LOCKS AFTER A WHILE. IT LOCKS AFTER 30 DAYS. OH, THAT'S MY PROBLEM. CAN'T GET IN. I KNOW THAT PROBLEM. I COULD HELP YOU WITH THAT PHONE. DANG IT. IS EVERYONE LOCKED OUT? BECAUSE I CAN OUT, I'LL UM, ASK TI I'LL LEAVE THE EMAIL FOR IT. OKAY. YEAH, I'LL ASK IT TO UNLOCK EVERYONE'S EMAILS. WHY I MENTIONED IT, . OKAY. ANY COMMENT? WHAT? DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, KIM? I DON'T. THANK YOU. AND THEN ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER LIMON, I BY COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT? NO, JUST IF I COULD TELL YOU NOW, I I WANNA HELP WITH THE HOLIDAY WISHES, SO I'LL PUT MY NAME DOWN. THANK YOU. SO I'LL FORGET LATER AND JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO AND WHERE TO BE AND WHEN. , THANK YOU. DENISE. SUZIE, UH, COMMISSIONER ROJAS. YEAH. NO, I, I NEED TO [00:50:01] CHECK WITH THE BOSS ON MY CALENDAR, BUT YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HELP OUT TOO. GREAT. COMMISSIONER HANNAH, ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, I ALSO WANNA TAKE THE TIME TO THANK, UH, THE CITY, THE COUNCIL, THE STAFF FOR THE CORN FESTIVAL FOR THE PARADE. IT WAS A BIG HEADACHE, BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT IN THE END. IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. UM, WISH WE DID A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT IT, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE HOW THE CITY WORKED WITH US AND HELPED US AND GUIDED US IN SOME PLACES. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I JUST WANTED TO REALLY QUICKLY LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE LIONS DO HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP ALSO, WHICH IS OUR SANTA CAUSE CAR SHOW. MM-HMM . IT'S SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH. AND THIS IS, UM, ANOTHER ONE OF OUR BIG EVENTS. NOT AS BIG AS A CORN FESTIVAL OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S WHERE WE, UM, WE DO A TOY DRIVE WHERE WE'RE COLLECTING BOARD GAMES, SPORTS BALLS, PUZZLES, GIFT CARDS, PAJAMAS, UM, TO BE DONATED TO, UH, FAMILIES IN NEED. AND WE ALSO OFFER A DELICIOUS TRIT TIP, BARBECUE. WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, WE'LL HAVE A CAR SHOW, UM, JUST LOTS OF FUN. AND IT HAPPENS OVER AT THE LAHABRA MARKETPLACE. SO MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY. AND, UH, I THINK THAT THAT'S IT. WE HAVE A LOT COMING UP. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THIS IS MY FAVORITE SEASON, . AND, UM, I THINK WE'RE ADJOURNING UNTIL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. WOW. OUR MEASURE V JUST TICKED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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