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[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
LET'S, UH, DO YOU WANNA DO A CALL TO ORDER OR, UH, IN INVOCATION, RIGHT? THAT'S ME.LET US TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
MAY WE APPROACH TONIGHT'S DISCUSSIONS WITH OPEN MINDS, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION? MAY OUR DECISIONS BE GUIDED BY WISDOM, FAIRNESS, AND A DESIRE TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
LET US LISTEN THOUGHTFULLY, ENGAGE RESPECTFULLY, AND WORK TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMON GOOD.
CARRIE'S GONNA LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
SO IF WE COULD ALL STAND, FACE THE FLAG AND FACE OUR HANDS OVER OUR HEARTS.
READY? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY, NOW WE WANT TO DO A ROLL CALL.
NOW WE'RE GONNA DO ROLL CALL CHAIR.
UH, READ A STATEMENT ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, PLEASE A SPEAKER'S CARD.
SINCE I DON'T SEE ANYBODY STANDING IN THE CROWD, I'LL JUST KEEP GOING.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING, 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 BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE GENERAL COMMENT PORTION, PUBLIC, THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA.
PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 3 A SUCH COMMENT SHALL NOT BE RE SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
DO I WANNA READ THAT? OH, YOU'RE NEXT.
I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW KATIE ELMORE, BUT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE KATIE ELMORE, OUR RECREATION MANAGER, UM, ALL OF OUR MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND, UH, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND MANY OTHERS.
SO TODAY I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AT THE HABRA.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S MOVEMENT MUSEUM AT THE HABRA, I WANTED TO, UM, THANK, UH, VICE CHAIR ROJAS BECAUSE AT OUR GREAT OUTDOOR JUBILEE ON JUNE 13TH, VICE CHAIR ROJAS HOSTED AN INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING BOOTH FEATURE NATIONAL, UM, NATURAL HISTORY ARTIFACTS AND MEMENTOS FROM HIS CAREER AS A CALIFORNIA STATE PARK RANGER.
GUESTS OF ALL AGES ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT THE ANIMAL SKINS ON DISPLAY AND HEARING STORIES FROM HIS EXPERIENCES PROTECTING CALIFORNIA'S NATURAL TREASURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, COMMISSIONER ROJAS INSPIRED OUR COMMUNITY WITH MESSAGES ABOUT CONVERSATION COULD CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, EVEN SWEARING IN DOZENS OF CHILDREN AS HONORARY MAHA PARK RANGERS.
COMMISSIONER ROJAS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHARING YOUR PASSION FOR NATURE AND HELPING BRING THE GREAT OUTDOORS TO LIFE TO THE, THE YOUNGEST.
THEN YOU'RE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
RICHARD WAS ALSO VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR, UM, OUTDOORS CAMPING TRIP IN PLACE.
YOU GOT THE COOLEST PICTURE EVER.
WE GOT A PICTURE OF YOU LITTLE.
NOW YOU WANNA GO HOME AND SHOW IT? YEAH.
UH, CONSENT CALENDAR, RIGHT? YEP.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A COMMISSIONER OR CITY STAFF MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL.
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WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES PER, PER ITEM THAT HAVE BEEN, PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED OR SEPARATE 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 WE HAVE NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
DID EVERYBODY GET A CHANCE TO LOOK THOSE OVER? YES.
ANY CORRECTIONS CHANGES NEEDED? IF NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
WELL, CANDACE, I THINK YOU WERE JUST THAT CLOSE TO BEING FIRST
SO DO WE, WE GOT A SECOND FROM CANDACE.
AND THEN WE'LL JUST TAKE A QUICK ROLL CALL.
SO, UM, CHARLIE, MONA IS ABSENT.
CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
THERE ARE NONE, RIGHT? DO I NEED TO READ THE NEXT STATEMENT? YES.
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS CONSIDERATION ITEMS HE READS, RIGHT? YES, I DO READ THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON ANY ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR SPEAKING TIMING, NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
FOR PURPOSES, EXTENDING AVAILABLES AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR 26 27.
UM, I AM GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
CANDACE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HEAR OUR FULL PRESENTATION AS PART OF THE LAHABRA 1 0 1, BUT, UM, AND WE ALSO PRESENTED IT AT THE LAHABRA COUNCIL MEETING WHERE THEY, UM, HEARD OUR PRESENTATION ON JUNE 1ST, AND THEN THEY RATIFIED AND APPROVED THE ADOPTED BUDGET ON JUNE 15TH.
SO, UM, THE FIRST SLIDE HERE IS, UH, BASICALLY OUR OVERALL CITY OF LA HABRA BUDGET.
IT'S $186.2 MILLION OF THAT GENERAL, OR I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE OVERALL CITY BUDGET.
AND THEN OF THAT GENERAL FUND IS 72.9 MILLION.
OF THE 72.9 MILLION ARE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL FUND BUDGET, UM, IS ABOUT 5 MILLION.
SO WE'LL GO THROUGH, UH, THE SLIDES.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, WE'RE AT 4 MILLION, BUT WE'RE AT ABOUT 6% OF THE OVERALL GENERAL FUND.
SO WE LIST SIX DIFFERENT DISTINCT DIVISIONS.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE LOST OUR, WHEN I SAY LOST, WE MOVED, UH, THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE DIVISION OUT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THEY'RE NOW IN PUBLIC WORKS AND IT DOES MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE FROM, FOR THEM TO BE IN PUBLIC WORKS.
ESPECIALLY WE'RE DOING SO MANY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
WE DO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DIVISION AND OTHER STAFF WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS.
AND SO IT REALLY, REALLY HELPS STREAMLINE THE COMMUNICATION THERE.
BUT WE MISS 'EM BECAUSE WE'RE USED TO CALLING AND ASKING THEM TO HELP CLEAN UP THINGS AND, UM, FIX THINGS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, UM, NOW HAVE TO KIND OF GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND WAIT OUR TURN.
BUT THEY'RE STILL VERY RESPONSIVE AND ATTENTIVE TO US, BUT WE DO MISS HAVING THEM.
HOWEVER, IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SPLIT UP SOME OF OUR DIVISIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO DISTINCT.
AND AS YOU KNOW, ADMINISTRATION, UM, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, RECREATION AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND SENIOR AND SOCIAL SERVICES MAKES UP OUR DEPARTMENT.
I'M NOT GONNA GO IN DETAIL, BUT, UH, OVER THIS PAST YEAR IT WAS VERY BUSY.
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AS WE CONCLUDED OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, WHICH ALL OF YOU WERE A BIG PART OF YOU WERE EITHER ON THE COMMITTEE OR YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENTS OR YOU WENT TO THE LEGENDS AND LEGACIES DINNER.I THINK EVERYONE HERE WAS THERE.
SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU GOT TO REALLY BE INVOLVED AND BE PART OF THE BIG CELEBRATION THAT WE HAD FOR THE YEAR.
OUR, I'M SORRY, CAN YOU GO BACK? THAT'S OKAY.
OUR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM IS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR, UH, ONE MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMS WHEN IT COMES TO BEAUTIFYING THE CITY AND HELPING AS BEST WE CAN TO KEEP IT AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE.
WE DO RECEIVE ABOUT $60,000 IN, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.
AND SO THE COMMISSION IS PART OF THAT EFFORT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A-C-D-D-B-G SUBCOMMITTEE AND, UM, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TOO.
AND A MAJORITY OF OUR VERY SHRINKING SMALL PUBLIC SERVICES FUNDS, UH, A MAJORITY GOES TO THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM.
SO I REALLY WANNA THANK THE COMMISSION.
UM, IT JUST HELPS SOFTEN THE GENERAL FUND AND, UM, IT'S DEFINITELY, UH, AN ALLOWABLE EXPENSE THROUGH CDBG BECAUSE WE ARE IN VARIOUS, UM, AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE CONSIDERED, UH, IN THE CDBG UH, ZONE.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S LIKE LOW INCOME, UM, AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE, UM, HU HUD HOUSING.
AND THEN, UH, WE PRODUCE TWO, UH, IN-HOUSE LIFE IN THE HARBOR MAGAZINES THAT IS MAILED OUT TO ALL RESIDENTS WITH AN ADDRESS.
AND I WILL SAY THAT WE ACTUALLY PRODUCE IT IN-HOUSE.
WE, KATIE AND HER TEAM, THEY, WE DON'T SEND IT OUT LIKE A LOT OF OTHER CITIES OR, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CONSULTANT DO IT OR THEY SEND IT OUT TO A PUBLISHER.
WE DESIGN IT ALL IN HOUSE AND, UM, COME UP WITH THE CONTENT AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE OUR CLASSES IN THERE.
WE TRY TO PROMOTE OUR OTHER CITY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY SERVICES, BUT YOU'LL SEE STUFF IN THERE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND, AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT HERE IN THE CITY.
AND THEN OUR FACILITY LEASES, THAT'S REALLY KIND OF TAKEN OFF IN THAT WE HAVE UP TO, I THINK, ALMOST 12, UH, LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT NONPROFIT GROUPS THAT ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE CITY.
WE, UM, REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE OUR BUILDINGS ARE SAFE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE USER GROUPS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH INSURANCE, WITH FOLLOWING THEIR LEASE AGREEMENTS, WITH ENSURING THAT THE USES ARE, ARE CORRECT.
AND SO IT'S A LOT OF MONITORING, BUT WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE MOVE.
RECENTLY I'M LOOKING AT CARRIE, 'CAUSE SHE WAS PART OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB MOVE AND THE ART ASSOCIATION OUR IN THEIR NEW BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET.
AND SO THAT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING, UH, WITH PUBLIC WORKS.
AND, UM, WE ARE EXCITED THAT THEY'RE UP AND RUNNING AND WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH CANDACE AND THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, UM, TO RELOCATE THEM TO THE NEW BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET THAT WAS FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE CHIROPRACTOR BUILDING.
I'M SURE CANDACE CAN GIVE US SOME UPDATES, UM, AS PART OF HER COMMENTS ABOUT SOME UPCOMING DATES FOR THE SOFT AND GRAND OPENING OF THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
I KNOW, AGAIN, YOU GUYS ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROGRAM.
WHAT I DO WANNA BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS THAT WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NEED TO, UH, INCREASE AND MEET OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBERS BECAUSE WE ARE NO LONGER HELD HARMLESS.
WE HAD HAD THE FORTUNATE, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO BE HELD HARMLESS FOR FOUR YEARS SINCE COVID.
BASICALLY THE STATE SAID YOU'RE STILL GONNA GET YOUR FULL CONTRACT AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ENROLL REALLY ANY KIDS.
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IS SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T ENROLL ANY KIDS AND THEY STILL GOT THEIR FULL CONTRACT, UM, AMOUNTS, WHICH IS NOT RIGHT.
BUT WE STILL RAN A PROGRAM OF COURSE, AND WE STILL HAVE HIGH NUMBERS, BUT NOW THEY HAVE TAKEN THAT HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE AWAY AND WE HAVE TO EARN OUR CONTRACT AND THAT'S AT 95% TO GET THE FULL CONTRACT.
SO THAT MEANS WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, ENROLL CLOSE TO 400 KIDS IN OUR PROGRAM.
SO OUR PRO OUR TEAM IS WORKING HARD ON OUTREACH.
THEY'RE, YOU'LL SEE THEM OUT AT VARIOUS EVENTS.
THEY WERE AT THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT.
THEY'RE AT OTHER EVENTS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND BEYOND.
AND IF YOU GUYS KNOW OF ANYONE THAT NEEDS CHILDCARE, KNOW OF ANYONE, AND THAT'S BOTH IN HOME CARE.
WE HAVE 15 HOMES THAT OFFER CHILDCARE IN THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS THE FOUR SITES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY THAT ARE CITY FACILITIES.
UM, AND WE'LL PROVIDE A FEW MORE UPDATES IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL WITH OUR SPENDING RIGHT NOW.
THE FIRST QUARTER, NO SPENDING OTHER THAN SALARIES UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE ON ENROLLMENTS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS BECAUSE WE WERE HELD HARMLESS FOR SO MANY YEARS, WE'VE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO RESPONSIBLY STOCK UP ON SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, UM, THINGS FOR THE PROGRAM.
SO LUCKILY THIS YEAR WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THEIR FUNDS ON THOSE THINGS.
DO YOU GO TO THE, UM, THE SCHOOLS TO SEE IF THERE'S FAMILIES THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WE
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SURE DO.AND UM, I WILL TELL YOU I FEEL LIKE I JUST CAN'T SEE IT.
UM, WE DO, THE HARD PART IS NOW IS, AS YOU KNOW, UH, TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN IS, IS AT ALL THE SCHOOLS.
SO WE LOST ALL OF OUR FOUR YEAR OLDS.
THEY ALL, YOU KNOW, GO TO THE SCHOOLS, WHICH I AGREE.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEIR CHILD WAS GONNA START KINDERGARTEN THERE.
THEY WANNA START THAT, UM, FOUNDATION, BUT IT REALLY HAS HURT US.
BUT WHEN I SAY THAT IT, WE WERE HELD HARMLESS, SO WE'RE LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW.
BUT NOW WE'RE SEEING IT 'CAUSE WE'RE LIKE, OH, WE, WE LOST ALL THE FOUR YEAR OLDS.
SO WE'RE HAVING TO KIND OF PIVOT AND START SERVING YOUNGER KIDS AS YOUNG AS TWO YEARS OLD.
WE GOT LICENSED AT, UM, OUR MAIN SITE TO SERVE TWO YEAR OLDS, BUT THAT INCLUDES DIAPER CHANGING AND STUFF.
AND SO IT'S JUST THE REIMBURSEMENT BACK PER CHILD IS BETTER, BUT IT'S A LOT MORE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY.
SO I KNOW STARTING THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, TK AND KINDERGARTEN ARE GOING FULL DAY.
IS THAT IMPACTING? IT IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FOR WORKING PARENTS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERED CHILDCARE TOO.
AND IT IS NICE FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT LONGER DAY OPTION BECAUSE I THINK THEY ALSO HAVE THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND, AND BREAKFAST AND ALL THAT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET CREATIVE AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MARKET, YOU KNOW, TO REACH CHILDREN THAT EITHER THEIR FAMILY DOESN'T WANT 'EM TO GO TO TK YET, UM, OR THEY'RE NOT READY MATURE WISE.
AND SO THEY'D LIKE THAT EXTRA YEAR OF KIND OR, UM, UH, PRESCHOOL.
UM, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO KIND OF FIGURE THAT PIECE OUT.
BUT IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT, UM, IT'S NOT FINAL YET, BUT LAS LOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS ASKED US THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO COME IN AND RUN ONE CLASS FOR THEM, FOR THE YOUNG KIDS, WHICH WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT AT FIRST, BUT WE'RE LIKE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT THEY'RE GONNA WANNA LEARN OUR PROGRAM AND THEN TAKE OVER
'CAUSE A LOT OF, UM, SCHOOLS ARE GETTING THEIR OWN FUNDING NOW FOR CHILDCARE.
SO WE JUST WANNA BE CAREFUL THERE ARE PARTNER TOO.
AND SO WE ARE, UM, IN THE EARLY PHASES OF LOOKING AT WHAT AN MOU WOULD LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE LIABILITY IS FOR US TO RUN THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
IT'S ONLY ONE CLASSROOM, 24 KIDS AT LAS LOMAS AND, UM, KINDA LIKE A PILOT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE GOOD STAFF THAT ARE RUNNING THE PROGRAM, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NEW THINGS COMING THROUGH THE STATE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH.
SO WITH THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DOES IT SUPPORT ONLY NEUROTYPICAL CHILDREN OR ALSO CHILDREN THAT ARE ON THE SPECTRUM? CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM.
AND, UM, WE DO HAVE BEHAVIORAL PLANS.
WE DO, UH, YOU KNOW, TRAINING.
THEY JUST HAD A STAFF IN SERVICE, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHERE WE HAD, UM, A PROFESSIONAL COME IN AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS.
AND ALSO JUST IN GENERAL, NOT EVERY CHILD IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO, UM, UH, FOLLOW THE CURRICULUM, SO TO SPEAK.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF INTO OPTIONS AS LONG, IF YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR THE STORY, YOU CAN SIT AT THE TABLE AND DO ART AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT DISRUPTIVE.
SO THEY HAVE, UH, CREATED THESE LITTLE SPACES WHERE, AGAIN, AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT DISRUPTIVE, UM, YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS.
SO, UM, THE PROGRAMS ARE YEAR ROUND THAT WE OFFER.
WE PROMOTE ALL THE BENEFITS OF BEING PART OF THE CITY.
THEY GET TO PERFORM IN THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY.
THEY GET TO BE IN THE CORN FESTIVAL PARADE.
THEY GET TO GO TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FOR FREE.
THEY GET TO, UH, WE RENT OUT THE DEPOT THEATER.
WE'RE GONNA BE GOING TO SEE SPONGEBOB.
WE RUN OUT THE THEATER, UM, TO, IS THAT A NO? YEAH.
TO, UH, SEE THE, THE, YOU KNOW, SO, AND YOU KNOW, WE, UH, SHOW ALL THE BENEFITS, YOU KNOW, THAT THE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES HERE THROUGH THE CITY AS WELL.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF TIE IT TOGETHER, BUT IT'S HARD.
AND, UM, BEING THAT WE'RE ALL ONE OF THE ONLY, YOU KNOW, CITY RUN, UH, PROGRAMS, IT, IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING.
IS THERE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS TO, FOR A CHILD TO GET IN, FOR A CHILD TO GET IN INCOME? AND IS THERE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS? IT IS ON A SLIDING SCALE, AND SO, YES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, HAVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT, UM, PAY FEE, PAY STRUCTURES FOR, UM, THE PROGRAM.
SO DEFINITELY IT'S, UM, AFFORDABLE AND, UM, WE, OUR IN-HOME CARE IS VERY AFFORDABLE.
UM, THEY GET REIMBURSED BY THIS GRANT, SO WE HELP THEM SET THE FEES, BUT IF A FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE FINANCIAL NEEDS, THEY CAN STILL COME, JUST PAY THE PRICE FOR YEAH.
HAVE YOU EVER PARTNERED WITH SCHOOLS, LIKE HAVING TEACHER CHILDCARE SERVICES? IS THAT TEACHERS ARE, HAVE KIDS AND THEY'RE GONNA PAY FOR CHILDCARE PROBABLY WHERE THEY LIVE, BUT IF THEY BROUGHT 'EM TO WORK IN LA HABRA AND YOU HAD A PROGRAM MM-HMM
AND WE HAVE HAD SOME, WE'VE HAD SOME CITY EMPLOYEES USE THE PROGRAM WE'VE HAD.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO WORK IN THE CITY AND HAVE YOUR CHILD COME HERE.
BUT PROMOTING THAT, BUT PROMOTING THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
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NOW THOUGH, SEEM TO HAVE AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, UHHUH, AND SO IT'S A LITTLE LOGISTICALLY.AND THEN WE DID HAVE AN ISSUE A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH THE BUSING.
UM, AND SO THAT BECAME A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE, BUT WE'VE GOTTEN THAT RESOLVED.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT THE RESULT, WHAT THE RESOLUTION WAS, BUT THAT'S BEEN RESOLVED.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, UH, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB RUN THE ACES PROGRAM AND THEY'RE IN ALL THE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.
THEY HAVE FUNDING A GRANT THROUGH THE STATE.
UM, AND I'M, I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER CITIES WITH SIMILAR PROGRAMS. THERE'S NO OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THESE PROGRAMS. SEE, UH, THAT'S THE HARD PART.
THEY, SANTA FE SPRINGS USED TO HAVE A CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
AND, UM, THEY ACTUALLY, I WANNA SAY MAYBE 10 YEARS AGO, THEY DECIDED TO DISBAND AND THEY LET OPTIONS, WHICH IS LIKE A HEAD START, UM, NATIONAL PROGRAM.
THEY LET OPTIONS TAKE OVER THE PROGRAM.
AND FORTUNATELY THEY WERE ABLE TO HIRE ALL OF THE CITY STAFF, BUT IT WAS A HUGE THING.
BUT THEY JUST, THEY WERE LOSING TOO MUCH MONEY.
THEY ENDED UP STARTING TO SUBSIDIZE SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING.
AND THEN, UM, SANTA ANA, THEY WERE IN THE PAPER LAST YEAR, THEY HAD ACCEPTED SOME BIG FUNDS TO START A CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
AND THEY CAME UP HERE SEVERAL TIMES.
UM, WE TOLD 'EM THE GOOD AND THE BAD AND HOW WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR SO LONG.
AND THEN THEY REALIZED IT WAS GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK, AND THEY ENDED UP, UM, NOT ADHERING TO THE GRANT, BUT THEY DIDN'T TELL THE COUNCIL UNTIL AFTER THEY TURNED THE GRANT BACK IN.
SO THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A
UH, YEAH, IRVINE, THEY HAVE A PROGRAM, BUT I WANNA SAY IT'S NOT CITY RUN, IT'S THROUGH THE SCHOOL, BUT THEY GET STATE FUNDING RIGHT THROUGH, UM, THE PRESCHOOL FUNDING AND THEN, UH, SOCIAL SERVICES WE HAVE.
SO THEY ONLY THOUGHT WAS THAT, HOW ARE OTHER CITIES DEALING WITH THE, THAT'S A HARD PART.
WE HAVE A VERY HARD TIME TRYING TO FIND MODELS, APPLES TO APPLES, YOU KNOW? YEAH, UNDERSTOOD.
AND IT'S THE STATE FUNDING, STATE FUNDING OR FEDERAL FUNDING.
SO THERE'S PRESCHOOL STATE FUNDING, AND THEN THEY NOW CALL IT SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING.
WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES.
IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED, BUT, UM, IT'S STILL BOTH THE CHILDCARE, BUT SOME OF IT COMES FROM SOCIAL SERVICES.
AND THEN THE ARREST OF IT COMES FROM, UM, CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL FUNDING.
BUT I'LL STOP ASKING QUESTIONS, BUT I HAVE ONE MORE.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND ASKED IF THERE'S ANYTHING SHE COULD DO IN TERMS OF AMENDING A BILL OR A CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE TO RELIEVE YOU OF THAT EXPECTATION? NO, WE HAVEN'T.
AND WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONVERSATION TO HAVE CHECKOUT.
BUT YEAH, NO, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
SO, UM, YOU WANNA TAKE THAT NOTE FROM ME? YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'LL SEE HOW THIS YEAR GOES, SO TO SPEAK.
THE, THE HARD PART IS WE DON'T WANNA LAY ANYONE OFF.
WE DON'T WANNA, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO YEAH.
SO WE'RE BEING VERY CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST, UH, SIX MONTHS OF THE PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO GO FROM THERE.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION, UM, AS A PART OF THE QUALIFICATIONS, UM, ARE, DO YOU GUYS ONLY ACCEPT LAHABRA RESIDENTS? OR HAVE YOU EXPANDED? WE'VE EXPANDED WELL EXCEPT KIDS OUTSIDE THE OH, OKAY.
AND WE DO GET KIDS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR PARENTS EITHER WORK HERE OR THEIR GRANDPARENTS ARE HERE.
I MEAN, A LOT OF 'EM HAVE A NEXUS, BUT WE, UM, WOULD TAKE KIDS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
I, KATIE, DO YOU WANT TO DO THE NEXT ONE? SINCE WE'RE HERE?
SO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM RUNS AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND.
SO WHAT WE BRING IN IS, IS WHAT WE CAN SPEND, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT, THE REVENUE, WHAT WE BRING IN, A LOT OF IT, OF COURSE, COMES FROM ADMISSIONS OR SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. A HUGE CHUNK OF IT COMES THROUGH TOURS.
WE HOST ABOUT 600 TOURS IN ONE YEAR.
UM, SCHOOL TOURS NEW THIS YEAR.
UM, WE, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD OUR SENSORY FRIENDLY DAYS.
WE ALSO EXPANDED THIS YEAR ON DO, UM, CREATING, UM, FOR ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, CREATING DIFFERENT HOURS OF TIMES FOR OUR FIRST SENSORY FRIENDLY.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR MINI MONSTERS BASH MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROM FIVE TO EIGHT, BUT FROM FOUR TO FIVE, THAT WAS OUR CENTURY FRIENDLY HOURS.
WE FIND THAT A LOT OF PLACES, SCHOOLS HAVE LOST BUSING, UM, AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDS.
SO WE CREATED OUR MUSEUM ON THE GO.
SO WE REALLY INVESTED IN, IN SOME DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT.
AND SO WE ARE ABLE TO, TO TAKE OUR, OUR MUSEUM ON THE GO FOR WHETHER IT'S A BIRTHDAY PARTY, AN OPEN HOUSE, A FESTIVAL.
SO WE FOUND THAT TO BE EXCITING.
WE INSTALLED A BRAND NEW, UM, PERMANENT EXHIBIT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING READY TO CLOSE OUR DOORS IN, IN AUGUST FOR, FOR ABOUT A MONTH FOR OUR ANNUAL RENOVATIONS.
AND SO WE'LL SAY GOODBYE TO THE ART EXPIRED, AND THEN WE'LL INSTALL A NEW ONE, WHICH WILL BE OUR TOWN, WHICH WILL BE A KINDA, KIND OF LIKE LAHABRA.
UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
UM, WE INSTALLED, UH, THE, THE SILO LAST YEAR, THE BEEHIVE AND OR
SO OUR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
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PROGRAM, I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE WE'VE MET OUR NUMBERS.WE'VE ENROLLED 600 YOUTH THAT OUR AGES 14 TO 22, 24, I'M SORRY.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE, UM, CHANGED OUR MODEL OF REALLY WORKING IN MORE COHORTS THAN THESE ONE-OFFS.
YOU KNOW, OUR CASE MANAGER WOULD SPEND THREE HOURS, YOU KNOW, ENROLLING ONE PARTICIPANT, AND IT JUST TOOK SO LONG.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE POOR PARTICIPANT, BECAUSE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR A FEDERAL PROGRAM IS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HUGE, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH SCHOOLS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GO DOWN THERE AND ENROLL, ENROLL 30 AT A TIME, 40 AT A TIME.
SO WE REALLY KINDA GOT SMARTER ABOUT OUR MODEL, AND IT SHOWS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, IT WORKS.
AND THAT WE, UM, MET OUR NUMBER BEFORE THE PROGRAM ENDED JUNE 30TH.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE'RE STARTING OUR THIRD YEAR COUNCIL APPROVED THE, UM, THIRD AMENDMENT IN APRIL, AND THEN WE HAD ONE MORE YEAR AFTER THAT.
AND SO THE FOURTH YEAR, THE COUNTY WILL RELEASE AN RFP AND WE WILL, UH, MEET AS A CITY TEAM.
WE'LL MEET AS, UH, WITH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT STAFF.
AND WE'LL REALLY TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THE PROGRAM, ONLY BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS SO HEAVILY INVOLVED AND THEY PRETTY MUCH RUN IT FOR US.
AND WE KIND OF FEEL LIKE, HEY, WE'RE THE CITY.
YOU SELECTED US, LET US RUN THE PROGRAM AND JUST BE CONCERNED WITH THE OUTCOMES.
AND WE'RE MEETING THOSE OUTCOMES, BUT THEY LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, RUN THE PROGRAM FOR US.
AND SO IT, IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT WHERE THEIR POLICIES DON'T ALIGN WITH OURS OR THEIR REQUIREMENTS ARE CONTRADICTORY TO OUR CITY, UH, PROCESSES.
AND SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH IT.
WE HAVE ASKED THAT MAYBE THEY CONSIDER WHEN THEY RELEASE THE RFP, THAT THEY, UH, GO BACK TO THE THREE, UH, SECTIONS OF ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH.
AND MAYBE LET US, YOU KNOW, RESPOND TO JUST NORTH ORANGE COUNTY, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS.
AND SOME MIGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT GET BETTER RESULTS WITH, YOU KNOW, THE SMALLER, UM, SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
AND THEN IF PEOPLE WANNA TRY AND DO THE WHOLE THING, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT, THEY CAN RESPOND AND, AND GO FROM THERE.
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT WHAT OPTIONS WE HAVE AND TALK TO THE COUNTY SOONER.
SO WE HAD LUNCH WITH THE DIRECTOR OF, UH, OC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND SHE WAS VERY RECEPTIVE TO TAKING IT, BASICALLY, I THINK, TO THE BOARD AND SEEING IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GOING BACK TO, UM, THE THREE DIFFERENT, UH, SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY, WHICH WOULD MAKE OUR RISK MANAGEMENT A LOT HAPPIER, UM, TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE OVERSIGHT.
I MEAN, WE HAVE STAFF, WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN LAGUNA NIGEL, AND, YOU KNOW, THE MAIN OFFICE IS IN BREA.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAVE TO RELY ON THE TEAM TO BE DOING THEIR WORK TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
UM, BUT I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE MET THEIR NUMBERS AND THAT WE ARE DOING VERY WELL.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO LOWER THE LI LIABILITY, UM, ON THE CITY SIDE.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT OPTIONS WE HAVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.
OH, MARTHA OR, UH, KATIE, I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU GUYS ON THE SPOT.
YOU GUYS WANNA
SO WE OPENED UP DURING THOSE TIMES WHEN SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED.
UH, WE BROUGHT TRIPS AND TOURS BACK.
IT'S SLOWLY BUILDING UP, BUT I CAN FEEL YOU SOLVING IS, IS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR TRIP THAT WE EVER HOST.
UH, CONTRACT CLASSES ARE GOING GREAT.
WE BROUGHT IN SOME NEW CONTRACT CLASSES.
UH, YOUTH SPORTS HAS BEEN TO GROW, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE INCREASE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS, SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.
UM, THESE SPORTS, WE PARTNERED WITH LAVAR, CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, EVEN COALITION, JOINT UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SOME, IN SOME WAYS, TO CONTINUE OFFERING THE FACILITIES FOR THE LOCAL ATHLETES TO BE ABLE TO HOST GAMES PRACTICING IN WEEK.
AND THEN, UH, LAVER OUTDOORS, WE BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER ABOUT WE HOSTED A THREE DAY CAMPING TRIP FOR YOUTH 13 TO 18.
IT WAS FUNDED BY A
SO, UM, THE WHOLE IDEA WAS REALLY TO GET, WE HAVE OUR YOUTH OUT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND LEARN ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT BEING OUTDOORS AND PUTTING THOSE PHONES AWAY.
SO IT WAS A GREAT YEAR, SPECIAL EVENT.
UM, WE CONTINUED WITH OUR MOVE MA HELPED, WE TRIED TO BRING THAT INTO ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING THAT WE DID.
UM, AND THAT INCLUDED A A LOT OVER AT VINCE.
VINCE SLOWLY, CENTENNIAL PARK, WHERE WE HAVE SOME NEW SIGNAGE.
AND, UM, AND WE JUST FINISHED OUR MURAL, BUT THROUGH THE PROVIDENCE ST.
JUDE MEDICAL GRANT PROGRAM, HAVE NEW SIGNAGE THERE, BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO PURCHASE SOME PICKLEBALL EQUIPMENT, BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT, JUST SOME OTHER ACTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN BRING TO SOME OF THESE OUTDOOR EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHECK OUT AND USE FOR FREE DURING, DURING THE EVENTS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, LAST YEAR WAS OUR CENTENNIAL, SO WE INTEGRATED THAT AND A LOT OF WHAT WE DID AND A LOT OF THE EXISTING EVENTS.
AND THEN WE HOSTED SOME, SOME NEW PROGRAMS
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LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK THE LEGENDS AND LEGACY CENTER AND, AND OUR KICKOFF.AND THEN WE CONTINUED COLLABORATING WITH, UM, OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
THE BIGGEST ONE, PROBABLY BEING, BEING POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COORDINATE, UM, SOME OF THEIR FUN EVENTS, WHICH WOULD BE COOL.
SOCIAL SERVICES, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IS VERY, UH, BUSY RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE SEEING, UNFORTUNATELY, A LITTLE BIT OF AN INFLUX WITH, UM, UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS.
YOU KNOW, WE HEAR DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU KNOW, LA'S CLEANING UP FOR THE OLYMPICS.
WE HEAR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER IN OTHER CITIES, AND THEY'RE COMING THIS WAY.
WE KNOW THAT OCTA BUS LINE ENDS IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
SO IT'S A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS.
BUT, UM, OUR TEAM WORKS REALLY HARD MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
WE ARE, UM, PLEASED THAT OUR NUMBERS FOR THE POINT IN TIME THAT TOOK PLACE IN, UH, FEBRUARY, JANUARY, THEY ACTUALLY WENT DOWN FROM TWO YEARS AGO.
IT'S A TWO YEAR CYCLE EVERY OTHER YEAR, BASICALLY.
UM, AND TWO YEARS AGO IT WAS 75 AND WE WERE LIKE, THAT SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH.
AND THAT'S LIKE TIES AND CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.
SO WE'RE BACK DOWN TO 45, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD BEEN STEADY AT FOR, SINCE THEY STARTED DURING THE POINT IN TIME.
AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BEEN A GOOD, YOU KNOW, 10, 12 YEARS.
UH, WHAT YOU DON'T WANNA SEE IS THAT NUMBER INCREASE, RIGHT? SO WE FEEL WHAT US, THE NUMBER OF UNHOUSED THAT ARE, THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'VE ENGAGED IN, THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THAT THEY'RE IN, UH, THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM THAT'S A COUNTY PORTAL.
SO WE'RE HAPPY THAT THE NUMBERS DIDN'T GO UP.
IF YOU LOOK, THERE'S A WHOLE MATRIX.
IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES, THEIR NUMBERS DID GO UP.
NOW IF IT GOES UP, SOMETIMES YOU GET MORE FUNDING.
LIKE ANAHEIM AND SANTA ANA, THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF FUNDING.
THEY'RE BUILDING, UH, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THEY'RE CONVERTING HOTEL MOTELS INTO, YOU KNOW, UH, SUITES OR, OR, UM, STUDIOS FOR THE UNHOUSED.
'CAUSE THE, THE PROBLEM'S SO SERIOUS OVER THERE.
AND THEY, THEIR NUMBERS ARE IN THE THREE, FOUR HUNDREDS, SO MUCH BIGGER CITIES TOO, OF COURSE.
SO THEY, THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD HUGE NUMBERS FOR, RIGHT? YEAH.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S SAD.
YOU DRIVE DOWN SOME OF THOSE STREETS, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S PRETTY AWFUL.
I MEAN, HERE IT'S, YOU KNOW, YES, WE DO HAVE THEM.
THEY'RE HERE AND THERE AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS INCREASING A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I MEAN, YOU JUST HAVE SOME OF THOSE STREETS IN THOSE CITIES ARE JUST FILLED, YOU KNOW, WITH UNHOUSED PEOPLE.
BUT WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
WE'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF VETERANS PLACEMENTS, UH, FOR VETERANS THAT GOT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE HAVE A FAMILY THAT GOT, UM, HOUSING, A HOUSING VOUCHER.
UM, AND THAT'S THROUGH, UH, HUD FUNDING.
SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE TAKE A LONG TIME.
THEY TAKE PROBABLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO, BY THE TIME YOU DO ALL THE PAPERWORK AND THE, UM, THE VETTING, AND THEY MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE A FELONY AND ALL THESE THINGS.
SO THAT, THAT GOES TO SHOW THAT OUR STAFF ARE BUILDING A RAPPORT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND KEEPING THEM ENGAGED AND UPDATED ON THE PROCESS.
'CAUSE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE LIKE, HEY, YOU'RE NOT HELPING ME FAST ENOUGH, OR, I'M DONE.
OR THEY GET THEMSELVES IN THE TROUBLE DURING THAT TIME AND WE CAN'T FIND THEM.
SO FOR THE MOST PART, OUR, OUR TEAM WORKS REALLY WELL.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE DO LITTLE INCENTIVES.
WE WORK WITH SCOTT ON SOME GIVEAWAYS AND THINGS TO, AGAIN, HERE'S SHAMPOO, HERE'S, YOU KNOW, A GIFT CARD TO GO GET SOME FOOD.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT, UM, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER.
SO RIGHT NOW, THROUGH YOU ALL, WE GET SOME CDBG FUNDING FOR THE ADULT, UH, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM.
PEOPLE THINK IT'S LIKE A ROBUST PROGRAM.
LIKE THE YOUTH PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER.
IT'S NOT, IT'S ON THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.
YOU CAN GO DOWN TO HILLCREST, UH, SITE AND YOU, THEY WILL BE THERE.
THEY'LL HAVE COMPUTERS AND THEY WILL HELP YOU, YOU KNOW, ONLINE FIND A JOB.
THEY'LL HELP YOU FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A RESUME AND YOU NEED ONE, THEY'LL HELP YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME EASY RESUME TEMPLATES.
THEY'LL, THEY'LL HELP YOU FILL IT IN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THOSE RESOURCES.
AND, UM, THEN SCOTT'S GOT, UH, A, A, UM, LIKE A WORKING WARDROBE CLOSET.
AND, UM, HE OFFERS, YOU KNOW, CLOTHING FOR THEM.
IF THEY GET AN INTERVIEW TO, YOU KNOW, DRESS FOR SUCCESS, WE'D LIKE TO BUILD THAT PROGRAM UP.
UH, BUT THE CDG FUNDING'S PRETTY SMALL, SO THEY ONLY OFFER, UH, TWO HOURS A WEEK RIGHT NOW.
UH, THEY'RE THERE FROM ONE TO FOUR.
HOWEVER, I THINK WE'RE GONNA CHANGE IT TO THE MORNING BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN ALL THE FOOD GIVEAWAY IS DONE.
AND SO, UM, SO I THOUGHT, SO YEAH.
UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST UPDATING THE FLYERS.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THIS YEAR IS THAT THE, UH, COMMISSION, UM, APPROVED WAS, UM, TO, UH, OFFER AMERICAN, I'M SORRY, UM, VETERANS, UH, SUPPORT, AGAIN, VERY SMALL.
I THINK, UH, MAYBE WE GOT THREE OR $4,000,
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BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE A PRETTY LONG LIST OF, UH, VETERAN RESOURCES THAT MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION, CARRIE, UM, AND SEE IF THEY WANNA BE INVOLVED AND SEND ONE OF THEIR, UM, MEMBERS TO, UH, HILLCREST WITH OUR TEAM ONCE A WEEK FOR AN HOUR.
AND, UM, ALSO KIND OF BE THAT WARM, FRIENDLY FACE.
AND THEN WE WOULD THROUGH OUR, UM, COMPUTER AND, UH, STAFF, HELP THEM NAVIGATE IF THEY NEED A LOT OF 'EM, YOU KNOW, HAVE LOST THEIR ID CARDS.
THEY, UM, DON'T KNOW WHAT BENEFITS THEY QUALIFY FOR.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING IS, YOU KNOW, AVAILABLE TO VETERANS.
A LOT OF TIMES VETERANS, WHEN I SAY CUT THE LINE, BUT EVEN ON THE OTHER HOUSING, IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT DOCUMENTATION, THEY, THEY GET PRIORITY ON SOME OF THE HOUSING.
SO WE WANT LA HARBOR RESIDENTS OR LA HARBOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN DIFFICULT TIMES TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS.
BUT WE'RE LEARNING WHAT THOSE ARE.
SO, UM, AND MOST OF 'EM ARE OUTTA LONG BEACH FOR SOME REASON.
UM, ORANGE COUNTY DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE, LIKE, I'M SURE THEY WERE VETERANS CENTER, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TAKEN SOME OF OUR, UM, CLIENTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LONG BEACH AND HAD MEETINGS AT THE VETERANS, UM, BI HOSPITAL HALL.
THEY, THEY HAVE HUGE FACILITY DOWN THERE WITH ALL THE, YEAH.
SO WE'VE TRANSPORTED ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE AND WE WILL SIT, THEY'LL SIT IN THE CAR IF THEY DON'T WANT US TO COME IN WITH 'EM.
UM, AND SOMETIMES THEY WANT US TO COME IN WITH THEM AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE DONE.
SO, UM, AND THEN OUR, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, LA HABER COLLABORATIVE VCC, THE GARY CENTER IS STILL GOING STRONG.
UM, I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE ARE A RECIPIENT, BUT DON'T PUT IT OUT THERE YET.
WE BELIEVE WE HAVE LANDED A FAIRLY LARGE GRANT.
UM, IT WOULD BE, UH, OVER FIVE YEARS.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SPECIFICALLY FOR, UM, RENOVATING AND IMPROVING THAT SITE DOWN THERE.
CARRIE CAN ATTEST TO, UH, THE PARKING LOT, THE TRASH ENCLOSURES.
IT IS GONNA COVER SOME EQUIPMENT.
UM, THERE'S A DOCK, A LOADING DOCK THAT NEEDS TO KIND OF EITHER GET REDONE, BUT AGAIN, UH, WE ONLY GOT AN EMAIL SAYING WE GOT THE FUNDING.
WE DON'T HAVE THE OFFICIAL AWARD LETTER YET.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE AWARD LETTER 'CAUSE OOC WASTE AND RECYCLING IS ONE OF HIS CLIENTS FOR THE COUNTY.
HE'S A, UH, LEGAL ADVISORY TO THEM.
SO I DON'T KNOW THE FUNDING YET, BUT STAY TUNED.
WE THINK BY AUGUST WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT OF HOW MUCH IT IS.
BUT, UM, SCOTT MILLER AND OUR, UH, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN PUBLIC WORKS, THEY WORKED REALLY HARD ON THAT GRANT.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED TO KIND OF GET THAT AREA SOME ATTENTION THAT IT NEEDS.
SOCIAL SERVICES, UM, SENIOR SERVICES.
SO, UM, SOME OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAD THIS LAST YEAR, WE WORKED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS, ORANGE COUNTY, AND BROUGHT BACK HOT MEALS IN CONGREGATE SETTING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO OUR NUMBERS HAVE GROWN A LOT, UM, OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY COVID AND ALL OF THAT.
UM, OUR SENIOR POPULATION IS ONE OF THE MOST AT RISK POPULATIONS, SO WE'VE BEEN HAPPY TO SEE, UM, MORE AND MORE SENIORS COMING TO VISIT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER AND COMING TO, UM, JUST ENJOY LUNCH IN PERSON.
WE ALSO EXPANDED THE SENIOR SHUTTLE AND TAXI SERVICE TO OFFER TRIPS FOR LOCAL SENIORS TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, GROCERY SHOPPING AND MORE.
UH, WE'VE HOSTED THE SENIOR CITIZENS HEALTH FAIR MONTHLY DANCES AND EXPANDED SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BINGO, TABLE TENNIS, SENIOR EXERCISE, AND MUCH MORE.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, THE SENIORS GET REALLY INTO THE BINGO.
THEY GET REALLY INTO TABLE TENNIS.
UM, ON TUESDAYS, THAT'S WHEN THE WHOLE CREW COMES TO PLAY TABLE TENNIS.
AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT IT WAS LIKE TEENAGERS IN THERE THE WAY THAT THEY'RE LIKE SCREAMING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE, UM, THE BALLS AND EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO BEGAN THE DESIGN WORK FOR THE NEW DEDICATED, UM, SENIOR CENTER ROOMS. SO WITH THE MOVE OF THE, UM, ART ASSOCIATION AND THE WOMEN'S CLUB, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING TO CREATE THE SENIOR ANNEX.
I KNOW WE KIND OF TOUCHED ON THAT BEFORE.
SO WE'VE START, WE STARTED THE DISCUSSION OF THAT.
AND THEN OUR FAITH-BASED PARTNERSHIPS.
WE'VE HOSTED QUARTERLY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION BREAKFAST MEETINGS WITH LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS AND CITY STAFF TO ENHANCE AND COORDINATE THE CITY'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SUPPORT EFFORTS.
SO THAT INCLUDES PARTNERING WITH THEM FOR THE BACK TO SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY BACKPACK GIVEAWAY, AND THEN, UM, ALSO OUR LOVE LA HABRA EVENTS AND JUST, UM, VARIOUS EVENTS.
IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE TO, UM, CONTINUE TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT, YOU KNOW.
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GOALS, UM, FOR THIS NEXT, UH, FISCAL SLASH PROGRAM YEAR.AND, UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON OUR, UH, COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT.
WE'VE NEVER REALLY DONE AN OFFICIAL ONE, BUT THAT'S BRANDON'S PROJECT.
BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO CELEBRATE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WE BELIEVE WE'VE DONE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH, THROUGH THE COMMISSION AND, AND, UM, REALLY CELEBRATE WHAT WE, UM, HAVE OFFERED THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN WE HOPE TO USE IT AS A TOOL FOR POTENTIAL SPONSORS AND ALSO OTHER PARTNERS THAT MAY HAVE NOT KNOWN WHAT WE OFFER AND HOPEFULLY GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SHARE IT WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OF COURSE WITH, WITH THE COMMISSION.
UM, AND WE WANNA THANK THEM FOR, YOU KNOW, FUNDING OUR PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING US.
YOU SEE A LOT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT A LOT OF OUR EVENTS, AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, WE ARE ALSO, UH, MARTHA'S ALREADY CREATED A LOGO.
WE'LL HOPEFULLY RELEASE THAT SOON, UH, FOR THE NEW, UH, CULTURAL ARTS AND MUSEUM DISTRICT.
UM, THAT WILL BE FROM LAHABRA BOULEVARD DOWN TO BRIAN BECKER WAY.
AND IT REALLY TIES THE DEPOT THEATER, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, WOMEN'S CLUB, ART, UM, ASSOCIATION.
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY INCLUDING THE, INCLUDING THE, UH, LIBRARY.
THEY'RE GETTING, UM, THEY'RE UNDER RENOVATIONS NOW.
WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH 'EM ALREADY.
I, WE DID THE LEASE FOR THEM, UH, FOR A LONG-TERM LEASE.
BUT WE, UM, THEY REALLY WANNA PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND, AND BE MORE INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMS AND VICE VERSA.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED TO INCLUDE THEM IN OUR CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT.
AND THEN MARTHA TOUCHED ON THE SENIOR, UM, CENTER.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
KATIE, WE HAVE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMING UP IN 2027, WHICH IS PRETTY EXCITING.
MAYBE YOU WANNA SPEAK ON OH YEAH.
IT'S VERY, VERY, UH, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
VERY SIMILAR TO KIND OF WHAT THE CITY DID.
UM, AS FAR AS LIKE ENHANCING SOME OF THE EVENTS.
UM, THERE IS A COMMITTEE WORKING ON CREATING, UM, I GUESS LIKE A MENU OF ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE DOING OVER FOR THE 50TH.
SO ONE WILL BE A REVISED LOGO AND THEN ENHANCING SOME OF THE EVENTS.
EVENTS, WHETHER IT'S LIKE A CONCERT OR OUR ALREADY NEW YEAR'S NOON PARTY, OUR MINI MONSTERS JUST KIND OF ENHANCING THIS, REALLY CELEBRATE THE 50TH.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME NEW EVENTS, UM, LISTED.
I SEE A TYPO, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
BUT WE, UM, HAD OUR PET FAIR DAY IN APRIL.
WE'RE GONNA EXPAND THAT 'CAUSE IT WAS SO WELL RECEIVED.
WE'RE GONNA DO A KITE FESTIVAL.
AND WE NEED TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.
UH, A DE LOS MORTIS OR DAY OF THE DEAD EVENT.
SOME OF THESE, WE ARE GOING TO EITHER EXPAND AN EXISTING PROGRAM, UH, SOME MAY BE A BRAND NEW PROGRAM OR SOME WE'RE GONNA LOOK FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WORK WITH.
UM, WE DO NEED TO BE RESOURCEFUL.
WE DO NEED TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT OUR CALENDARS.
YOU'D BE SURPRISED SOME OF, YOU KNOW, CARRIE TO FIND DATES THAT WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, UH, CONFLICT WITH OTHER, UH, GROUPS.
HAVING EVENTS WITH OTHER GROUPS, HAVING, YOU KNOW, THEIR FUNDRAISER EVENTS.
SO THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE MIGHT BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER GROUPS OR WITH EXISTING CITY EVENTS THAT WE'RE ALREADY OFFERING.
SO, AND THEN ALSO, I'M LOOKING AT DENISE.
WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE DOG PAVER PROGRAM AND, UH, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE OUT HERE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO, I THINK, DO A LITTLE ACRYLIC DOG BONES OR DOG LITTLE PAWS.
UM, AND THEY WILL, UH, GO AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE FENCES AT THE DOG PARKS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO DOUBLE SIDED.
SO BASICALLY YOU DON'T SEE LIKE A, UM, A BOLT ON ONE SIDE, RIGHT? UM, IT WOULD KIND OF LOOK LIKE SANDWICH TOGETHER SOMEHOW.
AND, UM, TWO DIFFERENT, TWO DIFFERENT DOG NAMES ON THE SAME DOG NAME.
YOU'RE GETTING LIKE A TWO FOR ONE, SO MIGHT BE A LITTLE PRICIER BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING TWO.
UH, BUT IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR DONOR WALL AT THE MUSEUM, WE HAVE ACRYLIC, UM, NAMES FOR ALL THE DONORS.
SO IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT SIMILAR TO THAT.
IT GIVES A 3D DIMENSIONAL LOOK AND THEN IT ALSO KIND OF DECORATES THAT FENCE THAT THEY HAVE THERE.
UM, PUBLIC WORKS WAS A LOT HAPPIER WHEN I OFFERED THAT SUGGESTION.
'CAUSE OTHERWISE IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE LITERALLY A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO YEAH, ON THE GROUND, LAY TOO MUCH, LAY BRICKS OR PAVERS AND ALL THAT AND YOU KNOW, WHY DIDN'T WE TALK TO THEM SOONER AND ALL THIS STUFF.
AND SO, UM, WE THINK IT'S A GOOD AND ACTUALLY A BETTER I VISIBLE LOOK.
I THINK SO THANK YOU DENISE, FOR THAT SUGGESTION.
WELL, WE HOPE MORE COST EFFICIENT.
DEPENDS ON, WE'RE LOOKING AT PRICING AND THEN, THEN I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE, UM, GOING TO BE, I WANNA SAY MAYBE BRINGING BACK AND EXPANDING.
'CAUSE WE DID IT DURING COVID A, A BUDDY SYSTEM THAT CHECKS IN WITH OUR LOCAL SENIORS THAT REGISTER AND WANT TO BE CONTACTED.
SO WE'LL START WITH OUR OWN, UH, SENIORS THAT ARE IN OUR MEALS PROGRAM NOW.
AND, UH, ONCE WE GET THE SENIOR CENTER OPEN, IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT OF A MEMBERSHIP, NOT PAYING, BUT WE WANNA HAVE EVERYONE REGISTERED.
WE WANNA HAVE THEIR CONTACT AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION, ANY POTENTIAL MEDICAL ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO KNOW OF.
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BE SURPRISED WHEN WE CALL 'EM OUT, WE DO PULL OUT THE CARDS AND LET THE PARAMEDICS AND, AND FOLKS KNOW WHAT THEIR ISSUES MAY OR MAY NOT BE SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET THE BEST CARE.UM, BUT THIS WOULD BE ONE TO GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING SENIOR CENTER OPENING.
YOU KNOW, HEY, HAVE YOU HEARD OF OUR, YOU KNOW, SATELLITE SENIOR CENTER OPENING? ALSO JUST CHECKING IN WITH THE SPECIAL EVENTS, COMING UP WITH THE SENIOR HEALTH FAIR AND THEN JUST REALLY, UH, CHECKING BUDDY SYSTEM.
WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, LONELINESS AND, AND ISOLATION IS A HUGE THING.
AND CARRIE, YOU'RE SO GOOD WITH THE, UM, MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM THAT YOU DO.
IT'S SOMEONE CARING ABOUT THEM CHECKING IN WITH THEM.
WE DID IT DURING COVID AND I THINK WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB 'CAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO GIVE OUR STAFF SOME HOURS.
SO A LOT OF PHONE CALLING AND, UM, IT'S UNFORTUNATE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO CONTINUE IT.
BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA, IT'S A PRIORITY.
AND, UM, UH, HANNAH AND HER TEAM WILL BE, UH, AND KATIE ACTUALLY.
'CAUSE KATIE SUPERVISES IT, UH, WILL BE DEVELOPING A PROGRAM.
BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE OUR STAFF ARE WELL TRAINED.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME SCRIPTS WE'LL HAVE DAYS, UM, OF THE WEEK WHERE OUR, UM, VOLUNTEERS WILL COME IN.
WE, WE FEEL LIKE, WE THINK FOR NOW WE WANNA HAVE 'EM COME IN THE OFFICE.
WE'LL DEDICATE A DESK OR A SPACE JUST TO KIND OF MONITOR THE CONVERSATIONS, MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE CALLED OTHER CITIES.
SOME CITIES, THEY JUST GO INTO THE HOUSE AND VISIT AND WE SAID, WELL, DID YOU GET BACKGROUNDS? SOME SAID YES, SOME SAID NO.
SO KIND OF CRAZY, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THERE YET.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT AT LEAST WE'LL, UM, START SLOW AND STEADY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ONCE THEY BUILD A RAPPORT, ONCE WE FEEL LIKE, OKAY, THIS VOLUNTEER IS GOOD ON THEIR OWN, WE'VE DONE THE TRAINING, NOW THEY CAN PROBABLY MAKE THE CALLS FROM HOME.
YOU KNOW, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME IN.
BUT IT WOULD BE PART OF OUR TRAINING TO HAVE THEM COME IN AND, UM, UH, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU JUST TRY TO BE SO CAREFUL WITH YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WELL, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE TOO.
TOOLS WHEN THEY DO THE, YOU KNOW, READING TO ALL THE CLASSROOMS, THEY MAKE, HAVE TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK MM-HMM
AND FINGERPRINTS AND DO ALL THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST TAKING PRECAUTIONS, YOU MM-HMM
SO, YEAH, I THINK WE WOULD DO THAT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS REGARDLESS.
UM, WE HAVE NO INTENTION, JUST, YOU KNOW, OF GOING INTO THEIR HOMES OR GOING TO THEIR HOUSES.
IT WOULD WRITE NOW IT WOULD ONLY BE A PHONE CALL.
THEY MIGHT WRITE A CARD AND SEND IT.
YOU KNOW, DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND VALENTINE'S CARDS.
AND, YOU KNOW, I, WE DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND THAT SEEMED TO GO REALLY WELL TOO.
BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT MAYBE OUR YOUTH COMMITTEE, AND THEY HAVE DONE IT FOR THE CONVALESCENT HOMES RIGHT.
IDEA THAT YOU GO TO AFTER WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OWN, UM, PROGRAMS HELP WITH THOSE CARDS.
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HAS MADE CARDS FOR VETERANS TOO AND, UH, OR VETERANS DAY AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF, UM, OPTIONS TO, UM, RUN THIS PROGRAM AND DO IT SAFELY.
AND THEN OUR, UH, SHUTTLE, I WILL SAY, UH, WE RAN IT ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
WE WERE ABOUT TO LOSE IT 'CAUSE WE WEREN'T USING IT ENOUGH OR USING IT, UM, ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO WE GOT CREATIVE, OUR TEAM CAME UP WITH ALL THE EVENTS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT MORE TO MANAGE THOUGH.
WE GOTTA DO THE SITE, WE HAVE TO GET INSURANCE FOR THE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM THE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TO DO SIGNAGE, GET THE DRIVERS.
THEY PARKED AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER STAFF.
SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET ABOUT 30 OF OUR STAFF TO ALSO FILL OUT THE SURVEYS JUST TO HELP OUR SURVEYS THAT WE HAVE TO SEND INTO OCT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY WROTE IT.
WE GAVE A LITTLE GET BACK, UM, FOR EVERYONE THAT RODE THE SHUTTLE AS YOU KNOW, KIND OF THANK YOU.
AND, AND TO GET THEM TO WRITE IT, BUT I MEAN, REALLY GOOD.
AND SO IT'LL BE RUNNING FOR THREE OF OUR CONCERTS AT AT COLA CENTENNIAL PARK.
SO STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT, YOU CAN PARK AT LAS LOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OUR STAFF, OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE'RE ALL GONNA BE PART OF THAT EFFORT TO, UM, LEAVE THE PARKING FOR THOSE THAT REALLY NEED IT OR, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET THERE EARLY AND YOU GET PARKING GREAT.
BUT IT'S LESS PARKING THOUGH AT PORTELLA PARK.
SO THAT'S THE HARD PART ABOUT DOING SO MANY PROGRAMS OUT THERE IS, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, IT'S JUST LIMITED PARKING.
SO WE HOPE THAT PEOPLE USE THE SHUTTLE.
WE HOPE IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
UM, IF YOU RIDE THE SHUTTLE FOR THE THREE CONCERTS, I MEAN, EVERY TIME YOU RIDE THE SHUTTLE, YOU'RE GONNA GET A $2 OFF COUPON, UH, FOR THE LION'S CLUB FOOD BOOTH.
AND I THINK, IS IT FIVE OR SIX BUCKS FOR, UM, A HAMBURGER OR A HOT DOG? A DRINK AND A MM-HMM
SO THE LITTLE COUPON WILL BE $2 OFF.
AND I THANK YOU FOR RIDING THE SHUTTLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD STUFF GOING ON.
AND THEN I'M ALSO PLEASED AND THROUGH CANDACE'S, UH, ADVOCACY AND INPUT AND, UM, REALLY EDUCATING US, WE ARE, UM, DEFINITELY INCLUSION IS, UM, BECOMING, OR IS, YOU KNOW, GONNA BE MORE OF A PRIORITY IN A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMMING AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND BECAUSE SHE CAME UP WITH SO MANY GREAT IDEAS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY, AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I'LL LET CANICE SPEAK TO THE, WHAT WE DID,
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UM, AS FAR AS THE ADDITION TO THE 4TH OF JULY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CANDACE.IS YOUR MIC ON? YES, GO AHEAD.
WE HAD A BOOTH, UH, THAT WAS SENSORY FRIENDLY, THAT HAD TACTILE, DIFFERENT TACTILE THINGS THAT THE KIDDOS CAN DO.
UM, YOU WERE ABLE TO RENT AND ALSO PURCHASE IF YOU WANTED, UH, NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES, WHICH WAS GREAT.
WE
IT COULD BE VERY OVERWHELMING.
UM, ALSO FOR LITTLE BIT OLDER KIDS, THEY HAD, UH, LITTLE EARPLUGS.
AND, UM, WE ARE GONNA BE WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, A TRAINING FOR OUR TEAM, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE, WE'RE SENSITIVE, WE ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE.
WE HAVE OUR DAY CAMP PROGRAM THAT'S VERY STRONG AND WE DO HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE, UM, IEPS OR SOME BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TEENS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERING AS WELL.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO DO BETTER AT MAKING SURE THEY GET THE RIGHT, GETTING THE RIGHT TRAINING SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND, BE MORE SENSITIVE, UM, PROVIDE OPTIONS TO THEM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T WANNA DO THINGS OR ACTUALLY TALKS TO THEM DIFFERENTLY.
EVEN MY OLDER DAUGHTER, IF I TOUCH TO HER IN A CERTAIN WAY, I USUALLY GET WHAT I NEED.
BUT IF I'M IN A HURRY AND I'M LIKE, COME ON, COME ON.
SHE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, BUT IF I'M LIKE, MAYA, WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO.
YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.
AND, UM, WE, I THINK ARE DOING A GOOD JOB THIS SUMMER BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME CHILDREN THAT HAVE SOME, UM, UM, REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, OVERSIGHT.
AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE DO.
WELL, JUST LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL SITE PLANS FOR ALL EIGHT SCHOOLS IN THE LA HOPPER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND ABOUT 16% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A DISABILITY.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, AND, AND IT'S NOT, UM, JUST KIDS.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, I DID A LITTLE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE EVEN ADMISSIONS IS, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S HARD WHEN YOU'RE IN A PARK.
SO I'M SAYING THIS NOW, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE SENIORS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO WALK TOO FAR AND THAT WE HAVE HIGH AND LOW, YOU KNOW, COUNTERS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
WE MIGHT NOT BE PERFECT, BUT WE WILL BE SENSITIVE TO SOME OF THAT IF WE REALIZE SOMEONE CAN'T WALK ALL THE WAY IN.
I MEAN, WE'VE GONE OUT TO CARS AND TAKEN REGISTRATIONS, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE REGISTRATION OVER THE PHONE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE STILL CAN, BUT WE DO.
BUT OTHERWISE, OUR SENIORS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR THE DANCES.
THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET IN TO, YOU KNOW, REGISTER.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO SERVE OUR, OUR POPULATION.
AND I, WHEN I SAY THAT, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY SHOULDN'T TAKE CREDIT CARDS OVER THE PHONE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE DO.
AND OUR STAFF IS VERY GOOD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHREDDING STUFF UP RIGHT AWAY AND ALL THAT.
BUT, UM, I'D HATE TO LOSE THAT OPTION.
A A QUICK QUESTION ARE YOU DO HAVE FOR SOME PROGRAM ONLINE REGISTRATION, RIGHT? YES.
MOST ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING, RIGHT.
HAS OUR CITY'S WEBSITE AND THE AD APPLICATION BEEN EVALUATED FOR ACCESSIBILITY? THE WEBSITE SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE.
UM, I, BUT I MEAN TO THE A DA STANDARDS, THERE'S ACTUALLY, UM, I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S ACTUALLY STANDARDS FOR THAT.
YES, THERE ARE, THERE ARE CERTAIN FONT SIZES AND UM, UH, FONT STYLES.
THE ONLY REASON I BRING IT UP, STATE PARKS, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT I'M INVOLVED WITH THE OPPOSING, THE GONDOLA PROJECT THAT'S PROPOSED FOR STATE STARK PARK, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS PUT ON, INSTEAD OF HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, YOU DECIDED TO DO WEB-BASED INTERACTIONS.
AND THE SITE IS NOT A DA ACCESSIBLE.
SO THAT THREW A WRENCH INTO THE WHOLE PRO PROCESS.
AND MAY END UP IN A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO THE SHOOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
UM, AND IT'S JUST LIKE, IF YOU CAN GET OUT IN FRONT OF THAT, YOU KNOW, OH, THAT'S GOOD AND I KNOW YOU HAVE AN EXTRA MONEY, OR IF YOU HAVE AN IT PERSON YEAH.
THAT EITHER NEEDS TO GO TO TRAINING OR IS KNOWLEDGE OR HAVE THEM DO ASSESSMENT.
IT'S PART OF THE INCLUSION PROCESS.
I KNOW WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATE TO OUR WEBSITE.
UM, I, I THINK WE JUST, I HEARD THAT FROM BRIE RECENTLY.
UM, SO THAT WOULD BE GOOD TIMING, THE WHOLE SPECTRUM, YOU KNOW, COLORS AND HUES AND MM-HMM
NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE LIKE FLASHING THINGS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THERE'S A LOT MORE, BUT, UM, NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT WERE, UM, THE MOST INTERESTING, NEW OR DIFFERENT, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT
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WE DO.AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR OVERALL DEPARTMENT BUDGET IS, YOU KNOW, $16.7 MILLION.
AND, UM, OF THAT, YOU KNOW, 4 MILLION IS GENERAL FUND FROM THE CITY.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, I MEAN THE NON-GENERAL FUND, THE GRANT, IT'S QUITE LARGE, RIGHT.
SO WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT BEING TRUSTED WITH ALL THIS GRANT MONEY.
WE, UM, ARE PROUD OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FOR RUNNING A BUSINESS.
AS KATIE MENTIONED, THEY OPERATE AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND.
THAT WAS A NEW MODEL THAT THEY SET UP RIGHT WHEN I GOT TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN 2001, THAT, UM, BEFORE THE CITY, UH, RAN IT, UH, OR YEAH, IT WAS PAID FOR OUTTA THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE WERE LOSING MONEY THEN BEFORE I GOT HERE.
SO RIGHT WHEN I GOT HERE, IT WAS, UM, THE BEGINNING OF A NEW FISCAL YEAR AND THEY SAID, CLEAN SLATE, YOU HAVE TO RUN IT LIKE AN ENTERPRISE.
SO THAT'S HARD BECAUSE OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, OUR COSTS ARE HIGH WITH SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND THE OVERALL OPERATIONS.
BUT BECAUSE THEY DO A REALLY GREAT JOB WITH, UM, THEIR ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AND THEIR SPECIAL EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS THROUGH THE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, WE'VE BEEN FAIRLY STEADY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE KATIE'S HAD OVERSIGHT.
UM, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE GONNA BE HIRING A MUSEUM SUPERVISOR IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET, GET IN LINE WITH HR, BUT THAT'S REALLY GONNA, UM, HELP I THINK, ELEVATE THE MUSEUM.
KATIE'S BEEN SPREAD PRETTY THIN, RUNNING THE MUSEUM AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT SHE DOES.
AND THEN THAT'LL ENABLE HER TO WORK ON THE BUDDY SYSTEM AND, UM, SOME OF THESE NEWER PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I PRETTY, I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER GAVE THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM FUNDING TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
IT COMES IN THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S BASICALLY DEVELOPER FEES WHEN NEW BUSINESSES COME IN.
WE DON'T HAVE AN ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENT OR AN ORDINANCE.
WE DON'T WANNA REQUIRE THEM, I GUESS, TO MAKE THEM PUT IN PUBLIC ART.
BUT, UM, WE DO HAVE A, AN IN LIE FEE THAT WE SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA PUT SOME MONEY INTO A FUND AND THEN WE WILL, UM, CREATE THE ART OR FIND THE ART.
SO, AND IT'S MORE THAN THIS, BUT HE ONLY GAVE ME A HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
HE DON'T WANT ME TO GET CRAZY.
BUT THAT'LL, UH, GO TOWARDS SOME OF OUR BANNERS, THE NEW MURAL UP AT CENTENNIAL PARK THAT HOPEFULLY YOU'LL SEE AT THE CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT.
HAS ANYONE SEEN THE NEW MURAL UP THERE? MM-HMM
AND THE UTILITY BOX JUST GOT PAINTED TOO BY THE SAME ARTIST.
SO THE COLORS MATCH, IT KIND OF TIES TOGETHER.
UH, BUT WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER EXCITING ART PROJECTS IN THE WORKS, AND I'LL BE TAKING, OR MAYBE MARTHA OR BRANDON, BUT WE'RE WORKING IN KATIE ON A, UH, CULTURAL ARTS PLAN.
AND THAT WILL INCLUDE ALL THE ART ELEMENTS.
IT'LL INCLUDE, UH, UM, CITYWIDE UTILITY ART BOX PROGRAM.
IT'LL INCLUDE BANNERS FOR, UM, ARTS DISTRICT.
IT WILL INCLUDE SOME, UM, DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER FULLERTON? LIKE THE SHEET PROJECT? CHICAGO DID THE HEART PROJECT WHERE ARTISTS, UM, WERE SELECTED TO DESIGN OR PAINT OR DESIGN.
UM, THESE STATUES, LITTLE MINI STA THEY WERE REALLY ALL ACRYLIC, BUT THEY HAD A SOLID BASE AND THEY WERE SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND UM, SO WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.
AND BREA IS A LEADER FOR ORANGE COUNTY.
YEAH, THEY DEFINITELY, UM, I, MY MASTER'S IS IN PUBLIC ART, SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH WITH THEM.
AND SANTA MONICA AND PASADENA, THOSE ARE THE CITIES THAT REALLY ARE THE LEADERS.
THERE'S ART ON EVERY CORNER IN EVERY BUILDING.
OH, AND THE HISTORICAL MARKERS.
I'M SORRY, CANDACE, I'M LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU.
SO, YES, THE, UH, MEXICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMITTEE THAT WAS PART OF THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE THAT OFFERED THOSE GREAT PRESENTATIONS.
THEY, OUR CITY COUNCIL ALSO HAS, UM, SUPPORTED THAT EFFORT.
AND SO WE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY, OR, UM, YEAH, IDENTIFY THE FOUR, UH, CAMPS.
CAMPS THAT HAVE, UM, HAD A HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE CITY.
AND CANDACE HAS WORKED ALREADY VERY HARD ON, UM, HELPING US DEVELOP THE SIGNAGE FOR IT.
UM, SOME SUGGESTIONS WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR BRANDON TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENT POLES SO THAT WE COULD, UM, DETERMINE WHAT SIZE AND WHAT MATERIAL THE MARKERS WILL BE ON.
UM, WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD HAVE OUR OWN POLES INSTALLED AND THE CITY MANAGER SAID, FIND AN EXISTING POLE
SO, UM, BRANDON'S GONNA GO OUT TO THOSE AREAS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AND I DID ACTUALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU SEE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, EVEN FOR THE MUSEUM, THERE'S ONE.
WE WANT IT TO BE A LITTLE MORE ARTISTIC LOOKING.
AND, UM, SHE EVEN CREATED SOME THAT HAVE A PICTURE ON IT AND SOME THAT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TEXT ON IT.
AND THEN SOME THAT HAVE A QR CODE, SO YOU WERE WALKING, COULD DO A QR, UM, ACCESS AND THEN READ MORE ON THAT ACTUAL SITE AND SOME OF THE HISTORY.
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SO THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING SOON, RIGHT, BRANDON? 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA GET THOSE PICTURES MAYBE NEXT WEEK.AND, UM, AND THEN WE'LL WORK WITH CANDACE AND THE REST OF THE GROUP HAD, UM, A BUSINESS OWNER ASK ME ABOUT PUTTING A MURAL ON THEIR MEDICAL BUILDING.
IT'S THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE VISTA, THE VITA.
UM, YOU KNOW, GO DOWN HIS, I THINK IT'S CALIFORNIA AND HE'S GOT THAT BIG, HUGE WALL.
HE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW HE COULD GET, AND I GAVE HIM YOUR NAME AND OKAY.
HE WANTS US, SHOULD DO IT FOR HIM, OR DOES HE HAVE SOMEONE THAT HE, YOU WANTED TO GET PERMISSION TO HAVE IT DONE.
AND I SAID, I'M SURE THAT THERE'S SOME GUIDELINES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO, UM, GIVE YOU IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
'CAUSE I'D REALLY LIKE TO, YEAH, HE CAN CONTACT ME AND I CAN EDUCATE HIM BEST AS I CAN.
BUT THAT WOULD RUN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
'CAUSE IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY AND NOT DESIGN AM MURAL.
MURAL WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
BUT YEAH, NO, I'D LOVE TO TALK TO HIM.
SO I KNOW WE WENT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE PLANNED, BUT UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE A VERY BUSY DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT WORK THAT WE DO, I BELIEVE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I WANNA THANK OUR TEAM THAT'S HERE TONIGHT.
I WISH EVERYONE WAS HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE ALSO APPRECIATE ALL THAT THE COMMISSION DOES.
YOU REALLY, UM, SHARE THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE.
WE LOVE IT WHEN YOU GUYS REPOST.
UM, IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, HELPS US KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT THERE.
AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR ANYTHING AND THROUGH THE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE, WE WILL CONTINUE, CONTINUE TO GET YOUR INPUT.
BUT, UM, ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US, SHARE YOUR IDEAS, TELL US IF SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WASN'T GREAT.
WE WANNA HEAR THE GOOD AND THE BAD.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEY TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT.
THEY TRUST YOU BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY.
AND SO PART OF OUR JOB IS TO WORK WITH YOU AS WELL, UM, ON THOSE EFFORTS.
SO THAT IS IT FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
MARTHA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOMORROW?
CALIFORNIA PARKS HAS AN ART IN PARKS PROGRAM.
GRANTS FROM 15,000 TO 100,000.
FOR ART IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS WITH PARKS.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS THE 31ST OF JULY.
WE CAN, SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT IF YOU WANNA YEP, WE CAN DO THAT.
IT'S ALWAYS, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE GRANT AGAIN? IT'S, UM, CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA PARKS, RIGHT? MM-HMM
IS THE ORGANIZATION AND IT'S CALLED, UH, COME ON ARTS IN CALIFORNIA PARKS GRANT PROGRAM.
SO IF YOU GO TO, IF YOU GO TO CAL, UH, PARKS CALIFORNIA, THAT'S THE WEBSITE.
AND YOU LOOK UNDER GRANTS AND I THINK IT'S, UH, THE ROOTS TO PARKS LIKE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S THE ARTS AND CALIFORNIA PARKS AND IT'S NOT STATE PARKS, IT'S PARKS, COMMUNITY PARKS.
WELL, THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE WE, UM, HAVE FUNDING FROM PROPERTY IN ST.
THEY USUALLY GIVE US ABOUT 80,000.
THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNDERGOING SOME, UH, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES.
AND THEY PRETTY MUCH LAID OFF ALL OF THEIR MOOD MORE EAT HEALTHY.
UM, AND SO THIS YEAR WE ONLY GOT 10,000.
AND I DON'T MEAN IT LIKE ONLY, BUT YEAH.
AND THEY TOLD US HOW WE HAD TO SPEND THE MONEY AND THAT IS THROUGH A ARTISTIC STORYBOARD PROGRAM IN PARKS.
AND SO WE HAD TO COME UP WITH A MATCH.
SO IF WE GET THIS GRANT FUNDING.
SO BASICALLY WE WOULD WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ON CREATING A STORY AND, UM, IMAGES, ILLUSTRATION, UH, ON BEING HEALTHY, UH, BEING ACTIVE, MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES.
SO THAT YOU EAT HEALTHY MM-HMM
AND, UH, THEY WANTED US TO DO 20 SIGN BOARDS AND WE SAID THAT WAS TOO MANY.
THAT, SO WE'RE GONNA DO FIVE AT PORTELLA PARK AND FIVE AT BRIO PARK.
'CAUSE THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF CONNECT THEM AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU CROSS THE STREET SAFELY ON THE CROSSWALK? UM, BUT THE CITY WAS GONNA HAVE TO COME UP AND WE STILL COULD.
BUT MAYBE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT.
AND WE ALREADY ARE IN THE PARKS AND, UM, CUT AND PASTE, BOOM, BOOM.
SO AFTER THE MEETING WE COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW.
SO YOUR AVAILABILITY AND STUFF ON THE PRESENTATION.
I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA, WAS JUMPING AHEAD ON THE PRESENTATION.
WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION.
NO, IT'S RECEIVING FILED PRESENT TO US.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL.
I, UM, AFTER THIS MEETING WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR AVAILABILITY.
I, SORRY, I TOOK A LITTLE MORE TIME.
SO WE ARE AT THE ITEM TWO NOW.
CONSIDERATION, COMMITTEE SERVICES, COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE, UPDATED
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ROSTER AND MEETING SCHEDULE.HAS EVERYONE HAD A MINUTE TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHAT YOU COMMITTED TO AND DO WE NEED MAKE ANY CHANGES? SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS IF YOU COULD EMAIL, UH, MARTHA AND BRANDON NEXT WEEK.
NOT NECESSARILY DATE DATES YET, BUT LIKE MONDAY MORNINGS ARE THE BEST FOR YOU.
OR, UM, MONDAY AND TUESDAYS ARE COMPLETELY OUT.
WE WILL LOOK AT THE SCHEDULES AND TRY TO, UM, WORK WITH OUR CITY STAFF ON SCHEDULING OUR FIRST MEETINGS.
AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
BUT WE DO WANNA, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY, UM, GET BETTER AT MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT WE THOUGHT WE'D START WITH YOUR SCHEDULES FIRST.
AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE GET TO THAT POINT WHERE MONDAYS HAVE CHANGED AND YOU'RE NOT AVAILABLE, AFTER ALL, WE'LL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU, BUT IT'LL GIVE US A GOOD STARTING POINT RATHER THAN GOING BACK AND FORTH.
AND, UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, EVERYONE FEELS GOOD ABOUT THEIR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND EVERYONE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING.
I KNOW IT'S HARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE, UM, OUR COMMISSION SIZE REDUCED FROM SEVEN TO FIVE.
IT, IT LIMITS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMITTEE TO ONLY TWO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY WE DID GET, UM, UH, THE CITY COURT SAID THE ALTERNATE CANNOT STILL COME TO THE MEETING.
UM, COULD BE PERCEIVED AS A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT.
I, I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE REALLY MINOR SUGGESTION, UHHUH, IS THERE ANY WAY TO EITHER PUTTING THE DATE OR THE, LIKE SPRING 2026? SURE.
SO WE KNOW, 'CAUSE I HAVE BUNCH OF THESE STARTING POINT HAVE A BUNCH OF THESE.
AND, UM, CERTAINLY, AND THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, TO BE HONEST.
SO ITEM THREE, WE, I'M LOOK AT THE CALENDAR FOR SUMMER EVENTS OR THE HANDOUT, RIGHT? DO WE WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS OR WE YES.
JUST WANT TELL US WE HAVE IT, UM, THAT MM-HMM.
SO JULY IS A VERY FUN FILLED MONTH.
UM, YOU KNOW, OUR SUMMER PROGRAM HAS KICKED OFF.
AND SO, UM, TOMORROW OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR FIRST CONCERT, WHICH IS THE SMOOTH SOUNDS OF SANTANA, UM, A CARLOS SANTANA COVER BAND.
AND THAT CONCERT WILL BE AT VIN SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK.
OUR VERY FIRST CONCERT AT THAT PARK.
AND LIKE KIM SAID, WE WILL BE HAVING SHUTTLE SERVICES FROM LAS LOMAS ELEMENTARY.
WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED, UM, TO JUST SEE HOW THE CONCERTS RUN, UM, IN THIS NEW LOCATION.
SO EVERY OTHER WEEK THE CONCERTS WILL BE SWITCHING BETWEEN VINCE SCULLY AND PORTOLA PARK.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, VINCE SCULLY WAS, UH, MADE WITH THE HOPE THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME CONCERTS THERE, AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S A STAGE.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS, UM, CONCERT GOES.
SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
I'M FAR FORGET, UH, THE COMMISSION WILL BE, UH, INTRODUCED BY GROUP.
AND SO YOU'LL NEED TO BE UP AT THE STAGE BY ABOUT 6 45.
WE'LL START THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AT 6 50, 6 55, AS LONG AS WE GET EVERYONE UP THERE.
UM, AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT, MAYOR PROTIME GUMS WILL BE MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SO AT, IT'S AT THE EVENT VENUE AT THE AMPHITHEATER? YEP.
IT'S A LITTLE, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE, UM, OUR LETTERS AND YOU CAN'T MISS IT.
AND THE ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT SIX.
UM, ALL THE BOOTHS WILL BE THERE, THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BOOTHS.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL HAVE SOME GAMES FOR THE KIDS.
WE'LL HAVE OUR MOVE MORE HEALTHY BOOTH WHERE PEOPLE COULD RENT, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AND THEN THE CONCERT ITSELF WILL BE FROM SEVEN TO 8:37 PM TO EIGHT 30.
SO, QUESTION, UM, IN THE PAST WHEN IT WAS, UM, AT PATROL PARK PARK, THE MUSEUM WAS OPEN BEFORE, IS THAT STILL GONNA HAPPEN? MM-HMM
ONLY WHEN IT'S AT VIBA THOUGH.
THERE WILL BE THE MOBILE MUSEUM AT, UM, SCULLY.
SO THERE WILL BE A MUSEUM ELEMENT, AND THEN WE WILL BE ALSO TAKING SOME OF OUR SENSORY THINGS.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE OUR CONCERTS AS ENHANCED AS POSSIBLE AS WELL, AND AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE.
WE'LL STILL BE SELLING THE NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO LOGISTICALLY IT'S A LOT HARDER 'CAUSE WE CAN'T STAGE, WE CAN'T DROP THINGS OFF THE DAY BEFORE.
AND WE HAVE, UM, SO WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THINGS GO AND, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG IT TRULY TAKES TO DO THE SETUP, HOW, AND TO CLEAN UP.
'CAUSE WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE THE CHIROPRACTOR BUILDING BEFORE WHERE WE STORED A LOT OF STUFF.
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STUFF THERE.NOW THEY CAN'T DO THAT EITHER.
UM, AND WE HAD THE MUSEUM TO STORE THINGS AND EVEN DRESSING ROOM.
SO WE'RE HAVING TO BUILD A LITTLE DRESSING ROOM, UH, CANOPY, UH, FOR THE BAND.
UH, WHERE NORMALLY THEY WOULD HAVE OUR, UM, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AT THE MUSEUM AS THEIR DRESSING ROOM WITH A DEDICATED BATHROOM.
WE'RE RENTING A BATHROOM WITH A SINK.
BUT AGAIN, UH, WE'RE VERY GOOD I THINK, AT GETTING CREATIVE AND, UM, COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE BANDS LIKE IT TOO.
LIKE THEY MIGHT BE LIKE, WE DON'T WANNA PERFORM THERE.
WE WANNA BE BACK UP AT CHARLOTTE PARK.
SO WE'LL, UM, GET FEEDBACK FROM EVERYONE.
AND THEN JULY 14TH, WE HAVE OUR COOL COPS, WHICH WE PARTNER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UM, IT'S A FUN WATER DAY WITH ICE CREAM.
SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE AT OSA PARK.
AND THEN ON JULY 16TH, WE HAVE OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK SERIES AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT'LL BE AT PORTOLA.
AND THEN JULY 19TH, WE, WE HAVE A SENIOR DANCE AND IT'S INDEPENDENCE THEME, LIKE FOR AMERICA'S 250TH.
SO, UM, I KNOW THAT THAT IS GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN.
AND THEN JULY 23RD, WE HAVE ANOTHER CONCERT IN THE PARK AT SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK, WHICH THAT ONE WILL BE, UM, THE NO DUH, UM, NO DOUBT TRIBUTE BAND.
AND THEN ON JULY 24TH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT MOVIE IN THE PARK, WHICH I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO BE, UM, PLAYING THE NEWS SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE.
SO THAT'LL BE A VERY FUN EVENT AS WELL.
AND THEN JULY 28TH, WE HAVE OUR SYMPHONY ON THE GO, WHICH IS HERE AT PORTOLA PARK.
AND THEN ON JULY 30TH, WE HAVE ANOTHER CONCERT IN THE PARK AT PORTOLA AS WELL.
AND THEN, SO WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU A LITTLE VIDEO AGAIN.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT ALREADY, OR YOU HAVE SEEN IT AT THE LA HABER 1 0 1, BUT THIS IS, UM, A VIDEO THAT WE MADE FOR THE LA HABER 1 0 1, UM, PRESENTATION.
YOU'VE GO FOR A WALK OUTSIDE NOW.
SUMMER'S CAR AND HYUNDAI MY NAME.
I JUST CAN'T STAY INSIDE ALL DAY.
THOSE RACE, EVERYBODY'S SUNSHINE DAY.
EVERYBODY'S SUNSHINE DAY, EVERYBODY SEES SO HAPPY DAY.
I'LL GO FOR A WALK OUTSIDE NOW.
SUMMER, MY SON KNOWS ME BY NAME.
GET GET AWAY, GET AWAY, GET AWAY.
SHOW ME THE WAY TO BE HAPPY NOW.
I JUST CAN'T STAY INSIDE ALL DAY.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE A LOT OF TALKING, SO WE'LL UH, MOVE THE COMMISSION COMMENTS, CANDACE, WITH ANYTHING TO SHARE WITH, UH, STAFF? I DO.
SO, UM, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SEVERAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE YOUTH COMMITTEE'S RECOGNITION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, MOVIES IN THE PARK, PASTA FEST, AND ALSO THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FOR MAKING THAT DAY SUCH AS SUCCESS.
UM, IT'S CLEAR HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO IT IN MAKING THE EVENTS SO SUCCESSFUL.
AND YOU GUYS REALLY DESERVE ALL OF MY GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION.
UM, FROM MY OBSERVATIONS, UH, THE COMMUNITY HIGHLY ENJOYED EARTH TO MARS COVER BAND, VERY HIGH ENERGY BAND, WHICH WAS GREAT.
UM, THE KIDS ZONE, THE T-SHIRT LAUNCHER WAS GREAT.
UM, I ESPECIALLY WANTED TO RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY THAT MADE THE NEW SENSORY FRIENDLY AREAS A SUCCESS FOR MY FAMILY PERSONALLY.
AS I MENTIONED, UM, PREVIOUSLY, MY SON, UH, IS ON THE SPECTRUM AND WE NEEDED TO PURCHASE THE NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES.
IF THAT OPTION WASN'T AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF HIS, UM, DIAGNOSIS, WE WOULD'VE HAD TO LEAVE AND, AND NOT BE THERE AS LONG AFTER THE EVENT.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH SOME PARENTS.
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SHE ALSO WENT TO THE NEW SENSORY FRIENDLY AREA.UH, THE HEADPHONES UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T WORK FOR HER KIDDO, BUT THE TACTILE ACTIVITIES DID, SPECIFICALLY THE SAND.
SO THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT NOT EVERY KID IS THE SAME, YOU KNOW, THEY DO HAVE DIFFERENT SENSORY NEEDS, BUT THAT SAND WAS ABLE TO MAKE HIM SELF-REGULATE AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY GOT TO STAY, WHICH WAS NICE.
UM, SO IT JUST REALLY GOES TO SHOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.
ON ANOTHER TOPIC, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A PIECE OF RESIDENT FEEDBACK REGARDING THE, UH, FALL, OR EXCUSE ME, THE SUMMER FALL LIFE IN THE HABRA MAGAZINE.
A FEW RESIDENTS SHARED THAT, UM, THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE THE MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS SHARED THAT, OR ONE OF THE RESIDENTS SHARED THAT IT WASN'T ONLY HER, IT WAS EVERYBODY ON THEIR STREET.
UM, ANOTHER RESIDENT SAID THAT SHE RELIES ON THAT MAGAZINE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE, UH, IN HER WORDS, THE CITY'S WEBSITE IS CONFUSING AND OUTDATED AND ONLY GOES TO 2024.
SO I'M THINKING IT MIGHT BE SPECIFICALLY THE CITY CALENDAR ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND NOT SO MUCH WHERE YOU LOG IN FOR THE ACTIVITIES.
UM, SO YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG.
AND LASTLY, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UH, LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE LAHABRA HISTORICAL MUSEUM IS HAVING A SOFT OPENING.
IT'S SCHEDULED FOR JULY 16TH AT 4:00 PM JUST PRIOR TO THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, UH, WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY PLANNED FOR AUGUST.
I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME CHECK IT OUT.
WERE YOU ABLE TO GET COPIES OF THE MAGAZINE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS OR, UM, KATIE'S LOOKING INTO IT THOUGH, BUT OKAY.
YOU CAN ASK HER, BUT I KNOW ONE WENT DOWN TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND SPOKE WITH STAFF, UH, ABOUT IT AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET A COPY THERE.
I JUST, AGAIN, RESTATE WHAT EVERYBODY'S SAYING.
WHAT A GREAT 4TH OF JULY EVENT IT WAS.
UM, I SHARED WITH KIM THAT MY SON-IN-LAW SAID IT WAS THE BEST FIREWORK SHOW HE'S EVER SEEN.
AND, UM, HE ALMOST LEFT BEFORE IT WAS STARTED.
SARAH MADE HIM STAY AND HE IS SO GLAD HE DID.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.
UM, JUST TO, UH, PIGGYBACK ON ALL OF THAT, UM, I INVITED MY SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW AND EVERY YEAR THEY ALWAYS SAY, OH, WE CAN'T BECAUSE OF THIS OR THAT.
THEY WERE BOTH SO HAPPY THEY ATTENDED.
THEY NOT ONLY GOT THE VIP TREATMENT, WHICH I SAID, DON'T EXPECT THIS EVERY TIME
BUT
BUT THE, BUT THE FIREWORK SHOW, UM, AND THE BAND, THE BAND WAS EXCEPTIONAL.
THAT, UM, EARTH TO MARS, HE WAS GREAT.
I DON'T THINK THE BOY STOPPED
HE WAS, HE WAS EVEN OUT OF BREATH, BUT HE KEPT GOING.
IT WAS LIKE, MAN, THIS GUY HAS IT TOGETHER.
UM, THE FIREWORKS, I MEAN, USUALLY IT'S WHAT, 10 MINUTES LONG? THIS WAS 23, 24 MINUTES LONG AND IT WAS JUST SPECTACULAR.
SO MY FAMILY THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.
AND THOSE THAT DIDN'T WANT TO THAT GO WITH FRED AND I, YEAH,
YOU WANNA TRY THE ICE CREAM? OH, I HAD MY VANILLA ICE CREAM.
UM, AS USUAL, MY THREE GRANDSONS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A WEEK WORTH OF, UH, DAY CAMP.
UM, THEY STARTED OFF BY GOING TO THEIR, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, WHICH THEY THOUGHT WOULD BE A DAY CAMP.
TURNED IT OUT TO BE AN INSTITUTION OF LEARNING
SO AFTER ONE DAY THEY ALL JUMPED OUT AND OH, GOOD.
THE CITY WAS FUN, VERY KIND TO ACCOMMODATE THE ONE WEEK THEY HAD AVAILABLE THIS YEAR, UH, AFTER THAT ONE WEEK THEY, THEY, THEY, UH, SAILED OFF OR FLEW OFF TO JAPAN FOR 10 DAYS.
AND THEN THEY'RE IN BAHA, CALIFORNIA WITH THEIR
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DAD AND UNCLES FISHING FOR A FEW DAYS.THEIR TREASURED MEMORIES IS THE FIVE DAYS AT CAMP.
IN FACT, AT THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT, AS SOON AS THEY GOT THERE, THEY DISSIPATED.
THEY WENT TO CATCH UP WITH THE CAMP LEADERS THAT WERE WORKING THE BOOTHS AND THEY SAW THREE OR FOUR OF THEIR FRIENDS FROM CAMP.
SO WE DIDN'T SEE 'EM UNTIL THE FIREWORKS STARTED.
JUST HOW MUCH THE CAMP EXPERIENCE MEANS TO THEM.
UH, BIG KUDOS TO ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT COMMIT THEIR TIME AND THE BIG PEOPLE TOO.
THE STAFF THAT DO ALL THE PLANNING AND FUNDING AND LOGISTICS STUFF.
AND YEAH, ECHO WHAT EVERY WAS SAID ABOUT 4TH OF JULY.
NOBODY IN MY FAMILY WOULD GO UP AND DANCE WITH ME.
SO THAT WAS THE ONLY DOWNFALL.
BUT OTHERWISE, THE MUSIC WAS REALLY GOOD.
IT WAS OUR, UH, MIDDLE GRANDSON'S FAVORITE MUSIC, YOU KNOW, BRUNO MARS, THE TUNES.
AND, UH, I HAVE TO GIVE HATS OFF TO OUR MAYOR.
HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB IF, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR FACILITATING THE INTRODUCTION OF VIPS AND HE GAVE A, A VERY WONDERFUL, UH, UH, SPEECH ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICAN AND TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND TO BE A PART OF LA HABRA.
AND HE INCLUDED ALL OF US AND EVERYONE.
AND, UH, YEAH, IT REALLY, IT TOUCHED MY HEART ON THE, ON THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF HIS PRESENTATION AND IT REALLY CULMINATE, CULMINATED A REALLY WONDERFUL EVENING, UH, OF ACTIVITY FOR OUR CITY.
YEAH, WE SET THE BAR DEFINITELY.
AND UH, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE CITY MANAGER JUST WAS THRILLED AND, AND UH, I SAID, WHATEVER YOU NEED
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD UM, WE DID SET UP A LITTLE EARLIER THIS YEAR, A DAY EARLY SO THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS WERE INCURRED FOR A SECURITY GUARD TO STAY, YOU KNOW, NEXT DAY.
AND THEN OF COURSE FOR THE UNFORTUNATE FIRE AT SALINAS TIRES.
UM, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE PARK AND UM, SO WE HAD TO SUSPEND OUR, OUR CLEANUP AND FORTUNATELY WE'RE, WE WERE ABLE TO UM, HAVE TWO SECURITY GUARDS STAY THROUGH I THINK SEVEN O'CLOCK THE NEXT MORNING.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS THERE.
'CAUSE NORMALLY TYPICALLY WE DON'T, UM, HAVE SECURITY THE NIGHT UP, BUT I'M LIKE, WE SHOULD BECAUSE IT'S A LONG DAY FOR STAFF.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TIRED AND NOW YOU'RE MOVING ALL THIS HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
SO WE'RE GONNA INCLUDE THAT NOW IN OUR BUDGET.
IS ONE MORE EXTRA NIGHT OF SECURITY.
UM, WE GOT FEEDBACK THAT THE FOOD FIELD FIELD ONE WHERE ALL THE UM, VENDORS WERE THAT MAYBE AN LED WALL WOULD BE GOOD.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THEY CAN'T SEE THE STAGE, THEY CAN HEAR THE MUSIC A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE GONNA ALSO DO MORE SPEAKERS.
UH, SO THAT WAY WHEN THEY'RE SITTING ON THAT FIELD, THEY CAN ACTUALLY FEEL A LITTLE MORE PART OF IT.
SO YOU HEAR THE MUSIC CAN'T SEE THE ARTIST.
WE NEED TO GET BETTER THE MUSIC TOO.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT SPEAKERS ON ALL THE FIELDS AND KIND ASKED THE PHONE PIT GUY NOT TO PLAY HIS MUSIC.
IT WAS COMPETING A LITTLE BIT.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE SOME THINGS WE'RE GONNA, UM, LOOK AT DURING, FOR NEXT YEAR.
WHAT ELSE? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE, WHAT WAS THE CROWD? DO YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS WAS, WAS IT MORE OR LESS THAN YEAR? IT WAS MORE, IT WAS, IT LOOKED TO BE MORE, DEFINITELY MORE, I'LL TELL YOU, OUR REVENUE JUST FOR ADMISSIONS LAST, UH, OUR REVENUE THIS YEAR FOR JUST ADMISSIONS AND I DON'T KNOW, I COULDN'T TELL YOU IF IT'S PRE-SALE OR DAY OF YET.
WE HAVEN'T BROKEN THAT OUT FROM THE REPORTS, BUT IT WAS 31,000 AND LAST YEAR IT WAS 19,000.
WE DEFINITELY, BUT YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY WE CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT.
THE DAY OF THE WEEK HELPS BEING A SATURDAY, SUNDAY, PERFECT WEATHER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THERE WAS NO SOCCER GAME AT THAT TIME.
ORIGINALLY, SOMEONE SENT ME A TEXT AND SAID, RIGHT WORLD CUP, YOU KNOW, THE UM, WORLD CUP.
THEY SAID THE MEXICO SOCCER GAMES TONIGHT AT FIVE.
SO THEN I'M TRYING TO LIKE FIGURE IT OUT.
SO, BUT IF IT WAS SATURDAY WE WOULD'VE YEAH.
THEY WOULD NOT HAD THAT CROWD BEEN LIGHTER CROWD OR PEOPLE WITH LINE UP FOR US PHONES AND IPADS.
AND UM, NO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WE WILL PLAN AHEAD FOR NEXT YEAR KNOWING IT'S ON SUNDAY, BUT FOR THOSE THAT PEOPLE THAT DO GET THE HOLIDAY OFF, UH, THEN MONDAY'S THE HOLIDAY.
SO WHEN IT'S SATURDAY THAN FRIDAY'S THE HOLIDAY.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SELL ENOUGH PEOPLE.
IT'S REALLY DURING THE WEEK THAT IT GETS A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER BECAUSE YOU GET THAT DAY OFF, BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO GO WORK THE NEXT DAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY THIRD.
SO AGAIN, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO, UH, THINK AHEAD OF HOW WE CAN, UM, STILL GET THE CROWD TO BE AS BIG AS IT WAS WHEN IT'S NOT ON A SATURDAY.
THE BAND ALWAYS BRINGS IN A CROWD.
WE DID A LOT MORE PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAYS THIS YEAR.
YEAH, NO, I KNOW, BUT I, THAT WAS KIND OF MY FAULT.
THEY WERE
YOU DON'T LIKE NEIL DIAMOND? OH MAN, I LOVE NEIL DIAMOND ARTIST.
HE WAS NOT SORRY? HE WAS NOT GOOD.
MY PERSONAL OPINION, I'M SORRY.
NO, WE LOOKED AT ALL THE TRAILERS.
PEOPLE HAD SEEN HIM DOWN AT THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AND THEY'VE SEEN HIM IN GENERAL AND THEN HE PERFORMS AT THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
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SOMEWHERE DOWN THERE THAT PEOPLE GO FOR COUNTRY MUSIC AND STUFF.AND THEY ALL SAID IT'S PACKED AND IT'S, I MEAN IT WAS AWFUL.
WELL, UNLESS YOU'RE MADE UP FOR IT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE GOT TWO BANDS AND OH, THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
I THINK WE'LL STICK WITH THE TWO BANDS.
I, THIS YEAR I'M LIKE, I DON'T WANNA TAKE A CHANCE IF ONE'S BAD, AT LEAST MARIA, THE OTHER ONE BE GOOD.
SO OF COURSE EVERYONE'S LIKE, OH YEAH, DO THE TWO BANDS.
SO THE T-SHIRT, CANNON AND THE LIGHT GIVEAWAY THAT EVERYBODY ENGAGED AS WELL.
I WAS THERE WITH, WITH UH, MARIA'S SON.
I SAID, COME ON ROMAN, LET'S GO GET A, LET'S GO TRY TO GET A T-SHIRT.
SO WE'RE STANDING THERE AND HE GOES, BAM.
OH, AND THAT WAS A GOOD SIZE FOR YOU TOO, WASN'T IT?
BUT I THOUGHT, DIDN'T WE GET ONE THAT WAS YOUR SIZE OR I GAVE YOU ONE LATER.
BUT THE IDEA OF ENGAGING THE AUDIENCE.
I THINK, YEAH, HOWEVER YOU CAN DO THAT.
WHETHER IT'S CANON T-SHIRTS OR, AND THOSE ARE ALL EXTRA THINGS FROM OTHER EVENTS FROM OUR 5K RUN AND TAMALE FESTIVAL.
WE WANNA, THE KIDS ARE RUNNING ALL OVER TRYING TO GRAB SHIRTS FOR THEIR PARENTS AND, BUT IT WAS FUN.
SEND US AN EMAIL SO WE CAN PUT 'EM IN OUR, UM, OUR NOTES FOR, UH, NEXT YEAR.
'CAUSE WE LITERALLY WILL START PLANNING IN JANUARY.
UM, WE ALREADY HAVE HAD SOME EMAILS AND WE'RE SAYING SAME LEVEL NEXT YEAR.
YEAH, NO, THAT WAS, UM, OF FIREWORKS AND SAUDI PROGRAM.
I WANNA GET THAT QUOTE RIGHT NOW SO WE CAN, UH, BACK EVERYTHING ELSE IN.
I KNOW BRENDA BEEN SO QUIET TONIGHT.
AUGUST 12TH, 6:30 PM HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.