Diversity & Cultural Commission

>> OKAY. WE ARE READY. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2025. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO STAND WITH ME AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. >> 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. THANK YOU. AND NOW, WE WILL HAVE OUR COMMISSION ROLLCALL. COMMISSION CHAIR, DR. TRACEY M. EDWARDS MOORE. PRESENT. VICE CHAIR GWYNETH GILKEY. >> PRESENT. >> MEMBERS LORAINE BRITTINGHAM. >> NOT PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. >> LUKA AFONINE. PRESENT. >> AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THE NAMES, GUYS. VANA TRAN. >> PRESENT. >> STEEVE BOULINGUI. >> PRESENT... >> MARCOS. >> AS YOUR DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMMISSION, WE WILL TREAT EACH OTHER IN THE PUBLIC WITH PATIENTS, CIVILITY, AND COURTESY, AS A MILDER -- MODEL OF THE SAME BEHAVIOR WE WISH TO REFLECT IN MARTINEZ FOR ALL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. THIS INCLUDES RESPECT FOR EVERYONE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR OPINION ON MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, EVEN IF THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN. THE DECISIONS MADE TODAY WILL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MARTINEZ COMMUNITY AND NOT FOR PERSONAL GAIN. AND THAT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY AND WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD I'LL CALL NOW. IS THIS ELDAR? AND ELDAR, I'M SORRY. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY YOUR LAST NAME. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE. EVERY MUNICIPALITY EMBRACES DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. EVENTUALLY [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] . THIS COMMITTEE WANTS TO TURN THIS CITY INTO THE LIKENESS OF SANTOS, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, AND OAKLAND. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS GOING TO DO IT. FREELOADERS HAVE TRANSITIONED GOVERNANCE FROM MERIT-BASED TO RACE AND GENDER BASED REQUIREMENTS. BASED ON MERIT AND EQUALITY UNDER LAW. IT FORBIDS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION BASED [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] ABLE AND QUALIFIED TO TAKE LEAD POSITIONS. THIS PREVENTS THOSE THAT ARE LESS CAPABLE TO LEAD AND GOVERN. THIS IS WHY DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IS BEING PROMOTED BY LEECHES AS THE NEW GOVERNMENT STANDARD. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO PUT THE LESS CAPABLE IN CHARGE. THIS REQUIRES SHAMING MERIT AS EVIL , WHICH RESULTS IN MERIT NO LONGER BEING A REQUIREMENT FOR JOBS IN MAJOR CITIES. INSTEAD, THE MAJOR CITY JOB REQUIREMENT IS NO LONGER BASED ON REQUIREMENT. IT IS BASED ON RACE AND GENDER. THE PARASITES HAVE SUCCEEDED IN ELEVATING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ABOVE MERIT. THUS, MERIT IS DISMISSED AS RACIAL OR GENDER PRIVILEGE. THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THE SWARM OF LOCUSTS IS TO DESTROY EIGHT MERIT-BASED SOCIETY. ANYONE THAT IS HATED BY THE GRIFTERS FOR TRYING TO RESTORE EIGHT MERIT-BASED SOCIETY. FOR PARASITES, MERIT IS DISCRIMINATORY AND THEREBY RESIST. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IS A GRIFTERS WEAPON TO OVERTHROW A MERIT-BASED SOCIETY. HEALTHY SOCIETY IS BASED ON MERIT. INFLUENCE, AND STATUS BASED ON SUCCESS. THEREFORE, A MERIT-BASED SOCIETY MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE EQUAL RESULTS. FOR EVERYONE WITH VERIFIED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. A MERIT-BASED SOCIETY IS UNFAIR IN A GRIFTERS PERCEPTION AND INTERPRETATION. A SOCIETY, IN THEIR MIND, IS THE ONE IN WHICH MERIT RECEIVES NO REWARD AND IS HANDICAPPED BY PREFERENCES OF THOSE. WHO ARE WITHOUT MERIT. THEIR FAIR SOCIETY IS MEAGER AND KEEPS THEM BEHIND AN INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL ADVANCEMENTS. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IS ESTABLISHED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT BECOMES A FORMIDABLE THREAT AGAINST SOCIETY. HUMAN NATURE DICTATES THAT ONCE RACIAL OR GENDER FIXATIONS FOR ANY REASON, NORMALIZED EXEMPTIONS AND ADVANTAGES, THEN TRIBALISM AND CIVIL INVITING -- INFIGHTING INEVITABLY RESURFACES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO WELCOME -- ARE WE GOING TO DO THE STAFF -- [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. >> KNOW? >> NO. WE CAN HOLD THAT UNTIL BAND. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR SPECIAL MEETING AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO COME DOWN FROM THE DAIS AND WE WILL FINISH THE REMAINDER OF THAT MEETING AT THESE TABLES IN FRONT OF US. THANK YOU. >> AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, THE MICS ARE [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]. SO PARTICIPANTS CAN HEAR. >> AND WHILE YOU'RE GETTING SETTLED, I'D LIKE TO DO AN ADDITION TO ROLLCALL. THANK YOU. >> WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL MEETING. JUST A MONTH. THIS IS LIVE TV. LET ME FIX THIS. IS THAT BETTER? NO ECHO NOW? GOOD. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO AGAIN, GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO THE DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMMISSION NORTHSTAR SPECIAL MEETING RETREAT. AND WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT IS IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT I WANT TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MAYOR, MAYOR ZORN, AND OUR COUNCILMEMBER AND I INVITE THEM TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF THEY LIKE. IF THEY LIKE. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I KNOW I SPOKE AT THE LAST TIME SO I THINK I'VE GIVEN MY PEP TALK. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE -- I WANTED TO APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY, AND I NOTE THAT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET PLANS WRITTEN DOWN, GET, YOU KNOW, ROADMAP PLANS FOR WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR KNOWING THAT TODAY IS THE DAY WHERE THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I KNOW I HAVE HEARD CUSHIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PROBABLY FROM YOU ALL ASKING, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START DOING THINGS? AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE OUR TOTAL SUPPORT ON WHATEVER YOU THINK IS THE KINDS OF PROJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON THIS YEAR. I'M VERY EXCITED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD A COMMISSION LIKE THIS, A PERMITTING COMMISSION. THAT WAS MY BIG DEAL. THAT THIS WAS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. THIS WAS NOT A TASK FORCE. THIS IS A PERMANENT COMMISSION, SO KIND OF THINK -- THINK LONG TERM AS YOU HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS. HOW DO YOU ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY? HOW DO YOU MAKE A REAL IMPACT? AND PLEASE, FEEL CONNECTED OR STAY CONNECTED WITH COUNCIL. THE DECISIONS THEY MAKE COULD BE KEPT IN THIS BODY BUT IT COULD ALSO BE COMMUNICATED BACK TO COUNCIL. YOU COULD GIVE US REGULATIONS ON ACTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE. I ABSOLUTELY END AM INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE KINDS OF CRITIQUES AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE WAY THAT OUR CITY IS RUN. PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT CONVERSATION GOING AND I WILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH TRACY, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR AS WE MOVE FORWARD. GOOD LUCK TODAY. >> GOOD LUCK, MAYOR. I INVITE THE COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU ALL ONCE MORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STEPPING UP AND FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE REMARKS OF OUR GREAT MAYOR HERE. AND JUST SAY, THANK YOU AND HOW MUCH WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH YOU ALL. I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN HOW THAT WORKS BEGINS IN EARNEST. IT COULDN'T COME AT A BETTER TIME. ONE OF THE THINGS AS I'VE GONE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT I'VE REALIZED IS WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW FACES IN OUR TOWN. AND THAT IS GOOD. I WANT THEM TO STAY FOR A WHILE. FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL INCLUDED IS PART OF WHAT IS ALREADY A WONDERFUL AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY. HOW DO WE SOLIDIFY THAT EVEN FURTHER? PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT BOTH OF US ARE ACCESSIBLE. HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND MEET WITH YOU ALL AS A GROUP OR INDIVIDUALLY, AS WELL. TO HEAR ANY CONSTRUCTIVE INPUT THAT YOU HAVE. IN TERMS OF HOW DO WE MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD IN AN EVEN MORE INCLUSIVE MANNER. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SORRY I WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING, LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING A REPORT OUT FROM STAFF, SO THANK YOU ALL. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, TOO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO THE WORK THIS MORNING. AND GET SOME SET UP. OF JUST HOW WE ARE GOING TO SPEND OUR TIME TOGETHER. AS A GROUP, AND LET ME JUST SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO I AM. AND WHAT I DO. OUTSIDE OF THIS. AND SO, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE TO KEEP COMING OVER HERE, BUT, I'LL JUST COME OVER HERE FOR NOW. TO DO THIS. SO, YOU PRETTY MUCH HEARD, WHEN WE MET, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THIS MOMENT, I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT I DO FOR ACTUAL WORK IS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT -- ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, AND I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND IN THAT AREA. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE MY HOA, BUT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, AND SO, I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT RHETT OF EXPERIENCE TO MY COMMUNITY, TO THIS COMMUNITY WHERE I'VE BEEN FOR OVER 20+ YEARS ACTIVELY INVOLVED AS A CITIZEN, AS A MOM. AND JUST AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER. SO MY ORGANIZATION, THE CHERRY ON COLLECTIVE IS A GROUP OF WHAT I CALL CREATIVES THAT ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR OWN AREA, AND WE FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT WORK AND CREATING CONTENT CURRICULUM FOR THAT. SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME, AND JUST SO THAT WE CAN LEVEL SET AND KNOW THAT SOME OF THE STUFF I SAY, I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. JUST A LITTLE BIT. LET'S KEEP MOVING. SO THE AGENDA FOR TODAY -- WE ARE GOING TO DO A WELCOME AND OCCASION. SO WE ARE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO SPEND OUR TIME. WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH AN EXERCISE CALLED ABOUT ME AND WHILE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALL MET EACH OTHER BEFORE AND WE'VE DONE SOME TALKING, I'M GOING TO SHARE SOME PROMPTS, AND WE ARE GOING TO DIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO WHO WE ARE INDIVIDUALLY. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I THINK YOU ALL WILL AGREE THAT THE MORE COHESIVE WE ARE AS A COMMISSION AND THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT EACH OTHER INDIVIDUALLY, THAT THE EASIER THIS HARD WORK WILL BE. WE HAVE SOME COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS THAT WILL TS UP ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO OPERATE TOGETHER TODAY. I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOUR PILLARS. I WILL EXPLAIN MORE WHEN WE GET THERE. WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME REVIEWS. NOW, I DIDN'T ASK, BUT I HAD HOPED THAT FOLKS MIGHT BRING THEIR COMMISSIONER MANUAL, SO I'M GOING TO CALL OUT A FEW THINGS FROM THE MANUAL THAT WE WILL REVIEW TOGETHER. AND ALSO, YOU ALL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE BEAUTIFUL NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, SO THERE'S A FEW ITEMS FROM THERE THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN THAT REVIEW TIME. WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO OUR NORTHSTAR EXERCISE, LOOKING AT 2025-26 GOALS AND A WORK PLAN. WE WILL RECAP, AND BE DONE FOR TODAY. THERE'S A COUPLE OF BREAKS BUILT INTO THIS, AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. SO LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT WITH THE ABOUT ME. AND NOW I'LL MODEL IT. SO THAT WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER. BUT THIS IS JUST, REALLY, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER. AS WE DIVE INTO THIS WORK. AND SO, HERE'S THE PROMPT. RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THEM ALL IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THEM ALL, BUT IT IS COOL IF YOU DO USE THEM ALL. HOMETOWN, CURRENT LOCATION, IT MAY NOT BE MARTINEZ. YOUR ALMA MATER, IF YOU HAVE ONE. YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL OR LEAST FAVORITE ANIMAL. YOUR FAVORITE -- CURRENT JOB OR CURRENT ROLE. I AM A DETROITER, BORN AND RAISED IN DETROIT, AND I LIKE TO TELL ME, ON THE SIDE OF THE TRADE BUT REALLY, I STILL SAY DETROIT. I CAME IN MY 20s. AGAIN, I'M PEEKING INTO WHAT MY AGES WHEN I SAY THAT, IF YOU ADD UP THE THREE YEARS PLUS THAT. I CAME HERE TO WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO IN MY 20s. MY CURRENT LOCATION IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FEET IT IS AWAY FROM HERE, BUT I THINK I AM THREE BLOCKS DOWN. SO, IT IS MY CURRENT LOCATION. MY ALMA MATER ARE SEVERAL. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. I'M A WOLVERINE FIRST. ANY WOLVERINE FANS? THIS IS A TOUGH CALIFORNIA CROWD. ALL RIGHT. SO, I'M A WOLVERINE. AT ONE POINT, I WAS A PHOENIX. I GET TO THE THREE DIFFERENT ANIMALS. MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS NO ANIMAL. I HAVE KIDS. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING ELSE. NOT EVEN A FISH. I HAVE NO ANIMALS. MY CURRENT ROLE IS I'M A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT. I WORK BAY AREA WIDE. REALLY, NATIONWIDE. AND AM FOCUSED ON MAKING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT, AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? RAISING THE LEVEL OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICULARLY WORKING WITH LEADERSHIP. FUN FACT. I SAW A UFO. I HAVE IT ON FILM. 35 SECONDS. RIGHT HERE IN MARTINEZ. I THINK IT WAS A YEAR AFTER COVID, AND I DON'T KNOW. DO WE REALLY WANT HER IN CHARGE? YEAH, WE DO. NO. I WAS COMPELLED TO GO TO MY BACKYARD. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. IT WAS NIGHTTIME. FUN FACT, I ACTUALLY SAW A UFO. SO I WENT UP A TAD BIT OVER 30 SECONDS. MAYBE I WENT 45, BUT THAT IS THE MODEL, SO I'M JUST GOING TO I THINK -- DO WE NEED TO PASS THE MIC, OR DO YOU THINK THERE IS ENOUGH JUICE WITH WHAT IS PHASING OUT? >> THE MICROPHONE SHOULD CATCH EVERYONE. >> EXCELLENT. WHY DON'T WE START ON THIS END? I'M GOING TO TAG, YOU'RE IT, AND WE ARE GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND. >> AND SPEAK JUST A LITTLE BIT LOUDER, JUST IN CASE. >> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE IN MARTINEZ. I WOULD SAY FISH IS MY FAVORITE ANIMAL. FUN FACT ABOUT ME. I ACTUALLY REALLY DISLIKE COFFEE. I REALLY ENJOY MAKING COFFEE. I'M A LITTLE HOME BARISTA. MY FAMILY LOVES DRINKING COFFEE, SO EVERY MORNING, I MAKE THEM CAPPUCCINOS, LATTES. WHATEVER THEY'D LIKE. >> MY NAME IS STEEVE. I WAS BORN IN A SMALL COUNTRY CALLED GABON IN WEST AFRICA. I WENT TO COLLEGE THERE. AND THEN, TOWARD THE END OF COLLEGE, I WENT TO [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] TO TEACH FRENCH. TO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE U.S. WHILE DOING THAT JOB, THAT IS WHERE I MET A WOMAN COMING FROM [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] MARTINEZ IN CALIFORNIA. SHE WAS DIRECTLY MY STUDENT GRADE WE GOT IN TROUBLE FOR DATING. LONG STORY SHORT, AFTER MY CONTRACT WITH THE PEACE CORPS, WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO MARTINEZ. WHEN I GOT HERE, I STUDY TEACHING FRENCH IN ADULT SCHOOLS. FOR EIGHT YEARS. AND THEN, MY FIRST YEAR HERE, I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. EAST BAY HAYWARD. >> IT'S A TENDER, TOO. >> SO I GRADUATED FROM EAST BAY, AND THEN I GOT ANOTHER JOB. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] STEEL TOED BOOTS. SO I DO A LOT OF TRAVELING. I DON'T HAVE ANY PETS BUT MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS A GORILLA. BECAUSE IT'S AN ANIMAL THAT HAS THIS BLEND OF STRENGTH [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] AND IT INSPIRES ME A LOT. CURRENT ROLE, THE COMMISSION, OF COURSE. THE CHURCH WHERE I GO TO. FUN FACT. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO AMERICA, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS FROM ITALIAN DESCENT ASKED ME, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TEAM? I SAID THE TEAM FROM MY COUNTRY. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] I SAID I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT AMERICAN FOOTBALL OR BASEBALL. HE SAID, WELL, YOUR FAVORITE TEAM IS 49ers. REPEAT. SO MY FAVORITE TEAM IS THE 49ers. VERY COOL. >> MY NAME IS [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]. MARCOS BARAJAS. MY FAMILY IS FROM TWO STATES IN MEXICO. AT LEAST GO -- JALISCO. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] ALL RIGHT. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] HAYWARD OR EAST BAY? >> HAYWARD. >> BASICALLY, I JUMPED FROM JOB TO JOB IN THE CITY. THE JOB MARKET WAS A BIT TOO MUCH FOR ME. 60 TO 80 HOURS PER WEEK REALLY WASN'T MY STYLE. I HAD BEEN INTERNING ON CENTER AVENUE. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] RIGHT NOW, WE ARE GOING THROUGH IT. ALL OF US ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ABOUT THREE JOBS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT WHAT WE WERE HIRED TO DO. SO I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE OVERWHELMED. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]. I'M TRYING TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN MY CITY OF MARTINEZ. MY IS NOTHING GOING THE WAY I WANTED TO? BEING A VICTIM OF THE BYSTANDER EFFECT. -- MY CAREER. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] DEVELOPMENT. I MAKE LITTLE JINGLES [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR ME TO [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] AND CREATE THINGS. THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THINGS THAT I DO. >> HI. I AM GWYNETH GILKEY. I WAS BORN IN CHICAGO. I GREW UP IN COLORADO. BUT I'VE BEEN IN THE BAY AREA FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. I WENT TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY. OUT EAST. MY FAVORITE ANIMAL -- I LOVE CATS. CURRENT JOB, DATA SCIENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, AND A.I. FOR THE CYBERSECURITY ROLE, OR CYBERSECURITY AS A MAJOR FIRE -- FORTUNE 500 BANK. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHICH ONE. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] TO GET INVOLVED OR OUT-OF-THE-WAY. FUN FACT ABOUT ME -- I WAS ONCE A NATIONALLY RANKED SNOWBOARD WRITER. -- RIDER. I NEVER MADE THE FINALS BECAUSE EVERY YEAR CONFRONTED WITH MIDTERMS. >> WHAT IS THAT SPORT? >> SNOWBOARD CROSS. IT'S BASICALLY DOWNHILL RACING WHERE THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE ON THE COURSE. 4 TO 6 PEOPLE ON THE SAME COURSE AT THE SAME TIME. JUMPS, BUMPS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> ALL RIGHT. I'M VANA. MY HOMETOWN IS NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. I'M CURRENTLY IN [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] AND MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] I'M FROM NEW ORLEANS AND THEY HAVE ALLIGATORS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY POP UP IN THE NEWS. MY CURRENT JOB, I AM AT [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] WATER DISTRICT. I'M AN ANALYST THERE. ON THIS COMMISSION, AND FUN FACT, SO I USED TO WORK AT CAL STATE EAST BAY. I WAS THE MANAGER, AND I OPENED THE FIRST GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE THERE. GRADUATE STUDENT STUDIES OFFICE THERE. I DON'T KNOW. WE MAY HAVE BEEN THERE. I WAS THERE FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. BUT IT WAS DURING THE EAST BAY PERIOD. THAT'S IT. I AM [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]. WE HAVE FIVE KIDS. WHAT ELSE? I'M SORRY. I WENT TO PURDUE. PACERS. SORRY, GUYS. ISLE OF DOGS. I LOVE MY DOG. IT IS MY FAVORITE ANIMAL. I LOVE DOGS AND CATS. CURRENT JOB, I OWN MY -- I RENT MY OWN BUSINESS. IT'S ORGANIC SKIN AND HAIR -- HEALTHCARE. WE HELP MINORITIES. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] MINORITY -- IT IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE -- MY CURRENT ROLE IS I'M A MOM, BUSINESS OWNER, JUGGLER, GOING CRAZY SOMETIMES, ASKING MYSELF WHAT I'M DOING. FUN FACTS. I LOVE COFFEE, AND I'M GOING TO STOP THERE. >> DID YOU SAY YOU LOVE COFFEE? I DO, TOO. >> THE MIND IF -- AND I CAN GO BRIEFLY BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF THE TEAM? JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US? >> ABSOLUTELY. PLEASE. >> WE WILL BE QUICK ABOUT IT. MY NAME IS LAUREN. I LIVE IN SAN LEANDRO, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A REVERSE COMMUTE TO GET HERE. MY ALMA MATER -- I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN OAKLAND, WENT TO CAL STATE EAST BAY FOR BACHELORS AND MASTERS DEGREE. AND VANA AND I WERE TALKING. I FINISHED LAST YEAR IN EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AT HARVARD. I ACTUALLY GOT TO VISIT THE SCHOOL LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS GREAT. FAVORITE ANIMAL, I'LL GO WITH DOG US . I LOST MY TWO DOGS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE'VE HAD THEM FOR 15 YEARS. CURRENT JOB, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HERE. BASICALLY OVERSEE MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY, MAKE SURE THE SERVICES ARE RUNNING SMOOTHLY EVERY DAY. THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING DEALT WITH. THE WATER MAINS ARE GETTING FIXED. ALL THOSE THINGS. AND THEN, CURRENT ROLE, ALSO MOM. SO I'M ACTUALLY MISSING MY SON'S BASKETBALL GAME RIGHT NOW BUT I'M GETTING REPORTS FROM MY HUSBAND ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING BUT IF I WASN'T HERE, MY PRIORITY IS ALWAYS BEING WHEREVER HE IS. MY SON. SO. AND FUN FACT. I MAKE I HAVE TOLD THE COMMISSION THIS, BUT I TOO HAVE SERVED ON COMMISSION. TO SELECT EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING HERE -- 10 YEARS AGO, I HAD THE SAME KIND OF -- WHAT DO I DO? HOW DO I GET INVOLVED? I WANT TO DO MORE. THEN JUST SIT HERE. AND JUST JOINED THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. AND SERVED A HANDFUL OF YEARS THERE, SO AGAIN, KIND OF REALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR HAT AND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM AND WANT TO HELP YOU GUYS THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE. I ALWAYS TRY TO THINK ABOUT THAT. >> HI, GUYS. MY NAME IS EVE. GOING DOWN THE LIST, MY HOMETOWN IS SIMPLY TO, ARIZONA. IT IS SOUTH OF TUCSON. IT WAS INCORPORATED IN 1984 AND HAD TWO DOZEN PEOPLE AND NOW WE ARE AT 50,000, SO IT HAS GROWN A LOT. IT IS NOT MY HOMETOWN ANYMORE, I GUESS, BECAUSE I LIVE HERE NOW IN MARTINEZ, AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA, SO HALF A MILE THAT WAY. MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS EITHER PANDAS OR FROGS. I HAVE THEM EVERYWHERE. KERMIT THE FROG DOESN'T COUNT, BUT HE DOES -- MY CURRENT JOB IS I'M THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER SO I DO WHATEVER MIKE TELLS ME. I ALSO WORKS -- WORK AS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE CITY SO I HANDLE OAK MEDICATIONS, NEWSLETTER, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMERGENCY ALERTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT NEEDS TO GET OUT. I'M HELPING IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. MY CURRENT ROLE IS MOSTLY WORK, BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT. I DO HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. WE HOMESCHOOL, SO THAT IS MY OTHER JOB. AND FUN FACT ABOUT ME. IN NINTH GRADE, WE DID A SURVEY AT MY HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS THE ONLY KID THERE THAT COULD NOT ROLL, BULL, OR TACO THEIR TONGUE, SO I AM ONE OF -- VERY FEW, AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE THAT ABILITY BECAUSE I DO NOT. >> I LOVE THAT. I'M WITH YOU. I CAN'T DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I THINK YOU'LL AGREE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW EACH OTHER A BIT AS WE GET INTO WHAT COULD BE CHALLENGING WORK, AND HOPEFULLY EXCITING WORK FOR US AS A COMMISSION. SO LET'S KEEP MOVING. SO, AS WE GET INTO THESE DISCUSSIONS TODAY, AND WE START TO DO A BIT OF THE BREAKING OUT -- BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BREAK OUT INTO SMALL GROUPS -- YOU CAN LOOK TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM THERE, NEAR THE FLAG, AND YOU SEE SOME LARGE POST-ITS, SO WE ARE GOING TO DO AN EXERCISE THERE. BUT BEFORE WE DO ANY OF THAT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOME AGREEMENTS ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO OPERATE, AND SO I'VE COME UP WITH THREE THAT I USE PRETTY CONSISTENTLY WITH GROUPS LIKE THIS. AND I'M GOING TO SKIM THEM. YOU CAN READ THEM AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT IF WE NEED TO ADD ANYTHING. SO THE VERY FIRST THING IS TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE. WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE, RESPECTFUL, AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES, AND WE WANT TO REALLY JUST ACKNOWLEDGE POWER DYNAMICS. WE WANT TO LEAVE ROLLS AND TENURE AT THE DOOR AND COME TOGETHER TODAY AS INDIVIDUALS WHO LOVE OUR CITY AND WHO ARE EXCITED ABOUT MAKING AN IMPACT THAT IS POSITIVE FOR THE CITY OF MARTINEZ. WE WANT -- NOW, LET ME BACK UP AND SAY THAT IF YOU'RE A PERSON LIKE ME THAT TALK A LOT, I MIGHT ASK YOU TO TAP IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT TODAY. OKAY? AND IF YOU'RE A PERSON THAT DOES NOT LIKE TO TALK A LOT, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PUSH IT UP, BECAUSE THAT IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET TO DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES. IF ONLY ONE OF US OR THE LOUDEST VOICE IS CONSISTENTLY SPEAKING, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HEAR DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND EXPERIENCES. SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BOUNCE YOURSELF WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARE ENGAGING AND HOW WE ARE TAKING UP SPACE OR USING SPACE. WE WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL. NOW. THAT IS NOT JUST IN WORDS WE SAY. THAT IS IN OUR BODY LANGUAGE. THAT IS IN THOSE NECK ROLLS. I ROLLS. THAT OTHER STUFF THAT WE DO WITH OUR SHOULDERS. THAT ALSO DEALS WITH RESPECT. RIGHT? SO THIS IS RESPECT IN THE WAY NOT ONLY THAT WE COMMUNICATE, BUT HOW WE LISTEN TO HOW WE LEARN WHEN OTHERS ARE TALKING. WHEN I -- ONE THAT IS NOT UP THERE THAT I'D LIKE TO ADD IS WE WANT TO BE IN ONE PLACE. WE DON'T WANT TO TALK OVER EACH OTHER. I DON'T SUSPECT THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS GROUP AT ALL. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS LAS VEGAS ROLES. CAN'T IMAGINE -- BECAUSE WERE NOT ONLY LIVE, BUT WE ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT I WILL SAY THIS. AS WE LEAVE THIS SPACE AS INDIVIDUALS, THAT THE STORY IS NOT REALLY YOURS TO TELL. WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE AND SHARE OTHERS STORIES. WHAT WE OUGHT TO LEAVE AND SHARE AND WHAT WE HOPE ELEVATES OUT OF THIS RECORDING AND OUT OF THIS FEELING AND OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAY JOIN US HERE ARE THE THEMES. THE IDEAS. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ELEVATE TO THE TOP OUR IDEAS. RIGHT? NOT PARTICULARLY NAMES. SO, SO FAR SO GOOD. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS? ANYTHING WE ARE MISSING? ANYTHING WE NEED TO ADD? CAN I GET A THUMBS UP? RIGHT? SO EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE, IN ADDITION TO BEING PROVIDED MATERIALS, THINGS THAT WE DO SHOULD BE A CLUE AS TO WHO COMES BEHIND US. RIGHT? ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TO ANY OF US. OUR LIVES COULD CHANGE. THERE COULD BE DECISIONS WE MAKE. YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE MONEY MOTIVATED, HE COULD HIT THAT BIG JACKPOT, AND DECIDE YOU'RE OUT OF HERE. YOU ARE GOING TO THE MOON OR WHEREVER. $80 BILLION WILL TAKE YOU. RIGHT? SO WE WANT TO -- LEADERSHIP, UP TO SAY THAT MOST ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT THERE. RIGHT? THIS IS AN IDEAL STATE TO THINK IN ADVANCE OF WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EXIT? AND YOU'RE LIKE, WOW. WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOT STARTED YET. YEAH. THAT'S WHY I SAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVEN IF WE TOUCH A LITTLE BIT OF THIS TRANSCENDENT LEADERSHIP APPROACH, WE ARE DOING GOOD. >> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> ABSOLUTELY. AND LET ME SAY THIS, LAUREN. ANYTIME. FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN. RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I FINISH TALKING. WE ARE TOGETHER. AND I DON'T WANT TO -- I'M NOT PLANNING TO TALK ALL TIME. I'M FRONTLOADED, AND THEN THE REST OF THIS IS TOGETHER. GO AHEAD, THIS MORN. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] BECAUSE IT IS REALLY RARE. NEW COMMISSION. WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN DECADES. RIGHT? SO ALL THE OTHER COMMISSIONS HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 80s, 70s, AND BEYOND. AND THEY ARE GOVERNED BY CODES THAT WERE WRITTEN IN THE 80s AND 70s. THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM IN OF ITSELF. BY THE WAY, BUT AS YOUR STAFF PERSON, I HAVE SET UP. I'VE STAFFED COMMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE ALSO STOOD UP NEW COMMISSIONS. VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. WHEN WE ARE WELCOMING SOMEBODY, A NEW COMMISSION -- IT'S PLUG AND PLAY A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING FOR FIVE YEARS, 10 YEARS. YOU HAVE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. YOU'VE GOT TRIED-AND-TRUE PRACTICES OF WHAT THE ROLE IS, WHAT VALUE THEY SERVE TO THE COUNCIL, THE COMMUNITY HERE. HERE, WE ARE ALL BRAND-NEW, AND IT'S -- IT CAN IMPRESS UPON HOW UNIQUE THIS IS FOR A CITY AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO JUST -- WE ARE ALL STARTING BRAND-NEW IN OUR ROLES, SO WHEN TRACY SAYS, THINKING AHEAD TO WHEN YOU ARE ALL GONE, IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE WILL HOPEFULLY COME A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING BACK ON THIS DAY, 30 YEARS FROM NOW, AND GO, THEY DID THINGS THAT HELPED SET US UP FOR SUCCESS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO I JUST WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT STUFF. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> YEAH, AND I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH. TRANSCENDENT LEADERSHIP -- DON'T GET STUCK THERE. IT'S STUCK IN MY HEAD BECAUSE AGAIN, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS STUFF A LONG TIME, AND, LIKE, I ALWAYS WANT TO GO THERE, BUT IT'S HARD TO STOP THERE. 95% OF ORGANIZATIONS DON'T GET THERE. SO IF WE TOUCH IT EVEN A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE LEAVE, WE ARE DOING GOOD. I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU ALL THESE IN CASE YOU WANT TO WRITE ANYTHING DOWN MORE THAN THE POSTED. I WANT TO OPEN IT UP NOW. LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE PILLARS. ANY THOUGHTS OR REFLECTIONS ON THE PILLARS? ANYONE? >> I WILL SECOND -- IT IS A TO -- WEIRD TOPIC BUT THE TOPIC OF TRANSCENDING. HAD WE MAKE SURE THAT WERE LEAVING THAT PAPER TRAIL? [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] IS MUCH AS YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT CREATING PAPER TRAILS. IT'S A VERY GOOD THING FOR US TO BE DOING. VERY INTENTIONALLY. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THESE -- TO BACKING UP THINGS. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] I DON'T [ INAUDIBLE - OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] DON'T FORGET , ADD YOUR POST-ITS TO THE BIG POSTED ONCE YOU GET THEM. [ INAUDIBLE - OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> OKAY. DECISION-MAKING. FOCUS AND PRIORITIZATION. OKAY. >> HOW ARE WE DOING? LET'S TAKE ANOTHER MINUTE TO WRAP UP. ANOTHER MINUTE. >> OKAY. LET'S DO A LITTLE TALK THROUGH OF WHAT WE HAVE. LUKA, YOU ARE UP THERE, SO THIS IS PERFECT. I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU TALK US THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE. AND THEN LET'S DO SOME --ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. SO. THAT WAS A GOOD STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS. NICE. SO LUKA IS UP, AND GWYN IS GOING TO ADD A COUPLE MORE. YOU GOT IT, GWYN, AND THEN LUCA -- LUKA IS GOING TO TALK US THROUGH WHAT WE THOUGHT QUICKLY AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO USE THAT TO COME BACK TOGETHER IN OUR GROUPS AND THINK THROUGH WHAT OUR GOALS ARE. LUKA, DO YOU HAVE --NEED A HIGHLIGHTER TO HIGHLIGHT ANYTHING? IF YOU'VE GOT +ONES. LET ME GIVE YOU A MARKER. GIVE IT UP FOR LUKA. >> SO FOR CLEAR VISION AND PURPOSE, WE HAVE [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] >> STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU. >> STILL CAN'T HEAR ME? >> THANK YOU. THE COMMON THEME HERE IS COMMUNICATION AND JUST HAVING CLEAR AGREEMENTS, ESSENTIALLY, WITH EACH OTHER. SO COMMUNICATION AND A CLEAR VISION, ESSENTIALLY. WE ARE FOCUSING ON PRIORITIZATION. DEVELOPING OUR OWN AGREED METRICS TO DETERMINE PRIORITY. THE FRAMEWORK. THE SELF HONESTY, AS WELL. AND COMMUNICATION IS A THEME ACROSS ALL OF THESE. WE PUT A STICKY NOTE ACROSS ALL OF THEM. THAT'S GOING TO COME ACROSS AGAIN, AND, IN THIS CASE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STANDS OUT AS KIND OF REPEATING ITSELF IS HAVING OUR OWN GROUP -- BEING HONEST WITH EACH OTHER AND BEING ABLE TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE UPON. MOTIVATION, ALIGNMENT. ONCE AGAIN, COMMUNICATION. BUT WORKING TOWARDS A CONSENSUS, HAVING ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND SETTING GOALS. [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] BEING COMMUNITY-ORIENTED AS WELL AS LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY. SO GOALS AND COMMUNITY CREATION. WORKING TOWARDS A CONSENSUS. THE DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK, DATA, ANALYTICAL, THAT FALLS INTO A HIVE MIND. DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK, FACTUAL, OPEN TO NEW IDEAS AND OUTCOMES, TAKING A LOOK --APART THE FRAMEWORK, WE ARE BUILDING A FRAMEWORK THAT FOUND SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ANALYZED. TAKING A LOOK AT THE OUTCOME, THE DATA ANALYTICS. SUCH AS THE INFECTED CAN BRING. THAT'S A THEME ACROSS THIS ONE. AND THEN NAVIGATING CHALLENGES. FACING CHALLENGES HEAD ON. LISTENING. WITH THE COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY, AND ALSO, CAUSE AND EFFECT. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE AND THIS CHALLENGE? WHAT IS AN EFFECT OF THIS CHALLENGE IF IT PERSISTS, IF IT IS NOT RESOLVED? SO THAT'S --WE ARE NAVIGATING CHALLENGES. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LUKA. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN CLAP FOR THAT. THAT WAS GOOD. THAT WAS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE GOING TO STAY IN OUR GROUPS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO STAY IN OUR GROUPS AND LET'S SPEND --WE ARE ALMOST AT --I CAN'T BELIEVE OUR TIME IS ALMOST DONE TOGETHER. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS JUST ME, BUT THIS FLEW BY. RIGHT? I FEEL LIKE WE COULD HAVE SPENT A LOT LONGER DAY, BUT LET'S KEEP MOVING. SO LET'S SPEND 15 MINUTES. NOW, LET ME SAY THIS. LET ME SAY THIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PANIC AND THINK THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO WALK OUT WITH SOMETHING. OKAY? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SPEND TIME, FIRST OF ALL, THINKING ABOUT OUR GOALS. RIGHT? WE LOOKED AT OUR NORTHSTAR. WE HEARD ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY. WE LOOKED AT HOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OPERATING, AND NOW I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER, AND WE THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE OUR GOALS? SO LET'S TAKE 15 MINUTES --WHAT TIME IS IT? NO. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE 10. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE 11. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE NINE. I LIED. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UNTIL 11:45. 11:50. THAT GIVES US 10 MINUTES TO WRAP UP. DOES THAT SEEM RIGHT? HERE IS WHAT I WILL COMMIT TODAY. I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS, AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE --AS WELL IS THIS TRANSCRIPT, PROVIDE SOME --THIS BACK, -- DECK --AND SOME NOTES FROM THIS GALLERY THAT WE ARE DOING BACK TO US, RIGHT? SO DON'T WORRY THAT YOU'VE GOT TO WRITE IT OR ANYTHING. RIGHT? WE'LL GET IT BACK AND WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH IT. I'LL WORK WITH MS. EVE AND WE'LL GET IT BACK TO EVERYONE. SO LET'S SPEND TIME IN OUR GROUPS UNTIL 10 MINUTES TILL THE TOP OF THE HOUR, 11:50, THINKING ABOUT OUR GOALS. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. STAY IN OUR GROUPS. I'M JUST GOING TO FLOAT A LITTLE BIT. [ INAUDIBLE - OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> [ INAUDIBLE - OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF THESE RETREATS. >> I HAVE AN IDEA. [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] >> RIGHT. I DO, TOO. NOT ONLY THE CULTURAL PRESENCE. ALL RIGHT. WE GOOD? IS THAT IT? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. >> I'M GOING TO BRING THIS OVER. I'M GOING TO BRING THIS OVER SO I'M NOT WAY OVER HERE. AND LET ME MOVE THE SLIDE. [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ]. IF I HAD MY FANCY THING. ALL RIGHT. SO, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, AGAIN, FOR YOUR TIME , WORKING TOGETHER IN YOUR SMALL GROUPS, TO LOOK AT WHAT OUR GOALS COULD BE. I'M GONNA FIRST --BEFORE WE GET INTO WHAT'S UP THERE, ASK FROM EACH GROUP, SOMEBODY TO SHARE BRIEFLY WITH WHAT YOU ARE THINKING. I'M GOING TO START WITH GROUP 1. I GUESS IT'S OVER HERE. GROUP 2 HERE. GWYN, AND THEN STEEVE, YOUR GROUP THERE. LET'S START WITH GROUP 1 OVER HERE WITH LUKA. GIVE US A BRIEF RECAP OF THE GOALS THAT YOU ALL CAME UP WITH. THESE ARE THE GOALS WE CAME UP WITH. IT WAS NICE WHEN WE WRITE THEM ALL DOWN. >> JUST AN OVERVIEW. >> FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, PRIMARILY, GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED. LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE. HAVING MORE OUTREACH, ESPECIALLY. I'M SURE A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AREN'T QUITE SURE WHAT WE DO AS A COMMISSION. THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEW COMMISSION. AND I THINK WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE MORE OF THE COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED. I BROUGHT UP ALSO SETTING GOALS BEYOND JUST THIS NEXT YEAR, BUT SEEING WHERE WE SEE OURSELVES AS A COMMISSION IN FIVE YEARS, EVEN 10 YEARS. THIS KIND OF GOAL SETTING IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU. >> [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] A VERY IMPORTANT POINT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS HOW TO INVITE YOUTH AND NEW GENERATION TO OUR MEETINGS. --NOT MEETINGS --BUT TO HAVE MORE COMMUNITIES WITH THEM AND INVOLVEMENT. SOMEONE THAT YOUNGER [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] THAT IS A GREAT IDEA AND THE MEETINGS ARE THE PLACE FOR THEM TO COME. I KNOW THAT THE GIRL SCOUTS THE LOCAL TROOP HERE FROM JOHN MARY -- THE DAISIES AND THE GIRL SCOUTS ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO TALK ABOUT THE REFINERY. SO I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA TO INVITE THE YOUTH TO THE MEETINGS AND THAT WILL BE A GREAT FORUM FOR THEM, AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT. LET'S GO TO GROUP 2. >> I WROTE A TON OF STICKY NOTES. >> JUST OVERVIEW. ANY HIGHLIGHT. >> WE TOOK A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT APPROACH IN TERMS OF --THESE ARE MOSTLY GOALS THAT I HAVE WRITTEN DOWN --IN THE PAST MONTH, WHAT HAS COME TO MIND BUT IN TERMS OF GETTING THINGS ON THE WALL OF WHAT OUR POSSIBILITIES --STATEMENTS WE COULD BE MAKING. INITIATIVES WE COULD BE DOING. THINGS WE COULD BE FOCUSING ON. SO MORE OF THE TANGIBLE ACTION ITEMS AS OPPOSED TO COMMUNITY STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE I HAVE A LOT OF STICKY NOTES UP THERE. THAT IS KIND OF THE POINT. WE CAN START PARSING THROUGH WHAT WE THINK IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MOST PRAGMATIC TO ACCOMPLISH BUT ALSO IS MOST ALIGNED WITH OUR GOALS. IT'S VERY SCATTERSHOT, WHAT'S UP THERE, BUT I THINK IT GIVES US A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND GROUP 3. >> THIS RESEMBLES GROUP 1 IN THE SENSE THAT WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFY WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN IMPLEMENT ACTION ON THAT. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT BE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY PER -- [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] THIS GOAL OF THE SHORT TO LONG TERM ACTION PLAN. WE CAN BRING UP THE CITY COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. AND LET ME GET UP THERE AND LET'S READ OUT A FEW. WE ARE DOING GOOD FOR TIME. OKAY. I FORGET. LET ME MOVE THIS FOR THE STUDIO AUDIENCE. NO MORE BREAK. THAT WAS A JOKE. RECAP. ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS DOING OKAY? HOW IS THIS FOR YOU? HOW IS THIS TIME? DO YOU THINK THIS TIME WAS WELL SPENT? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WE NEED TO DO THIS, RIGHT? SO, THERE'S A LOT HERE. THANK YOU TWO MIGHT VICE CHAIR AND RIGHT HAND OVER THERE FOR THE 28 THINGS SHE PUT UP HERE. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I'M JUST GOING TO SKIM THEM, AND AGAIN, HERE IS THE COMMITMENT. RIGHT. WE CAN AGREE TODAY ON A COUPLE IF WE WANT. BUT I THINK LET'S GET THEM ALL WRITTEN DOWN. AND THEN LET'S THINK ABOUT IT IN THE NEXT MEETING. IN OUR NEXT PUBLIC MEETING. WE CAN MAYBE AN OUNCE AND SAY, LIKE, HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON IF THAT'S THE ROUTE WE WANT TO GO IF WE WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY. NO I.C.E. IN MARTINEZ. ENCOURAGE LOCAL AGRICULTURE. YES. I LOVE THAT. MORE SISTER CITY WORK. BETTER CITYWALK ABILITY AND LIKABILITY. ANTI-VIGILANTE STATUE. TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT, QUICK. QUICK. AS A TRANS PERSON, A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE UPON THEMSELVES TO ACT AGAINST, YOU KNOW, THE TRANS COMMUNITY --THERE ARE TRANS PEOPLE DESERVING OF FUSION. AND MAKING IT CLEAR THAT AS A CITY, WE DO NOT SUPPORT ANY SORT OF EXTRAJUDICIAL ACTIONS BEING TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO ANY SORT OF POLITICAL ACTIONS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> I'M GOING TO SKIP AROUND. OKAY? I'M GOING TO SKIP AROUND. SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES. CAN I JUST PLUS ONE ON LISTENING SESSIONS BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW WORKS WELL IN COMMUNITIES IS OUR LISTENING SESSIONS. SO I WILL +1 ON THAT. SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES, ALSO BROUGHT UP AS A GOAL. AND AGAIN, LIKE --WE HAVE THIS KIND OF STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO NARROW THIS DOWN. AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IN THE NARROWING DOWN, WE ARE ALSO ALIGNED IN SOME WAY IN THOSE FIVE BUCKETS FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IF WE CAN. RIGHT? AND THEN, WHAT IS THAT SIXTH AREA THAT IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO ELEVATE THAT IS NOT THERE EXISTING? SO I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. ENGAGING COMMUNITY -- ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. DEVELOPING SHORT-TERM TO LONG-TERM PLANS. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT. COMMUNITY OUTREACH. COMMUNITY EVENTS. LET ME JUST THROW IN THERE, THAT INCLUDES THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COMING, INTRODUCING YOURSELF. HEY, I'M A COMMISSIONER. WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY NEED? WHAT KIND OF CHALLENGES DOES THE COMMUNITY HAVE? I THINK THAT CAN GO OVER HERE WITH THE SURVEYS AND QUESTIONS, TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT AND TO BE ABLE LISTEN. YOUNGER GENERATION. HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE THEM AGAIN? ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE PUT THAT THERE. THAT SEEMS TO GO TOGETHER. MAKE OURSELVES FAMILIAR TO THE PUBLIC. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AGAIN. MORE MEETINGS LIKE THIS. YEAH. I LOVE IT. I THINK WE SHOULD AGAIN, TOO. COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ESTABLISH A PRESENCE. LOOK AT HOW MANY TIMES THAT HAS COME UP. RIGHT. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A GOAL ALREADY. IF WE JUST GO BY NUMBERS ALONE. ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY PRESENCE, HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY. THAT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF OUR GOALS. DEVELOPING SHORT TO LONG-TERM PLANS THAT WE CAN ADVISE TO THE COUNCIL. RIGHT. COMMUNITY IDENTIFYING INTERESTS. IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY INTERESTS. THAT IS SECOND. THAT HAS A PLUS ONE. CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS . THAT WAS MINE. I'M GOING TO PUT THAT THERE. GET TO KNOW THE PUBLIC MORE OUTSIDE. ENCOURAGE MORE INVOLVEMENT. AGAIN. SO, LOOK. THIS IS ALREADY ONE. WE CAN SAY THIS IS ONE ALREADY BECAUSE LOOK AT HOW MANY TIMES THIS GOT PLUS-ED. HERE ARE SOME OTHERS. THERE'S A LOT HERE. SOLAR CITY. COST OF LIVING. COST OF HOUSING. THIS ALIGNED STRICTLY WITH SOME OF THE CITY PRIORITIES. SOME I CAN'T READ. I'LL CALL YOU. CELEBRATE TEACHERS. BUT, YEAH. THERE'S THINGS HERE. CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. SOMEWHERE OVER HERE -- WHAT WAS THE ANTI-VIGILANTE? BUT THAT HERE. RIGHT? AND SO, I JUST WANT TO CLAP IT UP FOR US, AND FOR THIS WORK BECAUSE IN STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS, WE WERE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT --VERY QUICKLY, WHAT ELEVATED FOR US OUT OF THIS. SO GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND. DON'T JUST SIT THERE. CLAP IT UP. ALL RIGHT. SO, TO RECAP A BIT, I WANT TO INVITE MISS LAUREN OR MS. EVE, IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT. WE HAVE THREE MINUTES LEFT TECHNICALLY, BUT WE STARTED LATE. >> SO, NUMBER ONE IS WE WILL TAKE NOTES OF ALL THIS. WE ARE GOING TO DOCUMENT IT. WORK WITH OUR CHAIR AND SO EVERYONE WILL GET A REPORT OUT OF TODAY. NUMBER TWO, I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE DO HAVE AN ADOPTED DEI ROADMAP AND I WANT TO BRING THAT INTO THE CONVERSATION EVENTUALLY. I WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. I KNOW WE'VE HAD IT IN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ON WHERE ARE WE AT ON THE MAP? RIGHT? AND THEN WHERE DO WE NEED TO GO AND HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE WORK HERE? SO THAT WILL BE A FUTURE CONVERSATION. AS FAR AS THE NEXT MEETING, WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED THAT YET, BUT I THINK ONE THING THAT CHAIR AND STAFF WILL MAYBE DISCUSS IS WHETHER WE WANT TO DO A FOLLOW-UP TO THIS SOON. AFTER, OF COURSE, SOME OF OUR EVENTS COMING UP, AND THEN GET BACK TOGETHER AND FINISH THE WORK HERE. SO WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT AND WHEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN. EASE, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON THE STAFF SIDE? >> NO, BUT THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR SIGNING UP FOR NEXT WEEK'S EVENT. I THINK WE HAVE ONE SHIFT THAT'S OPEN. I WILL SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO RECAP SO EVERYONE'S AWARE OF WHEN THEY SIGNED UP, JUST TO REMIND YOU GUYS, BUT THAT IS MUCH MORE GRANULAR OF A NOTE. THANK YOU FOR READING THE EMAILS AND RESPONDING WHEN APPROPRIATE. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT COLLABORATION. >> ALL RIGHT. >> AND FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, ANY FINAL THOUGHTS OR REFLECTIONS BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT TODAY? >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR SHOWING UP AND PARTICIPATING. >> [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] I'M GOING TO PRACTICE SOMETHING THAT IS SIMILAR TO A BUSINESSES SLOGAN. THAT WAY, I CAN QUICKLY GIVE THEM A RESPONSE THAT GENERALLY MEANS SOMETHING TO ME. MY PERSONAL RESPONSE IS GOING TO BE ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION, WHETHER THAT BE [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] OR A LONG, DRAWNOUT EXPLANATION. I WOULD SAY, WE PRACTICE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL THAT IS GENUINE AS TO WHY YOU ARE HERE. WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT ARE YOU GOING FOR? I THINK GIVING THEM MORE DRAWNOUT EXPLANATION, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND ANY [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] YOU HAVE WILL BE REINFORCED. WILL HAVE A HARD TIME DEALING WITH THE NEXT PERSON. PEOPLE WHO MAY COME UP TO US AND THAT --I WOULD ASK YOU TO LOOK FORWARD [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] JUST AS THERE MIGHT BE PEOPLE THAT ARE ADVERSARIAL TO YOU. I WOULD SAY, BE PRAGMATIC ABOUT WHAT MAY HAPPEN BUT ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT MAY HAPPEN. >> ANY OTHER FINAL THOUGHTS OR REFLECTIONS? >> I LEARNED A LOT. I LIKE THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITY SESSIONS HERE. BY INCREASING OUR KNOWLEDGE, IT WOULD HELP US UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT WE ARE DOING. AND THAT'S USUALLY ONE THING THAT IS CHALLENGING. EVENT MY WIFE ASKED ME, WHAT IS THE MEETING TODAY. SO I KIND OF REPEATED WHAT THE AGENDA WAS, YOU KNOW, BUT THIS REALLY HELPS ME SUMMARIZE IT AND HAVE A MORE CLEAR ANSWER. AWESOME. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR REFLECTIONS? ANYONE? I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR SHOWING UP TODAY FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND TIME, AND FOR REALLY BEING VULNERABLE IN YOUR SHARES AND RESPONSES. I THINK THE MORE THAT WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, WE HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT WE CAN DO AND THE WORK THAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER, SO VERY EXCITED. WE SAID WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT AS FAR AS RECAPS AND EVERYTHING, AND SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. YOUR PRESENCE REALLY MATTERS, AND JUST, AS A PROUD MARTINEZAN, I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THE WORK THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TOGETHER. IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE SUPER EASY, BUT I THINK WE ARE READY AND WE ARE A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS WHAT A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BODY SHOULD LOOK LIKE. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL, AND I'M JUST PLEASED AND PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS GROUP. AND WITH THAT, HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY, EVERYBODY. SEE YOU NEXT TIME. WE ARE ALL DONE.