Youth Advisory Commission

>>> THIS IS THE AGE-ADJUSTED RATE PER 100,000 RESIDENTS. WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE RATE OF FENTANYL OVERDOSE WAS PRETTY LOW AND FAR BETWEEN BETWEEN THE YEARS 2012-2018. AND THEN FROM 2019 ON, THAT NUMBER SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES, RIGHT? THERE ARE A FEW REASONS FOR THAT REALLY INTENSE INCREASE. THE FIRST IS COVID, RIGHT? I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THE PANDEMIC WAS A REALLY STRESSFUL TIME FOR INDIVIDUALS. STRESS CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO TURN TO SUBSTANCES IN ORDER TO COPE. AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT WERE LIVING WITH ADDICTION ALREADY OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THEY WERE MORE LIKELY TO RELAPSE OR OVERDOSE ON THEIR USE. THIS IS ALSO WHEN THE PRESENCE OF FENTANYL REALLY CAME ABOUT IN OUR STREET DRUG SUPPLY, WHICH WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT LATER. SAME DATA DASHBOARD THAT THIS IS PULLED FROM, JUST A DIFFERENT VIEW IF YOU'RE A LESS OF A NUMBERS PERSON AND MORE OF A VISUAL PERSON. BUT THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A HEAT MAP. BASICALLY, THE DARKER OR MORE RED A REGION IS COLORED IN, THE HIGHER THE RATE OF OVERDOSE. SO REALLY WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT OVERDOSE ISN'T JUST HAPPENING IN ONE CENTRALIZED AREA HERE IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S MORE WIDESPREAD THAN WE MIGHT HAVE ASSUMED. SO THERE ARE DARKER OR HIGHER RATES OF OVERDOSE IN THE ANTIOCH AREA, IN CENTRAL AREA LIKE CONCORD, AND THEN IN FAR WEST LIKE RICHMOND. AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS SORT OF A CONDENSED VERSION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING . SO STARTING WITH SEDATIVES OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS, THAT CAN LOOK LIKE XANAX, VALIUM, AMBIEN, ATIVAN. SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE REFERRED TO AS SLEEPING PILLS, MUSCLE RELAXANTS. USUALLY DOCTORS WILL PRESCRIBE IT BEFORE, DURING, AFTER A SURGERY OR PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO HELP THE PATIENT RELAX OR GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP. XANAX IS SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED FOR THOSE WITH A PANIC OR ANXIETY DISORDER IN ORDER TO HELP MITIGATE THOSE SYMPTOMS THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT DISORDER AND HELP THEM FEEL MORE IN CONTROL OR QUOTE-UNQUOTE BASELINE. NOW, THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE SEEING IS MISUSE OF SEDATIVES FOR THE SAKE OF FEELING REALLY DROWSY, FEELING SOMETIMES MIMICKING A HIGH. I SHOULD NOTE THAT DEPRESSANT, ALCOHOL IS ALSO A DEPRESSANT. SOME PEOPLE MIMIC THE FEELING OF BEING DRUNK TO USING XANAX. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S MORE DISCREET TO TAKE A PILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY THAN TO DRINK ALCOHOL. BECAUSE THIS IS A PRESCRIPTION-GRADE MEDICATION, IT CAN CAUSE SOME REALLY SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE EFFECTS THAT ARE LISTED THERE. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT SEIZURE IS POSSIBLE WHEN THESE ARE MISUSED OR NOT TAKEN AS PRESCRIBED. SOME OF THESE MEDICATIONS ALSO GIVE AN AMNESIAC EFFECT. SOMETIMES PEOPLE WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY DID WHILE THEY WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. OKAY. AND THE MOST MISUSED TYPE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG IS OBVIOUSLY PAINKILLERS OR OPIOIDS, RIGHT? IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE SUBSTANCES THAT ARE CAUSING THE MOST OVERDOSES HERE IN THE U.S. SO THAT CAN LOOK LIKE OXYCONTIN, VICODIN. NORCO IS COMMONLY PRESCRIBED. MORPHINE IS USED SOMETIMES IN THE MEDICAL SETTING TOO. LIKE THE NAME SAYS, THESE MEDICATIONS ARE MEANT TO KILL A PRETTY SEVERE AMOUNT OF PAIN. SO IF A DOCTOR DEEMS THAT SOMEONE NEEDS MEDICATION STRONGER THAN TYLENOL OR IBUPROFEN, THEY'RE GIVEN ONE OF THESE MEDICATIONS. WHEN OPIOIDS ARE TAKEN, IT ERASES THE PAIN THE BODY IS FEELING, AND THE MIND IS TELLING THE BODY TO FEEL AND REPLACES IT WITH A SENSE OF EUPHORIA. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT REALLY INTENSE EUPHORIC FEELING SOMEONE GETS FROM OPIOIDS ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE AND REALLY EASY FOR SOMEONE TO BECOME RELIANT TO, WHICH IS WHY WE SEE SO MANY OPIOID USE DISORDERS OR ADDICTION STEM FROM A LEGITIMATE PRESCRIPTION. EFFECTS CAN INCLUDE EXTREME DROWSINESS, CONSTIPATION, AND SLOWED OR STOPPED BREATHING IS WHAT THAT LAST PART SAYS. I WANT EVERYONE TO TRY AND REMEMBER THAT LAST EFFECT OF SLOWED OR STOPPED BREATHING BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO THE NUMBER ONE SIGN TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEN SOMEONE'S OVERDOSING ON AN OPIOID. OKAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SLIDES BEING A LITTLE BIT CUT OFF. OKAY. OKAY, COOL. SO YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT OPIOIDS AND OPIOID USE DISORDER WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT FENTANYL. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS HEARD OF FENTANYL TO SOME DEGREE, WHETHER THAT'S IN NEWS, FROM A FRIEND, ETC. BUT FENTANYL REALLY WHAT IT IS, IS IT'S AN OPIOID, SO IT FALLS UNDER THAT LAST CATEGORY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT FENTANYL IS A SYNTHETIC OPIOID, WHICH MEANS IT'S MANMADE. IT'S NOT NATURALLY DERIVED. FENTANYL IS THE STRONGEST OPIOID THAT CAN BE PRESCRIBED TO SOMEONE IN THIS MOMENT. SO IT'S USED FOR PRETTY ADVANC ED CASES OF PAIN, LIKE TERMINAL ILLNESS, LATE STAGES OF CANCER, BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER A PRETTY INTENSE SURGERY. MOST RECENTLY, IT'S NOW BEING USED IN EPIDURALS, SO BEFORE SOMEONE GOES INTO LABOR. SO FENTANYL CAN BE EFFECTIVE IN A MEDICAL SETTING AND IN REALLY, REALLY SMALL DOSES. I'M TALKING 20-50 MICROGRAM DOSES. FOR REFERENCE, 1,000 MICROGRAMS MAKE UP ONE MILLIGRAM. THEY'RE GIVING LESS THAN A MILLIGRAM IN A MEDICAL SETTING TO TREAT THE PAIN OF GIVING BIRTH. THAT'S THE FENTANYL THAT'S BEING MEDICALLY PRESCRIBED. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE ILLICITLY MANUFACTURERRED FENTANYL, STREET FENTANYL. THIS IS WHAT'S DRIVING THAT INTENSE INCREASE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS WE WERE LOOKING AT IN THE BEGINNING. THIS FENTANYL IS NOT COMING FROM THE MEDICAL SETTING. IT'S BEING MADE IN COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS LIKE GARAGES, LIKE BASEMENTS, AND THEY'RE MADE IN BULK IN ORDER TO LACE THE DRUG, THE ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY. WITH THIS FENTANYL, IT'S USUALLY MADE INTO A WHITE POWDER FORM, AND WITH THAT WHITE POWDER, THESE DRUG DEALERS WITH ABLE TO PRESS THIS WHITE POWDER AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ANY PRESCRIPTION PILL THAT WE WOULD GET FROM A DOCTOR. SO THEY CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE XANAX. THEY CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE PERCOCETS, OXYCODONE, BUT REALLY IT'S LACED WITH FENTANYL. THE ISSUE WITH USING FENTANYL TO LACE THEIR DRUGS THAT THEY'RE CREATING THEMSELVES IS THAT THE AMOUNT OF FENTANYL THAT IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY CAUSE AN OVERDOSE IS JUST TWO MILLIGRAMS, OKAY? THAT'S HOW MUCH IT LOOKS LIKE NEXT TO A PENNY. THAT'S HOW MUCH FENTANYL POWDER FITS ON THE TOP OF A SHARPENED PENCIL. IT'S BEING COMPARED TO A FRACTION OF A RAINDROP OR A FEW GRAINS OF SALT IN A TEST TUBE. THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF FENTANYL LACED INTO A PILL CAN CAUSE AN INSTANT OVERDOSE. I WANT TO DO A LITTLE INTERACTION PORTION FOR THOSE OF US IN THE ROOM. SO THIS PICTURE COMES FROM THE DEA, AND ONE OF THESE PILLS IS LACED WITH FENTANYL AND ONE OF THESE PILLS IS PRESCRIPTION GRADE FROM THEIR DOCTOR. CAN ANYONE GUESS WHICH ONE THEY THINK MIGHT BE REAL? >> I'D LIKE TO SAY THE TOP ONE, LIKE IT LOOKS KIND OF CRUNCHIER OR NOT AS CLEAR. WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK THAT IS, REAL OR FAKE? >> I THINK THAT ONE'S THE LACED ONE. OKAY. YOU THINK THAT'S THE REAL ONE? OKAY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE SOME DIFFERING ANSWERS, RIGHT? SO IT TURNS OUT THE AUTHENTIC ONE IS ON THE LEFT, WHICH JUST GOES TO SHOW, RIGHT, THAT YOU KNOW TO THE NAKED EYE, TO THE AVERAGE PERSON, WE CAN'T TELL WHICH PILL IS REAL OR FAKE UNLESS WE'RE GETTING IT FROM THE DOCTOR'S. THIS PHOTO AND THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT AS WELL ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF HOW UNFORTUNATELY ADVANCED AND GOOD DRUG DEALERS ARE GETTING AT MAKING THEIR SUPPLY LOOK, FEEL, SMELL EXACTLY THE SAME AS A LEGITIMATE PRESCRIPTION PILL. THE DEA OR THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION CAME OUT WITH NEW DATA IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR STATING THAT SEVEN OUT OF EVERY 10 PILLS THAT THEY SEIZE HAVE AT LEAST TWO MILLIGRAMS OF FENTANYL IN THEM. THAT MEANS WHEN SOMEONE GOES OUT AND PURCHASES A DRUG FROM ANYWHERE BESIDES A LEGITIMATE PHARMACY FILLING A PRESCRIPTION FROM THEIR DOCTOR, THEY HAVE AT LEAST A 70% CHANCE OF COMING ACROSS SOMETHING THAT'S LACED. I JUST, I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW STRONG OF A DRUG, OF AN OPIOID THAT FENTANYL IS. IT CAN BE UP TO 50 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN HEROIN AND 100 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN MORPHINE. THEY'RE CONSIDERED STRONG OPIOIDS ON THEIR OWN, AND FENTANYL JUST LEAPS AHEAD OF IT. I KNOW THAT I'M EMPHASIZING FENTANYL LACED PILLS BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT FIRST SHOWED UP IN OUR STREET DRUG SUPPLY. FENTANYL CAN BE LACED INTO ANY SUBSTANCE THAT'S BOUGHT ILLICITLY. SO THAT MEANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE, FROM A DRUG DEALER. AGAIN, BECAUSE IT STARTS OFF IN THAT POWDER FORM, IT CAN BE EASILY LACED INTO OTHER POWDERED DRUGS. IT CAN BE LIQUEFIED AND PUT INTO HEROIN FOR EXAMPLE. AND WE'RE SEEING RISING CASES OF FENTANYL BASED CANNABIS. THAT'S ALARMING HERE IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY CANNABIS IS LEGALIZED HERE IN THE STATE, BUT IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT OUR YOUTH, IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET INTO A LEGITIMATE DISPENSARY BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDER 21, THEY'RE STILL RUNNING THAT RISK OF, AGAIN, 70% CHANCE OF COMING ACROSS SOMETHING THAT'S LACED WITH FENTANYL. SO YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS TO SAY THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN ENSURE IF WHAT WE'RE GETTING IS REAL, IS WHAT IT SAYS IT IS, IS IF WE'RE GETTING IT FROM A LEGITIMATE PHARMACY. OKAY. SO NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, WHAT ARE SOME TANGIBLE THINGS WE CAN DO TO STAY SAFE AND PREVENT OVERDOSE? IN MY OPINION, EVERYONE SHOULD BE CARRYING NALOXONE OR NARCAN WITH THEM. NALOXONE IS THE NAME OF THE MEDICATION USED TO REVERSE AN OVERDOSE ON OPIOIDS AND OPIOIDS ONLY. YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THE NAME NARCAN BEING THROWN AROUND. THAT'S THE NASAL SPRAY VERSION THAT HOLDS FOUR GRAMS OF NALOXONE IN IT. IT'S THE ADVIL OF IBUPROFENS. FOR THIS SAKE, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE NASAL SPRAY BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. IT'S WHAT MY COALITION GIVES US TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO RESCUE SOMEONE FROM AN OVERDOSE, WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR. LIKE I MENTIONED IN THE DRUG OVERVIEW, THE MOST COMMON SIGN IS THAT SLOW, SHALLOW, OR STOPPED BREATHING. WHEN SOMEONE HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OPIOIDS IN THEIR SYSTEM, IT BASICALLY BLOCKS ANY OXYGEN FROM BEING SENT TO THEIR BRAIN, WHICH CAUSES US TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. SOME OF THESE OTHER SIGNS MIGHT SHOW UP TOO. NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE TO BE PRESENT FOR IT TO BE AN OVERDOSE. IF YOU SEE ANY OF THESE SIGNS, THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TRY TO WAKE THE PERSON UP. SHAKE THEM BY THE SHOULDERS. SHOUT THEIR NAME. YOU CAN INDUCE A LITTLE BIT OF PAIN JUST TO SEE IF THEY RESPOND. IF YOU TAKE YOUR KNUCKLES AND RUB IT BACK AND FORTH ON THEIR CHEST BONE, IT'S PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE EVEN IF YOU DO IT ON YOURSELF. IF THEY'RE STILL UNRESPONSIVE, IT'S A GOOD SIGN THEY NEED MORE HELP. AT THAT POINT, IT'S SAFE TO ADMINISTER THE NALOXONE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIE THE PERSON FLAT ON THEIR BACK. AGAIN, IT'S JUST A NASAL SPRAY. HOLD THE DEVICE EXACTLY LIKE THAT PHOTO, INSERT THE NOZZLE OR TUBE PART INTO ONE NOSTRIL. ONCE IT'S INSERTED, PUSH THE PLUNGER WITH YOUR THUMB, AND THAT WILL SPRAY THE MEDICATION INTO THEIR NOSE. AT THAT POINT, CALL 911. SO IF YOU'RE ALONE, WE SAY DON'T DELAY THE ADMINISTRATION OF NALOXONE. GIVING THAT FIRST DOSE AND THEN CALLING 911. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH YOU, YOU CAN HAVE SOMEONE CALL 911 WHILE YOU GIVE THE NARCAN. IF YOU KNOW HOW TO PROVIDE CPR, PLEASE DO THAT. CHEST COMPRESSIONS, MOUTH TO MOUTH, AGAIN WE WANT TO GET THEM BACK TO BREATHING NORMALLY. SO AFTER YOU'VE GIVEN THAT FIRST DOSE, YOU HAVE TWO TO THREE MINUTES TO EITHER MONITOR THEIR SYMPTOMS, SEE IF THEY WAKE UP, OR GIVE THEM CPR. IF AFTER THOSE TWO TO THREE MINUTES OF GIVING CPR OR WAITING THEY'RE STILL UNRESPONSIVE, THAT MEANS THEY NEED A SECOND DOSE OF NARCAN, OKAY? EACH OF THOSE SPRAY DEVICES ONLY HOLDS ONE DOSE. ONCE YOU'VE SPRAYED THAT ONCE AND THEY NEED A SECOND DOSE, YOU NEED TO OPEN UP A NEW DEVICE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH FENTANYL DOSES IS ON AVERAGE IT'S TAKING ABOUT TWO DAISES TO WAKE SOMEONE UP, IF NOT MORE. THERE HAVE BEEN CASES OF PEOPLE NEEDING ANYWHERE FROM SIX DOSES, EIGHT DOSES IN ORDER TO RESPOND. WHICH IS WHY WE SAY CALL 911 AFTER THAT INITIAL DOSE BECAUSE IF YOU RUN OUT OF WHAT YOU HAVE, THE AMBULANCE WILL BE ON THEIR WAY WITH MORE THAN ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. IF ALL YOU CAN DO IS CALL 911 AND STAY WITH THEM, IF YOU'VE RUN OUT OF NARCAN, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GIVE CPR, AT THE VERY LEAST, PLACE THEM IN A RESCUE POSITION. THAT MEANS ON THEIR SIDE WITH THEIR TOP LEG BENT OVER AND THEIR HAND SUPPORTING THEIR HEAD. THERE'S A CHANCE THEY COULD VOMIT, FOAM AT THE MOUTH. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO CHOKE ON ANY OF THAT. AND WE SAY, OF COURSE, MONITOR THEM. DON'T LEAVE THEM ALONE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH YOU'VE GIVEN THEM NALOXONE, IT HAS A PRETTY SHORT LIFE. IT LASTS ANYWHERE FROM HALF AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF IN THE BODY WHILE OPIOIDS LAST ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO EIGHT HOURS IN THE BODY. EVEN IF YOU'VE GIVEN THEM NARCAN, THEY'VE WOKEN UP, THEY COULD OVERDOSE AGAIN FOR THE NEXT SIX TO EIGHT HOURS. SO THEY NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL EVEN IF YOU'VE REVIVED THEM. WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT NALOXONE AND NARCAN IS IT CANNOT HURT SOMEONE IF THEY'RE NOT OVERDOSING. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS LET'S SAY YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT YOU THINK IS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, YOU HAVE NARCAN ON YOU, YOU GIVE THEM A SPRAY, THE AMBULANCE COMES, AND THEY DEEM THAT IT'S SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO OPIOIDS. BY GIVING THEM NARCAN, YOU'VE CAUSED THEM ZERO HARM. SO WE ALWAYS SAY WHEN IN DOUBT, PLEASE USE IT. I COULD SPRAY NARCAN IN MY NOSE RIGHT NOW, WHILE THAT WOULD BE A WASTE OF A DOSE, I WOULD BE COMPLETELY UNAFFECTED. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS LINE THE COUNTY OFFERS. IT'S AVAILABLE 24/7 AND IT CAN BE CALLED FOR ANYTHING SUBSTANCE USE OR MENTAL HEALTH RELATED IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT HAS ANY ISSUES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO, THIS IS A GREAT STARTING POINT. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO END IT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALLOWED QUESTIONS, BUT I'D LOVE TO TAKE QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY. >> I HAVE ONE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU DO THIS PRESENTATION AT SCHOOLS, AND IF NOT IF YOU COULD COME TO MY SCHOOL AND DO THIS SAME PRESENTATION LIKE IN A GYM OR IN THE THEATER BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW, AND LIKE WE COULD HAND OUT LIKE THE NARCAN LIKE HOW THEY HAND OUT COVID TESTS, YOU KNOW? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I DO PRESENTATIONS TO ANYONE THAT REQUESTS IT. SO I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU TO COME TO YOUR SCHOOL. >> THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. THANK YOU. OKAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME THROUGH THAT E-MAIL. I HAVE MY BUSINESS CARD AS WELL. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL BE SURE TO INCLUDE HER CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE NOTES. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC, SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE CONNECTIONS ON THAT. WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION THIS EVENING FROM THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. MY CO-WORKER AND OFFICE MATE AUSTIN PELETTA WHO IS THE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES RECREATION COORDINATOR WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THE MAKER'S FAIRE IDEA THAT WE HAD. SO PLEASE WELCOME AUSTIN. >> ALL RIGHT. ADJUST THAT REAL QUICK. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOME TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU AS HE PRESENTED, I'M AUSTIN PELETTA. I'M A RECREATION COORDINATOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, AND I RECENTLY LEARNED WE'VE GOT AN ALIGNED GOAL, SO I WANTED TO PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DEVELOP OVER THE SUMMER AND WE HAD HOPED TO HAVE ALREADY HAD IT, BUT WE'RE DEVELOPING A YOUTH MAKER'S FAIRE. WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH WHO ARE EITHER INTERESTED IN STARTING A BUSINESS OR ALREADY CREATORS, WHETHER THAT'S CONTENT. WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING IN SOME PEOPLE TO DO SPOKEN WORD AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. SO NOT NECESSARILY JUST TANGIBLE PRODUCTS BUT OBVIOUSLY FOR A MAKER'S FAIRE, WE'RE HOPING A FEW WILL COME THROUGH WITH TANGIBLE PRODUCTS THAT WE MAKE. THE IDEA THAT WE WERE WORKING TOWARD IN RECREATION WAS TO DO THAT AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED TO DO PRETTY QUICKLY BUT TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING SO THAT, YOU KNOW, LOCAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING CAN STAY LOCAL AND HOPEFULLY BENEFIT THE YOUTH AS WELL. I WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TO ALL OF YOU TO HELP BROADEN THE DIVERSITY OF PRODUCTS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND YOUTH WE CAN GET TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO COLLABORATE AND ORGANIZE THAT AND PROMOTE AND DRIVE AS MUCH PARTICIPATION AS WE CAN. WE HAVE NOTHING ON THE BOOKS SO FAR. THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL LEAVE WITH YOU TO SEE WHAT YOU THINK WOULD BE A REALISTIC TIMELINE, AND WE CAN SET ANOTHER TIME TO COLLABORATE AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD MAKE THAT A MORE TANGIBLE EVENT. YEAH. I HAD A QUICKER PITCH, BUT JUST SOMETHING TO PRESENT, AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANY OF YOU HAVE ACROSS YOUR MIND THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS NOW, WE CAN TAKE MORE TIME. >> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, CAN WE OPEN IT UP TO MORE THAN JUST THE YOUTH THAT ARE, LIKE, SELLING THESE THINGS? BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME LOCAL CRAFTERS THAT COULD VERY MUCH ADD TO THIS FAIR. CERTAINLY, ABSOLUTELY. AND ESPECIALLY IF IT LEADS TO A QUICKER REALIZATION OF THE EVENT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE DO WANT TO KEEP IT ON THE YOUTH FOCUS JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL. BUT WE'D LOVE TO OPEN THAT UP TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY. YEAH. DO YOU GUYS HAVE, LIKE, A FLIER THAT WE CAN POST OR SEND OUT? >> WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE STARTED TO CREATE, YEAH. ONCE WE KIND OF FINALIZE A DATE AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO COLLABORATE ON AS WELL, WE CAN CO-BRAND IT. WE HAVE THINGS IN THE WORKS, AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW CONTENT CREATORS AND PRODUCT CREATORS WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL. AGAIN, THE IDEA WOULD BE TO GET A FEW MORE AND KIND OF ROUND OUT THE EVENT A LITTLE BIT SO IT DOESN'T LOOK SO SPECIFIC TO JUST KIND OF ONE OR TWO ITEMS. >> YEAH, OF COURSE. COOL. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TIME TO PRESENT TO YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER. >>> OKAY. JUST TO PUT A SMALL CAPSTONE ON THAT, I WAS GOING TO SAVE THIS FOR THE REPORTS, BUT AUSTIN ALSO HELPED WITH OUR HAUNTED HOUSE THIS LAST WEEKEND. SO WE HAD OVER 450 YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO CAME THROUGH THE BUILDING FOR THAT. BUT THEN I THINK WHAT REALLY CONNECTS TO HIS PRESENTATION IS THE AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEERS AND YOUTH INVOLVED FROM THE PLANNING TO THE BUILD OUT TO JUST EVEN BEING SCARERS. SO I GUESS IT'S A MOMENT TO GIVE HIM A KUDOS FOR THAT, BUT I THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE ENVISIONING FOR THIS KIND OF THING TOO IS YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND MAYBE NOT THE ACTUAL LIKE YOU SAID TANGIBLE GOOD BUT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. SO I THINK THE WAY AUSTIN PITCHED THAT IS GREAT, THAT THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY JUST LIKE WE'LL CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH HIM. OBVIOUSLY, I'M HAPPY TO HELP WITH THIS, AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO NOTHING TO VOTE ON. NOTHING TO ACT ON. BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO MOVE WITH SOME HASTE. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, WE GOTTA MAKE SURE WE MOVE ON IT. COULD WE HOLD LIKE ANOTHER MEETING, LIKE, SPONTANEOUS MEETING TO PLAN THIS? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE CAN REALLY JOIN IT IF WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO HELP PLAN AND COORDINATE. >> YEAH. I THINK THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS SO THAT IT, I'LL GO BACK TO COLETTE TO ASK HER SO WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO BROWN ACT OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS. TO ME, THIS COULD BE A YOUTH EVENT THAT IS OPEN TO ALL YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE, HELP HOWEVER, AND THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION IS LIKE EITHER CO-SPONSORING OR HELPING LIKE YOU ARE SOME OF THOSE YOUTH, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE, LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO A SPECIAL MEETING, POST AN AGENDA, ALL THOSE THINGS. THIS IS JUST YOU AS A YOUNG PERSON WANTING TO HELP WITH THIS EVENT. BUT I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH COLETTE ON PROCESS FOR THAT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET IN TROUBLE. >> THANK YOU. >> YEAH. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. NOW MOVING ON TO OLD BUSINESS. >> YEAH. I CAN JUMP IN ON THESE. I WAS TELLING LOVELEEN BEFORE THE MEETING, I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LEARNING THAT THINGS FOR THIS AGENDA THAT ARE IN OLD BUSINESS AND NEW BUSINESS REQUIRE A, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO ACT ON, RIGHT? SO EITHER A VOTE OR SOME KIND OF A, SOMETHING FROM THE COMMISSION. SO A FEW OF THESE THINGS DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A VOTE. IT'S MORE OF JUST AN UPDATE. ONE BEING ETHICS TRAINING. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD, WE WANTED TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE A TRAINING HERE DURING THIS TIME. WHAT I HEARD BACK WAS WE COULD DO IT ALL TOGETHER, BUT IT WOULD STILL TAKE THE FULL TWO HOURS, WHICH TO ME, LIKE, THAT WOULD JUST TAKE THAT WHOLE MEETING TIME AWAY. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE'D BE LIKE STREAMING IT AND ALL THIS STUFF AND IT WOULD BE JUST COMPLICATED. SO I'M GOING TO SAY NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DOING IT ALL TOGETHER. YA'LL NEED TO GO BACK AND DO THAT. I DID LET LOVELEEN KNOW, THOUGH, JUST LIKE YOU CAN GET HOURS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION HERE, RECORD YOUR HOURS. I'M HAPPY TO SIGN OFF ON TWO HOURS OF TIME BECAUSE IT'S A FUNCTION OF YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK IN THIS BODY. SO THAT'S WHAT I GOT ON ETHICS. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR, I GUESS MAYBE IT'S JUST WORTH REVISITING DECEMBER IS COMING UP QUICKLY. WE HAVE A MAKER'S FAIRE GOING. WHICH DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO ON THAT. SO I'LL JUST THROW IT OPEN TO A CONVERSATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL MOVIE NIGHT AND ALL OF THAT FOR DECEMBER KNOWING THAT WE HAVE BASICALLY ONE MEETING IF WE WANT TO DO THAT, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MAKER'S FAIRE TOO. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL AS OF RIGHT NOW TO FOCUS ON DOING THE MOVIE NIGHT SINCE WE WERE PLANNING ON DOING IT IN DECEMBER. BUT, YEAH. ALSO, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHAT MOVIE WE'D POSSIBLY WANT? IF THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR MOVIE? >> RAPUNZEL. >> ALSO LIKE, I THINK YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING SMALL BUSINESSES COME TOO. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MOVIE NIGHT, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING. YEAH, YEAH, I THINK SO. YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE LITTLE FOOD TRUCKS OUTSIDE SO PEOPLE COULD GET THEIR FOOD AND EAT THEIR FOOD AND THEN GO INSIDE AND WATCH THE MOVIE. I KIND OF LIKE, I MEAN, IF IT WASN'T OBVIOUS, I WANT TO DO THE CRAFT FAIR AS WELL. SO I DO THINK WE SHOULD CHOOSE SOMETHING TO PRIORITIZE. SO COULD WE, COULD I DO THE CRAFT FAIR AND HELP OUT, AND THEN WE JUST NAME IT THAT THE YOUTH COMMISSION PARTICIPATED? I DON'T MEAN TO SHUT DOWN ANY OTHER IDEAS. I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT WE GOTTA MOVE ON THESE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THEM. >> YEAH. BUT IS IT POSSIBLE, THAT LIKE WE PUT ON THE MOVIE NIGHT, AND THEN HE PUTS ON THE CRAFT FAIR, BUT THEN WE STILL LIKE THROW IN SOME GLITTER SOMETIMES? >> FOR SURE, YES. >> OKAY. AWESOME. THEN YEAH, I'M DOWN FOR YOUR IDEA, LOVELEEN. ALSO WITH THE FINANCE COURSE, WAS THERE ANY PARTICULAR GROUP WE WANTED TO COME FOR THAT? >> YEAH. SO UPDATE ON THAT. I HAVE TWO FOLKS THAT I KNOW OF THAT DO IT. ONE I'M FORGETTING WHO PERCY WORKS WITH. NO. IT'S A WELL-KNOWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. I REACHED OUT TO HIM. SO I CAN EITHER BRING, MY PLAN WOULD BE TO MOVE THEM INTO A FUTURE PRESENTATION TOPIC, HAVE THEM COME TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DO, AND THEN WE CAN DO SOME PLANNING AROUND IF WE WANT TO OFFER A FINANCIAL PLANNING COURSE KIND OF THING. DOES THAT WORK FOR GOALS AND PRIORITIES? ALL RIGHT. SO FOR ME, WHAT I'M HEARING IS RUN WITH THE IDEA, LOOK INTO IT, LIKE WHAT MOVIES WE COULD GET, WHAT DATES ARE AVAILABLE, AND BRING THAT BACK TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AND FINALIZE DETAILS AND RUN WITH IT KIND OF THING. IF YOU HAVE OTHER IDEAS OR THOUGHTS OR THINGS THAT YOU FIND, LIKE HEY THIS IS A MOVIE THAT'S COMING OUT, OR I DON'T KNOW, FEEL FREE TO SHOOT THOSE OVER TO ME VIA E-MAIL. WITH THE FUTURE PRESENTATION TOPICS UNLESS YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT OTHER GOALS OR PRIORITIES. I THINK THAT WRAPPED THAT. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAN BE MOVED FURTHER DOWN THE AGENDA TO JUST BE A STANDING ITEM SO THAT YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. AND IF THERE'S LIKE OTHER TOPICS YOU HEAR OF THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OUR MEETING SCHEDULE, YOU CAN LET ME KNOW. I THINK PART OF WHY I WANTED TO KEEP IT ON THE AGENDA AND AT THE FOREFRONT IS SO WE DIDN'T LOSE THESE TOPICS BUT I'M NOT RUNNING OVER HERE BRINGING PEOPLE IN THE AND YOU'RE LIKE WHY? I THINK I WENT REALLY FAR DOWN THE LINE OF SUSTAINABILITY LAST YEAR. I THINK BY THE FOURTH PRESENTER, YOU GUYS WERE LIKE OKAY, BUT WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY? I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT DOWN IN THE AGENDA, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE SOMEONE AT THE COUNTY. I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE THAT DOES WOMEN'S HEALTH AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, SO I'LL REACH OUT TO THEM. STILL NEED TO REACH OUT TO DOCTOR, WHAT'S THE PRINCIPAL'S NAME? RICHARDSON. I COULD PICTURE HIS FACE. AND SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND SEE ABOUT HAVING MORE FOLKS WHO ARE JOINING US ON THAT SIDE OF THE TABLE AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. THOSE ARE ALL ON MY MIND. WE'LL PROBABLY TRY TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE FOR NOVEMBER. ALL RIGHT. OLD BUSINESS. READY FOR NEW? >> YEAH. LET'S MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. >> THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT HAS NO VOTES, NO NOTHING. I THINK WHEN I WAS DOING THIS AGENDA LAST FRIDAY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WAS AT, BUT THIS IS MORE OF LIKE ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO IN YOUR PACKET, THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH COMMISSIONS, CAYC. THEY REACHED OUT TO ME I WANT TO SAY LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF SURVEYING OTHER COMMISSIONS TO SEE LIKE WHAT ARE SOME ISSUES THAT THEY'RE FACING? WHAT IS ATTENDANCE, BROWN ACT, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WHAT'S GOING ON? AND TOOK THAT IN AND THEN TRIED TO ORGANIZE SOME MEETINGS AND BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER LIKE FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THEY AREN'T NECESSARILY, LIKE THEY ARE THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION. THEY'RE NOT LIKE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S AUTHORITY OVER YOUTH COMMISSIONS. THEY'RE JUST AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S TRYING TO DO SOME WORK LIKE THIS. SO I'LL INCLUDE IT IN THE NOTES, BUT THEY HAVE A FREE, JUST SO YOU HAVE THE LINK, THEY HAVE A FREE VIRTUAL MEETING. IT'S NOVEMBER 9th. IT'S FROM 9-1:00. UNFORTUNATELY, MORRIAH AND I WILL BE IN A DIFFERENT PART OF CALIFORNIA. IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, YOU CAN. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH JACQUELINE TOO LIKE I SAID. BUT THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT TOPIC ITEMS. THEY'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT NARCAN AND FENTANYL BUT ALSO VOTING, SOCIAL MEDIA IN SCHOOLS, SO LOTS OF DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT ARE HOPEFULLY RELEVANT. AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO OTHER YOUTH COMMISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS KIND OF THE HOPE, AND IT'S A VIRTUAL THING SO YOU CAN TUNE IN FROM WHEREVER. SO I THINK THE THING FOR ME TO ACT ON IS JUST TO INCLUDE THE LINKS IN THE NOTES SO THAT YOU CAN ALL ACTUALLY CLICK ON IT AND FOLLOW IT. YEAH. OKAY. LAST PIECE OF NEW BUSINESS THAT IS NOT A BUSINESS IS MCE. YOU MAY REMEMBER THEY PRESENTED TO US LAST YEAR. SO THEY HAVE A PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY. IT ACTUALLY PAYS WELL AND IS FULLY REMOTE. THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS. SO YOU NEED TO HAVE HAD TWO YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE, PLUS COVID VACCINATED, AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U.S., AND IN MCE'S SERVICE AREA, WHICH ALL OF YOU ARE. SO THEY'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 8th , AND YOU CAN JUST SCAN THAT QR TO SUBMIT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. IF YOU ARE LIKE REAL, REALLY INTERESTED, I'M HAPPY TO LIKE DO A RECOMMENDATION LETTER, REACH OUT TO THE FOLKS ON YOUR BEHALF BECAUSE I KNOW TYLAH AND SOME OF THE OTHERS WHO CAME OUT, WE CONNECTED WITH THEM DIRECTLY. SO I CAN SAY LOVELEEN OR MORRIAH OR ANYBODY ON OUR CREW WOULD BE GOOD FOR THIS. YEAH. LET ME SEE IF THERE'S OTHER, OH IT SAYS THE COMMITMENT WOULD BE 10-20 HOURS A WEEK. AGAIN, IT'S COMPENSATED. SO 20 HOURS TIMES $20 IS A DECENT PAYCHECK. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FOLKS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY PASSIONATE ABOUT CLEAN ENERGY AND WORKING WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. IT'S EXPECTED TO BEGIN MID-JANUARY 2025. AND I'VE GOT A CONTACT ALSO THAT I CAN REACH OUT TO IF YA'LL ARE INTERESTED. SO AGAIN, JUST AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, AND I'LL FOLLOW UP. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER AND STAFF COMMENTS. SO I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING HOMECOMING NOVEMBER 9th, AND THEN THE PARADE IS NOVEMBER 8th. HAUNTED HALLWAY IS NEXT WEEK. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT FOR THE CRAFTS FAIR AND THE MOVIE NIGHT, WE COULD ACTUALLY ADVERTISE THE COMMISSION. LIKE WE COULD ALL WEAR OUR SHIRTS. ARE WE GOING TO GET NEW SHIRTS, BY THE WAY? I'LL LOOK INTO THAT. >> BECAUSE WE COULD ALL WEAR THAT, LIKE BE ADVERTISING AND SHOWING OFF LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE DO AND TRY TO RECRUIT PEOPLE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU GUYS, BUT WE NEED MORE OF US. >> I HAVE A FEW THINGS, AS ALWAYS. SO UPCOMING, I THOUGHT ABOUT PULLING IT UP ON THE SCREEN, ON THE CITY CALENDAR, BUT WE WON'T DO THAT ON THE FLY RIGHT NOW. THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th HERE AT THE MARINA CENTER WE HAVE OUR FAMILY FUN FRIDAY. IT IS SPOOKY SKATE NIGHT FROM 5-9:00 P.M. SO THEY'LL BE HAVING ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT IS A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT BRINGS OUT ALL THE SKATE EQUIPMENT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE TEACHING LESSONS AND THINGS. SO IF YOU HAVE NO ABILITY TO SKATE, YOU'LL LEARN. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A MOVIE PLAYING HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA AND POPCORN, AND THAT WILL ALL BE HERE AT THE MARINA CENTER. THEY BLOW UP A MOVIE SCREEN AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. THEN ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT EVENTS GOING ON. ONE OF THEM I WILL BE AT, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT RESOURCE FAIR AT PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S FROM 9-1:00 IN THE QUAD. I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED IT BEFORE, BUT THE DISTRICT RECEIVED SOME FUNDING TO HAVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL AND A DISTRICT-LEVEL COORDINATOR. WHAT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL MEANS IS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BRING COMMUNITY INTO THE SCHOOL AND FOR THE SCHOOL TO BE A RESOURCE, LIKE, HUB. THAT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM MEDICAL NEEDS TO FINANCIAL NEEDS, LIKE EMPLOYMENT, JUST LOOKING FOR OTHER PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES. BUT PART OF THAT INITIATIVE IS TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS, OPEN THE SCHOOL UP ON A WEEKEND, HAVE EVERYBODY OUT. SO THEY'RE ANTICIPATING LIKE 700 PEOPLE. THEY'VE ORDERED TACOS, 700 TACOS AT LEAST PLATES SO YOU CAN COME GET FREE FOOD. WE COORDINATED SOME YOUTH WORKSHOPSMENT SHOPSES. SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO PRESENTED HERE WILL BE DOING MORE INTENTIONAL YOUTH WORKSHOPS. THERE ARE FOLKS TABLING, AND I THINK THERE'S PERFORMANCES, I KNOW THERE'S PERFORMANCES FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS AT THE SCHOOL. SO I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE AN AFRICAN DRUM SESSION, A FOLK DANCE. I DON'T HAVE THE LIST IN FRONT OF ME, BUT FOR EVERY HALF AND HOUR THERE'S SOMEBODY PERFORMING. SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME. AFTER THE RESOURCE FAIR, YOU CAN HEAD DOWN THE STREET TO SMALL WORLD PARK FOR THE HALLOWEEN BASH, WHICH GOES ON FROM NOON TO 5:00, SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE OVERLAP. THIS IS AN EVENT THAT THE CITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT ON TOGETHER TO CREATE KIND OF A SAFE SPACE FOR TRICK OR TREATING. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO SMALL WORLD PARK BEFORE, YOU KNOW IT'S LIKE A FENCED-IN AREA. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE HANDING OUT CANDY. THE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE WILL BE THERE HANDING OUT CANDY. AND RIDES WILL BE ON. EVERYONE 10 AND UNDER GETS IN FOR FREE WITH A CANNED GOOD DONATION. SO IT'S ALSO A FOOD DRIVE. BUT REALLY KIND OF MEANT FOR THOSE YOUNGER FAMILIES WHO DON'T WANT THEIR KIDS RUNNING OUT ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN THE DARK TRICK OR TREATING. THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON NOVEMBER 14th , WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. SO MAYOR VANELLES, HE'LL BE IN THERE PRESENTING ABOUT CITY GOALS, PRIORITIES, UPDATES ON INITIATIVES, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE ANNUAL EVENT WHERE THE MAYOR REALLY ADDRESSES THE PUBLIC. I'LL DEFINITELY PUT ALL OF THIS IN THE NOTES. SOME OF THE NOTES, IF I GET THE NOTES OUT BEFORE A COUPLE OF THESE EVENTS, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING, BUT WE'LL SEE. UM, AND I THINK THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORTS. OR SORRY, COMMENTS. >> I HAVE ONE MORE. IT'S IN PLEASANT HILL. DOES THAT STILL COUNT? >> YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ANYWHERE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE IS RELEVANT. GO AHEAD. >> AWESOME. AT THE PLEASANT HILL COMMUNITY CENTER, THERE IS A TRUNK OR TREAT BEING HOSTED ON OCTOBER 27th. SO THAT'LL BE FUN. FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING ON TO ADJOURNING THE MEETING. I ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 5:56.