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CITY OF PITTSBURG

YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION

MINUTES – January 24, 2024

REGULAR MEETING

Chair Kathryn Jackson called the meeting of the Commission to order at 5:09 p.m. at the

Marina Community Center – Classroom #1, 340 Marina Blvd., Pittsburg, California.

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Commissioners Jackson, Badhan and Crose were

present. Non-Voting Members Thomspon, Fernandez,

and Shepherd were present.

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT Commissioner Sammee was absent and excused. Non- voting member Pittsburg Police Activities League was

absent.

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES A majority of the commissioners present approved

the meeting minutes for November 29, 2023.

CORRESPONDENCE No correspondence at this time.

REPORTS Commissioner Badhan mentions that she has reached out to

the principle of Rancho Medanos Junior High, in order to spread the word about recruitment

for the Youth Advisory commission. Is currently at the moment waiting for a response back.

AUDIENCE REMARKS No audience remarks.

PRESENTATIONS

1\. High School student poll worker program – Contra Costa County: Presents an

opportunity for the youth to participate in the election process and serve as poll

worker volunteers. March 5th, 2024, as its rapidly approaching, volunteers are

needed to be part of the team and assist on election day. High school students are

able to expect community service hours, and resume experience. Will be asked to

be excused from school by guardian in order to set up when it comes to election

day. High School students who volunteer will receive a stipend of $120 and to those

who speak any other language additional to English receive 10$ more.

2\. Deena Sanchez field representative of the office of assembly member Timothy S.

Grayson representing the 15th assembly district – Assembly member Grayson has

focused on issues relating to California housing and transportation services.

Grayson has a long-proven history of advocating for victims of domestic violence,

human trafficking, and child, and elder abuse.

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CITY OF PITTSBURG

YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA

January 24, 2024

Marina Community Center – Classroom #1

340 Marina Blvd.

Pittsburg, CA 94565

To view this meeting, go to www.pittsburgca.gov and click the button that reads “Agendas & Live Meetings”.

Regular Meeting

5:00 PM

Chair, Aafia Sammee

Vice Chair, Kathryn Jackson

Commissioner, Loveleen Badhan

Commissioner, Morriah Crose

Commissioner, Ariana Barakzai

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

Pittsburg Unified School District

Pittsburg Police Activities League

Roland Fernandez, Community Advisory Commission Liaison

Manisha Rattu, At-Large Community

Sonja Shephard, At-Large Community

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

1\. Meeting minutes of the October 25, 2023 Regular Meeting

CORRESPONDENCE (Informational Only)

REPORTS (Report from staff/youth advisory commissioners regarding commission

committees)

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AUDIENCE REMARKS

Members of the audience who wish to address the Commission on issues that are

not scheduled for the agenda and on any items listed as part of the Consent Calendar

>> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> 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. WE ARE LIFE. FIRST WE HAVE CHAIR SAMMEE WAS ABSENT AND EXCUSED. CATHERINE JACKSON. PRESENT. ARIANNA HAS RESIGNED SLIGHTLY TO TAKE HER OFF. AND FOR THE NONVOTING MEMBERS, WE HAVE EMMA THOMPSON FROM PITTSBURGH UNITED. I THINK OUR PAL OFFICER IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, AND THEN ROLAND FERNANDEZ. MANISHA RATTU HAS ALSO RESIGNED. AND SONJA SHEPHARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE MINUTES. HAS EVERYONE REVIEWED THE MINUTES? OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION. >> I WILL MOTION. >> I SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED ? DOES ANYONE ABSTAIN? OKAY. NEXT, DO WE HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE. OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS? OKAY. THERE REPORTS FROM STAFF WITH THE COMMISSIONERS REGARDING COMMISSION ON COMMITTEES. >> NOTHING GOING ON. >> I REACHED OUT TO THE PRINCIPAL AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT POSSIBLY HAVING RECRUITMENT FOR THE ADVISORY COMMISSION . THEY ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE BACK. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. EITHER ANY AUDIENCE REMARKS AT THIS MOMENT? OKAY. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SAM FOR PRESENTATIONS . FIRST UP, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON HIGH SCHOOL COWORKER PROGRAMS. SO JESSAMYN HAZZARD FROM CONTRA COSTA COUNTY OPERATIONS. >> HELLO. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIR JACKSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND FELLOW COMMISSION GET MY NAME IS JESSAMYN HAZZARD AND I REPRESENT ELECTIONS DIVISION FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTION PROCESS AND TO SERVE AS COWORKER VOLUNTEERS . ON MARCH 5, 2024, PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING AND WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS TO BE A PART OF OUR TEAM AND ASSIST VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY. VOTING IN PERSON AND SERVING AS A WORKER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS AND TRADITIONS WE HOLD TO THIS DAY. HER OFFICE DEPENDS ON RELIABLE AND DEDICATED TEAMS OF WORKERS TO HELP MAKE ELECTION DAY RUNS SMOOTHLY. HER ELECTION, A LONG SERVING AND EXPERIENCED POLL WORKERS REQUEST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE A PART OF THEIR TEAM. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE PRAISED FOR THEIR EFFICIENCY, ADAPTABILITY, BILINGUAL SKILLS, AND THERE IS UNDERSTANDING AND USABILITY OF OUR ELECTION EQUIPMENT. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT POLL WORKERS CAN EXPECT TO ATTEND A TOTAL OF TWO HOURS OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON TRAINING TO BE EXCUSED FROM SCHOOL TO SERVE ON ELECTION DAY UPON APPROVAL, OF COURSE, FROM THEIR GUARDIAN AND SCHOOL. TO HELP SET UP AND CLOSE THE POLLING PLACE AND ASSIST VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY , AND RECEIVE A STIPEND OF $125. AN ADDITIONAL $10 FOR SPEAKING SPANISH, CHINESE, KOREAN, -- VIETNAMESE, OR HINDU. OUR TEAM HAS SPENT THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS DOING OUTREACH AT HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE ELECTION PROCESS. THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING AND USING YOUR VOICE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AT THE POLLS. OUR LARGEST TURNOUT OF HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS IS FROM THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL AREAS OF OUR COUNTY. WE HOPE TO REACH OUT TO MORE STUDENTS FROM THE WEST AND EAST COUNTY AREAS LIKE PITTSBURGH. WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL HIGH SCHOOLS TO HELP US EXPAND OUR OUTREACH AND SHOW THESE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR STUDENTS. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT INFORMATION, SUPPLIES, AND NEEDS YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS WOULD WANT FROM OUR DIVISION TO HELP GAIN MORE INTEREST IN VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR YOUTH. I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY . I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO SCAN OUR QR CODE TO LEARN INFORMATION ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS AND HOW TO APPLY TO BE A STUDENT POLL WORKER. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE POLLS! [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AT THIS MOMENT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS HERE? NO QUESTIONS. SOUNDS GOOD. THE NEXT PRESENTATION, PLEASE? >> ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE DINA SANCHEZ FROM THE TIMOTHY GRAYSON OFFICE REPRESENTING THE 15th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT . >> GOOD EVENING , YOUTH ADVISORY MEMBERS. THANK YOU, AAFIA SAMMEE, FOR THE INVITATION. SO MY NAME IS DINA SANCHEZ . I'M A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AT THE OFFICE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER, TIMOTHY GRAYSON . NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE . A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TIMOTHY GRAYSON. HE WAS FIRST ELECTED TO SERVE IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY IN NOVEMBER 2016. SINCE BEING ELECTED TO THE ASSEMBLY, HE HAS FOCUSED ON ISSUES RELATED TO CALIFORNIA HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION CRISIS , INCREASING OUR BUDGET RESERVES AND ACCESSING HIGHWAY EDUCATION. MINIMIZING THE RISK OF WILDFIRES, AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 40 OF THE BILLS ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON OFFERED HAVE BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW. CHAMPIONING IN THE BELIEVES THAT HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE , ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON OFFERED LOTS TO ENSURE THAT QUALIFIED CALIFORNIA STUDENTS ARE NOT TO DIED A MISSION TO --IN FAVOR OF LESS QUALIFIED , OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS. THIS IS FOUND IN A.B. 1674. AND WITH GREATER TRANSPARENCY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. YOU WILL SEE CROSS REPORTING. THIS IS FOUND IN A.B. 1655. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS COFOUNDER OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CRISIS CENTER, ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON HAS LONG PROVEN HE IS ADVOCATING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SINCE THE SELECTION TO THE ASSEMBLY , ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON HAS SECURED 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING FOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN , A POSITION HE HAS HELD SINCE 2007. PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO FIRST RESPONDERS , VICTIMS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, DURING AND AFTER TRAUMATIC EVENTS. SO HOW CAN I ASSIST ? I'M SORRY. OUR DISTRICT IS DISTRICT 15. THAT ENCOMPASSES A LARGE PART OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS THE CITY OF ANTIOCH, A POINT, BRENTWOOD, CLAYTON, CONCORDE, A LITTLE BIT OF CROCKETT, MARTINEZ, PITTSBURG, PLEASANT HILL, SOME PARTS OF LAFAYETTE, AND SOME OF WALNUT CREEK. CONSTITUTE SERVICES AND HOW CAN WE ASSIST OUR CONSTITUENTS? WE CAN HELP WITH STATE RELATED MATTERS. THIS INCLUDES STUDENT AID COMMISSIONS. YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF CALIFORNIA , CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND EDUCATION IN GENERAL. OUR DISTRICT OFFICE IN CONCORD CAN ALSO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING CONTEXT WITH ANY STATE AGENCY FOR NUMBERS. EMAILS , VETERANS BENEFIT PROGRAMS. WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE, PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OR LICENSING COMPLAINTS, CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, CONTRACTOR LICENSING, EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MANAGE HEALTHCARE, AND TAXES. WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, THE STATE BUDGET , REPORT ISSUES BY THE LEGISLATURE AND STATE AGENCIES, STATE AGENCY PHONE NUMBERS AGAIN, STATE CAPITAL TOURS, GOVERNMENT FORMS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. OKAY. YOU MAY CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION, TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION, TO ASK FOR COPIES, SUMMARIES, AND INFORMATION ON BILLS , TO GET INVOLVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, TO FIND INFORMATION ON HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW, AND TO BE NOTIFIED ON LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON HAS OFFERED A.B. 968 . THAT CREATES A NEW DISCLOSURE WITHIN THE REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS THAT REQUIRE A SELLER TO DISCLOSE ANY HOME IMPROVEMENTS. OTHER BILLS, A.B. 225 , 281 , A.B. OR 34, AND A.B. 821 WILL HAVE A CREATIVE PACKAGE WITH HOUSE AND BILLS. SO -- [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ALSO, ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON ALSO SUPPORTS OUR CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS IN BILLS SUCH AS A.B. 700. THAT ESTABLISHES A FIRST IN THE NATION FIRE SERVICE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM. A.B. 1020 BRINGS PARITY AND ADDRESSES INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE PRESUMPTIONS THAT GOVERN WORKERS 'COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES. IT ENSURES THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SUSTAINED CAREER ENDING INJURIES WHILE ON DUTY ARE AVOIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETIRE WITH THE NECESSARY CARE AND DIGNITY THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON. HE IS ALSO IN THE BANKING COMMUNITY. HE HAS OFFERED MANY BILLS THAT HAVE BECOME LAW. THANK YOU. TALKING ABOUT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIMOTHY GRAYSON HAS BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN UP TO $10 MILLION TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE , AND HELP VICTIMS FILED PETITIONS FOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS, AND GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS AREA AGAIN, HE HAS OTHER CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS FIREFIGHTER PEER SUPPORT AND CRISIS REFERRAL PILOT PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OUR YOUNG STUDENTS --THEY SHOULD KNOW THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE . REGISTER, PREREGISTER ONLINE, EVEN AT 16 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE. LIKE JESSAMYN HAZZARD MENTIONED, THERE IS A WEBSITE . REGISTER TO VOTE. CALIFORNIA.GOV CALIFORNIA YOUTH WHO PREREGISTER TO VOTE WILL HAVE THE REGISTRATION BECOME ACTIVE ONCE THEY TURN 18. PREREGISTRATION DOES NOT CHANGE THE VOTING AGE WHICH IS STILL 18. AND JUST TO MENTION, THIS IS OUR STAFF, AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND WE HAD TWO OFFICES. THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN CONCORD AND A CAPITAL OFFICE IN SACRAMENTO. SO ARTISTIC DIRECTORS, MICHAEL SPONSLER. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES . I FELT, DEANA SANCHEZ, ANGELA PECK, JACLYN -- TERESA ANDERSON. WE HAVE OUR CHIEF OF STAFF AT THE CAPITAL OFFICE. RENO MURANO. WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, AUDREY -- OUR OFFICE ALSO OFFERS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THOSE ARE FOR EVERYONE . I MEAN, FOR OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE SEASONAL INTERNSHIPS FOR THE HUNTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL. ALL OF OUR INTERNSHIPS ARE VOLUNTEER OR UNPAID OPTIONS. THERE IS OUR INFORMATION. OFFICE ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS, AND EMAILS. I HAVE ALSO LEFT MY BUSINESS CARD IN HERE. SO YOU CAN TAKE ONE IF YOU WOULD LIKE. AGAIN, DINA SANCHEZ IS MY NAME. THERE IS MY OFFICE NUMBER AND EMAIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I APPRECIATE IT AREA [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? >> I'VE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PREREGISTER WHEN WE ARE 16 OR 17 YEARS OLD. BUT WE CANNOT ACTUALLY VOTE UNTIL WE ARE 18. WHY WOULD WE WANT TO PREREGISTER? >> WELL, I THINK IT IS GREAT . IT IS IMPORTANT THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS FIRST. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES , WHICH IS GOVERNMENT. THAT IS STILL, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOLS. THEY KNOW, THEY LEARN HOW THE PROCESS OF BECOMING PART OF MAKING DECISIONS AND MAKING DECISIONS IN OUR COUNTRY. IT STARTS WITH CASTING OUR VOTES. YES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN MAKE CHANGES. THEY CAN LET THEIR VOICES BE HEARD THROUGH THEIR WORDS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE TEACH OUR YOUNG KIDS , STUDENTS, THE IMPORTANCE OF BECOMING AN ACTIVE VOTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION OR IT'S AN DOES PREREGISTER , LIKE, DOESN'T GIVE THEM AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY WOULD BE VOTING? BECAUSE WE SAID WE CANNOT VOTE WE ARE 16 OR 17 . OUR THE COUNT BECOMES ACTIVE WHEN WE ARE 18. >> S IS AN YES, IT IS IMPORTANT WE TAKE ACTION. AS YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU KNOW? [ LAUGHTER ] I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO SET UP AN THE COUNT BEFORE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH IT. >> THAT IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AT 16 AND 17, STUDENTS START GETTING THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE, THEIR PERMITS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH DMV. IT IS JUST THERE. THEY GIVE YOU THAT OPTION. WHEN YOU APPLY FOR YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE PERMIT. IT IS ALREADY THERE. IT IS ALREADY THERE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BECOME 18 WHEN YOU BECOME 18, THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS YOU HAVE GOT TO DO. PLANNING. ALL KINDS OF , YOU KNOW, YOU START WITH YOUR ADULT LIFE. PERHAPS VOTING IS NOT IN THERE. BUT AS A REMINDER, WHEN YOU OBTAIN YOUR PERMANENT , THAT IS ALREADY SET UP FOR YOU . YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY . >> THANK YOU >> THANK YOU. >> OF A QUESTION. ON SLIDE EIGHT WERE YOU MENTIONED THE OPTION TO EXPRESS AN OPINION TO THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES. FOR UNDERSTANDING PURPOSES, WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THAT OPINION? IS IT IMPLEMENTED? REMEMBER YOU ALSO SAID YOU CAN PROPOSE A NEW LEGISLATION. WHAT IS KIND OF THE PROCESS ? THE IMPORTANCE? IS IT SOMETHING THAT BECOMES A WORK IN PROGRESS, OR IS IT JUST KIND OF PUTTING IT OUT THERE? >> SO OUR CONSTITUENTS CAN CALL OUR OFFICE AND EXPRESS THEIR OPINION. ISSUES THAT THEY EITHER AGREE OR DO NOT AGREE. WHAT WE DO IS WE ASK OUR CONSTITUENTS FOR THEIR FIRST AND LAST NAME. WE FIND THEM IN OUR SYSTEM, AND WE LOG IN THEIR COMMENTS ALL OF THEIR COMMENTS ARE LOGGED IN. THEY ARE GOING TO A DATABASE. THOSE COMMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY LEGISLATORS. YOU KNOW, THEY POTENTIALLY CAN BECOME BILLS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY BECOME LOST. SO EVERY OPINION COUNTS. IT IS REVIEWED AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. YEAH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE AND OLD BUSINESS? NO? OKAY. BEING ONTO ANY NEW BUSINESS? OKAY. AND A COMMISSIONER OR STAFF COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? >> [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] >> THANK YOU. THAT IS REALLY GREAT TO KNOW. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME ? I'VE GOT A FEW I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH. THE FIRST ONE IS ALSO IN YOUR PACKET AND I HAVE IT UP ON THE SCREEN. THE CITY APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED FUNDING TO RUN A BASKETBALL LEAGUE ON FRIDAY EVENINGS. THE DATES ARE UP THERE FOR MARCH 15-17. IT IS A 10 WEEK LEAGUE. WHAT MAKES THE LEAGUE A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL IS THAT THE FUNDING IS CENTERED AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION . WE WILL START EACH EVENING HAVING A WORKSHOP FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS , FOLKS AT THE COUNTY, PEOPLE IN HEALTHCARE. TO REALLY SORT OF DRILL INTO WHAT THE COMMITTEE MIGHT NEED IN TERMS OF RENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS OR ANY OF THOSE TOPICS. AN EXAMPLE IS WE HAVE A LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WHO , THE WOMAN WHO RUNS HER, HER SON ACTUALLY DIED ON BASKETBALL COURT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN AED PRESENT AND THERE WAS NOBODY THERE WHO KNOW WHO TO DO CPR. IT IS NOW HER LIFE MISSION TO PROVIDE AED TO LOCAL GYMS. THEY HAVE PROVIDED OURS BUT IF YOU FOLKS DO NOT KNOW, THOSE ARE THE SHOCKING LITTLE DEVICES THAT CAN RESTART A HEART. SO THOSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CPR CLASSES SHE TEACHES CAN BASICALLY SAVE A LIFE. IN THEIR NOT BE KICKING THINGS OFF OF THAT PRESENTATION. THE HOPE IS THAT SOME OF THESE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND FOLKS THAT, DO THESE PRESENTATIONS WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW THEY CAME TO BE A COMMUNITY LEADER IF THEY ARE LEADING A NONPROFIT, OR THEY FOUND THEMSELVES IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. THE YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING THE LEGAL GET TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. TRYING TO MAKE IT A NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO GET OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES THROUGH THE LEAGUE. WE WILL ALSO HAVE CATERED FREE FOOD EVERY FRIDAY THAT WE RUN IT. THEY LOOK AT A LEAGUE JERSEY. AGAIN, THE IDEA BEING IS A PLACE WHERE FOLKS CAN GO ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS THAT ARE FREE. HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE WILL HAVE JUST THIS REALLY NICE KIND OF A COMMUNITY SPACE WHERE WE HAVE SOME THINGS GOING ON. THAT IS NUMBER ONE. I WILL PAUSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT. >> I QUICKLY READ HERE WHERE IT SAYS THE LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOP. I THINK THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA. CAN YOU GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MEAN? WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? WE GAVE AT THE MORE BROAD TERM OF LIFE SKILL. THE FUNDING IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH. THE CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION. BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SO HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE GET INTO THE TRADES? HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE GO TO COLLEGE? THOSE KIND OF LIFE SKILLS. ESPECIALLY , THE AGE RANGES ARE FROM 15-25. SO SOME OF THOSE ON THE YOUNGER SIDE MAY NOT BE THINKING ABOUT JOBS OR COLLEGE YET. SOME OF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE HIGHER END OF THAT SPECTRUM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE JUST STARTING OUT IN THEIR CAREER OR LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE. MAYBE BE A RESOURCE TO FOLKS IN THE LEAGUE. YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SMALL BUSINESS AND YOU'RE LOOKING TO HIRE, HERE ARE YOUNG FOLKS THAT MAY BE WILLING TO FEEL THAT. THAT IS KIND OF A BROAD SPECTRUM OF WHAT THE WORKSHOPS WILL ENTAIL. IT IS GENERALLY MEANT TO BE SOMETHING THEY WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO TAKE, GET A JOB, GO TO SCHOOL. WHAT ABOUT OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVENTION PIECES. >> THANK YOU. >> NO PROBLEM. OKAY. OH, I SWITCH TO THE WRONG SLIDE. TOO MANY COMPUTERS WOULD IN KEEPING WITH OUR CIVIC EDUCATION AND CIVIC MINDED PIECES, I PRESENTED TO EVERYONE, I THINK MY VERY FIRST MEETING. I DO NOT REMEMBER IF THAT WAS SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. BOTH THE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. SO THIS SPECIFICALLY IS , THE PROGRAM WILL BE TAKING PLACE THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 18th. THEY INVITE FOLKS OUT TO COME AND SEE IT. WE GET TO GO SEE THE CAPITAL AND SEE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. THAT WOULD BE, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN ELECTED YOUTH GOVERNOR. VARIOUS OTHER ELECTED POSITIONS THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE FILL. THEY HAVE GOT A PROGRAM FOR THE DAY. THEY PROVIDE LUNCH AND YOU GET TO SEE ALL THE PROGRAM AREAS. I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN GET SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO ATTEND. IT IS REALLY MEANT FOR MORE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS , YOU KNOW, OR CITY COUNCIL. THOSE KIND OF FOLKS. THAT WAY, THEY CAN REALLY SEE THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT GETTING THE PROGRAM GOING. THAT IS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE STILL AT IN PITTSBURG. YOU KNOW, CONNECTING WITH TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND SEEING IF WE CANNOT GET IT GOING. RIGHT NOW, THE ACTUAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER WHEN I PRESENTED, LIKE, REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. WE HAVE ALREADY DONE ALL OF THE PIECES SO WE WOULD NOT BE GOING TO IT AS PARTICIPANTS. THEY ALSO HAVE A MODEL U.N. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET GOING HERE IN PITTSBURG. THAT IS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS. THIS IS JUST PURELY ABOUT GETTING OUT AND ACTUALLY SEEN THE PROGRAM. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO AND PITCH THIS TO A TEACHER AND SAY, HEY, DO YOU WANT TO SPEND FOUR DAYS IN A HOTEL WITH 1200 YOUNG PEOPLE? THEY ARE, LIKE, I DO THAT ALL DAY AND I DO NOT NEED TO DO IT ON THE WEEKENDS. WHEN THE SALE OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN RUNNING THE PROGRAM, IT KIND OF CLICKS FOR THEM. THEY SEE WHAT A VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IT IS. THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IT IS NOT FAR AND WIDE REACHING PROGRAM. THEY ARE GETTING TOGETHER IN THE CAPITAL AND THAT IS THE THING ABOUT CIVIC DUTY. YEAH. I SENT THIS AROUND TO SOME OF THE FOLKS. IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ON VIP OR ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW. THE LAST PIECE, I DO NOT THINK I HAVE A SLIDE FOR IT. IT IS IN YOUR PACKET. I WILL MAKE SURE I HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY , LET'S SEE. IT IS THE MAJOR WRECKS. THAT INFORMATION. IT SHOULD BE THE LAST ONE IN YOUR PACKET. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS. IT IS ALSO FROM CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PUT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED. THIS IS A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD . RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SEVEN LARGE APARTMENTS OR SEATS ON THE COMMITTEE. THEY ALSO HAVE SOME ALTERNATIVE SEATS. I THINK I PRESENTED TO YOU ALL THAT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY THROUGH MEASURE X HAS FUNDING TO PUT TWO DIFFERENT TEEN CENTERS IN EAST AND CENTRAL COUNTY. THOSE , RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE STILL DETERMINING WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE, WHAT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED. THESE ARE THE FOLKS, IF YOU ARE ON THIS BOARD, YOU WOULD BE HELPING TO ADVISE ON WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT MONEY. IT IS NOT ONLY THE TEEN CENTERS THAT IT IS BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT MEASURE X IS GOING TO FUND . THERE IS A LITTLE BLURB THERE ABOUT MEASURE X. IT WAS A VOTER APPROVED PURPOSE TO KEEP CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGIONAL STAFF OPEN --HOSPITAL OPENED. SUPPORT SERVICES AND INVEST IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES, PROTECT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL COUNTY SERVICES. IT IS A PRETTY FAR-REACHING FUNDING SOURCE. THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY INPUT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE A WAY TO HAVE A DIRECT VOICE AND A VOTE ON WHAT GOES ON. THERE IS , I CAN SEND IT OUT. I WILL BE SENDING OUT THEM --SOME THINGS I WILL DO ALL OF THAT. YEAH. I WANTED TO BRING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED. YOU KNOW, I WAS MEANT TO ASK THAT WHEN I CONTACTED HER TODAY. AND NOW I DO NOT SEE IT IN HERE. I WILL FOLLOW-UP ON HOW THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE BUT I KNOW THE COUNTY IS LOOKING FOR YOUTH VOICE. IT MAY NOT BE AS FORMAL AS A ROLE AS AN APPOINTMENT LIKE THIS. I WILL WAIT FOR A YOUNG PERSON TO HAVE A VOICE AND BE INVOLVED IN SOME WAY. I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> YES. SOMETHING ABOUT MEASURE X. IS GOING TO ASK, HOW OFTEN DO THEY MEET? WHAT TIME DO THEY GENERALLY MEET? DO YOU KNOW THAT? >> YEAH. WE MEET ONCE A MONTH. I KNOW THEY HAVE A VIRTUAL OPTION AS WELL. THAT MIGHT JUST BE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. I AM NOT SURE IF YOU WERE A MEMBER AND YOU ARE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY OR NOT. I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. I KNOW THEY MEET IN THE EVENINGS AS WELL. THEY WANT TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TIME OR DATE YET. I CAN ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AS WELL. IT IS JUST A MONTHLY MEETING. >> THANK YOU. AND THAT YOU THINK YOU CAN SEND US AN EMAIL WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT HOW OLD YOU HAVE TO BE? THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. I WILL DEFINITELY RECAP THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. >> OKAY. >> AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, LIKE, I'M GOING TO BE AAFIA SAMMEE TO IT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I THOUGHT THE DEADLINE HAD ALREADY PASSED BECAUSE I READ THE EMAIL WRONG. I THOUGHT IT SAID YOU HAD TO APPLY BY JANUARY 23rd WHICH WAS YESTERDAY. I CALLED HER AND WAS, LIKE, HEY. IS THIS STILL AN OPTION? I REALIZE IT IS ACTUALLY THROUGH FEBRUARY. SHE CALLED ME BACK AND RESPONDED TO MY EMAIL REALLY QUICKLY. >> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:42.