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MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 10TH, 2025 OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION. MAY I HAVE A FIRST MOTION TO APPROVE? COMMISSIONER MENDEZ? MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER COBOS? SECOND THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR[Presentations]
SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS. THE HEW 2025 YOUTH ORGANIZING COUNCIL, IOC. SO WHAT? I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE KARINA. SHE'S A REPRESENTING ALIANZA. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE THE STAGE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. HI, EVERYONE. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. MY NAME IS KARINA AND I'M THE YOUTH PROGRAMS MANAGER WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED ALIANZA COACHELLA VALLEY. WE'RE LOCATED ON LITERALLY NEXT DOOR. SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO VISIT US, WE'RE A NONPROFIT, AND WE HAVE A YOUTH GROUP CALLED IOC OR THE YOUTH ORGANIZING COUNCIL, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTING TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT THE HERE TODAY. SO OVER THE. HI, MY NAME IS VALERIA. HI. MY NAME IS PRISCILLA. AND I'M ALEXIS. WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE HEW. IF WE COULD PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OH IT'S RIGHT THERE. OH. WHERE IS IT? HERE. TO THE RIGHT TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT. OH MY BAD. SORRY. SO WHAT IS THE HEW AND WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE? THE HEW IS A MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, AND IT'S LOCATED IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.ITS PURPOSE IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND MAKE A PLATFORM IN WHICH OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY CAN SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS ARTISTICALLY, CULINARY, IN ANY WAY. SO THIS PROJECT IS YOUTH LED, WHICH MEANS THE YOUTH ARE PRIMARILY THE ONES THAT RUN THE PLANNING. AND ALL OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR IT. IT IS A SPACE FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE AN EVENT LOCALLY IN WITHOUT WORRY OF FEES. SO AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE HEW WOULD BE MAYBE COACHELLA FEST, IN WHICH IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS HERE IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY, BUT SOME MIGHT SAY IT'S RATHER EXPENSIVE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME A LARGE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY IS LOW INCOME, AND DUE TO THAT, A LARGE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ISN'T ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO TO COACHELLA FEST EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THEIR DIRECT VICINITY. THE HEW WAS CREATED TO BE A FREE SPACE IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER IN A FESTIVAL AND BE ABLE TO BOTH HAVE SOME FUN. OBVIOUSLY, BEING ABLE TO
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LOOK THROUGH CUISINE, ART AND ENGAGE WITH THEMSELVES. AND IT'S ALSO A WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO SUBMIT MAYBE THEIR TALENTS. SO WE'D BE TALKING ABOUT ARTISTS. WE'D BE TALKING ABOUT BANDS AND MAYBE EVEN CULINARY COOKS. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT ORGANIZE THIS EVENT. ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ORGANIZE THIS EVENT ARE MAINLY JUST HIGH SCHOOLERS.AND WE HAVE DM, CV, AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE STUDENT FROM PALM DESERT. OH, AND THEN THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA FOR INVITING US TO THE. IT WAS A KEY TO THE GIVING THE KEY TO THE CITY. AND WE WERE ABLE TO MEET AND EVEN LIKE, TELL HIM ABOUT THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE DO IN WHICH HE WORE OUR SHIRT TO ONE OF HIS CONCERTS, AND THEN TO COACHELLA FEST. AND SO OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT WE DO, AND THIS IS BEFORE THIS IS DURING THE PLANNING OF THE HEW.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING THE THEME, THE ART, THE LINEUP OF THE ARTISTS, MAKING THE GRAPHICS, AND ALSO LIKE THE MERCH THAT WE HAND OUT TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR TO MENTION THE LAST TWO THEMES. LAST YEAR WE HAD WHAT ARE WE? WE HAD HARD WORKERS, SO IT WAS ABOUT OUR FIELD WORKERS HERE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, 2023, WE HAD THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY. AND THEN THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE UNIDOS POR EL AGUA. SO WE'RE BASICALLY FIGHTING WATER JUSTICE IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR VOTING THE ARTISTS THAT ARE GOING TO PERFORM, AND THE VENDORS THAT ARE GOING TO ATTEND THE ACTUAL EVENT. AND THEN THE ACTUAL DAY OF THE EVENT, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE FESTIVAL. THE WORKSHOPS ARE AND THE VENDORS, THE ARTISTS, EVERYONE THAT'S PARTICIPATING. AND ONE THING SHE FORGOT TO MENTION IS THAT MOST OF OUR ARTISTS ARE HERE FROM THE VALLEY, AND MOST OF THE ADDITIONS WE GET ARE WHAT'S IT CALLED, LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS OR LIKE ANY LIKE SMALL LOCAL ARTISTS FROM HERE NEXT. SOME. SO DURING THE HEW YOU GAIN A LOT OF SKILLS. AND ONE OF THE SKILLS I'M, I MOSTLY GAIN IS PUBLIC SPEAKING. I GAINED WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE LAST TWO YEARS, MY PUBLIC SPEAKING HAS IMPROVED BECAUSE I HAD THE CHANCE TO USE THE MICROPHONE. AND I ALSO TALKED TO THE BANDS THAT WERE COMING HERE SETTING UP. AND YOU ALSO GET THE CHANCE TO JUST COMMUNICATE ONE ON ONE, TELL THEM LIKE WHAT'S UP, WHERE THEY NEED TO BE SET UP, LIKE WHAT TIME AND ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF. AND IT'S JUST IT'S ALSO A LOT OF FUN HAVING THE MICROPHONE AND DURING THE FESTIVAL, I REALLY ENJOY IT. AND THE CROWD, WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THE CROWD AND THEY LOVE IT TOO. AND ANOTHER ONE, ANOTHER SKILL YOU GAINED IS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. AND THEN SO TO EXPAND ON COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, YOU GAINED SKILLS ON COMMUNITY ORGANIZING BECAUSE, WELL, FIRSTLY, IT'S ALL YOUTH LED FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHICH MEANS IT'S CV, DM AND THEY'RE ALL LOCATED IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY, WHICH MEANS YOU GET TO TALK WITH YOUR OWN PEERS AND ADVANCE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS. RIGHT? SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME INTROVERTS.
I KNOW I USED TO BE A LITTLE INTROVERTED WHEN JOINING LAST YEAR, BUT I KNOW MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS HAVE GOTTEN A LOT BETTER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BECAUSE OF BEING ABLE TO PLAN WITH PEOPLE THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT AREN'T MY CLOSE FRIENDS FROM, YOU KNOW, MY LOCAL SCHOOL OR MY LOCAL TOWN. THEY ARE FROM COACHELLA ALL THE WAY HERE IN CV, AND I GET TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MY COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO LEARN WHAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED AND WHAT THEY KNOW. AFTER THAT, WE ALSO HAVE EVENT PLANNING. SO DURING EVENT PLANNING, YOU GET A LOT OF USEFUL SKILLS BECAUSE EVENT PLANNING IS SOMETHING THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO, RIGHT? IT'S TO SOME IT'S A CAREER OPTION AND IT'S SOMETIMES IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW, LIKE YOU HAVE TO ORGANIZE PEOPLE LIKE THEY SAID, THE VENDORS OR THE ARTIST. AND BEING ABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE LIKE THAT REQUIRES CERTAIN SKILLS THAT YOU CAN ONLY LEARN BY DOING IT DIRECTLY WITH THEM. AND SO EVENT PLANNING HELPS YOU TO DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS IN A GREAT WAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A YOUTH. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S A SKILL THAT IT'S A REALLY GOOD, GOOD SKILL TO BE ABLE TO LEARN AT THIS PHASE IN YOUR
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LIFE. FOR NEXT ONE. SHE'S ON ZOOM. BECAUSE SHE IS. YEAH. OKAY. SO. HI, GUYS. SO MY NAME IS EMILY DELGADO. I'M A SENIOR AT DESERT MIRAGE HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO ANOTHER THINGS OF THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER IS ADVOCACY. AND I FEEL LIKE ADVOCACY IS REALLY IMPORTANT DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE OUR THEMES BASED ON STUFF THAT WE NEED. WE THINK THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR OUR THEME WAS HARD WORKERS OR LIKE FARM WORKERS. WHY? BECAUSE WE FELT THAT OUR COMMUNITIES REALLY NEEDED THAT. LIKE OUR COMMUNITIES NEEDED THAT AWARENESS. BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT COACHELLA FEST IS JUST THAT. LIKE THEY JUST THINK OF COACHELLA FEST, AND THAT'S ALL THEY THINK OF. THEY DON'T THINK OF THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE. THE HARD WORKERS THAT ARE HERE, THE FIELD WORKERS, THE IMMIGRANTS, ALL OF THAT, PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE THAT HAVE PUT IN THAT WORK SINCE THE SECOND THEY GOT HERE AND THEN. SO, YEAH, LIKE KIND OF LIKE MY OTHER PEERS WERE MENTIONING, LIKE MY PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS HAVE GONE IN REALLY STRONG DUE TO THE HUE. LIKE I, I WAS ONE OF THE EMCEES LAST YEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO LIKE REALLY WORK ON MY SPANISH SKILLS. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT I'M NOT GOOD AT SPANISH, BUT I JUST NEVER WORK ON THEM. LIKE MY PUBLIC SPEAKING IS ALWAYS IN ENGLISH. BUT THANKS TO HUGH, I WAS ABLE TO WORK ON MY SPANISH SKILLS LAST YEAR AND LIKE A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING LIKE THIS IS ALL STUFF THAT MAKES US STRONGER LEADERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BUT IT'S ALSO LIKE DESIGNING FOR THE DESIGNING AND LIKE, THAT'S THE ARTS, THE GRAPHICS, THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE TIKTOKS, THE INSTAGRAM, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, ANYTHING THAT LIKE ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE ARE THE ONES WHO WORK ON IT. AND THAT'S KIND OF IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LIKE, YES, WE DO THINK OF LIKE, OH, WELL, YEAH, LIKE THEY'RE ALWAYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT LIKE WE'RE DOING WE'RE ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A GOOD CAUSE. WE'RE NOT JUST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, LIKE WHAT PEOPLE WOULD CALL BRAIN ROTTING. SO YEAH, THAT KIND OF BRINGS ME BACK TO THIS YEAR'S THEME, UNIDOS POR LA AGUA, OR YEAH, UNIDOS POR LA AGUA. THE REASON WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE WE THINK THAT OUR WATER SYSTEMS ARE NOT GOOD HERE AT OUR SCHOOL, AND SO WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR THAT. AND WE'RE USING THE HUE TO ADVOCATE.SO IT'S A FUN EVENT THAT YOUR FAMILY CAN ATTEND, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE COACHELLA FEST ISN'T EASY. LIKE ALEX MENTIONED. LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S REALLY HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GET ACCESSIBILITY TO BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE. IT'S LIKE $600 A TICKET. SO FOR US TO HAVE A FREE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, FOR PEOPLE TO JUST BE ABLE TO SHOW UP AND TALK AND LIKE, JUST ENJOY THE VENDORS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY FROM THE VENDORS. JUST BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY OFFERS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING. SO THAT'S KIND OF LIKE MY LITTLE TOUCH ON ADVOCACY AND DESIGNING. I'LL PASS IT BACK TO THE REST OF MY PEERS. AND JUST TO ADD ON FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE DESIGNING PART, WE ARE IN CHARGE OF MAKING THE ART AND THE MURALS, AND I IN MY EXPERIENCE AND VALERIA, WE HAVE BOTH MADE LIKE THE MONARCH MURAL, AND IT BASICALLY REPRESENTED THE IMMIGRANTS THAT WERE MIGRATING TO THIS AREA AND WE HAD A LOT OF FUN. IT TOOK US QUITE A WHILE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT UP IN THE ACTUAL EVENT, AND MANY PEOPLE TOOK PICTURES. AND STILL TODAY, IT'S LIKE A BIG THING THAT PEOPLE THAT WE STILL TALK ABOUT AMONGST OURSELVES. AND THEN FOR OUTREACH, WE ALSO GAIN SKILLS ON HOW TO DO THAT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE'LL HAVE WE HAVE TWO OUTREACH ARTISTS AND WE HAVE TO GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND BASICALLY ASK PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE EVENT. ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO COME TO PERFORM AT THE AT THE HILL AND, AND WE WENT FROM THAT.
WE ALSO GAIN PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION BECAUSE ONE TIME ACTUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES, WE'LL HAVE THE ISSUE OF HAVING TOO MANY ARTISTS. AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM LIKE FROM WE'LL HAVE LIKE A CERTAIN NUMBER SET, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO CHOOSE AND VOTE WITH AS A COLLECTIVE.
AND YEAH, YOU MENTIONED HOW WE HAD AN ARTIST. OH YEAH. LAST YEAR WE HAD 22 ARTISTS AUDITION AND OUR LIMIT WAS ONLY AROUND TEN NINE. SO WE HAD LIKE THAT WAS REAL ISSUE BECAUSE WE WANTED WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THEM AND WE LIKED ALL OF THEM. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAD TO MAKE A FIRM DECISION. AND THAT'S ALSO A SKILL THAT WE HAVE LEARNED MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS, WHICH WE ALL WE ALWAYS FACE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE VIDEO. YEAH. AND THEN THIS IS A VIDEO THAT WE HAD BASED OFF THE HILL. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR 2023 I BELIEVE. YEAH LAST YEAR.
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SO JUST CLICK ON IT. SO.THAT WAS THE VIDEO OF WHAT WENT OF OUR 2023 THE HILL FESTIVAL. AND THAT ENDS OUR PRESENTATION AND OUR NEXT THANK YOU FESTIVAL IS GOING TO BE NOVEMBER 22ND HERE AT VETERANS PARK. SO LITERALLY DOWN THE STREET. AND WE HOPE YOU GUYS DECIDE TO HELP AND JOIN US. IT'S A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE. I REALLY RECOMMEND FOR YOU GUYS TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP US. YOU GUYS ALSO GET FOOD PROVIDED, OBVIOUSLY. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS. THAT'S THE. THANK YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU I'LL HAVE THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO COMMISSIONER COBOS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTION. YES. SO I HAVE A I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING BECAUSE LIKE I DO LIKE FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, I DO LOVE THE IDEA OF LIKE SOMETHING TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LIKE ADVOCATE FOR LIKE SOCIAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ASK, LIKE, HOW DOES THE ATTENDANCE LOOK LIKE? LIKE PERHAPS THE DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND YEAR? OKAY, SO 2023, THE FIRST YEAR IT STARTED, THE HUE STARTED IN 2011, BUT IT WAS BARELY BROUGHT BACK IN 2023. RIGHT. SO NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT IT FROM THEN BECAUSE WE WERE BARELY PROMOTING IT ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA AND LIKE ALL PLATFORMS. SO IT BARELY IT GOT TO THE AUDIENCE LIKE IT WAS. WE HAD POSTERS ALL OVER THE VALLEY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ENOUGH PEOPLE, BUT NOT A LOT LIKE WE WANTED TO. AND LAST YEAR THERE WAS A LOT MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE, WELL, SOME LIKE KNEW ABOUT THE HUE FROM 2023, SO THEY LIKED IT AND THEY WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON 2024. SO YEAH, THERE WAS DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT OF ATTENDANCE. OKAY. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAD 22 ARTISTS, MUSICIANS AUDITION FOR THE EVENT. IF WE'RE LOOKING AT LIKE PROGRESS HERE AND WE LIKE THE NUMBERS FROM THIS YEAR, WOULDN'T YOU LIKE, LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING SOMETHING THAT COULD BE PERHAPS ONE WEEK OF THE HUE AND THEN ANOTHER ONE KIND OF LIKE COACHELLA FEST LIKE YOU DID MENTIONED, BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO LIKE WHAT WHAT I GOT FROM IT WAS LIKE IT MIRRORS FROM LIKE THE TOP CLASS. SO LIKE US, THE LOCALS. RIGHT? I DON'T GET THAT QUESTION, I CAN IMAGINE. OH YEAH, YOU CAN ANSWER IT. GO. SO FOR US THIS IS A FREE EVENT AND
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WE'RE A NONPROFIT. SO THIS IS NOT OUR MAIN FOCUS. THIS IS JUST LIKE A BROAD LIKE SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE DO. THIS STARTED BY BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW OF IT. IT WAS A LOT OF WORKS THAT STARTED IT IN 2011. AND IT WAS LIKE AN AVENUE, LIKE Y'ALL MENTIONED THAT IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM COACHELLA FEST BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITIES CAN'T AFFORD IT. WE CAN'T AFFORD AS WELL TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT THE LARGE CONSTANTLY. SO FOR US, WE DO RELY A LOT OF DONORS. SO THAT'S WHY AT THE END OF THE VIDEO, YOU SAW SOME DONORS THAT DONATED. SO FOR US THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOT LIKE OUR LIKE A YEARLY JOB. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO AS A ACTIVITY JUST TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH AND TO CREATE LIKE AN ATMOSPHERE FOR THEM. YOU UNDERSTAND? THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THOSE WERE GREAT. SO I HEAR THAT LIKE HIGH SCHOOLERS FROM DM AND CV LIKE BASICALLY HELP, RIGHT? DO COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS GET TO DO IT AS WELL? YES. WE HAD SOME CSUSB STUDENTS COME IN. WE HAVE ALUMNI SUPPORTING. SO SOME LIKE WE MENTIONED THIS HUGH HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. SO A LOT OF ALUMNI COME BACK AND SUPPORT THEY THEY HELP SET UP WITH THE ART. THEY HELP THE DAY OFF. SO THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SUPPORT AS WELL. YES. SO I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT HELPING HANDS HERE, COULDN'T WE LIKE OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS TO MAYBE THOSE ACADEMY STUDENTS LIKE PERHAPS AVID OR DDP OR PSA ARE IN THE VALLEY? I KNOW THAT THEY NEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS EACH YEAR. SO IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THE STUDENTS, I'M SURE WE WOULD HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH HANDS. YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE WE CAN OFFER TO OUR SCHOOL ACADEMIES AND CLUBS. I YEAH, OKAY. YEAH. CURRENTLY WE DO OFFER WE DO OFFER OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. THAT'S ALSO A BENEFIT TO LIKE ALL THE SCHOOLS YOU'RE GONNA EARN. AND THEN ALSO JUST LIKE BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH EVERYONE AND THE DAY OF I THINK IT'S A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE JUST HAVING TO WORK WITH EVERYONE AND IT'S JUST REALLY FUN. LIKE, IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE KIND OF IN CHARGE, BUT YOU'RE KIND OF WITH EVERYONE, AND THEN YOU ALSO GET BREAKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, NECESSARY BREAKS. IT'S NOT REALLY LIKE A SHIFT THING. YOU WILL JUST LIKE GO. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY TAKE BREAKS FOR LONG. IF ANYTHING, WE FORGET TO TAKE BREAKS. WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. I KNOW YOU GUYS MENTIONED THAT ONLY DM AND CV CURRENTLY VOLUNTEER. IS THAT IS IT ONLY THOSE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT CAN HELP OR IS ANY HIGH SCHOOL.WELL IT'S ANY HIGH SCHOOL REALLY 2023. WE HAD WEST SHORE STUDENTS HELP US TOO. AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A STUDENT FROM PALM DESERT HELPING US PLAN THE HUGH AS WELL. BUT IT'S REALLY OPEN TO LIKE ANY SCHOOL IN THE VALLEY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. SO YOU DID MENTION THAT IT WAS ALSO AN ARTS THING. LIKE HOW HOW WOULD YOU DISPLAY THE ART MADE BY THE STUDENTS OR LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING? WOULD YOU JUST LIKE PUT IT OUT IN POSTERS, MAYBE SET UP LIKE, LIKE A LITTLE TENT FILLED WITH ART? HOW WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? SO THE ART IS REALLY JUST PLACED AROUND THE AREA, AND SINCE IT'S RIGHT HERE, WE'VE BEEN HAVING IT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS RIGHT HERE, AND THE AREA IS PRETTY SMALL, SO WE JUST KIND OF SCATTER. SOME PIECES ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS, AND AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, THE MURAL WAS KIND OF JUST SET IN A PLACE AND LIKE OPEN WHERE LIKE PEOPLE COULD TAKE PICTURES AND EVERYTHING. AND THEN THERE'S. ONE OF THE CLOTHES FROM COACHELLA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, YOUNG WOMAN EMPOWERMENT. THEY HAD THEIR OWN LIKE DISPLAY OF LIKE, ART. AND THEY HAD IT LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT, LIKE CLOSE TO OUR STAGE. AND THE MURAL WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE SO PEOPLE COULD TAKE PHOTOS AND LIKE, CHECK OUT THE COOL ART THAT WAS GOING AROUND. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE SIMILAR TO LIKE HOW COACHELLA FEST IS WHERE LIKE ART IS KIND OF JUST DISPLAYED THERE, LIKE AROUND THE WALKING AREAS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. WHAT WHAT LIMITED YOU GUYS TO ONLY 9 TO 10 ARTISTS. WAS IT TIME CRUNCH OR NOT? NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES TO GET THEM OUT HERE OR SO. IT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH TIME. WHEN WE'RE PLANNING THE HUGH, WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION LIKE THE TIME, THE TOTAL TIME THAT WE WANT THE HUGH TO GO ON. AND CONSIDERING THAT THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE BEEN HAVING IT IN THE SUMMER, WE ALSO ACCOUNT FOR THAT. SO WE'LL HAVE IT MOSTLY LIKE AROUND FOR LIKE MOSTLY WHEN THE SUN IS GOING TO GO DOWN. SO THAT REALLY HAS A BIG PLAY ON, LIKE THE AMOUNT OF ARTISTS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE.
SO TYPICALLY, WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS FOR THE HUGH LIKE 4 TO 9 AROUND THERE? THREE WE'VE HAD IT
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KIND OF JUST VARIES. YEAH. OUR SETUP WE USUALLY SHOW UP LIKE AT TEN IN THE MORNING, BUT THE HUGH DOESN'T START TILL LIKE 4 P.M. TILL NINE. SO NOW, NOW THAT YOU'RE DOING IT IN NOVEMBER, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO START A LITTLE SOONER? YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE YOUTH AND WHAT HOURS THEY WANT TO WORK, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE HAVE THE DECISION. WE SORT OF VOTE TOGETHER ON WHICH HOURS WE WANT TO WORK. AND IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT OUR OWN SCHEDULES AND JUST HOW MUCH LABOR WE ARE WILLING TO DO. OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO WHEN STUDENTS VOLUNTEER OR ANYBODY VOLUNTEERS LIKE WHAT WOULD THAT PROCESS BE LIKE TO LIKE, LET'S SAY LIKE I WANTED TO VOLUNTEER. LIKE HOW WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE LIKE WHAT WOULD I HAVE TO DO TO LIKE, HELP YOU GUYS SET UP OR FOR THE DAY OF ARE YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IS KIND OF ADVISE SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW IS A PART OF THE YOUTH ADVOCACY COUNCIL OR ASK ARENA OR ANYONE WORKING FOR ME. I KNOW MY FRIENDS JUST KIND OF TELL FRIENDS. SO IT GOES AROUND FROM FRIENDS OF FRIENDS AND PEOPLE JUST KIND OF SHOW UP. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY THE WHOLE TIME.IT'S JUST LIKE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. SO SOME OF MY FRIENDS WILL STAY THE WHOLE TIME. OTHER FRIENDS WILL JUST COME FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AND YEAH, THEY'LL JUST HELP. LIKE AROUND ASKING THE VENDORS ARE OKAY, LIKE STUFF LIKE THAT. AND YEAH, JUST PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU. AND IS THERE A WEBSITE WITH LIKE CONTACT INFORMATION IN CASE I WANTED TO EMAIL AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW LIKE THAT I'M WILLING TO VOLUNTEER. LIKE IS THERE ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YES. WE HAVE THE ALIANZA WEBSITE AND FROM THERE YOU CAN THERE'S MANY OTHER CAMPAIGNS. BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING IS KIND OF LOCATED. THANK YOU. AND THEN I'LL ALSO SHARE MY CONTACT WITH ALL OF YOU SO YOU GUYS CAN HAVE IT. USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS I SEND OUT A GOOGLE FORM. SO YOU JUST FILL IT OUT, YOU FILL OUT YOUR HOURS, AND THEN I CREATE A SPREADSHEET WITH EVERYONE'S TIMES. SO EVERYONE'S ABLE TO SEE WHO'S TAKING A BREAK AT WHAT TIME, WHO'S DOING WHAT, AND LIKE WHO'S THE LEAD OF THAT PROJECT. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE SCHEDULES. AND SORRY, I HAVE A QUESTION THAT IS MORE RELATED TOWARDS THE PROGRAM. WHEN YOU GUYS HAVE MEETINGS, IS IT LIKE AN OPEN HOUSE? LIKE COULD ANYONE JUST WALK IN? AND YEAH, AND WE HAVE OPEN DOOR POLICY SO ANYONE CAN COME IN TO THE MEETING. SO WHAT DAYS WOULD THOSE MEETINGS BE? RIGHT NOW I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING AROUND WITH THE DATES THAT WE CAN MEET BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE WHO'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, THEIR FOCUS IS THE CAMPAIGN UNIDOS POR EL AGUA. SO THEY'VE BEEN MEETING FOR THEIR WHITE POWER PROJECT, I BELIEVE THIS MONTH IT'S THE MOST MEETINGS, BUT USUALLY WE MEET ON THURSDAYS, BI WEEKLY THURSDAYS.
OKAY. BECAUSE YEAH, LIKE LIKE I THOUGHT LIKE, MAN, I REALLY WANT TO VOLUNTEER. BUT I ALSO REALLY LIKE, LIKE THE ART PART OF IT. LIKE MAYBE LIKE HELP YOU GUYS. LIKE WE I'M NOT VOLUNTEERING ANYONE, BUT WE COULD LIKE, HELP OUT. LIKE, MAYBE WITH SOME, LIKE, THE MURAL. YEAH. YOU ALL COULD ALSO CREATE AN ART PIECE AS A GROUP AND PRESENT IT TO THE CU. AND THAT COULD BE BASED ON Y'ALL'S TIMES. AND WE CAN SUPPORT WITH LIKE THE ART PIECES, LIKE THE ART SUPPLIES.
YEAH. AND RIGHT NOW WE USUALLY MAKE OUR ART OUTSIDE HERE IN THE OFFICE. SO LIKE WE'RE RIGHT NEXT DOOR AND WHEN WE'RE NEAR THE DATES, THAT'S WHEN THE MONTHS WE THAT'S WHEN WE ARE MORE IN PERSON AND WE COME IN THE WEEKENDS OR LIKE, WE MEET AFTER SCHOOL HOURS TO DO ART. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU GUYS ANSWERED MY QUESTION MAINLY. IF ANY YOUTH WANT TO PARTICIPATE AS PART OF LIKE EVEN THE PLANNING, RIGHT? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK IN ADVANCE. IT'S NOT JUST THE DAY OF, IT'S ALL THE WORK IN ADVANCE OF THAT. THEN THEY JUST CONNECT WITH YOU AND THEN THEY CAN SIGN UP AND THEY THEY CAN BE PART OF THOSE BIWEEKLY MEETINGS. AWESOME. THANK YOU. RECEIVE EMAILS WITH THE WITH THE MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING. AWESOME. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUESTION. SO HOW DOES THE LIKE INTERVIEW PROCESS OR LIKE HOW DO YOU GUYS CHOOSE WHICH VENDORS WILL BE AT THE. HUGH YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? SO THE INTERVIEW PROCESS USUALLY WE ALL AS A GROUP WE AGREE ON A DATE LIKE LET'S SAY LIKE ONE TIME IT WAS A SATURDAY. WE ALL GET TOGETHER, WE REVIEW EVERYONE'S MUSIC, WE DECIDE WHETHER IT'S LIKE FAMILY APPROPRIATE, IF FAMILY IS SAFE OR NOT. AND UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE SINCE WE HAD 22 AUDITIONS, WE HAD TO NARROW IT DOWN TO LIKE 10 OR 9 BECAUSE OF TIME SLOTS AND EVERYTHING. BUT THAT'S HOW WE DECIDE. USUALLY WE SEND OUT A CALL OUT TO ARTISTS. SO IT'S A FLIER AND THERE'S LIKE A QR CODE AND PEOPLE SEND IN THEIR VIDEOS, THEIR PHOTOS, WHO'S SINGING, WHAT TYPE OF SONGS. AND LIKE THEY SAID, THEY MEET ON A DAY AND THEY LISTEN TO ALL THE AUDITIONS. SO I THINK WHAT IVAN MEANT WAS LIKE LUIGI'S, PERHAPS WE SAW IN THE VIDEO. OKAY. SORRY. YEAH. SO THAT WAS ALSO A
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FLIER. IT'S THE SAME WAY. IT'S A FLIER. IT'S A CALL OUT TO VENDORS NOW, FLIER. AND PEOPLE JUST SUBMIT WHAT THEY'RE SELLING, THE TYPE OF FOOD, AND THEN THEY DECIDE, LIKE, ARE THEY SELLING THE SAME TYPE OF FOOD? SHOULD WE HAVE THEM OR NOT? SO I KNOW LAST TIME WE HAD A LOT OF VENDORS SELLING RASPADOS, SO THEN THEY HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THOSE VENDORS. SO IT WASN'T LIKE A COMPETITION OF TOO MANY VENDORS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF COMMENT, LIKE LIKE YOU DID MENTION YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND ALL THREE OF YOU. LIKE HOW IT LOOKS LIKE YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU'RE JUST KIND OF COMMUNICATING. LIKE, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS ONE OR DO I WANT TO? JUST LIKE IT MOTIVATES ME INTO LIKE WANTING TO BE A MORE OF A PART OF THIS EVENT. SO YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. BUT YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 2025. SO FIRST I WANT TO JUST THANK THE COMMISSIONERS. HAVE COMMISSIONER FAUSTO, COMMISSIONER MENDEZ, COMMISSIONER PULIDO AND COMMISSIONER VIVE FOR DOING THE ADOPT A PARK. THEY'RE BRAVE ENOUGH TO STORM AND PAINT THE ENTIRE WEST SIDE OF THE BENCHES OUT THERE FOR THAT ENTIRE MORNING. SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR TURNING UP FOR THAT ONE. AND THIS IS THEM DOING SOME MORE WORK, MAYBE FOR NEXT TIME WE'LL PROBABLY PICK A DIFFERENT SPOT OR MAYBE DO A DIFFERENT PROJECT AT THAT PARK. BUT WE'LL SEE. THANK YOU AGAIN. SO NEXT ON THE DOCKET WE HAVE THE NEXT MONDAY ACTUALLY IS THE WII BOWLING AT THE COACHELLA SENIOR CENTER. OUR SENIORS DID VOICE OUT THEY ARE READY FOR YOU. SO IF YOU DO THINK YOU CAN BE THERE AND I'LL BE THERE AS WELL. AND AGAIN, IT'S AT 9:00 THAT MORNING. IT SHOULD LAST ABOUT TWO HOURS. JUST BE READY FOR YOUR GAME. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. THE NEXT ONE THAT I HAVE, I KNOW THIS ONE'S BEEN A MOVING TARGET FOR THE FINE FOOD BANK. I TRIED TO MAKE SURE I WANTED TO GET THE ENTIRE GROUP. SO THIS IS A SATURDAY, MAY 24TH. THIS IS THE NEXT DATE THAT THAT THEY DID HAVE AVAILABLE. THIS WOULD BE FROM 830 TO 1130 11 A.M. AGAIN, I'LL SEND OUT ANOTHER EMAIL BLAST JUST TO CONFIRM EVERYBODY'S ATTENDANCE FOR THAT. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE THE TEEN SOCIAL EVENTS THAT WE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE FOR THE SUMMER. WE'RE LOOKING TO ROLL OUT THE PROMOTIONS LATER ON THIS WEEK. AND SINCE WE'RE ABOUT 30 WEEKS OUT AND WE'RE OPEN TO YOUR SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW WE COULD, YOU KNOW, FURTHER SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU SO THAT YOU CAN GET THAT SHARED WITHIN YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK AS WELL. AND LASTLY, THIS IS THE ONE THAT I JUST WANT TO THROW IT OUT THERE.IT'S NOT REALLY A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS MORE FOR MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU. IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND WITH YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. IT'S OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES THAT WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THIS HAPPENS AT THE PARK RIGHT THERE OF AVENUE 51 AND MECCA STREET RIGHT IN THE CORNER, AND WE HAVE USUALLY FOR EVERY FRIDAY WE HAVE A MOVIE, AND THERE'S USUALLY WE'LL HAVE OUR POPCORN VENDOR OUT THERE, WHICH IS USUALLY OUR STAFF MEMBERS. AND THEN OTHER, OTHER A FOOD TRUCK OR A PIZZA VENDOR THAT LIKES TO SHOW UP THERE. THE FIRST WEEKEND WE HAVE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG THREE. ALSO THE SECOND WEEKEND, MOANA TWO, WE HAVE MUFASA THE LION KING, AND THEN WE HAVE TRANSFORMERS ONE. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE YOUTH ORGANIZING COUNCIL TO JOIN US ON THE APRIL 21ST, LIKE COMPETITION AGAINST THE HOME? I NEED SOME EXTRA ARMS. YEAH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE ALIANZA, FOR THE WII BOWLING. IF THEY ARE, IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR THAT AS WELL, THEY COULD BE. THEY COULD BE ATTENDING. I HEARD THEY WERE FIERCE. WE MIGHT. THE MORE THE MORE CROWD, THE MORE CROWDED THERE. IT WOULD BE NICE BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE SENIORS. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AS WELL, IF YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THAT. SO THEY'RE HAPPY TO BE WELCOME FOR THAT. HOW WOULD WE SEND THE INFORMATION TO THEM FOR THAT ONE? I COULD GET
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THAT SHARED. I BELIEVE I HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION WITH KARINA AND I CAN GET THAT SHARED OUT TO YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PULIDO. AND FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY, THE COUNCIL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. ARE YOU STILL GOING TO PRINT OUT FLIERS SO THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY PUT THOSE AROUND SCHOOL OR, LIKE, SEND THOSE TO OUR TEACHERS OR LIKE OUR SCHOOL? I COULD SEND YOU I WAS GOING TO SEND THE DIGITAL FILE FOR THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD THAT WOULD SUFFICE. OR WOULD YOU NEED THE HARD COPY PAPER? THAT'S FINE. NO, THE EMAIL IS FINE.OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS ON THE PRESENTATIONS? ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON AND THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENTS NON-AGENDA ITEMS NEW PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION THEREOF. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. ALL
[Reports And Requests]
RIGHT. MOVING ON. REPORTS AND REQUESTS. COMMISSIONER. COMMENTS. SO DO DO WE ACTUALLY WANT TO MAKE LIKE A OUR OWN LITTLE MURAL OURSELVES. LIKE AND THEN WE COULD LIKE ADVERTISE THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION POSSIBLY FOR OUR FUTURE MEMBERS. SO WE HAVE LIKE THE WORD OUT THERE AND WE HAVE MORE APPLICANTS WHEN OUR TERMS ARE OVER. I THINK THE MURAL WOULD BE AN AMAZING IDEA. HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE ON NOVEMBER 22ND AND MANY OF US ARE SENIORS. MANY OF US WILL BE MOVING TO LIKE A COLLEGE UNIVERSITY, SO THERE WILL BE AN ABSENCE OF MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HERE. HOWEVER, WE COULD INSTEAD CREATE IT EARLY IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, AND WE COULD SHOW IT TO LIKE BE PART AS AN EXAMPLE. AS FOR THE FUTURE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. BUT YEAH, THAT'S ONE PROBLEM I SEE. SO IF WE COULD DO IT EARLY, I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. YEAH. AND WHAT LIKE HOW DO YOU PLAN ON LIKE ON BRINGING US TOGETHER, LIKE WOULD THERE BE SPECIFIC DATES LIKE WEEKENDS OR AFTER SCHOOL? WE CAN HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING FROM RIGHT. MEETING. RIGHT. WE COULD DO IT. WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A SPECIAL MEETING. IF ANYTHING, WE CAN GO TO A PARK. IS PAINTING AT A PARK FINE. WE CAN DISCUSS IT WITH THE CLERK. I KNOW WE'VE DONE THE EVENTS, AND USUALLY WE GET A TURNOUT THAT'S LESS THAN A QUORUM. SO WHEN YOU'RE AT THAT PLACE, AT A PLACE WHERE IT'S LESS THAN A QUORUM, I DON'T THINK WE EVEN HAVE A CONFLICT.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN, IF FOR SPECIFIC DAYS WE COULD SEE WHEN EVERY, LIKE MOST OF THE COMMISSIONERS OR SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE AVAILABLE. SO YEAH, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT DAYS WE'RE ALL AVAILABLE. AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE NEAR THE SUMMER. SO BECAUSE MANY OF US ARE TAKING AP EXAMS, WE WILL BE BUSY. AND MAY IS PROBABLY THE ROUGHEST MONTH, AND A LOT OF US ARE GOING TO BE CHECKING OUT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR GRADUATION SOON. SO YEAH, PROBABLY AROUND LIKE THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE IF WE'RE STILL ALL TOGETHER. AND AT THAT TIME, I DO THINK OUR OUR TERM ENDS ABOUT THAT TIME. SO IT DEFINITELY STILL ENCOURAGING THE COLLABORATION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GROWN TOGETHER HERE. AND IF YOU DECIDE TO COLLABORATE INTO MAKING THE MURAL DURING THAT POST TIME, IT WOULD THEN CREATE NO CONFLICT BECAUSE TERM OF THE AD HOC WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE HAVE ENDED. ALL RIGHT. SO IT COULD BE LIKE VERY LITTLE END OF TERM ACTIVITY. ANY OBJECTIONS? COMMENTS? JUST I AGREE WITH IT. I THINK WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. LIKE I GUESS BRINGING BACK. YEAH. LIKE BRINGING AWARENESS OR LIKE BRINGING MORE.
LIKE STUDENTS TO. LIKE APPLICANTS. YEAH. LIKE TO BE PART OF THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
I THINK IT'D BE FUN. LIKE IT'D BE A FUN ACTIVITY TO DO. LIKE WITH US AND THEN LIKE, ALSO LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE HEALING WILL. THE ONLY PROBLEM I SEE HERE IS WHERE WOULD YOU KEEP IT FOR THAT LONG? LET'S OF COURSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT LIKE SOMEWHERE, MAYBE DISPLAY IT. WE CAN STORE IT AT OUR OFFICE. OKAY? RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THEN I ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 5:12 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.