>>COMMISSIONER WILCOXON ,CAN I HAVE YOU LEAD US IN TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME DO THIS UNTIL I GET IT RIGHT.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES OH, GOSH.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> CHAIR PERSON MEGHAN SCARBOROUGH ECKEL.
>> VICE CHAIRPERSON KIMBERLY BARRAZA.
>> COMMISSIONER KEVIN WILCOXON.
>> COMMISSIONER RONALD PHILLIPS MARTINEZ.
I WILL MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.
[4. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
VICE CHAIR KIMBERLY BARRAZA, DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF?HAPPY REOPENING DAY, JUNE 15TH.
I'M EXCITED THAT WE WILL BE MOVING TO IN PERSON MEETINGS AFTER THE SUMMER, ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
GOOD TO SEE THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING WELL.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRPERSON.
AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS AS WELL.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
[6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 18, 2021 Minute Action]
>> MOVING ALONG, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 6, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> AND CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL AGAIN, EDITH.
MOVING ON TO DEPARTMENT UPDATES.
[7. DEPARTMENT UPDATES – (Community Services Commission) Verbal]
I WILL START WITH VICE CHAIRPERSON BARRAZA.SO NO ACTUAL UPDATES OTHER THAN REALLY HAPPY WE KNOW THAT OUR USUAL SPRING FESTIVALS WILL BE COMING NEXT YEAR, THEY MADE IT OFFICIAL.
SO THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE CITY.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES OR INFORMATION ON ANY UPCOMING EVENTS.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRPERSON.
>> WELL, I NOTICED THE SENIOR CENTER IS NOW OPEN TO I GUESS MASK WEARERS AND LIMITED NUMBERS.
IS THAT RIGHT? I'M STILL NOT SURE ABOUT THE SCHEDULE FOR THE TEEN CENTER, SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED.
>> I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN MY UPDATE.
I HAVE THE GOLF COURSE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT LESS GOLF NOW JUST BECAUSE IT'S HOT.
BUT THERE IS STILL A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT IN THE MORNING AND EVENINGS, I SEE PEOPLE AT THE DRIVING RANGE.
I'M SURE WE'RE STILL DOING WELL.
THAT IS IT FOR DEPARTMENT UPDATES.
[8. PARK UPDATES – (Community Services Commission) Verbal]
MOVING ON TO PARK UPDATES, I WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER WILCOXON.>> WELL, WITH THE HEAT, THE NUMBERS AREN'T THERE.
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I CONTACTED THE CHURCH DOWN THE STREET FROM ON BURR STREET.THEY DIDN'T GET BACK WITH ME, THOUGH.
SO I'M GOING TO STILL SEARCH FOR A NAME.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER WILCOXON.
I COVER BOTH SOUTH JACKSON AND DR. CAREON PARKS.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
IT COULD BE BECAUSE WE'RE OVER 100.
THIS LAST TIME AROUND, I DID SEE SOME FOLKS IN THE SHADES, TRYING TO KEEP FRESH.
SOME FOLKS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE A PLACE TO STAY OR NOT MAKE IT TO A COOLING CENTER, I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE OUR PARKS AND SPEND SOME TIME UNDER THE SHADE TREE SO THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
OTHER THAN THAT, I KNOW THAT HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE PUSHING, GET SOME MORE SHADE IN THE SOUTH JACKSON PARK OVER THOSE PICNIC TABLES.
WE DO HAVE TABLES THAT DO HAVE COVER BUT THEN THE ONE THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE PLAYGROUND DOESN'T.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR.
I NOTICED, AGAIN, THE PLAYGROUND IS BLOCKED UNDER RENOVATION, SO THAT IS A GOOD THING.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, THEY'RE LOOKING GOOD.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIRPERSON BARRAZA.
>> FOR MY PARK, PATTON PARK IS ALWAYS BUSY WITH THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITIES AROUND IT.
I KNOW THAT VICE CHAIR PERSON BARRAZA TOOK HER KIDS TO PATTON PARK THE OTHER DAY.
ALL GOOD THINGS ALL AROUND, ALL OF OUR PARKS EVEN IN THE HEAT.
THANK YOU TO PAUL AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 9, UPDATES.
[9. UPDATES - (Jim Curtis, CFEE, Community Services Manager) Verbal]
DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF, JIM?SO I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS, THE INDIO SENIOR CENTER IS ACTUALLY REOPENING ON MONDAY.
WE DID OPEN YESTERDAY TO TAKE MEMBERSHIP FEES AND TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR THE LIMITED CAPACITY AND ALL OF OUR ROOMS AND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
PRETTY BUSY YESTERDAY MORNING, WITH PEOPLE DOING THAT.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS WEEK, KIND OF WORKING OUT THE KINKS WITH OUR NEW CASHIERING PROGRAM AT THE FRONT DESK TO TAKE THOSE PAYMENTS.
WE HAVE A SPEAKER ISSUE NOW, PAGING AT THE SENIOR CENTER NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
NOW WE KIND HAVE A LITTLE DIRECTION ON WHAT WE CAN DO INSIDE AND THERE IS NO MORE PHYSICAL DISTANCING OR PHYSICAL SEPARATION OR SIX FEET YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THEM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KIND OF TALK TOMORROW ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WHICH MIGHT CHANGE THINGS.
THERE IS STILL LIMITED CAPACITY AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO DO THIS WEEK TO GET READY FOR NEXT WEEK.
MASKS ARE STILL IN PLACE FOR US AT THE SENIOR CENTER, UNLESS THAT CHANGES, I THINK ON THURSDAY, WHEN THE OSHA COMES BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO.
SO WE HAVE, RIGHT NOW WE'RE KIND OF ON PAR WITH WHAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR THE LAST MONTH TO GET READY FOR THIS REOPENING.
BUT OUR SENIORS WERE PUMPED YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE THERE, JUST A STEP INSIDE THE SENIOR CENTER WAS A GREAT THING FOR THEM.
INDIO TEEN CENTER IS NOW ON SUMMER HOURS DUE TO SCHOOL BEING OUT.
SUMMER SCHOOL IS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS.
FRIDAYS WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING FIELD TRIPS TO THE BEACH, COLLEGES.
WE WERE SCHEDULED TO GO TO GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY AND TO HOLLYWOOD FOR THIS FRIDAY.
WE CHANGED IT TO A BEACH TRIP, MAYBE TO VENICE OR SANTA MONICA.
AND THEY'RE KIND OF GETTING PEOPLE BACK IN THE FLOW OF THE SUMMER, TO COME TO THE TEEN CENTER, WHICH HAS BEEN SLOW.
VIRTUAL PROGRAM HAS KIND OF GONE DOWNHILL A LITTLE BIT.
THEY HAD ONE LAST FRIDAY AND THEN THIS FRIDAY IS SOLD OUT.
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SO THEY'RE DOING WELL THERE.GOLF COURSE, AS YOU SAID IS DOING VERY WELL.
STILL THIS WEEK PROBABLY NOT AS MUCH BECAUSE OF HOW HOT IT IS.
IPAC IS LOOKING FOR A FALL OPENING FOR THEIR SHOW.
THEY AREN'T DOING ANY SUMMER CAMPS THIS MORNING.
WITHOUT KNOWING THE RESTRICTIONS, THEY COULDN'T DO IT.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON NEXT SUMMER, BUT CONCENTRATING ON THEIR SHOWS THAT THEY WANT TO RETURN IN THE FALL.
SPECIAL EVENTS, AS KIMBERLY SAID, NOT MUCH GOING ON, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR CONCERTS COMING BACK NEXT APRIL.
WE HAVE A MEETING WITH GOLDEN VOICE THIS WEEK, LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE.
>> I WAS I WENT TO THE WEBSITES AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOOGLE OR YELP OR WHAT, BUT THERE'S THESE SIDE COMMENTS, AND AT BURR PARK, THESE ARE LIKE TWO, FOUR YEARS OLD, TALKING ABOUT DRUG USERS IN THE PARKING LOT.
I WONDER WHAT WE COULD DO TO FLUSH THOSE THINGS OUT IF THEY'RE SO OLD, YOU KNOW.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN, LIKE TAKE THEM OFF OF YELP?
>> WELL, I HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT.
BUT JUST THE COMMENTS ARE OLD AND SO I'M THINKING THEY'RE OUT OF DATE.
AND SO TELL YOU WHAT, I AM GOING TO LOOK INTO IT, SEE WHERE THOSE COMMENTS COME FROM, WHETHER IT'S YELP OR GOOGLE AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT.
>> PAUL, DO YOU HAVE ANY THING?
IF NOBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE THEN THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> REMEMBER WE'RE DARK JULY AND AUGUST AND THEN HOPEFULLY BACK IN THE CHAMBERS IN SEPTEMBER.
I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW IF THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> REALLY QUICKLY, I WANT TO REMIND OUR YOUTH, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, LEADERSHIP GROUP, GO AHEAD AND GO TO INDIO'S WEBSITE TO PULL UP THE APPLICATION AND GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THAT BEFORE THE 30TH.
WE WOULD PRESSURE VOLUNTEERSHIP FOR OUR CITY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.