Meeting
Long Beach City Seal COMMISSION ON YOUTH AND FAMILIES MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025
2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD
DR. THOMAS J. CLARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 6:00 PM
 
Sara Zaidi, Chair
Ennette Morton, Vice Chair
Kimberly Lim, Member
Liliana Martinez, Member
Long Beach City Seal
Jonathan Schnack, Member
Charles D. Smith, Member
Andrea Sulsona, Member
 
 
 
FINISHED AGENDA & DRAFT MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
At 6:10 PM, Chair Zaidi called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
 
  Commissioners Present:   Martinez, Schnack, Smith, Sulsona, Zaidi
 
  Commissioners Absent:   Lim, Morton
 
Also present: Joy Warren, Recreation Superintendent, Crachelle McCullouch, Clerk Typist, Ashleigh Griset, Recreation Superintendent, Erika Medrano, Clerk Typist.
Commissioner Lim and Commissioner Morton are excused from the meeting.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Sulsona led the Pledge of Allegiance.
REGULAR AGENDA
1.
24-56018 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Commission on Youth and Families meeting of Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
A motion was made by Member Smith, seconded by Member Schnack, to approve recommendation.  The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 Martinez, Schnack, Smith, Sulsona, Zaidi
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 2 Lim, Morton
2.
24-56019 Recommendation to receive and file a monthly report from the Office of Youth Development.
A motion was made by Member Sulsona, seconded by Member Martinez, to approve recommendation.  The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 Martinez, Schnack, Smith, Sulsona, Zaidi
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 2 Lim, Morton
Morgan Hamilton, Youth Services Coordinator, Health and Human Services spoke; and provided the report.

Commissioner Sulsona spoke.

Commissioner Smith spoke.

Chair Zaidi spoke.
3.
25-54028 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on Long Beach Recovery Act programs. 
A motion was made by Member Schnack, seconded by Member Smith, to approve recommendation.  The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 Martinez, Schnack, Smith, Sulsona, Zaidi
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 2 Lim, Morton
Joy Warren, Superintendent, Parks, Recreation and Marine spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.

Commissioner Smith spoke.

Commissioner Sulsona spoke.

Chair Zaidi spoke.
4.
25-54029 Recommendation to receive and file the We Create Community report from November 2024 and the Director’s Highlights for December 2024.
A motion was made by Member Schnack, seconded by Member Martinez, to approve recommendation.  The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 Martinez, Schnack, Smith, Sulsona, Zaidi
No: 0 None
Recused: 0 None
Absent: 2 Lim, Morton
Joy Warren, Superintendent, Parks, Recreation and Marine, spoke.

Brent Dennis, Director, Parks, Recreation and Marine, spoke.

Ashleigh Griset, Superintendent, Parks, Recreation and Marine, spoke.
5.
25-54030 Recommendation to receive and file reports from standing committees.
This Agenda Items was withdrawn.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Daveth Yoak spoke.

Chair Zaidi spoke.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Joy Warren, Superintendent, Parks, Recreation, Marine, spoke.

Ashleigh Griset, Superintendent, Parks, Recreation, Marine, spoke.

Chair Zaidi spoke.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:54 PM, there being no objection, Chair Zaidi declared the meeting adjourned.