Speaker 0: It. Okay. Okay. Okay. So Daniel Jeans, Larry Goodhew, I think just two spoke. Michael Caldwell. Dave Shukla Okay, thank you. I am 21.
Speaker 1: Communication from Councilmember Wodonga Councilwoman Gonzales, Councilmember Pierce, Vice Mayor Andrew's recommendation to direct city manager to organize and host a community budget meeting with translation services available in multiple languages. Starting with fiscal year 2020 outreach.
Speaker 0: There's a motion in the second council. I'm very ringa.
Speaker 2: Yes. I want to thank my fellow colleagues who signed up with me on this one, because it's obviously very becoming very important to today's discussion on language access and the need for services there that we haven't had. I know we basically adopted a budget tonight or we will be in a few minutes. So we missed this opportunity. But I would like to have for next year for the 19, 19, 20, 19, 2020 budget year that we provide at least one or two workshops in multi languages so that people can have a full level of participation during these conversations and direct the city manager to see what to make sure that we get at least one scheduled. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Councilwoman Gonzales.
Speaker 6: Yes, thank you. Councilmember Dunga just falls in line with what we've been talking about. Historically, my office has held.
Speaker 7: Two.
Speaker 6: Budget meetings. We've done some together and one in English, one in Spanish.
Speaker 5: Where all of.
Speaker 6: Our city departments have to speak in Spanish. And we actually have translation services in English.
Speaker 1: And I appreciate all of our.
Speaker 6: Departments being there. And oftentimes the Spanish budget meeting is well attended, more attended than the English speaking budget meeting.
Speaker 5: Which is speaks volumes.
Speaker 6: To the need for this. So thank you so much. I look forward to this item.
Speaker 0: I thank you, Vice Mayor Andrew.
Speaker 4: Yes, thank you, Mia. You know, because when I came up with the link to access policy, the goal was, you know, to sort of, you know, available for everyone in the language that they needed. And this year, I hosted two community budget meetings and one of them, the kumite was, you know, translators was what's wrong in locations ? And I had several Spanish speaking residents and to my who did not understand the presentation. So that was completely unacceptable. And I do hope that in moving forward, we think a grand scale and how to provide these presentations in the central locations with our translators available. And I really appreciate that we could make sure that this into any moving forward that this would be available. Thank you very much.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Vice Mayor Councilmember Pierce.
Speaker 5: Thank you for your leadership on this. I fully support it. It's rock and roll.
Speaker 0: Thank you. And also, I want to thank you guys for bringing this forward as well, especially I want to thank our vice mayor, Andres Councilmember Gonzalez. I believe a councilmember and I know that comes from a also in some of his meetings also had for the for my speakers. There's been efforts that have been made in those communities to try to be inclusive over the last few years. And I think this is just the next natural step. And so I just want to thank everyone that's already kind of been leading this. And I thank you guys. And I think this is a great item. So any public comment on this scene? And please cast your votes.
Recommendation to direct City Manager to organize and host a Community Budget Meeting with translation services available in multiple languages, starting with Fiscal Year 2020 outreach, as defined by the City of Long Beach Language Access Policy.