OKAY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
RULES WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE ARE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA OUR
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WE'RE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARING IN
THE- STREET BUILDING IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT THE OF THE
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COUPLE OF TIMES TODAY BUT IT'S
THERE NOW- THE PARTICIPANT
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ACCESS CODE IS. TWO FOUR THREE
FOUR FIVE EIGHT TWO N. ON BEHALF
OF OUR COURT REPORTER LET ME ASK
ALL SPEAKERS COLLEAGUES
WITNESSES ALIKE TO SPEAK SLOWLY
AND CLEARLY PARTICULARLY WHEN WE
GET TO TELECONFERENCE LINE AND
I'LL REPEAT MYSELF. ARE LIKELY
AT THAT TIME SO THAT WE CAN BE
SURE. AND GET YOUR TESTIMONY- AS
AS YOU ARE GIVING IT SO- BEFORE
WE BEGIN TODAY'S AGENDA WE'RE
GOING TO WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A
QUORUM SO COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE
TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE FOR
THE ROLL CALL AND EVERY TIME
THAT WE VOTE. THOUSAND MEN
SECRETARY WE PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL LAYERED HERE THEY'RE HERE-
PHOTOBOOK HERE THE TROUBLE CARE
SMALLWOOD. SMALL CUEVAS HERE
GROWTH. ATKINS HERE ATKINS HERE
BECAUSE THANK YOU M. I KNOW OUR
VICE WILL BE HERE- BUT WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND I'M GOING
TO TRY TO DISPENSE WITH SOME
QUICK ITEMS ONE ITEM NUMBER TO
THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES NOT
REQUIRED TO APPEAR. AS I
UNDERSTAND IT WE DON'T NEED TO
SEPARATE OUT ANY ITEMS SO WE CAN
TAKE ITEM TO D. THROUGH HI. THEN
I WOULD MOVE ITEMS TO D. THROUGH
TWO HI THANK YOU SO MUCH-
SENATOR LAYERED AND THAT WOULD
BE. APPOINTEES TO THE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW- TWO
APPOINTMENTS ON HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCY- BARBER BARBERING AND
COSMETOLOGY FORGIVE ME AND- TWO.
OF THE BOARD OF PILOT
COMMISSIONERS FOR THE BASE OF
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO AND- TWO
SONS SO WITH THAT MADAM
SECRETARY WE CALL THE ROLL.
LAYERED HI THERE I OR TROUBLED
BY THE TROUBLE HIGH SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS SMOTE CRITICIZED GROW. AT
CAN HI AT CONCERT ON CALL IN
THAT WILL BE A CALL I WOULD-
TAKE A MOTION ITEM THREE BILL
REFERRALS I WOULD MOVE THE BILL
REFERRALS YOU SENATOR LAYERED-
MADAM SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL
LAYERED. ON THERE I OR CHILL.
THE TROUBLE GUYS WITH. SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS GROW AT. I ARKANSAS UNCLE
THAT WILL BE CALL- NEXT WE HAVE
AND KNOWLEDGE MINTS IN HAVE
ITEMS THROUGHOUT. DO WE NEED TO
PULL ANY OUT AND SEPARATE. OKAY
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ON
ITEMS FOUR THROUGH NINE. SOME OF
THE YOU SENATOR LAYERED- MADAM
SECRETARY WE CALL THE ROLL
LAYERED HI THERE I TROUBLE HI
RICHARD GUIDE SMALL WITH.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS GROW ATKINS I
ATKINS AYE AND THAT WILL ALSO BE
ON CALL. LET ME GO AND NOW GO
BACK TO- ITEM ONE. EIGHT WHICH
IS GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES
REQUIRED TO APPEAR AND LET ME
INVITE DIRECTOR AND NANCY WARD
UP- THIS IS WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
WELCOME- DIRECTOR. AND AS YOU'RE
GETTING SITUATED- WE WOULD
INVITE YOU TO MAKE ANY OPENING
COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE A
KNOWLEDGE OR THANK ANYONE AS
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE AND THEN-
OPENING COMMENTS AND THEN WE'LL
GO RIGHT TO ME MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. FOR QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS WELCOME. A IS IT ON THE
TV TESTED. CAN YOU HEAR ME WE
CAN HEAR YOU WONDER. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO YOU TODAY I'M HONORED
THE GOVERNOR NEWSOM APPOINTED ME
TO THIS POSITION WHICH ALSO
SERVES AS CALIFORNIA'S HOMELAND
SECURITY ADVISER. THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
ALSO CALLED CHALO YES IS A WORLD
CLASS LEADER IN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY
OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT LIVES.
AND PROPERTY BUILD CAPABILITIES
AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES FOR
A RESILIENT CALIFORNIA I'VE
SPENT DECADES SERVING IN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP
ROLES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL
LEVEL. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER I'VE
BEEN ONE OF THE FEW FEMALE
LEADERS IN THIS FIELD. TODAY I'M
THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE APPOINTED
TO THIS POSITION IN CALIFORNIA
AND I OWN A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO
THE MANY MENTORS I'VE HAD IN MY
CAREER. THAT SAW A LEADER IN ME
EVEN BEFORE I HAD NOTION THAT IT
WOULD BE IN MY FUTURE. MY HOPE
IS THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO
DIVERSIFY OUR PROFESSION THE
APPOINTMENT OF A WOMAN IS NO
LONGER NOTABLE. THE WORK OF THIS
ORGANIZATION IS A TREMENDOUS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO SERVE IT'S MY GOAL TO
PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN PREPARED
CALIFORNIA ENHANCING THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AND
HOMELAND SECURITY STATEWIDE
NETWORKS. THAT THOUGHTFULLY
ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF ALL
COMMUNITIES IN AN EQUITABLE
MANNER. IT STARTS WITH A
CALLAWAY YES WORKFORCE THAT
REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE STATE. AND WE HAVE MUCH MORE
WORK TO DO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
WILL FOCUS ON CONTINUING THE
DIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STAFF
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNICATION
AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR LOCAL
PARTNERS. SYNCHRONIZING THEIR
TRAINING GOALS TO PROVIDE MORE
DELIBERATE OPPORTUNITIES GEARED
TO ENHANCE THEIR LOCAL
CAPABILITIES. AND CAPACITY AND
SERVER MISCUES ME AND ENSURE OUR
CONTINUED COORDINATION OF STATE
RESOURCES. IN THEIR TIME OF NEED
. THANK YOU I'VE WITNESSED TOO
MANY TIMES THE DEVASTATION TO A
COMMUNITY HIT BY A CATASTROPHIC
DISASTER THE RECOVERY PROCESS
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. IS A LONG
AND CHALLENGING PARTICULARLY FOR
THE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
AND FAMILIES OF OUR STATE. OUR
COMMUNITY IS EXPERIENCING
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF
EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS THESE
EVENTS ARE OFTEN MORE COMPLEX
INVOLVE MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND
REGIONS OF THE STATE
SIMULTANEOUSLY. SINCE MY
APPOINTMENT IN JANUARY CALLOW
YESS LEAD THE COORDINATION OF
FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL
RESOURCES FOR PLANNING RESPONSE
AND RECOVERY FROM ATMOSPHERIC
RIVERS. EARTHQUAKES SNOWSTORMS
WATER RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT WITH
IMPACTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE
. THIS ADMINISTRATION IN THE
LEGISLATURE HAVE DEMONSTRATED A
TREMENDOUS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT
TO STRENGTHENED CALIFORNIA'S
ABILITY TO SWIFTLY RESPOND TO
AND RECOVER FROM EMERGENCIES.
AND DISASTERS BY MAKING CRITICAL
INVESTMENTS OF NEW PERMANENT
RESOURCES IN CALLAWAY YES
INITIATIVES. SOME OF THESE
INCLUDE INCREASING THE STATE'S
CAPABILITIES THROUGH A NEW
PERMANENT RESPONSE TEAMS A
PERMANENT CALIFORNIA
CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM EXPANDED
RECOVERY PROGRAMS A NEW MODERN
TECHNOLOGY AND DATA ANALYTIC
TOOLS. SOME OF ASKED ME WHY I
WOULD WANT TO COME OUT OF A
COMFORTABLE RETIREMENT TO SERVE
IN THIS ROLE. IN ITS SIMPLE. I
BELIEVE STRONGLY IN THE CALLAWAY
S. MISSION. AND THE RECENT LONG
LASTING INVESTMENTS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
HAVE MADE HAS CREATED A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY IN CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
WITH YOU TODAY I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THANK YOU
VERY MUCH DIRECTOR- I
UNDERSTAND- SENATOR- SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE
SO IT CAN WE LET YOU GO FIRST.
OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH MA'AM
PRESIDENT AND CO TAM I AM SO
HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU I
GOT TO MEET HIM YOU DURING A
BRIEFING WHEN WE HAD THE HEAVY
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS AND- IT WAS
SO WONDERFUL TO I'M HERE- A
STRONG AND- BEYOND COMPETENT
BEYOND RELEVANT BEYOND- ASSURING
VOICE AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO
WHETHER SOME OF THE- CHALLENGES
THAT. ARE SO MANY COMMUNITIES
WERE FACING OVER THE STATE- I
JUST WANTED TO- ASK ONE QUESTION
AND MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH-
HOW WE'RE INSURING- IN OUR
EMERGENCY SERVICES- TO BRING IN
COMMUNITIES AND A CULTURALLY
RELEVANT WAY. PARTICULARLY IN
THE MIDDLE DISASTER THERE ARE SO
MANY CULTURAL- OF PRACTICES
EXPERIENCES THAT. HAVE
COMMUNITIES RESPOND IN DIFFERENT
WAYS TO CATASTROPHE WHETHER IT'S
FARMWORKERS DURING FLOODS
WHETHER YOU KNOW IT IT'S-
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES-
DURING- A SOCIAL UPRISING
THERE'S ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF
WAYS IN WHICH EMERGENCIES- HAVE
TO BE ADDRESSED IN AND DEALT
WITH AND SO I WANTED TO GET A
SENSE OF. YOU KNOW- HOW ARE YOU
ENSURING THAT WE ARE SERVING
ENSURING RESOURCES ARE PUT INTO
PLACE TO ADDRESS THE CULTURAL
REVOLUTION RET RET RELEVANCE FOR
THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO MAY FIFTH
FACE SOME SORT OF EMERGENCY OR
DISASTER IN THE STATE. THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION AND YOU HIT THE
NAIL ON THE HEAD THAT
COMMUNITIES DIFFER GREATLY. IN
THEIR CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY TO
RESPOND AND IN THE AREA THAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DISTINCTLY
IN IN SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES
THE KID THE COUNTY WHICH IS WHO
WE DEAL WITH INITIALLY. DON'T
HAVE THE CAPABILITY EVEN TO GO
OUT INTO THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES
AND DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING AND TO
BRING IN SO WE NEED TO MEET THEM
WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT AND BRING
IN THOSE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. THOSE TRUSTED
PARTNERS THAT THE COMMUNITIES
THEMSELVES WILL LISTEN TO- AS
YOU PROBABLY KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS
ARE- NOT VERY TRUSTING OF THE
GOVERNMENT. AND IN MANY IN MANY
INSTANCES. WE'VE GOT TO BRING IN
THOSE TRUSTED OUR NURSE TO SIT
DOWN WITH US TO THEN WHY OUT
WHAT OF. NEED TO. THE THIS AND
FOR. DISASTERS PRO. DON'T HIT
EVERYONE WITH EVERYTHING THAT
THEY NEED READ THE GOVERNMENT
CAN'T DO IT ALL QUITE HONESTLY
AND SO BRINGING IN THOSE CBO'S
BRINGING IN THOSE AND MEETING
THEM WHERE THEY NEED IF WE HAVE
TO GO MOBILE TO GET TO THEM AND
BRING THEM TO. TO THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS TO BRING THEM TO THE
RESOURCE CENTER SO THEY CAN
PROVIDE US WITH WHAT THE NEEDS
ARE THAT'S REALLY WHERE OUR
TRUST BEGINS REALLY IS HAVING
THEM TELL US HOW WE CAN BRING
THE NEEDS TO THEM AND WE'VE GOT
TO DO MORE OF IT SENATORS FOR
SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
LOOKING FOR TO YOUR CONFIRMATION
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR
SENATOR A CHILL VOTE. CRIPPLE TO
BE HERE TODAY AND WHAT AN HONOR
IT IS TO- HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY BOTH MEET. WITH YOU
IN PERSON BUT AS WELL AS TO HAVE
WORK WITH YOU DURING THAT TIME
FOR AND MY DISTRICT WAS GOING
THROUGH THE- I'M PRESIDENT
SNOWSTORMS- I'M IN OUR MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITIES AND I JUST WANT TO
PUBLICLY COMMEND. YOUR
RESPONSIVENESS YOUR- CARE AND
DUE TO FULLNESS IN THE WORK IN
THE CAPACITY CHU CHU WERE
WORKING ON. AND I COULDN'T HAVE
ASKED AND I IN JUST SEAT. AND
MAYBE I'M SHARING A LITTLE TOO
MUCH. BY MISS WARD. WAS REALLY
TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME WHETHER
IT WAS BEFORE BUSINESS HOURS
EARLY HOURS IN THE MORNING SEVEN
O'CLOCK. SIX THIRTY SEVEN
O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. THE VERY
LATE AT NIGHT THIS IS HOW
READILY AVAILABLE SHE MADE
HERSELF IN TRYING TO RESPOND TO
MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
REGARDING. MY DISTRICT AND WHAT
MY POSITIONS WERE GOING THROUGH
AND I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY
STATE THANK YOU. FOR BEING SUCH
A ROCK. AND YOU SEE WHY I AM SO
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IN FOR YOUR
CONFIRMATION IN THIS CAPACITY.
MOVING FORWARD. HAVING SAID
THAT- I JUST HAD QUESTIONS FOR
YOU THAT HOUSE DO YOU IN THAT
ONE HAS TO DO WITH- WITH BURKE
CAPACITY OR ABILITY TO RESPOND
TO EMERGENCY SPECIALLY IN
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE'VE HAVE
NEVER FACED BEFORE- AND SOME OF
THE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED. IN
HOW DO WE BEST MOVE FORWARD IN
MAKING SURE ENSURING THAT WE-
ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR
SITUATIONS OF THE UNKNOWN- M.
BOTH AT THE STATE LEVEL AT THE-
AT THE COUNTY LEVEL- AND WITH
YOUR OFFICE- AND HOW DO WE-
BETTER COMMUNICATE. WELL THAT'S
MULTI FACETED THE SENATOR BUT
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION YOU KNOW
. WE REALLY NEED TO STRENGTHEN
THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NETWORK
AND HOMELAND SECURITY NETWORK.
AS WELL. THROUGHOUT THE STATE
OUR OUR LOCAL ENTITIES ARE ARE
REALLY READ REELING FROM A
DECREASE IN THEIR CAPACITY AND
THEIR CAPABILITIES. AND SEWED IN
CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT WHICH IS
AN ALL HAZARDS RESPONSE- WHETHER
IT'S FLOODS FIRES- ACTS OF CIVIL
DISTURBANCE WHAT WHATEVER THE
UNKNOWN IS. THE CONSEQUENCE
MANAGEMENT THE TOOLS THAT WE
HAVE IS THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE
CAPABILITIES THAT WE CAN SWIFTLY
PIVOT TO WHATEVER THE NEED
ARISES BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT
WITHOUT A STRONG NETWORK OF
FOLKS ALL UNDERSTANDING THE
RESPONSE AND THE RECOVERY OF
WHATEVER DISASTER HAPPENS THE
TOOLS THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES
HOW THEY'RE USED HOW THEY WERE
OBTAINED. AND HOW WE DISTRIBUTE
THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO GET
THERE- AND THEN REINFORCE THAT
BY ACKNOWLEDGING EXERCISING
PLANNING TRAINING- AND
DIALOGUING WITH OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR
CAPABILITIES. ALL DISASTERS NO
MATTER MAN MADE OR NATURAL
STARTED THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND
THEY NEED TO HAVE A BASELINE
CAPABILITY TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES
UNTIL THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES CAN GET TO
THEM AND THAT'S WHAT WE PRACTICE
TO THAT'S WHAT WE PLAN TO- WILL
IT STILL BE A TOUGH SITUATION IN
MANY CASES SPECIALLY FOR THOSE
UNKNOWN SPECIALLY FOR THOSE. MAN
MADE DISASTERS THAT WE PROBABLY
HAVEN'T SEEN YET ABSOLUTELY BUT
THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE THE
PIVOTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE OUR
WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND BE
CAPABLE OF DOING EACH AND EVERY
DAY. AND THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE
CAN BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THEIR
CAPABILITIES OF SO THAT THEY CAN
SUSTAIN THEMSELVES UNTIL THE
FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT CAN
BRING THEIR RESOURCES AND THE
BETTER OFF WE ARE. I HOPE I
ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION OKAY YES-
AND THEN JUST. WE BRIEFLY
DISCUSS. ARE WHITE- YES IS DOING
IN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS- AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE THE SAME COMMUNITIES
ARE HIT BY THE SNOW STORMS WILL
BE MORE LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY
THESE POTENTIAL OR THEY WOULD BE
AT HIGHER RISK FOR WILDFIRES.
CAN YOU BRIEFLY UPDATE S. FOR
THE RECORD ON WHAT WE'RE DOING
TO PLAN FOR AND RESPOND TO
WILDFIRES THIS YEAR SURE. WE'VE
GOT SOME GREAT NEW TECHNOLOGY
THAT WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED
ABOUT THANKS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE- THE WILDFIRE-
INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION CENTER
IS UP. REFERRED TO AS THE WITH
TAKE IF YOU WILL IS A NEW
PREDICTIVE MODELING- DAY SYSTEM
THAT. PROJECTS AND- ALLOWS US TO
SEE FOURTEEN DAYS OUT WITH THE
WEATHER THE FIRE INDICES- THE
WIND- WHERE- THE RISK IS MOST
HIGH FOR HIGH FIRE RED FLAG
WARNINGS- AND TO TAKE THAT
INFORMATION AND TO PROVIDE IT.
TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO NEED
THAT IT'S A DALY IT'S A WEBSITE
THAT WENT LIVE LAST YEAR-
THERE'S MORE ANALYTICAL TYPES OF
A DAILY REPORTS THAT ARE BEING
BUILT HOPEFULLY ALL WILL BE
THERE ON JULY ONE- BUT WHAT IT
PROVIDES ON A DAILY BASIS IS
WHAT THE THREATEN. OUTLOOK LOOKS
LIKE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA OUR LOCAL-
OPERATIONAL AREAS WHICH OF THE
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL
BE ABLE TO. LOOK AT THAT EACH
AND EVERY DAY- THROUGHOUT THE
DAY AS A CHANGES AND THEN IT'LL
DETECT WHAT FIRE STARTS WE HAVE
FROM THAT WE EVEN HAVE A- A DATA
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT OVERLAYS
IF THERE IS A FIRE START OVER
LAYS THE- TOPOGRAPHY. THE
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE
HOMES COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND
THAT AREA THAT MAY BE BURNING AS
THE FIRE GROWS IN ACREAGE AND
THAT ACTUALLY GOES DOWN TO THE
INCIDENT COMMANDER- FROM THAT WE
ALSO HAVE. WHAT'S CALLED OUR
FIRE- INTEGRATION SYSTEM THAT
IT'S- OF LIDAR AND AN AERIAL
PICTURE THAT GOES OUT AND FLIES
AND ON THE TWENTY FOUR SEVEN A
CAPABILITY AS PART OF OUR MUTUAL
AID SYSTEM GOES OUT AND FLIES
THE PERIMETER. OF THE- FIRE TO
THEN PUT BACK TO THE OTHER GOT
THIRTY MINUTES TO GET IT BACK
INTO THE INCIDENT COMMANDER WHO
THEN CAN SEE WHERE THE FIRE IS
GROWING OR THE HEAD OF THE FIRE
IS GROWING WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY
IS- SO THOSE THREE- TIE. OF TECH
. ARE VERY X. OR HOPEFUL THAT
WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN THAT THE- FIRE
SEASON WILL BE A BIT DELAYED WE
DON'T THINK THAT IT TOUGH ONE IS
SCOTT IN THIS OUT OF THE DROUGHT
NOR WILL IT GET US OUT OF THE
LATE FIRE SEASON. AS WELL BUT
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED OUR
INTERNAL MEETINGS ABOUT FIRE
SEASON ARE A REGIONAL STAFF WILL
BE WORKING WITH THEIR- MUTUAL
AID REGIONS WITH THAT BRINGS
THOSE- COUNTIES. THAT EMERGENCY
MANAGERS TOGETHER FOR THEIR
MEETINGS THEY'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT FIRE SEASON LOOKING AT
THE- DATA ANALYTICS THAT WE HAVE
NOW IN PLACE SO WE'VE WE FEEL
PRETTY GOOD THAT WHERE- WERE
SITUATED FOR A- TO HAVE.
PROBABLY THE BEST ANALYTICAL
DATA THAT WE'VE HAD TO START OF
FIRE SEASON. THAT'S EXCITING AND
VERY GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT IN
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU FOLKS HAVE DONE IN THIS
SPACE. SPECIALLY AS WE MOVE
FORWARD AFTER AN UNPRECEDENTED
NUMBER OF. ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS
AND SNOW STORMS. HIT CALIFORNIA
YEAH MAN THANK YOU THANK YOU
SENATOR. THANK YOU SENATOR-
MADAM VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU HAVE
MADAM CHAIR GOOD AFTERNOON
TOWARD IN THE DIRECTORIAL AND I
THAT I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMON I
WANT YOU KNOW THAT BE HONEST I
WAS TRUE TRULY WORRIED MARK REES
YOU KNOW RESIGNED. I THOUGHT HE
THE WAS I. PLACES GOING TO SHOW
UP ON A FIRE WITH LIKE A THING
THAT TOP THAT OLD CARS THE HAVE
BEEN BURNED THE GROUND WHO
GOING. BE AVAILABLE AT OUR
BECKON CALL AND WHETHER IT'S
MIDNIGHT AT NIGHT OR FIVE
O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND- THEN
I MET YOU. AND I ASKED YOU A
SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND IT
DIDN'T MATTER IF IT WAS MOSQUITO
VECTOR CONTROL WHICH IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE- THE AREAS
OF WATER FOR FLOODING IT DIDN'T
MATTER IF WE TALKED ABOUT. A
LACK OF PERSONNEL ISSUES YOU'RE
WILLING TO COME TO A JOB FAIR IN
FRESNO TO HER BIT WAYS PEOPLE.
AND IT COULD HAVE TRANSFERABLE
SKILLS IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I
TALKED ABOUT FLOODING. AND IN
THE CENTRAL VALLEY BECAUSE WE
HAVE A LARGE YOU KNOW THE LARGE
FLOODING AREAS SOMEWHERE THE
LEVEES ARE BARELY HOLDING. YOU
DIDN'T JUST HAVE AN ANSWER YOU
HAD A PERFECT ANSWER FOR
EVERYTHING AND THEN TO RENDON
TAMARKIN. GIVE YOU. YOU KNOW HE
SAID IT REALLY WASN'T HIM THAT
DID ALL THAT STAFF OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS IT WAS YOU. AND THEN
TO HAVE A GOOD MAJOR BY YOUR
SIDE. AND I COULDN'T EVEN
IMAGINE SOMEBODY MORE QUALIFIED
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I
WAS GOING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
CONFIRMATION AND THAT. THANK YOU
FOR MEETING WITH ME THANK YOU
SENATOR THANK FOR YOU FOR YOUR
HELP DURING THE STORMS. THANK
YOU MADAM VICE CHAIR SENATOR
LAYERED. THANK YOU IT'S HARD TO.
FOLLOW THE PROPER WONDERFUL.
PRECEDENT THAT WAS JUST SET. LET
ME SAY JUST- I'VE WORKED WITH
YOU BEFORE. DAN WORK WITH YOU
WITH YET. RIVERS AND YOU
INCREDIBLE YOU STARTED ON
JANUARY FIRST AND THEY HIT. AS
YOU STARTED AND SO. I APPRECIATE
THAT. ARE AND APPRECIATE OUR
MEETING SO I'M GOING TO BE VERY
COMFORTABLE. ARE SUPPORTING YOU
BUT I THOUGHT THERE. WERE A
COUPLE OF THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT
IN THE MEETING THAT FOR WORTH.
EVERYBODY HEARING AND PUTTING ON
THE RECORD IN THE FIRST ONE IS.
WHAT YOU LEARN FROM THESE
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS AND WE TALKED
ABOUT THE LACK OF TRANSLATORS TO
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES OF COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS. AND OF
GETTING INFORMATION IN REAL TIME
BECAUSE OF THAT ONE SITUATION
WHERE. IT DIDN'T MOVE UP. THE
CHAIN IMMEDIATELY AND IT WAS AN
EMERGENCY SO WHAT DID YOU LEARN-
OUT OF. HAVING TO GO THROUGH
THOSE ON THE FIRST DAYS ON THE
JOB. I THINK I SAID TO YOU IN
OUR MEETING THE SENATOR THAT I-
THIS MAY SOUND STRANGE BUT I
LEARNED WHAT I KNEW. AND WHAT I
KNEW IS THAT- WE HAVE TO DO
RESPONSE DIFFERENTLY. WE HAVE
BEEN HAVING OUR REGIONAL STAFF.
IN THEIR REGIONAL OFFICE WORKING
IN A REGIONAL E. O. C. IF YOU
WELL. AND WHAT I LEARNED WAS. I
WANT THEM OUT IN THE FIELD AND
THEY NEED TO BE OUT IN THE FIELD
ESPECIALLY AS WE SEE-
OPERATIONAL AREAS ARE ARE
COUNTIES. NEEDING SO MUCH HELP
FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IN TIMES OF NEED THEY
NEED TO BE ON THE GROUND WITHOUT
THOSE COUNTIES IN IN SOME CASES.
MMHM IN MULTIPLE FORCE TO BE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON THE GROUND- IN A
MUCH MORE REAL TIME WAY IN YOU
AND I TALKED ABOUT. THE HIGHWAY
ONE FLOODING AND HOW LONG IT
TOOK FOR US TO UNDERSTAND AND
QUITE I WENT BACK TO MY NOTES
SENATOR AND ACTUALLY WE FOUND
OUT FROM YOU. ON THE LEGISLATIVE
CALL THAT YOU BROUGHT UP YOU
BROUGHT IT UP TO OUR ATTENTION
AND THEN. WE WENT FROM THERE
GETTING THE W. AREN'T CALTRANS
ON THE GROUND THERE TO TRY AND
DECIDE WHAT TO DO IN REAL TIME.
AND IF WE DON'T HAVE OUR PEOPLE
THERE IN A AT A LARGER FOOTPRINT
AS WE CAN WE CAN'T HELP- REAL
TIME DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY.
AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
THAT DECISION IS STILL NOT BEEN
MADE. OF FOR THAT AREA WE'RE
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE- A
RESOLUTION TO THAT BECAUSE THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS WANTS TO
START REAP- PAIRING. THE LEVY
AND THEY CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL
THE- A- SEWER LINE IS RELOCATED
SO WE STILL HAVE AN ISSUE THERE
AND IT'S IN JUNE. SO I WOULD SAY
TO YOU WHAT I LEARNED WAS WHAT I
KNEW AND THAT IS OUR PEOPLE NEED
TO BE ON THE GROUND IN THOSE
UC'S AND IN THE COMMUNITIES
UNDERSTANDING REALLY WHAT THE
NEED IS. AND WHAT RESOURCES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL
OR OR OTHERWISE WHAT WE NEED TO
BRING TO THE FIGHT. I SHOULD
NOTE THAT I RESPONDED TO IT WHEN
I WAS OUT AT THE LEVY WHILE THE
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WAS STILL
GOING ON AN OCEANIC WHAT WAS
BEING NOTCH TO SAVE THE
COMMUNITY AND TRAIN INTO
AGRICULTURE. ABSOLUTELY PEOPLE
WERE THERE AND ONE WHERE TO
MERGING SHE OPERATIONS CENTER
MONTEREY BECAUSE OF PARK ROAD
YOUR PEOPLE WERE THERE SO THEY-
THEY GOT THE MESSAGE. YOU WANT
THE OTHER QUESTION I WANT TO ASK
YOU. IS THAT THERE'S A PROCESS
WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN OUR
MEETING. OF- AB. JUST ARE BOARD
. THERE'S A MITIGATION AND
THERE'S FUNDS CAN TO. REPLACES
FOR HAS SUBMITTED. FLOCK ABOUT.
HOW THE COMPUTER ED HOW THEIR
DISTRIBUTED FOREVER TO WAS IN A
- SO THE WONDER MATCH. SURE SO-
FEE HAZARD MITIGATION. ARE ARE
FORMULATED THROUGH THE AMOUNT OF
DOLLARS THAT ARE- IT'S A FORMULA
OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF. OF FUNDING
FEMA PROVIDES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
REPAIR AND RESTORATION
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE ARE
THERE'S A FORMULA THAT THEY
CALCULATE HAZARD MITIGATION
DOLLARS AND THOSE DOLLARS ARE
THEY'RE PUTTING A POT. TO BE
COST SHARED WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS HAD A SEVENTY FIVE
TWENTY FIVE SPLIT TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO'VE
BECOME WHO HAVE- JUST GONE
THROUGH A DISASTER LOOK AT THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND SEE IF THERE ARE
PROJECTS. THAT CAN BUY DOWN
THEIR RISK SO THAT IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN AGAIN- IT'S A TOUGH
PROCESS TO GET THROUGH TO BE
QUITE FRANK WITH YOU ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE- BIGGER
PROJECTS THAT HAVE. OF THE BUY
DOWN THE MOST RISK IF YOU WILL I
HAVE TO GO THROUGH FEMA'S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS AND I WILL
TELL YOU I HAVE ABOUT FOUR FIVE
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THAT
PROCESS FOR MORE THAN THREE
YEARS. BUT THERE IS AN EXCITING
PROGRAM- THE CALIFORNIAN ISSUED
CALL PREPARE CALIFORNIA FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES TO BE
ABLE TO NOT ONLY- DO WOOD WHAT
THERE'S- PREPARE CALIFORNIA HAS
TO PROVISIONS ONCE CALLED
JUMPSTART AND IT'S A PROVISION
THAT ALLOWS DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. TO APPLY FOR A
MILLION DOLLAR GRANT. TO BE ABLE
TO HIRE A HAZARD MITIGATION
OFFICER OR RESILIENCE OFFICER.
TO HELP FORMULATE PROJECTS. FOR
THIS FUND. IN ADDITION TO THAT.
THERE IS ANOTHER PART OF PREPARE
CALIFORNIA IT'S CALLED MATCH.
THAT ACTUALLY PAYS FOR THE LOCAL
MATCH OF A PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY
THAT COMMUNITY. AND FEMA
APPROVES IT SO FOR THESE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISADVANTAGED FOR ALL THESE
YEARS WHO ONE COULDN'T GET
THROUGH THE GRANT PROCESS
ITSELF. COULD NOT GET THE MAYBE
THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS OF
THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO EVEN
FORMULATE. A PROJECT NOW HAVE
RESOURCES THAT THE STATE CAN
PROVIDE SO THEY'D HAVE A MUCH
BETTER ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS.
IT'S VERY EXCITING AND NOT SEEN
IT IN MY ENTIRE CAREER AND WE'RE
SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER
THAT TO. COMMUNITIES WHO WILL
FOR THE FIRST TIME HAVE A
RESILIENT SAW- OFFICER
POTENTIALLY- FOR MULTI YEARS. TO
BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THEIR RISK
LOOK AT THEIR COMMUNITY RISK AND
DEVELOP PROJECTS THEY CAN BE-
PUT FORWARD TO FEMA FOR THE
HAZARD MITIGATION FUND. I
APPRECIATE THAT JUST TO COMMENT
I MEAN I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT-
EXPLANATION AND- HOWEVER WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER THAT IF FEMA IS.
NOT BEING AS RESPONSIVE AS WE
WOULD LIKE IF IT'S THREE AYE MAN
AYE THE MISFORTUNE IN THE
EIGHTIES OF. JUMPING ON THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR THE HUNDRED YEAR
STORM AND THEN SEVEN YEARS LATER
HAVE THE EARTHQUAKE DESTROYER
DOWNTOWN WE WERE STILL NOT
REPAID FROM FEMA. FROM THE FIRST
STORM WHEN WE WENT INTO THE
SECOND ONE SECOND THING SEVEN
YEARS LATER AND SO. ARE AND
GIVEN WHAT YOU SAID THE MEN WERE
LOOKING INTERNAL NINO. LOOKING
AT ANOTHER FLOOD BEFORE WE COULD
GET THESE WEB BASED ON IF WE
NEED TO ON OUR SIDE USE
PRESSURE. JOB CAUSE PEOPLE TO
GET IT DONE IT'S LIKE. I'M SURE
ALL THIS WILL MAKE OURSELVES
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THAT IS
REALLY- IF WE CAN USE. TO
POLITICAL PRESSURE TO DRAW DID
THAT I MEAN WE CAN'T GO THROUGH
ANOTHER DISASTER NECK. THE WAY
THIS WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE DRY
THEIR FEET THINGS RIGHT AND I
WILL. BE HAPPY TO YOU SHARPER.
GREAT THANK YOU VERY- NOT JUST
IN CASE ANYBODY DIDN'T SEE IT
BEFORE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE HAPPY TO CONFIRM THIS
PERSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR
LAYERED HI- I AGREE WITH ALL THE
COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES- IT IS
BEEN ARE REALLY. GOOD FOR US TO
SEE YOU STEP INTO THIS ROLE- I
AGREE WITH THE VICE CHAIR- WE-
WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER I GUESS
SPECIALLY GIVEN ALL OF THE- ALL
OF THE ISSUES THAT SEEM TO COME
YOUR WAY- THE PANDEMIC OBVIOUSLY
SAID. SET YOU BACK A BIT IN
TERMS OF A NUMBER OF. OF
LEGISLATIVE RELATED- REPORTS
FIRE ASSESSMENT YES ALL THAT-
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS SOON BUT I
HAVE A FEELING. THE JOB IS BEING
DONE AS QUICKLY IN FAST AS IT
CAN BE- BASED ON EVERYTHING
THROWN YOUR WAY I WANTED TO ASK
A QUESTION ABOUT STAFFING AND
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT STAFFING
AND- THE ABILITY TO. STAFF UP DO
YOU HAVE THE STAFF YOU NEED.
IT'S CHALLENGING SENATOR I HAVE
OVER A HUNDRED VACANCIES YEAH.
AND IT'S NOT ONLY CHALLENGING
FROM- TRYING TO GET A
EXPERIENCED EMERGENCY MANAGERS
THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY A SHORTFALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY MY EVEN MY
FEMALE FRIENDS ARE HAVING. THE
SAME ISSUES. BUT WHAT WE'RE WHAT
WE'RE HAVING YOU KNOW CLEARLY
THE PIPELINE- PROCESS THAT WE
RECRUIT TO IN THE STATE JUST
ISN'T WORKING AND SO I'VE
CHALLENGED MY FOLKS TO LOOK AT
DIFFERENT WAYS OF OBTAINING. A
CANDIDATES AND THAT'S HOPEFULLY
TO- AS SENATOR GROVE MENTIONED
GOING TO LOCAL A JOB FAIRS
ESPECIALLY IN OUR UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES GOING TO COLLEGES
AND- COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES WHO HAVE NOW
STARTED TO HAVE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND
SECURITY. IN THEIR CURRICULUMS-
WE'RE DOING VIDEOS OF THE
EMPLOYEES WHO JUST LOVE THEIR
JOBS AND SENDING THAT OUT AS FAR
AND WIDE AS WE CAN. IT'S JUST
REALLY REALLY TOUGH RIGHT NOW I
THINK IF I HAD EVERYBODY IN
THEIR SEATS AND TRAINED AND
READY TO GO I THINK I WOULD BE
JUST ECSTATIC AND LIVING IN A
DREAM BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY TOUGH
AND IT'S OUR FOCUS FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS SO THAT WE DON'T.
GET TO THE HEART OF FIRE SEASON
WE DON'T GO INTO A POTENTIAL EL
NINO. AND NOT HAVE A LOT MORE
FOLKS IN IN POSITIONS THAN. WE
DO NOW. WELL THANK YOU ARE PRO
WE LOVE TO. LAW ONE OF KEPT UP
OF THE HEAD THAT ABSOLUTELY ARE
BY PROCESS AND SUB SAID. ABOUT
THINGS I. MAYBE CAN TO BUT YEP
ABSOLUTELY I DOUBT DID ONE A
MARC- AND AN THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
BIG I. ALL COMMENTS MY CALL IN
AND CERTAIN WHAT WE'VE FROM YOU
I WRITING. A PROGRESS- YES CAL
THE VICTIMS AND BOARD DEVELOP A
PROPOS FOR CA. VICT SERVICE PRO
AND TOM ONE FIRST OF A GETTING
FOR SO WE KNOW REALLY TO DO IN
THE WORK. I DID WANT TO COME ON
THAT- WELL I WASN'T HERE WHEN
THEY COULD. PUT THE COUNCIL
TOGETHER I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY
STAFF ARE ARE THRILLED THAT THE
THAT THAT COUNCIL CAME. I UNDER
IT'S WORKING VERY WELL- I WILL
TELL YOU THAT THAT THE- THE ONLY
COMPLAINT MY GRANT FOLKS HAVE
IS. THE APPLET FOR A PRICE THAT
THEY HAVE AN THAT'S WHY THE IS
AND PROBLEM TO HAVE QUITE
FRANKLY BUT THE WORK THAT THE
COUNCIL IS DOING TO INTEGRATE
WHAT'S GOING ON HAS BEEN
TREMENDOUS- THERE IS EVEN ONE OF
THEIR GROUP ONE OF ANOTHER
AGENCIES GRANT THAT WE'RE
ACTUALLY ADMINISTERING. BECAUSE
WE DO IT SO WELL QUITE HONESTLY
SO FROM MY FOLKS IS PERSPECTIVE
AND WHAT THEY HAVE- HAVE-
COMMUNICATED TO ME IS THAT IT'S
WORKING REALLY REALLY WELL AND
THEY KIND OF WISH THEY'D DONE IT
SOONER. I WILL AND I'D IMAGINE
GIVEN YOUR YOUR NEED FOR
STAFFING THE BALANCING ACT
BETWEEN ADMINISTERING A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS VERSUS YOUR EMERGENCY
RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH IS FIRST
AND FOREMOST AND- IS THAT WHY WE
TRY DURING- APPLICATION CYCLES
IF YOU WILL FOR THE GRANTS. WE
TRY IF WE DO HAVE AN ACTIVATION-
WHERE WE HAVE TO PULL FROM THE
REST OF THE AGENCY LIKE WE DO.
WE TRY AND ENSURE THAT THAT
APPLICATION PROCESS GOES FORWARD
BECAUSE IT'S THEIR OWN VERY VERY
TIGHT TIME FRAMES- AND SO WE TRY
AND PULL FROM OTHER AREAS SO
THAT WE DON'T IMPACT. AN
APPLICATION CYCLE IF YOU WILL SO
THAT WE CAN GET THE GRANTS OUT
AND GET THE AWARDS OUT- WHEN
THEY'RE APPROVED SO WE TRY AND
DO THAT BALANCE BUT YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT- IT'S- IT'S A
BALANCING ACT ON. WITH WITH SO
MANY VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE IT'S
A BALANCING ACT BUT WE TRY AND
BE VERY DELIBERATE ABOUT THE
GRANTS FOLKS. WELL THANK YOU-
IT'S CLEAR YOU HEY YOU ARE IN
THE WEEDS ARE AT THE HIGH LEVELS
WITHIN AND UPON THE QUESTION. HI
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW YOU HAVE YOU
HAVE REALLY A HANDLE ON ALL OF
THIS AND WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE-
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE
HERE NOW. LET ME ASK FOR THOSE
WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT IF
YOU WANT. TO MAKE YOUR WAY
FORWARD- YOUR NAME OR- IS ANY
YOU'RE CALM OF SUPPORT WELCOME.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATOR STOKES SOMEHOW OF THE-
PER FIRE HERE THE OF DIRECTOR
WORDS A POINT- CPA REPOR. MORE
THAN FOURTH PER FIRE AND
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
PERSONNEL- STATEWIDE I THINK THE
DIRECTOR AWARDS- EXPERTISE AND
EXPERIENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF IN
THIS HEARING- WE WOULD JUST SAY
THE CALLOW YES HAS. DEMONSTRATED
A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY
AND MANAGING SYSTEMS TO HELP
FIREFIGHTERS ARE MEMBERS BE
EFFECTIVE IN THE FIELD AND
RESPOND TO- FIRES AND OTHER
DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE
INCIDENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
DIRECTOR ORNAMENTS CERTAINLY
ENCOURAGE YOUR- CONFIRMATION OF
. APPOINTMENT TO THANK YOU THANK
YOU SO MUCH. OTHERS IN SUPPORT.
OKAY LET'S GO AHEAD SEE IF
THERE'S ANY. HERE IN ROOM TWENTY
TWO. WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY SEEING NO ONE
WE WILL NOW GO TO- OUR
TELECONFERENCE LINE AND
HOPEFULLY WILL PUT THAT NUMBER
BACK UP ON THE SCREEN- EIGHT
SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO SIX EIGHT
ONE SIX THREE. ACCESS CODE TWO
FOUR THREE FOUR FIVE EIGHT TWO.
AND LET ME- WELCOME OUR
MODERATOR- WELCOME. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
. AND MADAM CHAIR THERE ARE NO
COMMENTS. OKAY THANK YOU WITH
THAT WE WILL COME BACK INTO ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED TO MY
COLLEAGUES AND SEE WHO WANTS TO
JACQUI TO MISSION. MADAM VICE
CHAIR- I WILL ASK YOU TO MAKE
THE MOTION OR YOU MADE THE
MOTION MADAM SECRETARY WANT TO
CALL THE ROLL. LAYERED FIVE ZERO
WHICH- I WOULD CHAU BOOKER SMALL
CUEVAS. GROW HI GROW I ATKINS
RECONCILE CALLS IT WILL BE CALL
CAN GRAD WE WILL FOR THIS TO THE
FOR. SENATE FOR COMP. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR MUCH THANK YOU THANK
YOU SO MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR
SERVICE- HERE GOING TO TAKE JUST
A FEW MINUTE BREAK BUT BEFORE WE
DO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE
ROLE ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT
WE DISPENSED WITH EARLY- EARLIER
ON ON ITEMS TWO D. THROUGH I'D
OPEN THE ROLE. GROWTH GROWTH
FIVE FIVE ZERO FIVE ZERO THANK
YOU THAT IS- FIVE. OUT OF ITEM
THREE BILL REFERRALS OPEN THE
ROLE GROWTH GROW FIVE FIVE ZERO
FIVE TWO ZERO THANK YOU AND WE
DID THE FLOOR KNOWLEDGE MINTS
ITEMS FOUR THROUGH NINE THERE
WERE NO SEPARATIONS OUT- OPEN
THE ROLE. GROWTH HEY GROW FIVE
FIVE TO SEVEN FIVE TWO ZERO
THANK YOU AND WITH THAT WE'RE
JUST GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTE
BREAK- AND GET SET UP SO WE'LL
BE BACK WITHIN FIVE MINUTES.
THINGS ARE RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
AND LET ME WELCOME UP ON ITEM BE
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES AND THAT
WOULD BE FOR JEFFREY LONG AND
FOR JAMES O'ROURKE MEMBER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON
PUBLIC I WOULD NEED TO SPEAK
SLOWLY MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION
ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND
TRAINING LET ME SAY WELCOME AND-
YOU'VE BOTH BEEN THROUGH THIS
BEFORE SO AS I WELCOME YOU YOU
CAN BE PREPARED TO- ACKNOWLEDGE
TO EVERYONE- MAKE SOME OPENING
COMMENTS WILL LET YOU GO FIRST
MISTER LONG AND THEN YOU MISTER
WORK AND THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT TO
MEMBERS UP HERE FOR COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS SO WELCOME IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN THANK YOU THANK
YOU MADAM PRESIDENT SENATORS.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE
TODAY MY NAME IS JEFF LONG IS MY
EIGHTH YEAR ON THE COMMISSION
AND MY FOURTH MONTH IS CHAIR I
WAS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
IN EARLY TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN
JUST WEEKS AFTER I RETIRED FROM
THE LEGISLATURE. WHERE I SERVED
FOR THIRTY THREE YEARS. I BEGAN
MY LEGISLATIVE WITH THE LATE
GREAT JOHN VASCONCELOS AND THE
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
WHEN THE COMMITTEE SPLIT. I WAS
THE CHIEF CONCERN TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE FOR AWHILE AND THEN I
SERVED AS CHIEF CONSULTANT
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR
TWENTY ODD YEARS- I RETIRED FROM
THE SENATE IS POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR THE PRO TEM. FOR MOST OF MY
YEARS IN THE LEGISLATURE I ALSO
HANDLE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY.
ANALYZING THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC
SAFETY BILLS AND HUNDREDS OF
BUDGETS. WHEN I JOIN THE
COMMISSION TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN
I THINK THE COMMISSION IS
SOMETIMES PERCEIVED AS A BIT OF
A LAW ENFORCEMENT RUBBER STAMP
FOR STAFF PROPOSALS. I WANT TO
SAY THAT THE DUE TO SOME NEW
APPOINTMENTS IN THE COMMISSION'S
CHOICE OF- SUPERB NEW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FORMER. FBI SPECIAL
AGENT MANNY ALVAREZ I THINK IT
PERCENT PERCEPTION HAS CHANGED
QUITE A BIT- POST FACES MAJOR
CHALLENGES- EFFECTIVE. SB TWO
IMPLEMENTATION ONGOING
HARASSMENT INFUSION OF USE OF
FORCE AND PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
TRAINING. AND EXPANDING OUR
EFFORTS TO WORK WITH OUTSIDE
EXPERTS. AND ACADEMIA TO REVIEW
AND IMPROVE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
HOUSE CLOSES I'M CONFIDENT THE
COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND
DIRECTION. AND I KNOW THAT ALL
COMMISSIONERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE EXCELLENT WORK THE POST
STAFF ARE DOING. AND WHAT IS NOW
SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU MISTER WORK FOLDERS
THIRTY SECONDS FOR THE- MS JAMES
AURORA RECEIVED THE MY IS ON. IS
IT ON. NOTICE HOW DOES PERFECTLY
THANK YOU MY JIM O'ROURKE BEEN
WITH THE K. HIGHWAY PATROL FOR
ABOUT TWENTY FIVE AND A HALF
YEARS. I FIRST CAME TO POST AND
I BELIEVE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN
WHEN I WAS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR
BROWN- AT THE TIME MY- I REALLY
WAS IN THE TRAINING BASED ON MY
BACKGROUND I'VE BEEN- ASSIGNED
DOWN ACTUALLY TO THE CAPITAL
AREA SINCE TWO THOUSAND SO I.
MEAN THE FACES I DO RECOGNIZE
SO- JEFF'S RIGHT WE HAVE A BIG
TASK AND PHARMACISTS IN THE
IMPLEMENTED IMPLEMENTATION OF SB
. TWO AND HOW WE- MAKE SURE
POSTED BEING ABLE TO CAPABLE OF
IMPLEMENTING EVERYTHING WHILE WE
STILL BALANCE THE FINALLY
GETTING THE TRAINING- THAT'S
NEEDED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT- AND-
THAT'S- BASICALLY. MY INTRO
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME
TO HEAR FROM MR THANK YOU WELL
THANK YOU BOTH AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INCREDIBLE. SERVICE LONG
TIME SERVICE- ESPECIALLY GIVEN
THE J. HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER
TIME AND THE ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES- OBVIOUSLY
KEEPING IN MIND THE ORIGINAL
MISSION WHICH WAS TO ENSURE. A
TRAINING STANDARDS SO IT'S
REALLY GOOD TO HAVE YOU BOTH
WITH US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.
I AM GOING TO START AT THIS END
OF THE DICE THIS TIME SENATOR
LAYERED I WANT TO KICK US OFF
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE
THE- OF BOTH AND I. HAVING TO
WORK ABOUT SUSPEND COME FROM THE
OTHER DIRECTION I'M GLAD THE
SUSPENSE IS OVER WITH YOU RIGHT
NOW. NEVER BEEN ON THE SIDE.
LIKE IT WON'T. LET ME ASK FIRST
AND I KNOW. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
CONFIRMATIONS ALREADY I BEGAN
OUR MEETING BY SAYING WHAT IS
CHANGED SINCE WE LAST CONFIRMED
YOU BUT I THINK HE S. B. TWO IS
CHANGED AND THERE WAS A GENERAL
ISSUE OF A BACKLOG IN
COMPLIANCE. SO TALK ABOUT WHAT
REALLY IS THE BACKLOG AT- ADD
COMMISSION AND HOW YOU INTEND TO
ADDRESS IT AND ACTUALLY I'LL
START WITH. MISTER LONG AND F.
SERGEANT- WROTE WISHES TO
COMMENT THAT'S GREAT YOU
SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY OF SB TWO
BACKLOG YES BUT I THINK THAT
THERE'S ANOTHER CATEGORY TWO AND
YOU MIGHT SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL
OF COMPLAINTS OR ARE ALL THE
COMPLAINTS RELATED TO S. B. TWO.
PRETTY MUCH YEAH OKAY THEN LET'S
JUST DO S. B. YEAH YOU KNOW SB
TWO CAME WITH A LOOK BACK PERIOD
OF THREE YEARS- AND WHICH TIME
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WERE
REQUIRED TO REPORT TO POSTING-
IN THE- IN THE- ITEMS OF
MISCONDUCT. SO FAR WE'VE GOT
ALMOST TWELVE MORE THAN ELEVEN
THOUSAND REPORTS. OF THOSE
REPORTS ALL HAVE TO BE
INVESTIGATED THEY'LL HAVE TO BE
CLEARED OUT OF THE LEGISLATION
SAID THAT. ALL COMPLAINTS ABOUT
THE NINE AREAS OF MISCONDUCT IT
WAS STIPULATED BY THE COMMISSION
IN THE BILL. HAD TO BE REPORTED
TO THE COMMISSION WITHIN TEN
DAYS SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT'S A
PRETTY LARGE BASE OF- OF REPORTS
SOME WILL BE FOUND SOMEWHERE
UNFOUNDED- LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT'S NOT TOLD TO
INVESTIGATE THEM AND TRY TO
DETERMINE. THE VERACITY OF THE
REPORT IS JUST GET THEM TO POST.
SUPPOSED TO SING ABOUT ELEVEN
THOUSAND OF SOME COUPLE THOUSAND
OF THEM OF ALREADY BEEN CLEARED.
NO BUT YOU STILL GOT THIS HUGE
BACKLOG- STAFFING IS A IS AN
ISSUE THAT'S WHERE LITTLE TOO I
SAID THE PRESSURE ON POST STAFF
FOR DOING A MARVELOUS JOB BUT-
THE BUDGET AND THE STAFFING FOR
POST WHICH IS A RELATIVELY SMALL
DEPARTMENT DOUBLED OVERNIGHT- IT
WENT FROM ABOUT. ON A FIFTY
EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS TO YOU
KNOW DOUBLE THE DOUBLE THE STAFF
DOUBLED TO TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY SIX AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT
THE OPENING STILL SOME MORE AND-
SIMILAR TO WHAT DIRECTOR WARD
SAID IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO
FIND. AND TO CLOSE THOSE MINUTES
HAD TO HAPPEN IN VERY SHORT TIME
POSTERS HAD TO CREATE. NO HUMAN
RESOURCE IS THE PARTMINER LEGAL
DEPARTMENT AND SO FOR. JUST TO
DEAL WITH IT WITH THE CURRENT.
NOW OTHER THING WE DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THIS BACK. WE DON'T KNOW
WHICH HOW MANY LIVE IN THE
THOUSAND ARE LOOK BACK QUE. AND
HOW MANY OF THEM OCCURRED SINCE.
ONE SO WE WILL PROBABLY GET A
HUGE DUMP OF CASES BECAUSE THE
STATURE. REQUIRES THAT THOSE
REPORTS COMING BEFORE JULY ONE.
SO YOU LOOK AT THE COME THE-
COUNTIES AND THAT ERROR THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE
REPORTED. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
PROBABLY ABOUT- YOU KNOW MAYBE
35% HAVE REPORTED AT ALL HAVE
REPORTED ANYTHING. ON ONE LEVEL
IT LOOKS ALARMING BUT THEN YOU
LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF. LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT HAVE
LESS THAN A DOZEN. OFFICERS AND
THINK WELL MAYBE THERE'S NOTHING
TO REPORT SO WE WON'T JUMP TO
CONCLUSIONS UNTIL. WE CAN REALLY
LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE
BUT IT'S A MASSIVE BACKLOG- WHAT
POST IS KIND. TO A LITTLE BIT
NOW THE HAVE TO TRIAGE A LITTLE
BIT TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THEM AS
THEY GO. THE AVERAGE CLEARING
TIME SO FAR IT'S ONLY BEEN ABOUT
TWO DAYS BUT THAT'S BECAUSE
THEY'RE THEY'RE CLEARING YOU
KNOW KIND OF THE UNDERBRUSH THE
ONES THAT REALLY WANT FOUNDED OR
ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE. I
THINK L. A. COUNTY I THINK THAT
I NEED TO GET LIKE TWENTY
THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ALONE EVERY
YEAR FROM. ISNER'S INNER JAILS.
OF FETAL TREATMENT CENTER THERE
AT THE HANDS OF THE G. OF THE
JAILERS SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A
LOT OF A LOT OF COMPLAINTS TO
COME DOWN WE'VE GOT TO DISPATCH
THEM THE SOME OF TAKE A GREAT
DEAL OF TIME FOR. A QUICK FOLLOW
UP. AND THAT IS THAT I THINK'S
WHO. SOME OF THE QUESTIONING OR
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. SAID THAT
THERE WERE CERTAIN NUMBER OF
LOOK BACK CASES LIKE FIVE
THOUSAND AND THAT. THERE WERE
SOME COMPLAINTS THAT ONLY A
FRACTION OF THEM HAD BEEN. TWO
THOUSAND OR SOMETHING HAD BEEN.
INVESTIGATOR FOLLOW UP AND IT A
SORT OF WANNA- AS YOU USE THE
WORD TRIAGE TRIAGE BASED. DOES
THAT MEAN THAT. THE OTHERS ARE
STILL OPEN YES OKAY YES
ABSOLUTELY AND CAMINO WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK AS MUCH AS FAST
AND I WANT TO BASIS FOR TAKING
TWO THOUSAND OVER THE THREE
THOUSAND. MARK LOOKED ON. THE
THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE JUST MOVING
THAT THEY ARE NOT THEY'RE NOT-
PUT IN OR NOT. MAKING CATEGORY
SOLDIERS OKAY. YOU KNOW. I'M
TRYING TO TALK OVER EACH FINISH
A QUEST. ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE.
AS YOU WILL RECALL. OF MR ON WE
HAVE A- REPORTER HERE HAS TO.
WADE THROUGH THAT SO JUST A
REMINDER AND LEMASS SARJA ROPE
TO YOU WISH TO COMMENT ON
ANYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THE OF THE ON THE TRIAGE
THERE THEY'RE PUTTING AN END TO
PRIORITY PARTY ONE PARTY TO
PARTY THREE PRAY FOR. ON HOW
THEY COME AND IF THE PERSON IS
STILL WORKING- RETIRED IF
THEY'RE YOU KNOW DEPENDING ON
WHAT CATEGORY IT FALLS IN AS FAR
AS- IT IS THE- PHYSICAL ABUSE
WITH GREAT BODILY INJURY.
DISHONESTY SEXUAL ABUSE WOULD BE
A PRIORITY ONES THEY'RE TRYING
TO GET THROUGH THOSE FOR THE
FIRST SO THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE
LOOKED AT. IS JUST THE MATTER OF
HAVING THE STAFFING AND BEYOND.
ACCOMPLISH. THE MISSION. AND
THEN MY OTHER. WAS ADDRESSED IN
BY. UP TO ABOUT. THE STAFF
RESOURCES AND WHETHER THEY'RE-
ADEQUATE OR WHETHER ONE OF THE
REASONS YOU'RE TRIAGING IS YOU
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO DO
WITH THIS MAY WILL START FOR
SEARCHING A ROCK THIS TIME IN
AND ABOUT THE STRONG COM. I'D
I'D AT THE TIME RIGHT NOW I
THINK THE EMISSIONS GETTING
ACCOMPLISHED I THINK IT'S CAN BE
MORE DIFFICULT AS TIME GOES
ALONG SO IT IS DEFINITELY A BIG
CONCERN. IS GOING TO BE THE
STAFFING LEVELS OF POST AND- HOW
WE CAN MANAGE. SB TWO AS WELL AS
STILL PROVIDING THE TRAINING AND
ALL THE OTHER STUFF ALL THE
OTHER- ITEMS OPPOSE PROVIDES. IT
IS A CONCERN. I WILL SAID TO
THAT ONLY THAT THE STAFFING
LEVEL HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE
FUNDING LEVEL FROM FINANCING FOR
THE LEGISLATURE IS SUFFICIENT.
APPEARS TO BE SUFFICIENT WE'VE
GOT. NO ISSUES OR COMPLAINTS
THAT WE JUST. NEED TO POST IS A
FILL THE BODIES. AND THERE'S A
PROBLEM WITH THAT AND LIKE I
SAID THERE'S A BODY OPENINGS BUT
ABOUT FIFTY OF THOSE. ARE WITHIN
THE S. B. TWO DIVISION. AND A
NUMBER OF THOSE POSITIONS HAVE
TO BE ACCORDING TO THE PERSONAL
PERSONAL BUT HAVE TO BE LAW
ENFORCEMENT CONSULTANT. WHO HAVE
TO BE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND AS JIM
CONTAINER ALL ANY PIECE OF
SECOND TELL YOU. TRYING TO HIRE
A PEACE OFFICER WHERE THEY WITH
THE MARKET TO GET PEACE OFFICER
STATUS. WHEN THEY RETIRED FIFTY
OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE NOT
MOST OF THEM ARE NOT- ARE A LOT
OF MARIN POST. SO THEY CAN'T
COLLECTORS IN PERSON AT POST
EARNED FIRST. SO IT'S BEEN VERY
DIFFICULT FOR DIFFICULT TRYING
TO LAND LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONSULTANT. SO CLOSE IS LOOKING
AT IF THERE'S ANY. WAY AROUND
THAT BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S BEEN.
IT'S BEEN VERY. TO PIECE OF C.
IN RETURN. FOR EXAMPLE THEY
WOULD EARLY. AND WHO ARE ABLE TO
WORK AND NOT INSTILL COLLECTOR
PUT- FOR PENSIONS. AND NOT GIVE
UP THEIR PIECE OF SU STATUS.
SENATOR CAN I INTERJECT. I WAS
JUST TO SAY THAT COMPLETES AMMAN
SO. YOU CAN AS WELL. JUST TO
FOLLOW ALONG- YOU KNOW I FEEL
FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE. YOU HERE
MISTER LONG BECAUSE YOU HAVE A
LONG HISTORY OF UNDERSTAND HOW.
LEGISLATION WORKS HOW BUDGET.
ISSUES WORK. BUT IF YOU SEE ANY
ARM. POTENTIAL CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS ON HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
OR THE LEGISLATURE CAN BE
HELPFUL. I GET IT YET WE LISTEN
TO DIRECTOR WARD. HIRING PEOPLE
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PEACE
OFFICER THE UC THROUGH ANY OF
THIS EITHER LEGISLATIVELY OR ARE
BUDGET WISE THAT WE CAN BE
HELPFUL. TO POST IN THIS REGARD
ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR US THAT WE
WOULD THEN HAVE TO IMPLEMENT
THROUGH POLICY OR BUDGET TO BE
HELPFUL. SURE JIMMY WALKER SAYS
BUT I MEAN POLICE OFFICER STATUS
YEAH YOU CAN- LOOK IT- DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF PIECE OF NAY THIRTIES.
OF LIKE AL EDT AND- NOW LIMITED
PEACE OFFICER POWERS- MIKE
MARLAR IN THE DUTY EITHER-
THERE- JOB. THAT MAY BE AN
OPTION FOR POSTED TO. AND ALSO
STARTED BRING- BAY GOT ABOUT A
DOZEN SO FAR WE ARE RETIRED
RETIRED AND MILITANTS BUT AGAIN
WHEN YOU'VE GOT THIS MASSIVE
BACKLOG. AND WE REALLY DON'T
KNOW EXACTLY OF COURSE WE
DISCUSS THE MANY WITH THE
NUMBERS WILL BE GOING FORWARD.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO DO WITH
NINE HUNDRED SIXTY HOURS A YEAR
WHEN YOU REALLY DO NEED THE FULL
TIME PEOPLE SO. YEAH WE
DEFINITELY COULD USE HELP AND WE
DEFINITELY HAVE A FEW IDEAS BUT
THEIR ACCOUNT OF ALONG THE LINES
OF THE SUBSYSTEMS THAT WOULD SAY
WHICH IS THE BIG ONE UNLESS WE
CAN RAISE THE- NUMBER OF HOURS
WITH FOR THE RETIRED UNKNOWNS.
THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION AS WELL.
WELL I WOULD I WOULD ASK YOU
THINK CREATIVELY CLEARLY THERE
ARE PRACTICAL ISSUES POLICY
ISSUES. MAYBE BUDGET ISSUES AND-
POLITICAL ISSUES ON WHAT'S
DOABLE WHEN YOU GET INTO THOSE
DEFINITIONS AND WHAT THE
ACCEPTABLE LEVELS BUT- I WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE- STAFF WORK WITH
YOU- ON ANY CREE. I'D YOU HAVE
BECAUSE- YOU KNOW WE PUT THE
WORK YOU. WE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
SURE IT'S EFFECTIVE AND YOU'RE
ABLE TO DO THE JOB CLEARLY SO.
WE MAY WANT TO WORK WITH YOU
FURTHER TO FIGURE OUT SOME OF
THOSE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. TO BE
AS HELPFUL AS WE CAN AS SOON AS
WE CAN. YES MA'AM YES SIR WELL
AS THE THANKS. THAT WAS A
PERFECT FOLLOW UP AND THAT
COMPLETES MY QUESTIONS AND I
APPRECIATE THAT ADDITION.
SENATOR YOU MIGHT HAVE GONE
THERE I'M SORRY- TO INTERJECT
THAT MAN VICE CHAIR. ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR I WAS THAT
WAS GOING TO BE MY FOLLOW UP
QUESTION IS THAT OR SOMETHING WE
CAN DO LEGISLATIVELY THAT WOULD
HELP YOU. MEET THE GOALS THAT
YOU HAVE AN ADDRESS THE BACKLOG-
I GET IT AND IF YOU SPENT TWENTY
FIVE YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND- YOU KNOW OR TWENTY YEARS
AND YOU CAN'T GO GET THIS JOB
AND STILL DRAW YOUR PENSION AND-
IT DOESN'T PAY ENOUGH TO. YOU
KNOW SUSTAIN YOUR LIFESTYLE AND
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY LIVES
ABOVE THEIR LIFESTYLE YOU KNOW
ABOVE ANY CERTAIN STANDARD WHEN
YOU COME TO LAW ENFORCEMENT I
THINK- I MEAN I FAMILY LAW
ENFORCEMENT RIGHT SO I KNOW WITH
A LITTLE. SO I GET IT AND SO I
APPRECIATE THE SENATE PRO TEM
OBVIOUS SHE'S A LOT MORE POWER
THAN I DO. SO CONVERSATION I'M
EXCITED AND SO WE WEEK I'D LOVE
TO WORK WITH HER ON. AND THIS ON
A SIDE NOTE I HAVE A JOB FAIR
COMING UP IN FRESNO FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE THAT WERE LAID OFF BY BIT
WISE. AT OVER SEVEN HUNDRED
PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOB AND IT WAS
IN A WARN NOTICE SO. IF YOU
WANNA PUT A TENT UP. WE CAN
RECRUIT SOME PEOPLE FOR YOU.
DEFINITELY RECRUITING. JUST AS I
DO. I DID WANT TO DRESS LIKE I
MY COLLEAGUE- BRIEFLY- IT SAID-
I HAVE INFORMATION HERE THIS IS
ABOUT THREE THOUSAND TO THIRTY
FIVE HUNDRED. POLICE OFFICERS
EACH YEAR. THAT COULD BE
SUSPENDED FOR MISCONDUCT BECAUSE
THE NEW REQUIREMENTS UNDER. THE
DEFINITION OF MISCONDUCT- AGAIN
AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT VACANCIES. TAKE
THE CHP THE ONLY. M. UNIT THAT
IS COMPLETELY FULLY STAFFED IS
THIS UNIT HERE AT THE CAPITOL.
AND I HAVE ONE CHP OFFICER THAT
TAKES CARE OF. I DON'T KNOW SIX
CENTER MILES OF THREE NINETY
FIVE. EIGHT SO HOW DO WE- AND I
DON'T WANT ANYBODY ON THE JOB
THAT IS NOT DOING WHAT THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. HOW DO WE
MEET THE STANDARDS OF S. B. TWO
IN THE CHALLENGES THAT THAT
FACES. AND STILL MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE QUALIFIED TRAINED.
INDIVIDUALS HOLDING THOSE
POSITIONS AND MR OVER ACROSS
START WITH YOU THE- THE THIRTY
FIVE HUNDRED NUMBER YOU'RE
REFERRING TO THAT BELIEVES IN-
CAME OUT THE OTHER DAY- I
BELIEVE THAT NUMBERS PART OF.
THE B. C. P. THAT WAS THE NUMBER
OF CASES THAT COULD GO TO THE L.
J. OKAY- WE'RE WE THINK IT'S
PROBABLY ONLY ABOUT 10% OF THAT
OF THAT WILL. BE SUSPENDED OR-
HAVE THEIR LICENSE REPLICATED.
SO. I MEAN THAT'S JUST. MAYES ON
WHAT I'VE READ AND STUFF SO.
THAT'S WITH NUMBER FROM SO I
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE
THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED I THINK IT'S
GONNA BE ROUGHLY RIGHT AROUND
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY. OKAY THAT'S
THAT'S GOOD NEWS LIKE I SAID I
DON'T WANT ANYBODY ON THE JOB
IT'S NOT TRAINED IN DOING WHAT
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. AND YOU
GUYS ARE SWORN TO PROTECT AND
SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES IN THAT SO
WE WOULD ALL EXPECT OUT OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND I. I THINK
NINETY NINE POINT 9% OF THE TIME
WE REALLY DO GET THAT- SO I
APPRECIATE THAT I WAS REALLY
NERVOUS ABOUT THAT THIRTY FIVE
HUNDRED. FOR YOU TOO WELL WHEN
WE SAW THOUGH IT WAS KIND OF A-
IF YOU ARE USED READING THESE.
THE BE A LITTLE. AND YOU HAD TO
KIND OF NURSE THAT OUT THAT IS
REALLY PROBABLY BY 10% OF THAT
THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED. IT WILL
KISS OF PAVING YEAH THAT'S GOOD-
I DO THAT I HAVE A QUESTION
REGARDING- CRIME AGAIN AND HOW
WE ADDRESS THE CRIME ISSUES THAT
WE FACE HERE IN CALIFORNIA TODAY
AND HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ADJUSTED DOES. END I OFTEN AM. I
HAVE TO FOLLOW THE NEWS LIKE SAY
THERE'S A OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTING OR SOMETHING. IN YOU. I
MEAN ME IT'S EASY FOR PEOPLE TO
DEMAND A MORNING QUARTERBACK.
BUT I THINK AT THAT VERY MOMENT
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT
OFFICER HAD I MEAN MAYBE. THE
NINE ONE ONE OPERATOR CALLED AND
SAID ACTIVE SHOOTER THAT IT
ADDRESS LIKE THIS AND THEN. FOR
WHATEVER REASON SOMEBODY REACHES
IN THE BELT OR WHATEVER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. IT'S EASY TO
DO MONDAY MORNING
QUARTERBACKING. M. AFTER THE
FACT BUT AT THAT VERY MOMENT
WHAT WAS THAT OFFICER THINKING
AND WHAT WAS IN HIS THAT PERSON
THAT OFFICERS A MIND. AND
REGARDING THE INFORMATION THAT
HE HAD TO DEAL WITH AT THAT VERY
MOMENT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID MONEY
MORNING QUARTERBACKS EASY. AND
HOW DO WE TRAIN OFFICERS OR- AND
SPEND TIME ON WHAT'S THAT HOW DO
WE SOLVE THAT PROBLEM- I'VE I
THINK WITH YOU KNOW LATEST
INNOVATIVE AND- THE TECHNOLOGY
FOR TRAINING AND STUFF WHETHER
IT'S VIRTUAL REALITY SOME
SIMULATORS- WHICH- YOU ALL MORE
WELCOME TO COME. TRY OUT AND-
PUT IT ON AND GO THROUGH THE
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS- YOU KNOW
THERE'S A DISPATCHED RE WORK ON
THEIR- ON- THEIR TRAINING. AND A
LOT OF THAT YES YOU'RE RIGHT AS
YOU RESPONDED BECAUSE YOU'RE
GETTING INFORMATION SO IT IT
KIND OF CHANGES. YOUR MINDSET
BUT I THINK ONCE YOU RESPOND
YOU'RE YOU'RE THERE YOU'RE
LOOKING WHAT'S AROUND AND STUFF
IT YOU'RE RIGHT IT IS IT. THE
MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK AND-
WE WEREN'T THERE IN THAT
SITUATION SO IT THAT'S HARD BUT
IT THE MORE TRAINING YOU CAN
PROVIDE- AND THE BEST PRACTICES
AND STUFF AND WORKING ON WHETHER
IT'S THE ESCALATION OR- HOWEVER
THERE'S AND THAT'S PART OF
THOSE. THOSE THOSE- SIMULATORS
AS PART OF IS THE ESCALATION AND
ALL OUT AS WELL SO I THINK THEM.
THE MORE TRAINING YOU CAN
PROVIDE HAVING BUT THE- THE
CAVEAT TO THAT IS RIGHT NOW LAW
ENFORCEMENT NUMBERS ARE DOWN SO.
WHEN YOU. TAKE ONE OR THE OTHER
THAT'S THAT COULD BE. YOU KNOW
THAT IS AN ISSUE. TWO AND IN MY
QUESTION ON. AND THEN- A PASS ON
IS- IN THE WORLD. IN THE REAL
WORLD I OWN IT THAT SPEED TO FIX
THE OUT TO WORK. AND WE HAVE A
HUGE ISSUE WITH THAT. I WANNA
SEE MILLENNIAL AND THE
MILLENNIAL GENERATION X.
WHATEVER IT IS. DO YOU GUYS FIND
THAT SAME SITUATION THAT IT'S
HARD TO FIND THE YOUNGER PEOPLE
THAT ARE MORE TECHNOLOGY SAVVY.
THAN SOMEBODY WHO'S IN THE NEXT
YEAR DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
THE YOUNGER GENERATION WANTING
TO COME ON TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND IF SO HOW DO WE GET THEM
ENGAGED. IN THIS PROFESSIONAL
FIELD. YOU KNOW I WAS I WAS AT
THE- SHARE SACEM SEPARATE
SHERIFF'S ACADEMY FOR A VISIT
FOR THE DAVE AND I WENT.
CONGESTION QUESTIONS LOOKING AT
I WAS SURPRISED BY. HOW OLD
ACTUALLY SOME OF. SOME OF THE
OUR CADETS WERE NOT ENOUGH
PROBABLY BUT THERE WERE A WHOLE
BUNCH OF MID CAREER PEOPLE I WAS
REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT. OF
THE GYM'S BEEN THROUGH A LOT
MORE CABINS AND I HAVE BUT- I
WAS REALLY SURPRISED AND AM
PLEASED TO HEAR THAT AND THEY'RE
THEY'RE TALKING A LOT THIS IS
SERVICES SECTION OF SECURE I
MEAN THAT. THEY ARE ATTRACTING
MORE- YOU KNOW SECOND CAREER
KIND OF PEOPLE AND SO FORTH AND
IT DID LOOK A LITTLE BIT OLDER.
I THINK- I THINK PART OF IT IS A
BE A CULTURAL CHANGE. TO TRY TO
ATTRACT PEOPLE TO THE TO THE
PROFESSION. I THINK. THE POST IS
ENVISIONING THAT IS TRYING TO
DEAL WITH THAT. BUT I DON'T
THINK- I THINK THE WEEKEND WE
ARE STILL OVERWHELMINGLY. YOUNG
AT THIS POINT. OKAY YEAH ARE
ACADEMY I MEAN THERE TO. RUNS
ANYWHERE FROM TWENTY ONE OR
TWENTY FIVE TO THIRTY. YEAR OLDS
THAT ARE GRADUATING AND STUFF- I
THINK YOU KNOW HOW DO YOU
INFUSE. THE PROFESSION I THINK
WE NEED TO GET INTO COMMUNITIES.
EARLIER IN- WORK. YOU KNOW THE
YOUTH CAMP STUFF LIKE THAT GET
GIVEN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND-
AND- YOU KNOW IT IT. JUST IT'S
JUST A MATTER OF. YOU KNOW
REBUILDING THAT- THAT IMAGE AND-
GETTING PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
SERVE AND PROTECT. YEAH NO I
APPRECIATE THAT I KNOW THAT WE
DO WE DID A THING WITH OUR-
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GET THE
HIGHWAY PATROL. AND WHEN WE HAD
A CAPTAIN THERE THAT- WANTED HE
ACTUALLY FIGURED OUT A WAY TO
GIVE SOMEBODY AN HOUR A WEEK-
I'M- PAID TO DO. A MENTORING TO
AT RISK YOUTH. AND THAT WORKED
OUT WELL BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE
KIDS- THE ONLY TIME WE SAW YOU
WAS IN NEGATIVE MEDIA SOMETHING
NEGATIVE RATE. THEM EITHER YOU
ARREST THEIR PARA. WHATEVER
WHATEVER THE CASE WAS AND IT
REALLY EATING IT M. THAT ONE
HOUR A WEEK THAT OFFICER SPENT
PERSONAL TIME WITH THESE AT RISK
YOUTH HE WAS ABOUT SIXTY
OFFICERS THAT PARTICIPATED. THIS
YEAR FOR THE C. H. P. AND IT
REALLY IMPACTED A LOT OF THOSE
LIVES AND THEY'RE STILL STORIES
COMING BACK. FOR A THROUGH ALL
THESE YEARS WHERE- YOU KNOW
THESE KIDS WERE THEIR LIVES WERE
CHANGED OVER IT SO I AGREE WITH
YOU THAT YOU NEED TO GET INTO
COMMUNITIES AND- SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND I I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
BOTH OF YOU. LIKE THE SENATE PRO
TEM SAID MR ALONG WITH YOUR- YOU
KNOW BEING ALL THESE YEARS IN
THE BUILDING AND UNDERSTANDING
HOW THIS BUILDING WORKS WHICH IS
HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND. THAT YOU HAVE THAT
KNOWLEDGE IN THE MYSTERY WORK
WITH YOUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT THANK YOU BOTH
FOR WILLING TO TAKE THIS.
POSITION THANK YOU THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ADAM CHAIR SENATOR
MITCHELL BOTH THANK YOU. AM I
DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SE-
MY HAVE A HAD SOME OF ISSUES SO
I'M TO BE. HAPPY TO. GIVE MY
TIME TO THE PRETENDING TO ASK
QUESTIONS THAT SHE- MAY SEEM FIT
AND- I JUST WANNA MAKE ONE
COMMENT. I NOTICED THAT YOU WERE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES MAJOR. AND I
WAS INDEED. AND SO WAS I- SO I
JUST THOUGHT THAT INCOME AT
THAT. WE DON'T SEE VERY MANY.
WHO HAD AND WHO MAJOR IN
RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND I JUST.
THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF.
INTERESTING THANK YOU. THANK YOU
TO A JOB IN NORTH DAKOTA. IT IT
AS A REPORTER YEAH. OKAY YEAH.
RENDON. HE'S HE TO. HE'S FORMER
C. OF NATURAL. THE PHONE MAN OF
. I FEEL SO BAD FOR OUR COURT
REPORTER WHO HAS TO LIKE BACK.
FORTH WITH THE PING PONG OF WHAT
WE DO WE APPRECIATE HER SO MUCH-
THANK YOU- WE YOU KNOW I ONLY
HAVE ONE QUESTION AT A AND IT
REALLY HAS TO DO WITH- PUBLIC
RECORDS ACT REQUEST- VICKY DOT
YOU THOUGHT. WELL ONLY BECAUSE I
THINK IT YOU KNOW IF. IF THOSE
REQUESTS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS IT SEEMS THAT NOW
THEY'RE COMING THROUGH POST TO
TRY TO GET THAT DO YOU HAVE.
COMMENTS ON HOW TO APPROACH
THAT- YOU HAVE TOO MUCH
EXPERIENCE THAT THE- OF A
CERTAIN KIND OF EXPERIENCE HERE
OR EXPERIENCE YOU PROBABLY WOULD
NEVER WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE.
PLAYED ALTHOUGH YOU DO HAVE TO
WORK WITH US I KNOW IN A DIVINE
MULTIPLE WAYS. BUT CAN YOU
COMMENT ON THAT SURE I THINK
THAT. WE'VE BEEN AWARE OF THE
ISSUE FOR SOME TIME- THE
COMMISSION AND OF COURSE THE
POST STAFF. WE DON'T FIRST AND
FOREMOST WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS
HAVE ANYTHING GET IN THE WAY OF
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
WITH SB TWO WHICH IS TO IDENTIFY
INVESTIGATE AND GET RID OF BAD
COPS. THE CONCERN OF THE
SUPERIOR RAISES WITH THE NUMBERS
WERE DEALING WITH- YOU KNOW WITH
WITH CURRENTLY I CAN SEE A LOT
OF THOSE REPORTS IS GOING TO
GROW. BEING BURIED IN PARIS THAT
SETS IS THE FACT IT JUST BEING.
THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND THE STAFF
SITTING SIDE THE BUDGET ISSUE IS
ALMOST UNIMAGINABLE BECAUSE
THESE CASES SOME OF THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF PAGES. AND THE
REDACTION AND THE REVIEW WILL
BE. IT WILL BE VERY OWNERS SOME
OF THE STORIES ON THIS OF SAID
WELL YOU KNOW GEORGIA AND
TENNESSEE THEY DO IT WELL.
TENNESSEE HAS YOU KNOW FUNDS
TWENTY FIVE CASES AND HUNDRED
FIFTY YEAR GEORGIA BOTH STATES
ARE ARE A POST OFFICE CONTACTED
BOTH STATES. AND THEY GET FROM
THE LOCALS A ONE PAGE PIECE OF
PAPER. THAT'S IT THAT'S IT
BECAUSE THE ONLY CASES THAT
MOST. OTHER STATES HERE OUR
OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN CHARGED
OFFICERS HAVE BEEN CONVICTED
OFFICERS THAT WERE IN THE PAPER.
CALIFORNIA'S SYSTEM IS THIS IS
YOU KNOW THIS IS A LOT. NO THIS
IS NOT YOUR FATHER'S-
DECERTIFICATION PROGRAM THIS IS
HAVING REQUIRING ALL LOANS LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REPORT
EVERY TYPE OF MISBEHAVIOR. OR
MISCONDUCT RATHER AND SO YOU CAN
HAVE A VOLUMINOUS NUMBER. I WILL
I WANT TO ASSURE ANYONE IS
LISTENING THAT THERE'S NEVER A
WORD SPOKEN ABOUT IT IN ANY WAY
SHAPE OR FORM TRYING TO. REDUCE
TRANSPARENCY. I CAN SAY IS THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION AYE I
WOULD BLOW THE WHISTLE ON
ANTEMEDIAL. THAT THAT THAT'S
THERE'S NEVER EFFORT TO DO THAT
THE ONLY GOAL WAS TO SAY. WHAT
IF WE HAD THE LOCALS DO. WHAT
THEY HAVE SURE THEIR
INVESTIGATIVE STUFF WHEN IT
COMES TO POST WHAT POST
INVESTIGATIVE. MATERIALS HAVE
POSTAL SHARE. THOSE ARE MIL
GROUND PROBABLY THE ALWAYS WE-
DISCUSS THAT SURE JUST ARE ON.
THAT I MEAN BE AWARE OF. BUT THE
WAS THE- ONLY MOTIVE. OPPOSED TO
WAS TO AND ENCOMPASSES THE- OF
IN THE FAR FANS MISTER TO FIND A
WAY. HOW DO WE NOT GRIND THIS AS
TWO TO HALT. THAT JUST AND- AT
THE SAME TIME ENSURING COMPLETE.
TRANSPARENCY WELL THANK YOU
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD
SERGEANTS MIGHT TAKE JUST
COVERED IT. OKAY WELL I
APPRECIATE THAT I N. AND
PARTICULARLY YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT
ACCESS TO- TO RECORDS AND
TRANSPARENCY- IT IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WE'RE GRAPPLING WITH
IS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW IN TERMS
OF HOW TO. FIND A SOLUTION SO
BUT THANK YOU- I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING FURTHER WE'RE GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND GO TO MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SO. RIGHT HERE IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF ONE OR BOTH. PLEASE COME
FORWARD YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION IF ANY AND YOUR
POSITION OF SUPPORT THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ERIN REID I WAS SENT
HERE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CALIFORNIA. ASSOCIATION
OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN. JIM IS A
BOARD MEMBER A SURGEON ARE. HE'S
PASSED. TERM SO HE KNOW I CAN
THIS TEST HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS HE WAS MY
LEGISLATIVE CHAIR FOR THE LAST
FIVE YEARS- SO HE KNOWS THAT
STUFF. VERY WELL HE WAS VERY
HELPFUL IN WORKING ON S. B. TWO
AND WE AMENDED SB TWO WE WORK
WITH THE LEGISLATURE WORKED WITH
YOU MADAM CHAIR. AND WE WORK
WITH YOUR STAFF WE WORKED WITH
THE SPEAKER WE WORK WITH THE
GOVERNOR- WE'VE DONE ALL THAT-
IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT BILL.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF
MR CRITICAL I'M GLAD THAT YOU
HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMISSIONERS
HERE WITH JEFF AND JIM. BECAUSE
WE NEED THAT EXPERIENCE NOW MORE
THAN EVER MORE THAN EVER- IT'LL
PLATEAU OUT EVENTUALLY BUT IT'S
GOING TO BE A FEW YEARS. BEFORE
IT DOES- BUT I'M HERE TO SAY
THAT JIM IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED-
I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR MANY YEARS.
BEFORE HE BECAME THE LECTURES
BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR MANY YEARS
I KNEW HIS FATHER WHO WAS A CHP
OFFICER FOR- SO THAT MAKES ME.
KINDA OLD. SO I THINK WE GOT
THEM HEARING AND ALL SAY JEFF
I'VE WHICH LONG TIME WE TO DEAL
EACH OTHER ALL THE AND BUDGET I
WAS. ALWAYS BUGGING HIM. AND HE
ALWAYS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO.
ACCEPT MY- AND WE WORKED LOT OF
STUFF TO GET. WHEN HE WAS AND
CAPITAL SO- ANYWAY TWO GOOD MEN
THANK YOU THANK YOU- IF SEEING
NO ONE OR FURTHER IN SUPPORT
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION. OKAY WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AGAIN THAT
NUMBER. EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO
TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE.
ACCESS CODE TWO FOUR THREE FOUR
FIVE EIGHT TWO MISTER MODERATOR
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WHERE TV PEOPLE UP TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
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THERE ARE NO COMMENTS THANK YOU
SO MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR
AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORT TODAY
LET ME BRING IT BACK TO- THE
COLLEAGUES WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MAKE A MOTION FOR ONE BOTH. I
WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO CONFIRM
BOTH- JEFF LONG AND JAMES
O'ROURKE TO THE PASSPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH- I WOULD I WOULD
ADD THAT- WE REALLY DO
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE
OBVIOUSLY MULTIPLE TECH JOBS YOU
ARE UNDERTAKEN. WE THANK YOU
BOTH FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE FOR
YOUR SERVICE- SO MUCH- WE
COULDN'T WE COULDN'T ALTER
CULTURES AND CHANGE- CHANGE THE
WAY WE DO PRACTICES WITHOUT YOUR
EXPERTISE AND SO- MY THANKS AND
I THINK YOU GOT THAT FROM MY
COLLEAGUES AS WELL. I'M
SECRETARY WE YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL LAYERED. LAYERED I WOULD
BOOK WHICH TROUBLED EYES
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. HELLO ATKINS
FIVE SECONDS ON CALL AND WE'RE
GONNA HOLD THAT ON CALL BECAUSE
I NO DOUBT THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
GET OTHER VOTES AND WE WANT THAT
TO BE REFLECTED IN THE RECORD
AND WE WILL MOVE THIS ON TO THE
FULL SENATE. FOR CONFIRMATION
THANK YOU THANK YOU. AND IF I
COULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES. WHO ARE
NOT HERE IF THEY COULD MAKE
THEIR WAY BACK- THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL SO THAT WE CAN RECORD
YOUR VOTE AND THEN GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION- OF THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE CALLED. THANK YOU
SENATOR- THAT'S HELPFUL.
OKAY MADAM SECRETARY- WILL YOU
CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM ONE B.
GROWTH B. AND C. I APOLOGIZE BNC
BETTER YES OKAY I'M MORE. HI
GROVE ATTY. OKAY TOM. WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT
THAT IS- FOUR ZERO FORTY ZERO
WITH AN ABSENCE- AND ITEM ONE
AND ITEM ONE A. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
OKAY NOT HERE NOT HERE SO FOUR
ZERO TWO ZERO- THAT IS GOOD OKAY
THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY WE
WILL FORWARD THOSE ON TO THE
FULL SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION
THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S PUBLIC
PORTION OF THE AGENDA I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED
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