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That's I think. Okay, we're off. Okay. Um, >> I'm calling the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Special needs advisory board and July 1st, 2026.

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Um, >> I will certainly will roll >> here. I'm hereine >> Kimberly Tes I'll put her Hello. >> How are you?

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Put his no >> resolution. >> Order off of any referrals, additions, evictions. >> Yes. >> Um, we're asking if we are going to do a

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back to school event. We need to add at least a talking point for back to school. >> You want to make a motion for >> I make a motion to add uh 7 C back to school.

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>> I I second. All those in favor? >> I I anything else? Um um as hold on sorry my brain special Olympics uh to talk about them and bringing them

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to the town for new for additions. >> Okay. Make a motion. >> I make a motion to do I have to do the numbers. I make a motion

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seven B's. >> Okay. after Special Olympics coming to town. >> A second. All those in favor? I >> I also want to motion. They want to come for the next. Oh my

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gosh. Even seven. Make a motion. >> My make a motion. >> I make a motion to add my gym to 7E

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proposed especially second. >> All those in favor. >> Okay. Anything else? >> Does anyone know? I'm not this

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determin to public comments. We have any public comments online here? No. Okay. Approval of the minutes for June 2006. I don't comments. Princess

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I think sounds I don't think Next movement to item 7 A 7 C for 7B. 78. Make a motion to approve the minutes from

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June 3rd, 2026 and seconded. >> All in favor? >> All right. Um, family cafe, I wanted to do a little recap and get some feedback from everybody. Um,

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how they felt about it, what they thought. I myself uh thought it was amazing. >> Yeah. >> Uh I loved it. Uh I learned so much. Um

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I felt moved, inspired. You can cry at a magic show. Um, so anybody else want to I feel the same and I thought it was

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like I got a lot out of it this year but it was different than last year. Like I got new information so it's not it's not I didn't feel like okay I don't have to go again. You know what I mean? Like I wanted to go again this year because last year was so great and it

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empowered me. So, I I I'm like 100% and us going again. It was It was great >> and I couldn't wait to get my stuff back so we could follow up with people. >> Um I I also loved it. It's definitely

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going to be something I go to every year, like a family thing. I'm glad I went alone the first time and with each other and our different perspectives and our different walks of life kind of in the same place seeing how that affects everybody. Um I liked being able to see

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people face to face like the Special Olympics people, Easter Seals, the Department of Education. So being able to see uh booths like that to me were really important because it's so hard to get a hold of people. So that was a great takeaway for me and the sessions

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were great. >> For the first time I thought it was very informative and actually I felt it made me give me hope for the future for special needs individuals because shows that the conversation is now shifting and actually becoming less stigmatized.

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So that that does give me a lot of lot of lot of positive optimism for the future >> and that we are not alone in the change in the work that we're trying to do. >> My first time but it was a lot of information overwhelming.

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>> The only thing I would recommend is somehow try to get there earlier in the day to uh see the the sessions that were offered earlier. >> Yeah. Cuz what time did we actually actually actually walk in? Was like at 1:00 or >> No, it wasn't.

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>> No, it got like at 10, didn't we? >> Mhm. >> Yeah, we got here like at 10 >> 10:15 by the time we checked out checked in. We had time for the first session, which was at 10:30. >> Yeah, exactly. >> But it was a lot of stacked sessions. So

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like a lot of the ones that I wanted to see were like all at the same time. So that made it difficult. But I think maybe in the years coming like dividing and conquering or like if I'm with my family like my husband goes to these and then I go to these and then >> you're smart.

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>> Yeah. Um I I I want to say and sorry my voice is still not here yet but um I'm I mean I'm I'm so fulfilled like really like just when I saw all of you guys get there and the fact that oh tremendous bonus uh four people from my previous

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job were also there one of them being a friend of mine for 13 years and it was the first time that she went. So it was it was ju just that for me was such a highlight that of course I enjoyed the whole family cafe but that for me was huge. Um and like Kimberly said I so

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agree like every year you learn something new and not just one thing like so much. Um and like for me like one of the things that we do yes we divide and also like we look at okay what are the things we want to find out and then we try to go visit those tables

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you know depending on what it is but I try to go to the sessions that I feel like I need to talk to these people for example APD waiver this year they didn't have a table >> but they did have sessions so I made sure to go to the sessions so I can talk to the people so you know sometimes it's

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it's that and the more you go the more you learn how to work it and it's always a little bit overwhelming because there's so much happening but at the same time it's so good that there's so much happening because there's so much to learn you know so it's you know but

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I'm just I'm very happy >> oh sorry I was going to say maybe we can look into >> arriving on Friday >> that way we're fresh and we can attend the earlier sessions on Saturday I don't

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Are there any sessions on Friday? >> Yep. It starts at 9:00. >> It start Thursday starts at 9. >> On Friday, Friday is a whole Friday is actually a longer day than Saturday because Saturday they have the dance at 7. So it ends at 5:30. Friday it's 8

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till just about because they have the governor's film. This year they called it something different, summit of disabilities. I believe that one's at seven. So that one for you know from the time it starts and that's where the people like the main people um if there's APD um aa like whoever's there

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from like the big agencies they will have a speaking part whatever politicians are there they'll speak about policies different bills you're trying to pass so for me Friday is amazing too like it's it's one of those like >> yeah so it's possible that would be the

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best Saturday >> Friday morning Yeah. Okay. Okay. And would that be possible like so so do you feel like the conference is really good for like also families? >> Yeah. Yeah. 100%. >> So would that be possible?

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>> There are many families. In fact, I think >> majority >> 80% with all families. >> All families going individually >> and there's a lot of things for like kids. Usually it's more for like the younger kids to have because they even have like they could take care of the kids like a certain time I think. But I

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think it's just early stuff. So like from one to three years old or something like that or five, I don't remember. And they also have like a sensory room. They have art. They have, you know, different things that you can also break out into those things too. Like for the younger kids, >> you can pay your daughter.

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>> So I know like >> Early Step has like I know that they sponsor for families, but they only sponsor for like little ones for like parents. So what I was asking is like could it be possible maybe in the future

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we can sponsor like couple families like adults. >> So like the family like the parents can go and learn and attend >> and we can do like a you know like a a sponsor like maybe one or two families for a year

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>> that they can attend to to the conference. I mean >> they have nothing like for adults. They I know that they other foundations and other like early step they do for the baby one like the families they have baby there but nothing for the adults

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and if there is so much information and so much like good information that you can actually help a family >> to understand the system. I think this is something that we should sponsor like maybe one or two families per year. But

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I mean the the conference is free, >> right? >> It's free to the conference is free. >> So it's just like the travel >> the travel is getting cuz you could go like the first time I went I didn't stay I I went up and back the same day was

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exhausting but I did it. Um, I'm I mean I have I'm no I have nothing against that, but I will say the big picture, at least for me, the big picture was for us to be able to bring these resources back and make these

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connections. So when we have a resource fair a year or two years down the road, >> hey, we met this person from DC, we met these these invite anybody. Hey, we're having a resource fair. Can you attend? can you come and talk about X Y and Z

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>> um for adults, you know, families with adults, for smaller kids, for how to navigate the school system, all that stuff. And then having those connections already made where >> they're coming to Miami Lakes instead of >> Yeah. >> where I have nothing against that. It's such a great experience. I think

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everyone should go and and if we can sponsor, why not? Um, but I would just say like globally the the reason why I even motioned made a motion for us to even go to try to go was because I'm like I want to

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>> break those relationships >> here and there. Yeah, that's definitely do we have anyone that interesting to come and and our or resource there?

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>> Well, I haven't made so I was on vacation. Um, so no, no, it's okay. The bag that um that Jesse just gave me is all my business cards and everybody that I met. So now I'm going to >> touch base with those people. I'm sure

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everyone has a million business cards in their faces, >> but I can tell you that anybody that I spoke with >> and I said, "Hey, would you be interested?" Absolutely. We do this all the time. We're always traveling. We're always at schools, at conferences. They travel everywhere.

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>> So, I can tell you at least anyone I spoke to, I didn't have one person that said, "Uh, maybe everyone was very positive about >> wanting to share knowledge and wanting to collaborate with >> with the town." So, >> I'm very excited. >> I think in Manchester,

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one of the ladies in Miami, >> the people that do the animation class um in this weekend over the over the uh during the um graduation, >> they've done uh something with the guy

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who's both the magician. >> Oh, that is so come and and do. So, I think it'd be awesome. partner with them and >> yes, >> that's super cool to talk to them. Yeah.

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>> Yeah, that that show was so cool cuz it made it made it seem like he made a mistake. >> He got me though. >> He got everybody. >> So, you know, a great speaker. >> Yes. Can I before we move on to the next one,

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>> can I actually make a motion to reopen order of business? >> Hey, I messaged you. >> Email someone hacked your account or >> Oh, yes. Yes, it's already been uh dealt with. It was reported and they they deleted it last night. Thank you very much.

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>> You're welcome. Hey guys, >> I second. I think. >> Yes. >> Um, I make a motion to add 7F to new business. Uh, disability meanwhability awareness month.

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>> Up to us. I won't say anything else. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Uh >> the animation graduation was beautiful. I loved it. Um the kids

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loved it. Um what's her name? Sophie did such a great job at the store. She spoke beautifully. The I think all the students were

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touched by what she said and the parents especially. So that was a great idea. Um it was great decorations came out nice.

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We should be having another >> It looks good. >> Um the next semester should be in the fall. Let me know. Moving on. Okay. Typical clinic.

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I do want to discuss something about the corona. I want to make a motion to change the clinic to either later in the year or earlier next year because I honestly

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feel like it's way too hot right now. Even if we have it early, I mean, I leave my house like at 8 in the morning and it's already 90°. And I just >> People are still on vacation,

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>> huh? >> People are still on vacation. >> Make a motion. >> So I I mean, we don't have like a We don't have a date. >> We have a flyer that says a date.

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But this >> look at the flyer which I I love the flyer. We just have to change the the date. >> Um do you guys want to discuss it? Do you agree? >> I agree.

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And but I was not here. So can you guys tell me a little bit? >> So we had um No. >> No. We had a young man Andy >> and Andrew Allejo presented a uh a

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pickle ball clinic like where they do these clinics >> for different sports. He's done the the one for so it was it would basically be one day where they would teach you know there would be like a 25

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um people can sign up. He said the ages from ADA up so all the way up to adults. Um and you have five volunteers. It works like a buddy system. So each participant would have a volunteer with

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them. Okay. >> And they would um go through different drills and different like pickle ball skills >> and uh you know it would be like a couple of hours. >> Okay. And uh then we would get t-shirts and a

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different color for the volunteers. And for the participants, we would have, you know, maybe some snacks, some waters. Okay. Maybe some Gatorade. >> I was going to say Gatorade. >> Yeah. Um so, you know, we wanted to do it during

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the summer. Uh but, uh honestly, it's the heat is so hot. >> Yeah. >> Terrible. available and it will be done in the optim. Okay.

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>> This is a program that they do for special needs. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> And they do it in part time. >> So we wanted to try and see and if it was successful maybe we could try other sports. We could do a soccer one one day

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or basketball one. And if any of those are successful then we can actually start a program too. That's how we >> they have our sports. >> Yeah. >> So the same program is with other sports with different

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>> but it will be only one day like a clinic. >> Uhhuh. >> Not something >> Yeah. >> But if we see that there's a demand that people like it then maybe it could turn into >> like something classes.

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So, okay. I'm going to make a motion to um move the date to be determined. Yeah. Postpone the pickle ball uh >> for later in the year >> or earlier

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in next year where the weather is more pleasant participants, you know, to be at their battles. All those in favor. All those in favor. Okay.

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>> And I was going to say it's also a good idea I think too because August 1st is also the children's trust event. So like a lot of people go there so they can get like backpacks and you know a lot of different things. So I think >> just to reiterate

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>> so snaps >> who's going to speak on that? >> You have the updated testing here sizes and the logo. So I think you all approved 300 at the last meeting. So it's a bit over. So we need to be

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>> We don't have it though. You don't got it. This is the shirt. >> Well, we're really close though. 300. >> So, just make sure all the sizes right. So, do I make a motion for like a whole new different amount or just like

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>> Yeah. No, a on your motion. Get it all done. >> Okay. >> You want me to do it? >> Sure. >> I make a motion to approve the new um proposal from Permiteex for our shirts um

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for no more than $320. >> All those in favor? I motion passes. Moving on. Special needs safety. >> Hello. Hello. >> I do not have any new

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but just a comment. I've been working the FIFA games. So that's different. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Jeez. I hope I I want the thing to be overrated.

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>> I have to say it's been good in the sense that the security has been huge. You know, the way the format and the way they've done it, you know, the buses and all that. >> People aren't happy at the end because it it takes time, but it is safe. >> So, you know, we it's it's been good.

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Um, but I was right. I my unit is a mobile motorcycle um bicycle unit >> uh tactical uh so we respond if something's going on so I'm everywhere in the stadium. >> Well I see a a trailer and it says

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sensory room. >> What the heck is this? They have a sensory trailer >> city. >> They have a whole tent set up. They have a knickknacks outside. They have a trailer that anybody can go into. I was so impressed.

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>> But who is it? >> City. >> City of Miami. >> Culture City. >> Yeah. >> And they've been there every game and they're set up from the beginning, you know? So they're not out of the way in the sense that like

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>> it's all the way far away like at Harland Stadium. >> Yeah. Like another level you don't know exists. >> It's there. It's It's out of the way in the sense that it's good where it's at because it's far away enough, but as you're coming in, you look over and you see it. >> Yeah. >> So, like >> that's cool.

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>> If somebody needs it, it's it's there. >> Yeah. It's not hidden in a corner somewhere, you know, away from from from the view. I thought that was cool, too, because >> Do they have phones like that? >> Yeah, they have everything. I think they took a a playbook out of

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they have all the stuff there. Yeah, they they you know they have stuff to give away and obviously a refrigerated air conditioned uh trailer for people to go in and sit down and >> and stuff like that. So it's pretty cool. >> It was put on with Culture City with a K.

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>> Yeah. >> I'm hoping I could be ambassador. >> That's all right. Okay. 4th of July. >> I'll be there. >> What time do I need to be there?

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>> The event starts at 6:30. Um, >> I don't know. Volunteers, I ask them to be there at 6. So, >> I would say >> you might want to try a little bit early. >> That's what I was thinking is going to be a little tricky. Okay.

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Yeah. Just a little little If the event starts at 6:30, people are going to Oh, yeah. And all >> right. >> And Mary Polls, there's reserved parking for like council and dignitaries and handicapped. So, also keep that in mind.

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>> Oh, yeah. So, that's going to be filled. >> Yeah. >> Wait, >> where else are we still park there though? In front of >> There's a spot. I'm just saying it's filled up cuz it's closed off for town. dignitaries and then handicap space. >> So other words, if you can find a spot,

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you can park. >> The best is like by where like the >> what's the name of the >> res? Yeah, that's what I was thinking. >> Like around there. That's that's more than likely the best. >> I technically work at Oregano, so I can

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park behind organo and just walk. >> You work at Oregano? >> Oh my gosh. My co-workers go there like every week. >> Yeah, I prepooked there. >> So, other than Sandy, is anybody else gonna be at >> had set up?

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>> Oh, you're going you'll be there during the night time? >> I'm going to be at the censored. >> Okay. >> So, everyone had had volunteered to set up a breakdown and I said, "Okay, then >> I'll be there during the day." Like, >> yeah, I'll be there during

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the hours of operations. >> Yeah, that's what I said. I'll be there. So tell them tell them what time to what time and we will be there. >> Yeah, my husband will be there too in case we need extra hands. Indeed. So >> beautiful. >> All right. Um there's four confirmed

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volunteers. And just to double check, last year you requested five tables and 20 chairs. Is that the same request? >> Yeah. Yeah, I think that's good. >> That's what I got last year. That's what we need this year. >> I just want to make sure there's no additional, you know, want to make sure there's enough table.

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>> Yes. Thank you, Alisa. >> And last year the bean bags were out there, too. So, I don't know if you >> did. We move them or do we >> Well, I had put them back in storage. Okay. And >> they're probably not out there any

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>> No, that's what we do is set up. We bring them out, >> but but we do need somebody to open the room and bring them out. >> Oh, janitorial will be there. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. will be there >> during the day. >> I'm open. So, whatever is better for

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you, whoever else going to go set up, >> I need help. I'm willing to do it, but I can't do it by myself. >> I'm going to lift by myself. So, yeah, >> I can come. >> So, what time what time is the room open

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for people? I think it's 6 >> for visitors or the sensory room. What time is it? >> Yeah, it will be from 6:30 to I would say 9:15 cuz the fireworks are at 9, right?

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>> Yeah. >> But you can pick up before then >> obviously. >> Yeah. Unless there's a lot of people, but usually there is. >> No, there usually. >> Even last year it was just the three of us. >> It was Gabriel, Kimberly. >> Personally, I would start picking up at 8:30.

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you know, there isn't a lot of people there. Even though it's 250, apparently everybody in in in every city is having something the same day. >> Yeah. >> Some have food trucks, some have um

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bouncy houses. There's a lot going all around. >> Yeah, there's a lot going to be going on this whole weekend. >> Hopefully the weather >> brings >> the water bottles. There are 77 that are ready. 23 came damaged. So now they have

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to redo those. But is there someone available to pick them up? >> Are they ready now? >> Those snap bottles. The 77 supposed to pick them up today. >> I was supposed to bring them up and I was I was supposed to pick them up and I was going to bring them >> Oh, contacting you.

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>> Yeah, I was going to drop them off and I forgot. >> You think you could go before Saturday or Okay, I have a check here ready if you want to. I'll send you an email that you can >> What do I I just bring them on Saturday then or what do I do? >> No, we need them early. >> You need

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>> or Saturday? You said you were going to pack them or you packing them before? >> No, I'm packing them before. >> Oh, okay. >> Um or trying to >> on on set part of setup. >> Okay. >> We're still only doing 25 because that's how much Right. >> Yeah. Um, here's the thing, Officer

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Anador. Since you were the holder of the water bottles last night. >> Oh, wait. >> You want me to hold the bottle system? >> Yeah. >> I mean,

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pick them up. We'll do I'll do But would you be able to store them again afterwards? >> Because I have the same storage thing that's getting empty. >> Yeah, because I'm out of room. And tomorrow I'm I'm out and about. I can always go to

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>> you know that. >> Yeah. And anytime is there any specific time? I mean and then >> take them to >> and then take them to >> or where you guys >> I know that they're not early birds, but

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>> people help you. >> Yeah, I can >> or I can take them to your house. I do know where you live. >> Yeah, he does. >> Um, yeah, you can bring them to me. I'll

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have a Ben ready. So, I don't need all 73. So, I'll take >> tomorrow. We'll talk and then let me know which how many you want to bring and then I'll I'll divide them up. >> Is tomorrow good for you? >> Yeah, tomorrow's perfect. I'm going to be here all day and there's nothing

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specific there. A couple meetings, there's nothing crazy. We're just getting ready for agenda. >> Thank you. >> Thank you so much. We appreciate it. >> All right.

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So, set up committee. What What time do you think we'll >> I guess you or who else? I can come to if you need extra hands. >> What time is good for you and what time is good for you? The earlier the better because it's going to get crazy.

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>> Yeah. 10:00 a.m. Yeah, that sounds good. 10:00 a.m. >> Mhm. >> 10 a.m. >> Sorry, maybe I was to call. >> I know. >> 10 a.m. >> We're going to be there to set up. >> Set up. >> Okay. So, >> so the room has to be ready by 10 a.m.

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>> And of course, no one has to be there to bring the stuff down because our stuff is on the top shelf. >> Mhm. >> Okay. So leave at 10 a.m. on side of it. >> You know what time the other volunteers and everybody else is getting >> according to

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6 to 9. >> Um but if you need them earlier, I can always email them to see their availability. >> Will you be uh dropping off the the list for us to sign for them? >> Yep. I'll also be there in and out like last year. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> What do we wear? Our shirts.

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>> Yes. Yeah, >> you can accessorize with like red, white, and blue. >> We'll do >> stuff. >> You can put a pen or like something patriotic. >> That'll be very patriot to her face. I'm

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>> sure she >> All right. So, done with the Fourth of July. We all have our guest >> our duties. Okay. >> So, a new business cooking class even.

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>> Yes. Uh, good evening everybody. I had an ideas after the game night went so well. I actually was inspired to do another event. um this time relating to more independent living skills. And I think the idea would be to work to collaborate with a cooking class uh or a

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nonprofit that teaches cooking to special needs individuals to come here to help to a designated area to help teach like simple cooking items as a as a part as a goal that I want to help expand independent living skills prep

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for a lot of the special needs citizens. So, and I was thinking the or that organization could be the W the WOW Center who I've actually met during one of my socials that I go to. >> So, the W the Wow Center. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. Um I go to an event to a social every Tuesday and they were one of the speakers talking at so then I exchanged contacts with them and asked them if they wanted to and I haven't spoken to them about this particular idea but I have attempted to invite them to a meeting and when I did they couldn't

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make it so I just would like to follow up with them and then bring up this idea to their attention but I'm also open to some other nonprofit ideas. >> Okay. you want to do like a like be the day of the game for like a having a a

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teaching class or or having like couple vendors that they can can be part of the cooking. >> Yes, I think similar to what you have done in Gigi's playbooks something like that. >> However, I want to make sure that everybody's safe. So, I want to make I

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don't want to do anything over. >> Exactly. So, maybe like some snacks and small by you know males something simple >> definely because I would like I mean obvious like there are other things that we they can learn but I think it's also

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essential that they learn how to >> safely cook for their own food given u given like the preferences a lot of special needs citizens have and what they want to they want to include in their food and also the high cost of of food prices.

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>> Yeah. So that it kind of so you can't that's the economy is not accommodationally the fact that we have to always pay extra for food even some something as easy as McDonald's that would have been like cheaper back then.

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>> What's the age group you're looking for? >> I think uh 18 18 to 30 like I like the one college age level. >> Okay. >> Yeah. But again, that could be something you change if you think it should be

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younger. I think I can. >> Do you want the wall >> or do you want you can contact like the chef? She's in town Miami like she she used to do Giggies. Maybe she can help too. >> Yes, I think I like when I have a

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moment. Can you I think I like to have her contact information like most preferably her email. Let me ask you then does the well center like have they done something like that already before? >> They have like that >> based on my research they have. >> Yes.

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>> But like like going to a place not like you have to go to them. >> I was going to offer that they come here but we'll see. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, that's what I'm asking. Like have they done that before? Like they go to a place and they do it they can do it. >> Okay. No, I'm saying because if they've done it before like I I think

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>> Sounds great. Bring us a proposal. what they can do, what they can't do. And >> yes, I think we can it's better that we talk about this in detail when like after like next month when we all go back for our from our summer breaks. >> Okay.

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>> So, since I think right now I just have the idea and >> a great idea. >> You have the next item as well. >> Yes. >> All right. Conference training program. >> Yes. A family cafe then had me running.

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So, um, yes. So, and a couple meetings ago, we had Mr. Martinez from Summer of Success come in, and he also serves in the disability affairs board in the Gables. And, uh, he emailed me just after our meeting on in June as a thank

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you for his invite. And then he proposed, and he let me know about this upcoming event with the FIU Embrace called Disability Conference, which will take place on September 21st and 22nd. And it deals with disability awareness, inclusion, and employment opportunities,

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which is my other kind of like goal that I want to accomplish. I want to make sure that help make disability employment grow instead of shrinking. >> And this is where >> it's going to be at FIU and taking place in two days. And he proposed to it see

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if we can we can be a sponsor and we can attend. >> When's the date? >> September 20 22nd and 20 21st and 22nd. Yes, I'm actually trying to pull up the link right now. >> What would that be? Uh what would it

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entail if we sponsor something? >> Oh, we can I can ask how much it will cost and to see if they have a sponsorship package. >> Well, usually when they do stuff like that, they have like a sponsorship package and they say so we can choose.

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>> Okay. Well, he didn't specifically say sponsor, but he did say like he brought it to my >> like he it was more like an invitation, but like I haven't said that we're going to sponsor because I expressed interest in it. Um, but I wanted to talk to you

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guys about it first because like I myself will be there, but I wanted to actually talk about it with you guys first to see if if we could just attend and we don't really have to sponsor. >> Well, sorry. So, let me just I think I'm confused. It's September 21st

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>> and 22nd. >> So, what's in two days? I heard >> it's two days. It's two days. >> It is two days. Okay. >> Yeah. I've actually got it right here with FI. It's FI Embrace for >> right

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for those that attended FIU. FIU Embrace is a program that helps develop independent living skills for individual special needs most likely for their students. >> So, it's September 2122. Yes. >> Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend. That's a Monday and a Tuesday.

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>> Other times, >> it's um >> probably in the afternoon. >> Is there a flyer? Maybe. >> He didn't send me a flyer. I would ask them for more information as

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well as like if they have a sponsorship um package or just more information in general because I'm looking on the website and >> I don't it doesn't even maybe because it's too soon. It's not even offering like would you like to sponsor

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>> or is it just vendors like you know a conference type thing? >> Yes. Remember he's Ethan said that he didn't mention D. He just invited us. So >> I know but he invited us maybe we could just get more information.

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>> I think it could be more. It's more like a resource fair based on description. >> I think if we all want to have um do more advocacy work for employment.

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>> Okay. >> Okay. All right. We'll do >> event. >> All right. Next up is the back to school event. Okay. So, um

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I spoke as of last meeting I was I said I was going to speak with the library as well as with Ivan. Um Ivan and the library are available um August 29th, which is a Saturday.

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comfortable if we, even though we have another meeting before August 29th, I would feel better if we schedule like a subcommittee to plan more and discuss more. Um, also now I have my information from the family cafe. So now I could

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email the people that I had met. Um, but really this is, you know, I wanted to get your um your insight if you thought August 29th was still doable. It's obviously after school starts, which is fine. This isn't a back to school event. Come get a free backpack and cheap

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stuff. this is you're coming specifically to, you know, speak for, you know, to help with the IEP process, with anything school related, um, and empower the parents. So, Ivan was 100%

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on board. He's like, "Yeah, I think this is great." And he's like, "I actually did something similar with the library." And I was like, "Oh, I emailed the library as well, and I'm waiting for a response." And so, so refresh my memory a little bit, like what would the event look like? What? Like what

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>> it would be? >> So it wouldn't so it wouldn't be like at the playground and this is an event to come and get, you know, back to school supplies or anything like that. This would be after school starts and it's

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specifically geared towards the parents. Of course, families can go, but it's specifically geared towards listening to um one or two speakers and have them give you information on how to

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navigate the IEP process on, you know, if you're if you notice that your child needs more help, you know, in school, but they go to charter school versus public school because public, private, and charter all run very different. like

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a workshop. It would be educational. >> Okay. All right. That's kind of what I >> And the two speakers I >> Yes. Um and he said he could also help find another speaker, but I really want to touch base with a few people that I

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had met at the family cafe. I would love to have someone from uh the education from the >> Department of Education. >> The Department of Education. >> You can try and ask Bryce. Bryce is what the guy with the glasses that was there at the table.

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>> I think I got his email somewhere, but also there's also Danielle from Parrot to Parrot. So, >> I was kind of mentioning >> Yeah, she Yeah, >> remember I emailed you and she responded and you're on the email. So, you can try and shoot her that date >> to see if she was available for that

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because she would be one of the best people like along with Ivan to help break down an IEP. >> Yeah. and like be able to sidebar because if they're speaking it's general, they're going to be people that want to wait and then have specific questions. Yeah.

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>> So, it'll be more helpful. So, I think can kind of split up with Danielle if Danielle's able. She's super knowledgeable. >> Yeah. >> And the good thing with parent to parent too, if that were to be one of the choices, even if they can even just have a table, that would be great. Even if

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she's not like one of the speakers. >> Yeah. because they have a lot of information. They have a lot of workshops, you know, that parents can get whatever information maybe they weren't able to get there because, you know, IEP, the IDA, like there's a lot,

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you know, so they can also then sign up for workshops. They have a lot of virtual workshops. So, they don't even have to go in person. They even have weekend. >> Yeah, they have. So, you know, it's it's a very good resource for for other parents, too. And it's good too also because I didn't know what parentto

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parent was until a couple of years ago and now having them in my corner like even just having them in an IEP meeting just having their face that already sets the tone of the meeting already because there's someone very knowledgeable with all the laws there. So it gives the

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opportunity for the parent to sign up with them and have an advocate assigned to them like for the rest of their time in the school. Why I have my part I have an advocate and I don't do any IEP meeting without him. >> Yeah. >> So Ivan's >> email said um he has specific approved

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presentations regarding just this um you know preparing for IPS. He also said he can invite some nonprofit agencies um so they could have resource tables. Um and he just said give me time to review the presentations and to

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coordinate with anyone else that would like to speak. Um, but I'll definitely email Danielle. >> And something really good too with parentto parent, let's say if it's a child with CP, they'll try to partner you with someone that has a child with CP, whether young or older, but you

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know, they they try to do like it doesn't always happen necessarily that way, but they they do kind of try to do that. So they understand more the diagnosis and the same challenges. So that's something amazing with them, too. So >> Danielle Star has cute, right? That's

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how you guys met. Yeah. So, we're >> I actually told her my parents apparent >> like the chambers so that we get out of space. >> Yeah. >> Would um would it be big enough be available for the chamber?

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>> Would the chamber be available August 29th? >> Uh right now it does it. >> Can we do a little hold? >> What day of the week is that? This is not Saturday. >> What time are you? >> Can we do all of our events in the morning?

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>> Mhm. >> I can never do Saturday morning events because I have the store, but I'll find someone to cover me >> if I'm two hours. Good. >> Yeah. >> 11. >> 8 August 29th.

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>> August 29th. 11 to 9. >> 11 to 1. >> August 29th 11 to 1. >> Would you like to be on a Would you like to do a subcommittee with her? >> Yes, of course. Just

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>> my foot. >> Do Do we need to >> um Does anybody we need to do a vote on that? Do does anybody want to join? subcommittee. >> Well, was there a motion to do this? >> No.

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>> I don't see it on >> I don't think we have talked about it. >> Yeah. No, no. At the last meeting, >> right? No, we discussed it. >> C was her back to school. >> 7 C. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, yes. 7C.

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Um Um Okay. So, I make a motion um to have a back to school workshop, for lack of a better word, on August on Saturday, August 29th.

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um 11 >> from 11 to 1 chambers collaboration with um >> collaboration with card hopefully with parent to parent and as well as the public library um >> I do I just make up

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>> what 11 to one >> yeah she's from yeah from 11 to one do I also need to add the uh an amount and get that approved now on the same motion or I don't make many motions up. >> The amount will be for what? >> The food.

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>> Yeah, I have to provide copies. >> Yeah, we always snacks >> like tablecloth paper that kind of stuff. >> Um I make a Well, I already made a motion. Um, and I will make a motion

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for Wait, we have to finish one motion before we >> That's what I was asking. >> I don't know if I said it all in one motion. >> So, I think this was the original motion was for the event itself, right? >> Okay. >> Jesse, you second it.

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>> All those in favor? >> Okay. Motion passed. We're having the event. Um, I mean I don't know if if we want to wait until the uh so we could kind of make that said like I don't want to like meeting

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>> we have one more meeting and >> August 1 >> if we could do a subcommittee meeting that way we could at least talk one more time before August. >> Yeah. So we can have like all the information and then just present >> and present it properly. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. the same way you you guys

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did for the game night. >> Do we need to make a motion for us to open a subcommittee? We do need to um choose a date to meet. >> Yeah. >> Uh when were you think and then you can do the motion. Um

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>> are you going to talk next week or two weeks? Do you think next week is enough time? >> I can look at my calendar. But as person, we have to have the information or you have to have the information back from card and we're going to meet.

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>> Yeah. I mean, I could just follow up with I like, "Hey, we're and I need to email Danielle." That's why I'm saying by next week, do you want to have like a a meeting end of next week or should we wait till the following week? >> I think that's till the following just in case >> you take a little bit

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>> July 15th. July >> Monday, Tuesday, Friday. >> Monday, Tuesday, Friday. Monday. >> That sounds good to me. Sorry. >> And you said at 5:30.

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>> That's what 5:30. Yes. >> Okay. So, I make a motion to start a subcommittee to have a subcommittee meeting. Which day? On Monday, July 13th at 5:30 p.m. >> back to school.

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>> For the back to school >> event incoming. I second. >> All those in favor? >> I set 13.

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>> Next item is >> special. I can really hear this. >> Okay. Oh, I was waiting for um so at the family cafe, one of the tables I got to

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really uh speak with was the Special Olympics of Florida. So, they were really, really sweet. And basically, um, I'm in contact with one of their program managers, what the director actually um, and she's getting me in contact with the

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person for South Florida programming and he's on the email now. He just needs to respond to me. So, basically what it is is that they have a couple of programs for different ages that they take care of that they have all the volunteers for. They have everyone everything's organized. All we need to do is provide

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space. So, we would need to work with parks and waff on that. So, I loved this idea because there have been so many situations where my son is not accepted in sports um because they are not trained to handle him for his behaviors

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or or whatnot. So, I feel like this is a really great opportunity to have our special needs families have a sport that they can have their kid go into and play. Um and there's a multitude of them. So, there's tons of different programming and sports. So, um, as of right now, I'm in communication with

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Terrence, who's a program person for South Florida. And once I get in contact with him, I'm going to I would like to patch him with, uh, Parks and Wreck, and see who at Parks and Rack he needs to talk to, >> um, to then talk about space availability.

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>> I I would like to mention something that's a little bit of a with Special Olympics. Yes, it's special needs, but also intellectual disability. Okay. >> The reason I say because I had tried like when Jacob was younger, I was like,

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"Oh, this is cool. Special Olympics." And they were like, "Oh, but does he have an intellectual disability?" And I was like, "No, but it's special Olympics. Special needs." >> No. Like if Jacob were to be part of the Olympics, it would be paralympics, not special Olympics. Just just an FYI

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because I thought it was just special needs, but no, there also has to be an intellectual disability. Unless something has changed, you can always verify with them. I didn't either. >> Yeah, I'll verify with them because I that was that didn't come up in the

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conversation at all. >> Yeah. >> Um maybe things changed, you know, sometimes policies, you know, things changed, >> but I tried to put Jacob up and I wasn't able to. Would this be a program like every Saturday they come out or is it a one day thing?

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>> No, this would be a reoccurring program. So I that would be part of the conversation of like the longevity of it. So I have a couple of flyers here of like a couple of their programming and some of them is are like a a specific amount of weeks. Look, sports seasons

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last nine weeks. >> Yeah, it's like little semesters. Yeah, >> cuz currently uh my school they they come out for a one day event >> and then they just rotate, but they didn't mention anything about intellectual. >> Yeah, they didn't mention anything about

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intellectual either. So, I'll definitely check in with that. But, I mean, there's such a I mean, our community has such a wide range of the need like to me regardless if that's one of the requirements, okay, you know, like but I

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doubt I don't know. I'm not sure. I'll double check though. >> Yeah, but I used to be like that when he was younger. That's why I'm saying just, you know, verify. Yeah. Just in case because if we are gonna, you know, do it, which I think sounds great, >> you know, we need to know like how to

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how do I like how to put it out there, you know, so parents know like, okay, this is requirements or, you know, how how to get in there. >> So, it says with students with both uh includes both students with and without intellectual disability. Okay.

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page. So, it did change. >> So, I got nervous and I didn't read the whole thing, but yes. So, I have these two sheets here. So, one is for 6th to 12th grade and then the other one is for smaller children, but they have I think programs in between too. >> So, that that's amazing because it it changed it. >> Yeah. Because that would have been

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really difficult. Um, but yeah, so that's basically my my idea and wanting to work with them and just have something here that >> that stays, you know, and something that the and everyone knows the name. So

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that's something that's reassuring, too. So once I get with Terrence and I can get in our next meeting to just kind of have him show face, I'll go ahead and do that. we can talk about it and if you can tell me what parks or park I need to talk to

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>> where you I don't know like wherever we would have um availability yeah it would be outside it also I guess depends on like what sport we're focusing on >> so yeah like soccer would be

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optimist maybe Jeremy >> okay director of the department kind of knew like exactly what part I kind of there's more staff focused and not >> so I think yeah I guess talking to Jerby would be the >> first person >> and then like telling him what the idea

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is and then he can maybe gain from there because then he also knows the rotations of the sports like who's playing during what times. >> So I would say Jeremy and for this and for the back to school event these are all new things at the board. So again report council >> which was July

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>> which is this month. >> Yeah this month. >> Oh brilliant. So then they >> but >> they already approved >> yours. >> Yeah the school they already >> Oh they did. Okay. Well this one I I don't know. >> But not the special Olympic.

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>> Not this. But but camp we did like >> the pickle >> pickle ball we did. >> We did but we haven't this >> not. Yes we did. We added hers last night. >> The council. >> Yeah. The only way we got the pickle ball was because you had to do the budget meeting and you threw

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>> Yeah, she threw that the the workshop in there >> back to school at the >> which I wasn't there. >> I don't think so. So, I'm not sure. >> I don't remember. >> It should be on the report. >> I could have when you last minute the workshop. >> Oh, well, but wait. Yes, that's a

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workshop >> because it counts. Never mind. It counts. >> That's what we had said that it would fall under the workshop. Yeah. One thing I also wanted to say, Tammy, if this is something that we're able to do, this would be huge for the town because a lot of families, that's one of the things

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they asked for support. >> And now for now, since we started the board, I can tell you, and they already know what they're doing. So, it's not something that we have to reinvent the wheel. They're already coming. They have their people. So, if

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this is huge, this I don't know. Like this is >> this is something like the dance class. Yes. Like that parks and wreck needs to run it. We're not running this program. Yeah. >> Like animation like the three programs that we have right now >> they run on their own.

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>> Yeah. >> You know we we um >> you know for it >> uh but if you know we can run the program. No, this is this and this is

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that's something they also made really clear that that all they need is the space. >> They take care of everything else. >> They take care of everything else. We don't have to worry about anything else. As long as they work with Parks and Rack and they know who to talk to, then everything else is out of our hands.

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They just let it run. >> So that's that was one of the also main kickers. You know, we don't have to, like you said, reinvent the wheel, develop something. They have it all taken care of. And they're act they're also just very on top of things. Like she reached out to me before I could

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reach out to her like following up our conversation. Her name is also Tammy. So we're both Tammy. >> Yeah. So and she got me she CCed everybody that needed to be there. She wrote everything down. So um she was very thorough. Um

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>> this is a big deal and this is what I I mean this is what I'm presenting to to have us do. I'm trying I'm trying. We do have >> um Isabella >> to add that to the council report. Can we do that right now?

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>> Uh yeah. >> Approved, >> right? You just have to do a motion to add it. >> Okay. All right. So, I'm going to make a motion to add the Special Olympics uh to the Council for all those in favor.

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>> Okay, >> that's July 21st. No, no. Yeah. When do we have to report? >> You are reporting on the 21st. >> 21st. >> And it's on the 7th, right? >> Yeah. >> Perfect. Two weeks.

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Oh. Yeah, very exciting. >> Okay. Uh my gym. So me my gym. So they're doing it right now class for like the babies like so they have different ages like they have baby

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and they have um toddlers and and the olders they can go all the way to 12 >> to 11 >> 11. And so we as a parents like we feel like also the moms that they have young kids,

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they need to have a safe place and they need to be in a and already in a location that they know about our kids and and you know they they they understand and they have like all the sensories and they can also be like any

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other kid like play and and and it's it's also exercise. So they do a lot of like movement and they also very it's good for like also for to focus and to like follow instructions. There's music.

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So we feel like the town needs to have a look a pace like that also for the younger kids. >> And um so we spoke to Amanda. Amanda's the owner on my gym. She's willing to like she has the program. She's willing

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to give the location which is the Miami L. Um she wants to come and present like what will be the the program intent to do it maybe once a month like to start in the beginning once a month and then

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if we want to do it like twice a month we can extend it. Um, but she say she's more happy to like welcome to like have a class in the in my gym for the families. And then she also said that

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she can work on a summer summer camp >> summer camp >> also. >> So, so she's very like to have something permanent and ret. >> Yeah. especially she I've been going

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because Gladia invited us. Um so like every third Saturday and Dean absolutely loves it. It's indoor obviously. It's um they do exercises with them. Sometimes they do obstacle courses with them. It just depends on the day. They do integrate sometimes like so sometimes

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there'll be a regular class going on and our class. So that's a great thing too. So they learn how Yeah. They learn how to like play together. And what I love the most about it is you get to know other moms in the community because you're all sitting there together. >> So I feel like that's something that we

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do definitely need like more of seeing each other's faces all the time, you know, like every we see each other. I've learned more about uh you know, Glatty's community and and her friends. I've gotten to know them over time and now I

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feel like it would be so fun to be able to sit there together and we see each other every month and establish relationships like that. You know, we have great events, we have great ideas, but like having that community where we're constantly seeing each other and supporting each other like like Hope for

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Autism, being able to go to those events are super awesome and seeing the same faces. This is a fun um outlet, too. and they're well trained and versed in it. >> Yes. >> So my gym currently has this in place.

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>> Yes. And she and she's also open to have my the the card to come and even if extending like her staff to be >> Well, I have two questions.

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>> Um they already do this. >> Yes. But >> they do they do it they do it uh right now they're doing it for the Gigi's families. So they because they were used to do it

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for Gigi's they will come to Gigi's and they're going to do it in Gigi's or we will go to them. >> Right. Okay. >> So so then they open it for like one day. >> She open it for one day at a month

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>> and I open it for like everyone who want to come. So, so, so, so, >> so it used to be like a more private thing once a month, but now she's cons. That's why I was confused by Okay, so still two questions though. >> What would be the costs for families?

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Because I know Amanda and I cannot afford to go there. I have two kids and it's like $45. It's probably gone up. >> Yeah. >> Three years ago it was $45 per kid. I cannot like who does that? Like >> Yeah, >> that's a lot of money. So that we talked

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to her like about that you know this will be like to help the community. So so this is what she's gonna come with like >> a package that is going to be for special community. >> So it's not going to be something package that parents will still pay for it or is it

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>> No, it would be it would be something we would be we would sponsor and it would be free to the families. >> Yeah. I told her that we would need like to see like a proposal of like dollars of how much this would cost us to see if it would be something that's feasible for us to do on a regular basis.

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>> Invite her to our August meeting. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> So yeah, she's my second question cuz obviously I have not been to the events with you. Um, I've been to the regular classes and it's been a couple years, >> but I the ones the the the employees

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that were there when my kids were there were the last couple years. They were they're definitely not trained. >> So, I would love to know for sure for sure if we this is something that we do and there she sends us a package. I want to make sure it's not like some

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17-year-old that's yelling at my kid because he didn't want to take a turn because he doesn't understand that he has to wait and >> Yeah. because we got yelled at. >> Not by her. No, by some snoody 17-year-old because that's who they hire. They hire >> younger girls. Yeah.

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>> Which is fine, but it's not fine when it's their special needs >> property. Yeah. I've only gone during our the special needs times. >> Okay. So they have specific girls there that are very patient that know the kids that come. >> Well, so me having had the same

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experiences in other places, I was very like uh I don't know cuz I went for a birthday party even before that, but I went for a birthday party and Amanda was the one that was in charge of the birthday party and she was wonderful like and so I really liked it. But >> yes, during that time,

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>> if it was for us it would be the same thing. those people are much more like she places the right people aces and places right and then like like said she's open she want she would like Ivan to come to like come and specially train them >> that's amazing

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>> so these are just you know that was just you know >> she also works with Audrey >> and so so yeah >> oh yeah and what's what's the age group with you guys too for GG's >> so so they have like all the so they start

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for like 18 months all the way to 11 years old. >> Okay. So, it's always 111. Okay. >> No, I just I just wasn't sure if it was like something like a special event if that would change or >> and I feel like we don't do anything for the babies. >> I mean, I feel like we maybe this is an

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opportunity too, you know, like I know autism, you know, you don't know until YouTube, but yeah. What about if that mom has a 18 month mom baby and she feels like she needs to be with someone that can open her eyes or say something

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or or needs to talk about it. And I think this is an opportunity for like just to open the the conversation. >> I would love it. And I'll even take it one step further if it could be like maybe once a quarter if we could sponsor

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like a nighttime one and it could be like she does that. >> She does that but it's not special. >> No, it's not. She does do things like that. So, >> but she did also say she's open to it. >> Yeah, that's why I'm saying if we could take it a step further. I know she does

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that already. >> Yeah. >> But she doesn't do it for special needs right now. I'm saying if we were to sponsor this, I would love to also see if we could budget it to do like once a quarter >> a date night >> a a date night version. Yeah. >> Because

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>> where do we go? And I think something that if this were something that that we end up doing, if it were possible, even have like a speaker, not necessarily like a full-on workshop, but maybe just like a 30 minute or something like that,

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like, oh, look, these are some new resources, some events happening in the in the community, like just like a little, you know, because >> something that they said and I think is also very important. I thankfully had that when Jacob was first diagnosed. I had a lot of support. I had, you know,

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the school that Jacob was going, we would drop off our kids and right outside the school, we would drink coffee and it was it was awesome. So, I had that and it's important. It's necessary and that's how we learn of resources. That's how we learn a family cafe. That's so I think that's

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>> I I like the idea. I think it sounds like a great opportunity whether it's once a month, once a quarter. I think it would be nice, you know, to be able to to do that. I think it sounds pretty good. >> Are there babies in your group now? >> So, the babies are in the class before mine. So, the babies are separated. So,

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they'll be like, what is it? We get there at 1:45 to like 2:45 is our class for the bigger kids. >> Um, the babies are right before >> to >> Yeah. And so, >> and then you on you before that. >> Yeah. And then they also have like their

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mom's there with them. It's not like the babies just go with the people that work there and >> it's like a mommy and me >> thing. So that's also really nice. Like I would have loved to have something like that when Dean was small. Um but again that's me personally.

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>> But what would we be offering >> ages cuz we can't offer a baby to 11. That's three four classes. >> No it's two. >> So it's two c like the one we do two. It's two on those side. Yeah it's two. So it's like 18 months to what three

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years old. and then >> four 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 um yeah, it doesn't get super packed. It's not like everyone goes every se every single weekend >> or every single third Saturday of the

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month. Some classes are more packed than others. I'm not sure what her capacity is, but that's one of the logistics that I asked her to like think about what would be the capacity of each class and how often we do it. what does that look like dollarswise? Is that feasible for

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us? Because I also know how expensive it is. I've I've looked into it for us like personally. And then we also talked to her about like she does have some special needs kids in her camp now, but it's just like one or two that'll have their RBT there.

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>> So, we talked to her about >> promoting that more. if you allow an RBT there, we us parents need to know about that because, you know, you struggled with that. I still struggle with that in the current camp that I'm in. So, if she promotes that more and like allows

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herself to take on more special needs, that alleviates a lot of pressure within the community of like parents trying to find help or if she accepts step up or something like that. >> Um, but again, those are a lot of factors. So, so invite her, invite her

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to our August meeting. does awareness month. >> Yeah. So, um I don't know if you guys remember, but a couple months back now um we had um

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discussed for disability awareness month, which is in October, possibly doing flags or banners of some kind. Um that was right after we learned that definitely Town Hall is not going to fly any flags. That's fine. Um but we had discussed Main Street because it is

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privately owned by the Grams. Um and I had said I was going to reach out to Andrea. And initially what we had all discussed was if Andrea Richi could approve it, we would pay for the banners, the printing and the

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installation itself. Um, I had a very lovely discussion with Andrea and she decided not only is she approving it, but she is paying for them, >> installing them.

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>> It will not cost us a penny. >> So, we now will just need Oh, okay. So, then it gets better. So, number one, we do need to I can put some design mockups together. Um,

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but the idea is not to have that design of, you know, happy disability awareness month, um, on all the banners because she would like to open it to our special needs residents

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>> to submit artwork and we would then select. Um, she she said she's going to let me know once they finalize how many banners it is because she said there's going to be some remodeling. So, it's somewhere

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between 17 total banners or 26 banners. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> So, >> that's a lot. >> So, she said once she knows for sure, she'll let me know. That way, we could say, "Okay, well, we could have 15 artists." Well, we can have as many

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artists submit as they want and then we choose 15. We select >> like art >> the cow when they did the cow. So then we could, she had also said we could decide if we want to keep it to a theme like maybe maybe the theme itself is disability awareness month and then they

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you know what does disability mean to me or maybe it's their superpower or maybe like what does it mean to them and maybe they could draw something about that or maybe we could say oh it's like theme cow theme and everyone can submit >> like a drawing or could it be

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>> it could be any media any they would I mean obviously you know it will harder to see like a watercolor that it's like >> but it is awareness. You need to you need to let people know that doesn't know about disability. What is a disability?

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>> So there's an awareness and you now you're going to be placing some stuff, >> right? So I would say you know like either like like they do for prom like pictures of them >> but something like really like a

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beautiful like pictures you know like maybe the same colors on the back something like that or like their art was like their picture but because they're young I wouldn't put >> I don't I

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don't for kids I wouldn't put kids But like that's why like let's say she says it's 17 banners. Let's just say 17 is the magic number. I would say at least how I think is we should select 15 and that way the first banner in the

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beginning of Main Street and then the last banner at the end of Main Street both say express like disability awareness month. You know we celebrate disability. We celebrate all disabilities and then you see all the inbetweens are all >> so they know what it's about cuz it's

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like telling a story like yeah because you want to like make to people understand >> would we like be putting like their names >> like I would at the very least as long and we

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could have a form so when they submit they exactly with our show they would have to submit like their name first and last or or you know >> the town or whatever >> the they have that contest and then the winners

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>> of that contest get displayed. Yeah. Now you said 17 to 26. Is that just Main Street or she's talking like we do the graduation and the veterans >> because remember it's >> two sided. Yeah. >> Oh, okay. That's a lot. >> Yeah, cuz it's like two.

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>> So it would be only on Main Street. That's cool. she said. And the last time I spoke to her, she even said, "I still don't have the final count, but luckily we still have time." >> But, um, I did want to make everyone aware of that and we wouldn't have to bring that to town council cuz that's private business.

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>> Yeah. for all we're doing according to >> and what's nice about if everyone gets you know you know the art whoever's artist submitted like they could go with their families walk down Main Street take pictures or banner and

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>> yeah that would be cool have an unveiling of the winners >> and invite them to come with their families >> yes >> that would be really fun >> today Oh my gosh. >> Yeah, but I was saying like this meeting is like we have like 20 new things like

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>> sticker. >> I know. We're very busy >> and we've been coming out in the Laker and just saying it like every >> sometimes twice. >> I also think since it's brought up October, I think we could also do and I

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had an idea to just now for a trunk or treat event >> for Halloween. Yes. I know those are quite popular. Never popular. Like >> we've never done a trunk or treat. Yeah, >> those are very nice.

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>> Yeah, I know that my former school would would do one has been doing one for like two years already. >> I guess >> yeah, that's that's his former school. >> Oh, yeah. >> I've never been there. I was there since >> we get

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>> and the the but no that's the other thing. the the running house and being something else. >> Monrose. Yeah, >> they've been trying to do it for years and they're running a legal issues. >> I was going to say there's a lot of

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legal issues when it comes to that >> because of the candy, the environment, how who we don't know who these people are. Like when you at school, >> it's the parents and the kids. So you know who it is. >> Oh, I see.

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>> When you open up to You don't know what they're going to give >> because you're giving out things. >> Oh my gosh. >> I don't like that. Who's going to be doing it? >> No. No. But it's true though. Who's going to show up? What are they going to give out? >> You don't know. >> Yeah.

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>> Cost of candy init. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um announcements. Uh mayor's gala Friday officially. It's Friday, October 23rd. I did not get that email. Do I need to tell someone?

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>> Well, she forwarded. No, >> I mayor. The mayor's got a >> There's been like a save the date, but that was internal. I think there hasn't been none. >> Okay. >> The newsletter. >> I think it was just like the save the day was posted. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I don't think there was like an email. I

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didn't send anything. So, >> Josh Josh sent an email. So yeah, I think that's the newsletter newsletter. >> Apparently I'm on two or three different uh email blast or whatever. >> Um just a reminder gave me hers today,

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but they sent reports for family cafe with the receipts. of the reminder. >> That's if you want to get >> reimbured. All right. Anything else? Anybody? Any other announcement?

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This is my last official now meeting by the way except for the subcommittee meeting. I'll be there for that. regular >> hello, but I'm going I got accepted program >> after where

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>> so she's leaving girl. Yeah, >> that is congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> So let know I don't know who's taking over. I've been asked. I'm not sure. But you'll be in good hands. >> You're definitely going to be mad.

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>> All right. So I >> So we should do a >> We should do a a last date together with like something with her. >> I wasn't sure. and say it. We'll do a

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little >> I waited this long. >> That makes really good. >> Going to make a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:04. for my son.