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C
C
Excellent,
thank
you.
Now
we
enter
the
public
comments
portion
of
the
meeting.
Any
person
who
wishes
to
speak
on
a
topic
within
the
city's
jurisdiction
during
this
portion
of
the
agenda
must
file
a
speaker
card
with
a
staff
liaison
before
that
portion
of
the
agenda
is
called.
Although
the
Commission
values
your
comments
pursuant
to
the
Brown
Act,
it
generally
cannot
take
any
action
on
items
not
listed
on
the
posted
agenda.
C
So
today
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
the
human
rights
community
in
all
of
our
diversity,
to
come
together
and
to
understand
the
values
that
drive
the
work
that
we
do
during
the
year.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
thank
you
for
being
here
to
support
the
honorees.
So,
as
we
start
I'd
like
to
recognize
our
distinguished
guests
that
are
with
us,
we
have
mayor
moon,
councilmember,
holstege,
councilmember,
Middleton,
councilmember,
Kors,
yes,
and
I
personally
would
like
to
recognize
our
musical
guests
today,
Ted
Fox
and
Joe
muster,
who
will
be
on
guitar
accompanying
Ted.
C
So
thank
you
and
it's
wonderful
to
have
all
of
you
with
us
commissioners
with
us
today.
Our
Vice
Chair
Denise,
Chappell,
Commissioner,
Sandra,
Cena,
Commissioner
Cerullo
and
three
new
commissioners
that
were
appointed
this
year:
Commissioner
Randolph,
Commissioner,
Morgan
and
Commissioner
gross.
We
welcome
our
city
staff
colleagues,
Dale
cook
and
any
Rodriguez
and
JV
Arda,
the
Director
of
Community
and
Economic
Development
and
I'm
Rhonda
Hart
and
I
serve
as
the
chairman
of
the
Commission.
C
So
we
welcome
everybody
to
this
meeting.
This
is
the
opportunity
for
the
city
of
Palm
Springs,
Human,
Rights
Commission,
to
recognize
individuals
in
our
community.
It's
a
special
meeting
because
it
marks
the
Commission's
25th
anniversary
and
as
an
introduction.
Here's
a
short
video
about
the
Commission.
A
A
A
I'd
ring
out
warning
I'd
ring
out
love
between
my
brothers
and
my
sisters
all
over
this
man,
yeah
yeah,
if
I
had
a
sound
I
singing
in
the
board
and
not
seeing
it
in
the
evening.
All
over
this
land
I'd
sing
out
danger,
I'd
sing
out
warning
I'd
sing
out
love
between
my
brothers
and
my
sisters.
All
over
this
land.
A
A
C
Thanks
again,
Ted
thanks
again
Joe,
we
appreciate
you
helping
to
set
the
tone
for
today's
presentations.
So
today
is
about
community.
We
celebrate
the
contributions.
The
achievements
within
the
city
of
Palm,
Springs,
Human,
Rights
Commission,
are
with
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
Human,
Rights,
Commission's,
community
service
awards,
the
city,
our
community
organizations
and
every
individual
play.
A
critical
role
in
ensuring
fundamental
rights
are
realized
for
all
residents,
since
the
Commission
was
established
25
years
ago,
with
a
mandate
to
'enter
honor
the
city's
performance
in
meeting
its
human
rights
obligations.
C
Our
role
then
and
now
is
to
promote
respect
for
the
rights
and
dignity
of
everyone
in
Palm
Springs
and
to
work
with
others
to
help
build
communities
that
are
fair
and
inclusive.
This
is
the
backbone
of
our
work
through
the
years
when
people
face
discrimination,
harassment
or
human
rights
breaches.
The
Commission
has
been
there
to
provide
information
and
to
mediate
complaints.
C
Many
positive
changes
have
taken
place,
but
real
challenges
do
remain
too
many
still
experience,
prejudice
or
their
rights
are
not
fully
realized
or
respected.
Human
Rights
is
not
ancient
history.
It
is
about
today's
reality
of
the
suffering
and
of
the
unjust
actions
that
take
place.
We
seek
constructive,
respectful
conversations
to
try
and
bridge
these
differences.
C
C
C
The
Commission
has
been
engaged
in
the
community
from
the
very
start
in
October
of
1993,
the
Human
Rights
Commission
led
discussions
on
racial
tensions
in
the
community.
They
facilitated
communication
between
Sunline
and
the
disability
community,
and
in
that
year
they
held
a
public
forum
on
the
media
and
discrimination,
early
areas
of
focus
for
the
Commission
included,
domestic
abuse,
hate
crimes,
protection
of
senior
citizens
and
access
to
housing
for
all.
C
In
1999,
the
Commission
was
instrumental
in
working
with
the
City
Council
to
adopt
the
declaration
of
policy
for
the
protection
of
human
dignity
and
Prevention
of
hate
crimes
the
next
year.
The
domestic
partnership
ordinance
was
presented
to
Council
and
approved
On
January
5
2008,
with
the
efforts
of
the
Human
Rights
Commission
to
address
homeless
issues
in
the
city
on
May
3rd
2000.
The
council
adopted
a
policy
for
addressing
the
issues
of
poverty
and
the
homeless.
C
The
Commission
has
responded
to
important
issues
such
as
9/11
and
the
tragedy
that
increased
substance
abuse
among
young
people
through
thought-provoking
and
emotional
forms
in
2002.
The
Commission
was
the
first
City
Commission
to
establish
a
position
for
youth
representatives
to
serve
that
tradition
continues.
Today
after
laws
passed
in
2000
and
2001,
the
state
mandating
school
districts,
the
state
mandated
school
districts
to
provide
safe
school
environments
for
all
students.
The
Commission
led
the
effort
to
provide
trainings
training
at
Palm,
Springs
High
School,
so
those
students
could
establish
the
very
first
gay
straight
alliance
on
campus.
C
Reaching
others
by
hosting
forms
in
recent
years
has
included
the
discussions
on
immigration,
the
First
Amendment
freedom
of
speech,
the
Second
Amendment,
the
8th
amendment,
Human
Rights
Month,
and
assisting
senior
citizens
in
early
2017.
The
homelessness
subcommittee
report
was
submitted
to
the
City
Council
by
then
Commissioner
holstege.
The
report
reviewed
one
of
the
most
referenced
concerns
over
the
commission's
25
years,
our
homeless
population.
C
So
where
does
the
Commission
go
from
here?
Well,
this
dedicated
Commission
will
continue
to
focus
on
strength
and
move
from
strength
to
strength.
Our
work
on
the
senior
rights
and
dependent
adults
will
be
a
top
priority,
we'll
continue
reaching
out
and
listening
to
the
community
and
to
work
on
protection,
protection
of
our
transgender
population,
non-discriminatory
access
to
employment
and
achieving
greater
diversity
within
our
public
safety
workforces.
C
The
Human
Rights
Commission
community
service
awards
are
presented
to
some
extraordinary
individuals
and
to
organizations
they
have
made
outstanding
contributions
to
our
community
throughout
many
years.
They
shine
a
light
on
injustice
and
they
give
voice
to
those
who
are
rarely
heard.
They
work
to
stop
racism
to
counter
age
discrimination
they
advocate
for
older
people.
They
promote
fair
and
respectful
treatment
for
women
and
they
fight
to
end
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity,
and
they
work
to
close
the
gap
on
health
care
and
equality.
D
This
year
the
Palm
Springs
Human,
Rights
Commission's
main
goal,
is
to
address
the
need
of
our
senior
population
living
in
our
communities.
According
to
the
Center
for
Disease
Control,
the
number
of
US
adults
aged
65
or
older
will
be
doubled
during
the
next
two
decades
to
reach
71
million
by
2030,
roughly
20%
of
the
total
population.
This
wave
of
baby
boomers
populations
responds
and
overwhelming
impact
on
our
public
health
and
elder
care
management
system
needs
to
be
addressed
and
new
strategies
need
to
be
put
into
place
to
promote
healthy
lifestyles.
D
H
First
of
all,
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
Human
Rights
Commission.
Thank
you
for
this
incredible
recognition
and
all
the
good
work
that
you
do
as
well
as
the
city
of
Palm
Springs.
We
work
throughout
the
Coachella
Valley
and
there's
no
other
city
like
the
city
of
Palm
Springs,
in
terms
of
helping
its
seniors
and
disadvantaged
and
I
specifically
want
to
thank
Dale
cook
because
he
doesn't
incredible
job.
Thank
you.
H
Good
afternoon
Metropolitan
Community
Church
of
the
Coachella
Valley,
has
been
serving
the
spiritual
needs
of
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual
and
transgender
community.
Since
the
early
1990s,
the
church
is
a
member
of
the
universal
fellowship
of
Metropolitan
Community
churches,
which
was
founded
by
Reverend
Troy
Perry
in
1968
each
week,
mcc
Coachella
Valley
provides
a
welcoming
place
for
religious
services,
educational
seminars,
opportunities
for
social,
fellowship
and
spiritual
home
for
those
who
are
who
are
often
turned
away
elsewhere.
H
The
church
works
in
partnership
with
other
community
organizations
such
as
well
in
the
desert,
and
provides
a
home
for
spanish-language
church
groups,
as
well
as
a
spanish-language
al-anon
group,
as
part
of
their
commitment
to
need
to
meet
the
needs
of
everyone
in
the
valley.
Mcc
Coachella
Valley
has
an
international
social
justice
focus
as
well.
The
church
sponsored
a
national
conference
in
Brazil
which
brought
together
the
leadership
and
laity
from
MCC
churches
throughout
the
country,
most
notably
the
church
recently
sponsored
and
supported
a
gay
man
from
Jamaica
who
is
seeking
asylum
in
the
United
States.
H
He
now
lives
in
Seattle.
Where
is
he
where
he
is
a
successful
manager
working
for
Bank
of
America
and
is
on
the
path
to
citizenship?
It
is
for
these
reasons
and
many
more,
that
the
city
of
Palm,
Springs,
Human,
Rights
Commission,
is
proud
to
present
the
2018
community
service
award
to
Metropolitan
Community
Church
of
the
Coachella
Valley.
I
I
I
Manners
Reverend
Clinton
croushore
I'm,
the
senior
pastor
of
the
MCC
of
the
Coachella
Valley,
and
we
are
hugely
proud
to
have
congregants
from
all
this
pretty
much
all
the
cities
in
the
Coachella
Valley
and
from
the
high
desert,
mountainous
ibly,
a
bunch
of
them
from
Joshua,
Tree
and
Yucca
Valley,
and
we
are
also
linked
with
over
with
churches
and
over
22
countries
around
the
world
and
I'm
hugely
proud
and
privileged
to
represent
this
extraordinary
congregation
today.
Thank
you
very
much
indeed,.
J
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you
for
coming.
It
is
my
honor
and
pleasure
to
acknowledge
Lucy
de
Barra,
Delavan
and
Gayle
Christian
Palm
Springs
humanitarians,
who
are
being
recognized
today
for
advocating
for
women
through
music
Gale
Christian,
a
former
television
news,
correspondent
and
accountant
Lucy
de
Barra
Delavan,
and
you
can
correct
me
if
I'm
not
getting
that
right
later.
I
practiced
have
a
long
history
in
women's
music.
Having
worked
on
the
East
Coast
on
a
music
festival
called
sister
fire,
which
was
a
major
women's
festival
during
the
1980s
I,
was
sharing
with
them
today.
J
I
remember
the
Michigan
women's
Music
Festival
and
the
West
Coast
women's
music.
Music
festival
is
a
special
time.
They
have
now
morphed
that
experience
to
a
more
contemporary
version
of
entertainment.
Here
in
Palm
Springs
in
2013,
they
first
produced
the
Palm
Springs
women's
festival
to
provide
women
musicians
with
an
audience
and
exposure
for
their
work.
K
My
name
is
Lucy
debarred,
Leoben
I
am
from
Birmingham
Alabama
and
I
have
been
an
activist
since
I
was
old
enough
to
travel
with
my
mom
to
the
SCLC
meetings
in
Birmingham
and
I
have
not
stopped,
and
I
have
to
say
that
coming
to
Palm,
Springs
has
sort
of
reinvigorated,
both
of
us
to
continue
being
activists
on
behalf
of
those
who
are
underserved,
and
we
hope
that,
in
light
of
the
political
climate
that
we
will
all
do,
that
kind
of
work.
Thank
you
and
we
love
Palm
Springs.
J
L
Is
all
the
way
up
there?
We
go
hey
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
out
here
today
for
actually
showing
up
today
to
support
all
these
people.
I
mean
it's
great.
Give
yourself
a
here!
Thank
you
very
much,
it's
very
nice
to
see
the
support
from
the
entire
community,
so
I'm
here
for
Bradford
anybody
know
Bradford
he's.
L
L
First
owner
gay
desert
guide,
Brad
has
promoted
awareness
and
supported
countless
nonprofit
organizations,
community
programs
and
fund
raisers,
which
enhanced
the
quality
of
the
life
of
residents
of
Palm
Springs,
sounds
nice
from
supporting
and
promoting
youth
housing
access
to
health
services
in
a
variety
of
social
service
programs.
Brad
helps
to
keep
human
rights
issues
on
the
top
of
mind
for
Palm
Springs
residents
and
the
entire
Coachella
Valley
Brad
also
serves
on
the
high-profile
Harvey
Milk
diversity
coalition.
But
you
know
I
read
that
that's
great,
but
do
you
want
to
know
something?
L
A
little
bit
more
personal
I
did
a
little
research
I
actually
talked
to
one
of
his
roommates,
a
long-term
roommate
from
Los
Angeles
looking
for
some
dirt
on
him.
You
know
whenever
you
have
a
roommate
for
any
period
of
time.
They
always
know
all
the
T
right,
not
on
Brad.
The
reason
why
I
wanted
to
speak
today,
I'm,
actually
new
to
Palm
Springs
I,
moved
here,
December,
1st,
2016
and
I.
L
Don't
know
some
of
you
may
have
moved
to
new
towns
and
it's
always
a
period
of
time
when
you're
meeting
new
people
and
your
networking,
business
and
professional
and
I
have
to
say
I
have
a
very
distinct
experience
with
Brad,
and
it's
amazing,
you
know
in
the
Jewish
culture
we'd
say
someone's
a
mensch.
Anybody
know
mensch
a
good
person
good
guy.
Well,
Brad's,
not
a
mensch
he's
a
super
Minj
he'd
know:
I'm
dead,
serious
ooh
he's
a
super
guy.
You
know
it's,
it's
he's
one
of
those
very
plainly
caring
people.
L
You
know
he
we've
talked
about
some
of
the
things
works
for
the
community,
but
you
know
I,
don't
feel
special.
He
does
not
make
me
feel
special
because
I
know
what
he
how
he
treats
me.
He
treats
everybody
and
I've
talked
to
him
a
lot
of
times
in
private
and
in
public,
and
he
treats
people
the
same
and
it's
not
because
you
buy
an
ad
or
not
say
it.
L
L
We
don't
hang
out
a
lot,
but
he's
always
thinking
about
me
and
meeting
new
people
and
meeting
new
business
people,
but
he
doesn't
just
do
that
with
me,
and
so
it's
nice
that
you
have
what
I
call
a
triple
threat:
someone
who's
a
business
professional
above
and
beyond
his
business
ethics,
his
business
acumen.
Amazing!
Congratulations
for
that,
and
also
his
support
of
the
community
and
everything
that
he
does,
but
he's
just
an
all-around
good
guy.
So
for
the
three
of
those
things,
I
was
very
honored
to
actually
introduce
Brad
Ferg.
M
Well,
thank
you
for
that
great
introduction,
mayor
moon,
our
City
Council,
esteemed
City,
Council
I'm,
so
proud
to
to
have
representing
our
great
city
to
our
commissioners
and
to
all
of
you
today.
Thank
you
so
much
for
showing
up.
You
know
what
I
do
with
gay
does.
Our
guide
is
really
to
promote,
what's
happening
in
the
greater
Coachella
Valley,
especially
Palm
Springs,
because
we're
such
an
LGBT
friendly
City
and
that's
great
and
I.
M
Thank
you
for
being
recognized
for
me
helping
out
other
organizations,
but
I
wanted
to
do
something
a
little
bit
more
and
when
I
was
in
Los
Angeles
I
had
a
friend
of
mine
who
started
a
hiking
group
called
take
a
hike.
He
was
a
gay
man
who
had
moved
to
Los.
Angeles
didn't
want
to
just
be
a
part
of
the
bar
scene,
so
he
formed
a
hiking
group
and
every
Saturday.
M
As
many
people
has
wanted
to
come
out,
LGBTQ
and
allies,
we
could
go
hiking
together
and
talk
and
chat,
and
from
that
group
came
another
splinter
group
called
gay
for
good
and
gave
her
good
is
a
service
organization
that
began
a
number
of
years
ago
in
Los
Angeles,
while
I
was
not
on
the
founding
board.
I
certainly
participated
in
many
of
the
projects
that
gay
for
good
did
so
I
really
took
when
I,
when
I
learned
that
I
was
getting
this
award.
M
I
wanted
to
do
something
really
to
give
back
to
our
community
and
something
more
than
another
non-for-profit.
We
have
lots
of
non-for-profits
here
doing
great
work,
but
how
can
we
activate
those
of
us
in
the
community
who
would
like
to
do
good
work
for
these
not-for-profits
so
today,
I'm
in
announcing
that
we
are
going
to
be
starting
a
gay
for
good
chapter
in
Palm
Springs
and
the
Coachella
Valley?
M
M
So
that's
what
gay
for
good
is
all
about
and
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
that
today,
following
this
event,
we're
going
to
have
a
short
meeting
and
just
a
who's
interested
kind
of
get
together
at
the
retro
room
on
Tok.
What's
the
street
in
palm
can
I
Palm
Springs
and
if
anyone
would
like
to
stop
by
and
learn
more
about
the
organization
and
even
sign
up,
so
we
can
keep
you
informed
about
it
will
do
so.
M
B
Ardan
my
nose
and
my
body
I'm
I'm,
one
of
the
maybe
a
number
of
you
I,
join
in
getting
over.
Hopefully
the
worst
of
the
flu
I'm
down
to
a
hundred
degrees
today
are
ibly
contagious,
but
please,
if
I'm
a
little
bit
physically
avoidant.
If
some
of
you
who
I
know
and
love,
please
understand:
that's
what
it
is.
It's
not
you.
B
B
We
have
heard
some
fairly
rich
legacies
of
decades
of
service
here
throughout
the
this
millennium
and
even
going
back
into
the
90s
but
I'm
going
to
invite
you
now
to
kind
of
reset
your
choice
because
say
your
chronological
in
your
historical
view,
because
in
our
neck
with
our
next
honoree
we're
going
to
be
looking
across
65
plus
years,
65
plus
years
of
service
and
of
basically
carrying
the
torch
for
human
Liberty.
That
is
something
I,
don't
know
too
many
places
or
occasions
where
we
have
the
opportunity
to
appreciate
that.
B
But
we
do
today
I
invite
you
to
consider
with
me
how
one
makes
a
brief
introduction
of
someone
whose
life
and
service
181
years
around
the
Sun
includes
the
following.
Our
honoree
survived
the
Holocaust
as
a
young
girl
witnessing
family
losses
in,
for
which
there
are
no
words
upon
immigration
to
the
United
States.
She
struggled
with
her
Ashe,
with
survivor
husband
to
George
to
make
a
new
life
in
the
United
States,
and
actually
that
brings
us
to
Palm
Springs.
B
In
so
doing,
she
went
at
becoming
a
40
year
resident
of
Palm
Springs
and
for
our
little
neighborhood
El
Rancho
Vista
estates.
Truly,
she
is
our
one
of
our
founding
neighborhood
members.
She's
had
a
home
in
her
neighborhood
for
40
years
for
those
who
follow
modernism
since
we're
in
modernism
week,
I
think
it's
only
fair
to
offer
our
honoree
congratulations
on
being
one
of
the
very,
very
original
mid
mod
hipsters
in
Palm,
Springs
back
before
the
term
was
even
considered.
B
She
makes
it
her
mission
to
bring
her
life
story
to
schools,
our
cultural
institutions
and
art
museums
with
the
theme
never
forget
and
I'm
reminded
even
this
morning,
even
this
morning,
right
now,
in
this
time,
and
this
space
as
strange
and
as
awful
as
it
might
seem,
we
have
political
candidates
running
for
election
in
various
races
across
this
country.
That,
basically
are
inviting
us
to
forget.
B
She
makes
it
her
mission
to
bring
her
life
stories
to
schools,
our
cultural
institutions
and
art
museums.
She
continues
as
a
visible
and
vibrant
champion
for
social
justice.
Golda
is
still
going
strong.
Despite
the
recent
loss
of
her
George.
She
loves
invitations
from
groups
who
wish
to
hear
her
story
firsthand
and
come
into
the
presence
of
a
person
who
demonstrates
the
full
capacity
we
as
humans
have
to
rise
above
even
the
most
horrific
events,
in
Goldie's
words
to
all
people
who
profess
that
the
Holocaust
didn't
happen
here
is
my
life
story.
B
I
will
keep
telling
it
until
my
last
breath
ignorant
must
be
eradicated.
We
must
teach
by
example.
We
must
teach
kindness,
allottee
and
respect
to
others.
We
must
be
inclusive,
not
separatists,
I
must
I
must
can
contribute
to
make
this
a
better
world.
Those
are
Goldie's
words
themselves.
It's
my
distinct
pleasure
and
honor
to
introduce
you
to
today's
Human
Rights
Commission,
Community,
Service,
Award
recipient
and
my
neighbor
Goldie
Jacob.
N
My
heartfelt
thanks
and
gratitude
for
this
unexpected
honor
I
am
truly
humbled
by
this
Human
Rights
award.
Being
an
advocate
for
human
rights
is
a
part
of
my
very
fiber.
I
have
difficulty
accepting
an
honor
for
something
that
is
and
comes
so
naturally
to
me.
I
also
want
to
thank
my
friends,
my
neighbors
and
my
daughter,
who
are
here
to
support
me
and
share
this
meaningful
day
with
me.
I
am
not
used
to
making
speeches.
N
N
N
We
have
the
right
to
our
own
bodies,
human
rights
for
everyone.
My
friends
know
that
my
religion
is
kindness.
Everyone
deserves
a
little
space
in
this
universe.
Yes,
I
do
believe
that
we
are
our
brothers
keepers.
Those
less
capable
of
those
are
those
with
less
opportunities
should
be.
Health
should
be
helped
by
the
more
fortunate
in
Judaism.
There
is
a
belief
that
we
each
have
the
responsibility
for
tikkun
olam,
a
hebrew
word
to
help
and
to
repair
the
world.
In
addition,
if
you
save
one
life,
you
save
the
world.
N
N
O
Community
members
who
have
given
up
their
time
and
their
energy
with
one
purpose
to
make
the
lives
of
others
better
to
them.
I
say
thank
you.
Today,
I
have
the
honor
in
awarding
Officer
Mike
Radford
with
the
Palm
Springs
community
service
award
officer.
Radford
has
worked
tirelessly,
along
with
a
team
of
officers
and
volunteers,
to
bring
so
many
smiles
to
the
faces
of
countless
Valley
children
with
the
Toys
for
Tots
program.
He
chose
to
take
on
more
than
five
years
ago
a
time
when
officer
Radford
could
not
predict
child.
His
efforts
would
grow
in
hell.
O
Thousands
of
children
would
be
provided
with
a
brighter
holiday
season.
Officer
Radford
and
his
team
are
dedicated
to
bringing
the
holiday
season
to
those
who
may
not
without
their
efforts,
receive
a
single
gift
officer.
Radford
and
his
team
of
volunteers
work
many
many
hours
collecting,
sorting
and
delivering
to
the
valleys
needy
children
and
yes,
they
deliver
on
Christmas
Day.
All
this
is
done
for
one
reason:
the
children
officer
Radford
is
committed
to
the
children
of
this
valley.
So
today
we
become
Springs
Human.
O
P
Afternoon,
definitely
not
anything
that
I
expected
and
I
very
much
so
appreciate
this.
We
don't
do
the
work
that
we
do
typically
for
recognition,
but
chips,
her
kids
as
a
toy
drive
that
started
28
years
ago
in
Los
Angeles.
It
was
just
one
officer
that
came
up
with
the
idea
that
he
wanted
to
collect
some
toys
to
donate,
to
kids
in
need
in
the
air
that
he
worked,
and
now
it's
spread
out
throughout
throughout
the
entire
state.
P
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
organizing
the
toy
drive
here
for
five
years,
it
started
fairly
small
and
with
the
help
of
a
lot
of
different
people,
it's
become
very
successful.
We
get
we've
gotten,
probably
close
to
15,000
toys
this
last
year
it
starts
about
a
month
and
a
half
before
Christmas
I.
Do
a
lot
of
toy
drives
around
the
Coachella
Valley
Mathis
brothers,
every
Walgreens
in
the
valley,
some
other
of
locations
collect
toys
as
well.
P
So
during
that
process
we
will
do
toy
drives
and
then
we'll
go
out
and
collect
the
toys
and
we
sort
them
out
and
donate
them
to
different
organizations
around
the
Coachella
Valley
that
worked
with
needy
families
and
needy
kids
and
then
on
Christmas,
even
Christmas
myself
and
several
office
officers
will
go
around
the
Coachella
Valley
and
pass
out
this
year.
We
actually
took
a
moving
truck
on
Christmas,
even
Christmas,
and
had
thousands
of
toys
to
pass
out.
So
it's
been
a
very
successful
program
because
of
the
generous
people,
the
Coachella
Valley.
P
It's
really
a
great
area
for
the
program,
because
there's
some
very
wealthy
areas
and
then
some
some
areas
where
we
got
and
pass
out
these
toys-
and
these
kids
may
not
be
they
might
not
have
shoes
on
on
Christmas
Day.
It's
they
probably
aren't
gonna
get
any
other
toys
and
it's
with
a
lot
of
help
with
those
other
organizations.
The
media
outlets
out
here
are
great,
with
publicizing
it
very
frequently.
So
that
helps
a
lot
now.
I
have
a
boy
scout
group
that
comes
out
and
helps
me
sort
out.
P
The
toys,
the
senior
volunteers
at
our
office
also
help
with
the
organization
of
it.
The
first
couple
years
I
was
trying
to
pretty
much
do
it
all
myself
and
save
myself.
I
found
a
lot
of
help.
I
was
working,
probably
60
to
80
hour
weeks.
The
first
got
driving
my
own
truck
around
picking
up
toys
at
night
and
I
didn't
really
know
what
to
do
so
I,
but
it's
become
amazing
and
to
see
the
smile
on
the
kids
faces.
C
She's
committed
her
life
to
the
civil
rights
and
peace
and
justice
movements
and
I'm
only
allowed
to
say
this
because
they
are
her
words,
she's,
a
proud,
radical
old,
lesbian,
feminist
and
she's
still
protesting
and
organizing
from
New
York
via
Louisiana
to
Texas
and
Minnesota
Ruth
and
her
spouse.
Cheri
Fulton
took
the
long
road
to
Palm
Springs
when
they
arrived
in
2003.
C
They
would
later
marry
on
October
11
2008
in
Texas.
She
was
the
co-founder
of
a
shelter
for
battered
women
and
a
rape
crisis
and
suicide
hotline.
She
was
involved
in
the
formation
of
the
National
Organization
for
Women
and
later
served
for
many
years
as
the
vice
president
of
the
Twin
Cities
chapter.
C
C
K
Thanks
Ron
and
the
Human
Rights,
Commission
and
I
am
so
proud
to
live
in
a
place
that
has
a
human
rights
commission.
You
do
amazing
work
and
I'm
just
awed.
I
when
Ron
told
me
about
this.
I
was
really
shocked
and
I
feel
like
I'm,
just
a
shadow
of
so
many
people
who
have
come
before
me
and
have
been
here
on
this
platform.
E
Everyone
in
Palm
Springs
is
equal,
we're
very
proud
to
be
a
part
of
an
incredibly
diverse
community
and,
as
it
says,
outside
the
people
or
the
city,
and
you
are
the
people
and
everyone
is
so
welcome
to
here
in
Palm
Springs.
So
thank
you,
everyone
for
being
here
today
and
thank
you
to
the
Human
Rights
Commission,
for
all
your
work
that
you
do
on
maintaining
on
supporting
Human
Rights
in
the
city.
E
F
A
little
background,
I
I,
actually
wrote
this
song
in
1991
I've,
released
it
on
an
album
in
1992
and
I,
was
thrilled
and
honored
and
humbled
to
be
invited
to
perform
this
song
at
the
1993
march
on
Washington,
where
I
got
to
sing
for
1.2
million
people
and
I
am
overwhelmed.
That
I've
been
invited
to
be
here
with
y'all
today,
and
it
just
that
this
song
still
has
a
life
27
years
later.
G
G
G
G
G
C
Well,
that
song
brings
us
to
the
end
of
our
program
and
I
want
to
thank
Ted
and
Joe
again,
and
we
put
the
call
out
for
a
folk
singer
and
within
a
couple
days,
I
had
dozens
of
calls
coming
back
saying.
Oh
you
got
to
talk
to
Ted.
You
got
to
talk
to
Ted,
so
I
sure
was
glad
that
Ted
was
available
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
today.
So
I
conclude
by
saying
what
a
privilege
it
has
been
for
me
and
for
all
the
commissioners
to
serve
the
city
and
the
community.
C
Human
rights
advocacy
is
not
for
the
faint
of
heart,
but
I
do
urge
all
of
you
to
speak
up
in
an
age
of
so
called
reimagined
truth,
it's
more
important
now
than
ever
that
we
counter
the
distortion
of
facts
and
the
abuse
of
Rights,
the
spin
in
the
media
and
in
politics
by
presenting
the
evidence
and
standing
up
for
the
rule
of
law.
Human
rights
are
not
the
domain
of
left
or
right.
C
Politics
they're
there
to
protect
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
communities
and
to
equalize
the
imbalances
between
the
powerful
and
the
powerless
and
they're
there
to
advance
fairness
and
equality
for
all
of
us.
In
these
days,
we
need
to
reach
back
to
those
we've
left
behind,
to
ensure
that
they
have
a
voice
and
that
they
are
integrated
into
our
society
in
every
way
we
can
offer
every
person
no
matter
their
background,
has
dignity
and
value.
C
C
Finally,
as
we
work
to
ensure
fundamental
rights
are
realized
for
all,
let
us
in
Palm
Springs
respect
and
rely
on
the
common
sense
and
goodwill
of
those
that
live
here,
because
change
happens
when
we
all
work
together
on
behalf
of
the
Commission
I.
Thank
all
the
honorees
who
are
contributing
to
the
advancement
of
human
rights
in
their
own
way
and
I.
Thank
all
of
you
for
joining
us
in
supporting
the
honorees
and
special
thanks
to
Dale
and
Annie,
who
have
kept
the
Commission
going
strong
and
one
last
item,
all
the
honorees.
C
If
you
can
join
us
on
stage
for
a
photo.
That
concludes
our
session
and
I
have
to
have
a
formal
adjournment.
So
the
Commission
will
adjourn
to
it
adjourned.
Regular
meeting
Monday
March
12
2018
at
3:00
p.m.
in
the
large
conference
room,
its
City
Hall
in
Palm
Springs
California.
Thank
you
all
very
much.