* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GOOD MORNING. I BELIEVE AH, THERE WE ARE. OKAY. I WAS HAVING VIDEO KIMMER PROBLEMS. I HAD TO GO OUT AND COME BACK IN. OH GOODNESS. UM, SO LET ME CONVENE [CALL TO ORDER] THIS MEETING. I'M COUNCIL MEMBER, KATHY TOVO. I CHAIR THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE AND WE STAND STARTED, UM, AT 10 0 5. WELCOME. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ORDERS OF BUSINESS BEFORE US. UM, COLLEAGUES WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVES HAS BEEN HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND START OUR FIRST OF TWO INTERVIEWS FOR THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD. UM, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ITEM [Addendum 3. Discussion and possible action regarding the appointment of members to the Central Health Boardof Managers.] ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY IS THE ACTION, THE POSSIBLE ACTION THAT WE CONTEMPLATED AT OUR LAST MEETING FOR THE CENTRAL HEALTH BOARD OF MANAGERS. AND SO, UM, NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME IF THERE IS SUCH A WILL TO MAKE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THAT ITEM OF ACTION. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE REAPPOINT DR. CHARLES BELL TO THE CENTRAL HEALTH. UM, THANK YOU. AND THERE IS A SECOND FROM VICE-CHAIR QUINTUS. THANK YOU. UM, ALL IN FAVOR AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS ON THE DIOCESE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM HARPER MEDICINE AND MAYOR ADLER OFF THE DYESS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, SO NOW THE COMMITTEE [Executive Session] WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO TAKE UP ONE ITEM PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, 5, 1 0 7 FOR THE GOVERNMENT CODE. THE COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO THE DISCUSSION AND SELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE SOBERING CENTER, LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD OF CORPORATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE ITEM ANNOUNCED SEEING AND HEARING NONE? THE COMMITTEE WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WILL BE UP TO MY OFFICE TO POP ON EXECUTIVE SESSION HERE PRETTY QUICKLY. UM, SO SEE YOU ALL SOON. WELCOME BACK. I AM CHAIR KATHY TOVO. WE ARE NOW OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND CLOSE SESSION. WE DISCUSSED PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO ITEM TWO COLLEAGUES. IS THERE A MOTION MAYOR PRO TEM HARPER MEDICINE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. UM, I THINK TO MOVE THAT WE NOMINATE, UM, UH, OUR CANDIDATE RUINS CHAD WOOTEN, DR. CHAD, UM, TO SERVE ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, THE SOBERING CENTER AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION BOARD, VICE CHAIR. QUINTUS. IS THAT A SECOND? THANK YOU. UM, ANY DISCUSSION COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MAYOR PRO TEM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION? UH, WELL, LET ME FIRST JUST SAY I APPRECIATE BOTH CANDIDATES AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. UH, IF I DIDN'T REALIZE IT BEFORE. SO FREQUENTLY WE AS A BODY RELY ON, ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND TIME AND TALENT AND TREASURE TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT HELP US TO SERVE THE CITY. AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ONES WHERE, UM, FOLKS BEING WILLING TO, TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR, THEIR TIME AND THEIR EXPERTISE IS JUST SO, UM, BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF US. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO I WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY BOTH CANDIDATES. UM, I THINK DR. HOOTEN MIGHT JUST HAVE, UH, WHAT IT IS THAT THE BOARD IS LACKING CURRENTLY. UM, THAT SAID OUR OTHER CANDIDATE, UM, MS. , I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THAT CANDIDATE TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION AND AN A PART OF THE PROCESS. THIS WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE IT FOR NO OTHER REASON. BOTH CANDIDATES WERE JUST SO QUALIFIED AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT, UM, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. SO I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT CANDIDATE TO, TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION, UM, TO TAKE UP THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND TO, TO TRY TO KEEP THAT APPLICATION, UM, ON FILE FOR WHEN, UM, UH, THEIR QUALIFICATIONS [00:05:01] ARE, ARE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD IS, UH, IS ANITA, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN. IT LOOKED AS IF YOU HAD SOME COMMENTS AS WELL. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. I THINK THE MAYOR PART, TIM SAID IT WELL, UH, WE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ALL BOTH CANDIDATES AND DR. HOOTEN IS A BETTER FIT AT THE MOMENT FOR THE NEEDS OF THE BOARD AND WE ENCOURAGE, UM, THE SHIP POTTY TO STAY INVOLVED. YEAH, THANK YOU. AND I SHOULD SAY WE DID GET, UM, A STRONG POOL THIS TIME AND, UH, THE TWO FINALISTS THAT WE HAD TODAY, WHERE WE'RE DEFINITELY, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, IT WAS, UH, A CHALLENGING, A CHALLENGING DECISION. SO THIS IS, UM, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE APPLICANTS WHO, WHO APPLIED, UH, DURING THIS ROUND, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING AND YOUR SUPPORT OF THE SOBERING CENTER. SO, UM, WITHOUT ADO, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO RECOMMEND TO THE FULL COUNCIL, THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. HOOTIN, AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS ON THE DAYAS MAYOR, ADLER IS OFF THE DAYAS. SO THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL NOW GO TO THE FULL COUNCIL. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WILL BE ON OUR COUNCIL AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK, NOT THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK, BUT THE COUNCIL MEETING FOR NEXT WEEK. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THANK YOU. ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS AND OUR TWO FINALISTS TODAY, AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF. THIS IS, UM, ENORMOUSLY CHALLENGING FOR ALL INVOLVED, WHO ARE STAFFING THIS MEETING TO PULL CANDIDATES IN VIRTUALLY AND TO KEEP UP WITH THE APPLICATIONS AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 1114. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, RICHARD NIXON. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.