Presentation on the action items , but there will be no voting. All the other presentation schedule will take place. Those were not action items. The voting on the action items will be voted on next month. We will not have a closed session and we will not have a presentation for item c. We will have a busy october meeting, but september should be a little bit different from what we had anticipated. With those changes, may i have a motion to approve the agenda . There is no motion to approve the agenda. Thats right. We will just go ahead without it we cant approve the minutes so we are moving right along at record speed. Executive directors report. Good morning, commissioners. I wanted to start by talking about some of the things that are happening at the national level. Along with a number of Human Services staff, was able to attend the National Association of area agencies on aging conference. At the very end of july and at the end of august. It was a really good conference. I mention
Its 72 hours requirement. As a result, we will have presentation on the action items , but there will be no voting. All the other presentation schedule will take place. Those were not action items. The voting on the action items will be voted on next month. We will not have a closed session and we will not have a presentation for item c. We will have a busy october meeting, but september should be a little bit different from what we had anticipated. With those changes, may i have a motion to approve the agenda . There is no motion to approve the agenda. Thats right. We will just go ahead without it we cant approve the minutes so we are moving right along at record speed. Executive directors report. Good morning, commissioners. I wanted to start by talking about some of the things that are happening at the national level. Along with a number of Human Services staff, was able to attend the National Association of area agencies on aging conference. At the very end of july and at the end o
Going to work toward the creation of a marshal plan to get massive investment in these cities. No matter what our mayors do, for all of the good efforts that are made, unless we can get massive resources in our community, we are not going to be able to solve all the problems. So we must fight for reparations and we must fight for marshal plan. [ applause ] now of course this question of struggling justification is not without controversy. Its complex. Its difficult. And so there are voices who may agree and disagreen a and that fine. Disagreement as long as its constructive and intended to help move the process, it should be welcomed. Nobody ever said it would be comfortable. It has to be creative tension and out of that creative tension comes better partnerships. It sharpens our analysis and our thinking. I want to put that out there. This is not about a blanket endorsement of anyone. It is about an understanding that someone has the right vision, the right direction, because where th
I will never forget, i was struck by his slogan. He said when i become a mayor, we become mayor. That said this was a collective enterprise, collective work and responsibility, so there are policies being elaborated here last year we were talking about a Marshall Plan, because he called for a Marshall Plan. And we are going to work toward the creation of a Marshall Plan to get massive investment in the cities, because no matter what our mayors do for all the good efforts that are made, unless we get massive resources in our community, we are not going to be able to solve all problems. We must fight for reparations and fight for a Marshall Plan. [applause] the struggle against gentrification is not without controversy. It is complex, it is difficult, so there are voices that may agree and disagree, and that is fine. This agreement as long as it is constructive should be welcomed. It is not always comfortable, but nobody ever said it would be comfortable. There has to be creative tension
Believe in what is happening in newark. A focus in newark because of the history of struggle here, protected struggle, protracted struggle, rebellion, moving forward, and eventual ascension to the office of the mayor. [applause] him. T is not just about i will never forget, i was struck by his slogan. He said when i become a mayor, we become mayor. That said this was a collective enterprise, collective work and responsibility, so there are policies being elaborated here last year we were talking about a Marshall Plan, because he called for a Marshall Plan. And we are going to work toward the creation of a Marshall Plan to get massive investment in the cities, because no matter what our mayors do for all the good efforts that are made, unless we get massive resources in our community, we are not going to be able to solve all problems. We must fight for reparations and fight for a Marshall Plan. [applause] the struggle against gentrification is not without controversy. It is complex, it