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Happen. And i am also involved with the puc and to hold the people accountable. Next speaker. inaudible Clearing House and a Member Organization of the Community Coalition and i just want to review a couple of points. And then make a request. This particular development offers an opportunity as you see by the nature of the Development Agreement which we take some responsibility and pride in saying we helped to devise, and addresses the Major Concerns of Community Groups and labor organized labor...

Saved millions of dollars, in preventing diabetes and in treating and if you look at the neighborhood and you say, where are the people obese, where are these types of needs . It is very much in the mission, and in that area. It would be a shame to not have this Diabetic Center fully staffed, with the translaters that are needed for that particular population. And all that i see is that suter is very greety. And i would ask you to please, think about what i am saying, and think about what this m...

And a Member Organization of the Community Coalition and i just want to review a couple of points. And then make a request. This particular development offers an opportunity as you see by the nature of the Development Agreement which we take some responsibility and pride in saying we helped to devise, and addresses the Major Concerns of Community Groups and labor organized labor, this is a coalition of community and labor. And we are the folks who put on the table and we put on the table the mit...

Clarifying when some of the timelines would be for compliance. Just to quickly go over that we are adding into our definition section advisory body, city boards and city commissions. We are giving formerly tier 2 departments until next fiscal year to comply with the parts specifically regarding interpretation and translation. We recognize they may need to make some budget asks to comply so we want to encourage them to do so. We are clarifying telephonic messages do not include employee mailboxes...

I did. It is 106mile os chicago. We 106 miles to chicago. It is dark and we are wearing sun glasses. We are the fog brothers. There you go. We are watching out for that fog because you know, it will be tough driving. Adopt use your high beams dont use your high beams in the fog. Lets look at the freeway. Westbound 8as you head out to the mcarthur maize. There are no major problems and by the way that was the Blues Brothers quote. This say look you can see traffic ear is okay. There are no major ...

Well, why dont they sign up . And they said, well, i have no idea. I guess they dont need it. Well, how could they sign up if they dont know about the program and even when they sign up, everything is in english and they dont know how to fill out these forms. Thats when i went ahead with my organization and say, well, were going to do it ourselves. Within two years they went up with the percentage that was a lot more what it looked like in the city in terms of going for the Chinese Community in ...

Programs . Oh, not too many. They dont feel like they need it. What do you mean they dont need it . Certainly income eligible they are. Well they never sign up. Well, why dont they sign up . And they said, well, i have no idea. I guess they dont need it. Well, how could they sign up if they dont know about the program and even when they sign up, everything is in english and they dont know how to fill out these forms. Thats when i went ahead with my organization and say, well, were going to do it...

70s and 80s. Nothing was translated and when i asked for it, ill give you a good example, they had a couple thousand slots for subsidized child care and they would come and say, well, how many, you know, people from this community are actually in these programs . Oh, not too many. They dont feel like they need it. What do you mean they dont need it . Certainly income eligible they are. Well they never sign up. Well, why dont they sign up . And they said, well, i have no idea. I guess they dont n...

Out these forms. Thats when i went ahead with my organization and say, well, were going to do it ourselves. Within two years they went up with the percentage that was a lot more what it looked like in the city in terms of going for the Chinese Community in terms of being enrolled in these programs, going from less than 10 percent to near 30 percent. So a lot of it is because of the Language Access and i get it, you know . In fact, as this stuff is happening even today a neighbor knocked on my do...

Idea. I guess they dont need it. Well, how could they sign up if they dont know about the program and even when they sign up, everything is in english and they dont know how to fill out these forms. Thats when i went ahead with my organization and say, well, were going to do it ourselves. Within two years they went up with the percentage that was a lot more what it looked like in the city in terms of going for the Chinese Community in terms of being enrolled in these programs, going from less th...