Advisory Board: Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee
Subject: RECEIVE Staff Report on the LMHAC Work Group Updates
Presenter: Erica McWhorter
Contact: Denise.Milosevich@cchealth.org
Information:
I. LMHAC Workgroup Updates
a. Grants Administration Workgroup: The goal of this workgroup is to support with planning, implementation, and evaluation of the LMHAC’s annual grant competition, ensuring all grant administration aligns with the body’s adopted Grant Plan priorities. (Lloyd Mason, Dennisha Marsh, Arlene Kobata)
I. CCH staff and Erica McWhorter have met with this group workgroup on
April 21st, 2026, and May 19th, 2026, to facilitate a framework discussion for a revised grant administration. The work group’s efforts to improve its efficiency for its grant review process have included discussions on proposed revisions to the grant scoring process to enhance transparency, consistency, and alignment with LMHA health priorities. Meetings will be held monthly, with the next meeting scheduled for June 11th, 2026.
II. CCH staff and Erica McWhorter continue to research recommendations and updates to LMHA RFP process, including the application questions, scoring, and eligibility requirements. To further improve the current RFP process, a review of prior grant applications is currently being conducted to inform future funding and scoring decisions. It is expected that the RFP’s budgetary template will be explored to include all funding sources, including requested grant funds and any other secured or pending funding. In addition, CCH staff seeks to continue meeting with the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) to explore alignment between LMHA's work and the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund, as well as potential future training collaboration opportunities.
b. Governance & Membership Workgroup: The goal of this workgroup is to ensure that LMHAC’s governing procedures are relevant, effective, and followed, and supports the full body’s lifecycle of membership. (Emily Gerber, Saima Shah, Dennisha Marsh)
I. On May 12, 2026, CCH staff member and Erica McWhorter introduced the LMHA Conflict of Interest Policy and Forms, which are expected to be integrated into the annual and new-member orientation processes. Concurrently, CCH staff members and Erica McWhorter are developing all (7) Advisory Member descriptions to clarify member roles, responsibilities, expectations, and advisory engagement. This will be integrated into the annual and new member orientation processes.
II. A meeting for this workgroup has not been scheduled at this time. However, CCH staff and Erica McWhorter are developing LMHAC’s bylaws and its orientation handbook policies to be implemented and presented to the LMHAC for review. It is expected that this workgroup will begin to meet in July 2026.
c. Planning Workgroup: The goal of this workgroup is to provide focused planning, oversight, and recommendations to the full LMHAC regarding the body’s operational improvements and strategic transition. (Arlene Kobata, Open Seat- Dionne Adams(?)).
I. A meeting for this workgroup has not been scheduled at this time. It is expected that in the late summer of 2026, CCH Data and Evaluation will provide health data to support and integrate recommendations for health priorities for 2026-2028.
II. This workgroup will be responsible for tracking and support troubleshooting of transition and operational improvements of all LMHAC updates and make recommendations to full LMHAC on necessary updates, compliance, issue resolution, and next steps.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE Staff Report on the LMHAC Work Group Updates