Meeting Minutes - Final  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Legislation  
Committee  
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair  
Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston, Vice Chair  
10:00 AM  
Room 110  
Friday, August 8, 2025  
1025 Escobar Street, Martinez, CA  
Note: Meeting is in-person only.  
The public may attend this meeting in person at the above location.  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Committee.  
PROVIDE welcoming and introductory remarks from Chair Burgis and Vice  
Chair Scales-Preston.  
1.  
The meeting was called to order by the Chair Supervisor Burgis and Vice Chair Supervisor  
Scales-Preston. The Chair and Vice Chair provided welcoming and introductory remarks.  
Several members of the public were in attendance, along with County staff, Legislators, and  
Legislative staff.  
Legislators in attendance included Congressman DeSaulnier, Senator Arreguin, Senator  
Cabaldon, and Assemblymember Avila Farias. Legislators in attendance were provided an  
opportunity to introduce themselves to the attendees.  
Staff attended from the offices of Congressman Garamendi, Senator Grayson,  
Assemblymember Wicks, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, and Assemblymember Wilson.  
Staff in attendance were briefly recognized and introduced to the attendees.  
Committee staff then provided an overview of the event format, as outlined in the agenda  
report.  
2.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two (2) minutes).  
No public comments were received on this item.  
RECEIVE and DISCUSS informational updates on Health, Medicaid  
3.a.  
(Medi-Cal), including major impacts from H.R. 1 and the state budget  
package.  
Attachments:  
Information was presented about the high-level impacts of H.R. 1 on the County's health  
system and patients, as included in the agenda packet.  
Public comments were called for at the end of the informational workshops; no public  
comments were received on this item.  
RECEIVE and DISCUSS informational updates on Emergency/Disaster  
Preparedness and Response.  
3.b.  
Attachments:  
Information was presented about the policy landscape and considerations impacting the  
County's emergency and disaster preparedness/response efforts, as included in the agenda  
packet.  
Public comments were called for at the end of the informational workshops; no public  
comments were received on this item.  
RECEIVE and DISCUSS informational updates on Innovation  
Opportunities and Initiatives.  
3.c.  
Attachments:  
Information was presented about the innovation opportunities and initiatives underway at  
Contra Costa County, including policies related to artificial intelligence (AI), as included in  
the agenda packet.  
Public comments were called for at the end of the informational workshops; no public  
comments were received on this item.  
RECEIVE and DISCUSS informational updates on Social Safety Net  
Services, Including impacts from H.R. 1 and the state budget package.  
3.d.  
Attachments:  
The Committee voted to include additional materials in the agenda packet, including two  
handouts that expanded upon on the information included in the original published  
committee packet. The first is a dashboard, that is available on the County's public website  
and shows information about the number of enrollees in programs impacted by H.R. 1. The  
second is a slide deck that expands upon and contextualizes the published handout. Paper  
copies of the materials were provided to all attendees and are included in the Record of  
Action packet.  
Information was presented about the impacts of H.R. 1 on the social safety net and people  
served by the County, as included in the agenda packet and related handouts accepted into  
the meeting record.  
Public comments were called for at the end of the informational workshops; no public  
comments were received on this item.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for September 22, 2025.  
Adjourn  
General Information  
This meeting provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend a the  
meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any disclosable  
public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County  
to a majority of members of the Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for  
public inspection at 1025 Escobar St., 4th Floor, Martinez, during normal business hours. Staff reports  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Persons who wish to address the Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of  
the Committee that are not on the agenda, or who wish to comment with respect to an item on the  
agenda, may comment in person.  
Public comments generally will be limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. In the interest of facilitating  
the business of the Board Committee, the total amount of time that a member of the public may use in  
addressing the Board Committee on all agenda items is 10 minutes. Your patience is appreciated.  
Public comments may also be submitted to Committee staff before the meeting by email or by  
voicemail. Comments submitted by email or voicemail will be included in the record of the meeting but  
will not be read or played aloud during the meeting.  
For Additional Information Contact:  
Emlyn Struthers  
(925) 655-2045