AGENDA  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Family and  
Human Services Committee  
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair  
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair  
888-278-0254 Conference code: 854906  
Monday, September 8, 2025  
10:30 AM  
309 Diablo Rd., Danville | 11780 San  
Pablo Avenue, Suite D., El Cerrito  
04 | USA 888-278-0254 Conference code:  
854906  
The public may attend this meeting in person at either above location. The public may also  
attend this meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in.  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Committee.  
1.  
2.  
Introductions  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two (2) minutes).  
RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the July 14, 2025 Family and  
Human Services Committee (FHS) meeting. (Jason Chan, Sr. Deputy County  
Administrator)  
3.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of  
Vedrana Varagic to the At-Large #4 seat on the Contra Costa Commission for  
Women and Girls with a term expiring February 28, 2029, as recommended by the  
Commission. (Chrystine Robbins, Sr. Management Analyst)  
4.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of  
Candida Duperroir to the Community #4 - East County seat on the Local Planning  
and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education, as recommended by the  
Contra Costa County Office of Education. (Monica Joseph, LPC Staff)  
5.  
6.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the reappointment of  
Maura Millison to the At-Large #2 Seat and Carol Carillo to the Discipline  
Specific #3 Seat – Child Abuse Prevention Council with terms ending September  
30, 2027 on the Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT), as  
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Department. (Ana Kaye,  
FACT Staff)  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of  
Wilson Cheng to the Consumer Under 60 Seat #1 and Rose Acampora to the  
Under 60 Seat #2 on the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory  
Committee, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services  
Department. (Valerie Chatman, Executive Director)  
7.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Tim  
Sbranti to the Labor Seat #3 seat, Doug Jones to the Labor Seat #4, Patience  
Ofodo to the Business Seat #12, Dawn King to the Business Seat #13, and the  
reappointment of Timothy Jeffries to the Labor Seat #1 on the Workforce  
Development Board (WDB), as recommended by the Employment and Human  
Services Department. (Tamia Brown, Executive Director)  
8.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting the report from the Employment and Human Services  
Department (EHSD) on Aging and Adult Services, and DIRECT staff to forward  
the report to the Board of Supervisors for their information, as recommended by  
the EHSD Director. (Tracy Murray, Aging and Adult Services Director)  
9.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting the Council on Homelessness (COH) Quarter 2 report and  
directing staff to forward the report to the Board of Supervisors for their  
information. (Jaime Jenett, Staff to the COH)  
10.  
11.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting the annual reports on the Policy Options for Protecting  
Youth from Tobacco Influences in the Retail Environment and the Secondhand  
Smoke Protections ordinances, and directing staff to forward the reports to the  
Board of Supervisors for their information, as recommended by the Health  
Services Department and Public Health Officer. (Sefanit Mekuria, MD, MPH,  
Deputy Health Officer; and Mayra Lopez, Tobacco Prevention Program Manager)  
Attachments:  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for October 13, 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  
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, via Zoom, or via call-in. Those participating in person should offer  
comments when invited by the Committee Chair. Those participating via Zoom should indicate they  
wish to speak by using the “raise your hand” feature in the Zoom app. Those calling in should indicate  
they wish to speak by pushing *9 on their phones.  
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: Jason Chan, (925) 655-2050