Meeting Minutes - Final

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Behavioral

Health Board

4:30 PM

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

1025 Escobar Street, Martinez |

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This Meeting will be held in person and via Zoom ‘Hybrid’

Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the

Board

Roll Call and Introductions

Supervisor Carlson called the meeting to order at 4:35 PM.

Anthony Arias, Y'Anad Burrell, Ken Carlson, Roland Fernandez,

Present

Laura Griffin, Anya Gupta, Candace Hendra, Avery Gould, and

Dhoryan Rizo

Candace Andersen, Logan Campbell, Shelley Clark, Rebecca

Harper, Sani Momoh, Alexander Quintero, and Jenelle Towle

Absent

Max Sala

Non-voting

II.

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Behavioral Health Board and not on

this agenda (speakers may be limited to two minutes)

Five people chose to speak during general public comment.

III. RECEIVE a presentation on Behavioral Health Transformation

Speakers: Suzanne Tavano, PhD, Windy Taylor, MBA, MA, APCC, Marie Scannell, PhD, Kennisha

Johnson, LMFT, Jenn Tuipulotu, OPFE, Fatima Matal-Sol, MPH, Katy White, MFT, Stephen Field, DO

Four people chose to speak during public comment.

BHT Presentation 7.2.25

Attachments:

IV.

RECEIVE and APPROVE the minutes from the June 4, 2025 Behavioral Health Board meeting,

with any necessary corrections

There were no requests made for public comment.

A motion was made by Hendra, seconded by Fernandez, that the June 4, 2025

Behavioral Health Board Meeting Minutes be approved. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Motion:

Hendra

Second:

Aye:

Fernandez

Arias, Burrell, Carlson, Fernandez, Gupta, Hendra, Gould,

and Rizo

Absent:

Andersen, Campbell, Clark, Momoh, Quintero, and Towle

Abstain:

Result:

Griffin

Passed

BHB Meeting Minutes Draft 6.4.2025

Attachments:

RECEIVE and REVIEW a draft revision of Bylaws for the Behavioral Health Board

There were no requests made for public comment.

Discussion included review of draft set of Bylaws with additional edits to language. Board staff Daniel

Colin was instructed to apply the revisions and forward the document to County Counsel for review.

A motion was made by Carlson, seconded by Arias, that the draft set of Bylaws be

forwarded to County Counsel for review. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Motion:

Carlson

Second:

Arias

BHB Bylaws Draft 7.2.2025

Attachments:

VI.

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM.

The next meeting is currently scheduled for August 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM.

The Behavioral Health Board will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities

planning to attend the Board 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 Board less than 96 hours prior to that meeting

are available for public inspection at 1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 200, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal

business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at

www.contracosta.ca.gov. If the Zoom connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be

paused while a fix is attempted. If the connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the

meeting in person without remote access. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on

agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.

For Additional Information Contact: Daniel Colin (Daniel.Colin@cchealth.org)