Meeting Minutes  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HOUSING  
AUTHORITY  
DIANE BURGIS, CHAIR  
JOHN GIOIA  
CANDACE ANDERSEN  
KEN CARLSON, VICE CHAIR  
SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON  
CYNTHIA JORDAN  
JOANN SEGURA  
JOSEPH VILLARREAL, EXECUTIVE  
DIRECTOR, (925) 957-8001  
1:00 PM  
Tuesday, July 7, 2026  
Administration Building  
1025 Escobar Street, Martinez |  
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Call in: 1 855-758-1310  
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order  
Commissioner John Gioia, Commissioner Candace Andersen,  
Commissioner Diane Burgis, Commissioner Ken Carlson,  
Commissioner Shanelle Scales-Preston, Commissioner Cynthia  
Jordan, and Commissioner Joann Segura  
Present  
1.  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.9 on the following agenda)  
– Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Commissioner.  
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items.  
Motion:  
Second:  
Carlson  
Andersen  
Aye:  
Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston,  
Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Burgis, Commissioner  
Jordan, Commissioner Gioia, and Commissioner Segura  
Passed  
Result:  
2.  
DISCUSSION ITEMS  
CONSIDER accepting a report on the status of the U.S. Department of  
Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) homeless programs funding cuts.  
D.1.  
26-2889  
Homeless Programs Funding Cuts July 2026 Update  
Attachments:  
Motion:  
Segura  
Second:  
Carlson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner  
Burgis, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston,  
Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura  
Passed  
Result:  
CONSIDER accepting a report on the shortfall funding status of the housing  
authority’s (HACCC) Housing Choice Voucher program.  
D.2.  
26-2895  
Signed BOC Chair Ack D.2  
Housing Choice Voucher Program Report July 2026  
Segura  
Attachments:  
Motion:  
Second:  
Carlson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Scales-Preston,  
Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Burgis, Commissioner  
Segura, Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Gioia  
Passed  
Result:  
D.3  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
3.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS  
A motion was made by Commissioner Gioia, seconded by Commissioner  
Scales-Preston, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye:  
Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner  
Burgis, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston,  
Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura  
Passed  
Result:  
RECEIVE the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa’s  
investment report for the quarter ending March 31st, 2026.  
C.1.  
C.2.  
26-2861  
1 Investment Report for Qtr 03-31-26  
Attachments:  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing  
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or his designee, to execute a  
twelve-month contract with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department to  
provide the Housing Authority’s Bayo Vista public housing development  
with additional law enforcement services for the period beginning July 1,  
2026, and ending June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $279,000.  
26-2891  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing  
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a contract  
with the City of Pittsburg to provide the Housing Authority’s El Pueblo  
public housing development with additional law enforcement services for  
the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, in an amount  
not to exceed $208,873.  
C.3.  
26-2892  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing  
Authority of the County of Contra Costa (HACCC), or designee, to execute  
a five-year contract with Cypress Landscape, expiring January 6, 2031, for  
trash hauling and illegal dumping cleanup services in an amount not to  
exceed $190,000 annually and $950,000 over the term of the contract.  
C.4.  
C.5.  
26-2896  
26-2897  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing  
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a five-year  
contract with Freitas Landscape, Cypress Landscape, and Cornell  
Landscape, for landscaping and groundskeeping services in a combined  
amount not to exceed $200,000 annually and $1,000,000 over the term of  
the contract, ending July 15, 2031.  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing  
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a five-year  
contract with Central Service Plumbing and West Peak Builders, Inc, for  
plumbing services in a combined amount not to exceed $300,000 annually  
and $1,500,000.00 over the term of the contract, ending July 15, 2031.  
C.6.  
C.7.  
26-2898  
26-2899  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing  
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a five-year  
contract with Net Electric & Solar and Advanced Lighting Services, Inc., for  
electric services in an amount not to exceed $300,000 annually and  
$1,500,000 over the term of the contract, for the term ending July 15, 2031.  
approved  
ACCEPT the Unaudited Budget Report for Fiscal Year Ending 3/31/26.  
C.8.  
C.9.  
26-2894  
26-2893  
approved  
ACCEPT the financial and program compliance audit report for the period  
April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, prepared by Novogradac &  
Company LLP, Toms River, New Jersey. (No fiscal impact)  
9 CA011 2025 - Audit Management Decision Letter  
9 CA011 Contra Costa FY2025 Audit Closeout  
Attachments:  
9 CoCo Electronic File Protocol QC Procedure and Checklist  
9 CoCo Late Recert Recovery Plan Procedure  
9 HACCC Audited Financial Stmt for FYE 3-31-2025  
9 Response to HUD re FYE 2025 Audit Findings JV Signed  
approved  
4.  
ADJOURN  
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