CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
1025 ESCOBAR STREET  
MARTINEZ, CA 94553  
Meeting Minutes  
Tuesday, May 21, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Knightsen Farm Bureau 3020 Second Street, Knightsen, CA 94548  
Knightsen Town Advisory Council  
1.  
2.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Kim Carone, Sankara Dumpa, Maria Jehs, and Linda Matteri  
Dale Giessman  
Present  
Absent  
Approval of Agenda  
A motion was made by Jehs, seconded by Matteri, that the agenda be approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Motion:  
Jehs  
Second:  
Matteri  
Aye:  
Carone, Dumpa, Jehs, and Matteri  
Absent:  
Result:  
Giessman  
Passed  
3.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this  
agenda (speakers are limited to three minutes).  
No Public Comment  
4.  
Agency Reports  
a.  
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff  
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District  
Office of Supervisor Burgis  
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff - Lt Jacquez provided an activity report and commented on  
the recent school bomb threat hoax.  
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District - Michelle Rinehart spoke regarding the upcoming  
weed abatement deadline of 6/3/24 and that there were 0 applicants from Knightsen for the low-income  
zone 0 program.  
Office of Supervisor Burgis - Stephen Griswold reported out on the Supervisor's recent East County  
Mega-Mixer and the launch of her internship program.  
5.  
Consent Items - Items are subject to removal from the consent calendar by request of  
any TAC member. Items removed from the consent calendar will be considered with  
the discussion items.  
a
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Jehs, seconded by Carone, that this Discussion Item was  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Motion:  
Jehs  
Second:  
Carone  
Aye:  
Carone, Dumpa, Jehs, and Matteri  
Absent:  
Result:  
Giessman  
Passed  
6.  
Discussion Items  
a.  
Attachments:  
Staff from the Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services, Public Works  
Department, and Contra Costa Fire Protection District received feedback from the  
TAC and the community including:  
1.) Sharing the LHMP on Facebook and in the Supervisor's newsletter.  
2.) Improving access to the LHMP documents on mobile platforms and on the  
website.  
3.) Consider the inclusion of homeless encampments as a man made hazard.  
4.) Add the importance of residents signing up for the Community Warning  
System (CWS)  
7.  
8.  
Correspondence/Announcements  
a.  
Correspondence was received.  
Future Agenda Items  
Attachments:  
There was a request from the public on the following:  
1.) ECCID Flooding Follow-up  
2.) KTCSD Encumbered Funds Update  
9.  
Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 PM.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for June 18, 2024.  
The Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend  
the Committee 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 3361 Walnut Boulevard Suite 140, Brentwood, CA 94513, during  
normal business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible on line at  
one full work day prior to the published meeting time.  
For Additional Information Contact: Stephen Griswold, Deputy Chief of Staff, (925) 655-2330.