CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA - PUBLISHED  
Contra Costa Council on Homelessness  
Thursday, October 3, 2024  
1:00 PM  
1026 Escobar St., Martinez | How to Join  
the Meeting Via Call-In: 1-669-444-9171  
/ Meeting ID: 838 8249 1530  
Registration:  
ister/tZclf-uspzovGdR7op72t5-X4nsGdq  
dpvL-X#/registration  
General Meeting  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Committee  
Meeting Packet  
Attachments:  
1.  
2.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
a. Hybrid Meeting Norms  
b. Roll call of Councilmembers and introductions of guests  
c. Poll- Who's in the room?  
Public comment  
Speakers may comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
3.  
Consent Calendar  
a. APPROVE minutes from the September 5, 2024 Council meeting  
b. APPROVE staff report for the October 3, 2024 Council meeting  
Items on the consent calendar are generally non-controversial and may not require discussion.  
Approving the Consent Calendar means approving the items below in one vote. Council members and  
the public can remove an item from the consent calendar for discussion by informing the Chair.  
4.  
Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity Update  
a. (ACTION ITEM): Approve FY2024 and FY 2025 CoC NOFO Priority Listing of  
projects as recommended by the Review & Rank Panel  
5.  
Committee Report Outs  
a. Homelessness Awareness Month Committee (8 min) (Juno Hedrick and Hope Dixon)  
i. (ACTION ITEM) REVIEW and APPROVE Recognition recommendations and  
proclamation language as recommended by the Homelessness Awareness Month  
Committee  
b. Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Update (10 min) (Juno Hedrick, LIved Experience  
Advisor and Caroline Miller, H3)  
6.  
7.  
Old Business  
a. Funding Updates (10 min)- Jamie Schecter and Christy Saxton, H3  
New Business  
a. Presentation: Grants Pass Supreme Court Decision and California Executive Order N-1-  
24 (30 min)- Vanessa Spinazola, Sarah Ahmed, and Michele Byrnes, Homebase  
b. Nomination For County Administrator’s Office (CAO) Innovation Fund Panel  
(ACTION ITEM) - Jamie Schecter, H3  
i. APPROVE interested Council on Homelessness members’ nomination to the Measure X  
Innovation Fund Review Panel  
c. .Learning Corner: Legistar (5 min)- Jamie Schecter, H3  
Announcements  
8.  
Open for all to share announcements about upcoming events and to give brief reports about recent  
events/trainings relevant to the Council.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for November 7, 2024.  
Adjourn  
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 2400 Bisso Lane, D2, Concord, during normal business hours. Staff  
comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the  
published meeting time.  
Guidance For Participation  
Persons who wish to address the Council on Homelessness during public comment on matters  
within the jurisdiction of the Council on Homelessness 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.  
In Person: Those participating in person should stand where they are sitting when called upon.  
Zoom: Those participating via Zoom should indicate they wish to speak by using the “raise your hand”  
feature in the Zoom app.  
By Phone: Those calling in should indicate they wish to speak by pushing “9” on the phone.  
In advance of the meeting: 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.  
All public comments will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker. Public comments may also be submitted  
before the meeting by email at contracostacoc@cchealth.org or by voicemail at 925-608-6700.  
For assistance with remote access contact: contracostacoc@cchealth.org or call 925-608-6700.  
For Additional Information Contact:  
Jaime Jenett, Staff to Council on Homelessness  
925-464-0152