AGENDA  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Advisory  
Council on Aging  
Tuesday, February 3, 2026  
10:00 AM  
500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA  
Corner Conference Room  
Planning Committee  
https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/81809281017  
PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS:  
The public may attend this meeting in person at the above location. The public may also attend this  
meeting remotely via webinar. Login information is provided above. ACOA members will also be  
participating from the following locations: 118 Rodeo Court, Lafayette | 28 Orinda Way, Orinda  
10:00 Call to Order | Roll Call | Introductions – Jill Kleiner  
10:05 Approval of January 2026 Minutes  
Planning Committee Meeting Minutes 01-06-26  
26-368  
10:10 Updates from Area Agency on Aging- Cristina Ugaitafa  
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Upcoming RFPs  
Position not posted yet, but working with Personnel  
Monitoring Documents submitted on time  
IIIB RFP to be published soon and we will need help from the Council to review proposals  
10:35 Presentation- John Lee (Health Insurance Counseling Advocacy Program)  
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Changes in Medicare in 2026  
What’s New for Medicare in 2026 webinar on January 8, 2026, 12:00-1:30 pm  
Medicare Changes 2026 HICAP - ACOA 2-3-26  
26-369  
11:00 Discuss Community Based Outreach Sessions – Debbie Card  
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Updates on scheduling I&A Focus Group Revisit for Danville (Spring 2026?)  
Other potential topics – changes for Medicaid?  
11:10 Break  
11:20 Status of CBO site visits  
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Q1 2026: TRIO visit on February 24th and 25th, from 10:00-11:00 am  
Q2 2026: MOWDR?  
Other potential sites: PACE/CEI, Trinity Center  
11:30 Area Plan Update 2026/2027  
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Review Final Updates to Objectives  
Remaining Timeline  
2/3/26: Planning Committee performs final review on all updates to objectives  
2/4/26: Executive Committee approves updates to objectives  
3/18/26: AAA conducts Public Hearing to approve Area Plan update  
APU Objectives Draft FY 26-27 Draft_Updated_Planning  
11:50 Public Comment  
26-370  
Next Planning Committee Meeting:  
- Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10:00AM – 12:00PM  
12:00 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 500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill 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:  
Cristina Ugaitafa at 925 655-0775 or cugaitafa@ehsd.cccounty.us