Meeting Minutes - Final

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Measure X

Community Advisory Board

Roxanne Carrillo Garza, Chair

Rachel Rosekind, Vice Chair

5:00 PM

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

1025 Escobar St, Martinez, CA

// Teleconference location: 1059 State Road,

West Tisbury, MA

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

Committee

Roll Call and Introductions

Nancy Benavides, Kathryn Chiverton, Jontae Clapp, Gigi Crowder,

Lishaun Francis, Roxanne Carrillo Garza , Joseph Grupalo, Nishi

Moonka, Mariana Moore, Natalie Oleas, Omar Rascon, Rachel

Rosekind, and Pello Walker

Present

Sam Alley, Steven Bliss, Martha Azi Carter, Diana Honig, Gene

Jackson, Odessa Lefrancois, Willie Robinson, and Susana

Thompson

Absent

Jim Donnelly, Mark Miller, and Patrick Walsh

Non-voting

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda

(speakers may be limited to two minutes).

Receive and approve the Record of Action for the May 15, 2024 MXCAB

meeting.

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Draft Record of Action - May 15 2024

The record of action for the May 15, 2024 MXCAB meeting was approved as received.

Attachments:

Discuss formation of MXCAB Results Based Accountability (RBA)

Workgroup (Rachel Rosekind, MXCAB Vice Chair).

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Vice Chair Rachel Rosekind discussed the formation of the Results Based Accountability

Work Group. Several members expressed an interest in participating in the new work

group.

Four public comments were received during this item.

Receive brief update from the Clerk-Recorder's Office on their department's

Measure X allocations, including the Mapping Prejudice Project and the

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Democracy Initiative.

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Joseph Barton (Records Archive Manager), Dawn Kruger (Community and Media

Relations Coordinator), and Michael Corey (University of Minnesota) provided an update

on the Mapping Prejudice Project to identify discriminatory and unlawful racial covenants

in recorded documents.

Receive presentation on policies and procedures for advisory boards and

commissions (Lauren Hull, Senior Management Analyst, Clerk of the Board

of Supervisors).

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ATTACHMENT: Overview Presentation on Advisory Body Policie

and Procedures

Attachments:

Lauren Hull (Senior Management Analyst, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors) provided an

informational presentation on advisory body policies and procedures, including open

meeting laws, conflict of interest policies, and training requirements.

Two public comments were received during this item.

Discuss recommendations and best practices to address community needs

for achieving greater accessibility and transparency in the department-level

design and implementation of Measure X programs.

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ATTACHMENT A - MXCAB Draft Recommendations

Attachments:

ATTACHMENT B - Measure X Housing Fund Slide Deck

ATTACHMENT C - Food Security Blog Post

ATTACHMENT D - Youth Centers Implementation Plan - eblast

ATTACHMENT E - Youth Centers Website

The Measure X Community Advisory Board discussed the community need for additional

accessibility and transparency in department-level design and implementation of Measure X

programs. County staff indicated that the Family and Human Services Committee and the

Equity Committee will both be discussing the contracting process and would be the best

forum for future discussions on contracting topics, which otherwise fall outside the purview

of the MXCAB.

Provide update on MXCAB retreat and next steps, including food, retreat

logistics, and working with facilitator (Kathy Chiverton, MXCAB Member).

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MXCAB member and retreat planning team lead Kathy Chiverton provided an update on

retreat planning, including a discussion of the room set up at 1025 Escobar.

The MXCAB retreat will be held on Wednesday, August 21 at 3 PM at 1025 Escobar St,

Martinez as an agendized, noticed public meeting.

Receive brief member announcements pertinent to the committee

membership and attendees. (Note: informational item only; no actions are to

be taken on this item.)

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ATTACHMENT - First 5 Flyer

Attachments:

Staff provided announcements related to the MXCAB annual joint meeting with the Board

of Supervisors, currently scheduled for the morning of November 12, and regarding an

upcoming event hosted by First 5 Contra Costa related to a Measure X-funded program.

The next meeting is currently scheduled for August 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM.

Note the early start time for this retreat special meeting.

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 1025 Escobar St, Martinez, during normal business hours. Staff reports

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:

Emlyn Struthers, Deputy County Administrator

(925) 655-2045

Emlyn.Struthers@cao.cccounty.us