AGENDA  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Advisory  
Council on Aging  
Wednesday, October 15, 2025  
10:00 AM  
500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA  
Boardroom  
ACOA General Meeting  
https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/84280794921  
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: 130 Linhares Lane, Alamo, CA 94507 | 2756 Lily Court,  
Antioch, CA 94531 | 14720 Byron Hwy #4, Byron, CA 94505 | 200 Seaview Dr., El Cerrito, CA 94530 |  
116 Raven Hill Road, Orinda, CA 94563 | 28 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563 | 150 S 45th St.,  
Community Room, Richmond, CA 94804 | 2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 330, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 |  
324 El Divisadero Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 | 445 Deborah Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 |  
400 El Cerro Blvd., Danville  
10:00 Call to Order/Introductions: Lorna VanAckeren, ACOA President  
10:01 Roll Call  
10:03 Approval of September 2025 minutes  
ACOA General 09-17-25 DRAFT Minutes  
25-4285  
ACOA General 09-17-25 DRAFT Minutes  
Attachments:  
10:05 Area Agency on Aging Report: AAA updates: Alicia Espinoza/Tracy Murray  
- West County RFP 1226 Outcomes  
- Age-Friendly Campaign Update  
- CWDA Budget Updates  
10:30 Presentation: In-Home Supportive Services (Alice Dietrich, IHSS Division Manager)  
IHSS  
25-4284  
IHSS  
Attachments:  
11:05 Break  
11:15 ACOA President’s Report: Lorna VanAckeren  
- SB707  
- Introducing Dr. Colfax  
- ACOA members seeking leadership role in 2026 to provide brief statement  
- 2026 ACOA General meeting speakers  
-
ACOA Annual Report due 11/15/25 to AAA Division Manager, Alicia Espinoza  
(aespinoza@ehsd.cccounty.us)  
- City Rep Reports in December  
- December Potluck  
11:30 Committee and Workgroup Reports: Chairs (2-3 min each)  
- Membership/Nominating: Jill Kleiner/Kathryn Monroy-Dexter  
- Planning: Jill Kleiner  
- Health & Elder Abuse Prevention: Michael Wener  
- Housing: Kevin Donovan  
- Legislative: Shirley Krohn/Steve Lipson - State and Federal Legislation Tracking &  
Regulation Tracking | BillTrack50  
- Technology: Steve Lipson  
- Transportation: Candace Evans  
11:50 Regional Coalition Update: Debbie Toth  
11:55 Consent Items:  
None  
11:56 Public Comment/Announcements (2 min each)  
11:58 New Business for next meeting:  
- Wednesday, December 17th, 2025  
- Please note, the ACOA recesses in November  
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:  
Alicia Espinoza at 925 655-0771 or aespinoza@ehsd.cccounty.us