CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Advisory Council on Aging  
10:00 AM  
Wednesday, February 19, 2025  
500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill  
Boardroom  
General Meeting  
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PUBLIC ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS:  
The public may attend this meeting in person at the posted locations. The public also may attend this  
meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in. Login information and call-in information is provided above.  
Remote attendance of this meeting is being held at the following locations: 165 Natalie Dr. Moraga;  
2950 Buskirk Ave. Suite 330, Walnut Creek; 200 Sea View Drive, El Cerrito; 400 El Cerro Blvd,  
Danville; 1002 Golden Rain Rd., Walnut Creek; 3014 Grey Eagle Dr. Walnut Creek  
10:00 Call to Order/Introductions: Jim Donnelly, ACOA President  
10:01 Roll Call:  
Roll call was conducted, and 23 members qualified to be counted toward a quorum.  
Therefore, a quorum was established.  
Francisco Benavides, Roger Boaz, Deborah Card, James Donnelly,  
Kevin Donovan, Candace Evans, Marilyn Fowler, Michelle Hayes,  
Denise Kalm, Carol Kehoe, Jill Kleiner, Shirley Krohn, Thomas  
Lang, Steve Lipson, Lori Magistrado, Brian O'Toole, Julie Ortega,  
Logan Robertson, Terri Tobey, Michael Wener, and Dennis Yee  
Present  
Richard Morisky, and Sharon Sakai-Miller  
Excused  
Absent  
Cate Burkhart, Alan Goldhammer, Nicola Lopez, Kathryn  
Monroy-Dexter, and Lorna Van Ackeren  
10:03 January 2025 minutes  
Approve January 2025 Minutes  
25-492  
Gen.01.15.25DraftMinutes  
Attachments:  
Motion:  
Second:  
Krohn  
Kehoe  
Aye:  
Benavides, Boaz, Card, Donnelly, Donovan, Evans, Fowler,  
Hayes, Kalm, Kehoe, Kleiner, Krohn, Lang, Lipson,  
Magistrado, O'Toole, Ortega, Robertson, Tobey, Wener, and  
Yee  
Absent:  
Burkhart, Goldhammer, Lopez, Monroy-Dexter, and Van  
Ackeren  
Passed  
Result:  
10:05 Area Agency on Aging Report:  
Division Manager Espinoza:  
RFP 1212 wrapping up the process and allocations are forth coming. Thank you to ACOA  
members who participated in review panels. The March 19th ACOA meeting is the Public  
Hearing. AAA staff will present the Area Plan Update. The 2025 Senior Resource Directory has  
just been published is available to be ordered. Federal funding – no changes to OAA funding at  
this time.  
Director Murray:  
We are actively monitoring federal funding situation. We are concerned and will continue to  
monitor the situation. Contractors please send in your demands ASAP.  
10:20 Susan Rotchy - Independent Living Resources  
ILRSCC Presentation  
25-493  
ILRSCC PowerPoint 2.19.25  
Attachments:  
10:40 ACOA Member Introductions: all (1.5 minutes each)  
ACOA Members introduced themselves.  
11:05 Break  
11:10 ACOA President's Report: Jim Donnelly  
The revisions to the ACOA Bylaws have been approved by County Council. The final step is  
approval by the Board of Supervisors. A volunteer recruitment event will be held at Rossmoor on  
Feb 27, 10-1  
The Triple A Council of California (TACC) is collecting information about each Planning and  
Service Area (PSA) and their structure.  
11:20 Committee and Worgroup Reports: Chairs (3 min each)  
Membership: Julie Ortega/Logan Robertson  
Assigned buddies for new members, they are interviewing for new members. There are 14 open  
seats at this time.  
Planning: Jill Kleiner  
The Committee members reviewed bids for RFP 1212 Measure X Capacity Building.  
Partnering with Nhang to bring resources to seniors (North Richmond March 6 and Antioch  
March 14).  
Reminder to Committee Chairs – final review of Area Plan Updates due Friday.  
Health & Elder Abuse Prevention: Terri Tobey/Michael Wener  
Amber Carroll, Front Porch presented at the last meeting (communities, nutrition, Well  
Connected, Home Match, Social Call, etc.)  
Housing: Kevin Donovan  
At the January meeting the Committee heard from Housing Authority of Contra Costa County.  
The HACCC houses 11,500 families which is composed of 30,000 individuals, and the wait list  
has over 45,000 households.  
At the February meeting, the Committee will discuss the Master Plan for Aging, “No Place to  
Call Home" presentations, Home Match Contra Costa, and 2025 topics and goals.  
Legislative: Shirley Krohn/Steve Lipson - CA SB239 BillTrack50  
SP 4 is now SB 239 – Brown Act revision. CSAC is the lead sponsor and C4A has endorsed it.  
Steve will provide form Letters of Support and a link to submit them.  
Technology: Steve Lipson  
The Committee discussed AI stuff, Deep Seek, AI studio, ChatGPT  
Transportation: Candace Evans  
Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum  
Meeting date changed: 1st Monday of the month 1:00-2:30 pm  
11:45 Regional Coalition Update: Debbie Toth  
Transitions out of Skilled Nursing – Independent Living Resources handles younger, disabled,  
looking on engaging in community and work while Choice in Aging specializes in older, frail  
adults.  
February 27 – legislative briefing opportunity to learn about LTSS, policies and gaps.  
May 5 Senior Rally Day (probably virtual).  
11:50 Consent Item: None  
11:55 Public Comment/Announcements  
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on hold.  
Feb 25 Justice in Aging workshop (info@justiceinaging.org)  
Disability Rights California – https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/  
Next month is Public Hearing so it is important that we have a quorum at the meeting.  
11:57 New Business for Next Meeting:  
Wednesday, March 19, 2025  
Public Hearing  
12:00 Adjourn  
Jim Donnelly adjourned the meeting at 12:02 pm.  
The Council will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend  
the Council 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 Council less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are  
available for public inspection at 500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, attention Alicia Espinoza during  
normal business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at  
www.contracosta.ca.gov. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least  
one full workday prior to the published meeting time.  
For additional information contact: Alicia Espinoza (925) 655-0771 or aespinoza@ehsd.cccounty.us.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Persons who wish to address the Advisory Council on Aging during public comment on matters within  
the jurisdiction of the Council 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. Those participating in person  
should speak when called upon by the chair. Those participating via Zoom should indicate they wish to  
speak by using the “raise your hand” feature in the Zoom app. Those calling in should indicate they  
wish to speak by pushing * 9 on their phone. All public comments will be limited to 2 minutes per  
speaker.  
The Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging is appointed by the Board of Supervisors to  
advise the Area Agency on Aging on all matters related to the development and administration of the  
annual Area Agency Plan and operations conducted thereunder, in accordance with mandates from the  
Older Americans Act. Any comments or recommendations made by the Council or its individual  
members do not represent the official position of the County or any of its officers.