CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Economic Opportunity Council  
6:00 PM  
Thursday, October 9, 2025  
500 Ellinwood, Conference Rooms A and B,  
Pleasant Hill | Zoom:  
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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  
Patricia Campbell, Jessica Cisneros, Buffie Lafayette, Janelle  
Lafrades, Nikki Lopez, Desire Medlen, Monisha Merchant,  
LaTonia Peoples-Stokes, Kanwar Singh, Victor Tiglao, and Renee  
Zeimer  
Present  
Karanbir Bal, Karen Coleman, Christian Dean, Ajit Kaushal, and  
Devlyn Sewell  
Absent  
1.  
Call to Order and Welcome  
Quorum Established  
Chair Medlen called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.  
Staff present: Ali Vahidizadeh, Christina Castle-Barber, Melissa Molina, Roshunda Ward  
2.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
No public present.  
RECEIVE Fiscal Report for August 2025 for Grant #25F-6007.  
August 2025 CSBG Monthly Expense Report  
3.  
25-4221  
Attachments:  
Vahidizadeh presented the Fiscal Report for August 2025 #25F-6007.  
Castle-Barber announced that the amendment 1 was approved early!  
This Discussion Item was received.  
APPROVE the EOC Business Meeting Minutes of 9-11-2025.  
4.  
25-4222  
EOC Business Meeting Minutes of 9-11-2025 - DRAFT  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Lopez, seconded by Zeimer, to approve the EOC Business  
Meeting minutes of 9-11-25 as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Motion:  
Second:  
Lopez  
Zeimer  
Aye:  
Campbell, Cisneros, Lafayette, Lafrades, Lopez, Medlen,  
Merchant, Peoples-Stokes, Singh, Tiglao, and Zeimer  
Absent:  
Result:  
Bal, Coleman, Dean, Kaushal, and Sewell  
Passed  
5.  
Next Steps  
None  
6.  
Meeting Evaluation  
Efficient  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for November 13, 2025.  
7. Adjourn to Subcontractor Roundtable  
Chair Medlen adjourned the meeting to the Subcontractor Roundtable at 6:03 pm.  
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 1470 Civic Court, Suite 200, Concord, 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: Christina Castle-Barber 925-608-8819