Meeting Minutes  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Behavioral  
Health Board  
4:30 PM  
Wednesday, August 6, 2025  
1025 Escobar Street, Martinez |  
https://cchealth.zoom.us/j/99553669464 | +1 646  
518 9805 US Meeting ID: 995 5366 9464  
The public may attend this meeting in person at either above location. The public may also  
attend this meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in.  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Board.  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Supervisor Carlson called the meeting to order at 4:35 PM.  
Anthony Arias, Logan Campbell, Ken Carlson, Laura Griffin,  
Anya Gupta, Candace Hendra, Avery Gould, and Jenelle Towle  
Present  
Absent  
Candace Andersen, Shelley Clark, Roland Fernandez, Rebecca  
Harper, Sani Momoh, Alexander Quintero, Dhoryan Rizo, and  
Max Sala  
Y'Anad Burrell  
Non-voting  
2.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Board and not on this agenda (speakers  
may be limited to two minutes)  
Two people chose to speak during public comment.  
3.  
RECEIVE and APPROVE the Meeting Minutes from the July 2, 2025 Behavioral Health Board  
meeting, with any necessary corrections  
There were no requests for public comment.  
A motion was made by Hendra, seconded by Gupta, that the Meeting Minutes from  
the July 2, 2025 Behavioral Health Board meeting be approved. The motion carried  
unanimously.  
Motion:  
Hendra  
Second:  
Gupta  
MeetingMinutes Draft 7.2.25  
Attachments:  
4.  
RECEIVE draft set of Behavioral Health Board Bylaws reviewed by County Counsel and  
FORWARD to Family and Human Services Committee  
There were no requests for public comment.  
A motion was made by Griffin, seconded by Gupta, that this item be approved as  
amended and forwarded to Family and Human Services Committee. The motion  
carried by a unanimous vote.  
Motion:  
Griffin  
Second:  
Gupta  
Behavioral Health Board Bylaws Draft 8.1.25  
Attachments:  
5.  
RECEIVE training presentation on the Ralph M. Brown Act and Better Government Ordinance  
Speakers: Cynthia A. Schwerin, Assistant County Counsel, Kendra Pappas, Deputy County Counsel  
There were no requests for public comment.  
Brown Act Training for Behavioral Health Board 8.6.25  
RECEIVE presentation on Behavioral Health Transformation Community Voices  
Attachments:  
6.  
Speakers: Suzanne Tavano, PhD, Windy Taylor, MBA, MA, APCC, Marie Scannell, PhD, LMFT,  
Kennisha Johnson, LMFT, Gerold Loenicker, LMFT, Jenn Tuipulotu, OPFE, Fatima Matal Sol, MPH,  
MBA, Adam Down, MPA  
Presentation on Housing as part of Behavioral Health Transformation rescheduled for next meeting.  
There were no requests for public comment.  
Behavioral Health Transformation Community Voices 8.6.25  
Attachments:  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for September 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM.  
Adjourn  
Meeting was adjourned at 6:36 PM.  
General Information  
The Behavioral Health Board will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities  
planning to attend the Board 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 Board less than 96 hours prior to that meeting  
are available for public inspection at 1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 200, Martinez, CA 94553, 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: Daniel Colin (Daniel.Colin@cchealth.org)