CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Committee Meeting Minutes - Final

Advisory Council on Aging

1:00 PM

Monday, September 8, 2025

500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA.

Corner Conference Room (1st Floor)

Health and Elder Abuse Prevention Committee

https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/83870526995

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: 849 Bridgeway Circle, ElSobrante CA | 2950 Buskirk

Avenue, Suite 330 Walnut Creek, CA | 418 Camelback Road, Pleasant Hill,CA | 400 El Cerro Blvd.,

Danville, CA; | 1002 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA | 2756 Lily Court, Antioch CA |1133 St.

Francis Drive, Concord, CA

1:00 Roll Call and Introductions - Mike called the meeting to order at 1:25 pm.

Alan Goldhammer, Sarah Green, Thomas Lang, Brian O'Toole,

Michael Wener, and Dennis Yee

Present

Nikki Lopez, and Carol Schaefer

Absent

Approval of Today's Agenda

Motion:

Second:

Green

Lang

Aye:

Goldhammer, Green, Lang, O'Toole, Wener, and Yee

Absent:

Result:

Lopez, and Schaefer

Passed

Approve June 2025 Minutes

Motion:

Second:

Goldhammer

Yee

Aye:

Goldhammer, Green, Lang, O'Toole, Wener, and Yee

Absent:

Result:

Lopez, and Schaefer

Passed

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Attachments:

Member reports:

- Nutrition: no report

- County Wellness discussion item: no report

- Medi-Cal- Brian

Asset limit test coming back and will be a big lift for the County administratively

1:30 Presentation: Denise Kalm will present “Dignity in Dying, a Real-Life Experience”

(Biased opinion on Dignity in Dying, and Contra Costa Crisis Center- screwed up her group and

would like to see their funding cut)

2:00 Break

2:05 Discussion: Open

- Mike is Vice-president of ACOA, is looking for a chair of the Health and Elder Abuse

Committee- would like to be informed before December 1st

- County Wellness liaison- wait until January to proceed

- Possibly review goals and objectives for the workgroup to be reviewed at the October

meeting- Cristina to check in with Terri.

- Sarah stated that Town Hall listening sessions happening for district funds

2:20 Public Comment

None

2:30 Adjournment/Next Meeting:

Meeting adjourned at 2:01 pm. Next meeting is on Monday, October 13th, from 1:00 pm – 2:30

pm. Presentation TBD.

For Additional Information Contact:

Cristina Ugaitafa at 925 655-0775 or cugaitafa@ehsd.cccounty.us