CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Emergency Services Policy Board  
Wednesday, October 2, 2024  
2:00 PM  
1850 Muir Road, Martinez |  
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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  
1.  
2.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
APPROVE Minutes from the March 12, 2024, Emergency Services Policy Board  
3.  
4.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting a verbal presentation of the Office of Emergency Services  
2024 Activity Report.  
a. Emergency management training (Rick Kovar, Office of Emergency Services  
Manager)  
b. Emergency Operation Center (EOC) exercises (Beatriz Portillo, Sr. Emergency  
Planning Coordinator)  
c. Emergency Operation Center partial activation - July Extreme Heat Event  
(Lorena Herrera, Sr. Emergency Planning Coordinator)  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting a verbal presentation of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan  
(Rick Kovar and Beatriz Portillo, Office of Emergency Services)  
5.  
Attachments:  
6.  
CONSIDER accepting a verbal presentation of the OES emergency planning efforts. (Lorena  
Herrera, Sr. Emergency Planning Coordinator)  
CONSIDER accepting a verbal report on Emergency Management Legislation  
(Rick Kovar, Office of Emergency Services Manager)  
7.  
Attachments:  
8.  
CONSIDER accepting a verbal report on the Community Warning System (Julie Beach,  
Community Warning System Manager)  
CONSIDER accepting a verbal report regarding the Board of Supervisors’  
response to Grand Jury Report No. 2402, “Will Everyone Get a Warning in  
Time”. (Timothy Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator)  
9.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER providing feedback on potential scope of work for an external study  
of emergency management functions administered by the County. (Timothy  
Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator)  
10.  
Attachments:  
11.  
12.  
ESPB Open Floor  
Adjourn  
Emergency Services Policy Board Presentation  
Attachments:  
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 1850 Muir Road, Martinez, during normal business hours. Staff reports  
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: Contact: Rick Kovar | rkova@so.cccounty.us