Meeting Minutes  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Juvenile Justice  
Coordinating Council  
3:30 PM  
Wednesday, January 21, 2026  
50 Douglas Dr., 2nd Fl. Martinez, CA  
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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  
Chief Ehmen-Krause called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m.  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Devon Bell, Steven Blum, Craig Brooks, Raymond Chimezie,  
Denise Coleman, Esa Ehmen-Krause, Jon Green, Rojan Habon,  
Fatima Matal Sol, Sefanit Mekuria, Owen Spishock, Nick Berger,  
Phil Bradley, and Kira Klement  
Present  
Steve Albanese, Tumani Drew, Jonathan Laba, Lynn Mackey,  
Ishaan Savla, Julius Van Hook, and Priya Moorkoth-Phelps  
Absent  
Late  
Shanelle Scales-Preston  
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 comment received.  
CONSIDER approving the Record of Action from the August 27, 2025  
3.  
26-162  
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Meeting  
Draft 8-27-25 JJCC Record of Action.pdf  
Attachments:  
Motion:  
Bradley  
Second:  
Matal Sol  
Aye:  
Bell, Blum, Brooks, Chimezie, Coleman, Ehmen-Krause,  
Green, Habon, Matal Sol, Spishock, Berger, Bradley, and  
Klement  
Absent:  
Albanese, Drew, Laba, Mackey, Savla, Van Hook, and  
Moorkoth-Phelps  
Abstain:  
Mekuria  
Late:  
Scales-Preston  
Passed  
Result:  
Comprehensive Prevention Plan (CPP) Implementation Update  
4.  
26-163  
JJCC Presentation 1.21.26.pdf .pdf  
Attachments:  
Discussion was held.  
No public comment received.  
5.  
Partner Updates and Announcements  
Discussion was held.  
No public comment received.  
6.  
Membership & Recruitment Reminder  
Discussion was held.  
No public comment received.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Request for Future Agenda Items  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for March 18, 2026 at 3:30 pm  
Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:27 p.m. by Chief Ehmen-Krause.  
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available for public inspection at 50 Douglas Drive, Martinez, CA, during normal business hours. Staff  
reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at www.contracosta.ca.gov. If the Zoom  
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prior to the published meeting time.  
For Additional Information Contact:  
Deborah Caldwell, Executive Secretary  
Deborah.Caldwell@prob.cccounty.us