CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA - CANCELED  
Advisory Council on Aging  
Tuesday, October 15, 2024  
10:00 AM  
400 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA  
Room 304 (Third Floor)  
Senior Mobility Action Council (SMAC) Transportation Workgroup - CANCELED  
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PUBLIC ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS:  
The public may attend this meeting in person at the posted locations. The public also may attend this  
meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in. Login information and call-in information is provided above.  
10:00 Welcome - Jim Donnelly, Chair, SMAC Workgroup  
Jim Donnelly called the meeting to order at 10:06 am.  
10:05 Roll Call and Introductions  
Approve September 2024 Draft Minutes  
10:07  
24-3372  
SMAC9.17.24DraftMinutes  
Attachments:  
10:10 CCTA Pilot Autonomous Shuttle Program Presentation: Lindy Johnson-Director of External  
Affairs with Contra Costa Transit Authority facilitated PowerPoint presentation PRESTO  
(AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES)  
PRESTO Shuttles: CCTA's slow-speed, self-driving, shared shuttles.  
First public shared autonomous vehicle pilot in Bay Area.  
PRESTO Bishop Ranch launched in April 2023, Walnut Creek in July 2024.  
PRESTO Rossmoor: Fixed route, serves 55+.  
PRESTO Martinez: County hospital accessible transportation.  
More than 1,500 passengers since launch.  
10:40 Upcoming Committee Structural Changes  
AAA staff will no longer snd ACOA meeting agendas/minutes individually. Agendas will come  
from the County Legistar system, so it is crucial to be signed up in Legistar to receive ACOA  
meetings info.  
Brown Act compliance requires quorum at every ACOA meeting. Quorum is 50% of members  
+1.  
Membership lists for each committee/workgroup are being established. Members can be outside  
of ACOA.  
10:50 Break  
Annual Report  
11:05  
24-3373  
2024 SMAC Annual Report  
Attachments:  
11:15 Discuss future presentations  
CCTA/Office of Equity  
BART - Structural changes and older adult safety  
11:20 Program Updates  
County Office of Emergency Services (Jennifer Cannon): Refining countywide emergency plan;  
awaiting excel transportation list.  
ECC Transit Authority (DeAnna Perry): None.  
County Connection (Rosa Noya): None.  
LaMorinda Spirit Van (Riki Juster) None  
WestCAT: None.  
Mobility Matters (Elaine Welch): None.  
West Contra Costa Transit Authority (Coire Reilly): None.  
City of Lafayette (Riki Jester): None.  
East County Costa Transit Authority: None.  
11:25 Public Comment: None.  
11:30 Adjourn - Meeting adjourned at 11:31 am.  
The Council will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend  
the Council 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 Council less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are  
available for public inspection at 300 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill attn: Alicia Espinoza during normal  
business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at  
www.contracosta.ca.gov.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Persons who wish to address the Advisory Council on Aging during public comment on matters within  
the jurisdiction of the Council that are not on the agenda, or who wish to comment with respect to an  
item on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. Those participating in person  
should speak when called upon by the chair. Those participating via Zoom should indicate they wish to  
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speaker. For assistance with remote access contact: 925 655-0776.  
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full workday prior to  
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Comments submitted by email or voice mail will be included in the record of the meeting but will not be  
read or played aloud during the meeting.  
For Additional Information Contact: espinoza@ehsd.cccounty.us or by voice mail at 925 655-0776