CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes  
Economic Opportunity Council  
6:00 PM  
Thursday, September 19, 2024  
1470 Civic Court, Suite 200, Room 207,  
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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.  
Welcome and Call To Order (2 minutes)  
Chair Zeimer called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm.  
Zeimer welcomed guests Clearnise Bullard and Buffie Lafayette who have both applied to be a member  
of the EOC.  
Staff Present: Roshunda Ward, Michael Morris, and Melissa Molina. Excused: Christina Castle-Barber.  
2.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes). (3 minutes)  
No members of the public were present.  
APPROVE the EOC Business Meeting Minutes of 8/8/2024 (5 Minutes)  
3.  
A motion was made by Medlen, seconded by Coleman, that this item be approved.  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
Motion:  
Medlen  
Second:  
Coleman  
DISCUSS and ACCEPT the Fiscal Reports for July 2024. (10 minutes)  
4.  
5.  
Morris presented the expenditures through July 2024. Ward shared that the demands are  
slowly coming in and she is working with the subcontractors on timely submission.  
APPROVE Amendment 2 for CSBG Grant #24F-3007 for $7,000. (10 minutes)  
Amendment 2 for $7,000 will go into outreach. Ward will bring the proposal for the  
funding to the October meeting.  
A motion was made by Campbell, seconded by Kaushal, that this item be approved.  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
Motion:  
Campbell  
Second:  
Kaushal  
INTERVIEW and APPROVE new Economic Opportunity Council Applicants (20 minutes)  
6.  
7.  
A motion was made by Kaushal, seconded by Campbell, that Bullard and Lafayette  
be placed in Private/Non Profit Alternate and Low Income Sector seats, respectively,  
be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
Motion:  
Kaushal  
Second:  
Campbell  
APPROVE the names of two EOC members to forward to the Measure X Innovation Fund  
for consideration. (10 minutes)  
A motion was made by Campbell, seconded by Merchant, that Devlyn Sewell be the  
EOC's representative for consideration on the Measure X Innovation Fund review  
panel. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
Motion:  
Campbell  
Second:  
Merchant  
CONDUCT elections for Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary of the Economic Opportunity  
Council. (20 minutes)  
8.  
An election was held by secret ballot and tallied by staff. The results were as follows:  
Chair: Desire Medlen, Vice Chair: Nicola Lopez, and Secretary: Victor Tiglao.  
9.  
Report on 2024 Organizational Standards (5 minutes)  
This item was tabled to the October Meeting as Castle-Barber was unable to attend to present.  
This was tabled.  
10.  
Staff, Chair and EOC Member Reports (15 minutes)  
Staff Report: Ward state the Hope Solutions will be moving a new family in their housing complex in  
Pleasant Hill and there is a need for volunteers on 9/20/24 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm.  
Chair Report: Zeimer will be attending the FESP meeting on 9/30/24 via zoom and encouraged others to  
attend. Zeimer will also be doing a voter registration presentation to the Head Start Policy Council on  
9/25/24.  
11.  
Next Steps (3 minutes)  
Next Steps:  
1) Molina to email EOC members the FESP link.  
2) Molina to update Lopez's name tent.  
3) Ward will forward the information regarding Hope Solutions to Merchant, Cisneros, Lopez, and  
Coleman.  
12  
Evaluation the Meeting (2 minutes)  
Pluses: met quorum, approved two new members.  
Deltas: none.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for October 10, 2024 at 6pm.  
Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned by Zeimer at 7:48 pm.  
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 1470 Civic Court, Suite 200,Concord, CA, during normal business  
hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible on line at www.contracosta.ca.gov.  
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: Christina Castle-Barber 925-608-8819.