CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes  
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council  
3:30 PM  
Wednesday, April 15, 2026  
50 Douglas Dr., 2nd Fl. Martinez  
Passcode:938848  
Webinar ID: 896 9880 9741  
Call In: +1 669 900 6833  
https://prob-cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/89698809741  
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 3:35 p.m.  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Devon Bell, Craig Brooks, Raymond Chimezie, Denise Coleman,  
Esa Ehmen-Krause, Jonathan Laba, Fatima Matal Sol, Owen  
Spishock, Julius Van Hook, Phil Bradley, Shanelle Scales-Preston,  
and Priya Moorkoth-Phelps  
Present  
Steven Blum, Jon Green, Lynn Mackey, Ishaan Savla, and Timothy  
Simmons  
Absent  
Late  
Sefanit Mekuria  
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 of the March 18, 2026, Juvenile  
3.  
26-1591  
Justice Coordinating Council meeting  
Draft 3-18-26 JJCC Record of Action pdf.  
Attachments:  
Motion:  
Scales-Preston  
Bradley  
Second:  
Aye:  
Bell, Brooks, Chimezie, Coleman, Ehmen-Krause, Laba, Matal  
Sol, Spishock, Van Hook, Bradley, Scales-Preston, and  
Moorkoth-Phelps  
Absent:  
Blum, Green, Mackey, Savla, and Simmons  
Late:  
Mekuria  
Passed  
Result:  
CONSIDER approving the JJCPA-YOBG Annual Plan  
4.  
26-1592  
2026-JJCPA-YOBG-Annual-Plan-FINAL DRAFT Apr 15 2026.pdf  
Attachments:  
Discussion was held.  
No public comment received.  
Motion:  
Bradley  
Second:  
Coleman  
Aye:  
Bell, Brooks, Chimezie, Coleman, Ehmen-Krause, Laba, Matal  
Sol, Mekuria, Spishock, Van Hook, Bradley, Scales-Preston,  
and Moorkoth-Phelps  
Absent:  
Result:  
Blum, Green, Mackey, Savla, and Simmons  
Passed  
JJCPA/YOBG FY25 Annual Data Summary & Dashboards  
5.  
26-1593  
JJCPA Data Summary PPT+Report-Apr26.pdf  
Attachments:  
Discussion was held.  
No public comment received.  
6.  
Partner Updates and Announcements  
Discussion was held.  
No public comment received.  
7.  
Requests for Future Agenda Items  
Discussion was held.  
No public comment received.  
8.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for June 17, 2026, at 3:30 pm.  
9.  
Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:49 p.m. by Chief Ehmen-Krause.  
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 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  
connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be paused while a fix is attempted. If the  
connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the meeting in person without remote  
access. 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:  
Deborah Caldwell, Executive Secretary  
Deborah.Caldwell@prob.cccounty.us