CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Advisory Council on Aging  
10:00 AM  
Wednesday, April 2, 2025  
400 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill  
Room 303  
Executive Committee  
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10:00 Call to Order: Jim Donnelly  
Introductions:  
Roll Call:  
James Donnelly, Candace Evans, Jill Kleiner, Steve Lipson, Julie  
Ortega, Logan Robertson, Terri Tobey, Lorna Van Ackeren, and  
Michael Wener  
Present  
Kevin Donovan, Michelle Hayes, and Shirley Krohn  
Absent  
10:02 Approve March 2025 draft minutes  
EX.03.05.25DraftMinutes  
25-1210  
EX.03.05.25DraftMinutes  
Attachments:  
Motion:  
Robertson  
Evans  
Second:  
Aye:  
Donnelly, Evans, Hayes, Kleiner, Lipson, Ortega, Robertson,  
Tobey, Van Ackeren, and Wener  
Absent:  
Result:  
Donovan, and Krohn  
Passed  
10:10 Area Agency on Aging Report: Tracy Murray, AAA Director and/or Alicia Espinoza, AAA  
Program Manager  
Area Plan Update 25-26 to be submitted to CDA 5/1/25.  
Senior Nutrition RFP timeline were shared. Efforts were made to recruit Executive Committee  
members for RFP review panels early May 2025.  
ACOA meeting Calendar was developed to outline dates for timely publishing of ACOA  
agendas.  
Age Friendly Campaign to launch FY 25-26. Efforts were made to recruit Executive Committee  
members focus group participants of the campaign.  
ACOA webpage update - Kevin Balderston (Information Systems Specialist III, CCC)  
showcased improvements being made to webpage. ACOA Annual Report and ACOA  
committees/workgroups to be linked.  
2025 ACOA Meeting Schedule  
25-1211  
25-1212  
2025 ACOA Meeting Schedule  
Attachments:  
10:30 President's Report: Jim Donnelly  
ACOA Bylaws approved by the Board of Supervisors.  
Seat on the Contra Costa Food Security Collaborative has been secured.  
Bylaws  
ACOA Bylaws 2024 Final (from BOS agenda)  
Attachments:  
10:40 Committee Reports:  
Membership & Nominating Committee - Julie Ortega/Logan Robertson  
Interviewed Brock Dubbels: potential MAL #12.  
Sharon Maxwell to be approved as MAL #8 by BOS 4/28/25.  
Three (3) interviews next meeting.  
City seat openings: Pittsburg, San Pablo, San Ramon, Clayton Antioch, Brentwood are open. Alt  
1,2,3,4 open.  
Planning Committee - Jill Kleiner  
Met 4/1/25.  
Reviewed finance slide on ACOA Orientation PowerPoint presentation.  
Debriefed on focus group revisitations. All groups have been very successful.  
Next on focus group re-visitation will be at Monument Crisis Center.  
Housing Committee Kevin Donovan  
No updates were provided as the housing chair was absent.  
Health Workgroup - Terri Tobey  
Angela Irving - Community Engagement and Coordinator to give overview of Family Caregiver  
Alliance and 2025 goals.  
Thomas Lang lining up speaking engagements on Osteoporosis and bone health in the  
community.  
Brian O'Toole is presenting at Rossmoor providing education around Medi-cal.  
Legislative Workgroup and California Senior Legislature Update - Steve Lipson for Shirley  
Krohn  
SB4 239 - Supported by C4A.  
SB239 - Hearing is today. Requires purchasing file conference gear and translating.  
Technology Workgroup - Steve Lipson  
AI possibilities are becoming endless in providing education to older adults on these  
advancements is needed now more than ever.  
Senior Mobility Action Council (Transportation Workgroup) - Candace Evans  
Met 4/7/25  
Glydways presented their developing system of autonomous vehicles.  
Glydways is providing accessible and efficient driverless vehicles for older adults and people  
with disabilities.  
11:05 Break  
11:10 Future Meeting Presentations:  
CCTA and Guaranteed Income Program - April  
Mental Health (Elder Wellness Coalition) - May  
Elder Abuse Prevention (Family Justice Center)/APS - June  
Justice in Aging plus HICAP - August  
MX providers - September or October  
11:20 Consent Items:  
Recommend Brock Dubbels for MAL seat #12  
This was approved.  
Motion:  
Second:  
Ortega  
Kleiner  
Aye:  
Donnelly, Evans, Hayes, Kleiner, Lipson, Ortega, Robertson,  
Tobey, Van Ackeren, and Wener  
Absent:  
Result:  
Donovan, and Krohn  
Passed  
11:25 Public Comment:  
Jill commented that Dick Morisky was on leave.  
Next Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled for May 7, 2025, 10: am - 12 pm.  
12:00 Adjourn:  
The meeting adjourned at 11:48 pm.  
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