CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes  
Economic Opportunity Council  
6:00 PM  
Thursday, November 14, 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.  
Call to Order and Welcome  
The meeting was called to Order at 6:06 pm  
Staff present; Christina Castle-Barber, Roshunda Ward, Melissa Molina, and Donn Matsuzaki  
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 present.  
APPROVE the October 10, 2024 Business Meeting Minutes.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
A motion was made by Campbell, seconded by Singh, to approve the EOC Business  
Meeting minutes of 11/14/2024. The motion carried by the following vote: 11 ayes and  
1 abstention.  
Motion:  
Campbell  
Second:  
Singh  
RECEIVE and DISCUSS the September 2024 Fiscal Reports for Grant 24F-3007,  
including Amendment 1  
Matsuzaki reviewed the budget reports for Grant 24F-3007. A discussion about cost  
savings in Student Interns ensued and the EOC may have to reallocate some funding to  
partners; will know more in December.  
This Discussion Item was received.  
APPROVE the 2024 Annual Advisory Body Report for the Board of Supervisors.  
A motion was made by Zeimer, seconded by Kaushal, to approve the 2024 Annual  
advisory Body. The motion carried unanimously.  
Motion:  
Zeimer  
Second:  
Kaushal  
DISCUSS and sign up for the 2024 CSBG Onsite Monitoring Visits  
6.  
Castle-Barber gave an overview of the onsite visit process, which will take place in January  
2025. Members present signed up and Molina will follow up with those not present and  
coordinate the visit schedules.  
7.  
Staff Report  
Castle-Barber presented the resolution by Governor Newsom sent to the program by CalCAPA. She also  
shared data from the recent Needs Assessment on Homeless Youth in Contra Costa County and the  
Head Start program update.  
Molina updated the EOC on the CalCAPA conference in Monterey.  
Ward updated the EOC on the backpack purchases for the un-housed in our community.  
This was received.  
8.  
Chair Report  
Medlen shared a message regarding last week's Presidential election and reiterated the readiness of  
Community Action Networks to continue to help our communities.  
This was received.  
9.  
EOC Member Reports  
Kaushal shared that he fears that funding for Community Action could be negatively affected by the new  
administration.  
Zeimer shared the EOC experience from 2016 and how we navigated those changes. She shared  
resources.  
Tiglao shared that as Chair of the Outreach Committee, he plans on branding the EOC next year.  
Sewell promoted the immigration hotline to support our immigrants in these times.  
This was received.  
10.  
Next Steps  
Christina will plan outreach meeting and share the youth report and the Community Action Tool Kit  
with members.  
11.  
Meeting Evaluation  
Productive and thorough  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for December 12, 2024.  
12.  
Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 7:09 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  
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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, 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: Melissa Molina, mmolina@ehsd.cccounty.us