Meeting Minutes - Final  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Hazardous  
Materials Commission  
4:00 PM  
Thursday, April 24, 2025  
777 Arnold Dr., Martinez, CA 94553 -  
Paramount Room  
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93502466349  
Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833  
Meeting ID: 935 0246 6349  
Chair: Mark Hughes  
Vice Chair: Fred Glueck  
The meeting was called to order at 4:07 PM.  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Committee  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Commissioners Present:Fred Glueck, Mark Hughes, Eduardo Martinez, Ronald Chinn, Maureen  
Brennan, Jamin Pursell, Lisa Martell, Julian Vinatieri, Jim Payne, Marielle Boortz, Madeline  
Kronenberg (online)  
Staff Present: Breanna Lingenfelter, Adam Springer  
Public Present Online: Jim Hosler, Devra Lewis, Salvador Moralez, Cathy Ivers, George Carter, Andrea  
Bailey, Shoshanna Wechsler, Tania Puliod, Aimee Benedict  
2.  
The commissioners present voted to approve the March 27, 2025 Hazardous Materials  
Commission meeting minutes.  
Motion: Jim Payne  
Second: Fred Glueck  
3.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
There were not any comments made by members of the public.  
4.  
The commissioners present received a report from the Operations Committee Chair Marielle  
Boortz.  
Key points:  
No updates from the Hazardous Materials Programs regarding current hydrogen projects - will  
not invite a guest speaker for this topic. Plan to invite a guest speaker from West County Waste  
Water (Cheryl Sudduth) to discuss sea level rise & another from Aaron Weiner regarding county  
water treatment and natural levees. Continued working on the logistics of holding a public  
forum September 11, 2025.  
5.  
The commissioners present received a report from the Hazardous Materials Programs Assistant  
Director Adam Springer.  
Key points:  
Oversight Committee has been established for the MRC incident, they have received the  
independent risk assessment and will review  
Contra Costa Health Hazardous Materials Programs submitted comments on the proposed  
CalEPA Cal ARP rulemaking.  
NEW BUSINESS  
6.  
7.  
The commissioners present received a presentation on pipeline safety from Jim Hosler of CAL  
FIRE.  
The commissioners present discussed updates to the 2025 Hazardous Materials Commission  
Priorities including scheduling for guest speakers.  
Key points:  
May meeting - presentations from student interns  
June meeting - presentation from Twelve Co  
Will reach out to contact at DTSC for presentation regarding draft hazardous waste management  
plan  
8.  
The commissioners present discussed the student intern research project topics and provided  
guidance as needed.  
Key points:  
Aimee is meeting with county's CORE team to share data regarding the homeless population  
living in close proximity to refineries and other potentially toxic sites; concerns around these  
vulnerable individuals living in impacted zones; notification systems for this population and  
strategies for sheltering in place  
9.  
Reports from Commissioners on items of Commission interest.  
Plan next meeting agenda.  
10.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for May 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM.  
Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 PM.