CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Committee Meeting Minutes - Final

Public Protection Committee

1:00 PM

Monday, October 7, 2024

11780 San Pablo Ave, Ste D, El Cerrito | 190

East 4th Street, Pittsburg

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The public may attend this meeting in person at either above location. The public may also

attend this meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in.

Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the

Committee.

Introductions

Chair Gioia called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.

John Gioia and Federal D. Glover

Present:

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda

(speakers may be limited to two (2) minutes).

No one requested to speak during the public comment period.

CONSIDER accepting the Record of Action for the August 5, 2024 meeting

of the Public Protection Committee (PPC). (Enid Mendoza, PPC Staff)

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DRAFT 8-5-2024 PPC ROA

Attachments:

Approved as presented.

Motion:

Glover

Gioia

Second:

Aye:

Chair John Gioia and Vice Chair Glover

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER applicants for vacancies on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating

Council, DETERMINE recommendations for Board of Supervisors

consideration, and PROVIDE further direction to staff as necessary. (Esa

Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer)

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Attachment A 08.22.24 J.J.C.C Press Release.pdf

Attachment B-JJCC Applications September 20 , 2024 .pdf

Attachment C-JJCC Applicants Summary September 20 , 2024 New

.pdf

Attachments:

Attachment D - JJCC Membership 9-20-24.pdf

Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Chief Probation Officer, provided an introduction and

Chair Gioia allowed each candidate present to share their background and interests

related to the roles within the JJCC. George Balan, Ellen Faden, Rojan Mikael Habon,

Rachel Lei, Maren Shahade, and Marya Wright were in attendance and all had the

opportunity to present with the exception of Marya Wright who had to leave the meeting

due to a scheduling conflict before it was her turn to speak.

The Committee deliberated the qualifications and interests of all candidates, and

unanimously approved recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of

Rojan Mikael Habon and Maxwell Prost to At-large 1 and 2 seats, Maren Shahade to the

At-large Community Representative 4 seat, all with terms ending October 22, 2026.

Motion:

Gioia

Second:

Glover

Aye:

Chair John Gioia and Vice Chair Glover

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER approving proposed use of up to $5.15 million in AB 109

Community Corrections reserve funding, as recommended by the

Community Corrections Partnership - CCP Executive Committee and its

Community Advisory Board. (Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation

Officer; Nicole Green, CAB Chair; Patrice Guillory, ORJ Director)

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Attachment A - Addendum to CAB AB109 Reserve Funding

Proposal.pdf

Attachments:

Attachment B - Original CAB Funding Proposal

Attachment C - Approved AB 109 Funding Amendments

County Probation Officer, Esa Ehmen-Krause, and Nicole Green, Chair of the CAB

Policy & Budget Subcommittee, presented the report, outlining the CCP - CCP Executive

Committee approved AB 109 funding for the following: Priority areas 3 (Employment)

and 4 (Pre/Post-Release Engagement) for a total of $5,150,000. Chair Gioia had

questions surrounding the attachment for clarification of which amounts had already

been approved by PPC and the Board. Enid Mendoza, Sr. Deputy County Administrator,

clarified that $10.1M out of the $15.3M had already been approved by PPC on June 3,

2024 and by the Board of Supervisors on June 25, 2024, and pointed to the

approximately $5.2M that was being requested during this meeting.

The motion to accept and recommend funding to priority areas 4 and 5 to the Board of

Supervisors, was approved.

Motion:

Gioia

Second:

Glover

Aye:

Chair John Gioia and Vice Chair Glover

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER accepting an update on the Holistic Intervention Partnership

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from the Public Defender's Office. (Ellen McDonnell, Public Defender)

HIP Staff Report

Attachments:

HIP Report Presentation Slides

Cal State Long Beach HIP EVALUATORS REPORT

HIP 1.0 One-Pager

Ellen McDonnell, County Public Defender and Blanca Hernandez, Deputy Public

Defender III presented the report, to provide an overview of the Holistic Intervention

Program (HIP), its goals, program design, and research supporting the program. The

Committee expressed their appreciation for the program and looking forward to seeing

the outcomes.

The Committee received public comment.

Chair Gioia thanked the Public Defender for the presentation and recommended having

the Public Defender's Office provide an update on the HIP program to the full Board of

Supervisors when convenient for the department.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Aye:

Chair John Gioia and Vice Chair Glover

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER receiving a report from the Animal Services Department on

spay and neuter approaches, including mandatory spay and neuter

considerations. (Ben Winkleblack, Animal Services Director)

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Mandatory Spay Neuter Presentation

Attachments:

The Animal Services Director, Ben Winkleblack, presented the report, with assistance

from Steve Burdo, Departmental Communications & Media Relations Coordinator.

The Committee discussed considerations given by staff regarding mandatory spay/neuter

services and the Chair asked the department to bring this topic back to the PPC this year,

and to include County Counsel, in the discussions.

Aye:

Chair John Gioia and Vice Chair Glover

Passed

Result:

The next meeting is currently scheduled for November 4, 2024.

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 2:47 p.m.

General Information

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Persons who wish to address the Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of

the Committee that are not on the agenda, or who wish to comment with respect to an item on the

agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. Those participating in person should offer

comments when invited by the Committee Chair. Those participating via Zoom should indicate they

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Public comments generally will be limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. In the interest of facilitating

the business of the Board Committee, the total amount of time that a member of the public may use in

addressing the Board Committee on all agenda items is 10 minutes. Your patience is appreciated.

Public comments may also be submitted to Committee staff before the meeting by email or by

voicemail. Comments submitted by email or voicemail will be included in the record of the meeting but

will not be read or played aloud during the meeting.

For Additional Information Contact:

Enid Mendoza, staff to the Public Protection Committee

Enid.Mendoza@cao.cccounty.us