CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
1025 Escobar Street, Room 110, Martinez, CA  
190 East 4th Street, Pittsburg, CA  
AGENDA  
Monday, September 18, 2023  
10:30 AM  
Equity Committee  
Supervisor Federal D. Glover  
Supervisor John Gioia  
Call in: 1-888-278-0254 access code: 219464  
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.  
1.  
2.  
Introductions  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers  
may be limited to two (2) minutes).  
Record of Action for the August 21, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee.  
3.  
4.  
INTERVIEW applicants for the Steering Committee for the African American  
Holistic Wellness Hub Feasibility Study and make appointment recommendations  
to the Board of Supervisors.  
Attachments:  
RECEIVE update and PROVIDE DIRECTION on the hiring process for the  
Co-Directors of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice.  
5.  
INTERVIEW candidate Bolston Jones for the vacant Community Seat #1 on the  
Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity, as recommended by the  
County's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer.  
6.  
Attachments:  
ACCEPT the resignations of Angela Malala, Community Seat #2, and Stephen  
Langsam, Business Seat, on the Advisory Council on Equal Employment  
Opportunity (ACEEO), DECLARE the vacancies, and DIRECT the Clerk of the  
Board to post the vacancies, as recommended by the EEO Officer.  
7.  
8.  
CONSIDER accepting the 2022 EEO Outreach and Recruitment Report and the  
2023-2025 Outreach Report and Recruitment Plans, reflecting departmental and  
County outcomes to reaching underrepresented groups within the workforce, as  
recommended by the EEO Officer.  
Attachments:  
9.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for October 16, 2023.  
10.  
Adjourn  
General Information  
This meeting provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend a the  
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 1025  
Escobar St., 4th Floor, Martinez, during normal business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
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 wish to speak by using the “raise  
your hand” feature in the Zoom app. Those calling in should indicate they wish to speak by pushing *9 on their  
phones.  
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 more information, contact:  
Lara DeLaney, Committee Staff  
Phone (925) 655-2057, Fax (925) 655-2066