Meeting Minutes - Final

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Equity Committee

Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Chair

Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair

10:30 AM

Monday, September 18, 2023

1025 Escobar Street, Conference Center Rm

110, Martinez, CA | 190 East 4th Street,

Pittsburg, CA

Introductions

Chair Glover convened the meeting at 10:34 a.m. from his office in Pittsburg. Joining Chair Glover

in his office were Gigi Crowder and Pastor Owens. Vice Chair Gioia was in attendance at 1025

Escobar Street, Room 110. Others in attendance at 1025 Escobar Street include: Lara DeLaney,

interim staff to the Committee; Jill Ray, Field Representative for District II; Peter Myers,

Representative for District III, and Kasandra Knox.

Also in attendance via Zoom were:

Bolston Jones

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Supervisor Federal Glover

Nicole Bilich

Ashleigh Goddard, Office of Supervisor Burgis

ANTONIO T. SHELLY

Erica Facen (Erica Benjamin)

Willie R. (RICHMOND BRANCH #1058-B)

Jackie Ejuwa

Sheryl Lane

Call_in_user_1

Alfonzo Edwards

Lakiesha

Latrece Martin

Paul Reyes, County Administrator's Office

MONICA NINO

ANTOINE WILSON

Shannon Ladner-Beasley

Traci Fuqua

Dr. Rachelle Johnson

Chinue Fields

Rohana Moore

Ashley Green, MSHCA

SONIA BUSTAMANTE

Mariana Moore

Kerby Lynch

Phil Arnold

Torean Sheppard

KAREN CAOILE

Desirae Herron

Kerby's OtterPilot

Taylor Sims, Equity for Black Women & Girls

Cynthia Mallory

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Jacqueline Smith

Patt Young (Patt)

Antoine Wilson

Solomon Belette, ECCCA/ORESJ Core Committee

Roxanne Carrillo Garza

Karen Perkins

Ann Elliott

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PAUL REYES

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ISABEL LARA

Tiffany Cymanda

CheRonn

Stephanie Taddeo

Carletta Robinson

Alejandra Sanchez

Kirsten Johnson-Bell BAWAR

Lisa Moore

Ali Saidi

Benisa Berry

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Tammi Cason

Tiffany Brown

JASON CHAN

guest

District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover and District I Supervisor

John Gioia

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).

Public comments were made by Call_in_user_1 who claimed, incorrectly, that the Committee was

trying to address the needs of only one "ethnicity" and that they were inequitable. Public comments

were also made by Gigi Crowder who suggested that a Steering Committee was not needed, but she

was grateful to have something for the African American community and expressed gratitude to the

Quinto family.

Record of Action for the August 21, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee.

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Staff to the Committee noted that the Record of Action for the August 21, 2023 meeting

was not included in the meeting agenda packet but would be provided at the next

meeting.

INTERVIEW applicants for the Steering Committee for the African

American Holistic Wellness Hub Feasibility Study and make appointment

recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.

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Attachment A: Applicant Summary

Attachments:

Arnold, Phil (AAHWH) 09-05-23_Redacted

Cason, Tammi (AAHWH) 08-21-23_Redacted

Edwards, Alfonzo (AAHWH) 09-05-23_Redacted

Ejuwa, Jacqueline (AAHWH) 09-08-23_Redacted

Facen, Erica (AAHWH)_Redacted

Fields, Chinue (AAHWH) 08-23-23_Redacted

Green, Ashley (AAHWH) 08-18-23_Redacted

Harrison, Zelon (AAHWH) 09-13-23_redacted

Harvey, Regis (AAHWH) 08-27-23_Redacted

Herron, Desirae AAHWH (09-05-23)_Redacted

Johnson, Rachelle (AAHWH) 09-07-23_Redacted

Knox, Ka Sandra (AAHWH) 09-08-23_Redacted

Lane, Sheryl (AAHWH) 09-08-23_Redacted

Mallory, Cynthia (AAHWH) 08-17-23_Redacted

Mason, Vincent (AAHWH) 09-08-23_Redacted

Miller Evans, Janet (AAHWH) 08-24-23_Redacted

Moore, Rohana (AAHWH)_Redacted

Roberts, Conrad (AAHWH)_Redacted

Shelly, Antonio (AAHWH) 09-01-23_Redacted

Sheppard, Torean (AAHWH) 08-21-23_Redacted

Sims, Taylor (AAHWH) 08-29-23_Redacted

Smith, Jaqueline (AAHWH) 09-07-23_Redacted

Wade, La Tausha (AAHWH) 08-30-23 combined with

resume_Redacted

Young, Patt (AAHWH) 08-16-23 with resume_Redacted

The Committee provided an opportunity for applicants to introduce themselves and

explain their interest in serving on the Steering Committee. Applicants not attending the

interview included the following: Tammi Cason, Regis Harvey, Vincent Mason, Conrad

Roberts, and La Tausha Wade.

Public comment was provided by Gigi Crowder who expressed her excitement about the

number of applicants. Pastor Owens was overjoyed by the response. Call_in_user_1

provided comments. CheRonn expressed interest in serving. Kirsten Johnson-Bell also

expressed interest in serving. Traci Fuqua advocated for an Antioch wellness center.

Vice Chair Gioia provided data about the proportion of African American residents in

each district of the County.

District 1: 14.1%

District 2: 1.6%

District 3: 12.6%

District 4: 3.0%

District 5: 12.0%

Vice Chair Gioia recommended that there be 4 representatives for Districts 3 and 5

(each), 3 representatives for District 1, and 1 representative for each District 2 and 4. He

recommended for District 1: Sheryl Lane, Zelon Harrison, and Chinue Fields. He

recommended for District 2: Janet Miller Evans. For District 3, he recommended:

Philip Arnold, Alfonzo Edwards, and Desirae Herron. Chair Glover recommended for

District 5: Ashley Green, Rohana Moore, Taylor Sims, Jacqueline Smith, and Patt

Young. The Committee directed staff to re-open the application period for an additional

two weeks to receive applicants from District 4 residents. The Committee directed staff to

post a notice about a special meeting on October 2 to consider these additional District 4

applicants.

RECEIVE update and PROVIDE DIRECTION on the hiring process for the

Co-Directors of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice.

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Ann Elliott, Human Resources Director for the County, provided a brief update to the

Committee. She reported that after the September 7 community presentation and the

September 13 finalist interviews, she was preparing to take the recommendations to the

Board of Supervisors for appointment on October 3, 2023. The public announcement of

the appointments would be made at that time. The Committee members expressed their

gratitude to Ms. Elliott and Ms. Bilich, the County Administrator, and the Core

Committee for their cooperation and collaboration through this process.

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.

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Attachment A: Jones, Bolston Andrew (ACEEO) Application

Attachment B: ACEEO Roster

Attachments:

The Committee provided Bolston Jones, candidate for the ACEEO Community Seat #1,

an opportunity to introduce himself and discuss his interest in serving on the Advisory

Council. Mr. Jones noted he had attended ACEEO meetings, was a resident of the

County since 2015, and was a pharmacy technician. The Committee members expressed

their support of his appointment by the Board of Supervisors.

A motion was made that this item be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous

vote.

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.

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The County's EEO Officer, Antoine Wilson, explained the vacancies in the Advisory

Council, noting that in-person attendance was the reason for the resignations. The

vacancies would be declared and posted.

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.

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Attachment A

Attachment B

Attachments:

Antoine Wilson, the County's EEO Officer, provided a summary of the 2022 EEO

Outreach and Recruitment Report and the 2023-2025 Outreach Report and Recruitment

Plans. The reports were accepted by the Committee. No public comment was offered.

A motion was made that this item be accepted the report. The motion carried by a

unanimous vote.

The next meeting is currently scheduled for October 16, 2023.

The scheduled meeting of October 16 was cancelled. However, a special meeting was scheduled for

October 2, 2023. The next meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

10.

Adjourn