CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Committee Meeting Minutes - Final

Public Protection Committee

Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair

Supervisor Ken Carlson, Vice Chair

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1:00 PM

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

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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.

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

District II Supervisor Candace Andersen and District IV Supervisor

Introductions

Present:

Ken Carlson

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 October 7, 2024 meeting

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

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Draft_10-7-24_PPC_Record of Action

Attachments:

Approved as presented.

Motion:

Andersen

Carlson

Second:

Aye:

Chair Candace Andersen and Vice Chair Ken Carlson

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the reappointments

of Pat Mims to the Community Representative seat and Shannon Mahoney

to the Victims' Representative seat on the Community Corrections

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Partnership with terms ending December 31, 2025, as recommended by the

Community Corrections Partnership.

The Committee thanked both candidates for their continued participation and approved

the recommendation as presented.

Motion:

Carlson

Second:

Andersen

Aye:

Chair Candace Andersen and Vice Chair Ken Carlson

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER approving the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 AB 109 Public

Safety Realignment Community Corrections budget for inclusion in the

County's FY 2025-26 Recommended Budget, as approved by the

Community Corrections Partnership - CCP Executive Committee at its

December 20, 2024 meeting. (Esa Ehmen-Krause, CCP Chair; Enid

Mendoza, CCP Staff)

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ATTACHMENT A - Community Corrections Base and Growth -

Attachments:

CSAC Summary

ATTACHMENT B - CCP Budget Development Schedule

ATTACHMENT C - Summary of Department FY25-26 Budget

Submissions

ATTACHMENT D - Departments' FY25-26 Budget Proposals

ATTACHMENT E - Change From FY 24-25 to FY25-26 Budget

Requests

Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Chair, Esa Ehmen-Krause provided an

introduction and CCP staff, Enid Mendoza presented a summary of the budget

assumptions, as well as recently revised base and growth allocations assumptions that

are slightly higher than originally presented to the CCP at their November and

December 2024 meetings. Staff shared that per the Governor's January Proposed

Budget, the County FY 2025-26 base revenue estimate has been updated to $38,452,551

and the Growth allocation to $1,432,878, which results in a reduced amount of fund

reserves ($2,173,750) needed to balance the proposed FY 2025-26 budget, which was

initially assumed to be approximately $5 million.

The Committee offered any present department heads to comment if they wished. There

was no public comment.

The Committee approved the budget recommendations for inclusion in the County's FY

2025-26 Recommended Budget.

Motion:

Andersen

Second:

Carlson

Aye:

Chair Candace Andersen and Vice Chair Ken Carlson

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER receiving a report from the Animal Services Department on

Animal Services operations and medical services, and provide direction to

staff, as needed. (Ben Winkleblack, Animal Services Director)

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CCAS PPC Presentation 2.18.25

Attachments:

Director of Animal Services, Ben Winkleblack, presented the update to the Committee.

The presentation covered challenges with increasing animal intakes and costs for

medical supplies, as well as the department's approaches to increase staffing, decreasing

shelter length of stay, and new funding supporting additional spay and neuter surgeries

to alleviate the challenges. Director Winkleblack also informed the Committee of

increased pet license activities, 64 community outreach events, and upcoming service

enhancements. He also acknowledged the increase in transfer partners, which reduce

the number of euthanasia despite the increasing intake numbers.

The Committee acknowledged the department's improvements and shared appreciation

for the updates provided. The Committee approved the report and directed the

department to incorporate relevant key highlights from this presentation in its FY

2025-26 recommended budget presentation to the full Board at the end of April.

Motion:

Second:

Carlson

Andersen

Aye:

Chair Candace Andersen and Vice Chair Ken Carlson

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER reviewing the 2024 Public Protection Committee's year-end

report and discuss the 2025 Public Protection Committee's referrals and

work plan. (Enid Mendoza, PPC Staff)

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Enid Mendoza, staff to the Committee, presented the activities and dispositions of the

2024 Public Protection Committee, which Supervisor John Gioia served as Chair and

Supervisor Federal D. Glover served as Vice Chair.

The Committee provided direction to staff to CONTINUE the following Committee

referrals:

1. "Opportunities to Improve Coordination of Response to Disasters and Other Public

Emergencies" for updates and review of the Countywide Emergency Operations Plan

(EOP) on an as needed basis and when the plan requires revisions.

2. "Community Warning System" for in depth discussions on this countywide system

and critical public safety emergency and evacuation responses to serious incidents such

as wildfires, law enforcement activity, missing persons and other events where timely

notification is necessary to communicate and resolve serious situations.

Communications to the Board of Supervisors regarding the continuation of this referral

are to clarify the Committee's oversight will be separate from the focus of the Board’s ad

hoc committee overseeing the Industrial Safety Ordinance, local industrial accidents,

and ordinance compliance of local refineries until the Board takes action to address the

ad hoc nature of that committee. The Committee intends to work with the County's

Emergency Services Policy Board, which also serves as the County's Disaster Council.

Staff were directed to include the details of the Committee's CWS referral continuation

report, including the graphs with CWS alert type and hazardous materials incident type

summaries to the full Board at its next meeting.

3. "County Support and Coordination of Non-profit Organization Resources to Provide

Re-entry Services, Implementation of AB 109 Public Safety Realignment, and

Community Corrections Partnership Appointment Recommendations" for relevant

Local Community Corrections updates and RETITLE the referral to "Public Safety

Realignment and Local Community Corrections Partnership".

4. "Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council" for annual updates on the council and

appointment recommendations as they arise.

5. "Holistic Intervention Partnership" for the Public Defender to provide updates on the

outcomes of this program on an as needed basis.

6. "Familiar Faces/A3/Stepping Up" to reengage County departments and partners on

the efforts to address the unique needs of people with mental illnesses and different

approaches needed to better serve those that are or may become justice involved or in

jails.

7. "Animal Services Department Operation Updates" for annual updates on shelter and

medical challenges and approaches taken by the department to mitigate the impacts on

the department's operations.

The Committee provided direction to staff, in alignment with the 2024 PPC's

recommendations, to TERMINATE the following Committee referrals:

8. "Welfare Fraud Investigation and Prosecution"

9. "Multi-Language Capability of the Telephone Emergency Notification System

(TENS)"

10. "Inmate Welfare Fund/Telecommunications/Visitations Issues"

11. "Adult Criminal Justice Fees"

12. "County Law Enforcement Participation and Interaction with Federal Immigration

Authorities" with the understanding that any follow-up requested by the full Board,

including requests that may arise from the Sheriff's Quarterly report to the Board and

the County's Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds (TRUTH) Act

Community Forum.

The Committee provided direction to staff, in alignment with the 2024 PPC's

recommendations, to REFER the following referrals to another Board Committee:

13. "Racial Justice Oversight Body" to the Equity Committee.

14. "Racial Equity Action Plan" to the Equity Committee.

The Committee confirmed the first Monday of each month with a start time of 1:30 p.m.

as the 2025 Committee meeting schedule and confirmed the meetings' format to be

hybrid with in-person meeting location(s), virtual Zoom option, and call-in options.

Motion:

Second:

Andersen

Carlson

Aye:

Chair Candace Andersen and Vice Chair Ken Carlson

Passed

Result:

The next meeting is currently scheduled for March 17, 2025.

The Committee confirmed future meetings' start time as 1:30 p.m.

Adjourn

The Chair adjourned the meeting at 2:18 p.m.

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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

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

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For Additional Information Contact:

Enid Mendoza, staff to the Public Protection Committee

(925) 655-2075

Enid.Mendoza@cao.cccounty.us