Meeting Minutes - Final  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Hazardous  
Materials Commission  
4:00 PM  
Thursday, February 27, 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 4:03 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, Andrew Graham, Eduardo Martinez, Soheila  
Bana, Ronald Chinn, Jamin Pursell, Louis Flores, Lisa Martell, Tim Bancroft, Julian Vinatieri, Jim  
Payne, Marielle Boortz  
Commissioners Present Online: Madeline Kronenberg, Amy McTigue  
Guests Present: Roger Smith, John Pham,  
Guests Present Online: Stephen Griswold, Michael Dossey, Karine Abramians, Devra Lewis, Carol  
Mascali, Alexander Gomez, Aimee Benedict  
2.  
The commissioners present voted to approve the January 23, 2025 Hazardous Materials  
Commission meeting minutes.  
Motion: Jim Payne  
Second: Marielle Boortz  
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 an incident report from the Hazardous Materials Programs  
Director Nicole Heath.  
5.  
The commissioners present received a report from the Operations Committee Vice Chair Jamin  
Pursell.  
6.  
The commissioners present received a report from the Planning and Policy Development  
Committee former Chair Mark Hughes.  
OLD BUSINESS  
7.  
The commissioners present discussed updates to the 2025 Hazardous Materials Commission  
Priorities assigned to each committee and the full commission.  
8.  
The commissioners present discussed student intern research project topics and provided  
guidance as needed.  
9.  
The commissioners present received an update on the status of the ceremonial resolution to  
recognize George Smith for his time served on the Hazardous Materials Commission.  
10.  
The commissioners present received a presentation from Roger Smith of AIA on the Pipeline  
Safety website.  
https://www.contracostacountypipelineinfo.org/  
NEW BUSINESS  
11.  
The commissioners present discussed the proposed changes to the Petroleum Refinery Process  
Safety Management Standards Rulemaking.  
https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/doshreg/Refinery-Process-Safety-Mangement/  
12.  
13.  
The commissioners present discussed holding a Hazardous Materials Commission open forum.  
Reports from Commissioners on items of Commission interest.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for March 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM.  
Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:54 PM.