CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Advisory Council on Aging  
10:00 AM  
Wednesday, October 2, 2024  
400 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill  
Room 303  
Executive Committee  
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10:00 Roll Call and Introductions- Jill Kleiner  
James Donnelly, Kevin Donovan, Jill Kleiner, Steve Lipson, Julie  
Ortega, Michael Wener, and Logan Robertson  
Present  
Terri Tobey  
Excused  
Absent  
Candace Evans, and Shirley Krohn  
Approval of September Minutes  
Motion:  
Second:  
Donovan  
Lipson  
Aye:  
Donnelly, Donovan, Kleiner, Lipson, and Wener  
Evans, and Krohn  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Result:  
Ortega, and Robertson  
Passed  
EX 9.11.24 Draft minutes  
EX9.11.24DraftMinutes  
Attachments:  
10:15 Area Agency on Aging Report- Tracy Murray, Director Aging & Adult Services  
Announcement that Alicia Espinoza is the new AAA Program Manager, Offer has been made to  
hire the new HICAP manager, MPA report to FHS went well, County transition to Legistar  
platform is complete as of 10/1. Annie Gant will enter all ACOA agendas and minutes as of 1/1.  
10:30 President's Report- Jill Kleiner  
10/8/2024 “California for All” day in Sacramento – slots available for virtual attendance.  
Brown Act training is only required once, at the beginning of your appointment. Annual reports  
due on November 15 to AAA Staff. ACOA training planned for 2025. Consider having an  
ACOA planning session in early 2025 to determine what the ACOA wants to accomplish in  
2025.  
10:45 Break  
10:55 Committee and Workgroup Reports: Chairs  
Membership & Nominating- Julie Ortega/Logan Robertson  
Logan reported that a full slate of candidates will be presented at the October ACOA meeting.  
Three members resigned: Michael Rigsby & Antonio Shelly – missed 4 meetings, Jarrod Bolliger  
moving out of state  
A prospective Martinez rep is working through the appointment process  
Planning- Candace Evans  
Jim Donnelly reported that a follow up presentation to focus group in Bay Point will be held in  
December. By June 2025, the Committee intends to have 3 more presentations  
Discussion about Mobile Health Van services  
Health & Elder Abuse Prevention- Terri Tobey/Michael Wener  
Mike Wener reported the speaker at next meeting is Kelly Miller from SHARE  
Housing- Kevin Donovan  
The committee discussed the Bay Area Affordable Housing pipeline report and the only 2,513  
affordable homes in the pipeline.  
Feature presentations: Health, Housing and Homeless Services team (H3) and the Contra Costa  
Housing Authority  
Legislative- Shirley Krohn  
Steve Lipson reported California Senior Legislature - 23 proposals will be reduced to 10 at end  
of October. SP6 to revise the Brown Act and another proposal bill regarding older adult  
education programs are being considered.  
Technology- Steve Lipson  
The committee discussed AI, older adults education, and lining up speakers for the new year.  
Transportation- Jim Donnelly  
At October 15 meeting, Linde Johnson, CCTA will discuss of autonomous shuttles (Bishop  
Ranch, Rossmoor, Martinez)  
Survey sent to accessible transportation providers re: What did COVID do to you?  
The committee will prepare a white paper of the results.  
11:15 Finalize Committee/Workgroup Number of Seats & Members  
Health, Change Dennis Yee from Alternate to Member  
Housing, Add Uche Uwahemu as a member  
Legislative (no change)  
Technology, Change Denise Kalm to Alternate  
Transportation, Add Denise Kalm as a member, add Rikki Juster is an alternate  
Executive, Add Shirley Krohn as a member  
Membership/Nominating (no change)  
Planning (no change)  
Assignments will be revisited at the beginning of January 2025. Updated list to be provided at  
October ACOA meeting.  
Committee Assignments  
EX10.2.24CommAssign  
Attachments:  
11:30 Discuss ACOA Member Feedback on Revised Bylaws  
No comments received.  
Approval of Bylaws to be presented to Board of Supervisors will be placed on ACOA consent  
agenda for the October 16th General meeting.  
11:45 Consent Items:  
Approve Leave of Absence– Lorna Van Ackeren September 18, 2024-September 19, 2024  
Approve Alan Goldhammer for Member at Large seat #4  
Approve Leave of Absence- Terri Tobey October 1, 2024-October 31, 2024  
Motion:  
Second:  
Donnelly  
Wener  
Aye:  
Donnelly, Donovan, Kleiner, Lipson, Ortega, Wener, and  
Robertson  
Absent:  
Result:  
Evans, and Krohn  
Passed  
11:50 Public Comment  
11:57 ACOA Upcoming General Meeting Presentation:  
October 16th, Elder Abuse Presentation by Mary Blumberg, Esq., Deputy District Attorney  
Contra Costa County  
Next Executive Committee Meeting:  
Next meeting, December 4, 2024, 10-12  
11:57 Adjourn  
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