CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
309 Diablo Rd., Danville | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito  
AGENDA  
Monday, June 9, 2025  
10:30 AM  
Family and Human Services Committee  
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair  
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair  
code: 382517  
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).  
RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the May 12, 2025 Family and  
Human Services Committee (FHS) meeting. (Danielle Fokkema, Sr. Deputy  
County Administrator)  
3.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of  
Khulood Jamil to the Discretionary Representative #3 - Central South seat and  
Sara Guillermo to the Child Care Consumer #3 - Central South seat, and the  
reappointment of Crystal McClendon Gourdine to the Community Representative  
#1 - West County seat and Pamm Shaw to the Child Care Consumer #2 - Central  
South seat on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and  
Education (LPC), as recommended by the Contra Costa County Office of  
Education. (Monica Joseph, LPC Staff)  
4.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the reappointment of  
Devlyn Sewell to Private/Non-Profit Seat #5, Karen Coleman to Private  
Non-Profit Seat #2, Jessica Cisneros to Low-Income Seat #5, Nicola Lopez to  
Low Income Seat #1, Desire Medlen to Low Income Seat #3, Karanbir Bal to  
Private/Non-Profit Seat #3, and Monisha Merchant to Private/Non-Profit Seat #4,  
and appoint Christian Dean to Private/Non-Profit Alternate Seat #1, all with terms  
ending June 30, 2027, on the Economic Opportunity Council. (Christina  
Castle-Barber, EOC Staff)  
5.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting the Employment and Human Services Department's 2025  
Annual Report on Anti-Human Trafficking efforts in Contra Costa County, and  
FORWARD to the Board of Supervisors for their information. (Kimberly Baker,  
CSEC Services Program Manager; Corinna Espino, CSEC Services Program  
Coordinator; Mélody Saint-Saëns, Alliance to End Abuse Division Manager;  
Katrina Natale, Director of Contra Costa Human Trafficking Taskforce, Contra  
Costa District Attorney’s Office)  
6.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting the report from the Health Services Department on Healthy  
Options at Point of Sale (HOPS) in Contra Costa and directing staff to forward the  
report to the Board of Supervisors for discussion, as recommended by the Health  
Services Department. (Dr. Sefanit Mekuria, Director Public Health and Kristian  
Lucas, Director of Environmental Health)  
7.  
Attachments:  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for July 14, 2025.  
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  
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 Additional Information Contact: Danielle Fokkema (925) 655-2047