CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Equity Committee  
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Chair  
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair  
Monday, April 15, 2024  
10:30 AM  
11780 San Pablo Ave. Ste D, El Cerrito |  
190 East 4th Street, Pittsburg, CA |  
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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.  
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 from the March 18, 2024  
meeting of the Equity Committee, with any necessary corrections.  
1.  
Attachments:  
INTERVIEW candidates Nikki Lopez for Disability Seat, DeVonn Powers for  
Business Member Seat, Lauren Traylor for Community Member Seat #2, and  
Lynette Hart for Community Member Seat #4 on the Advisory Council on Equal  
Employment Opportunity, as recommended by the County’s Equal Employment  
Opportunity (EEO) Officer.  
2.  
Attachments:  
ACCEPT a report from the W. Haywood Burns Institute on the progress and  
activities of the County’s Racial Justice Oversight Body in 2023.  
3.  
Attachments:  
RECEIVE updates on the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub  
Feasibility Study process  
4.  
5.  
Attachments:  
RECEIVE updates from the Co-Directors of the Office of Racial Equity and  
Social Justice, including the stipend policy for the Lived Experience Advisory  
Board proposal and ORESJ current projects  
Attachments:  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024.  
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 reports related to items on the agenda are  
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: ORESJ Co-Directors Peter Kim (peter.kim@oresj.cccounty.us) or Kendra  
Carr (kendra.carr@oresj.cccounty.us).