AGENDA - PUBLISHED  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Mental Health  
Commission  
Wednesday, May 1, 2024  
4:30 PM  
1025 Escobar Street, Martinez  
Meeting number: 543 777 6481 | Call in:  
1 669 900 6833 | Access code: 543 777  
6481  
The Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend the  
Committee 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 Street, Martinez, during normal business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are  
agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.  
For Additional Information Contact: Angela Beck, MHC Executive Asst. @ 925/313-9553  
I.  
Call to order, Roll Call and Introductions  
II.  
Public comments on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers  
may be limited to two minutes).  
In accordance with the Brown Act, if a member of the public addresses an item not on the agenda, no  
response, discussion, or action on the item will occur, except for the purpose of clarification.  
III.  
IV.  
Commissioner comments on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
Chair Comments and Announcements  
* Mental Health Commission Training & Orientation scheduled for June 5th (3:00pm)  
V.  
APPROVE the April 3, 2024 Mental Health Commission (MHC) Meeting Minutes  
RECEIVE Presentation from Athenian School Student, Eme Williams, author of  
"The Art of Mindfulness"  
VI.  
Attachments:  
RECEIVE Presentation on the Continuum of Care in the Community and the  
model of care at Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital, SF by Dr. Daniel Becker,  
MD, Vice Chair of Adults Services, UCSF  
VII.  
Attachments:  
VIII. UPDATE on Proposition 1 and the MHC changes effective January 1, 2025  
IX.  
X.  
UPDATE on the presentation to the Board of Supervisors (BoS) in May on Mental Health Awareness  
Month  
RECEIVE 2024 MHC Committee Goals/Action Items  
* Justice Systems Committee – Cmsr. Tavane Payne (Interim Chair)  
* MHC Finance Committee – Cmsr. Tavane Payne  
* Quality of Care Committee – Cmsr. Barbara Serwin  
VOTE on 2024 MHC revised By-Laws edited by County Counsel  
XI.  
Attachments:  
VOTE for Vice Chair ~ Nominees:  
* Commissioner Tavane Payne  
* Commissioner Rhiannon Shires  
XII.  
Attachments:  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for Wednesday, June 5th @ 4:30pm.  
XIII. ADJOURN