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MEASURE X COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BOARD

December 8, 2021
3:30 P.M.
1025 Escobar St., Martinez

Mariana Moore, Chair

BK Williams, Vice Chair

Agenda Items:

Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee

Present:	Mariana Moore, Chair; BK Williams, Vice Chair; Edith Pastrano; Kathryn Chiverton; Jim Cervantes; Dr. Michelle Hernandez; Sharon Quezada Jenkins; Michelle Stewart; Ali Saidi; Jerry Short; Debbie Toth; Sandra Wall; Pello Walker; Gigi Crowder; Genoveva Calloway; Diana Honig; Lindy Lavender; Steven Bliss; Roxanne Carillo Garza
Absent:	Odessa LeFrancois; David Cruise; Kimberly Aceves-Iniquez; Ruth Fernandez; Susun Kim; Sandro Trujillo; Melissa Stafford Jones; Peter Benson
Staff Present:	Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director; Laura Strobel, Senior Deputy County Administrator; Enid Mendoza, Senior Deputy County Administrator


1.				Roll Call
				Staff provided instruction for access to English live transcription (automated closed captioning), and live simultaneous Spanish and American Sign Language interpretration, and then conducted roll call. For voting purposes, At-Large Alternates Diana Honig, Genoveva Calloway, and Lindy Lavender replaced absent At-Large members. There were approximately 33 participants.

2.				Staff recommends MXCAB receive the Record of Action for the October 6, 2021 meeting.
				The record of action was accepted with a correction to the spelling of Diana Honig's name.
				Attachments:
				Record of Action MXCAB 10-6-21


3.				DISCUSS the Measure X funding allocations made by Board of Supervisors on November 16, 2021, and the process used by the county to develop the allocations proposal (Mariana Moore, Chair)
				Chair Moore reported to the MXCAB the process used for Measure X funding recommendations made to the full Board of Supervisors on November 16, 2021. Several MXCAB members made comments and asked questions regarding what funding was still available to the Board for distribution. Public comments were asked for and received by two individuals.

4.				DISCUSS discussion and outcomes from December 6, 2021, Finance Committee meeting (Mariana Moore, Chair)
				Chair Moore pointed out that this agenda item was covered during the previous item's discussion. There were no additional comments from the MXCAB nor the public.

5.				DISCUSS possible recommendations from MXCAB to the Board of Supervisors regarding aligning MXCAB and Board of Supervisors roles, expectations, and processes going forward (Mariana Moore, Chair)
				Chair Moore introduced the topic. Several MXCAB members discussed how they felt about the Board of Supervisors' actions on November 16. Members of the public spoke as well. Chair Moore made a motion to send a written letter to the Board of Supervisors regarding the MXCAB's position on the topic. The motion was seconded by District II Appointee, Jim Cervantes. There was discussion on the topic including public comment. The Motion passed 12-0.

6.				DISCUSS process and timeline for working with consultant to create 2021 Community Needs Assessment written report (Mariana Moore, Chair)
				Chair Moore introduced the topic and asked staff what action had been taken. Staff reported that the allocation was approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 16, and that no other action had been taken. MXCAB members made comments regarding process and supported the idea of using the next MXCAB meeting to further discuss this topic. There were no comments from the public.

7.				DISCUSS process and timeline for evaluating outcomes and impacts of Measure X funding allocations (Mariana Moore, Chair)
				Chair Moore introduced the topic. There were no comments from the public.

8.				Receive public comments.
				There were no public comments for items not on the agenda. The attached written public comment was received after the agenda was published.
				Attachments:
				PUblic Comment - Alliance


9.				Adjourn
				The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:40 PM.

The Measure X Community Advisory Board will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Measure X 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 Measure X Community Advsory Board less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar St., 4th Floor, Martinez, during normal business hours.

Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.

For Additional Information Contact:

Lisa Driscoll, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 655-2047
lisa.driscoll@cao.cccounty.us