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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES

COMMITTEE

RECORD OF ACTION FOR
February 24, 2020

Supervisor John Gioia, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Vice Chair

Present:	John Gioia, Chair
	Candace Andersen, Vice Chair

Introductions

Chair Gioia called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. All those in attendance introduced themselves.

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).

There were no requests to speak during general public comment.

RECEIVE and APPROVE the draft Record of Action for the November 13, 2019 Family & Human Services Committee meeting.

No public comment. Approved as presented.

AYE:	Chair John Gioia
	Vice Chair Candace Andersen

Attachments:

Draft Record of Action - November 13, 2019

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the reappointment of Wilson Cheng to Consumer Seat Under 60 - Seat 1 on the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee for a new four year term beginning in March 6, 2020 and ending March 2024, as recommended by the Committee.

No public comment. Approved as recommended.

AYE:	Chair John Gioia
	Vice Chair Candace Andersen

Attachments:

Reappointment Memo and Application

CONSIDER accepting a report and, if needed, provide direction to staff on Challenges for the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) with the recent "public charge" policy changes to the access of some immigrants to health care coverage and other public benefits.

A presentation on the report was made by Devorah Levine, Assistant Director - Policy & Planning for EHSD. Miriam Orantes, CCHS, mentioned that they were coordinating awareness messages for the community with EHSD. No public comment. Follow up: Committee members suggested community forums in the three regions of the county and the production of a bi-lingual "fact sheet" to provide all residents with information and to reduce the "chilling effect."

The committee accepted the report.

AYE:	Chair John Gioia
	Vice Chair Candace Andersen

Attachments:

Public Charge Update

Public Charge Update - PowerPoint

CONSIDER accepting a report on the role of members serving on the Family and Children's Trust (FACT) Committee and if needed, provide additional direction to staff.

Laura Malone and Jan Nelson, EHSD Staff to the FACT Committee presented an overview of the report and background on the issue. Carol Carrillo of the Child Abuse Prevention Council, and ex officio member of FACT, noted the need for common messaging on child abuse. Follow up: Staff will inform the FACT Committee that the discussion updated policies and procedures, as well as, unified messaging occurred at FHS Committee and were supported by the FHS Committee.

The FHS Committee accepted the report.

AYE:	Chair John Gioia
	Vice Chair Candace Andersen

Attachments:

FACT Report

APPROVE the proposed 2020 Committee meeting schedule and work plan, or provide direction to staff regarding any changes thereto.

Committee approved the draft schedule with continued review and directed staff to:

Move the May 25, 2020 meeting to May 18, 2020 at 2:00 PM due to the Memorial Day Holiday;
Move the MHSA funding report and discussion to the March 23, 2020 meeting;
Move the HIV Prevention Needle Exchange program report and the Cultural Plan Prospectus items to the April 27, 2020 meeting; and
Consider alternative dates for the August 24, 2020 committee meeting.

No public comment.

AYE:	Chair John Gioia
	Vice Chair Candace Andersen

Attachments:

Draft 2020 Committee Workplan

The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020.

Adjourn

Chair Gioia adjourned the meeting at 10:00 AM.

For Additional Information Contact:

Dennis Bozanich, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1037, Fax (925) 646-1353
Dennis.Bozanich@cao.cccounty.us