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FINANCE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	03/29/2021
Subject: Selection of Members for the Measure X Community Advisory Board
Submitted For:	FINANCE COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	D.4 2/2/2021
Referral Name:	Measure X Community Advisory Board
Presenter:	Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director	Contact:	Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director 925-655-2047

Information

Referral History:

The voters passed Measure X, a ½ cent sales tax levied countywide (exempting food sales), in November 2020. Collection of the sales tax will begin in April 2021 and will be available for distribution in FY 2021-22.

On February 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a 17-member Community Advisory Board to recommend funding priorities of annual revenue received under Measure X funds, directed the County Administrator to return to the Board of Supervisors by February 9, 2021 with a process to move forward in soliciting applications and seating members on the Community Advisory Board, and further directed that the Advisory Board be a Brown Act body that is staff by the County Administrator's Office.

On February 9, 2021, the Board of Supervisors clarified the composition and eligibility issues related to seats on the Advisory Board, adopted a process to recruit and appoint members of the Measure X Community Advisory Board, and referred the item to the Finance Committee.

The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors has solicited applications to fill the 17-member Advisory Board through a single recruitment process. Applications shall be referred to each County Supervisor to select three nominees to serve on the Advisory Board (two nominees plus one stand-by nominee). Supervisorial District nominees will be transmitted to the Finance Committee along with all remaining applications for appointment. The Finance Committee shall review the Supervisorial District nominations and select nominees for the remaining seven (7) At-Large seats considering the goals identified by the Board. In the case where the same nominee is selected for a Supervisorial District appointment by multiple Supervisors, the Finance Committee shall take into consideration the stand-by nominees recommended by those Supervisors in resolving the conflict and making a final recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The Finance Committee shall ultimately make every effort to ensure that there is representation from the broadest cross-section of stakeholders as directed by the Board as well as geographic, racial and ethnic representation reflecting the County’s diversity.

On February 11, 2021, the County issued a media release for application with a deadline of 5:00 PM on March 11, 2021. Candidate interviews were to take place during the month of March and the Board of Supervisors plans to make final appointments in late March or April 2021.

On March 1, the Finance Committee convened and reviewed a draft set of bylaws for the Measure X Community Advisory Board that incorporated the membership and eligibility terms that the Board of Supervisors approved on February 2nd and amended on February 9th. The Finance Committee discussed the bylaws, took public comment, and provided staff direction regarding modifications. The bylaws were adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 9.

On March 12, the Clerk of the Board forwarded all eligible applications to all Board members for selection of three nominees (two nominees plus one stand-by nominee). The Clerk of the Board also provided summary documents. A summary of all applicants sorted by District, then city, then name is attached.

Board members forwarded their nominees to Finance Committee staff for inclusion in this Finance Committee packet.

At the March 29, meeting of the Finance Committee, the Committee shall invite each applicant wishing to make a public comment regarding their qualifications to do so. The Committee may ask follow-up questions. At the conclusion of the comment period, the Committee will deliberate and make final nominations. If the Committee should not complete the process by noon, they will reconvene on April 5.

Referral Update:

The Board nominees (two nominees plus one stand-by appointment) are:

District I: Brenda (BK) Williams (Richmond), Edith Pastrano (Richmond), alternate - Cathy Hanville (El Cerrito)
District II: Kathryn Chiverton (Alamo), Jim Cervantes (Lafayette), alternate - Donna Colombo (Walnut Creek)
District III: Odessa LeFrancois (Antioch), Kevin Romick (Oakley), alternate - Sandro Trujillo (Antioch)
District IV: Dr. Michelle Hernandez (Concord), Sharon Quesada Jenkins (Concord), alternate - Pello Walker (Concord)
District V: Michelle Stewart (Pittsburg), Ali Saidi (Pinole), alternate - Gigi Crowder (Antioch)

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER applicants and make selection for appointment to the Measure X Advisory Board.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

Administrative action with no specific fiscal impact at this time. Once the Community Advisory Board is formed and begins to meet, staff time will need to be allocated to the work of the board for the third and fourth quarters of FY 2020/21.

Attachments
Measure X Community Advisory Board Applicants (sored by Name)