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MEASURE X COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BOARD

  July 28, 2021
5:00 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; Odessa LeFrancois; David Cruise; Dr. Michelle Hernandez; Sharon Quezada Jenkins; Ali Saidi; Jerry Short; Kimberly Aceves-Iniquez; Ruth Fernandez; Debbie Toth; Sandra Wall; Susun Kim; Cathy Hanville; Pello Walker; Gigi Crowder; Melissa Stafford Jones; Diana Honig; Steven Bliss
Absent: Michelle Stewart; Sandro Trujillo; Geneveva Calloway; Lindy Lavender; Peter Benson
Staff Present: Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director; 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 ASL interpretation, and then conducted roll call.  There were approximately 99 participants.
             
2. Accept attached written public comments.
  There were no verbal public comments for items not on the agenda.
  Attachments:
  Public Comments - Climate Equity
  Public Comments - Climate
  Public Comments - Environment 1
  Public Comments - Environment 2
  Public Comments - Transportation 1
  Public Comments - Transportation 2
  Public Comments - Transportation 3
  Public Comments - Transportation 4
  Public Comments - Transportation 5
 
             
3. Staff recommends MXCAB receive the Record of Action for the July 21, 2021 meeting.
  The Record of Action was accepted as presented.
  Attachments:
  Record of Action MXCAB 7-21-21
 
             
4. RECEIVE presentations on the topics of libraries, arts & culture, and agriculture.
  Mariana Moore introduced the topics for discussion.  Presentations were provided and the following individuals shared their insight and experiences: Alison McKee, County Librarian; Antonio Medrano, CCC Library Commissioner; Jenny Balisle and Ben Miyaji, Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa; Silvia Ledezma, Vice Chair AC5, Arts-in-Corrections:  County Jail Project; Tony Tamayo, artist, advocate, Poetry Out Loud and ABOUTFACE Technical Assistant; Naina Shastri, Founder/Artistic Director at Ushanjali School of Dance, San Ramon Social Justice Collective; Donte Clark, Poetry Out Loud Coordinator; Ruthie Dineen, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts; Marva Reed, Art of the African Diaspora Curator
Sheila McKinney, Local Arts and Cultural Organizations grantee RYSE, youth artist performance; CieraJevae Gordon, Local Arts and Cultural Organizations grantee RYSE, youth artist performance; Tara Malik, Local Arts and Cultural Organizations grantee RYSE, youth artist performance
Keertana Srekkumar, youth artist, advocate, student, San Ramon Youth Art Committee President/Founder; Dedan Ji JaJa, ABOUTFACE Veteran artist; Jose Arriaga, Assistant Agricultural Commissioner - Director of Weights and Measures; and Matthew Slattengren, Agricultural Commissioner - Director of Weights and Measures.

At approximately 6:48 PM the MXCAB took a 12 minute break. At the conclusion of the break members of the MXCAB made comments and asked questions.  At the conclusion of the MXCAB member comments, members of the public were offered an opportuity to speak and public comments were heard from 25 individuals in two different languages.
  Attachments:
  1 - Contra Costa County Library
  Library Measure X Proposal Background
  Library Strategic Plan
  Final Letter Packet
  2 - Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa
  Arts and Cultural Commission of Contra Costa - Supplemental Materials
  3 - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
  East Bay Center for the Performing Arts 2020 Annual Report
  4 - Agriculture - Weights and Measures
  Public Comments - Art 1
  Public Comments - Art 2
  Public Comment - Library 1
  Public Comment - Library 2
  Public Comment - Library 3
  Public Comment - Library 4
  Public Comment - Library 5
  Public Comment - Library 6
  Public Comment - Library 7
  Public Comment - Library 8
  Public Comment - Library 9
  Public Comment - Library 10
  Public Comment - Library 11
  Public Comment - Library 12
  Public Comment - Library 13
  Public Comment - Library 14
  Public Comment - Library 15
 
             
5. Discuss/modify attached plan for presenters.
  BK Williams introduced the topic for discussion and both BK Williams and Mariana Moore reviewed the current schedule of speakers, including the addition of a speaker from 350 Contra Costa.  MXCAB members discussed the need to schedule resident speakers.  At Large member Debbie Toth volunteered to work to schedule transit consumers.  There were no comments from the public on this item.
  Attachments:
  MXCAB Suggested Speakers - Revised 7-23-21
  MXCAB Flyer revised 7-23-2021
  MXCAB Spanish Flyer revised 7-23-2021
 
             
6. Accept attached updated tracking spreadsheet and list of potential funding buckets.
  Mariana Moore reminded the MXCAB that there had been a discussion of how sub-group discussions could take place while maintaining transparency and public access to decision makers, and asked staff to update the MXCAB on restrictions and recommendations.  Staff updated the group.  A discussion took place regarding the process for continued tracking and ranking of issues. BK Williams reminded the MXCAB of the spreadsheet that was prepared by Cathy Hanville for MXCAB use and other tools that had been distributed. At the conclusion of the MXCAB comments, Chair Moore said that a few more meetings would be scheduled within the current decision timeframe.  Those dates will be posted shortly.
  Attachments:
  Measure X Asks Spreadsheet Revised 7-23-21
  Buckets (Potential) Measure X
 
             
7. The next meeting is currently scheduled for August 4, 2021.
  There was no change to the next standing date and time.
             
8. Adjourn
  The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:10 PM.

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For Additional Information Contact:

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

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