FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE

  February 28, 2022
9:00 A.M.

To slow the spread of COVID-19, in lieu of a public gathering, the meeting will be accessible via Zoom to all members of the public as permitted by Government Code section 54953(e).

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Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Vice Chair
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee
             
1. Introductions
 
2. Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
 
3.   RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Sharon Sakai-Miller to the At-Large Seat #20 and Dale Harrington to the At-Large Seat #13 on the Contra Costa Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) with terms expiring September 30, 2022, and the appointments of George Lee and Mike Awadall to Alternate At-Large seats on the ACOA with terms expiring September 30, 2023, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Department.
 
4.   RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of the following individuals to the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education seat as follows with terms expiring April 30, 2022: Silvana Mosca-Carreon, Child Care Provider 1 – West County; Brenda Brown, Child Care Provider 2 – Central/South County; Jacqueline Smith, Child Care Provider 3 - Central/South County; Crystal McClendon-Gourdine, Community 1 – West County; Stacey Norman, Community 2 - Central/South County; Phelicia Lang, Community 4 – East County; Laura Rodriguez, Discretionary 4 – West County; John Moon, Public Agency 3 - Central/South County; and appoint the following individuals to the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education with terms expiring on April 30, 2024: Rachel Fogelman, Public Agency 4 – East County; Amy Mockoski, Discretionary 2 – Central/South County, as recommended by the County Office of Education. 
 
5.   RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Martha Carter to the Member At-Large Seat 6 and Nicolette Schumacher to the Member At-Large Alternate 3 on the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board with terms expiring on June 30, 2025, as recommended by the Health Services Department.
 
6.   ACCEPT the 2021 Needle Exchange Update report and DIRECT staff to forward the report to the Board of Supervisors for their information, as recommended by the Health Services Department.
 
7.   ACCEPT the 2021 Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 reports from the Council on Homelessness, and DIRECT staff to forward the reports to the Board of Supervisors for acceptance, as recommended by the Health Services Department.
 
8.   ACCEPT status report on fiscal administration for the Commission for Women and Girls and CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors approval of the attached amended Commission bylaws.  (Julie Enea and Monica Carlisle, County Administrator's Office)
 
9.   CONSIDER accepting the Health Services Department Public Health Division reports on Family and Human Services Referral Nos. 118 Policy Options for Protecting Youth from Tobacco Influences in the Retail Environment and 82 Secondhand Smoke Protections Ordinance, and directing staff to forward the reports to the Board of Supervisors for their information. (Cedrita Claiborne, Community Wellness & Prevention Director)
 
10. The next meeting is currently scheduled for March 28, 2022.
 
11. Adjourn
 
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For Additional Information Contact:

Enid Mendoza, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 655-2051
Enid.Mendoza@cao.cccounty.us