FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE

SPECIAL MEETING
October 29, 2020
1:00 P.M.

The Public may observe and participate in the virtual Zoom meeting by using this link:
https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/96914605233

OR
Calling in using this phone number and Meeting ID code:
1-888-278-0254
Meeting ID: 786066
 

Supervisor John Gioia, 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.   RECEIVE and APPROVE the draft Record of Action for the September 28, 2020 Family & Human Services Committee Meeting.
 
4.   CONSIDER making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on the following advisory body appointments, re-appointments or vacancies: 
 
a.   CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment to the Council for Homelessness, for two year terms, of:
  • Iman Novin of Walnut Creek to the Affordable Housing Developer seat;
  • Margaret Schlitz of Richmond to the Behavioral Health seat;
  • Teri House of Antioch to the City Government seat;
  • Jo Bruno of Antioch to the Consumer seat;
  • Alejandra Chamberlain of Pleasant Hill to the Education Vocational Training seat;
  • Gabriel Lemus of Martinez to the Emergency Solutions Grant seat:
  • Linea Altman of Concord to the Healthcare Provider seat;
  • Deanna Pearn of Pleasant Hill to the Homeless Service Provider seat;
  • Manjit Sappal of Martinez to the Public Safety #1 seat;
  • Misaki Hiriyama of Martinez to the Veteran Administration seat;
  • Maureen Nelson to the Workforce Development seat; and
  • Renee Hendrick of Crockett to the Youth representative seat.
  (Jaime Jennett, Homeless Continuum of Care Planning and Policy Manager)
 
5.   CONSIDER accepting the report and direct staff to continue to provide updates on implementation of the ordinance as part of staff’s annual report on the County’s Secondhand Smoke Protections Ordinance, and

CONSIDER directing the Public Health Division to study the impacts of second-hand smoke exposure in close-proximity housing, such as mobile home parks, and return to the Committee with recommendation for enhanced protections within 6 months.  (Daniel Peddycord, Public Health Director)
 
6.   CONSIDER accepting report on the on the implementation of the tobacco retailer licensing and businesses zoning ordinances and return next year with an update, and

CONSIDER directing Public Health staff to track efforts by the tobacco industry to reverse the protections provided in SB 793, and to keep the Committee informed.  (Daniel Peddycord, Public Health Director)
 
7.   CONSIDER accepting report from the Employment and Human Services Department on youth housing, employment, education and well-being services and the Independent Living Skills Program; and continue to support the Children and Family Services Bureau and its efforts to serve foster youth in the ILSP program.  (Don Graves, Employment and Human Services Department)
 
8.   CONSIDER accepting the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the foster care Continuum of Care Reform implementation efforts and other challenges for the department including those caused by the COVID pandemic. (Kathy Gallagher, Employment and Human Services Director)
 
9. The next meeting of the Family and Human Services Committee is scheduled to be held virtually on November 23, 2020 at 9:00 AM.
 
10. Adjourn
 
The Family & Human Services Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Family & Human Services Committee 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 Family & Human Services Committee 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:

Dennis Bozanich, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 655-2050, Fax (925) 655-2066
Dennis.Bozanich@cao.cccounty.us