FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE

  October 30, 2017
10:30 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
 
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.   CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Denise Clarke to the Consumer 2 - Central/South seat, Phelicia Lang to the Community 4 - East County seat, and Edirle Menezes to the Public Agency 2 - Central/South seat on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education, as recommended by the County Office of Education. (Ruth Fernandez, LPC Coordinator/Manager)
 
4.   RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of LaMar Anderson to the At-large 2 seat on the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5), as recommended by AC5.
 
5.   RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Ed Benson to the Member At-large 3 seat, Jagjit Bhambra to the Member At-large 11 seat, and Steven Birnbaum to the Member At-large 19 seat on the Advisory Council on Aging, as recommended by the Council.
 
6.   ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the oversight and activities of the Community Services Bureau, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.  
 
7.   CONSIDER accepting the report from the Health Services Department addressing various mental health service issues and concerns raised by the Family and Human Services Committee, the Board of Supervisors, the Mental Health Commission's White Paper, the Civil Grand Jury, and members of the public.  (Matthew Luu, Deputy Director of Behavioral Health; Vern Wallace, Mental Health Program Chief)
 
8.   CONSIDER accepting the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on Children and Family Services funding and prevention services, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Department. (Kathy Gallagher, EHSD Director; Kathy Marsh, CFS Bureau Director; Emilia Gabriele, EHS Chief Financial Officer)
 
9. The next meeting is currently scheduled for November 13, 2017.
 
10. Adjourn
 
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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:

Enid Mendoza, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1039, Fax (925) 646-1353
enid.mendoza@cao.cccounty.us