FINANCE COMMITTEE
***RECORD OF ACTION***
  August 16, 2017
9:00 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
 
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee
 
Present: Chair Karen Mitchoff  
  Vice Chair John Gioia  
Staff Present: Timothy Ewell, County Administrator's Office; John Kopchik, Director of Conservation and Development; Ali Saidi, Deputy Public Defender
Attendees: Dan Safran, Judy Weatherly, Robert Lane, Debra Bernstein, Renee Zeimer, Azucena Virgen, Blanca Colin, William Colin, Guadalupe Alaniz, Cristina Hernandez, Gabi Rivas, Mariana Moore, Maria Dolores Ramos, Olivia Rivera, Benjamin Estrada, Arturo Fernandez
 
               
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).
 
  There were no comments from the Public on any items not on the agenda.
 
3. Staff recommends approval of the Record of Action for the June 26, 2017 meeting.   
 
  The Record of Action for the June 26, 2017 meeting was approved as recommended.
 
  Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia 
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
4. ACCEPT report on the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) regarding short-term rentals such as Airbnb and consider any additional information requests of staff and a potential recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.   
 
  John Kopchik, Director of the Department of Conservation and Development presented the Committee with the report.  Following the report, the Committee directed staff to combine the report with a scheduled Board of Supervisors discussion item regarding TOT for the September 19, 2017 Board meeting.
 
  Vice Chair John Gioia, Chair Karen Mitchoff 
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
5. Accept report, and DIRECT staff regarding next steps.   
 
  Ali Saidi presented the Committee with the Stand Together CoCo report.  The Committee directed staff to forward the report to the full Board of Supervisors for discussion at the September 19, 2017 meeting of the Board of Supervisors (BOS).  The Finance Committee supported the proposal as presented with the condition that all proposed matching funds are secured by the Public Defender's Office from private donors and, directed the Public Defender to attend the September 19, 2017 BOS meeting.
 
  Vice Chair John Gioia, Chair Karen Mitchoff 
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
6.
The next meeting is currently scheduled for September 25, 2017.
 
7. Adjourn
 
 
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For Additional Information Contact:

Lisa Driscoll, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1021, Fax (925) 646-1353
lisa.driscoll@cao.cccounty.us