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PUBLIC PROTECTION
COMMITTEE
*** SPECIAL MEETING***
August 15, 2016
12:00 P.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
Supervisor Candace Andersen, 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
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. APPROVE Record of Action from the June 27, 2016 meeting. (Page 3)
4. CONSIDER recommending nominations to the Racial Justice Task Force to the Board of Supervisors for
appointment, consider approving request of the Superior Court to make the Superior Court designee seat a
non-voting member of the Task Force and provide any additional direction to staff. (Timothy Ewell,
Committee Staff) (Page 6)
5. The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, September 26, 2016 at 9:00 AM.
6. Adjourn
The Public Protection Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Public
Protection 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 Public Protection Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 651 Pine
Street, 10th floor, 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.
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE 3.
Meeting Date:08/15/2016
Subject:RECORD OF ACTION - June 27, 2016
Submitted For: PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: RECORD OF ACTION - June 27, 2016
Presenter: Timothy Ewell, Committee Staff Contact: Timothy Ewell, (925) 335-1036
Referral History:
County Ordinance requires that each County body keep a record of its meetings. Though the
record need not be verbatim, it must accurately reflect the agenda and the decisions made in the
meeting.
Referral Update:
Attached for the Committee's consideration is the Record of Action for its June 27, 2016 meeting.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
APPROVE Record of Action from the June 27, 2016 meeting.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
No fiscal impart. This item is informational only.
Attachments
Record of Action - June 2016
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PUBLIC PROTECTION
COMMITTEE
June 27, 2016
9:00 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
Supervisor Candace Andersen, 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: Candace Andersen, Chair
John Gioia, Vice Chair
Staff Present:Timothy Ewell, Committee Staff
1.Introductions
Convene - 9:01 AM
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this
agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
No public comment.
3.APPROVE Record of Action from the May 23, 2016 meeting.
Approved as presented.
Chair Candace Andersen, Vice Chair John Gioia
AYE: Chair Candace Andersen, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
4.1. CONSIDER interviewing applicants for seats on the five Community Based
Organization representative seats, the one Mental Health representative seat and the one
Public Member - At Large seat; and,
2. RECOMMEND applicants for the seats identified above the the Board of Supervisors
for consideration; and,
3. PROVIDE any additional direction to staff regarding the Disproportionate Minority
Contact Task Force.
Approved as presented with the following direction to staff:
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Approved as presented with the following direction to staff:
1. Recommend appointment of the following individuals to the Board of Supervisors:
CBO seat 1: Stephanie Medley (RYSE, AB109 CAB) (District I)
CBO seat 2: Donnell Jones (CCISCO) (District I)
CBO seat 3: Edith Fajardo (ACCE Institute) (District IV)
CBO seat 4: My Christian (CCISCO) (District III)
CBO seat 5: Dennisha Marsh (First Five CCC; City of Pittsburg Community
Advisory Council) (District V)
Mental Health: Christine Gerchow, PhD. (Psychologist, Juvenile
Hall-Martinez) (District IV)
Public (At-Large): Harlan Grossman (Past Chair AB 109 CAB, GARE
participant) (District II)
2. Schedule a special meeting for early-August to discuss appointment
recommendations for remaining seats on the Task Force prior to bringing to the
Board of Supervisors.
3. Retitle the Task Force from the "Disproportionate Minority Contact Task Force"
to the "Racial Justice Task Force".
Vice Chair John Gioia, Chair Candace Andersen
AYE: Chair Candace Andersen, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
5.The next meeting is currently scheduled for August 22, 2016 at 9:00 am.
6.Adjourn
Adjourned - 10:39 AM
The Public Protection Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Public Protection
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 Public Protection Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street,
10th floor, 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:
Timothy Ewell, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1036, Fax (925) 646-1353
timothy.ewell@cao.cccounty.us
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PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE 4.
Meeting Date:08/15/2016
Subject:CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RACIAL JUSTICE COALITION
Submitted For: PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RACIAL JUSTICE COALITION
Presenter: Timothy Ewell Contact: Timothy Ewell, 925-335-1036
Referral History:
On April 7, 2015, the Board of Supervisors received a letter from the Contra Costa County Racial
Justice Coalition requesting review of topics within the local criminal justice system. The Public
Protection Committee (PPC) generally hears all matters related to public safety within the County.
On July 6, 2015, the Committee initiated discussion regarding this referral and directed staff to
research certain items identified in the Coalition's letter to the Board of Supervisors and return to
the Committee in September 2015.
On September 14, 2015, the Committee received a comprehensive report from staff on current
data related to race in the Contra Costa County criminal justice system, information regarding the
County's Workplace Diversity Training and information regarding diversity and implicit bias
trainings and presentations from across the country.
On December 14, 2015, the Committee received an update from the Public Defender, District
Attorney and Probation Department on how best to proceed with an update to the
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) report completed in 2008. At that time, the concept of
establishing a new task force was discussed. The Committee directed the three departments above
to provide a written project scope and task force composition to the Committee for final review.
At the November 9, 2015 meeting, the Committee received a brief presentation reintroducing the referral and
providing an update on how the DMC report compares with the statistical data presented at the September meeting.
Following discussion, the Committee directed staff to return in December 2015 following discussions between the
County Probation Officer, District Attorney and Public Defender with thoughts about how to approach a new DMC
initiative in the County.
On April 12, 2016, the Board of Supervisors accepted a report and related recommendations from the Committee
resulting in the formation of a 17-member Disproportionate Minority Contact Task Force composed of the
following:
County Probation Officer
Public Defender
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District Attorney
Sheriff-Coroner
Health Services Director
Superior Court representative
County Police Chief’s Association representative
Mount Diablo Unified School District representative
Antioch Unified School District representative
West Contra Costa Unified School District representative
(5) Community-based organization (CBO) representatives (at least 1 representative from
each region of the County and at least one representative from the faith and family
community)
Mental Health representative (not a County employee)
Public Member – At Large
Subsequently, a 7-week recruitment process was initiated to fill the (5) CBO representative seats, the (1) Mental
Health representative seat and the (1) Public Member - At Large seat. The deadline for submissions was June 15,
2016 and the County received a total of 28 applications.
On June 27, 2016, the PPC met to consider making appointments to the (5) CBO representative seats, the (1)
Mental Health representative seat and the (1) Public Member - At Large seat. The PPC nominated to following
individuals to be considered by the full Board of Supervisors:
CBO seat 1: Stephanie Medley (RYSE, AB109 CAB) (District I)1.
CBO seat 2: Donnell Jones (CCISCO) (District I)2.
CBO seat 3: Edith Fajardo (ACCE Institute) (District IV)3.
CBO seat 4: My Christian (CCISCO) (District III)4.
CBO seat 5: Dennisha Marsh (First Five CCC; City of Pittsburg Community Advisory
Council) (District V)
5.
Mental Health: Christine Gerchow, PhD. (Psychologist, Juvenile Hall-Martinez) (District
IV)
6.
Public (At-Large): Harlan Grossman (Past Chair AB 109 CAB, GARE participant )
(District II)
7.
At the conclusion of the of the meeting, the PPC directed staff to set a special meeting for early August to consider
the final composition of the entire (17) seventeen member Task Force once all names were received from county
departments, school districts, etc.
Referral Update:
Today's agenda item includes the proposed composition of the Racial Justice Task Force for final
consideration by the PPC. In addition, the Superior Court has requested that the Superior Court
designee seat on the Task Force be a non-voting member.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
1. CONSIDER recommending nominations to the Racial Justice Task Force to the Board of
Supervisors for appointment; and,
2. CONSIDER request of the Superior Court to make the Superior Court designee seat a
non-voting member of the Task Force; and,
3. PROVIDE any additional direction to staff regarding the Racial Justice Task Force.
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Fiscal Impact (if any):
No fiscal impact.
Attachments
Proposed Racial Justice Task Force Composition
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Contra Costa Countyas of 8/11/2016Member SeatName Title/Affiliation1. County Probation OfficerTodd BilleciCounty Probation Officer2. Public DefenderRobin LipetzkyPublic Defender3. District AttorneyTom KensokAssistant District Attorney4. Sheriff‐CoronerJohn LowdenCaptain, Sheriff's Office5. Health Services DirectorDr. William Walker Health Services Director6. Superior Court Designee*Magda LopezDirector of Court Programs and Services7.County Police Chief’s Association representativeBisa FrenchCaptain, Richmond Police Department8.Mount Diablo Unified School District representativeDebra MasonMDUSD Board Member9.Antioch Unified School District representativeBob SanchezAUSD Director of Student Support Services10.West Contra Costa Unified School District representativeMarcus WaltonWCCUSD Communications Director11. CBO seat 1Stephanie Medley RYSE; AB109 CAB; District I resident12. CBO seat 2Donnell JonesCCISCO; District I resident13. CBO seat 3Edith FajardoACCE Institute; District IV resident14. CBO seat 4My ChristianCCISCO; District III resident15. CBO seat 5Dennisha MarshFirst Five CCC; City of Pittsburg Community Advisory Council; District V resident16. Mental Health representative Christine Gerchow, PhD. Psychologist, Juvenile Hall‐Martinez; District IV resident17. Public Member – At Large Harlan GrossmanPast Chair AB 109 CAB; GARE participant; District II resident* Superior Court has requested this seat be non‐voting member of the Committee.Racial Justice Task Force, Proposed CompositionPage 9 of 9