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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD STANDING COMMITTEES - 07062023 - Equity Cte Agenda PktEQUITY COMMITTEE July 6, 2023 1:00 P.M. (NOTE TIME CHANGE ) District I Office 11780 San Pablo Avenue, Suite D El Cerrito, CA 94530 or District V Office 190 East 4th Street Pittsburg, CA 94565 The public may attend this meeting in person at either above location. The public may also attend this meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/3501763799 Or Telephone, dial: 1-888-278-0254 Conference code: 219464 Or Telephone, dial: USA 214-765-0478 USA 888-278-0254 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 219464 Find local AT&T Numbers SIP: 3501763799@zoomcrc.com E Supervisor Federal D. Glover, 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: Persons who wish to address the Equity Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the Equity Committee that are not on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. All public comments will be limited to two minutes. 3.RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the June 20, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee, with any necessary corrections. 4.RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the May 15, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee, with any necesssary corrections. 5.CONSIDER and PROVIDE a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on the matter of stipends for members of the ORESJ Co-Director Search Subcommittee. 6.PROVIDE direction to staff on a solicitation process for a feasibility study for the establishment of an African American Holistic Wellness Hub. 7.The next meeting is currently scheduled for July 17, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. 8.Adjourn Page 1 of 16 The Equity Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Equity 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 Equity Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar St., 4th Floor, Martinez CA, 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: Lara DeLaney, Staff Phone (925) 655-2057, Fax (925) 655-2066 Lara.DeLaney@cao.cccounty.us Page 2 of 16 EQUITY COMMITTEE 3. Meeting Date:07/06/2023   Subject:Record of Action for Equity Committee Submitted For: EQUITY COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.:   Referral Name: Record of Action  Presenter: L. DeLaney Contact: L. DeLaney, (925) 655-2057 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 discussions made in the meetings. Referral Update: Attached for the Committee's consideration is the draft Record of Action for its June 20, 2023 meeting.  Note that due to a technical difficulty, the action items for the June 20, 2023 meeting are being added to the July 6, 2023 agenda for reconsideration. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Record of Action for the June 20, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee, with any necessary corrections. Attachments DRAFT Record of Action Page 3 of 16 D R A F T EQUITY COMMITTEE RECORD OF ACTION FOR June 20, 2023   Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Chair Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair    Present: Federal D. Glover, Chair      John Gioia, Vice Chair    Staff Present:Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator, Interim staff to Committee  Attendees:See Attachment                   1.Introductions    Chair Glover convened the meeting at 1:00 p.m. Vice Chair Gioia introduced himself and noted that several interns in his office may be joining the meeting.   2.PUBLIC COMMENT: Persons who wish to address the Equity Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the Equity Committee that are not on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. All public comments will be limited to two minutes.    No public comment was offered to the Committee.   3.Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Record of Action for the May 15, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee, with any necessary corrections.       The Record of Action was approved as presented.    AYE: Chair Federal D. Glover   Vice Chair John Gioia  4.ACCEPT update and PROVIDE DIRECTION on the hiring process for the Co-Executive Directors for the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice.       The County's Human Resources Director, Ann Elliott, provided remarks to the Committee, noting that County staff were meeting with two subcommittees: Hiring and another one for Outreach. Dr. Kerby Lynch provided additional remarks about the design of the recruitment brochure, highlighting its accessibility to a wide range of candidates who would feel welcome to apply for the Co-Director positions, noting it does not look like the County's usual posting. Vice Chair Gioia commented that he appreciated the look of the brochure but requested the words "and social justice" be added to the first paragraph. Ms. Elliott noted the subcommittee would be meeting later in the day, and they would go Page 4 of 16 over the brochure again to ensure "equity" beyond racial equity, is incorporated. Vice Chair Gioia inquired about photo permission, which staff indicated they would ensure. The final job descriptions for the Co-Director positions were acknowledged by the Committee. Ms. Lynch expressed her appreciation for the great collaboration with County staff and leadership. She added that "community cafes" were being established in advance of the job posting, and the tentative timeline would be shared. Recruitment would begin in July with candidates tentatively as early as Sept. 19. There was no public comment. However, interim Committee staff was advised that callers were not able to join the meeting. Staff attempted to fix the technology problem and contacted IT support for assistance.   5.ACCEPT the report on the Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department equity efforts and provide input/direction as needed.       The County's Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Kristin Connelly, provided the Committee with a presentation, noting that equity was "at the heart of" their work. Vice Chair Gioia requested additional locations for early voting. He requested a commitment to implement this before the next election in 2024. Ms. Connelly indicated she would be pleased to bring forward a recommendation to the Board for a budget modification to accommodate that request and welcomed the opportunity. Chair Glover thanked her for her excellent presentation and her readiness to take appropriate action.   6.CONSIDER the matter of providing stipends to members of the Lived Experience Community Advisory Body and PROVIDE direction to staff.       Vice Chair Gioia provided comments indicating his support for this request for stipends, as the subcommittee was fulfilling an important role in the process and noted that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District was providing stipends as well for committee members with lived experience.Chair Glover concurred in the matter and noted he wanted to ensure they were "fair and just." The stipend proposal was presented by Dr. Kerby Lynch. Public comment from Mariana Moore was supportive of the proposal and requested the Equity Committee take a broad look at compensation of boards and commissions, noting Measure X Community Advisory Board in particular. Vice Chair Gioia noted Ms. Moore had raised a good point, pointing out the disparities in compensation. Public comment was also offered by Willie Robinson who supported equitable compensation. The Equity Committee directed staff to send this to the full Board for consideration of an allocation of funding to support the stipends for the subcommittee members involved in the Co-Director search process. CAO Nino inquired about who would sign-off on stipend authorization if approved by the Board, and Ms. Elliott indicated that Human Resources staff would.   7.The next meeting is currently scheduled for July 17 at 10:30 a.m.    Interim staff to the Committee was advised that the technical difficulties that prevented callers from joining the meeting had not been resolved. Therefore, action items from the June 20 meeting would have to be re-considered by the Equity Committee at another meeting. Staff was able to schedule a subsequent meeting for the Equity Committee for July 6 at 1:00 p.m.   8.Adjourn    The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m.        For Additional Information Contact:  Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator Phone (925) 655-2057, Fax (925) 655-2066 lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us Page 5 of 16 EQUITY COMMITTEE MEETING PARTICIPANTS Lara DeLaney# interim staff to Committee# she/her (LARA DELANEY) Rebecca Joseph BOS1 - Sup. John Gioia Conf. Rm Ann Elliott# HR Director (Ann Elliott) Suzan Requa Kristin Connelly (she/her)# Clerk-Recorder (Kristin Connelly) Federal Glover Jami Morritt (BOS Meetings) Nicole Bilich Lauren Hull# Clerk of the Board's Office (LAUREN HULL) MONICA NINO Latrece Martin Paul Reyes Peter Myers KarenPerkins Teresa Gerringer (she/her) Melvin Russell Sonia Bustamante Kerby's OtterPilot Kerby Lynch ANTOINE WILSON Kimi Barnes# she/her Roxanne Carrillo Garza (Roxanne Garza) ISABEL LARA Mariana Moore (she/her) (Sara Gurdian) ENID MENDOZA Jennifer Quallick Rachel Rosekind SONIA BUSTAMANTE Willie Robinson (9th - Willie Robinson) Alejandra Sanchez ROBERT ROGERS Solomon Belette (Solomon Belette USAFI) Page 6 of 16 EQUITY COMMITTEE 4. Meeting Date:07/06/2023   Subject:Record of Action for Equity Committee's May 15, 2023 Meeting Submitted For: EQUITY COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.:   Referral Name: Record of Action  Presenter: L. DeLaney Contact: L. DeLaney, (925) 655-2057 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 discussions made in the meetings. Referral Update: Attached for the Committee's consideration is the draft Record of Action for its May 15, 2023 meeting. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Record of Action for the May 15, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee, with any necessary corrections. Attachments DRAFT Record of Action Page 7 of 16 D R A F T EQUITY COMMITTEE RECORD OF ACTION FOR May 15, 2023   Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Chair Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair    Present: Federal D. Glover, Chair      John Gioia, Vice Chair    Staff Present:Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator, Interim staff to Committee; Antoine Wilson, EEO Officer; Monica Nino, County Administrator; Jaime Jenett, Health Services; Cindy Shehorn, Purchasing Manager; Sonia Bustamante, Chief of Staff, District I; Melvin Russell, Probation staff; Nicole Bilich, Human Resources Manager; Ann Elliott, Human Resources Director; Ellen McDonnell, Public Defender; Lori Cruz, Director of Child Support Services; Karen Caoile, Risk Management Director; Enid Mendoza, Senior Deputy County Administrator; Gilbert Salinas, Chief Equity Officer, CCHS; Teresa Gerringer, Chief of Staff, District III; Shannon Ladner-Beasley, Health Services; Ali Saidi, Public Defender staff; Jill Ray, Field Representative, District II  Attendees:See Attachment                   1.Introductions    Chair Glover convened the meeting at 10:30 a.m., introducing himself and Vice Chair Gioia. He also noted that both of their District Offices were open to the public for in-person participation in the Committee meeting.   2.PUBLIC COMMENT: Persons who wish to address the Equity Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the Equity Committee that are not on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. All public comments will be limited to three minutes.    No public comment was offered to the Committee.   3.Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Record of Action for the April 17, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee.       The Record of Action was approved as presented.    AYE: Chair Federal D. Glover   Vice Chair John Gioia  Page 8 of 16 4.ACCEPT update and PROVIDE DIRECTION on the hiring process for the Co-Executive Directors for Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice.       The County's Human Resources (HR) Director, Ann Elliott, led off on the udpate to the Committee. She reported that the subcommittee and HR were meeting weekly. She welcomed questions about the Co-Director job descriptions included in the packet. She noted the collaborative project had been making great progress. A lot of focus had been on how to differentiate the roles for the Co-Directors, one focused internally and the other focused externally. She paused to ask for questions, but the Committee Members expressed a desire to go through all of the attached documents first. Regarding the Recruiting Strategy and Work Plan, she appreciated the feedback and the format provided by the subcommittee. She provided an overview of the plan, noting a unique component which would include having the finalists be out in the community, in chosen locations, to answer questions and have the community meet them. She then specified who would conduct the finalist interviews.The final document she discussed related to salary compensation.She provided information about the recommended rates based on a compensation study. Ms. Elliott recognized the members of the Core Committee who were present at the Committee meeting and turned it over to their comments. Dr. Kerby Lynch, the project management consultant working with the Core Committee, requested feedback on the process as a model for the future. She reported on how salary recommendations were developed, noting that they were intended to incentivize and retain talent. She invited comment from Core Committee members and thanked Ms. Elliott for letting the community lead. Roxanne Carrillo Garza and Latrece Martin echoed the thanks and appreciated the opportunity to participate. Solomon Belette provided the following comment in chat: "It has been a great process working together with the County team. The feedback and guidance from our two Board of Supervisors has been extremely helpful as we are embarking on something new and potentially transformative." Chair Glover noted that this has been a different process, a new process, but not entirely new. He expressed thanks to all for their heavy lifting, and was hopeful the County would get a good range of well qualified candidates. He asked a question in terms of the process as it relates to incorporating the Equity Committee into the interview panel. Vice Chair Gioia reiterated the intent to have both Equity Committee members participate in the final interviews. Ms. Elliott acknowledged the request and indicated the plan would be thus modified. Vice Chair Gioia also commented on how the details of community involvement would be developed as we move along. He also requested that outreach to the more traditional city/county job listing services be conducted. He also noted that on Attachment B, Inter-Agency was really "Inter-Departmental," so it doesn't imply external agencies and requested that change. For the Education requirements, he requested additions for political science and social sciences. He questioned the Data collection and analysis skills under the "Knowledge of" component of Attachment B. Ms. Elliott responded that the Co-Director would need to be a contributor and make sense of the data, to generate the priorities and outcomes, and synthesize the information into work plans. Vice Chair Gioia appreciated the substitution of experience for the education requirement. He also requested that the 5% COLA approved by the Board be included in the salary information when conducting recruitment. Public Comment: Call_in_user 1 requested response to her comments. She wanted to know who will be supervising the work of these Co-Directors to provide accountability to taxpayers, and she noted there needed to be metrics established to evaluate the work of the Office to determine if it was having a beneficial impact. She also wanted to know how this could be disbanded if it didn't work.Mariana Moore commented that she was happy to see this progress from last November when the Board unanimously supported the recommendations of the community, noting it was "deeply collaborative, inclusive, and rigorous," setting up the opportunity for success for the 2 Co-Directors. Page 9 of 16 Chair Glover responded that the positions would be supervised consistent with County practices, and the positions would report to the Board. Vice Chair Gioia requested that staff send the recommendations from the Equity Committee to the full Board of Supervisors with the 3 attachments for next Tuesday's meeting (May 23). Ms. Elliott noted the requested amendments would be made to the documents.   5.ACCEPT the report on the Department of Child Support Services' DEI practices and provide input/direction as needed.       The Department of Child Support Services, Lori Cruz, presented a PowerPoint presentation that covered her Department's 3 current initiatives directed at equity, noting 2 more would be underway this summer related to the Employee Handbook and a DEI Committee.With regard to her Department's Outreach to Underserved Communities, she noted that previously this effort had a lower profile, with the Department relying too much on word-of-mouth and succumbing to geographic obstacles. However, they were now getting out to all 5 districts with an even-handed outreach approach to increasing partnerships and community visibility. They were also focusing on the reentry community and agencies and building trust in government. She noted they were working hard to ensure that staffing meets the priorities of expanded services. An assessment tool, in development, would be useful to determine or assess a family's unmet needs beyond financial needs. She then covered the slide related to their Recruitment Hiring Onboarding Committee, which had been developed in the last 2 months. It was comprised of volunteers from the Department who were engaged in the process. She also reported on the work of a Regional Workgroup, whose recent priority has been ensuring DEI needs of staff and customers. She concluded with a slide on the upcoming initiatives. Chair Glover expressed appreciation for the presentation and acknowledged Vice Chair Gioia's suggestion to have these at the Committee meetings.    AYE: Chair Federal D. Glover   Vice Chair John Gioia  6.INTERVIEW candidate Stephen Langsam for the vacant Business Member Seat on the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity and make a recommendation on appointment to the Board of Supervisors.       The County's EEO Officer, Antoine Wilson, presented this item to the Committee, noting a vacant Business Seat on the ACEEO that the candidate was seeking to fill. The candidate, Stephen Langsam, was present (via Zoom) for the interview and had been attending ACEEO meetings. Chair Glover asked about recruitment for the vacancy whether there were other candidates; Mr. Wilson responded that there were no others and outreach had been conducted. An interview was conducted by the Committee, with the candidate expressing his interest and background. Vice Chair Gioia asked the candidate about how he saw the role and its ability to help achieve equal opportunity. Mr. Langsam responded that he had first-hand experience in business and had volunteered in the community as well. The Committee noted they were in support of the appointment and directed staff to send to the full Board. The Chair of the ACEEO, Miguel Mauricio, expressed his support for the appointment of Mr. Langsam. Call_in_user 1 commented that the candidate appeared to be qualified but was curious as to why there was only 1 applicant.    AYE: Chair Federal D. Glover   Vice Chair John Gioia  7.RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors DECLARE the Community Seat 1 vacant on the ACEEO and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by the County's EEO Officer.        The County's EEO Officer, Antoine Wilson, presented the item to the Committee, noting the Page 10 of 16  The County's EEO Officer, Antoine Wilson, presented the item to the Committee, noting the current vacancies on the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity (ACEEO) in addition to the Community 1 seat, the subject of the staff report. He added that there were some applications received in his office for the vacancies in the specified seats. Vice Chair Gioia requested that the vacancy announcement be updated to include all vacancies--not just for the Community 1 seat. Call_in_user 1 was confused by the item; Vice Chair Gioia clarified that this item was addressing a different vacancy on the ACEEO.    AYE: Chair Federal D. Glover   Vice Chair John Gioia  8.CONSIDER and PROVIDE direction to the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity's subcommittee on their recommended changes to the County's Small Business Enterprise program. Final recommendations would be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for consideration and adoption.       The County's EEO Officer, Antoine Wilson, introduced the Chair of the ACEEO, Miguel Mauricio, who would be presenting the item from the ACEEO subcommittee on recommendations regarding the Small Business Enterprise Program. Mr. Wilson also noted that the County's Purchasing Manager, Cindy Shehorn, and the Public Works Deputy Director, Carrie Ricci, were present as well. Mr. Mauricio provided some context for the subcommittee recommendations, noting that County departments were not consistently meeting the Board established goal of awarding at least 50% of eligible product and service dollars to small businesses. He then reviewed the recommendations of the subcommittee which were included in the report. Regarding the recommendation to increase the applicability threshold to $200,000, Vice Chair Gioia asked the Public Works representatives to respond to the performance data in the report. Ms. Ricci responded that awareness of the SBE program requirements needs to be increased. Not all departments utilize the Purchasing division. She also noted that they were working with the County Administrator's Office through Tim Ewell to update the County's Purchasing Bulletin, which could improve the situation. Increasing the number of bids from SBEs could result in more SBE awards. Purchasing was also reaching out to all vendors in the database to update their information. Some of the recommendations of the ACEEO subcommittee have been discussed internally; more discussion would be needed for tracking purposes. Additional comments were provided about the Local Bid Preference recommendation; there was a clear need to improve countywide communication about the policy and to routinely train staff on the policy. The Local Bid Preference had not been implemented to staff's knowledge, which dismayed Vice Chair Gioia. Chair Glover requested a schedule of review for all Board policies. County Administrator Nino responded that a review and evaluation for the Purchasing policies would be put into place. Vice Chair Gioia requested an update on this in the next quarter, suggesting August or September meeting of the Equity Committee. Mr. Wilson noted the ACEEO recommendations would also be presented to the Board's Internal Operations Committee before presentation to the full Board. Call_in_user 1 indicated that from a "taxpayer's perspective, this is comedy," noting the 5% local bid preference could have been raised "long time ago," and she did not support the threshold increase to $200,000.   9.The next meeting is currently scheduled for June 20, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.   10.Adjourn   Page 11 of 16  The meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m.        For Additional Information Contact:  Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator Phone (925) 655-2057, Fax (925) 655-2066 lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us Page 12 of 16 Equity Committee Meeting Participants Total Duration (Minutes) 15-May-23 Lara DeLaney# Interim Staff to Committee# she/her (LARA DELANEY)120 Ali Saidi (he/him) (Stand Together Contra Costa) Federal Glover Stephen Langsam Jaime Jenett# CCH (she/her) (Jaime Jenett) CSHEHORN SONIA BUSTAMANTE BOS1 - Sup. John Gioia Conf. Rm Melvin Russell (Melvin Russell-Contra Costa County) Nicole Bilich Carrie Ricci# Public Works 9255289086 MONICA NINO Ann Elliott Ellen McDonnell (she# her) Roxanne Carrillo Garza (Roxanne Garza) Jill Ray# Office of Supervisor Candace Andersen Lori Cruz- DCSS Kerby's OtterPilot KAREN CAOILE Antoine Wilson Enid Mendoza Mariana Moore (she/her) Kerby Lynch Miguel Mauricio Gilberto Salinas (he/him) Latrece Martin Solomon Belette Shannon Ladner-Beasley Peter Myers Teresa Gerringer Call_in_user_1 Anna M. Roth Ali Saidi (he/him) Contra Costa ANTOINE WILSON Page 13 of 16 EQUITY COMMITTEE 5. Meeting Date:07/06/2023   Subject:Stipends for ORESJ Co-Director Search Subcommittee Members Submitted For: EQUITY COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.:   Referral Name: Stipends for ORESJ Co-Director Search Subcommittee Members  Presenter: Dr. Kerby Lynch Contact: L. DeLaney, (925) 655-2057 Referral History: Vice Chair Gioia requested that the matter of stipends for the members of the ORESJ (Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice) Co-Director Search Subcommittee be included on the Equity Committee agenda for consideration of a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. Referral Update: See Attachment A. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): CONSIDER the matter of providing stipends to the members of the ORESJ Co-Director Search Subcommittee, and provide direction to staff on a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. Fiscal Impact (if any): The stipend proposal would allocate up to $12,000 of the Measure X funding dedicated to the ORESJ in FY 23-24 to provide stipends of up to $2,400 to five members of the ORESJ Director Search Subcommittee. Attachments Attachment A: Stipends for Co-Director Search Subcommittee Page 14 of 16 Memo: Stipends for ORESJ Co-Director Search Sub-committee Members Core CommitteeDirectorSearchcommitteemembers receivea stipend torecognizetheirvalued contributiontothesearch process aftertheirservice.Thestipend isnot awage andmay not correspondto anhourlyrate.Membersreceivethestipendprovided theyperformtheir rolefollowing the expectationslaidout bytheagreed workplan.Thecompensationis notcontingent uponthe successofthesearch. Here'sabreakdown ofastipendbudget for vecommitteemembersbased onthe providedtasks: SearchPlanningand Assessmentof County'sNeeds: ●Committee member stipend formeetingwithHR:$960 (Approximately30meetings and32 hourspermember) Job DescriptionandSupporting Documents: ●Committee member stipend forreviewing jobdescriptions andcreatingan announcement: $240(Totalpreparation timeof 8hourspermember forjob descriptions,brochures,and presentation totheBoardofSupervisors) Candidate Selection,Preparation, andSeminalistandFinalistInterviews: ●Committee member stipend forparticipatingincandidateselectionand preparation:$480 (Approximately16 hours dedicatedto candidatereviewpermember,mayvarybased on applicantpool.Includesbothin-personand virtualmeetings) ●Committee member stipend forreviewing andevaluating candidatesafter eachround of interviews:$240(Approximately 8hourspermemberrequired forwritingevaluations) Search Deliverables: ●Committee member stipend forassisting inproducingresourcessuchas interviewquestions, reports,summaries,andothertasksas required:$480 (Approximately16hoursneededwith an estimateof 4worksessions/meetingsfor thecompletion ofmaterials) TotalBudgetEstimate1 perCommitteeMember:$2,400 TotalOverall:$12,000 1 Pleasenotethattheprovidedamountsarestipendestimatesandmaybesubjecttochangeoradjustmentbased onthespecicrequirementsandpoliciesofthecommitteeororganizationinvolved. Attachment A Page 15 of 16 EQUITY COMMITTEE 6. Meeting Date:07/06/2023   Subject:African American Wellness Hub Study Submitted For: EQUITY COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.: 2023-08   Referral Name: Presenter: Vice Chair of the Committee Contact: L. DeLaney, (925) 655-2057 Referral History: During the FY 23-24 County Budget Hearings, on April 24, 2023, the Board of Supervisors designated that $80,000 be allocated for the purpose of studying the development of an African American Wellness Hub in Contra Costa County. The Board referred this matter to the Equity Committee for consideration and development. Referral Update: Subsequent to considerable community input, on April 24, 2023, the Board of Supervisors took the following action during the hearing on the FY 2023-24 Recommended Budget (D.2): African American Holistic Wellness 1. Allocate $80,000 for a feasibility study to identify the greatest needs for African-Americans across Contra Costa County with the goal of using this study to plan and identify potential funding for the establishment of an African American Holistic Wellness Hub that will be safe and trusted places for all African Americans to receive culturally responsive, community-defined services and resources offered by ethnically reflective staff.  2. This allocation would be allocated out of Measure X funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): PROVIDE direction to staff on a solicitation process for a feasibility study for the establishment of an African American Holistic Wellness Hub. Fiscal Impact (if any): $80,000 of Measure X funds is allocated in the County's adopted FY 2023-24 Budget. Attachments No file(s) attached. Page 16 of 16