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Home My WebLink AboutBOARD STANDING COMMITTEES - 06242024 - Equity Cte Agenda PktCONTRA COSTA COUNTY AGENDA Equity Committee Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Chair Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair 11780 San Pablo Ave. Ste D, El Cerrito | 190 East 4th Street, Pittsburg, CA | https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/826591075 72 | Call in: 1-888-278-0254 access code: 544753 8:30 AMMonday, June 24, 2024 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. Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee. Introductions Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to two (2) minutes). 1.RECEIVE and DISCUSS the recommendation from the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee regarding the review and consultant selection, PROVIDE direction on next steps and AUTHORIZE the ORESJ Co-Directors to forward the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for final approval of the consultant . 24-1741 The next meeting is currently scheduled for July 15, 2024 at 10:30am. Adjourn Page 1 of 2 1 Equity Committee AGENDA June 24, 2024 General Information This meeting provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend a the 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 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. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible on line at www.co.contra-costa.ca.us. HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: Persons who wish to address the Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee that are not on the agenda, or who wish to comment with respect to an item on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. Those participating in person should offer comments when invited by the Committee Chair. Those participating via Zoom should indicate they wish to speak by using the “raise your hand” feature in the Zoom app. Those calling in should indicate they wish to speak by pushing *9 on their phones. Public comments generally will be limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. In the interest of facilitating the business of the Board Committee, the total amount of time that a member of the public may use in addressing the Board Committee on all agenda items is 10 minutes. Your patience is appreciated. Public comments may also be submitted to Committee staff before the meeting by email or by voicemail. Comments submitted by email or voicemail will be included in the record of the meeting but will not be read or played aloud during the meeting. For Additional Information Contact: Kendra Carr or Peter Kim, kendra.carr@oresj.cccounty.us or peter.kim@oresj.cccounty.us Page 2 of 2 2 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Staff Report 1025 ESCOBAR STREET MARTINEZ, CA 94553 File #:24-1741 Agenda Date:6/24/2024 Agenda #:1. EQUITY COMMITTEE Meeting Date: June 24, 2024 Subject: African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee Recommended Contractor Submitted For: Equity Committee Department: Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice Referral No: Referral Name: African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee Recommended Contractor Presenter: K. Carr and P. Kim Contact:kendra.carr@oresj.cccounty.us <mailto:kendra.carr@oresj.cccounty.us> or peter.kim@oresj.cccounty.us <mailto:peter.kim@oresj.cccounty.us> Referral History: At the October 17, 2023 Board of Supervisors meeting, 13 Steering Committee members were appointed to support the development and implementation of the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study. At the November 13, 2023 Equity Committee meeting, staff to the Committee were directed to convene the Steering Committee and prepare a draft request for qualifications (RFQ) to solicit the services of a firm/consultant to conduct a feasibility study for the creation of an African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub to present to the Board of Supervisors. The RFQ was issued and closed on March 4, 2024, with a total contract cost of $80,000 (one-time Measure X funds allocated by the Board of Supervisors for the feasibility study). By the March 4, 2024 deadline, one response was received. In collaboration with the Steering Committee for the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study, the ORESJ Co- Directors recommended a re-issue of the request as a Request for Proposals (RFP) and increase the contract cost to $180,000. The additional $100,000 would come from the FY 23-24 ORESJ budget, in one-time funds. The Equity Committee and Board of Supervisors approved the request, and the updated RFP was issued on April 24, 2024 and closed on May 24, 2024. Referral Update: By the May 24, 2024 deadline, seven proposals were received, of which six were complete. The ORESJ Co- Directors convened the proposal review committee (five members of the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee) to review and score the complete proposals based on the rubric provided in the original, posted RFP. The following is a brief summary of the process to review, score and deliberate on the proposals received, and ultimately to select a final organization to recommend as the contractor for the feasibility study: ·The five members of the proposal review committee independently reviewed the six complete proposals and submitted their respective first round of scores. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Printed on 6/18/2024Page 1 of 2 powered by Legistar™3 File #:24-1741 Agenda Date:6/24/2024 Agenda #:1. ·At the June 10, 2024 African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee meeting, the five members of the review committee deliberated collectively on their reflections and assessments of the top applicants (based on both individual and average scores). ·After the proposal review committee shared initial reflections, the full Steering Committee shared observations and asked questions to clarify the ranking and scores of the six proposals. Staff also opened up Public Comment on the agenda item, and members of the public shared feedback about the top-ranked applicants. ·Once the discussion came to an end, each member of the proposal review committee selected the organization they believed was most qualified to carry out the feasibility study as described in the RFP. ·Four (4) out of 5 proposal review committee members selected Ceres Policy Research as the most qualified applicant to carry out the feasibility study as described in the RFP, while one (1) proposal review committee member selected Jeweld Legacy as their top choice. ·Upon receiving the final recommendation from the proposal review committee, the full African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee took a roll call vote. Ten (10) out of 11 steering committee members selected Ceres Policy Research as the consultant to conduct the feasibility study. (Two members of the steering committee were absent for the June 10, 2024 meeting.) Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): RECEIVE and DISCUSS the recommendation from the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee regarding the review and consultant selection, PROVIDE direction on next steps and AUTHORIZE the ORESJ Co-Directors to forward the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for final approval of the consultant. Fiscal Impact (if any): N/A CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Printed on 6/18/2024Page 2 of 2 powered by Legistar™4