Advisory Council on Aging

Agenda (23 items)

• —PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS: The public may attend this meeting in person at the above location. The public may also attend this meeting remotely via webinar. Login information is provided above. The public may attend this meeting in person at the above location. ACOA members will also be participating from the following locations: 2756 Lily Court, Antioch, CA 94531 | 14720 Byron Hwy #4, Byron, CA 94505 | 311 Calle la Mesa, Moraga, CA 94556 | 116 Raven Hill Road, Orinda, CA 94563 | 2339 Magnolia Bridge Drive, San Ramon CA 94582 | 2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 330 Walnut Creek, CA 94597 | 4412 Terra Granada Dr., 2B, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
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• 10:00Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Introductions: Jill Kleiner, ACOA President
• 10:05Roll Call
• 10:07Approval of August 2026 Minutes
• —ACOA General Meeting Minutes 08-19-2626-3999 · Discussion Item ·
• 10:10Area Agency on Aging Report: Tracy Murray, AAS Director & Thomas Weisbrich, AAA Program Manager • General updates • Intrastate Funding Formula
• —IFF Public Comment Reopened26-4000 · Discussion Item ·
• 10:30Presentation: Empowered Aging - Charmaine Braziel-Brent, Director & Lissette Quintanilla, Ombudsman Program Manager
• —Empowered Aging.26-4001 · Discussion Item ·
• 11:00Break
• 11:10ACOA President’s Report: Jill Kleiner • General updates • December Holiday Potluck • Annual Report – Committee drafts by 11/13/26
• 11:20Presentation: No Place to Call Home - Kevin Donovan, Marilyn Fowler, Gerry La Londe-Berg
• —No Place to Call Home26-4002 · Discussion Item ·
• 11:35Committee Reports: Chairs (2-3 min each) • Membership/Nominating: Kathryn Monroy-Dexter • Planning: Jill Kleiner • Health & Elder Abuse Awareness: Michael Wener • Housing: Kevin Donovan • Senior Mobility Action Council (SMAC): Jim Donnelly/Bryan Harris • Technology: Steve Lipson
• 11:43Legislative Updates: Steve Lipson
• 11:45Regional Coalition Update: Debbie Toth
• 11:50Consent Items: • Promote Deborah Weiner as MAL #2 • Appoint Ruthanne Williams as Alternate #2
• 11:52Public Comment/Announcements (2 min each)
• —Next ACOA General Meeting: - Wednesday October 21, 2026 10:00am – 12:00pm
• 12:00Adjourn
• —The Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend the 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 Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill during normal business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at www.contracosta.ca.gov. If the Zoom connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be paused while a fix is attempted. If the connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the meeting in person without remote access. 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: - Jenny Lam at 925 655-0773 or jlam@ehsd.cccounty.us | Membership Committee - Glenda Pacha at 925 655-0772 or gpacha@ehsd.cccounty.us | Technology Committee - Thomas Weisbrich at 925 655-0776 or tweisbrich@ehsd.cccounty.us | SMAC Committee - Nhang Luong at 925 655-1385 or nluong@ehsd.cccounty.us | Housing Committee - Cristina Ugaitafa at 925 655-0775 or cugaitafa@ehsd.cccounty.us | Health and Planning Committee - Dixie Peralta at 925 655-0774 or dperalta@ehsd.cccount.us