Advisory Council on Aging

Agenda (15 items, 1 with a recorded vote)

• —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: 2950 Buskirk Avenue. Suite 330 Walnut Creek | 130 Linhares Lane, Alamo | Senior Center: 111 Civic Drive, Hercules | 311 Calle la Mesa, Moraga | 366 Caroni St., Walnut Creek
• —(untitled item)
• 1:00Open meeting: Dr. Mike Wener, Chairman - Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:01 pm. Roll call (Dixie Peralta)
• 1:05Approval of June 2026 Minutes · approved · passedMoved by Dennis Yee, seconded by Thomas Lang10 aye, 1 abstain, 4 absentCarol Schaefer Absent, Nikki Lopez Absent, Susan Wright Absent, Terri Tobey Absent, Sarah Green Abstain, Alan Goldhammer Aye, Brian O'Toole Aye, Deborah Wiener Aye, Dennis Yee Aye, Holly Frates Aye, Indy Sekhon Aye, Michael Wener Aye, Sharon Maxwell Aye, Teresa Wright Aye, Thomas Lang Aye
• —Health Meeting Minutes 06-08-2626-3244 · Discussion Item ·
• 1:10Member Reports: • Nutrition- No report • Elder Wellness & Advocacy Coalition (Cristina)- no meeting • Medi-Cal (Brian)- Brian gave updates on Medi-Cal
• 1:25Presentation- Thomas Weisbrich, Contra Costa County Senior Nutrition Program • Thomas Weisbrich and Jeanne Polk, Contra Costa County Senior Nutrition Program (presentation attached in August meeting information)
• —Senior Nutrition Program - Presentation26-3385 · Discussion Item ·
• 1:55Break
• 2:00Community Presentations – • Tracking- fill out presentations to date, internal and external to have a record by the end of the year
• 2:10Public Comment | Announcement: • Recruitment of ACOA members for leadership positions • Hosting a grief circle (Sarah)- about HR1 impacts on meal programs on August 21st at Hercules Senior Center • Thomas promoted to AAA Program Manager position • Indy is running for the East Bay Regional Park District- Ward 7
• —Next Health & Elder Abuse Prevention Committee Meeting: - Wednesday, September 14, 2026 1:00pm – 2:30pm - Presenter will be Dr. Kim Colón on Vestibular Disorders- treatment and symptoms causing vertigo, dizziness, imbalance, and nausea especially in older adults
• 2:30Adjourn • Meeting adjourned at 2:31 pm
• —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: Cristina Ugaitafa at 925 655-0775 or cugaitafa@ehsd.cccounty.us