The Alameda County Board of Supervisors convened on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 9:30 AM. Supervisors Marquez and Miley were excused initially; quorum was established with Supervisors Tam, Fortunato Bass, and President Halbert present. The meeting included board remarks, public comment, approval of minutes, a closed session, proclamations, a consent calendar, and discussion of several agenda items. The board also honored the memory of Coach John Beam, who was fatally shot on November 14.
Recording in progress. Good morning, everyone. I'd like to call to order the meeting of Tuesday, November 18th. We'll do so by asking the clerk to please call the role to establish our quorum. Supervisor Marquez, excused. Supervisor Tan. Present. Supervisor Miley, excused. Supervisor Fortnite. President Halbert. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you very much. Would you all please rise and join me if you can to say the Pledge of Allegiance? Our board recognizes and appreciates members of the public who wish to participate in today's meeting. You can do so either in person. We ask that you fill out a speaker slip or online. The clerk will now provide brief instructions on how to participate online. Detailed instructions are provided in the teleconferencing guidelines. The link to the document is included in today's agenda. If you are joining the meeting using a computer, use the button at the bottom of your screen to raise your hand to request to speak. When called to speak, please unmute your microphone and state your name. If you're calling in Dow Star 9 to raise your hand to speak, when you are called to speak, the host will enable you to speak. If you decide not to speak, notify the clerk. When your call is notify the clerk when your call is unmuted, or you may simply hang up and dial back into the meeting. As a reminder, you may always just observe the meeting without participating by clicking on the view now link on the county's web page at ACGov.org. When called, you will have two minutes to speak. Please limit your remarks to the time allocated. Public comment will generally alternate between in-person and online speakers as determined by the president of the board and subject to overall time limits. Thank you. Thank you very much. We will now move to board of supervisors' remarks. I recognize Supervisor Tam. Thank you, President Halbert, and good morning, everyone. Wanted to extend our congratulations to the California Blue Ribbon Schools in Alameda County. School. And I would also like to adjourn our meeting today in memory of Coach John Bean. Thank you very much. Thank you, President Halbert. I too would like to adjourn in the memory of Coach John Beam and extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones after his tragic passing. I know his loss is deeply felt by the Laney Skyline, Oakland and Sports Communities. And perhaps we can all share some more extended comments once Supervisor Miley is here because I know he wishes to join that adjournment. It's good that we have that certainty of the government opening. And we all know that while the government was closed, there was a lot that was happening in terms of food security. So I do want to thank my colleagues on the board for allocating 16.5 million for food security. This is definitely going to help address the increased need for food, mitigate the loss of federal ARPA funds as well as federal funds due to HR1. And of course, when the government was shut down and the SNAP payments, CalFresh payments were delayed in November, our food bank really stepped up with its partners, literally 370 partners across the uh across the county. And I did want to share that my office was really proud to help create the Alameda County Rapid Response Food Resilience Fund, which is providing one-time rapid response grants to the community partners in the county that are helping with food distribution as well as delivery, recovery, and other important work that helps to uh complement the work of the food bank. We had announced we initially raised a half million dollars, including some funds from my office, and we are still fundraising, and we will shortly be announcing some additional funds that we were able to raise. So just want to note that even though the government is uh opening again, food is still an ongoing crisis that we need to meet.