Good morning and welcome to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors regular meeting for Monday.

I'm excuse me.

Tuesday, uh March the 24th.

Uh, please join me in um starting with roll call.

Supervisor Marquez.

Present.

Supervisor Tam.

Present.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Fortunata Bass, excuse.

Present Halbert, excused.

We have a quorum.

Thank you very much.

Appreciate it.

Uh, please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance and Stand.

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At this time, are there any board remarks?

We have some from Supervisor Marquez.

We'll start with Supervisor Marquez.

Thank you, Madam Chair Tam.

And just wanted to say March is still women's history month.

And as the Chair of Public Protection wanted to invite the community out to our meeting this Thursday in this room.

You can participate in person or remotely.

And the items on the agenda, the first one, they're both informational items, but the first one is Santa Rita Jail Women's Programming and Programming Pod Updates from Sergeant Silva.

Very exciting things happening for women in Santa Rita jail right now.

So I wanted to highlight that and encourage people to come out and listen to that presentation.

And then the second item is going to be 2025 annual review of Alameda County District Attorney's Office.

Our district attorney Ursula Jones Dixon will be providing that presentation.

So just wanted to encourage the public to listen in in those um that meeting on Thursday.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

At this time, we will now take public comment on closed session items, closed session items.

We have no speakers.

The Board of Supervisors is reconvening back into open session.

May I have roll call, please?

Supervisor Marquez.

Present.

Supervisor TAM.

Present.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Fortune on the Boss.

Present.

President Halbert is excused.

We have a quorum.

Thank you.

County Council, do we have anything to report from closed session?

Yes.

Today in closed session, well, in the matter of Sanchez, the city of Hayward, United States District Court, Northern District of California case number three colon to Ford F C Bero 1394-AGT at a closed session on January 27, 2026.

The board authorized settlement in that matter is now settled in the amount of 75,000.

The vote to approve that settlement was unanimous with supervisors Miley, Halbert, Tam, Marquez, and Fortunato Bass voting yes.

That completes my report for today.

This is thank you.

And we have a great audience today for all those set matters, including starting with item 52, which is the board's proclaiming March 2026 as women's history month and commending a number of wonderful and talented women.

So I will start off with the overall proclamation for women's history month, and we will go to the individual supervisors and their designated awardee or honoree today.

So we will start with the fact that every March we pause and we honor and celebrate the generations of women whose courage, vision, determination continues to shape our nation and our own community every day.

The 2026 Women's History Month theme is leading the change, women shaping a sustainable future.

It expands our understanding of sustainability beyond just environmental concerns.

The theme affirms that shaping a sustainable future means fostering systems that support both people and the planet.

In Alameda County, that legacy is visible every day.

Support our families, mentor future leaders, and strengthen our neighborhoods.

Since the Alameda County Board of Supervisors held its first meeting in 1855, 171 years ago, there has been eight women who have served on this board, and that includes three women today.

And out of the 21 agencies, nine are led by women.

And last June, I was honored to help Shepherd Ford Alameda County's Commission on the Status of Women advocacy for the adoption of ordinance that resulted in countywide gender equity pay plan.

Excuse me.

The social services agency is currently working on a gender analysis of county policies, services, and budget allocations.

The commission on the status of women is also celebrating its 50th anniversary of its formation with an event held in Dublin on April 19th.

So let us all celebrate and continue to honor women, not just in the month of March, but every month.

So we will start with the first honoree and uh supervisor Marquez will begin with that.

It is uh from District One, and what we'll do is go and recognize each of the honorees, then we will all go down and have our photos and recognize each one individually as well with the photos.

Supervisor Marquez.

Thank you, Madam Chair Tam, and welcome everyone.

I am going to be reading this proclamation on behalf of my colleague President Halbert, who is couldn't be with us today, but he is proud to acknowledge and recognize Dr.

Rose A.

King Etua for her contributions to engineering education and public service.

Dr.

Iking and two as a professor of engineering at Allone College in Fremont with more than 20 years of experience in STEM education.

Through her work, she has helped prepare students for careers in engineering and advanced manufacturing fields that are essential to our local economy.

At Ohlone College, she's led a national foundation science foundation supported program focused on advanced manufacturing education and workforce development in Silicon Valley.

She has also expanded apprenticeship and internship opportunities, helping students gain hands-on experience and clear pathways into the workforce.

She has also worked to make engineering education more accessible and inclusive by developing teaching approaches that support women and students from historically underrepresented communities.

Her impact is evident during her early years at Ohlone College, engineering enrollment more than doubled.

In addition to her teaching, she has contributed to research as a visiting researcher fellow at UC Berkeley, and her work has been recognized by organizations including the Society of Women Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education.

She also continues to serve our community as a commissioner for the City of Fremont's Economic Development Advisory Board through a state-level education appointment.

Dr.

Akin Atua work reflects a commitment to expanding opportunity, strengthening our workforce, and supporting the next generation of leaders.

For her documented contributions to education, innovation, and public service, it is my honor to recognize Dr.

Rose Margaret Eking Tua.

Congratulations, and we honor you this month of Women's History Month.

Welcome.

Would you like to say a few words?

Yes, please.

Thank you for being here.

Thank you so much.

Happy Women's History Month, everyone.

It's a deep honor to receive this recognition on Women's History Month.

I want to say very big thank you to President Herbert for recommending me for this honor.

I also want to say very big thank you to all the supervisors on the Lamida County Board of Supervisors.

This honor means a lot to me.

It is really important that we recognize women during Women's History Month.

And I think more than ever, it is a reminder of the importance of women to sit on tables where our voices can be heard, where our opinions matter, especially in the field of STEM.

And I hope that this award inspires every woman, every young woman and girl to inspire and aspire to be whatever the one to be, whether an engineer, a scientist, an innovator or leader.

I stand here because of women that have gone before me and other women that continue to fight every day and break the glass ceiling.

Thank you so much for this honor.

I dedicate this to all the women in Alameda County, to my students at Olone College and the next generation of women who will blaze the trail.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for your leadership, Doctor.

The Board of Supervisors celebrates Women's History Month.

We honor, we honor Jennifer Hawkins for her many years of service as a leader, her thoughtful work as a visionary, and for her commitment to the youth and family of the Union City Family Center.

Whereas Jennifer Hawkins has demonstrated passion for youth development, higher education, and youth family community empowerment through many nonprofit organizations in school administration and expanded learning environments throughout her career.

She began working with the Union City Family Center in 2014 and became the coordinator in 2021, helping to address urgent needs such as food, clothing, and housing navigation and implementing community support for parents and caregivers of children while supporting vision and oral health care for K through 12 students.

Jennifer Hawkins has strengthened partnerships that provide academic support, enrichment programs, family literacy, basic needs assistance, mental and behavioral health support, housing resources, and other critical social services, ensuring all community members have the guidance and resources they need to thrive.

Jennifer Hawkins has a direct hand in expanding the Union City Family Center service from supporting nearly a thousand people per year to four times that many partners is a vast collaboration that has effectively addressed the region regionals' needs.

Jennifer Hawkins was awarded the 2022 Administrator of the Year Award for the Region Six Association of California School Administrators.

This Board of Supervisors, County of Alameda does now hereby honor Jennifer Hawkins during March 2026 Women's History Month and commend her for the tremendous impact she has made to the youth and family families of Union City.

Please join me in welcoming Jennifer Hawkins and thanking her for her fierce leadership.

In Union City and beyond the region.

Congratulations and welcome.

We'd love to hear some words if you like.

Thank you all.

I'm I'm so lifted up by so many wonderful faces here and everything that you all do as well.

Um I am a person of very little words, but I thank you.

Thank you, Supervisor Marquez.

Thank you, Supervisor Tim.

Thank you, Supervisor Fortunato Boss and Supervisor Miley.

Appreciate it.

She's a worker B.

Thank you for your work ethic and your commitment to the children and families of Union City.

Thank you so much for being here.

Thank you, Supervisor Marquez.

Um, my honoree in District Three is Jane Garcia.

And last week at one of the many events honoring Jane Garcia, organized by the Alameda Health Consortium.

Three of my colleagues here on the board and I heard a very uplifting panel discussion, taking a bold look and how we advance health care access forward.

And I was reminded of how incredible our community-based health care providers have been for the past 50 plus years, leading the way in California and the nation as to how best to care for our community members.

As we face a tough few years ahead, we are grateful to be able to partner with our community health partners who brings a resourcefulness, resiliency, feistiness, and can do spirit that Jane Garcia has exemplified in her term at the helm of La Clinica de la Raza, which now operates clinics in three counties Alameda, Solano, and Costern Costa County, serving over 300,000 patients.

Jane has been an integral part of building La Clinica de la Rasa, one of the most respected community health organizations in the nation.

She is the pioneer of expanding access to high-quality and culturally responsive health care to low-income immigrant and historically underserved and underrepresented communities.

Jane led the effort to provide culturally appropriate, linguistically competent, and accessible care to a largely low-income and immigrant communities.

She positioned La Clinica as an immigrant rights health organization, including supporting our small local and emergency emerging businesses and hiring from within our local communities.

Jane was inducted into the Alameda County Hall of Fame, recognized as one of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health's 75 most influential alumni and the National Association of Community Health Centers, Betsy Cook Advocacy MBP Award.

This is just a name a few, right?

So we want to thank Jane for her years of service, leadership, and the path you've helped create for those who follow.

So congratulations, Jane, on an incredible career and a well-earned retirement.

Please come up.

Thank you so much for this.

And I was so happy to see you all Friday.

And it just really touched my heart.

But uh I consider myself blessed, and I always say I have angelitos.

And what we've created here in Alameda County is really impressive.

Uh, the safety net that has been created because of the support that we've gotten from decision makers such as yourself.

And I think uh nothing was more clear than during COVID when we had some of the highest interest, uh some of the highest rates in the country.

And yet, because we came together and you deputized the safety net to do some of that outreach.

We were able to have one of the lowest death rates and one of the highest vaccination rates.

And I raised that just as one example of how when we come together as um the safety net on the ground, but the decision makers are there to support us.

We can make a difference.

And we need it right now with healthcare.

And we know that what we do is uh an investment, and that in the end, investing in primary care in prevention, that we have a better community and we save the system money.

It's just common sense, and apparently it doesn't reach everybody's head.

But thank you for your support.

It has meant so so much to me, and love you, dearly.

Thank you.

So we will uh this time go to District Four.

Thank you.

Let's see.

Is Terracita here?

Oh great, come on up, Teresa.

Terracita Jesus.

She is the my honoree from District 4 for Women's Month.

And let me tell you a little bit about Teracita.

She is an exceptional community leader from the unincorporated area of Alameda County, who has dedicated more than 30 years to volunteer service, working tirelessly to empower immigrant families and advocate for the rights of children with disabilities.

She began her lifelong commitment to service at the age of 10, volunteering at her church and teaching literacy to adults, demonstrating an early dedication to uplifting others through education and compassion.

Through leadership grounded in solidarity, empathy, and action, she has devoted her life to building stronger, more informed, and more inclusive communities across Alameda County.

She founded Padres Guerreros, a community support network that for more than 13 years has approved, excuse me, has supported families with children with disabilities and guided parents through individualized education uh program processes.

For over a decade, she has served on the board of directors of the regional center of the East Bay, where she represents and uplifts the voices of immigrants, Latino families with children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, and she serves on the board of United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County, promoting the well-being and empowerment of older adults.

She is an active leader in community organizations, including my invoice and the Ashland Community Association, advocating for access to resources, civic participation, and equitable services for residents of the unincorporated areas.

During COVID 19, the pandemic, she organized community networks to distribute food, essential resources, and access to vaccine for vulnerable families, and founded okay.

Thanks.

Okay, all right.

Yeah, I I should have got I should have got that uh that uh pronunciation earlier, but thank you.

A program dedicated to supporting older adults facing social isolation, excess barriers, and emotional health challenges positively impacting hundreds of families.

So the board is very uh proud to commend and congratulate Terracita de Jesus for her extraordinary leadership, her unwavering commitment to social justice and her lasting impact on the most vulnerable communities of Alameda County.

I also throw in, I don't know, is your is your daughter here?

No, it's my granddaughter.

Okay, granddaughter.

Well, your granddaughter, she's also she's in high school.

Oh, no, you're talking about Samantha, my daughter, she's a senior, yeah.

She's a year old.

No, she's not okay.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Your your daughter, her daughter is in high school and and has served as an intern in my office.

So congratulations.

I'm I'm very pleased that we can recognize and honor you.

So thank you so much.

So para me is an honor.

I want to say thank you to the supervisor.

I feel so happy and my heart is well emotions, and you know, my heart is in our community.

My heart is in the seniors layout.

I have beautiful seniors with me.

And uh thank you so much for your support for family and what I say.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chair Cita.

Uh now we'll go to District 5.

Uh, Dr.

Aisha Mays.

Good afternoon, everyone.

I have the distinct pleasure and honor of celebrating Dr.

Aisha Mays.

Over the period I've known her.

It's clear that Dr.

Mays is a champion for young people who are too often pushed to the margins.

Her work centers black girls, young mothers, traffic impacted youth, and gender expansive youth, ensuring they are seen, heard, and supported with dignity and care.

Dr.

Mays is a visionary leader who is transforming what youth health care can look like.

Through the Dream Youth Clinic, she has created a model that is truly youth-centered, removing barriers, providing free and culturally responsive services, and empowering young people to take ownership of their health and their futures.

And in fact, she and her team recently expanded this work with a mobile clinic.

She is also a powerful voice for systems change through her research advocacy and leadership.

Dr.

Mays is helping to reshape policies and practices around reproductive justice and youth agency so we can build a more equitable outcome-centered future for our young people.

In Alameda County and beyond, we see the depth of her impact every day.

She brings together community care, academic excellence, and a deep commitment to justice.

And her work continues to elevate the conversation around youth health in ways that are transformative and lasting.

She is nationally and locally recognized as an innovative adolescent physician leader, an author, a professor, and a researcher.

And some of her distinguished career uh accomplishments include serving as the medical director of the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center Health Clinic, physician within the Oakland Unified School District, uh health centers, and also as academic faculty within Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

It's quite an impressive resume, and I know that she is committed to doing even so much more.

So, Dr.

Mays, it's a true pleasure to honor you on behalf of this board as well as our district five office.

Thank you so much, Supervisor Fortunato Bass.

I'm I'm truly overwhelmed and really grateful for this honor.

Thank you so much to all the Board of Supervisors and to Alameda County.

I am from the Bay Area, grew up in Alameda County, and um the Bay Area, Oakland is my home, and it's always in my dream to come back and work in the community and work and to work with young people.

Um Nelson Mandela says there's no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which we treat our children.

And that's that is my goal.

And in my career, in my life, my my uh my purpose in life is really to work with young people.

I've been here in Alameda County for my entire career, and the thing that I have learned the most has been from our young people around how important it is for adults in their lives to support them, to elevate them, and to check in with them around what is most important for them in their lives, and that's what we do at Dream.

And so I just want to accept this award on behalf of my dream team.

Some of them are here today.

Um, they uh I really couldn't do any of this work without them on behalf of our community.

Thank you, everyone.

Um, we will now go to item fifty-three as in keeping with Women's History Month.

We are going to be recognizing and commending Donna Ziegler for twenty-six years of service with the office of the county council.

And since uh Supervisor Miley was one of the appointing supervisors when Donna started, we will have him do the honors.

Well, we I've got some talking points, and I've got the um the commendation and um it was great to be able to make some remarks the other evening, Thursday at Donna's retirement.

Um I wish we could roast her and not be you know so serious, but I guess we can um particularly, you know, we don't this is all being recorded, so we don't wanna say anything that's you know um unsightly.

Um so let me just first start with the uh the commendation, because I think it's interesting, the information that's contained in it.

Uh whereas County Council Donna Raylean, that's her middle name, Ziegler, who have her last day of employment with the county valamita on Friday, March 27th, 2026.

And whereas Donna has served as been an attorney with the Office of County Council since 2000.

She began her career in the county as a deputy county council, during which time she worked on advising on and litigating labor and employment matters and training county management and effective supervision and discipline of employees.

Now called the Alameda Health System, where she advised on a broad range of legal issues impacting public hospital authority, including drafting contracts and policies and procedures, overseeing outside counsel and litigation and advising our medical uh privacy and medical uh uh legal issues or legal issues.

Well, general counsel for ACMC, that's Alameda County Medical Center.

The Office of County Council promoted Donna to the position of senior deputy county counsel within that office.

In August 2005, the office promoted Donna to assistant county council, putting her in charge of the offices of public protection, adult protection health care division.

In that role, she had directed direct supervision and oversight of attorneys assigned to advise the sheriff's department, district attorney, adult protective services, public administrator, healthcare services, including behavioral health and public health, restaurant voters, information technology department, and the clerk of the board of supervisors, and directly represented the public defender and the probation uh department.

In May 2010, the office promoted Donna to Chief Assistant Counsel, County Council, in which role she continued as division head of the public protection, adult protection health care division, and as general counsel to the public defender and probation, but also took on a more direct management role and took charge of the office when the county council was unavailable.

In 2011, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint Donna as county counsel, making her the first woman and first African American to serve in that role in the county.

She's now one of one of one of two African American women who are county councils in the state of California.

Donna has served with distinction as county counsel for the last 14 and one and a half years and has a longer tenure in that role than any other current sitting county counsel in California.

During her entire tenure with the Office of County Council, Donna has demonstrated exceptional legal acumen, providing expert counsel to the Board of Supervisors, the County Administrator, County Department Heads, and County staff on a broad range of complex legal issues.

As county counsel, Mrs.

Siegler has demonstrated extraordinary intellect and leadership, often developing creative practical solutions to complex legal issues.

Her adherence to the highest standard of ethical contact has ennobled a public service.

She has been a leader in the county council's association with a prominent role on the association's litigation oversight committee, which helps guide statewide involvement in significant litigation.

The board on this day does hereby commend Donna for 26 years of exemplary legal service to the county for and for her 14 years as county council.

I would also like to add, you know, we appointed Donna County Council after the unfortunate passing of county council at the time, Richard Winnie.

It was a very sad occasion.

But the decision was a very important decision to take on.

Just looking at these talking points here.

She is would often um warn warn the county council that he'm trying to see here, uh, walked off a cliff.

So what that says is when the prior county council promoted her to chief assistant county council in 2010, he told her that he knew that she was right for the role because she would warn him before he walked off a cliff.

And that was Richard Winnie.

Um Donna, um, you know, she has done an extremely um brilliant job of being uh county counsel.

You know, we're gonna um clearly miss her uh serving in that role.

Um she gets things done, she gets the right answer.

Um is also uh intellectually inquisitive.

She looks for uh legal uh challenges, she doesn't look for the ordinary.

Um, and I know as a county supervisor, I've often tried to make sure she would have those challenges so that her job would never get dull, boring, complacent.

Uh, we would often want to make sure she could exercise that legal acumen and also challenge her staff to do that as well.

Um, let's see here.

She uh during her tenure, she's expanded the office from 35 attorneys to 50 attorneys, and you know, today we'll be authorizing additional staff as well.

And you know, today we'll be authorizing additional staff as well.

Um she's had a strong um commitment to diversity and inclusion within her office.

Uh Donna is a daughter of uh of Oakland.

Her family, including her mother and sister, have been uh proud employees of the county.

So Donna once again has the rare distinction of being um double Berkeley.

So you might say, what's double Berkeley?

Well, she received her bachelor's uh in rhetoric, rhetoric, mind you.

Who gets a bachelor's in rhetoric?

What do you do with rhetoric?

So she got her bachelor's in rhetoric at Cal.

And she also graduated from you know, bold hole at the University of California.

So that's Donna Ziegler in a nutshell.

And all I can say is we're gonna miss her.

I've enjoyed um her time as county council, uh working with her over the years.

Um I have the honor of representing her because she is a constituent as well.

And I and I've said to Donna, I know she's gonna take some time off, but she's not done.

She's not done.

I'm sure we're gonna see her, if not here somewhere in Alameda County or in the state doing some stuff that's gonna continue to uh better of the legal profession and better move our society in a positive direction.

So, with all that being said, Donna, this is your day, this is your time.

We're gonna miss you.

Thank you, Supervisor Miley.

Uh, all of us on the dies were at her retirement party, except Supervisor Marquez had to step out.

Uh, so we will have her make some comments because we made our comments at the uh retirement party, and mine were somewhat confidential, so I didn't want to say too much about it.

Um I just want to congratulate you, Donna.

You've been incredible to work with.

I just really appreciate your professionalism.

And when I was applying for this position as an appointee, I was very intimidated by you.

I'm like, that lady is serious trying to get her to crack a smile.

But um, as I've gotten to know you, I just really respect um your intellect, your love and passion for Oakland for the Bay Area, for your family, being very honest about, you know, many of us have many challenges and just being very upfront about the realities of life and just um respect your professionalism and congratulations on going out with a bang.

Item number 26, seven more positions in the county council's office.

Uh, we've heard how understaffed you are, and just know that um you've instilled a very strong foundation within your team and just want to thank you for that and looking forward to see what you do with next.

And it's gonna be nice to wake up without an alarm and do whatever you want, whenever you want, you deserve it.

You've worked so hard on behalf of the residents here in Alameda County.

I just want to personally thank you and congratulations.

Uh Supervisor Fortunately, usually the chair has to go last.

So I'm I will uh actually um convey a statement from President David Halbert.

But let's have Supervisor Fortunato.

Donna, while I've only had an opportunity to work with you for just over a year, it's really been remarkable.

Um there is such a deep breadth of knowledge that you have.

And I shared at your party that you know, you're managing a whole department, you're fielding all kinds of questions from us.

You've got a laundry list of things that uh this board and others uh want your legal advice on, and you've always been incredibly responsive.

And the thing that has really impressed me about you is that no matter what we may be talking about, you actually have substance to share about um, you know, giving us your best opinion about how to protect our county, how to protect the people of Alameda County.

And um, I know that you have served us with a lot of commitment, dedication, and a real love and passion for justice and growing the department as well.

And so it's also been uh nice to get to know some of the staff that work with you through uh my short time on the board because I know that the department that you were leaving behind is going to continue to grow uh even stronger and more knowledgeable and really help continue to partner with us here on the board because of your leadership, your mentorship, your guidance, and your legacy will live on.

So I wish you nothing but the best as you retire.

It seems like you are um really going to have an opportunity to sort of step back, unplug, and I really hope that it brings you a lot of joy, time with your loved ones, and hope you're not going to be a stranger as well.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh you know, I will have the county administrator say something before I read uh President Halbert's statement.

Thank you, Vice President Tam, members of the board, counsel, colleague, mentor, advisor, confidant, and friend, and so much more.

I've had the privilege of working with Donna throughout her 26 year tenure with the county, and especially during her last 14 years as county council.

We've talked, collaborated, problem solved, sometimes commiserated almost daily.

She's always honest, direct, and to the point.

She's been a valued advisor to me as well as our entire executive team, all of our elected and appointed department heads and all of my staff.

She's helped us navigate uncharted waters, helped us navigate through many landmines and so many other challenging issues, including many sensitive employment issues, each and every day, 24-7 with grit and grace.

There's so much more to say and so much not to share.

So for today, since Donna still has three more official days of 24-7 duty, no farewells, just deep gratitude and best wishes on a well-deserved retirement to my smart, savvy and strategic partner and friend.

Well said.

But sometimes we do it anyway.

But she is definitely the sharpest uh legal mind I've met, and I've had the pleasure of getting to know her more personally within the last year and a half.

Um having said that, let me uh make sure that President Halbert's presence is known because he has been very anxious because he's in Tuscany, and I think that's where Donna hopes to be in one of her many travel itineraries.

So he said, Dear Donna, as today is your last regular board meeting.

Let me just say the words can't adequately express my gratitude to you for your dedicated service to Alameda County.

I'm truly going to miss you.

You have been a true inspiration, and I am honored to have had you on our team.

Your expertise and guidance have made a real difference in our county success for so many years.

And at every step, you remained committed to justice and the rule of law, and you served with an unwavering dedication to the best interest of our community and the center of your work.

You will be deeply missed, but I know you'll enjoy every moment of retirement, wishing you all the best in this new chapter, may be filled with joy, adventure, and well-deserved relaxation with heartfelt appreciation, David Halbert.

Thank you.

So I'm debating whether to go to public comment on this item before I let Donna speak.

Do we have any public comment?

We have no speakers.

We have so many fans, but no public comment.

Okay, Donna, take it away.

So I had to do this because 14 years in this job, and I've never spoken from this podium.

So, you know, I've known for a while that it was time to leave.

And I I felt so ready that I'm now a little overwhelmed now that the day is almost here.

I won't speak as long as I did last week, but last week when I spoke, I'm gonna likely to mention two very important people in my journey.

And the first is Richard Winnie.

Um Richard Winnie was committed to diversity and inclusion in his office, and he made it was very important to him that his office be diverse.

Um and I was an unknown somebody.

Nobody knew me in the office of county council, and I didn't know anyone.

I just, as my sister said, she said, hey, I see this job opening.

Is this what you want to do?

And I filled out the paperwork, I took the test, I scored number one, and I was hired.

Um and it's been a wonderful journey ever since.

But Richard's willingness to promote me through that office based on the work ethic that I demonstrated.

And the second person is the former chief assistant county counsel Rich Carlson, who noticed me when I was a deputy and mentored me and supported me and allowed me to step into gaps and fill voids and gave me opportunities to take risks and grow.

Without either one of those two men, I would not be here.

And I just wanted to make sure I honored and acknowledged that because they were very important to my growth and development as an attorney.

I want to thank all of the members of the Board of Supervisors.

Um but we would not be able to do the work.

You know, challenge is good, it provokes thought, it provokes creativity.

And I challenge my staff, and there some of them are here and they'll tell you that on a regular basis.

I question conclusions, and it makes us generate a better work product.

And what you see before you is the culmination of a lot of hard work.

And if all of my staff who's in the room, if you could stand up so people could recognize and acknowledge you, I'd appreciate it.

And obviously, this isn't the whole team, but um, I am thankful for them to them for allowing me to lead them.

Um, you know, you could you could have a staff that fights you on everything and makes it difficult, but I'm fortunate.

I I have a staff who is committed and willing to grow, willing to think, willing to take these challenges right along with me.

And I I just have to thank them for that.

And and my executive team, you need to go get you one because they are the best.

They work hard.

Um, they have that same intellectual curiosity and commitment, and they know my motto.

I I like to be right and I like to win.

Um and so they know um that we all share that passion for this work.

So with that, um, I want to thank all of the department heads who allowed me to challenge them.

Um sometimes question them in deposition style because I began my career as a litigator.

Uh but I think together as a team, we've worked to solve so many problems and to end up at the right place.

And when we've made mistakes, we've worked hard to correct them and posture the county in the best possible light, even then.

I want to thank the county administrator as always, as she said, locked in like that all these years.

Um, it it takes a village, it takes a team, and I just want to thank this county for allowing me to serve the county where I was born.

Um, I was born here, I grew up in Oakland, educated in Oakland public schools.

And so to be able to give back to the community that molded me, that shaped me, um, and and that I love and it it's it's been a journey.

I'm really tired now.

So I'm gonna go and rest.

But um I I'm thankful and I I want I want everybody to know.

I mean, I bring a board letter waving here and new to I I am so thankful to everyone who allowed me to do this job and to do it well.

So thank you.

I think Supervisor Marley is a very good idea.

Could you just tell that story about the time you walked into some situation with a bunch of high flute and male Caucasian attorneys and they want to know who the county council was.

Which time?

Right.

I mean, it's I I'm not sure which I literally which time you're talking about.

But yeah, I, you know, it's it's true that throughout throughout my journey as county council, people just didn't believe it was that I it was me.

Um, and you know, those that implicit bias, microaggressions, what however you want to call it.

But I walked into many a room and I've introduced myself and been very clear.

You know, I'm the county council, and they've said to me, Oh, what do you do in that office?

Um, and things like that.

But um the, you know, I I know when I interviewed for the job, um, I was questioned about my frankness and my directness, and what I told people was I'm a black man in a white male-dominated um job.

When I walk in a room, I need people to know that I'm capable of being there, and I'm gonna be a force to be reckoned with.

And um, I I practice that way sometimes.

I'll tell the story that you were present for.

Um we were in a meeting that Supervisor Miley had summoned me to, and so this is this is my little fangirl moment uh that made me proud.

Was um Ronnie Lott was one of the people in the in the meeting, and we were not seeing eye to eye, and I was questioning some of the assumptions and ideas and thoughts that that he and his team were bringing forth.

And so we concluded the meeting, and as we walked out, Ronnie Lott looked at me and he said, You lawyer, like I play football.

And uh I said, I'll take that as a compliment.

So thank you.

So we have a proclamation that we will like to present to you and do the photo up as well, okay.

There's something magical about 26 years of service.

Our next item is um item 54, the commendation for Tim Dupuy for 26 years of service to the county of Alameda.

So today we have the honor of recognizing his extraordinary public service and his leadership.

Tim Depuis, as he retires after 26 years of service to Alameda County.

Tim's career reflects not just longevity, but profound impact on our systems, our workforce, and the residents that we serve.

Tim joined the county in 2000 as the chief technology officer and quickly became a driving force behind modernizing how Alameda County uses technology.

Over the years, his role evolved as director, then as chief information officer, reflecting how central technology has to become to everything that we do.

In 2013, he also took on the critical responsibility of becoming the registrar of voters, leading 28 successful elections with integrity, transparency, and public trust.

Under Tim's leadership, our IT department has become nationally recognized for innovation and service.

He helped position Alameda County as a leader in civic technology through open data, community hackathons, and partnerships that brought residents into the innovation process.

He has also helped shape long-term strategies like Vision 2026 and Vision 2036.

Ensuring that technology investments align with our county's future.

But Tim just didn't lead with ideas.

He delivered results.

From building a modern IT headquarters that helps us compete for top talent to elevating cybersecurity and digital services.

His work has strengthened the county in lasting ways.

His leadership earned Alameda County national recognition, including being named the number one digital county for large counties, not just once, but twice.

Tim himself has been honored a CIO of the year and recognized among government technology's top leaders.

His influence extends beyond the county through his leadership at the state level with the CCISDA.

What truly sets Tim Depuis apart is his combination of technical expertise and deep commitment to public service.

He leads with integrity, vision, and a genuine belief that government can and should work better for the people.

Tim, your contributions have left an enduring mark on Alameda County.

You've built not just a system, but a culture of innovation and service that will carry forward.

So on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, we want to thank you for your remarkable service, and we wish you health, happiness, and a well-deserved enjoyment with your retirement.

Please.

So thank you, Madam Chair Tam and members of the board.

I'm truly honored and grateful for this recognition and the opportunity to serve Alameda County.

Thank you again for your trust, your leadership, and the chance to contribute to the to Alameda County and the communities we serve.

So thank you so much.

Thank you.

Happy to open it up for public comment to any of the fans.

I'm sorry.

But I have to start with my colleagues.

Supervisor Miley.

Sure.

Yeah, I just want to acknowledge Tim because I told Tim.

I mean, it's the registrar of voters.

He really took it on the chin on many occasions.

Um, because of the climate we found ourselves in over the past I don't know, six, seven years or so.

Um it's just been very, very difficult to be the register of voters, and I appreciate all the work you've done uh in that capacity.

Um I know it hasn't been easy.

I know it's been uh challenging.

of the climate we found ourselves in over the past I don't know six seven years or so um it's just been very very difficult to be the reserve voters and I appreciate all the work you've done uh in that capacity um I know it hasn't been easy I know it's been uh challenging um you know conducting elections here in Alameda County um with ranked choice voting underage uh youth voting um uh ballots having to be in multiple languages etc and everybody just constantly you know all you and then you know then folks at other levels aren't having the level of respect for registrars uh that they should um so I just uh really want to let you know how much we've uh valued your service and then as the information technology um director department um extraordinary extraordinary you know you've kept the county out of trouble uh we we haven't had any any major issues I know knock on wood um you and your folks uh we've seen other jurisdictions uh that have been uh compromised is that any other uh and you and your folks have really done an extraordinary job uh making sure that things are run um professionally and safely here in Alamo County uh and you've always been you know you and your staff um have always been very uh open and accommodating both you know in both uh departments so I just want to uh thank you for your your time your service and you know and your retirement is truly truly uh deserved so thank you thank you Susan did you want to say something wanna uh add to the comments and you know I've had the pleasure of working with Tim actually since he was the assistant IT director and what I'm sure he remembers is the crazy ideas that I bought brought to then IT director Dave McDonald he just passed on to Tim to figure out what to do with him.

So as I'm sitting here I'm thinking that the badge that Tim has wearing around his neck was one of his projects when the county first converted to electronic access cards um hackathons, business centers, um app stores all kinds of crazy ideas and those were all passed on to Tim.

But I want to thank him for his leadership as both the CIO and the registrar voters during really challenging times.

As you said it's been a delicate balancing act and I think he's provided great leadership but Tim has also gone beyond that and been a very active participant in a number of countywide initiatives most notably vision 2026 and vision 2036.

And I also want to acknowledge that the national recognition is no small feat.

That was something that Tim and his team you know ascended from probably seventh among the the 10 most populous counties in the country and got up to number one the last two years and I know that was a huge feat a lot of work that's surpassing large counties like Los Angeles as well as others nationwide so Tim's been a resource to all of our department heads elected and appointed ensuring that we're paying attention to technology and innovation and want to thank him for dedication and support and wish him all the best in his retirement supervisor Marquez I just want to thank you for your dedication to the residents here of Alameda County you've had a very challenging role I think we placed on you unprecedented elections special elections recalls the list goes on and on under age voting and you met that moment with um professionalism so I just want to thank you for doing that and just really excited about your IT team it seems like they are an independent organization and every time I interact with folks from your office they're extremely happy and thriving.

So I just want to congratulate you for having an inclusive and welcoming work environment and also just appreciate you for leading the efforts along with others in regard to our 2026 now 2036 goals which are ambitious but we have to strive for the best in the county and you've been a big part of that so thank you.

Supervisor fortunatabas thank you so much Tim for your service I've obviously only been here a little over a year but in that short time it has been very eye-opening to see how challenging maintaining two you know department head positions has been all the um all of the challenges all of the scrutiny and I think you've handled it uh very very well given everything that has been uh coming at us as a county and I think one of the greatest signs of leadership is how strong uh the team is around you and certainly for the ROV as well as for the IT department you have really built up uh strong staff solid structures and I know that both those departments are going to be well positioned to continue serving us here at the county and serving all of our residents and um I do have to say that coming from another government agency I was very very impressed with your IT department from the get go because you know it's uh really remarkable to have learned later that the team has won two awards

And I think one of the greatest signs of leadership is how strong the team is around you, and certainly for the ROV as well as for the IT department, you have really built up uh strong staff, solid structures, and I know that both those departments are going to be well positioned to continue serving us here at the county and serving all of our residents.

And um I do have to say that coming from another government agency, I was very, very impressed with your IT department from the get-go because you know, it's uh really remarkable to have learned later that the team has won two awards, and certainly uh the way that you help to protect our data, our security is unparalleled.

And I am hopeful I'm always gonna knock on wood that we will continue to stay strong because so much of our operations rely on you know data and everything that your department does to enable that.

So it's really important work, and it's one of those uh pieces of work that if you don't hear about any problems, that means everything is going really well, and you should be happy that you're not hearing about anything.

And uh if anything comes up, I know that your team is there to help support us as a board and really appreciate that.

Thank you so much for your service.

And I hope your retirement brings you everything that you're looking for.

Thank you.

Do we have any public comments?

We have at this time we will do the commendation presentation.

Thank you.

So at this time, we will go to item 55 to proclaim March 2026 as the Belt Mold Disabilities Awareness Month.

And Supervisor Fortunato Bash, you have the honors.

Thank you, Chair Tam.

So today we recognize Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, first established in 1987 as a time to raise awareness and promote inclusion for people with developmental disabilities.

This month is an opportunity to highlight the importance of building communities where individuals with developmental disabilities are supported and encouraged to participate fully in everyday life, including education, employment, and recreation.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developmental disabilities include conditions such as autism, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and other physical or learning differences that begin in childhood and may impact daily functioning.

Here in Alameda County, we are proud to recognize organizations like Friends of Children with Special Needs, a nonprofit founded in 1996 by Albert and Anna Wang, and a group of families committed to supporting individuals with developmental disabilities.

What began as after school programming has grown to serve more than 800 families, offering services such as day programs for youth and independent living support for adults.

Their work is focused on building opportunities for independence, connection, and community.

Their impact has been recognized statewide, including being named a 2025 California nonprofit of the year.

Organizations like this remind us that when we when we remove barriers and create opportunities, we strengthen our entire community.

By recognizing Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we reaffirm our commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to participate and thrive.

On behalf of President David Halbert, I would like to recognize that we do have in attendance, Mrs.

Anna Wang, who is the vice president of enrichment programs and community relations, as well as the co-founder of the organization.

And I want to thank you for accepting this proclamation for March Developmental Disabilities Month.

Anna, please come up.

I've known Anna Wang for a long time.

For at Friends of Children with Special Needs.

We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year.

We started with 10 families, and now we are serving over 1,500 families.

At the data is a little bit outdated.

So it's 1,500 families, and on a daily basis, we serve individuals, over 600 individuals with special needs.

When we first started, we met at somebody's home for our gathering.

Now we have three centers and provide service for people with developmental disabilities from womb to tomb.

We have employment program, support living service, and children, of course, after school program and social recreation program.

These are some of the miracles that have happened in the last 35, 30 years, and it would not have happened without the support and love of our Alameda County supervisors.

We are truly blessed to have the support, uh, starting with our former supervisor Scott Hackerty and our late supervisor Wilma Chan.

And now as Supervisor, uh Tam has spoken.

We know each other for a long time, and she have uh supported special needs community before she became supervisor, and before we were little baby kind of agency.

Now we are a big agency.

And of course, we also um have to commend a supervisor helper for recognizing us and supporting us through these years.

And also, Supervisor Marquez has supported us in many events and occasions.

Thank you so much for all your love and support.

We wouldn't have grown so much to help this vulnerable community except for with all the love and support from Alameda County Supervisors.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Do we have public comments?

Okay.

Let's go down and present you with the nice proclamation.

Thank you.

So at this time we will go to item 56.

This is to proclaim March 2026 a senior nutrition month, and we will have Supervisor Nate Miley do the honors.

Great, thank you.

So yes, this is an honor.

Today we recognize Senior Nutrition Program Month, a time to highlight the importance of ensuring older adults have access to nutritious food and the support they need to live healthy and independent lives.

This effort is rooted in the Older Americans Act, which was expanded in 1972 to establish a national nutrition program for adults age 60 and older.

Since then, these programs have played an essential role in supporting seniors across the country.

Here in Alameda County, the Area Agency on Aging within our Social Services Agency leads the coordination of these services to ensure older adults have access to meals and resources that support their well-being and independence.

Programs like Meals on Wheels, along with other community partners provide home delivered meals, group meals programs and grocery support, helping to address senior hunger while also reducing isolation.

Volunteers are at the heart of this work, delivering not only meals but also connection, care, and regular check-ins for seniors who may otherwise be alone.

These programs do more than provide food.

They help support health, reduce the risk of hospitalization, and allow older adults to remain safely in their homes and communities.

By recognizing Senior Nutrition Program Month, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting older adults and ensuring that every senior in our community has access to nutrition, care, and the dignity they deserve.

So I receive, I believe we'll have recipients from the area agency on aging, meals on wheels, and Spectrum coming to uh accept the commendation and make some remarks.

And Mercy Brown.

All three of us.

Perfect.

Hello.

Thank you, supervisors for supporting the adult the older adult nutrition programs that keep our most vulnerable Alameda County residents strong, independent, and healthy.

My name is Zale Etienne, but I do go by Zaza.

I realize the farmer is a mouthful.

And I'm the senior nutritionist with the county's Area Agency on Aging, which we also call the Triple A.

Now, before we hear from some of our key players that are behind me here, let me share a little bit about what makes the work we do so incredible.

March 2026 marks the 54th anniversary of the National Senior Nutrition Program.

Alameda County's nutrition programs connect residents aged 60 and older to healthy meals at congregate meal sites and in their homes.

The Triple A and our partners provide over 600,000 home-delivered meals, over 130,000 bags of fresh, healthy groceries, and almost 200,000 in-person or grab and go meals annually.

In Alameda County, approximately 48,000 older adults aged 50 and above with low incomes struggle with food insecurity, making our senior nutrition programs a true lifeline.

But this work is about more than meals.

It's about keeping older adults active and engaged in our community as well.

Together, Triple A and our partners ensure meals are nutritious, culturally responsive, and delivered with accountability and care.

Offering shared meals that build connections and friendships alongside other vital triple A resources like senior centers, health promotion, and information and assistance.

Home delivered meals are brought by dedicated volunteers, as you mentioned, who are not only delivering food but also connect recipients to additional support.

As for fresh groceries, these are also preferred by those who can and want to make their own food at home.

As the registered dietitian, I work very closely with our nutrition providers to ensure that every meal is healthy, safe, and meet government requirements.

Now, in order to keep doing this good work, we need input from seniors across the county.

We have on May 11th at 1 30 p.m.

our annual area plan update public hearing.

So we look forward to welcoming you to our new standalone veteran services office, which is also the new home of the Triple A located at 22225 Foothill Boulevard in Hayward.

Please watch the Social Services Agency social media and website for updates.

Now I am delighted to introduce Lara Calvert of Spectrum Community Services, Blake Spears of SOS Meals on Wheels, and Janice Roberts of Mercy Brown Back.

Thank you.

Thank you, Saiza.

Supervisor Miley stated very well what we try to do every day with Meals on Wheels.

This is our 60th anniversary.

We worked with the county for many, many years.

We support, we appreciate this for you given us.

We look forward to working with you for 60 more.

Thank you so much.

Good afternoon, supervisors.

Thank you very much for this honor and uh recognizing the work uh done by nutrition providers in our county.

Janice Roberts with uh I'm the executive director of Mercy Brown Bag.

We are now serving over 10,000 low-income seniors across Alameda County.

We have been in place now uh for 43 years and uh could not do it literally without the help and partnership of Alameda County and the triple A.

So we appreciate this honor.

We appreciate all you do for us.

Thank you, Super Advisor Miley, for all of your support over the years and all of the supervisors for the work that we do.

Um Spectrum Community Services has the honor of um both providing home delivered meals in district one and four, um, as well as doing the congregate meal program.

Um districts one, two, three, four, and five.

Um, all of the districts.

But really, the three of us, I was like, it is it is all of us together.

Um, there are um other providers in the county as well.

Um, I really want to make sure we recognize Jay Say that um does Japanese culturally appropriate congregate and home delivered meals, as well as the Tri-City, um, Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville area and um the city of Alameda, who doesn't take government funds.

Um, but they're certainly one of our sister organizations and part of this.

But the home delivered the congregate and and Mercy Brown bag, we are really here serving our seniors at different points in their lives.

Sometimes they get both congregate meals and Mercy Brown bag.

Um, we were doing that together at the San Leander Senior Center just yesterday.

Um, and other times somebody becomes homebound and then SOS Meals on Wheels takes over their service for them because they can't get out of their home to come together to the community center anymore.

And it is vitally important that we have that continuum of services for people.

So we're meeting folks where they are.

And our numbers look big.

When I did some math based on your guys' presentation two weeks ago of um 380,000 um older adults in Alameda County and the number of um consumers who are receiving home delivered and congregate meals last year, we are serving 1.7% of that older population.

Okay.

Most of the older adults in Alameda County are doing okay.

They're they're getting their their food, their family, they're they're still independent, um, and they're not accessing this food.

Sometimes we think about, oh my gosh, it's so much, so much, so much.

Realize we are only doing 1.7% of the population here.

Um, and so the people we are serving have a great need for us, and we're happy, we're happy to be there for them.

But thank you guys for recognizing um uh uh nutrition month.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Um do we have any public comment on this item?

So at this time, we will present the commendation to you.

So March is a busy month.

Sure is our next item is item 57 is to proclaim March 15th through the 21st, 2026 as weights and measure week, and Supervisor Marquez will do the honors.

Thank you.

I'm excited to read this.

This is the month of March where we recognize weights and measures week from March 15th through 20, March 15th through the 21st of 2026 in Alameda County.

It observes the United States first weights and measures law signed by President John Adams on March 2nd, 1799, which is an early and enduring commitment to fairness, accuracy, and trust in commerce.

The theme for this year states we measure what matters.

And consumers in Alameda County are entitled to and expect to get what they pay for when making purchases and conducting transactions.

Standardized weights and measures ensure that when people buy goods like rice, fuel, produce, or other goods, they receive exactly what they pay for.

We especially recognize our Alameda County Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures who continue to work on promoting the Alameda County Agricultural Industry, protecting the environment, the general public, and consumers by ensuring fair transactions.

Thank you for assuring that Alameda County residents receive the full volume measure or computation value they are paying for.

Therefore, let us observe weights and measures week that is important for our community because it creates fairness, trust, safety, and economic stability.

Key people accepting the proclamation today are Sandy Rivera, Director of Community Development Agency, Kathy Roche, Deputy Director, CDA Siller of Weights and Measures for Alameda County.

Can't wait to read this report.

Her name is on the sill.

That is very impressive.

Don McCoon, assistant seller with Alameda County.

And Dara Jay Tim Ratt, Deputy Siller with Alameda County.

Thank you for the work you do on behalf of our residents.

And just want to give a special plug to Kathy.

I first met her when we used to serve on the Mosquito Abatement District together.

So just thank you for the tremendous work you're doing.

It's always exciting when we get our annual budget and hear updates from your department.

I think it's one that not many people understand in our community and realize your role, but it's very important that we focus on fairness and transactions in this county.

So thank you all for your great work.

Thank you, Supervisor Marquez and the board for uh recognizing uh the work that weights and measures do and proclaiming weights and measures week.

Uh much of this work uh is largely unseen, so thank you for recognizing that the professionals in Alameda County uh provide equity in the complex marketplace that we do have.

And before I hand it off to Kathy, and thank you, Supervisor Marquez, for recognizing Kathy, particularly because uh she leads the team uh of a small and mighty team of investigators and inspectors in Alameda County, and she is retiring also after 26 years of public service.

So it's a special seems like the board meeting today.

26 seems to be the special special number, but I'll hand it off to Kathy.

She has a wonderful team, and so I think she's left us in a good place, and it's been an honor for me to work with her.

Uh yeah, the the retirement class of 2000 is uh strong today.

So it's been a wonderful 26 years here with Alameda County.

So a little bit sad on leaving, but not that much.

Looking forward to uh a brighter future out there.

So I just want to thank you again.

We are a department that people really weights and measures, what's that?

What do you do?

But if you buy anything and it's based on a weight or a measurement pounds, uh you go to the grocery store and you buy things at the checkout stand, you want to make sure that what you're paying for is accurate, and so we have shoppers that go out and inspect those facilities, uh, whether it's a large vehicle scale, livestock scales out in the hills, uh, your little mom and pop grocery store.

All those transactions, commercial transactions need to be accurate for our consumers to have trust.

Alameda County is probably the seventh uh largest gross domestic product uh in the state.

Uh so there's a lot of commercial transactions going on.

So whether you're ch overcharged 10 cents at uh convenience store or ten dollars at the mall, we see that all the time, and and we are very active in making sure that people get what they pay for.

Gas stations, especially.

I just filled up with gas, and it's like, oh um, I want to introduce my staff, Don McCoon is my assistant, uh, sealer of weights and measures, assistant ed commissioner, and Derje Tamaret is my deputy in charge of our weights and measures program.

So I'm very happy to have them on board with us and the team that we lead together.

It's been a wonderful 26 years.

So I think Don's gonna have a few words.

Oh, thanks.

Yeah.

Um right, every everyone's kind of covered the big, but um, the impressive part.

Um, I think we have with eight FTEs, we're covering 72,000 measuring devices in the county, like Kathy said, from a gas pump to uh electric meters stations, taxi meters, right?

Those little gas meters and water meters in front of your house.

All those we look at over 4,800 weighing devices, right?

From the tiny prescription scales, the cannabis scales that they use, um, all the way up to the said the cattle scales, rail car scales.

Um, anyway, we look at all those and uh through our price verification ordinance.

We're out there at the gas stations and grocery stores and anywhere that they're scanning your prices to make sure that they match with what they say.

Um, and there's over 8,200 of those.

So um with 8 FTE, they're doing a great job under Kathy's leadership.

And so thank you for that.

Um thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh, do we have any public comments?

Okay, at this time we will go down and present the commendation.

Before we go back to the regular calendar, we're gonna take a five minute break.

To re-establish quorum.

Supervisor Marquez.

President.

Supervisor Tam.

Aye.

I'm present.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Portonata Boss.

President.

President Harbor, excused.

We have a quorum.

Thank you.

Uh this time we will go to the regular calendar and we will start with the public comments on all items that are on our calendar except for the closed session items.

Do you have speakers?

Samuel Ramey on items six, eleven, twelve, nineteen.

Buffalo sojourn on item six.

Zach on item five, nine, eleven, and thirteen.

If you could line up, thank you.

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I will identify the eliminated county health thank you, your time is up.

Thank you.

We have no more speakers.

Thank you very much.

At this time, uh we will go to the minutes for March the 10th, the special meeting at 10 AM, and March the 10th, a special meeting at 3 30 and March the 16th, the special meeting which is on the budget work group uh may have a motion for approval.

I just like to move the minutes from March 10th March 10th and March 16th.

I'll second.

I have a motion by Supervisor Miley and second by Supervisor Marquez may have a roll call vote, please.

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye, Supervisor Tam.

Aye, Supervisor Miley, aye.

Supervisor Fortunatabas.

Aye.

President Howbert, excuse.

Thank you.

The motion carries.

We will now take the consent calendar, which includes items fifty-eight through sixty-one.

Do I have a motion on the consent?

Move consent.

I have a motion for Supervisor Miley and a second by Supervisor Marquez.

May I roll call vote, please?

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye.

Supervisor Tam.

Aye.

Supervisor Miley.

Aye.

Supervisor Fortune on the boss.

Aye.

President Howard, excuse.

The motion carries.

Thank you.

Let's take up the mass motion with Supervisor Marquez.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Miley.

Okay.

So I'd like to make the follow uh the motion, the last motion to include the following items.

Items two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen.

I have comments on 14 and 15.

Me too.

Just comments.

Okay, 14.

Okay.

So it's 15.

Item 16, 17, 18, 19.

I've got a comment on item 18.

So item 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45.

48, 49, 50.

Let's see 51.

And that includes everything in the last motion.

Thank you.

Do we have a second?

I'll second.

Okay, we have questions on item 14 and 15 from Supervisor Marquez and Supervisor Nikki Ford on Audibass.

Why don't we start with Supervisor Marquez?

Okay, thank you.

Um I just have comments.

I really want to acknowledge interim AC Health Director Anika Chandri and her team for this incredible lift.

Um as the chair of public protection and coming into this role with Supervisor Vaya being my predecessor, he was a leader in the efforts with regard to reimagined adult justice and also a huge supporter along with the late Supervisor Wilma Chan of Care First Jails Last.

And this investment in Epic is significant.

It's one that we've been um waiting for a very very long time.

And I know we had updates about this last February, so just want to commend your team for uh staying on schedule.

This is a significant contract and an investment in ensuring that we can obtain accurate medical information on behalf of people that are not only at Santa Rita jail but also accessing our behavioral health services.

So I just wanted to thank you personally.

This is gonna transform lives in our county, and I see that Dr.

Moss is here as well.

So just want to thank everyone that had a role with um getting this item on our agenda.

Thank you.

Yes, thank you.

Um so building off what my colleagues said, um, I do believe this epic implementation will improve outcomes, and I continue to support it.

It's certainly when it came to the board last year, it was very clear to me how much work had gone into this.

Um I do want to highlight that we are using a trust fund to pay for it, the MHSA trust fund, and I only mention this because as we all know, we are uh looking at a lot of needs right now because of HR one as well as Prop 1.

We all know our hospital system is hurting, our community health clinics are hurting, our mental health providers are hurting.

So as we move forward through our budget process and figuring out how we are going to support our public health system, our mental health system, um, and other impacts by this federal administration.

I think it's just very important to note that every decision we make, especially when we use a trust fund or reserve when it's a large amount of money is a conscious decision about moving forward.

And um, like I said, I do support this.

I just want to be eyes wide open with ourselves and with the public that um these are hard decisions.

Thank you.

Um thank you, supervisors both for your comments.

Uh Anika Chadry, interim director for Alameda County Health.

I just wanted to um make a quick note on the trust fund.

So uh a large portion of this is being paid for by the MHSA trust fund.

Um and as you know, in the current uh MHSA structure, there is specifically funding allowed for technology.

And so the behavioral health department over the last several years has actually been saving up that money to be able to support this.

Um that is not an option as we go forward into the Behavioral Health Services Act in terms of uh specific technology and innovation funding.

So noted, and uh many thanks to our uh IS team.

We've got some leaders online, and Dr.

Moss is our executive sponsor for uh this project.

And so we're really looking forward to it.

It's a big milestone for Alameda County.

Thank you.

Um item 15.

Just pretty much the same comments with regard to Cal Aim and getting those efforts launched.

This also has been a long time awaiting.

I just want to publicly acknowledge.

And I guess the only question I have is in terms of like updates with intern in terms of launching um Epic as well as Cal AIM.

Will those be going to the health committee or when can we expect uh status report?

Sorry.

So I believe the uh Epic Go Live is uh in another year.

Um, but we're happy to bring uh report backs to either health committee or the joint health and uh uh public protection.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hearing no other questions or comments on the mass motion.

We have a motion by supervisor.

I'm sorry, it was a question on line and mining motion.

Yes, item 18.

I just wanted to once again put a plug in for the uh for a legal dumping conference.

You know, this uh this item deals with the sponsorship from waste management for the uh fifth annual legal dumping statewide conference that'll be taking place on April the 30th and May 1st here in Alameda County.

Uh the statewide conferences have been um championed uh through my office, and we definitely appreciate the support of waste management.

And once again, we encourage uh community-based organizations, public sector organizations, private organizations, conservative citizens, anyone who's interested in being a participant in the conference, uh, to contact my office or go online uh to register uh for the fifth annual statewide legal dumping conference where uh best practices are uh discussed, lessons learned are discussed because illegal dumping uh knows no boundaries and it affects quality of life, whether you're in an urban community, a suburban community or rural community.

So once again, statewide dumping conference, April 30th, May 1st here in Alameda County.

Thank you for that reminder.

Very important topic, Madam Chair.

Before you um take up the motion, um I ask that you clarify that item 46 should be included in the motion.

Yes, I'd like to include item 46 in the motion as well.

The secondary.

Okay, so we have a motion from Supervisor Miley on the mass motion and a second by Supervisor Marquez.

And it at the includes item 46.

Um, well, please, Supervisor Marquez.

Hi.

Supervisor TAM.

Hi.

Supervisor Miley.

Hi.

Supervisor Fortune on a boss.

Aye.

President Hubbard.

Thank you.

Um Susan, do we need to go through the orders?

I am item uh 38.

Um, is a recommendation that your board make an interim appointment for chief probation officer of Rom Gura Murphy, effective March 29, based on the retirement of Tim uh Information Officer.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Interim Chief Information Officer, sorry.

Um, as of March 29th, um, pending completion of the board's recruitment uh and appointment and the biweekly compensation is 12,065 and 60 cents.

Second move the item.

Okay, I have a motion from Supervisor Miley to move item 38.

I'll second it.

Second from Supervisor Fortunato Bass.

Any comments, questions?

Hearing none.

Yeah, real call vote, please.

I'm sorry.

Um Mr.

Rahm, would you like to come up and say a few words?

I wasn't expecting by sure.

Thank you.

Thank you, Board of Supervisors.

It's an extreme honor to um manage to lead this award-winning team in the interim capacity.

Team DuPe has done an amazing job.

Um, laid the solid foundation, accomplished so much, and he's leaving a well-organized team.

So I'm looking forward to giving my all and get to work.

Thank you.

You know, we have really high expectations on that award, maybe the third time.

It's gonna be hard.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

So wearing no other comments, we have a motion from Supervisor Miley and a second by Supervisor Marquez.

I'm sorry, Fortunato Bass.

You know, I could not do it without Supervisor Marquez right now.

Um item 38.

May I have roll call vote, please?

Supervisor Marquez.

Hi.

Supervisor Tam.

Hi.

Supervisor Miley.

Hi.

Supervisor Fortunato Boss.

I present Harper, excuse.

The motion carries.

Thank you.

Uh item nine uh is a recommendation uh related to Alameda Health Systems.

And I just gonna quickly go back through this since um we've been back multiple times to address some of the pending issues at AHS.

Um, you'll record that on February 25th, your board held balance and hearings on March 3rd.

You discussed and deliberated and closed the hearings.

Um, on March 10th, your board hit a special meeting to consider recommendations to clarify your actions with regard to the balance and hearing.

And at that time, your board requested that the board of trustees defer through June 30 any program closures and reductions in force, including all patient and nonpatient facing positions that were approved on November 19th, 2025, and directed uh the county administrator to work with AHS leadership to determine the fiscal impact on March 11th.

The Board of Trustees announced its action to delay all reductions in force until June 30th.

And on March 17th, the AHS CEO provided your board an update on the projected $14 million fiscal impact of the requested um deferment.

And we also uh discussed potential strategies to assist AHS with its budget imbalance and help mitigate the impact of the deferrals.

Some of the proposed strategies that you'll recall that we discussed were adjustments to the specialty mental health contract payment provisions for services at John George Psychiatric Hospital, as well as modifications to the permanent agreement for AHS to repay its loan to the county's consolidated treasury, as well as exploration of other service models to support the intensive outpatient program reductions.

We're before you today, uh the county administrator, the auditor controller, and AC Health Interim Director recommending the following short-term options to help address the fiscal impact of the deferrals as well as AHS's current budget imbalance.

And those two items are to reduce the specialty mental health contract payment withhold for potential audit disallowances from 20% to 10% effective immediately and continue to review and evaluate other adjustments that may result in contract renegotiation.

And secondly, to amend the permanent agreement regarding AHS's repayment of its debt to the county's treasury by maintaining the fiscal year and net negative balance limit at 100 million dollars for fiscal 26 and fiscal 27 and to increase the intra-year maximum from 50 million to 100 million for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

We will continue to have discussions with AHS leadership and consider further adjustments after the impact of state and federal policy changes and funding impacts are known.

And we know that your board's subcommittee is about to embark on its series of task force meetings to also look at alternatives to address uh the budget imbalance and potential funding cuts coming forward.

So the recommendations before you today are that you authorize amendments to the payment terms for the specialty mental health services contract with John George Psychiatric Hospital, including reducing the withhold for potential audit disallowances from 20 to 10% effective immediately, that you approve a first amendment to the agreement on the repayment of Alameda Health System debt to the consolidated treasury, what's referred to as the March 2016 permanent agreement to increase the fiscal year end net negative balance limit to 100 million dollars for fiscal 26 and fiscal 27 and increase the intra-year maximum from 50 million to 100 for fiscal 26 and 27, and that you authorize the board president to sign the first amendment after execution by the Alameda Health System.

Thank you.

Do we have any comments or questions before um Mr.

Change Action do you have any comments or questions?

Or good afternoon supervisors um thank you chair Tam.

I appreciate the opportunity to come forward um have a lot of gratitude for the supervisors for your intervention for the county administrator and for the interim Alameda Health Director for their willingness to engage and to try to be creative in terms of how we can find a solution.

Your board received a letter from myself and from board chair um David sign I believe yesterday kind of summarizing our board's um belief of how this can help us move to a solution and so I think based on what was in that letter um we are on the path to a a solution for the short term understanding that more will have to be done to address the long term issues thank you uh supervisor porto notabash um thank you I wanted to acknowledge receiving the letter from yourself and the board of trustees I do have a question there was a request that the existing audit uh for the mental specialty mental health contract uh be completed within 60 days uh to our county administrator is that audit on track to be completed in that time period so that's an informal audit that's being um conducted by a AC health um and we're working with the auditor's office so I would ask AC Health to address that issue uh thank you supervisor I I think I would not necessarily use the word audit that was in uh AHS's letter uh in as we have um been working with AHS on this issue we've been looking at what is possible with the contract so uh there is a contract that HS has for specialty mental health services with uh the behavior health department and essentially each year you know we do hit the the contract max but we're looking for flexibility within that and so we'll continue to work on it thank you and as was said um I am looking forward to the ad hoc committee so that we can work on longer term solutions and I am supportive of these short term solutions and we'll do so when appropriate thank you any other comments um let me just offer that I appreciate the collaboration between our departments Alam County Health our county administrators office and Al May Health Systems um we're all in this together in terms of making sure there's uh quality access to health care and then I think the proposal and the strategies that have been developed with this collaboration actually provides the flexibility um depending on you know obviously you you've changed some of the um the estimates in terms of impacts from uh deferring the reductions in force and um I think um providing that additional uh credit limit helps give you that flexibility as well so I wanted to extend that appreciation are there any other comments Susan my only other comment is to clarify that it is item 39 that you are considering okay do I have a motion on item 39 sure sure I'd like to uh move the recommendations that approve the strategies to assist Alameda Health to address its fiscal year 2025 2026 budget imbalances I'll second it so a motion from supervisor Miley and a second from Supervisor Cortonado Bass to approve the strategies outlined in item 39 may I have roll call vote please supervisor Marquez aye supervisor Tam aye Supervisor Miley Supervisor Fortunat aye President Howard excused the motion carries thank you again for everyone's help you have three ordinances um item 33 is the second reading of ordinance amendments an ordinance amending certain provisions of the 2025 2026 county of alamed salary ordinance moved away the balance of the full first reading of this ordinance um do we have two ordinances here or just one letter and a second reading

An ordinance amending certain provisions of the 2025 2026 County of Alameda salary ordinance.

Moved away the balance of the full first reading of this ordinance.

Looks like we have a side letter and a second reading.

So the side letter does not require a second reading.

Okay.

So it's just the ordinance.

Okay, so move away the balance of the full second reading move for the adoption of the ordinance.

I'll second it.

Motion from Supervisor Miley and second from Supervisor Fortunato Bass to approve the ordinance under item 32.

And why don't you include adoption of the side letter just to ensure that that action is taken?

Okay.

Also in the motion, I move that we adopt the side letter as well.

Do we have an approval from the seconder to include the side letter in the motion?

Yes.

Okay.

So we have a motion and a second to approve um item 33A and B.

May have roll call wall, please.

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye.

Supervisor TAM.

Aye.

Supervisor Miley.

Aye.

Supervisor Fortunata Boss.

Aye.

President Howard, excused.

Your next item is 34, which is a first reading of salary ordinance amendments affecting several departments.

The title of the first ordinance is an ordinance amending the two June 25th, 2023 through July 3rd, 2027.

Memorandum of understanding between the Alameda County Management Employees Association, the general government unit, and the County of Alameda.

The title of the second ordinance is an ordinance amending certain provisions of the 2025 2026 County of Alameda salary ordinance.

So I'd like to move the first reading of both ordinances and move for the introduction of both of the ordinances.

I will second that.

I have a motion from Supervisor Miley and a second from Supervisor Portugata Bass to move item 34.

May I have roll call vote, please?

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye.

Supervisor TAM.

Aye.

Supervisor Miley.

Aye.

Supervisor Fortunato Boss.

Aye.

President Howbert excused.

The motion carries.

Thank you.

Item 47 is a second reading of an ordinance amendment.

So I understand your board's motion did not include item C is first reading section.

Item C is the amendment to Article 3, Section 3-5.

Is it an ordinance?

So for clarity, uh Supervisor Miley, uh, you had read um item 34A, which is the first reading and an introduction of the ordinance amitting the MOU between the county and acne, and then the second was item 34B, the first reading and introducing the salary ordinance.

Can you also um in a separate motion uh move item 34C, which is to amend the subsect section to establish the footnote and the classifications so we need to continue?

We don't need to continue the entire let's just continue the entire item.

Well, we're getting clarification.

Can we move to item 47?

It's the second reading of a traffic code amendment in the unincorporated area.

An ordinance amending chapter one relating to traffic regulations, county highways of title six relating to vehicles and traffic of the Alameda County Public Works Traffic Code.

Move the way the balance of the second reading, move for the adoption of the ordinance.

I'll second that.

We have a motion from Supervisor Miley and seconded by Supervisor Fortunato Bass to move the ordinance under item 47.

May I have roll call vote, please?

Supervisor Marquez, excuse Supervisor Tim.

Hi.

Supervisor Miley.

Hi.

Supervisor Fortunato Bass.

Hi.

President Haber, excuse.

And on item 34, I'm recommending that we continue the matter to the next regular meeting for a first reading so we can get clarification and correct the agenda.

Okay, so let the record reflect that uh item 34 is continued and we had negated the motions that were made.

Do we need to do anything to rescind the vote that we took on we took vote on A and B.

Do you want us to we voted on A and B.

We can just continue C well B is C are the same thing.

So we're gonna continue B and C and C so 34 B and C are continued to your next regular meeting.

All right, so I'd like to officially move that we continue item 34 B and C.

I'll second that.

Okay, we have a motion from Supervisor Miley and seconded by Sir Supervisor Fortunata Bass to continue item 34 B and C.

But item 34A was passed in the prior motion as a first reading.

So that will come back for a second reading at your next regular meeting, and items B and C will come back for a first reading and corrected.

Okay, thank you.

May I have roll call vote, please?

Supervisor Marquez.

Hi.

Supervisor Tim, aye.

Supervisor Miley, hi.

Supervisor Fortunato Boss.

Hi.

President Hammer, excuse that concludes your regular agenda.

Okay, thank you.

So at this point, I would like to go to public comments on items that are not on today's agenda within the purview of the board.

Do we have speakers?

Harold Bryant Zach in person, Jane Kramer, please line up.

Do you want to set the time?

Okay, thank you.

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you very much for allowing me to address you.

I want everybody on this panel to just think about if you got up, you go out in front of your house, and you see bags of trash on your property.

Well, that's what I have to deal with on a weekly basis.

Just the past weekend, somebody dumped a motorcycle and two tires in front of my house.

And it's the illegal dumping in Oakland is just uh at crisis level.

I believe a lot of this illegal dumping is coming from these um these vendors that are not they they are not obeying the law.

They uh first of all they they're not registered with the county.

We don't know what they're selling to the public, and at the end of the day, they dump their trash, they they uh abuse our our garbage cans and dump it on the street, and I'm tired of it.

I'm I'm so tired of it.

I'm really thinking about moving out of Oakland, and this is under you guys uh you guys could do something about this.

Ronald Browder, I complained to environmental Ronald Browder and another guy, Antonio Golair are getting over 200,000 in base salary.

I want them to earn it.

Why in San Leandro, you could go down to San Leandro and no illegal carts, but as soon as you get to Oakland, all the way up Bancroft, all the way up to seminary, you got illegal carts.

I want to know why are you guys letting this happen?

Like, can't you make these people do their job?

I I challenge you, Nate Miley, Nikki Fortunato Bass, Lena.

Thank you.

It'll be a lot better.

I'm tired of people on trash.

I'm so tired.

And it's like a dumping ground.

Thank you.

And I believe this is because a lot of these illegal vendors are jeopardizing the health of Oakland and they're jeopardizing our chance.

We're just dumping their trash in our hands.

Thank you, sir.

Please tell me, please.

We hear you.

Mr.

Dave Hiley, please.

This is in your district.

Please help me.

Imagine if this was happening to your house, you got up.

And you got that trash.

This is terrible.

Please help me, please.

Thank you.

Very much.

Thanks.

Okay.

Let's begin.

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County supervisors, and we all know that.

And the view of the state, Stephen Miller, go ahead and suck me.

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I Patrick Hannibal Xavier Uling Volanovich Melaninchkov Elden Anderson Cromwell, the next monarch or England, in that in view of the state.

Based on requirement based on the JMOC coordination and the view of the Joint Military Operation Command, I am a lieutenant major of the United Nations Police Office.

I identify as P22748634.

And the view of the state, it's for federal ID number 4318190.

In view of application, we do have a thermal nuclear warhead planted on the shores of the Alameda outside of Carl and Road Point.

We do have at Fort Hill the application of a plutonium 207 thermal new at Joint Air Force Base, Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC.

I did plant a blue angel with six atomic weapons and compliances of the state, the 528 ships that are sitting outside of Peru, and there's 28 battle carriers that are sitting outside New Brunch for that of application.

I would like to identify again as a prisoner of war.

Thank you.

Medical expenses, medical services.

A given without your health, you don't have anything as a person.

An incredible amount of money on conventional medicine.

Or you can spend less incredible amount of money on alternative medicine.

And he doesn't take medication for the rest of his life.

It's short term.

Think about it.

Okay.

Kelly, you're on the line, you have two minutes.

Thank you.

Um, you know, we heard a lot of um self-uh referential and self uh self-promotion today at this meeting.

Um, I'd like to bring you some outside uh perspective from uh this past Thanksgiving 2025 from the Mercury News of uh Santa Clara County, I guess it is.

House Alameda County's stonewalling legal approach has cost taxpayers millions.

Um some of you may have heard of this uh article.

Um it says that Alameda County's aggressive fight first legal strategy, rejecting early settlements, pursuing weak appeals and using obstructive discovery tactics, inflated litigation costs and invited judicial rebukes.

County council let modest offers turn into multi-million dollar payouts, one uh uh offer for uh three quarters of a million became 11 million after appeals and fees, procedural delays, court sanctions, repeated litigation, multiplied taxpayer exposure.

There was no risk management, I guess.

Uh damaged the county's credibility and signaled bad faith tactics that increased plant plaintiffs' leg leverage when they uh went to uh courts or appeals courts.

So the reason this resulted in an eroded trust in county legal management and heightened legal vulnerabilities.

Now, what did it also result in uh in terms of your labor force?

The county population over a 15-year period.

You know why I'm talking about a 15-year period.

Uh, it grew about six percent.

Six percent.

Keep that number in mind, six percent.

Uh, your legal staff in over a 15-year period grew about by about 43% from about 35 people to about 50 people.

So that's the kind of uh you know, disproportionate um uh fat in the labor force that we've got right there in Alameda County.

Thank you.

Wendy Peterson, you're on the line.

You have two minutes.

Thank you.

Um good morning, good afternoon.

Uh supervisors, I'm Wendy Peterson with the Senior Services Coalition of Alameda County.

I want to convey our urgent concerns regarding the timeline for the area agency on aging procurement process.

Recent RFPs have taken between 80 and 94 days from the date the RFP was posted to the date the letters of intent to award were sent.

And those contracts are still in process and have yet to appear on your board's agenda for approval.

Meanwhile, eight additional triple A RFPs have not yet been released.

The current contracts expire June 30th of this year, 99 days away.

Even if the RFPs were released tomorrow, there simply is not enough time to complete the procurement process and allow community-based organizations to prepare for any potential changes by July 1st, to transfer resources and equipment to new providers, handoff records, transfer clients, and ensure continuity of care.

There's a lot of uncertainty in our world.

One thing the county can do is provide stability and continuity of services for older adults and vulnerable people.

Tens of thousands of seniors are relying on these services.

While the triple A has the time it needs to complete the procurement process thoughtfully and successfully.

Thank you.

We have no more speakers.

Thank you, everyone.

This time we will recess back into closed session.

Reconvening from closed session.

May have roll call, please.

Supervisor Marquez, excuse.

Supervisor Tim.

Present.

Supervisor Fortunatabas.

Present.

Doesn't happen to excuse.

We have a quorum.

Thank you.

Do we have any reportable items or additional reportable items from closed session?

Nothing additional to report beyond what I recorded from our earlier session today.

Thank you.

Hearing no other comments, this meeting's adjourned.