Good morning, everyone.

I'd like to call to order our meeting today.

It's a regularly scheduled meeting for Tuesday, April 28th.

Can we uh start with roll call?

Supervisor Marquez.

Present.

Supervisor Tam.

Present.

Supervisor Miley, excuse Supervisor Fortunato Bass.

Present.

President Halber.

Present.

We have a quorum.

Would you all please rise if you can and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Thank you very much.

Next item on our agenda is a chance for board members to make remarks.

I'll turn to my colleague Supervisor Fortunato Bass.

Anything to report out on.

Yes.

Two things.

One is we do have our Alameda County Together for All, Act for All meeting this Thursday at three, and Supervisor Marquez will share the uh exciting item that we are going to be discussing.

And secondly, this Saturday, my office is proud to host an emergency preparedness fair together with our Alameda County Fire Department and the city of Emeryville.

We'll have useful tips and tools to keep ourselves and our communities safe in the event of an actual disaster like an earthquake, a fire, or a flood.

Um, and we'll also have an engine there in all kinds of workshops and games, so it's going to be very family friendly.

So our emergency preparedness fair is Saturday, May 2nd from 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

at the Emoryville Center for Community Life.

And you can find that information on both my social media, my Instagram, as well as the fire department's social media.

Thank you.

Thank you, Supervisor Marquez.

Thank you, President Halbert.

Good morning, community.

Thank you, Supervisor Fortunato Bass for flagging that this Thursday, April 30th at 3 p.m., the Alameda County Together for All Act Committee will be receiving a report with respect to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.

This is going to provide an overview of the implementation study that has been conducted.

Um almost this in last at least four to five months, but we will receive an update and what is being recommended, recommended by the advisory board as well as the focus groups that were held in preparation for this study.

So I encourage everyone to uh to tune in this Thursday at 3 p.m.

Also wanted to um acknowledge that my chief of staff, Alex Boscovich, attended Alameda Health Systems Foundation Scala this past Saturday.

Just want to congratulate them for the incredible work they're doing throughout our community to ensure access to health care and also just want to uplift that they did acknowledge um Coach Beam and his wife accepted an award on his behalf.

So just wanted to continue to uplift um his legacy and the tremendous impact he's had throughout our region.

Um also celebrated La Familia Counseling Services 50th anniversary.

It was really nice to see all of my colleagues at that event last Thursday, and then also I saw Supervisor Tam this past Saturday at the Rosales Sisters Gala, which uh raises money for first generation and immigrant students.

So a lot of good work going on in the community.

In addition, my team also tabled at Earth Day in the city of Hayward, and there was a cleanup there, a cleanup at East Bay Regional Parks, just a lot of great activities going on throughout the community.

So just wanted to thank everybody for their interest and their involvement.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Great job.

Uh with that said, uh, we're next item on the agenda is public comment on closed session items.

This is for closed session items only.

Is there any are there any speakers on closed session items?

Thank you.

All right.

Welcome.

Welcome.

Blair Beekman.

This is on closed session only.

You have two minutes.

Blair Beekman, closed session only.

Hi, can you hear me, Blair Beatman?

Yes.

Thank you.

Uh hi, Blair Beekman.

Um, I used to attend Alameda County uh board meetings regularly, uh, five or ten years ago now.

Um my first time here for a while.

Hello to everyone.

Uh work on tech accountability.

I wanted to comment today on your final um closed session agenda items AB and C about uh real property negotiations with Oakland Alameda County Coliseum and Arena Complex issues.

I wanted to thank yourselves that as you this will be a closed session item initially on item 18.

You will uh on your regular agenda, you will be going into further discussion uh in the public meeting agenda about um uh arena complex property issues and your and your work and efforts with the city of Oakland.

And um I think that's an interesting approach to handle a closed session agenda uh and a public meeting agenda overall.

And I just wanted to thank yourselves for that.

As you can uh, you know, your your closed session items will somehow come to light in some ways, I think in the public meeting agenda, and that's uh in the same day, and that's an interesting process.

I thank you greatly for that.

That's trans that's a forms of transparency that I really like, and uh so thank you.

And uh, and as always, I hope uh in within the meetings and within the public agenda today, public meeting agenda today.

You can be talking about the role of the AA SEG and what their part in all of this process is.

I think they can have an important role, and I hope they're mentioned regularly and talked about, and uh I'll be looking forward to the afternoon session or the the public meeting session uh on this agenda item on agenda item 18 uh later today.

Thank you.

Samuel Ramey.

Good morning, Alamie County.

My name is Simeu Raymond with the California Open Union of the Homeless Chicago National Homeless.

Yeah, I guess we need jobs.

We got jobs, but you give them to people overseas.

We didn't hear working people born race, you can't get a job.

It's wrong.

Yeah, visitors need a job, it's wrong.

This whole system is sale right, but it's run wrong about corruption.

It has to stop.

I have put the money here in the sea.

For the last three years.

I've been doing it nationalized, calling out of it.

We have to do all this, all this going hand in hand.

Donald Trump, he's not the problem.

The people is the problem.

We are the solution when you cover addresses.

We can do things we need to do.

We had trucking uh school, but we couldn't get guys the new job.

Just nonsense.

We got a whole trucking school here.

I have said that of doing the tracing of uh the enhanced enterprise zone.

Yeah, we did this, but we couldn't get no jobs, so we don't have to get a job to live here.

And they will say how open, we're open at the end of the screws.

But she only eat two hours a day off two hours a day off of McDonald's for a meal.

That's not healthy for nobody.

There are no more speakers.

Thank you very much.

Before we go into closed session, I would like to take up item 18 uh and um see if we can accomplish that item before we go into closed session.

Um in order to do that, I'll introduce the item briefly to say that this item as listed on the agenda would authorize Patrick O'Connell, our county administrator's office and Kimberley Gassaway, Director, General Services Agency to negotiate with the City of Oakland for the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum and Arena Complex properties.

This item was continued from April 7th, which is also continued from April March 17th.

There's an attachment in our agenda.

I'll ask for public comment on this item.

Do we have any?

We have one online speaker.

Two minutes.

This is on item 18.

You have two minutes.

Hi, Blair Beekman again.

Well, wow, you're talking about item 18 now.

Um, so hi again.

Um, I was hoping this could be a little later, but I guess it's now.

Um, and I guess that can be okay.

Um, yeah, overall, I like the ideas of going to the closed session and then bringing it back to a full agenda.

Um, that's my ideal, and I was amazed by it.

So thank you.

Uh, as you're talking about this item now, uh, working on um clarification issues now.

Uh I I just wanted to remind again the importance of the work of the AASEG and the difficult work that there can be in negotiating with the city of Oakland on these Carlos CM issues at this time.

Um I trust the AASEG so much that I think they can be actually a good mediator between yourselves, the county and and the city of Oakland and offer good ideas and good advice and a good middle ground in um whatever you guys are gonna have to be working on.

I don't quite know the depth and details.

I'm not that uh knowledgeable, unfortunately, but I'm I am knowledgeable uh in in love in and you know good terms of uh what the uh AASEG is capable of working towards, and I think they can be uh a really helpful mediator uh as needed for for this kind of work and effort and uh good luck um uh in working out a good process uh in what can always be a difficult process uh with Oakland in in working out the best for the future of this area.

Thank you.

Very good.

Any other public comment?

Or bring it back for discussion and uh deliberation.

Um I'm happy to move the item if there's a second.

I'll second it.

I would like to discuss uh briefly though.

I I I know that this will be negotiating between Patrick O'Connell and Kimberly Gassaway with the City of Oakland listed Justin Johnson, the city administrator or his designee.

Would it be allowable that we would have supervisor Miley and myself observe with our approval of this item?

So, Supervisor Um the sole purpose of this action item in open session is to conform with the requirements of the government code that require you to identify and authorize your uh real property negotiators before they begin negotiations.

The terms and conditions um related to that negotiation are then discussed in closed session.

And this is that's why we have, as Mr.

Beekman called out, we have this listed in two different locations.

Uh so that's a conversation that would be appropriate for closed session.

Very good.

A motion's been made and seconded.

May we have a roll call vote, please?

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye, supervisor town.

Aye.

Supervisor Miley, excuse.

Supervisor Fortunatabos.

Aye.

President Halbert.

I vote yes.

That item passes.

Very good.

Thank you.

With that uh said, our next item is that we shall recess into closed session.

We're now recessed.

Recording in progress.

You're ready to be done, being ready.

Hello, hello, and good still good morning, everyone.

I would like to call our board of supervisors meeting back to order.

We're readjourning from a brief close to session closed session discussion.

Will the clerk please call the roll to establish our quorum?

Supervisor Marquez.

Present.

Supervisor TAM, present.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Fortunato Bas, present.

President Halbert.

Present.

We have a quorum.

Our set matter is at 11 o'clock to proclaim law day, May 1st, 2026.

And I would like to um say that we do this every year, and we do it to honor uh the legal profession, to honor all that goes into recruiting and training and making new lawyers in our society and students that are interested in learning about the law.

We're going to have a couple of um speakers, namely our presiding judge and the people that help make this happen.

And then we're gonna have some students speak, and then we're gonna have a wonderful big group photo.

I'm going to read a few of the reasons why we do this, and it is again the main purpose, protecting the rule of law, which advances the American dream.

Whereas the Declaration of Independence states that all individuals are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and chief among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Whereas the rule of law refers to a system of government in which the government and all individuals are held accountable to a set of fair public and broadly understood laws that are evenly enforced.

Whereas the rule of law protects the rights necessary for each person to pursue their own happiness, their own vision of the American dream, this belief that hard work can produce a better life.

Whereas wherever the rule of law and the American dream face significant challenges, their enduring strength and vitality are enhanced by public education and understanding about our rights and responsibilities.

Whereas the American dream of individual and national prosperity is both dependent upon and critical to political liberty and social equality.

Whereas the rule of law ensures that no single person or the government is above the law, and that all persons, regardless of their status, must be treated equally under the law, and that no one will be denied liberty or property without due process.

Whereas for whom the American dream is to become a citizen, or for the ch their children to be citizens, the rule of law ensures that citizenship is not arbitrarily denied.

Whereas for many whose American dream is to own their home, the rule of law protects property rights, contract laws, non-discriminatory practices, or consumer protection.

Whereas the rule of law protects workers and employees through clear regulations that promote fair labor, non-discrimination, safety, and a stable job market, all of which are significant elements of the American dream.

Now, therefore, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Alameda County Superior Court jointly proclaim May 1st, 2026 as Law Day.

We encourage the people of Alameda County to consider ways to advance the rule of law and protect the rights, freedoms, and opportunities that ensure all persons in America can pursue and fulfill their American dreams throughout the year, signed by all members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, then the presiding judge Michael Markman and Lupe Garcia.

If you know me, I typically try to run very efficient and quick meetings.

I would typically not read every letter or word on a proclamation, but I felt it important to do so in this instance.

We are honored to have uh a few guest speakers that we will call in order and welcome to say a few words here at the podium.

We will uh have uh then public comment and uh uh giving of the proclamation.

The first speaker we're honored to have is our presiding judge, the honorable Judge Michael Markman.

Welcome, sir.

Good morning, good morning, everyone.

It's a great honor to have an opportunity to be here with you this morning.

Law Day, or I should say law week, since Law Day is theoretically May 1st, and we're doing this a couple of days early, is like a beacon of hope to us because it feels to me sitting across the street in uh in Department One of the courthouse, like the rule of law and the courts have been under almost constant assault for the past at least year and a half, if not longer.

Uh and days like today remind us that the law is hopeful and that we have reason to hope because we are fighting the good fight and we are winning that fight.

We are using innovation to deal with attacks on the court from the perspective of identifying what the truth is.

Longstanding forms of presumptions of like the presumption of innocence, uh the burdens of proof when you're in a civil case, are withstanding assaults from AI, from deepfakes, and from folks who would seek to do harm to the truth constantly.

We are doing our best as a branch to innovate and to find ways to deal with threats posed by AI, but also the opportunities posed by AI because it really is a technology that can cut in both directions.

There are all sorts of benefits to it, and there are all sorts of ways where it could do harm to the rule of law.

Uh, and the courts are doing their best to help provide leadership in terms of figuring out how we incorporate these new technologies into the law.

We also face external threats, threats to judicial security that have gone up tremendously in the past few years, threats to security that unfortunately caused me to have to come before you on other occasions in an effort to try to figure out what we can do together uh to help make the branch more secure here in the county.

But today I really want to highlight as most hopeful the students that you see behind me.

These folks have worked like crazy over the past several months with uh with regard to their mock trial efforts.

They have put in hundreds of hours.

I had the opportunity to judge a couple of rounds of the mock trial in uh early February, in addition to the uh county uh the county mock trial.

We hosted the state mock trial championships uh in uh in March, which were fantastic, and these students exemplify all of the best uh that there is in the future of the legal profession, and so I'd like to give them uh a round of applause and say thank you all.

And thank you for recognizing them.

Thank you, Judge.

We also have uh one of the leaders of the mock trial competition.

I'd like to call up Mr.

Gordon Greenwood Esquire.

I like to ask our part.

But with your permission, board, I'm gonna sort of turn my back to you so I can address the students.

Uh my name's Gordon Greenwood.

I'm one of the partners at firm Kazan McLean Saturn Greenwood.

Uh, we're the sponsors of Law Day.

We've been the sponsors of the mock trial competition for a very, very long time.

Uh I think we started sponsoring uh Law Day when I started from 28 years ago.

And the question also often comes into mind why did we start doing this?

And there's a reason for that.

Uh that the law needs, really needs new minds, new ideas, young people like you to help us formulate and figure out not what the law was, but what you would like for the law to be.

Uh, and to put this in context, I mean, 28 years ago, uh, we did not have cell phones.

Uh we only had laptops and iPads were not invented yet.

Uh, and we were stupid enough as a law firm when we had a chance to start advertising on the internet.

Uh, we decided that no one will ever go and find a lawyer on the internet.

So we did not participate in that at all.

And you can see life changes a lot in just that period of time.

And now what life we live, your honor just mentioned AI, and now we've just in a technologically different way of life now, and we need young people to help us navigate that, not just out in the world, but in the courtrooms to figure out what the law is, what the law should be, how we should not just change it, but make it better to fit the way that you all would live when you get to the ours.

And so we just need a constant flow of new minds and new ideas, challenging what us old folks have created in terms of the law, to figure out what you all think should the law should be and how it should be recognized and respected going forward.

So we'll continue uh to support this effort as long as there is a law day, we'll continue to do that.

And because we need you, not just my law firm, but the people of Alameda County, the people of California.

We need your brilliance, we need your creativity, we need your thoughtfulness, we need your caring, your sympathy, your compassion, your drive, your vision.

We need all of that.

And this process right here just helps us as citizens in California to plant seeds so the law will become something way better when you all are in our seats than what it is today.

So thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr.

Greenwood.

I'm not sure if that was an offer of employment for some of these young people, but maybe in the future.

We now are honored uh by um uh the honorable judge stone.

And there she is.

Welcome.

She's also going to introduce some students who will speak on what mock trial meant to me.

Yes, absolutely.

And in fact, I'm gonna do that right now.

I'm gonna call up the first student.

Why don't you come up, please?

And be sure to state the name before we begin.

Hello, my name is Katie Panatharaja.

Um my name is Katie Punitharaja, and I would like to share my experience as a new team member of the Moreau Catholic mock trial team.

During my first scrimmage, scrimmage of champions, I was extremely nervous.

It was my first time ever competing and presenting in a mock trail competition.

But despite this, I wasn't scared.

Looking back, the most important part wasn't the competition itself.

It was everything it took to get there.

When I first walked into mock trail practice, I didn't know what to fully expect.

As practices went on, I enjoyed how we listened and read the case pocket together as a group.

I also enjoyed indulging myself in the case and stepping into the many different roles.

I especially liked listening to my upperclassmen present their material.

I admired their confidence and the way they carry themselves.

I remember sitting there and thinking, I hope I can be like them too.

But I didn't just admire my upperclassmen because of their skill, but the way they supported me.

They believed in me when I didn't fully believe in myself.

They encouraged me when I felt nervous and they lifted me up, even though I thought I didn't do well.

I also really enjoyed spending time with everyone and how they could always make me laugh and feel happy, even on stressful days.

Coming to mock trial practice made my hard days feel lighter.

I also deeply appreciate my coach who would always make time and availability to help me with my material.

I remember the night before my competition, she helped me with responding to questions for pre-trial.

Her dedication and support made me feel more prepared, but more importantly, it made me feel secure and confident in myself.

Through this experience, I didn't just learn about law, debate, or competition.

I learned what it really means to be part of a team and a part of a United Mock Trail family.

Being family doesn't mean working together to win a competition or receive a medal, but to receive the true prize of being valued, inspired by one another, and growing together.

Thank you.

Hi, my name is Victor Mahajan, and I'm from Mission San Jose High School.

Three years, nearly a dozen courts from competitions, and countless objections, both sustained and overruled.

If I were to summarize my experience in mock trial this way, I would be leaving out countless key pieces of evidence in building my case for what is truly my favorite extracurricular.

So let me break down the arguments.

Exhibit A is the sure knowledge of a crude from mock trial.

Whether it be objections or redirections, cross-examinations or impeachments.

Mock trial has taught us invaluable lessons.

Lessons in not just courtroom procedure, but also in compelling argumentation and effective effective refutation.

We've learned not in a lecture hall, but by practicing and by doing an infinitely more valuable form of learning, facilitated by mock trial.

Exhibit B is the attorney coaches, the trial judges, the scoring attorneys, the teacher advisors, and everyone standing here today, the adults who share with us their time and their insights, who serve as real life inspiration, who inspire us even more than the likes of Harvey Spector.

To all the coaches, attorneys, and advisors standing here today.

Thank you so much.

And finally, exhibit C is a friendships between similarly driven students, mock trial that have been cultivated from this activity.

Speaking for myself, I can wholeheartedly say that I've found some of my closest friends from mock trial.

Between supplementary prep meetings and internal scrimmages, BART rides to the courthouse and back home again.

We've built not just a case for murder trials, but also relationships, those that will doubtless last for years to come.

As a graduating senior, my time in high school mock trial now comes to an end.

But at the same time, I know it's only the beginning of the journey in criminal justice that this experience has enabled me to take.

For all that, I'll always have mock trail the tank, and for the fond memories I have mock tra the tank due.

Thank you.

I want to thank um well, first I want to start with the students uh who spoke.

Thank you very much.

Really appreciate your comments.

And I apologize for thanking them before you.

But it takes a lot of courage for uh young people to come up here and speak and address uh the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

Um, I want to thank you now uh for having us for accommodating us for allowing these students to see um gain a lessons in physics, uh civics, which is what we're trying to do here today.

Physics?

What I get that.

I have to thank your staff for coordinating with me and dealing with all my RSVPs and numbers and number of seats needed.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And I want to thank the coaches and chaperones who have come with the students today to make this possible.

And I want to thank our presiding judge and our assistant presiding judge for being present as well as the other judges present today.

Thank you.

Thank you for declaring Law Day for us.

If you're if you're a chaperone or a coach or teacher.

Would you just stand up or teacher?

Parent volunteer.

I'll ask my colleagues to weigh in if they have any comments.

I know we have at least one attorney in our presence or former attorney or somebody who passed the bar.

Supervisor Miley, any comments you'd like to make.

It's just great seeing all these young people and the adults that are supporting them.

And you know, despite the fact that we have someone in the White House who doesn't obey the law and disregard justice and this and the other, as was said, uh we have a constitution, it'll live on, and we expect all of you to help it to live on and to make our society, you know, the best society and the best government it can be.

Um so I want to thank you all for your interest, and um I wish you all the best as you continue your your growth as students and then your careers, uh, whatever that might be.

Because, you know, just because um you know you know the people practice law, but the people use uh law as another means, and uh a lot of us have law degrees and we don't practice, but we do a lot of other things, so it's a good learning experience.

Um that's uh that's about all I'll say publicly, because you know I do have my feelings about law school.

Um I like school before I got to law school, but I don't want to discourage any of you, but just do that because it's it helps you to formulate your your thinking and understand underthink understand things a bit better.

But it's you know, law school is a little different than you know, graduate school and and college and high school.

So yeah, but um congratulations, keep up the good work.

Thank you, Supervisor Fortunato Bass.

It's really wonderful to see all of you filling up our chambers and you know, I ran into some of you on the elevators uh while you were here.

And um, you know, it's more than ever constitution is very important.

The rule of law is very important.

Here on the Board of Supervisors, we have been looking at the impacts of this federal administration and the importance of ensuring um compliance with the Fifth Amendment, which is the right to counsel, especially for those who may not have it, um, including those with um undocumented immigration status.

So it's just really thrilling to see so many people with an interest in law.

You know, you can go to law school, you can go to public policy school, you may decide to become a lawyer, you may decide decide to be some other kind of advocate.

And I personally had um the mentorship of two attorneys who I hold very dear.

Um both of them were worker rights attorneys, and they went on to do so many wonderful things.

One of them, I'll mention her name, Julie Sue.

She became our state labor commissioner, then the federal um interim labor secretary, and is currently the deputy mayor in New York of economic um development and worker protection.

So there's many, many things that you can do with a law degree, and it's really exciting to see so many of you with an interest because it's so foundational to who we are as a country.

So all the best to you.

Supervisor Marquez.

Thank you.

I'd also like to congratulate all of the students.

This is incredibly impressive to see your passion, your commitment.

Um, take advantage of these opportunities, and I'm glad to see that you're doing that.

This is your um ability to strengthen strong relationships with the people that you're interfacing with, with students from other schools, and just really excited about the strong foundation that you're choosing for yourself.

So congratulations, congratulations to the friends, family and everyone that supported this opportunity.

So congratulations.

I'll ask the clerk, do we have any public comment on this item?

We do have online speakers.

We do, online speakers.

Now the public roads are open and free.

I hope there can be a continuance in a uh support in uh how we frame our conversations on the on the basis of uh reasonable expectations of privacy uh from the public that there can be.

Uh thank you for your time and uh to quickly comment for the uh commenter who spoke directly to the public.

When he spoke to the right side of the audience, uh he was facing you could hear him very clearly, and it was an interesting presentation.

But when he moved to the left, far left, he you couldn't hear him through the mic as well.

Uh hopefully that can help your audio visual people in the future, and uh thanks for this item.

Thank you very much for the public comments.

We will now uh resess back into closed session.

We're in recess.

Good afternoon, everyone.

We're calling our meeting back to order.

I'll ask the county council anything to report out from closed session.

Yes, supervisor.

There are three items that need to be reported uh from action taken by your board.

Um, in the matter of Tishera versus County of Alameda and I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

We should have roll call.

Excellent idea.

Supervisor Marquez.

Present.

Supervisor Tim.

Present.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Fortunately Pass.

Present, President Halbert.

Present.

We have a quorum.

Thank you.

Please proceed.

That was my job.

So all right, in the matter to Shara versus County of Alameda and Al Superior Court of California, County of Alameda case number 22 CV 023944 in closed session on March 24, 2026.

Your board by a vote of four in favor, one excused, approved a final settlement of 206,000 dollars.

That was supervisors Marquez, Tam, Miley, and Fortunato Boss voted yes.

Super advisor Howard excused.

In a second matter of Smith versus County of Alameda, and also Court of California, County of Alameda, case number 25 CV 1 to 2263.

On March 3rd, uh 2026 in closed session, your board unanimously approved a final settlement of 100,000.

All supervisors were president and voted yes.

So supervisors Howard Mercaz to have Miley and Fortunatabas voting yes.

That matter is now final.

In the third item to report out on April 21st of 2026.

Um your board authorized a settlement agreement in the matter of Castro Valley Investment Group LLC versus Castro Valley Marketplace, LLCL, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda case number 24, CV 075116.

There's no monitoring monetary payment in the matter.

That is all the items we have to announce.

Very good, thank you very much.

Um then we will proceed to our one o'clock set matter items, noting that uh it is past one o'clock.

So we will move expeditiously.

We have three proclamations uh slash commendations.

I'd like to propose that we read and present uh each of our commendations.

But that we would hold public comment till the very end of all three.

Then we will come down and make photos one by one with each of the proclamations.

So with that said, the first one is item 32 proclamation of April 2026 as sexual assault awareness month.

This is a recognition and a call to action that reminds us that prevention starts with everyday choices, modeling respect and creating environments where people feel safe to speak up and be heard.

The statistics on this are sobering.

They also underscore the importance of sustained community effort by challenging harmful norms, educate supporting education around healthy relationships and ensuring access to survivor-centered resources.

We can move from aware, we can move from awareness to meaningful change.

Proclaiming April 29th is denim day, also offers a powerful opportunity to visibly stand in solidarity with survivors and reject the harmful myth that clothing or appearance ever implies consent.

In Alameda County, this commitment is reflected not only in symbolic acts, but in the work of dedicated professionals and advocates who provide trauma-informed care and support.

By continuing to invest in coordinated services, listening to survivors and holding systems accountable, we strengthen a culture rooted in dignity, compassion, and safety for all.

Here to receive this proclamation and commendate proclamation, rather, is none other than our own district attorney, Ursula Jones Dixon.

Welcome.

Thank you.

All right.

Um, first and foremost, uh thank you to the entire board.

I feel like that's loud.

So thank you to the entire board for taking a moment today to give honor and recognition to those of us who are sexual assault victims.

Um specifically April 2026 and every April of every year is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

April 29th of this year, 2026 is denim day in Alameda County.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this month is about more than awareness.

It's a time to reaffirm that survivors deserve to be believed, treated with dignity and supported with compassion.

This year also marks 25 years of action and progress toward ending sexual assault abuse and harassment.

The 2026 theme is 25 years stronger, looking back, moving forward, and that honors survivors in the communities working for change.

It's also a reminder that prevention matters, consent matters, and healthy relationships matter.

The month calls on all of us to help build a community rooted in respect, safety, and accountability.

The history and meaning of denim day is especially powerful.

It grew out of an outrage over a court decision that relied on a survivor's clothing to undermine accountability for the perpetrator.

Over time, it became a global act of solidarity and a visible rejection of victim blaming.

Today, denim day stands for simple and important truth.

Clothing never equals consent, and survivors deserve support, dignity, and respect.

At our office here at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, this commitment is fundamental.

I'm gonna go off script.

So, as usual.

But also to remind people that victims of sexual assault have agency, that it is their choice when and how and if they want to be involved in any process relating to law enforcement, relating to therapeutic intervention.

We don't get to push people to do that.

And so today we lift up the voices of those of us who have been victims of sexual assault by allowing them to walk this path at their own pace and where they want to go.

So the way we do that is we help people move uh through that journey.

And I want to introduce to you some of the people in my office who helped to do that work.

Although there are many other organizations that help folks along this path.

At our office, it is our victim witness advocate division that does that work.

And if they could join me today, I have Jennifer, Erica, James, Lloyd, and Myra.

They work hand in hand with people who are struggling as victims of crime.

I keep saying it every time I bring them with me.

They are the angels in our office.

We cannot, we do not do this work without them.

They get to carry the burden with people, to walk with them at their pace, to escort them through very difficult places, whether that be a courtroom or whether it just be to fill out an application for assistance.

So I want to tell you that these folks standing with me are the people who do the real work in our office as it relates to victims of crime, specifically sexual assault.

So today, not only do we lift up the victims, but we lift up the people who do the work on behalf of the victims because again, that work is vicarious trauma.

So they always come here smiling, ready to work, ready to do all the things.

But I'm I'm asking them, I'm praying that they continue to take care of themselves as they work on behalf of victims in our community.

And I'm gonna stop talking there.

Thank you so much for um this moment to just say all of these things in public in front of our entire community.

We stand with victims, but specifically of sexual assault.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

We'll be taking a photo in just a minute, but a round of applause, please for our district attorney.

Supervisor Marquez proclaiming April 2026 is Arab American and Muslim American Heritage Month.

Thank you, President Halbert.

Want to welcome our community members and guests today.

I have the honor to read the proclamation for Arab American Muslim American Heritage Month, whereas Arabs and Muslims have consistently enriched our communities by leading efforts in humanitarian work, social justice, and grassroots organizing, often in the face of systemic discrimination and harassment.

And in California, we have the largest Arab American population in the United States, and Arabs are one of the fastest growing populations, and Arabic is one of the fastest growing languages in the San Francisco Bay Area.

An immigrant and Arab Arab American community members own small businesses across Alameda County, providing critical goods and resources to many neighborhoods and providing stable employment to countless Alameda County residents from diverse communities.

And freedom of religion is a cherished constitutional right and a foundation foundational value upon which the ethics and laws of this United States are built.

And Muslims are an integral part of our nation's history with contributions that date back to the earliest days of this country, including those of enslaved African Muslims who were forcibly brought to America and whose resilience and heritage continue to shape our collective story.

Alameda County is home to over 90,000 Muslims who make vital contributions to the cultural, economic, political, and social fabric of our region.

In 2023, the Council on American Islamic Relations Care recorded a staggering 419% increase in hate incidents from the previous year, over 8,061 complaints in total, the highest number in its 30-year history.

In 2025, care reported an even higher total of 8,683 complaints, reflecting a continued rise in anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia and signaling an urgent need for broader community support and action.

Alameda County's vibrant and diverse Muslim and Arab communities are supported by numerous locally owned businesses, organizations, and mosques that provide spiritual, educational and social services to residents of all backgrounds.

Over 50 mosques and community organizations are located in Alameda County and cater to the spiritual and social needs of the Muslim and Arab community by providing religious and community services.

Local institution institutions such as Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, Majid Al-I-Islam, Lighthouse Mosque, Masjid Waratin, Oakland Islamic Center, Majidal Muharin, and Zotouya College embody Islamic principles of community service and compassion, offering assistance to neighbors regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity.

The Arab Resource and Organizing Center serves and mobilizes thousands of community members annually and builds community resilience through critical services and programs.

The Yebini American Resource Center provides services amid aimed at promoting cultural engagement, education, and community empowerment.

In 2025, California Lawmakers passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 45, formally designating April as Muslim American Appreciation and Awareness Month.

And whereas the Alameda County Board of Supervisors affirms its commitment to promoting peace, justice, and inclusion, and acknowledges that all communities, including Muslim and Arab Americans, deserve to live safely with dignity and respect.

Whereas it is both fitting and necessary to honor the contributions of Arab and Muslim Americans throughout California and the United States and to affirm their rightful place in the narrative of our shared progress and prosperity.

Now there for Be It Resolved, the Board of Supervisors, County of Alameda, State of California, do hereby proclaim April as Arab American and Muslim American Heritage Month and commends all Arab and Muslim communities for their lasting and invaluable contributions to the advancement of our country, state, and nation.

And receiving the proclamation today from the Council on American Islamic Relations care is Musa Tariq.

Welcome and thank you for joining us today.

Hi, and thank you, esteemed supervisors.

My name is Musa with CARE, the Council on American Islamic Relations.

We want to thank you for recognizing American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month and Out of American Heritage Month in Alameda County.

Alameda County is home to over 50 mosques, Islamic centers, and community organizations that serve the Muslim and Arab community every day.

This proclamation is especially meaningful as our Muslim and Arab communities have faced an unprecedented and unrelenting wave of Islamophobia and discrimination over the last several years.

2024 was previously the worst year of anti-Muslim hate and anti-Palestinian racism recorded in CARES 30 year history with a sharp rise in hate crimes and discrimination.

And unfortunately, this trend has only increased and continued through 2025 and into 2026.

We have a federal administration that is openly and violently targeting our most vulnerable immigrant communities for speaking up about global justice, for opposing the genocide of Hazza, and most of all for existing.

2025 saw powerful public officials try to tell our communities that American freedoms come with conditions, that they must look, speak, and worship in their approved ways, or that they do not belong.

And this has real consequences right here in Alameda County.

And that is why today's proclamation is an important step in celebrating and cherishing your Muslim and Arab communities whose contributions continue to strengthen Alameda County's civic, cultural, and economic life.

We thank you for affirming that Muslims and Arabs are woven into the fabric of Alameda County, especially in this critical moment.

And we hope this proclamation serves as a stepping stone toward further action, including the full implementation of the ethical investment policy that was adopted in last fall's vote.

And finally, thank you once again for recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Thank you.

I'd like to invite our Alameda County Muslim friends up.

Thank you.

Thank you, Musa.

Moina has to speak first.

Oh, okay.

Yeah, then I'd like to invite our Alameda County friends up.

Okay.

Welcome.

Please just state your name and you're welcome to share comments.

Oh, can I share comments?

Okay.

Thank you.

Sorry.

Good afternoon, supervisors and staff, President.

Um, my name is Moina Shaik.

Um, I'm very honored to be here to recognize for this recognition of Arab American Heritage Month.

Uh, this is a meaningful way to honor a community whose contributions have enriched our city in countless ways, and of course, our county.

I'm talking to city.

Um, Muslim Americans represent a wide range of cultures, languages, and faith traditions.

They are educators, healthcare workers, entrepreneurs, artists, and public servants to help shape the social and economic fabric of our communities.

Taking time to acknowledge this heritage promotes a more complete and accurate understanding of who we are as a society.

Recognition also matters because it fosters inclusion.

It sends a message that diversity is valued and that every community's story is part of our shared civic identity, especially in times when some communities face misunderstandings or bias.

Moments like this help build respect and connection.

Thank you so much for for this recognition.

Maybe speakers could line up and be ready to speak when the next previous speakers finished, and that way we know how many speakers we have.

Okay.

Good afternoon, everyone.

My name is Jitu Chabi.

I live in Fremont.

I just want to thank the team members here who's put uh together this program and I appreciate your support in this.

I've lived in Fremont for over 30 years now.

I'm a president of a masjid, a mosque in Newark.

We have about three to five hundred attendees on a weekly basis.

And uh, frankly speaking, I lived here for 30 years.

And if you go to any tech companies or any uh small startups, small businesses, you'll see Muslims in every sphere of our lives.

And they're very big contributors to our society here at large.

So I appreciate the the county recognizing as well as many times we have opened our mosques, our community centers for people to see and understand what Islam and Muslims are all about.

So I appreciate the county recognizing as well as many times we have opened our mosques, our community centers for people to see and understand what Islam and Muslims are all about, and we're happy to partner with Alameda County also in such programs if there's such opportunities.

So again, I appreciate care.

They've been supporting the community for many years now and uh addressing the concerns and a lot of backlashes you get over various issues that comes in them in the overall public forums.

So having Alameda County stepping up and recognizing Muslim community goes a long way for the community members.

Not many people are here, but as you heard, there's 50 masajids or mosques in the community.

There's hundreds of thousands.

I don't know exact number, but so many people live in Alameda County, and we are part of that also.

So again, thank you all very much.

I did not prepare a speech.

I was told that the recognition, so please come and support the community.

Thank you all.

Hello, my name is Ranak Chan Chowdhury, and as long alaykum to all my Muslim fellow Muslims.

Um, I just want to uh mention one small thing that knowledge is power and spreading knowledge is power.

Um, I'm a doctor and organ and tissue transplant coordinator.

Long story short, when I started this job, I had families tell me that oh, organ and tissue transplant is um a sin.

So I delved in and researched, and I've been doing it for 12 plus years.

Um, and I spread the knowledge amongst our masajids and communities.

So thank you for uh recognizing us and having us um up on the podium.

And I just wanted to say that if we um we can continue to spread the knowledge about um uh our communities and whatnot, then it would uh reduce lots of bias and lots of you know racism, prejudice, you know, yeah, uh negative thoughts.

So um education and mainly communication is very important.

So having that communication, especially from your podiums, um, would help in um in that.

So thank you so much for having us and um being here, and thank you.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Okay, with that, we'll proceed to item 34.

Supervisor Miley proclaiming April 2026 as National Healthy Homes Month.

Yeah, thank you, President Howard.

It's a real pleasure to present this um proclamation uh to the um healthy homes uh department in the community development agency.

Um I serve on the the Joint Powers Authority for lead abatement, uh, which is composed of the cities of Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, and Emoryville.

And I had the pleasure of helping to start the lead abatement authority when I was on the Oakland City Council.

So it's a real pleasure to present this to Healthy Homes Department.

And they've been around for 31 years, the Healthy Healthy Homes uh Department, and it has improved public health by addressing housing related hazards, preventing injuries, and protecting vulnerable residents while reducing long-term health care and social cost.

Now I'll give you a brief chronology here.

In 2013, the Alameda County led poison prevention department changed its name to Healthy Homes Department to better reflect its expanding work with children and the elderly as well as the disabled.

Then in 2016, Alameda County was the first jurisdiction in the nation to be recognized by the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development for National Healthy Homes Month.

In 2022, the Healthy Homes Department received the highest form of public recognition in the profession, the HUD Secretary Award.

In 2025, the Healthy Homes Department expanded programs that promote health and safety in homes of county residents.

So the department has done a great bit of work providing essential services such as lead remediation, accessibility repairs, safety improvements to reduce health risk, prevent injuries, and improve quality of life for county residents.

The Healthy Homes Department has made a significant public impact by reaching over ten thousand homes with young children through assessments and technical assistance, reducing exposure to asthma, triggers and lead hazards in more than twenty-five hundred homes, improving safety and stability through repairs for over one thousand older adults and disabled homeowners, and building community capacity by training more than twenty-two hundred individuals in healthy homes and lead safety work.

So it's a pleasure to present this proclamation to our Alameda County Healthy Homes Department, part of the great community development agency in Alameda County.

In recognition of April twenty twenty-six as National Healthy Homes Month.

So I believe April is here to make some remarks and introduce herself.

Okay, great.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

As the supervisor mentioned I'm Abraham Williamson, the director for the Alameda County Healthy Homes Department.

And first, thank you to the board of supervisors for this recognition in April Healthy Homes Month for your co continued leadership in supporting the health and safety of Alameda County residents.

I also want to acknowledge Supervisor Miley for his longstanding advocacy for the work that we do.

This recognition reflects a simple truth.

What makes Alameda County's approach unique is that we bring health, housing, and environmental services together under one roof.

We don't address these issues in isolation.

We connect housing repairs, public health services, and environmental hazard reduction to fully resolve the problem.

This integrated model is especially important for our most vulnerable residents, including children impacted by environmental exposures and older adults who want to age safely and independently in their homes.

As we continue discussions about how to best invest in addressing housing related health hazards, the county remains committed to a comprehensive public health driven approach that delivers both immediate improvements in home safety and long-term health outcomes.

And most importantly, I want to recognize the staff of the Healthy Homes Department whose dedication, expertise, and commitment to improving lives is what makes this work possible every day.

Because ultimately, when we invest in healthy homes, we are investing in health, dignity, and the stability of our entire community.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for being here to receive this.

We're going to take public comment on all three items thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four.

Any speakers in the room or online.

Okay, our next item uh before us is the mass motion.

I'll entertain a motion to approve the minutes that are listed on our agenda.

Mr.

President, I will move the minutes.

I'll second them.

A motion has been made to approve the minutes.

A special meeting Tuesday, April Fourteenth, Tuesday.

That item passes the next item before us is the consent calendar.

I'll move the consent calendar.

I'll second.

Now would be a good time to comment, uh, entertain public comment on any of the regular calendar items.

Do we have two minutes each?

Simeo Raimi.

First good afternoon, everybody.

Oh, we had a wake up in Washington, DC.

I reminder we all are human beings.

Regardless of what we look like, we're going for all the human beings.

Well, I have a joke for Donald Trump.

Okay.

We have a middle problem, but we ain't stupid.

You're gonna take from us.

We didn't get and everybody else eating Alpha.

That was a message.

That was John Hinkly all over again.

How long I keep repeating the same old thing.

Oh no, no.

This is insane.

It's wrong and wrong.

You got people that can't take care of yourself homes or the streets.

It's wrong.

But now won't use it.

The money says I for just for mill help.

1263.

Funding never stops.

Always go up.

And you can never change.

The judge you said.

You cannot change the constitution.

That's what you're trying to do.

There's no such thing as affordable housing.

It's low income.

If we're disabled, senior citizen veterans.

Not though people get six figures.

Now you're all paying linear tax.

You need to pay taxes.

For met everything.

We will get nothing.

Get everything and don't pay no taxes.

Hey, where do you come?

Hi, who has this?

Cool.

Can't got paid for the school.

Trophy school.

That's sad.

Just your future.

You don't care about the future.

All you care about is point.

Vote box don't pay taxes.

You can't go through from a robot.

We can do it for a brother system.

We have to go back and remove the old society.

And Donald Trump doing right, shake it up.

Okay, shaking it up.

So we can put it back together again in the people's way.

God bless you.

Blair Beekman, you're on the line.

You have two minutes.

Can you please state the item you're speaking on?

Yeah, item 25.

Go ahead.

Yes, I thank you.

I would like to speak to item 25, uh, which is about uh uh the sheriff's office uh uh authorizing a purchasing agency agent to execute an amendment for contract with mark 43 to continue providing a law enforcement integrated records management dispatch and reporting system uh to Alameda County Sheriff's Office.

Um till 630 31.

Uh a contract of five point two million dollars to eleven point two million dollars, uh uh five point nine million dollar increase.

Um yeah, um you had a really interesting item talking about uh the future of uh block at your uh board of supervisors last week, and it was mentioned at that meeting, you know, the importance of of the work that goes to dispatchers who then pass along their information when they get information from one place that goes to the past dispatchers who then send it along to other places in doing uh tech accountability work for the past 10 years.

Uh I'm I'm still like totally inexperienced about how to better advocate for it.

And um, when I first started uh the CAD system, the CAD system of dispatchers uh was a very interesting concept back in 2014.

Um, that it actually allowed a lot of public scrutiny and accessibility to its process.

Is that still accessibility still available to the public?

Has that been tightened up and and like more restricted over time, or is it still a good resource where all of the community can review its records because it's a great public service accessibility point that I just wanted to remind yourselves of and the importance of this item what it uh represents uh to public accessibility if possible, and we can continue those good efforts if possible.

Thank you.

There are no more speakers very good.

Well, now entertain a motion on the consent calendar.

It was made by Supervisor Tam and seconded by Supervisor Marquez.

Fortunato Bass seconded.

Okay, thank you.

Roll call vote, please.

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye.

Supervisor TAM.

Aye.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Fortunato Boss.

Aye.

President Howard.

I vote yes.

That item passes.

We're now ready for the mass motion.

Mr.

President, I'd like to move items two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve, thirteen, fourteen.

Questions on 14?

15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21.

22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30.

Motion has been made by Supervisor TAM, seconded by Supervisor Miley.

We'll go to the first item with questions.

I believe it's item 14.

Supervisor Marquez.

Thank you, President Howard.

Um, item 14 is an item brought to us by General Services Agent Agency.

This is uh with respect to EV charging stations in the county, which my understanding is the are the fast chargers, which I appreciate.

The question I have is um will there be charging stations in every supervisorial district uh yes, I believe so.

I wouldn't get to the complete list, so you have that yes.

Okay, and then just curious why we're calling it Hayward Station.

I'm excited, but do you know why?

I I don't know.

I'll find okay, thank you.

Very good.

Next item with question, Supervisor 20.

Uh item 20, Supervisor Fortinata Bass.

Yes, uh, this is a First Amendment to the agreement with Epicurean Federal for Juvenile Facility Food Services.

Um just a similar question to what I asked the sheriff about the food contract for the uh Santa Rita jail.

Um thank you, Chief Ford.

Do you happen to know if there is any collaboration with say stop wastes or any other organizations to help with food recovery and ensuring that no food goes to waste?

I do not know off the top of my head, but I can check up with check with staff and follow back up with the office.

I'd appreciate that.

Thank you.

Very good.

The mass motion's been made and seconded.

Questions asked and almost answered.

Kimberly Gasway Director of GSA, Supervisor Marquez's question regarding Hayward.

I apologize.

I didn't recognize that.

It is part of the energy services contract for the Hayward program, but they are um, in addition to the Hayward sites for energy services in our buildings, they're also implementing the EV charging stations.

So that's why it's the Hinner Hayward Energy Services Project.

Right.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Roll call vote, please.

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye.

Supervisor Tam.

Aye.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Fortunato Boss.

Aye.

President Howard.

I vote yes.

Mass motion passes.

Next item.

Item 11 is the second reading of an ordinance amending the administrative code related to the veterans building commissions.

Adopt an ordinance repealing and reenacting administrative code chapter 2.94 to consolidate the commissions for the Albany, Hayward, San Leandro, and Washington Township Veterans Memorial Buildings into one veterans memorial buildings commission.

Mr.

President, I will move to wait the full second reading and adopt the ordinance be repealing and reenacting administrative code chapter 2.94 and also to authorize GSA to pay the 400 monthly stipend for the Veterans Memorial Building Commissioners and authorize the auditor and controller to make the related budget adjustments.

I'll second motion's been made and seconded for item 11.

Roll call vote, please.

Supervisor Marquez.

Aye.

Supervisor Town.

Aye.

Supervisor Miley.

Supervisor Fortunatabas.

Aye.

President Hubert.

I vote yes.

That's your last regular item.

We should have public comment on items that are not on today's agenda.

Do we have any speakers?

Samuel Ramey.

We have one online speaker.

Let me get the timer up.

Blair Beekman.

This is on non-agendized items.

You have two minutes.

Hi.

Yes, hi.

Thank you.

Blair Beekman.

Um, well, thank you.

This is my first uh Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting in years, so thank you.

Um I um I wanted to comment.

The reason why I'm here is that I wanted to comment on your flock uh meeting last week, uh, your agenda item.

And um I think a thank you is very much in order.

And um I'm living in San Diego right now.

I I was doing work in the Bay Area, mainly out of San Jose, and I always come up to Oakland and Berkeley and Alameda County to talk and learn about tech accountability, a new field back was opening up back in 2010, basically to address war and to address the end of the era of 9-11 and work towards a future of not of non-war.

And um it's been a kind of a sad journey, actually, but still we try, and um I think you guys made a very admirable effort.

You actually it's a little difficult uh to learn how to leave Flock.

I think you've made a very good choice to slowly separate from Flock, and that takes time, but that couldn't be made more clear um in that we're all you know emotional about the Flock issues at this time and how to move forward to a new ALPR vendor.

I'm assuming I'm assuming in this recent uh contract renewal that you will be starting a negotiation process to look into a new ALPR vendor like Oakland has and I wish yourselves very good luck to find that and making that a community process and learning how to explain it openly to community, they can understand that they can help in choosing uh a really good ALPR vendor next.

Good luck how we do that together, the same as Oakland, and good luck to community being a part of that process.

Good luck to everyone.

Thank you.

We have no more speakers.

Thank you.

We have now completed the work before us for this meeting.

We will be opening a special meeting in a few minutes, but for this meeting we are adjourned.