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Board of Supervisors — Public Safety & Justice Committee

county • 2026-04-17 • 09:00 AM
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Call to Order and Roll Call.
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2026
A motion to approve the minutes of February 13, 2025 was made by Ben Madia, seconded by Yeshe Mengesha, motion passed unanimously.
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Review and approve prior meeting Minutes from March 13, 2026.
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Plan and prepare for the lived experience forum (June 2026)
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Adjourn. Disproportionality Committee Members 2025-2026 Chair: Nick Aguilar and Co-Chair: Maria Gallardo Catherine Aspiras, Ben Madia, Yeshe Mengesha, Keith Morales, Carolyn Robinson, Elizabeth Stewart
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Child Abuse Prevention Council County of Santa Clara 70 West Hedding Street East Wing, 10 th Floor San José, CA 95110 (408) 299-5001 CAPC_DC_031326 Page 1 of 3 DISPROPORTIONALITY Committee | Meeting Minutes Child Abuse Prevention Council FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026...
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Adjourn. Nick Aguilar adjourned the meeting at 10:02 AM.
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Discuss and Plan June Forum Nick Aguilar reported that he is still reaching out to Concrete Rose about facilitating the event.
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We have reserved the date/facility at AACI at 2400 Moorpark Ave. Ste 210, second floor. Rosemary Baez was asked to work with Yeshe Mengesha to create signage directing people to location. After some discussion, Nick Aguilar reported that the person at Concrete...
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Discuss and Approve Expenses Related to the June Forum The committee discussed the budget.
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All agreed by consensus that the contract should include facilitation, drafting questions, and identifying panelists. Ben Madia stated that asking them to coordinate the panel and doing outreach, including compensation to individuals with lived CAPC_DC_031326...
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Discuss Other Issues Impacting Children of Color and LGBTQ+ youth in the Child Welfare System No discussion.
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