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Mental Health Board Meeting

Date: June 20, 2023

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Meeting Information:

In Person Meeting Location:

Wellness & Advocacy Center “Hub Room”
2225 Challenger Way, Santa Rosa

Zoom Information:

This meeting will be video and audio recorded.

Registration Required: No

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Attachments:

Agenda

(TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE)

TIME AGENDA ITEM
5:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
5:05 p.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (May 2023)

5:10 p.m. CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPORT –
Consumer news, issues, and concerns
5:15 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS/IMPACT OF RACIAL DISPARITIES
(Please limit to 3 minutes per speaker)
5:30 p.m.

MHB CHAIR’S REPORT – There are (2) openings in District 2 (Rabbit), (1) opening in District 4 (Gore) (Peter McAweeney is no longer on the board), and (1) opening in District 5 (Hopkins).

Board Chair to discuss attendance requirements to be a board member, including the requirement to attend in person to follow the Brown Law that went into effect March 1, 2023.

5:35 p.m. MENTAL HEALTH BOARD APPRECIATION: Sonoma County SUDS Team
5:45 p.m.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR’S REPORT/ BH FISCAL UPDATE (BUDGET PROPOSALS)/MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM UPDATES –

Dr. Jan Cobaleda-Kegler

6:00 p.m.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

MHSA Presentation – Melissa Ladrech
SUDS Presentation – Melissa Struzzo
Supervisor Lynda Hopkins

6:50 p.m.

OTHER REPORTS:

  • Site Visit Committee-volunteers needed for site visits and to review documents – Polling of the Board
  • Polling of the Board for Peterson Pierre to remain as MHB Chair for next fiscal year
6:55 p.m. WRAP-UP
7:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

Public Comments

You may email public comment to DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org no later than five days prior to the meeting. All emailed public comments will be forwarded to all Board Members. During the meeting, if you have joined as a member of the public in the Zoom app or by calling in, there will be specific points throughout the meeting assigned to public comment.

Reasonable Accommodation

If you have a disability, which requires an accommodation or an alternative format to assist you in observing and commenting on this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Mental Health Board at (707) 565-4854 or by email DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org by 12:00 noon the Friday before the meeting to ensure arrangements for accommodation.

Materials

Materials related to an item on the Agenda submitted to the Mental Health Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the clerk’s office at 2227 Capricorn Way, Suite 207, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 during normal business hours, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., weekdays.

Additional Information

For information, disability-related modification or accommodation, or to review materials prior to the meeting, please contact Behavioral Health Program Support, Department of Health Services, 2227 Capricorn Way, Suite 207 (mailing), Santa Rosa, CA  95407 (707) 565-4850, DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org