Vendor Advisory Committee

The Vendor Advisory Committee (VAC) provides recommendations, guidance, and technical assistance to the agency’s board of directors. The Committee meets monthly to discuss and review both state and agency issues that impact service providers in our community.

The 2025 VAC Officers are:

• Chair: Joel Moreno(PDF, 481KB)
• Vice Chair: Maria Moberg(PDF, 104KB)
• Secretary: Priscilla Garcia
  
  

• The VAC meets ten times per year on the fourth Thursday of each month from 10:00am to 11:30am. In November, the meeting is held on the third Thursday. There are no VAC meetings in August or December. The VAC has work-groups or forums, some meet immediately following the VAC meeting. Work-groups include: Emergency Operations Planning, Infant Development Programs, Supported Living/Independent Living Services, Residential Services, Transportation, Behavioral Services, and Self Determination.

• Request for Proposals (RFP)

• View a document which includes information on Request for Proposals based on 3 areas which ELARC and the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) seek a community partner, or partners.(PDF, 697KB)

  For further information, please checkout our Request for Proposals & Funding Opportunities section of the website. 

• VAC Meetings for 2026

  VAC meetings are held from 10:00am to 11:30am.

  All meeting dates may be subject to change. Please note that some meetings will be via zoom and others will be in person. 

  Zoom Only Meetings are scheduled for:

  • January 22
  • March 26
  • April 23
  • June 25
  • September 24
  • November 19
    

  In-Person Meetings are scheduled for:

  • February 26
  • May 28
  • July 23
  • October 22

For meeting details, please visit our calendar of events.

For more information, please contact the Community Services Division at (626) 299-4793 or communityservices@elarc.org. 

ELARC (PDF, 653KB)VAC Code of Ethics(PDF, 653KB)

ELARC (PDF, 343KB)VAC By-Laws Revised 2021(PDF, 343KB)

February 2026 VAC ARCA Presentation

At the February VAC meeting, ARCA Director of Government Affairs Roxy Ortiz presented on the State Budget, Legislation that impacts providers, and Federal updates. The powerpoint is available here(PDF, 1MB) .

Agendas & Minutes

*We are currently updating our past meeting agendas & minutes. We thank you for your patience*