MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Organized Pursuant To The
CALIFORNIA STEM CELL RESEARCH, TREATMENTS, AND CURES INITIATIVE OF 2020
Date: January 29, 2026
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm*
Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront, Bayside Room II and III
1800 Old Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010
Members of the public may attend this meeting in person at the address printed above or remotely via the options listed below.
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Dial (669) 900-6833, or dial the toll free (833) 548-0282 Enter meeting ID 895 8512 4355 Press # twice See additional public comment instructions below |
Public Comment Instructions
Written comment may be sent to the following email address: lmoralez@cirm.ca.gov. Please note that letters received less than 48 hours before the meeting may not be distributed until after the meeting.
Members of the public attending the meeting at a teleconference location will be provided the opportunity for public comment at each location with the same limitations as those imposed on any other member of the public.
Members of the public who are listening to the meeting via teleconference and wish to make oral comment will have the opportunity to do so by doing the following:
- Once we have called for public comment, press *9, which will place you in a queue to make your comment.
- Once we call on you, you may have up to 3 minutes (specific time dependent on the number of members of the public wishing to speak) to make your public comment; please remember to be respectful of the time limit.
Open Session
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Consideration of Recommendation Regarding Salary for the Vice-Chair of the ICOC
- Consideration of Recommendation Regarding Percent Effort and Salary for the Chair of the ICOC
Closed Session
- Discussion of Personnel Related to items 3 and 4 (Health & Safety Code section 125290.30(f) (3) (D)).
Open Session
- Discussion Regarding the Process for Preference Setting
- Closer to Cures
- Chair’s Report
- Vice-Chair’s Report
- President’s Report
Consent Calendar
- Consideration of Minutes from the December 11, 2025, ICOC/ARS Meeting
Open Session
- Consideration of the Rare-disease Acceleration through Platform Innovation and Delivery (RAPID) Concept Plan
- Consideration of the Reimbursement Rate for Awardees
- Consideration of Federal Legislation Endorsement
- Discussion Regarding the FY ‘23-‘24 Financial Audit
- Update from Communications
- Public Comment
- Adjournment
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.
**NOTICE**
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and its Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee, and any subcommittees thereof, comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by ensuring that the meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities, and providing that this notice and information given to the Members of the Committee is available to the public in appropriate alternative formats when requested. If you need further assistance, including disability-related modifications or accommodations, you may contact Claudette Mandac at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at 510-340-9101 or cmandac@cirm.ca.gov no later than the day prior to the meeting.
Questions or requests for additional information prior to the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee meeting may be referred to Claudette Mandac at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at cmandac@cirm.ca.gov.
This meeting agenda is also available on the website for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at https://www.cirm.ca.gov/.
The Committee may take action on any item listed on this agenda.
*The duration of the meeting is an estimate, only. The meeting may continue beyond this estimated time in order to address the items on this agenda.
