CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Committee Meeting Minutes - Final

Advisory Council on Aging

1:30 PM

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA

Classroom (note new meeting location)

Technology Committee

https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/82609095818

PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

The public may attend this meeting in person at the above location. The public may also attend this

meeting remotely via webinar. Login information is provided above. ACOA members will also be

participating from the following locations: 1954 Pomar Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 | 200 Seaview

Drive, El Cerrito, CA 94530 | 1631 Santa Clara Street, Richmond, CA 94804 | 445 Deborah Lane,

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

1:30 Open meeting: Steve Lipson

Steve Lipson appointed Brock Dubbels as Member and Gerry LaLonde-Berg as Alternate

Member.

Roll call was conducted, and 4 members qualified to be counted toward a quorum. Therefore, a

quorum was established.

Brock Dubbels, Carol Kehoe, Denise Kalm, and Steve Lipson

Sharon Sakai-Miller

Present

Excused

Absent

Cate Burkhart, and Jill Kleiner

Approve minutes from June 11, 2025 and August 13, 2025 meetings

June Minutes –

Steve made a minor correction to the Tech Corner section of the minutes. The correct spelling is “VEO”

not “VEVO”.

TE 06.11.25 Draft Minutes

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Attachments:

Motion:

Kehoe

Kalm

Second:

Aye:

Dubbels, Kehoe, Kalm, and Lipson

Absent:

Result:

Burkhart, and Kleiner

Passed

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Attachments:

Motion:

Kalm

Second:

Kehoe

Aye:

Dubbels, Kehoe, Kalm, and Lipson

Absent:

Result:

Burkhart, and Kleiner

Passed

Public comment

1:40 Tech/AI Corner: Washington Post: AI “Blind Spot” Shootout + Eric Schmidt(Google) Interview

- Steve reported on the Washington Post article on AI. Brock questioned the appropriateness

of the assessment tools they used.

- Interviews with AI leaders on available on YouTube

1:45 Discussion: CSL Brown Act Revisions Proposal

- SB 707 – Brown Act bill will hopefully make it to the Governors desk for signature in a

couple of days.

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Attachments:

2:25 Break

2:35 Discussion: Older Adult Ed Public Health Curriculum

- This California Senior Legislature (CSL) proposal focuses on technology literacy through

Older Adult Education and a public health lens because so it addresses social isolation.

- The goal is to develop curriculum to meet people where they are at with the technology they

have. The Committee discussed ideas of what should be included in the curriculum with a goal

of keeping seniors physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy. Other considerations for the

curriculum:

- The Case for Public Health-Based Learning

- AI and Older Adults

- Curriculum Design & Device Philosophy

- Technology as a Utility

- Emotional and Social Value of Learning

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Attachments:

3:05 CCC Website - Assessment/Report:

- No update

3:10 AI Handout Discussion/ AI and You

- Postponed until next meeting