CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Advisory Council on Aging  
1:30 PM  
Wednesday, December 11, 2024  
400 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA  
Room 303  
Technology Workgroup  
Link: | https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/82493238048?pwd=5moVkfudbp0aasi6Dvp1E3pvATFAYq.1  
| Meeting ID: 824 9323 8048 | Password: 730824 | Dial-In-Number: 214 765 0478 or 888 278 0254 |  
Conference code: 698779  
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meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in. Login information and call-in information is provided above.  
Remote attendance of this meeting is being held at the following locations: 1954 Pomar Way, Walnut  
Creek, 200 Seaview Drive, El Cerrito  
1:30 Open meeting: Steve Lipson called the meeting to order at 1:32 pm.  
1:32 Roll Call  
Cate Burkhart, Denise Kalm, Carol Kehoe, Steve Lipson, and  
Sharon Sakai-Miller  
Present  
Jill Kleiner  
Absent  
1:33 Announcements:  
Cate was not able to access the bidders conference on GoToWebinar.  
Approve October 2024 Minutes  
1:34  
24-4196  
Tech.10.09.24DraftMinutes  
Attachments:  
A motion was made that this item be approved as amended. The motion carried by a  
unanimous vote.  
Motion:  
Sakai-Miller  
Second:  
Kalm  
Location of agendas and minutes:  
May 2024, agendas and minutes can be accessed through the Legistar site at https://contra-  
costa.legistar.com  
Prior to May 2024, older agendas and minutes can be accessed at the Agenda Center at  
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/AgendaCenter  
1:35 Tech/AI Corner: Suno 4; Notebook IM; Midjourney Updates; Mind Maps; Runway-Gen3  
Steve discussed recent changes and controversies to AI programs listed above.  
2:10 Leg. Report SP-4 Brown Act Revisited/First Amendment Coalition Outreach (CAC)  
Steve talked to First Amendment Coalition and communicated with Eric Harris, Disability  
Rights California. Steve is working with lobbying groups to rally with and work with them.  
2:30 BREAK  
2:40 Web Discussion - Resources for Older Adults in CCC/URL/Voting Info  
Denise reported on her experience as an Election Monitor. She talked about ballot signature  
validation ("curing" of ballots). She suggested that there be a way to notify the public that if their  
sugnatures are not legible, the County will follow-up by phone call to verify the legitimacy of a  
person's ballot.  
Sam will add a note to the advocacy about "curing".  
Discussion of outreach for unaffiliated website.  
3:05 Info Sheet for 2025/Current County Technology Info Sheets  
Discussion about whether there is desire/need for a sheet about technology resources for seniors.  
3:20 Speakers for 2025  
Notify Steve if you have any ideas for speakers. Current ideas:  
Contra Costa Health  
Office of Emergency Services  
Older Adult Technology Services (OATS)  
Senior Planet (tech classes for seniors)  
California Alliance for Retired Americans 9CARA)  
Association of Mature American Citizens.org 9AMAC)  
3:22 Public Comment: None.  
3:25 Items for next meeting  
Next meeting is scheduled for January 8, 2025.  
3:30 Adjourn meeting at 3:33 pm.  
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normal business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at  
www.contracosta.ca.gov.  
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