Advisory Council on Aging

Agenda (20 items, 1 with a recorded vote)

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• 1:30Open meeting: Steve Lipson - Call to Order: Steve Lipson called the meeting to order at 1:35 pm. Roll Call - Roll call was conducted and 5 members qualified to be counted toward a quorum. Therefore, a quorum was established
• 1:35Introductions - Not needed
• 1:40Approve minutes from May meeting.
• —Technology Committee Meeting Minutes 05-13-2626-2350 · Discussion Item ·
• 1:45Public Comment • Steve L. discussed moving the Committee’s meeting time to the second Wednesday of the month from 10-12. • Jill reminded the Committee to review Area Plan objectives related to the Technology Committee at the August meeting.
• 1:50Tech/AI Corner: /ChatGPT V Gemini/Omni/Thread Searches
• 2:00CCC Website - Assessment/Report/Updates + cocoelders411.net | https://cocoelders411.net/ • Jenny updated the ACOA website with the changes suggested at the last Tech meeting. • Cocoelders411 – Sam thanked Steve Freshman for providing a list of the senior centers in the county. Committee and ACOA members distributed postcards to the senior centers. Sam reported the following: Month # of Views December 2025 15 April 2026 125 May 2026 117 June 2026 (as of June 19) 111 • Steve L will ask Tracy for the number of visits to ACOA page on the County website.
• 2:10CSL Update SB 971, discussion: 2027 Technology Committees Proposal/Fraud Prevention Legislation • SB 971 has passed the Senate and is now with the Assembly. The bill has gained the support of he Alzheimer’s Association, the California Association of Adult Day Services, and AARP. • Two other CSL proposals: - 2027 Technology Committees: Recommends that ACOAs should create Technology Committees to advise their AAAs on local tech issues related to seniors. - Fraud Prevention: Proposed changes to banking regulations to prevent fraud/scam transactions.
• 2:25Break
• 2:35AI: Policies & Relevant Applications • Steve L. demonstrated MidJourney software – a descriptive model that lets you create any image you can describe in any medium.
• 2:45Deeper Dive: ChatGPT Image 2.0, Prompt Development • Steve L. walked through ChatGPT images.
• —Next Technology Committee Meeting: - Wednesday, August 12, 2026 1:30pm – 3:30pm - Please note: The Technology Committee will not meet in July
• 3:30Adjourn - The meeting was adjourned at 3:16 pm.
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• 1:40Approve minutes from May meeting. · approved · passedMoved by Sharon Sakai-Miller, seconded by Steven Freshman5 aye, 1 absentSusan Wright Absent, Jill Kleiner Aye, Sharon Sakai-Miller Aye, Steve Lipson Aye, Steven Freshman Aye, Teresa Wright Aye
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• 1:50Tech/AI Corner: /AI Product Updates/inc. Gemini/Notebook LM, GPT, | Surveillance Tech/Flock • Steve L. discussed updates to AI software.