Okay.

I call the meeting of September 18th, 2025 Senior Commission to order.

The time is now 10 a.m.

Will we all stand please if you can to for the pledge of allegiance?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible liberty and justice for all.

Thank you.

Please be seated.

Mr.

Secretary roll call, please.

Thank you, Chair.

Chair Watchison?

Here.

Vice Chair Comelo?

Yes.

Commissioner McHenry.

Here.

Commissioner Dylan.

Commissioner Lopez Nicario.

Commissioner McMichael Katie.

Commissioner Benya.

Here.

Commissioner Brennan.

Here.

And Commissioner Shalini.

Thank you.

Also in attendance are Ulysses Saturain, Executive Director, and Sam Aristando, Deputy Director with Tech Exchange, and Senior Secretary Bedron Daranco.

Thank you.

Umnouncements.

Mr.

Secretary, do you have any announcements?

I have none.

Okay.

I would like to please ask you to silence any devices that would prove a distraction during our meeting.

And please remember to ask for a recess if you need to step out of the meeting, as uh that may impact the commission's ability to maintain a quorum.

Thank you.

Okay, item three, the consent calendar.

I would like to have a motion.

I will entertain a motion to bundle items 3A and 3B, the approval of the agenda for September 18th, and the approval of the minutes of July 17th.

Move to approve.

Commissioner Brennan.

Second.

Second Commissioner Lopez Vicario.

Roll call, please.

Thank you.

Chair Watcheson.

Yes.

Vice Chair Comelo?

Yes.

Commissioner McHenry.

Yes.

Commissioner Dylan.

All right.

Commissioner Lopez Nacario.

Yes.

Commissioner McMichael Cady.

Yes.

Commissioner Brennan.

Yes.

Commissioner Pena.

Yes.

And Commissioner Shalini.

Yeah.

Motion carries.

Okay.

All right.

Sorry.

City staff reports and announcements.

Thank you.

Pedro.

Thank you, please.

You just have a few announcements regarding citywide updates.

Show of hands.

Did anybody here make it to October October Fest this past Saturday?

Yeah.

So we had a couple people.

So there was the annual Octoberfest event occurred this past Saturday, right around the uh what is it, the Safeway Fieldworks, you know, area.

Um I attended fun event, great event.

Uh people were having a good time.

Competing competition, there was uh cost uh costume competitions, it was a lot of fun.

Uh I think it's gonna be an annual event.

So if you missed it this year, hopefully you can make it next year.

I just happened to drive by and see it.

I didn't even know it was happening.

Yes.

Yeah, so I walked in.

Okay.

We're gonna get to stay and informed in a little bit.

So hang on to that.

Okay.

Uh there that same day there was a San Leandro Police Department uh United for Safety Barbecue and Badges at I think I was at City Hall, so um so busy day that day, and then just as a uh advanced notice on uh September 20th, which I believe is this coming Saturday.

Uh there's gonna be um a uh a beautify San Leandro project at the Marina Park.

So is anybody is interested in that um volunteering or uh please uh look for announcements or feel free to contact me and I can provide you with some additional information.

Um so I did notice that there was some surprise faces about some of these events, so I want to encourage you all if you haven't already done so.

Actually, let me do a a show of hands.

How many people are signed up for monthly uh city newsletter?

Okay, so some of you are, some of you are not, it's okay.

So I want to encourage you all uh to go to the website.

It's very easy, go to our San Leandro website, scroll the the primary page, just scroll all the way down to the bottom, and you'll see uh the sign up section is very easy.

You just uh input your name and your email, and you will start getting our uh monthly.

There's a there's a monthly announcement that goes out as well as a uh season mailer.

So the next one's gonna be I believe the phone mailer that's gonna come out that's gonna come out soon.

Great opportunities, great way to just stay informed about everything that's happening.

Um there's updates from the city manager's office.

Uh uh many departments, um, such as our department department as well, uh try to leverage that as an opportunity to promote some of the work that's happening within our department.

Can I ask?

Yes, please.

Is there a link to you every month?

You send out the schedule for the seniors and our activities.

Is there a link somewhere?

Because I do a newsletter for a village.

I don't know how many people read it, probably not many, but if there was a link, I could link to that in my newsletter.

There is a link.

So the way to get that is you can go to our department web page.

So I'm gonna walk you through right now.

So you go to the primary page, you go to government, there's departments.

You scroll down to human services, and then you go to senior services.

Okay, and if you can remember all this, there's a calendar.

Yeah, we're usually pretty good about finding this stuff, right?

I love to learn.

So the monthly the link to the monthly calendar is there.

Okay, okay, yeah.

And a similar content, I'm less likely to find an event buried inside the monthly newsletter than I would be if they sent out a dated um individual page in the event.

So it's just you don't always read this letters other than the note that's on the front.

But if the page, you know, I'm saying it would call attention to these events that are maybe nearly 30 days away, you know, like Octoberfest or the police barbecue or something like that.

If they were sent up to that same list as an individual page rather than buried at the back of the report, just uh say more by individual page, so that there's a single sheet invite or announcement on an event like the Oktoberfest.

I didn't see I'm subscribed to the uh to the uh mayor's mailing list, but I didn't see an invite to October Fest, I didn't see anything about the police barbecue or anything like that as an individual announcement.

Ah, okay.

Uh I'll go ahead and share that feedback with our communication.

See if it's going out, and maybe I'm just not seeing it, but yeah, I think they're all stacked up in the back of the mayor's um newsletter.

Yeah, and as I said, you know, a little bit of attention deficit here.

I'm less likely to read to the back than I am the the cover page.

Get her message, and then not until the time comes up.

You know, I'm not gonna read through 10 announcements.

It's easier for me to get an announcement that says, hey, you know, this date, Octoberfest, this date, police barbecue, this date, uh, you know, whatever's coming up.

Yeah, so a one pager, because on these things, that's about all you read.

Yeah, yeah.

Thank you for thank you for that.

Yes.

And I do a senior newsletter as well, and I do the newsletter, and then before each event, I sort of copy and paste that individual piece and send out reminders because those of us who are of a certain age really enjoy enjoy a lovely reminder.

Where is your newsletter?

Uh, it's for a social group.

Okay, great feedback.

Sometimes you don't know if you don't know, right?

So, if any if you know sometimes, sometimes the feedback uh resonates and gets incorporated, and sometimes at the very minimum they know, right?

They know that there's different audiences and there's different uh opinions about how best to communicate the information.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, but we start with a newsletter.

If you're not signed up, please sign up with a newsletter.

Um, are there any other comments?

Nope.

Nope.

Okay.

Um the next thing is uh you're all gonna get a upgrade.

Your name badges.

So the department is going to some of you have uh your badges from a long time ago.

Some of you haven't received your name badges, and so we thought that this would be a good time for there to be um some consistency with what everybody has, not just with this commission, but also our human services commission.

So I'm going to go ahead and pass the roster.

I think everybody's on here.

Everybody should be on here.

Um please um go ahead and initial next year, name, just confirming that that's the correct spelling that you want on your name badge.

Um, hopefully, I'm not missing you, but if I'm missing you here, please go ahead and add yourself as well.

So I'll go ahead and start over here with Commissioner Shinini.

I'm sorry, I need a man.

I won'm gonna be out.

Thank you.

And while that's happening, uh, a couple uh other activities here at the senior uh center that I want to highlight.

One is it's been hot, as you all know.

So we've we've been intentional about putting some extra water stations throughout the facility.

Um sometimes just more of a to remind people, you know, not it's it's for access purposes, but sometimes it's just to remind people, please hydrate.

Uh, but in an effort to also keep people cool, we're doing an ice cream social uh on uh September 22nd from two to four.

If you're interested, feel free to um grab a flyer on the way out.

I think it's also in the in the monthly calendar that I that I sent you all.

And so we're we're celebrating the end of the summer and also the start of the start of the fall.

Um come enjoy some ice cream and popsicles as well as some fun games.

Uh Spectrum will also be on site offering balance assessments.

So we're trying to combine that because as many of you know, September 22nd through September 26th is what fall prevention week.

Ice cream.

I lost two at ice cream.

Um so we're raising awareness about fall prevention week.

Uh, it still continues to be uh a public health concern.

As many of you know, most common it's one of the most common causes of unintentional injuries and leading cause of injury death among people over the age of 65 in Alameda County.

The good news is that falls can be reduced by at least 20 to 30 percent through strategies including fall risk assessment, medication management, home fall hazard reduction, physical activity programs focus on balance, strength, and behavioral health education.

We're proud that the human services department partners with Spectrum Community Services to help older adults prevent falls.

Uh we're lucky to have several evidence-based fall prevention programs here at the senior community center.

Uh these programs aim to strengthen muscles, increase stamina, and improve balance to prevent to prevent falls.

Uh, so because we are going to be getting ready to celebrate fall prevention week on September 30th at the San Leandro Senior Community Center.

I'm sorry, the the San Leandro Community Center Fall Prevention Program participants.

So the folks that are already involved in our programs here, as well as our staff, city officials, and other supporters will gather at the San Leandro Marino Park for the annual Spectrum Community Services Fall Prevention Walk.

This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with fall prevention clients, share a few words, and enjoy a walk in the community, and then it all ends with a nutritious lunch for everyone.

I believe we had a few of you participate last year.

I think the Commissioner Comelo was there, Commissioner Lopez Nacario, Commissioner Peña.

It might have been another person that I'm maybe forgetting right now.

Um I don't know if you if you remember.

Last year, is there anything you want to say about it?

Yeah, it was fun.

The mayor was there.

You walk with the same thing, but uh you have to be um uh registered in a flood prevention program, none of the classes.

Correct.

Then we can attend this wall basically, yes.

So to participate in the in the walk, you you must be a current participant or again an elected official, a staff member, a commissioner.

Yeah.

Uh so if any of you are interested in participating, please let me know.

I'm happy to sign you up.

Like I said, there's a there's a lunch that's being provided at the end of the day, but we'll go ahead and coordinate that all for you.

I'm sorry, what time was that?

So this is uh this is oh I don't have the time here, but it's it's September 30th.

I want to say I'll confirm the time via email.

Um I believe last year started at 10.

10.

Do you remember?

About 10 to 1.

Yeah, I want to say about 10 to 20110.

Yeah.

I have a uh while we were going through the meeting, I'll go ahead and look up the information.

I'll provide it before the end of the meeting.

But it's a it's a wonderful event.

Um, so yeah, let me know if you're interested in in attending.

And uh that concludes my report, Chair.

Thank you.

I conclude my report.

Oh, okay.

So thank you.

Sorry, I didn't realize you.

Are there any other questions?

Okay, public comments.

The public is invited to make comments on items that are not listed on our agenda at this time.

Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker, subject to the adjustment by the chair.

The commission is unable to respond to your concerns today as they are not agendized.

However, your item may be taken under consideration for future discussion, or it may be referred to the appropriate department.

Um, when you address the commission, if you could please stand, state your name if you desire for the record, and please speak clearly and project.

Thank you.

So gentlemen that just came in.

Are you part of this team or no?

Okay, could you please would you like to introduce yourself?

Sure.

My name is Sky Wu, and I came at the last meeting as well before the break.

And I'm happy to come again and uh listen to what's happening at the commission.

Uh I wanted to see if the commission will also consider uh doing something in the backyard patio uh back there uh in terms of an edible garden for the seniors.

Uh and if you're interested, there's a lot of community members that are willing to help and also uh resources too.

And I'm happy to kind of listen in and see what's happening in the fall.

Thank you very much.

Okay, all right.

Um, Mr.

Secretary, are there were there any comments?

No public uh comments were received via e-comment, and the commission was advised by email on Wednesday, September 17th.

Thank you.

Okay, um, I'm sorry, we're at my I've lost my place.

I apologize.

There we are.

Thank you.

Presentations.

I and I apologize.

I have had a cold for a week, and I'm just now finally getting over it.

So my brain is mush.

Um, okay, presentations.

We have an overview of the tech exchange and San Leandro services.

We have two gentlemen here in attendance.

Are Ulysses.

I'm probably gonna not get this out of Zata Train, who is executive director, and Samuel Aristondo, who is the deputy director with Tech Exchange and Senior Commission Secretary Petro.

Oh, that's sorry.

So we please, I'm sorry.

Welcome and please.

We're looking forward to your presentation.

Thank you.

Yeah, thank you.

Yeah.

And please speak up for us because you know a lot of us are of course, yes.

Uh well, thank you, uh everybody.

Good morning.

Uh my name's Ulysses.

I'm the executive director uh for Tech Exchange, and uh want to thank you guys for giving us uh time to uh join this uh join you guys here this morning.

I'll let my colleague Sam introduce them stuff before we go through the rest of the slides.

Yeah, for sure.

Thanks, Louisa.

For sure, everybody.

Good morning.

Uh it was a pleasure to be here.

My name is Samuel Aristondo, director of uh well, deputy director of tech exchange, is excited to be here.

Can I take a little bit about what we're gonna be uh hopefully working with City of Sally Angels and the services that we offer?

Yes, yeah.

Um so just a little bit about our organization.

So we've been around uh for uh 30 years now since 1995.

We're focused on bridging the digital divide and uh building digital equity and inclusion services uh throughout the Bay Area.

We started in Oakland uh as a workforce development program to introduce young people into some careers by teaching them how to repair or refurbished computers and then distributing those to communities in need.

Uh since that time, we've grown now to serve uh six Bay Area counties, uh providing digital literacy classes, uh tech support, uh, internet enrollment services, uh, digital navigation services and still have a workforce uh development program where we train young people in refurbishing, but also now providing uh digital equity and inclusion services like the digital literacy classes that we're offering here.

Um so our goal is and mission and vision is still very much uh the same as it's been since we started in 1995 to create a connected uh Bay Area to bring uh digital resources and uh training to the communities that need them, and then to continue to you know uh doing so by also promoting uh and preventing climate change to refurbishing computers and uh really uh uh continuing to promote um reusing and recycling you know uh technologies to go to the next uh slide.

You used to have a different name?

Yes, we did.

We had two different names in these past 30 years.

Uh, one of them was Oakland Tech, uh Oakland Technology Exchange West, and then also they used to emphasize that OTX.

That's what I think I don't know.

I knew there was an organization in Berkeley, which we publishing, this is a good idea.

Yeah, we've been around the Bay Area, but mainly folks in Oakland.

I think in these past five years we've grown so much, especially after the pandemic.

Um that's when we really started scaling to different counties.

Yes, yeah.

Thank you for your question.

Yeah, thank you.

And then as far as you know why digital literacy matters and really why digital equity matters.

So uh no, we really feel that you know digital equity and the work that we're doing like here in St.

Leander as well as in other places is kind of like the great equalizer, you know, uh certainly of our uh time, meaning that nowadays you really can't do anything uh without access to a computer, uh, without access to reliable internet and without knowing how to use those tools, right?

We call them like the the three legs of the stool, if you will, of digital equity.

Uh, and it really all starts with with digital literacy services and training people and how to use the computer uh you know it's still uh it might be uh surprising to some folks that there's still people nowadays that you know have never used a computer or never turned it on and stuff like that.

Uh and that's really the focus of our services.

So uh we don't really uh specialize in like uh coding programs or uh more advanced sort of trainings.

Uh there's plenty of organizations that do that, and we you know we partner with them too and commend them for their work.

But our focus is really more to create a level playing field and provide the basics so that people can really participate in the digital economy, and uh and by doing so really improve their quality of life.

You know, uh just in hearing uh the earlier presentations, you know, you really can't do anything without uh going online, right?

Everything is kind of there.

Uh and anecdotally, a lot of the tech support cases that we have or people that come to us for uh assistance normally involves navigating uh websites and pages, like sometimes even like Medicare Medicaid type stuff, renewing their portals there and stuff like that, it can be very uh cumbersome, right?

So I think uh it's often something that's a little bit under uh underrated as far as the need of being able to handle and guide people through that.

So our classes are the beginning of those services, and uh giving people the confidence to be able to do those things on their own.

Um, we can go to the next uh slide.

Um, and so that's really what we're uh we've already been doing this work in San Leandro.

We've done a couple of cohorts here at the center, thanks to the great team here.

Uh our intent is to continue to do that uh here in San Leander to provide our digital literacy classes, uh, which Sam will speak more in detail about the curriculum and the structure of them.

Um, but really to provide them here, uh, to equip the senior community with you know all the basic skills to uh navigate uh computer to navigate online, uh, and then and also our classes are incentivized, meaning that all graduates uh receive uh laptop at the end of the course.

Uh so yeah, that's a that's a huge uh uh huge draw.

Um, and our laptops also come with uh a year of uh warranty and tech support.

Uh so if uh something breaks down or there's some issue, you know, we can fix it or try to replace it.

Uh, and also folks can call us for tech support again if they if they can just navigate something or another.

Um but that's really the intent is for us to continue here.

Uh I just want to commend again Pedro and his team here.

They've been really welcoming, very accommodating.

Um so we we uh we like to really work with the community where they're at, and sort of uh particularly around scheduling and availability and like the kind of curriculum we we uh implement to make sure it really resonates with the with the community we're serving here.

Uh and uh go to the next slide and I'll hand it over to Sam to speak more in depth about the program.

Most definitely.

Well, thank you guys for that.

That was a great overview.

Uh, we will have a QA at the end of the presentation, just like four more slides.

Bear with us.

Um so you know, a lot of the times we get asked, like, all right, you guys do a lot of stuff at Tech Exchange.

Um, but in this case, we're just focusing on digital literacy here.

Uh instead of the city of San Leandro.

You might be wondering how the program works.

So the program here uh that we've been doing it's an eight hour training of digital literacy.

Um they are structured.

Um we have different um class, every class is something a little bit different.

We started off with how to turn on the computer.

Surprisingly enough, some people might not know how to turn it on, turn it off, or how to reboot it.

So we start with very computer uh, you know, basics of how to type, backspaces, and all the other good stuff on there.

Uh we then we start kind of leveling leveling it out a little bit where we start telling, okay, let's create joint email.

You know what I mean?

Some people have Facebook, Instagram, or you know, they might want to reach out to a family member, etc.

Um, and then we have the online navigation that comes after like the second, third course, where um you know you're browsing the internet, um, go to City of San Leandro, we kind of start getting them acclimated to the to the websites that they usually you know might want to browse, right?

So we kind of um every partner will be a little bit different.

Some we work with libraries as well.

Libraries might be like, hey, if we got free books they can read online, can you show them how to get to these spaces, right?

Um in this case, we kind of just leave it to whatever partner we're working with, and then they can see like what resources they want to share with those specific clients, and also how to use the city services, etc.

Um, the other thing too, we start kind of finalizing it where like they know how to use a computer, they know how to turn it on, uh email, then we start letting them know about Zoom.

A lot of the time, my grandmother, I try to tell I try to explain Zoom to her so many times, uh, but the best thing that I try to tell her, I was like it's just FaceTime, just so she can kind of acclimate to what that actually means and kind of try to simplify it a little bit.

So we talk about video costs and messaging, and then we kind of finalize it with cybersecurity a little bit, where um, you know, we want to make sure people are not getting scammed online.

There's a lot of great ads, like hey, you can get internet for free or something, and it might feel like a scam uh to you know the average individual, but people who are not really um they're not using computers a lot, they might be like they click on something, and then now their uh computer might have a virus, etc.

So we try to give them examples of cyber security.

And well, Lisa did kind of um kind of spoil it for me a little bit, but at the end of the program, uh individuals who get a free computer.

Um, one thing is that we realize at Tech Exchange over the years is that it's not just a training, it's not just the computer, it's not just the internet.

You need to have everything all at one to actually be uh part of that.

And then the other four-legged stool that we probably forgot to mention is we do advocacy work.

So we're going to legislation, we're asking city council members, we're asking mayors to be involved on how to make sure that uh digital literacy is not uh overlooked.

You know, AI is coming about.

And honestly, when I talk to my grandparents about AI or just some of my friends from high school or college, they don't even know what it is.

Um so we want to make sure that folks can still use the computer, they get to it.

Um so that's pretty cool.

The cool thing too is that we have eight different languages available.

Um so that's one of the other things too.

We got English, Spanish, we got Digitus Mom, uh, we got Cantonese, Mandarin, Arabic, and I believe care, uh, we oh yeah, there you go.

Yeah, so we got a few languages uh right here.

Um, and I think that um the cool thing about City of San Leandro, you guys are very close to your community, so that gives us a chance to like if we need specific languages, we know like which staff member to bring here into the facility.

Okay, go on to the next slide.

Thanks so much, Pedro.

So the cool thing about the community impact is some of the great feedback we've been getting from clients is very unique, right?

Everyone has a different situation, um, people have different health concerns, people have different just needs, right?

So a lot of the things is that people have been telling us they're getting confidence with technology.

Sometimes you might have a phone, you know, you might have an iPhone, I don't know how to use it, but now they feel confident.

Like, hey, I learned how to use a computer.

Now, actually, you know what?

This looks so familiar with my phone.

Is this how you do that?

And then they kind of start being able to correlate the two different kind of uh devices.

Um, and then the cool thing too is that if it improves our health care.

I don't know if you guys know telehealth has been a very big part of the digital divide too now.

Not only how to use a device to get on a call with your doctor, could be very um critical at specific moments, um, but we just want to make sure that folks get access to that.

So, we can get a lot of community or changing lives, people are getting access to health care.

Um, and it also reduces isolation.

You know, after COVID, it didn't create this kind of thing of like more distance around people.

Um, and I think that um I know that one of my grandmother when COVID was around, my uh my little brother, my nephews and nieces couldn't come to the house, but the FaceTime really created that connection with them.

Or uh we didn't use Zoom still, but she used FaceTime a lot to call her grandkids, uh, you know, stuff like that.

So it really helped out so it reduces isolation.

Some of the feedback we've been given here is a few pictures.

Uh, we even got some testimonies of students, and you know, there was a student that um she had uh she had broken her leg or something like that, and then um because she failed, and um, you know, the thing is that she was like that the laptop really helped her gain access to these resources, they were able to uh bring her resources for her directly.

Um, so you know, we've just been really trying to acclimate to everybody that we're doing, and we're helping out.

So there's a lot of human impact.

Uh, so our journey in numbers, um, we did say 30 years, and to kind of put credibility behind our name and our and what the work we've been doing is um, yes, we've been around um since 1995.

Um, if you guys know about e-waste, not really sure, it's not really relevant, but eWix is the fastest growing, you know, trash in the world.

We're talking about more than 50 million pounds a year, you know, throughout the globe, and the thing is how it ends up and like um, you know, people burn it, they do all types of stuff and it's really bad for their environment.

So tech exchange, just by themselves, they have diverted over 3,050 tons of e-waste here in the Bay Area.

Um, that's over six million pounds, and because it's over six million pounds that's for a nonprofit, that's phenomenal.

We get a lot of awards for it.

Um, during our time, we have referred to over 250,000 computers and give them out to families in need of some really great work, and for uh instructional hours, we have provided over 70,000 over the past 30 years.

Um, that's a lot of people we've trained.

Um, and kind of to finalize it, uh, we do do a lot of home broadband assistance to get you connected to a good deal, maybe a trial or something.

We have to get over 15,000 families for that as well.

So it's been doing a lot, it's been a great journey.

Um, you know, the numbers keep growing every time, especially with these counties we're serving.

So we're just excited to continue working with us.

And I think uh for for at least for my section, I think there's like two more slides, please.

You can go ahead and thank you guys.

Thank you, Sam.

So um, so yeah, like I said mentioned, so you know, we've been around for quite a while.

We've uh uh reached all these all these milestones.

Uh, but we've also been working with a lot of cities, so our our work is really grounded on collaboration, all right.

So we couldn't achieve all those things if we didn't have great partners and great cities that we work with and great leaders to ensure that that's happened.

So we're really excited about you know formalizing this partnership with the city of San Leandro to continue to contribute to all the metrics that Sam mentioned.

But you'll see here, you know, we've obviously we've done work in Oakland, we're grounded there, our warehouses there, uh, far from here.

But we've also done work in San Jose.

Uh, we're doing work in the city of Fairfield, uh, we've done work in Richmond.

Uh we've done work in uh San Francisco, and I listed there, uh we've also done work in the city of Alejo.

Um, so really our our uh our mission is very much aligned with collaboration and collaborating with cities and counties to move forward the source of services because that's how we really get to the communities that really need them.

Um so we're really excited about you know having this this would be a new collaborative venture uh here in uh in San Leandro.

Um, and we can go to the next slide.

I think there's one more, and uh yeah, and then so for looking ahead, um, you know, our goals are to train as many community members as we can uh you know over this next year essentially, um, providing these classes uh also we do pre-impost surveys so we can assess both confidence uh of the of the participants and the learning, and also sort of as of like how we can improve the class or like if they if there's like a need for like another workshop oftentimes actually we do find the most popular like uh workshop in addition to the eight hour class is doing the email workshop which is like a two hour session um and uh we we uh we focus on Gmail and the Google suite because that's just the most popular one but uh and in essence that's basically like the libraries in particular reach out to us and they're like can you do like a two-hour email workshop and they'll bring like 30 or 50 people there and then we guide them through uh like this how you set up your Gmail account uh some safety tips around the password I know that uh that Sam mentioned the the cybersecurity um but uh but we are able to do kind of one-off things and that's sort of the important thing of like the collaborative sort of partnership with the uh with the city and with this commission is that uh even though our focus will be really on the eight hour class because that's the most effective and most popular course that we're always going to be open to like um if there's a need for like just doing a workshop on one particular subject you know we do have instructors we have a digital literacy uh curriculum manager and we can develop something uh in collaboration with you all here um other than that yeah I think I think that's all we have for today and we're happy to take any questions and again I just want to thank you guys for giving us uh the time this morning sure um two so you take donations and use computer questions oh yeah yeah we should have yeah that's that's like one of our founding uh needs and core principles yeah so we wonderful now we're looking at my husband boxes of yeah I'm sorry I didn't hear the question but they take donations and use computer equipment they refurbish computers oh they do yeah okay so actually we wouldn't be able to divert all that e-ways if it wasn't for a tropen donations so we get donations from cities from uh counties from school districts you know corporations and individuals soon leandro soon are you in touch with the age friendly council for Alameda County at all because they have a digital inclusion community yeah yeah we we are to some degree like I attend those meetings occasionally I'll admit I should I should join them more frequently uh but uh but yeah no we're we're uh we're on the regularly like monthly scheduled uh meeting uh excuse me where are you based we're uh our offices are in Oakland but we serve you know all of Alameda County and various other places and I'm just curious uh the old computers which cannot be reinforced or whatever how are they uh disposed to do the which is a waste um hazard you know uh so that so we answer that yeah for sure that thank you so much for asking that um see part of tech exchange these 30 years we have had so many great leaders and individuals that have came before us and they've created a system that we're working with the city uh the camp no sorry uh we're working for the state of California to divert it um safely so stuff that's not usable we have partners that they know how to handle that stuff okay yeah so you can burn to no no a lot of the times they take them apart they use some of the parts there's like copper gold and all types of stuff inside computers so they they do divert that's a great question yeah for our uh our e-waste partner is uh civil core I'm sorry to civic core so there they do a lot of waste uh management recycling throughout the I think throughout the Bay Area certainly all throughout Alameda County so everything that we don't end up using uh for whatever reason we we uh we give it to them and then they dispose of it safely uh as well so relationship with the State of Department um here in California and Cal Recycling they're really popular for being a word of very safely and that's what the partners we work with work with them directly.

I think yes go ahead.

So uh most seniors um help me understand.

Why do seniors want to learn about computers, rather?

Because everything happens on their cell phone.

So you know.

I mean, everything, you know, Gmail, like a WhatsApp, right?

So there do you see the role of you know, do you do sessions on how to act, you know, do things with your computer also or your phone also?

Yeah, do you actually yeah good question so we do incorporate uh cell phone usage into the into our basic digital literacy curriculum?

Um and you're right, yeah, people everybody could relate to the cell phone, but we do stress like there are certain, you know, uh well for one, there's a little bit more security features in having your own laptop uh and like just certain things are a little bit uh safer to navigate through your laptop and use.

Um so we do we do encourage that.

Uh but we do cover at least like you know, uh I get I get at a very broad level at least like the difference between the Android system and the iOS system and things like that, you know, how you can interchange between your phone and your laptop.

Um, but yeah, but essentially and also from uh from an organizational founding standpoint, our founder uh came from uh you know IBM before.

So he was very big on like proponing like using computers versus just mobile devices just for safety and safekeeping of files and things like that.

Um so we're still very much a line around around that um and and promoting that, but we yeah, we we cover both both systems.

Can I add on some?

So I was um we're looking we're doing a small audit on some of the surveys and those some of the ages.

Um some of the feedback before and after is very interesting.

Some say it's like I don't know, it's a laptop, I don't want to carry it, you know, with our uh populations, but some of their other feedback is like well uh there's limitations on my phone, and the computer gives me that chance to make that other stuff happen, right?

And then also the screen is bigger.

It's one of those things that we get a lot.

Um so I think there's like pros and cons.

And then I guess going back to our things, just like we do mainly focus on computers, um, but we just want to make sure if you don't have a computer, if you don't have a phone, that there's still you still have a device, right?

And I think that that's the main thing we'll show you how to do.

You can provide for people who have eyesight issues, they monitors, I'm trying to think of the word.

Monitors, yes.

Yes, hundreds of them.

Um honestly um laptops have become very popular because they're portable.

Um there actually has been a decline in desktops.

Um who wants a desktop in their home, right?

I need a desktop personally.

Yeah, you know what I mean?

Because I just need one stationized and I need a small portable one.

Yeah, we do give away monitors as well.

Um, and one thing if I can mention, um I know we were talking about the digital literacy program that we're offered here in City of San Leandro, but we have a lot of other resources.

So we have a warehouse where we do all the refurbishing.

The data wipe, the e-ways, the storage and all the software and stuff like that.

But we also have community centers all around the Bay Area.

So in these community centers, you come learn how to use a computer there, use our computer lab there, we have computers for sale there, um get a one-on-one support, tech support for the languages available.

Uh we have events there, uh we do a lot of different things.

Right now we have one in Pittsburgh Library, we have one in Walnut Creek Library, uh San Pablo library, and we're gonna open up uh right here one in Alameda County, which is the close gonna be close one for for individuals.

Um, it'll be in downtown Oakland.

Um fast uh transportation is very uh successful there.

Um on BART, you're literally outside of our door.

Oh, um, and as well on the bus uh as well.

Commissioner Brennan had a question.

Yeah, and it goes back to the recycling and and so it'd be great if here in San Leandro we could get a portal into that recycling pipeline because uh as I think it was mentioned, I don't know where to take my stack of uh old computers, new, you know, not counting the three.

I'm still gonna keep on my desk, but that's something that it'd be great to have something local where we knew how to get the stuff in, even if it's just a drop location, you know, something like that.

Yeah.

Just uh uh a pointer of where locally we can direct uh.

Well we could uh what we've done as we could arrange uh, again depending on the level of interest and engagement, we could arrange for like uh tech donation drives, like here.

Yeah.

So we've done that with various partners, so we know it's like usually during Earth Day, Earth Month is very popular.

Oh yeah.

So our staff would could be here, we'll bring some bins, and they're that day or during that week or something.

Uh folks can just drop off their old laptops or old desktops, and then we take them away at the end of that week or that day.

What I wouldn't want to do is can create confusion between the same and the city-run uh collection program.

Yours seems more like it would fit into more of an ongoing thing.

So I'm just counting on the study of the home 40 years.

Yeah, the other one just to just to mention so we also have uh cities that donate to us their retired uh machines, right?

So I and in those cases that's like thousands sometimes that they end up uh giving us to give to us.

Now that process, as I'm sure Predro probably knows, it's a little bit more involved because uh, and again, we have like very strict data uh procedures, so we work with uh normally like the CTO or the CIO of the city, we go through like a similar demo, but just on like you know, you donate the devices to us.

You can wipe them yourself, we can wipe them, or we can wipe them two times, or we can destroy the hard drive, so it's a much more involved like security conversation.

Um, but I will say the value add uh proposition for the cities in particular, is that so our service is free, so it's absolutely I'm obviously we wherever we take the donations, whereas they might be contracting with like an e-waste provider, like a for-profit company, there's many of them that'll take the old or retired machines uh at a fee.

Whereas with us, it's like you know, we will do the free, and it's a good uh you know, community benefit because we'll end up distributing them usually to those same communities.

Um so that is another avenue that we're you know, I have to always mention, you know, because that's that's the life love of the organization is partnerships like that.

All right, um I don't know you kind of I'm sorry, okay.

One, two, and three, and that's that's all I can do.

So we're gonna so very quick.

Okay.

So with AI, we're seeing a lot of AI misinformation, AI scans.

You can't make up a difference between um I guess the website with the things.

When in your cybersecurity part, what do you color in the for the AI?

Yeah, great question.

So, I still still fairly fresh.

So, I mean, listen, I don't think it's practical.

Well, they do one week and I can pass many of us.

Um, one thing that just actually passed, actually, I don't know if it was last week or these past two weeks, is that um social media now has to emphasize that it's AI usage, so they're gonna be like a security, so every time there's a photo that's fake or a video that's fake, it will be a presenting like a whole design on the on the top that it's AI creative.

I think for since we do a lot of basic training, that might be the basic part we show people like hey, you see this design on the edge here.

So we're gonna just like the thing about tech exchange, we're always trying to improvise and innovate our curriculum.

So it's these small little things we just take it to the next level.

Uh, we are we we do have partners that do AI machine learning and a lot of like stuff for kids, stuff like that.

Uh but I think one of the things is that um our team, I think they emphasize AI is the new thing in technology.

Um they don't do like a whole class on it, but they can emphasize it.

Okay, no, no, I understand.

I was just mentioning the cybersecurity.

Yeah, we just do it as yeah, like a like an overview for now, like you know, like what Sam just mentioned.

Like, if you see these things, that means it's AI generated, and then just and just like a basic overview, like uh just from a tool functionality standpoint, like these are some uh AI tools, you know, like Chat GPT that you can go to, things like that.

Uh and then like and also like telltale signs, like this is how you could see if someone used you know AI for something, things like that.

But uh, but beyond that, yeah.

Like that we right, at least for right now, we're just covering the very basics of there.

Commissioner Lopez Macario, yeah.

Yeah, I kind of wanted to make two comments.

Um, one I did fraud for over 14 years.

The phone is not safe.

There's people that can come by, I don't care what you have it, get everything.

I have no credit cards on my phone.

My mother's never had no fraud because she does checks or cash.

That's right straight.

Didn't you put anything touch?

It goes into the cloud, it makes them available to you.

So you can I myself have a have a computer at my house.

Um it's safer for me.

I I know from what I've learned, you know, in the back office of the banking industry, that I have more security in that area.

Um, the other thing I wanted to ask you is: are you guys so you guys are trying to get classes here into the library?

Is that what this introduction is?

Or do you have classes that you're already setting up?

We have those we're already setting up here in the center.

And we want to continue them and doing so in partnership, and then uh we'd be open to also doing them.

I don't think we've done them in the land of library yet, but we can uh just be a matter of you know an introduction.

But our our focus has really been here at the senior.

Oh no, because I have a lot of seniors that live in my condominium and I know a couple of my could really, this would be good for us.

Can you sign that?

I was just gonna say, can you speak just a just briefly about the work that we did together in the spring and some of the work that we're gonna be doing in a few weeks?

Okay, go ahead.

Oh, I'm sorry, did you want to do it?

That's okay.

I like this comment.

His question before mine.

Okay, go ahead.

Yeah, uh well, yeah.

So we've done, I think about pilot.

I did a pilot, and then we've done about three of the eight-hour uh classes here uh in your lab there, uh distributed computers to the graduates.

Uh, I think like an info session as well for uh interested residents.

Uh so really the intent is for that at minimum for that to continue.

So we'll keep scheduling like ongoing cohorts.

Normally our classes are about uh up to 20 or 25 students.

I think that's what the room holds.

Um, so our intent is really for that to continue, and then as we work with the team here, we could also schedule like specialized workshops.

That was exactly my question.

Pedro's great to work with, but my question was what could the senior commission and the and the staff do to facilitate moving this forward.

Yeah, I mean, I think what you guys are are doing now is spreading the word, um, reaching out to us about scheduling more classes if you think of other uh sites uh as well.

I mean we like it here as well.

It's very it's very centric, and you guys have a great facility, so it's ideal for instruction.

Um, but also our team is very uh uh very adaptable and very mobile, so we could also you know consider scheduling in other communities that you guys see fit as well here.

There's another location up near the bay that has doesn't have the infrastructure setup that's here, but it's located very strategically, diagonally the opposite side of the city.

So it might be worth considering.

Thank you.

Thank you very much for your presentation.

Yes, I'm sorry.

Just one more thing.

Sorry, straight away to the end.

Um just uh regarding the programs.

Yes, they did something for us with us in the spring, they're gonna be starting classes in a few weeks, actually.

And the classes are actually being in Spanish, I understand.

I believe so.

This time around.

Uh, and there was a question there were some questions in the past from this commission regarding being able to come in and observe the classes.

Would that be okay?

That'd be totally fine.

Okay.

And then the other thing is uh going back to Commissioner Brennan's question about how we can support you.

Um, are you open to volunteers or how to oh yeah, yeah, we're always looking for volunteers for a variety of uh efforts.

Um so uh again, if you uh folks want to volunteer, you can reach out to Samurai and then we will connect you with our volunteer coordinator.

So we look for volunteers both for you know uh like a refurbishing operations that's actually pretty popular ones.

A lot of people just want to come in and just take a computer apart and help doing that.

It's like a very you know tactical work, but we also take in volunteers for like you know, a donation drive or maybe to help facilitate a class, so a number of opportunities, but yeah, we'd be happy to we're always looking for volunteers.

Thank you, yes, okay.

You're trying to very quick.

Yay, thank you.

Okay, we'd like to have you back at some point.

We will be happy to see what's going on.

Thank you very much.

Um, do I need to give the public a chance to comment?

Yes.

Would you have um, I'm sorry, Bob?

Sky.

Huh?

Sky.

Did you have any any comment you'd like to make as a public?

Again reminding you that we can't answer.

Oh, for this topic, right?

Yes, yes.

Um I think it's a it's a great uh service here.

Yeah, thank you.

Okay.

Sorry, okay.

Our action items 7A through 7C.

I'm going to turn that over to Pedro.

You want to take a short friend?

Do I want to take a short break?

The last time we took a short break, and I said five minutes, it took me 15 to get back.

So five minutes.

No, no, not you personally.

Okay.

I'm gonna give five-minute break.

Okay, please stop the recording for the moment.

All right, um meeting resumed at 10 58 AM.

We are on to action items as 7A, B, and C.

And I'm going to turn this over now to Pedro to uh lead the discussions.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh so age-friendly updates.

We just got a very uh thorough update about one of our initiatives, so uh super happy that that we're moving forward with our tech exchange um partner and and work.

And so what I want to do in the next few minutes is provide an update regarding some of our other age-friendly initiative activities, um, and as part of this process, give you an update, solicit some input, some feedback, and then if where there are places to engage you all, I would love to um uh just continue to uh uh invite you to uh these some of these opportunities where this work can be supported.

Um so that will be our process, and so um just as a reminder, um as as a as a result of our of our age-friendly action plan process, as you recall, we develop six priorities, and so those six priorities are plan sustainability, personal protection, housing security, health and wellness, transportation, and social connection.

And so um within each of these priorities, we have a handful of projects or activities that we have been implementing in the course of the last year and will be implementing throughout the life of the five the five-year life of this initiative.

And so what you see on on your slides there, your your your copies and on the screen is um very fine print of some of these projects.

I'm not gonna go through this in detail, but just to give you a sense of what uh the number of them.

So uh so we have about four projects under plan sustainability.

Personal protection was huge.

We have 16 projects under personal protection.

We have four projects under housing security, we have four projects under health and wellness, and then we have two projects under social connection.

So today I will provide updates regarding many of the many of these activities, and as I said earlier, get your feedback and then find places where you can provide some support.

So our first project is uh plan sustainability, which includes implementing the structures and systems necessary for long-term success of this age-friendly initiative, and so as you recall, one of the objectives is to connect ourselves to larger initiatives and larger networks uh that are doing similar work, and so as part of that, it's part of that work.

We continue to be part of the Alameda County uh age-friendly council meetings, and uh so we participated in the meeting on July 18th, August 15th, and then there's a meeting uh happening tomorrow that I will be participating in.

Um Commissioner Michael Katie, I'm always happy to see you on the on the screen.

I know you're you're you're in attendance.

What on a uh wearing a different hat, but it's always good to see you there and hear your comments.

The senior commission or social, what is it?

The senior the coalition.

You're in that one too.

The senior services coalition, yeah.

Yeah, we get to see you in a few different places.

And so um, and so as as part of those meetings, uh, we get to connect with other other partners.

Uh, there's also uh it's a very action-oriented uh uh council, I would say, in that they've set up various committees.

Um so there's always an update regarding the work that's happening between meetings.

Uh the committees include the following: legislative legislation and advocacy, housing, embracing aging, digital inclusion, and a data committee.

And so tomorrow's meeting, I'm excited.

We're gonna have uh representatives from uh Nelson Nygaard who are transportation consultants will be will be presenting as well as um the presentation from Alameda Alliance.

So we're looking forward to that.

Uh as far as implementing our communications uh plan, we know communicating is super important using technology, but also in person, and so um so I'm happy to share that uh on July 23rd.

Uh Commissioner Dylan and I presented uh an age-friendly update to our senior commission, as you have recalled.

We want to we want to foster partnerships and ensure that there's good communication happening across the board and ways to leverage each other.

And so um, so it's a good presentation.

Uh, Commissioner Dillon, don't want to put you on the spot, but is there anything you recall from that meeting that any takeaways that you want to share with the commission?

I there uh the human services commission is very um interested, and I think it's a good, it's uh good dovetail of what we're doing and what they are interested in doing as well.

So um I think we should continue to do that and reach out to other commissions as well.

Yes, thank you.

And so so they um they they were very uh I and they had good ideas.

Yeah, good ideas, they had a lot of questions, and then also what I what I heard was also an openness to engaging uh more with us, either as individual supporters or potentially as a commission if there are opportunities in the future.

So we'll continue to uh to engage them.

And so uh the other exciting thing that's happening is that we are uh speaking of technology, right?

We are we're updating our age friendly uh web page, and so um so this is a demo, it's not um it's not finalized, but I want to give you a I want to give you a sneak peek, um, because I'm gonna be asking for some support from you.

And so we are interested in activating our web page, um, and we'll be promoting it some more so that we can get more traffic.

Uh, but as you can see, we have uh uploaded currently our action plan, which has been there.

Nope, it's not there.

Thank you for letting me know.

Oh no.

Thank you for trying and failing to share a document in a zoom conference.

Yes, so our uh our our action plan is there, the implementation plan that we approved this past uh I believe it was June that includes the implementation plan, the communications plan, and the and the uh the organizational plan is also in here, and then as you can see, we are also including uh other uh access points where people can learn a little bit more about the initiative, and as you can see, we've started with just having the mission and the vision there, um, but also very exciting is that we are going to have a dashboard that's going to be able to include information regarding uh demographics of our community.

We're gonna be indicating and showing progress with some desired community impact as a result of the work that that we're doing, and so some of these some of these metrics still have to be finalized, so just don't don't worry so much about that right now, as much as uh kind sort of getting a general concept of what the layout will look like and the type of updates that we're gonna be able to provide using using this updated version.

And then lastly, you'll see uh uh the six priorities, right?

Housing, health, safety, transportation, sustainability, and connection.

And so each of these will have some of these activities that we are gonna be uh reviewing shortly, and then um and then um related to that any progress that's being made uh with each of those activities.

Um we do want to be mindful, and we are aware that some of these uh age-friendly activities are aligned and in support with our city council priorities.

So we're gonna we're gonna we're going to be thoughtful and intentional about how we can highlight those as well for our community.

Can you go back to that one with the uh oh, okay?

That's a really nice set of icons.

Yeah, that's really useful.

Yeah, I agree.

And it might be worth considering using those as visual mnemonics for those topics when you do them elsewhere, so visually there's a tie, because that's just something you can grasp on.

Okay.

You know, it's good for branding purposes.

It actually becomes a brand for that for the segment.

Yeah, so um just one more you want to just want to say one more thing.

So, one thing I do want to hear comments and questions.

So, what uh the request here, the invitation for you all is going to be this is just in demo form right now, so I'm gonna be coming back in the future once we finalize everything, and then I'm going to go ahead and solicit general feedback, specific feedback and requests from y'all.

Uh, so what you see right now is not what's final, it's just to give you a general sense of what the concept's gonna look like.

Yeah.

Okay, so I was giving feedback before you asked for it.

Oh, um the San Leandro's um IT department helping you build this.

Uh we're actually working with our the city's communications team, okay.

Yeah, so um, today, because it's 2025, you can actually put a little face of maybe Commissioner Jan there, and they can talk to that and they can get information instead of like you say, you know, go go down, drill down.

It's very, very easy to do.

Just ask them to do that, usually at the end there, like you know, you can or anywhere, you just put a little face of a human being.

Uh-huh.

It's an AI avatar, and you can just say, Hey, I want to know what's happening tomorrow or what's happening thing, and it'll answer back.

It's like so simple.

I love it.

We're gonna need a demo, we're gonna need a demo.

But I love the idea.

And it actually talks about it because yeah, exactly.

It can look like you will I can talk like it just becomes easier, and it's something that we'll take a conglomerate of everybody's face and make an AI.

That's like two seconds ago.

I can show all of you how to make it in five seconds.

Oh my gosh.

So, just let them know because it'd be so much easier, especially for C.

If they have that capability on their site, it's very easy.

Oh, I know, I but you know, and I know it's a city site, and yeah, additions like that take approvals.

Yeah, so get a problem.

Yes.

This is what she said.

I see now that has moved the city ahead.

I had not thought about that, but I think that's that's a that's a great idea to explore.

Nothing.

We just come here and talk.

They literally don't have a presenting, just start talking.

And say, Jan, can you please show me what is happening in housing?

And Dan will take information only from that and talk back.

You don't have to press, you don't have to do anything, you just go speak.

So remember, we have our own digital divide.

We have some seniors who are very experienced in the drill-down process, and some who are give up, they give up, lost on the stage.

Okay, I love the ideas and I love the expertise in the space, and it helps us think about some things that we don't to know what we don't know.

So thank you.

Tech exchanges show them.

Tech exchange will be working with about this, yes.

Uh, so thank you for that.

Um, we also are continuing to uh do community outreach, and so um we were at the we were at the uh recently we were at the Davis Street Resource Fair.

I believe Commissioner Lopin Nakari, was there any any takeaways from you?

No, it's always a good, it's always a good experience there, you know, with people and and talking with them and they come because they they want to be there, you know.

I mean, so they have questions and it's just always enjoyable.

Yeah, and then uh in addition to that we were uh we we were at we've been at the downtown San Leandro farmers market uh we were there on September 3rd uh we were there yesterday as well so that continues to be something that has been um a good way to connect with the community um we were also um at the the Grants Avenue foundation fourth annual backpacks for kiss events um it was it was um good event i understand it was uh hundreds of people there uh many people that we were able to connect with there was a lot of backpacks that were given out to kids uh so while the demographic was not necessarily the demographic for the senior center there was a good opportunity to inform people um you'd be surprised how many people still say that they don't know that the senior community center in San Leandro right they will at some point need it or they have parents or family members that can utilize the services so for that reason it was I think it was it was it was good to be there and so um and then we we just gotta we have got we had a good opportunity to interact with kids and families and so forth so usually work for that one.

Yeah so that happened and then we have a uh uh another event coming up on um saturday uh actually the September 25th and that's gonna be the the Vasib health fair i'm sorry the I'm sorry uh sorry I got the wrong date um uh Vasev's doing uh their fall health fair on October 18th from 10 to 3 o'clock so if any of you as a request is a way that you can help if you are available and interested in helping us table connect with the community share with the community uh about the commission about the the age funding initiative senior services uh please uh contact me so i can put you in contact with the staff member who's calling sorry what date was that again that was uh October 18th and from 10 to 30 at what at the VASIP location that was aware at BASIP uh Biennamese American Community Center of the East Bay oh okay thank you and again if you're interested I'm more than happy to provide details address uh reminders about time and uh some some guidance regarding what your role would be okay okay um moving right along uh as far as building our capacity uh we continue to do that through our trainings um we we did a first round CPR training we did a first round de-escalation training uh we didn't get everybody the first round because obviously somebody needs to be on site to staff the operations here so we're gonna be doing another another round which will assure that everyone in our team is trained in both of these topics which are topics that are really helpful as we interact with our uh our patrons and as well as our community here at the center so those are coming up um under uh personal protection uh earlier we talked about I'm gonna I'm gonna close the loop on the fall prevention uh uh walk given that we're on the personal protection priority um so earlier I mentioned that there's gonna be a walk on September 30th the time uh is from 10 to 12 30 and again it's gonna be at the marina park so if any of you are interested in participating in that we are please uh let me know okay um did the two of you are interested okay great i'll go ahead and sign you up um and so um as you all recall we participated in the uh community pedestrian and bicycle training program we went through uh uh process with um with uh UC Berkeley and California walks and so now we're at the at the tail end.

So we have reviewed some uh some internally to review some drafts of the report.

They're incorporating some of that feedback.

They're going to be sending us the final report very shortly.

We're gonna be scheduling a meeting with them to review that um engage our our planning committee members as well.

They've they've been given the the report to review and provide feedback and then so the next steps would be to meet with them to do the final review and then also to talk about any technical assistance that they can provide us as we move forward with the implementations of that report.

So more to come about that.

Um we talked about Text Exchange already, so we have a contract with them.

Uh they're getting ready to start some classes soon.

Um I'm gonna keep that short because you already heard a lot about tech exchange, but they're a great partner.

We're very happy to be working with them.

Um we also um great news.

Uh as you all know, we the city is updating the local hazard mitigation plan.

There was um a community uh engagement component in which there were surveys that were being administered.

We helped with the with the in engagement of our community members in that process online, but we also had staff at the computer lab welcoming people.

I think Commissioner Shalini, I think you came one day, and so uh very happy to report that we were able to uh gather uh through our contributions, but also the city and other folks.

Uh 688 completed surveys, and so I received a message from our emergency preparedness coordinator thanking us personally because of our support here, and because of that, as you can see, most of the responses were from the older population.

So the voices of the older population definitely are going to be incorporated.

Uh very excited also.

Uh, we are uh uh going to be um executing soon.

Hopefully, the uh our new contract with MB Transportation.

As you know, they are the operators of our shuttle program.

Uh so we're gonna continue those services.

But what's gonna be new in this in this contract is a couple things that I'll touch on during my presentation.

But one of those is um the design and exploring uh a partnership in which we would work with MV Transportation and leverage the the resource that we have with the shuttles to provide some evacuation support for seniors during times when the city activates a shelter.

Okay, that's not an operation that's gonna take some work with MV.

We're engaging our Alameda County uh fire department colleagues.

We're gonna be engaging our emergency preparedness uh specialists as well as well as other partners.

So we are uh as soon as we execute the contract, we'll be in design mode.

So I look forward to bringing more information regarding the development of this project.

And then uh we are we are doing uh some work around emergency preparedness as you can see there.

Uh so um our emergency uh services specialist um has been here at the senior community center uh tabling at the main corridor.

Um she was here on June 12th, September 11th, and we'll be here on on December 9th as well.

Great opportunity to meet her, great opportunity to hear about all the work that the city is doing, great work to great opportunity to hear about how you can prepare in case there are emergencies.

And so I want to really encourage everybody to come and and to spread the word and um and learn from learn from our from our emergency specialist.

What's their name?

Uh her name is uh uh Elizabeth Besmond.

Um, Besman.

And she's a city employee, she is.

Yeah, okay.

Well, I would like to get in touch with them to see how they can support this.

Um last time we had uh we gave on this uh um kids to people so whether we can do something or like yeah, thanks.

Yeah, but yeah, um, and then we are also looking at um the great California shakeout, as many of you know, it's uh annual drill that happens every year on October 16th in an effort to prepare people for um earthquake, right?

And so we are working right now with um with uh with Libby.

She goes by Libby, Elizabeth, uh Libby, uh, to see about us possibly doing something here at the senior community center, um, maybe that day, but if not that day, shortly after, uh, just to kind of get us into this mode of practicing, right?

What happens when there's an emergency?

Where do you go?

What do we do if we have physical and mobility limitations?

And so um, so we're excited to be working on on those projects with her.

Under housing security, uh, which includes reducing physical, psychological, and financial costs of owning, renting, and maintaining one's home so that our residents can stay in the community and age in place.

Uh, some of you may be familiar with the um the home match program, and so that is actually one of our of our activities here to collaborate with our community development department, and so uh our department currently has a contract with home match.

So they've started doing work here in San Leandro as part of their initial work, they really wanted to be intentional about uh promotion and just getting visibility and ensuring that people know about who they are, and so um so they've uh there's been articles about them in the San Leandro Times, they work with our communications team and developed a video.

I don't know if any, I think I might have there was a video about about their their program.

And so um, and so they they've also been uh tabling here at the senior community center, just making themselves available to answer questions and get to know people, and uh they will be presenting at the October senior commission meeting.

And I would like to invite them, if it's okay with this commission, to also come and present to this commission um in one of our upcoming meetings, and we can decide on one that can be soon.

Okay, very exciting.

Uh as part of our uh again collaboration with other departments within the city.

Our community development department is uh working on the 2025-2030 HUD consolidation plan.

Um, and so um they reached out to us and asked if there was any we had any commissioners that were interested in in participating in um in the uh in their study.

Um and so I believe that Commissioner Brennan, were you did you participate in a in a study?

Do you recall?

Don't recall.

No, okay.

That doesn't mean no.

Okay.

Uh so they uh uh so the goals of the the how the the goals of the housing element uh are to reduce the identified constraints to housing protections, make development more financially feasible, and to support the city in reducing the vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions.

And so um, and so they conducted some focus groups with specific with some individuals.

Uh they do have a draft of the parking study uh available on their website, and so what I'll do after this meeting, I'll go ahead and send you all the link.

The parking study, yes.

You remember okay.

That was the that's how I filed it.

Yes, um, so there's a there's a there's a draft.

I'll send it to everyone.

They're they're still open to receiving feedback.

Uh, but is there any any takeaways from that from your participation in that process that you want to share with the commission?

It's it's a small memory at this point.

Okay, no worries.

Um, so I'll go ahead and send the I'll go ahead and send the link.

Um we do have I do have an update uh regarding um the the city is working on a um our department on a on a rental assistance uh program and so uh this is through um funding uh from the state and the permanent housing and allocation program.

And so uh we are uh in the process we we issued uh an RFP to identify a provider that would manage this program on July 14th.

The proposals were due on August 11th.

We are planning to uh make a selection sometime in the fall with the idea of having a contract ready to go so that the work can start at the beginning of 2016.

So what this does is that um it will identify an operator and the program will aim to prevent homelessness among extremely low-income households, offering modest ongoing rental assistance to stabilize housing for individuals and families at risk of eviction.

So we have a little bit over a million dollars through the state to be able to launch this program.

So as we move forward with the selection of the operator and the specifics regarding the program, I'll make sure to continue to keep this commission informed.

Under health and wellness, how am I doing on time?

I think I'm still okay.

But I'll move on.

I've got two minutes.

Okay.

I'll talk fast.

As you know, food access has been one of our priorities with this plan.

And so I'm happy to report that we that on August 7th, we executed an MOU with an organization called Fresh Approach.

And so Fresh Approach does a variety of things, but one of the things that they're going to do with they're going to do for us is provide what they call uh Veggie X vouchers.

So it's an opportunity for us to provide our our community with uh vouchers that they can use at our local farmers' market.

Um, and it's a good way to promote farmers markets, right?

As a way to uh increase access to healthy fruits and vegetables.

And just yesterday we organized a trip, I believe there was about 20 uh seniors that went with our staff to the farmers' market, uh, were educated about the program and about the resources that that the organization provides.

They were given a voucher that they were actually able to utilize during the farmers market.

I thought triple I had a table yesterday.

I think they were there too, yeah.

Okay, yeah, I think they were there.

No, no, it was through it was through uh it was through the fresh approach.

They may have had some too.

Yeah.

Um, how much is it?

$20.

It's vouchers $20.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And so um, so I'll move along.

So uh we also have been partnering with the Alameda County uh Alamedic County Public Health Department on the Brain Uh Healthy Brain Initiative, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

So we are uh we're getting ready to start trainings um actually this this month and and through November.

So there is going to be trainings on dementia basics, cognitive decline, and self-care for caregivers.

So as soon as we will continue to keep you informed, and if you want to participate in those, please feel free to do so.

Related to that, we also are now partnering with the Alameda with our with our colleagues at library services who um who are currently developing a project aimed at supporting adults, particularly seniors and their caregivers, and they are in the process of seeking funding uh and uh funding and and um and a grant to bring this to life.

Um our department recently met with them to discuss a partnership that involves adding memory health kits to like to the library and to the senior community center.

Uh, these kits are designed to support individuals experiencing memory losses as well as those interested in strengthening their memory cognitive health.

Each kit will uh include a variety of resources such as books, sensory and audiovisual materials, interactive activities, and other helpful tools.

They can be used independently or with caregivers and family members.

In addition to the kids, uh the library hopes to use this grant to launch a new uh program that offers engaging activities and supplies such as painting, art and crafts, board games, crossword puzzles, music, refreshments, and so forth.

Uh the goal is to create a welcoming space uh for cognitive stimulation, social interaction, and memory care.

And so we envision that participants and their caregivers will gather at the library as well as here at the Senior Community Center to enjoy meaningful activities in a comfortable supportive environment.

So some of that is already happening in our activity room.

If you noticed there's puzzles, and but we want to be a little bit more thoughtful and intentional about connecting it to this particular issue.

One more minute.

So in the transportation arena, uh, we're happy to report that uh we are going to be we're on the on track to executing our contract with Citizer to provide the Riker program.

If you recall volunteers assisting seniors program, dismantled as a result of that.

We were looking into options here for our community, in which we can solicit the support of volunteers to help our seniors with transportation needs to and from appointments and so forth.

So I know I see Commissioner Kumelo very excited about that.

Um so guess what?

They'll be coming to a commission meeting in the near future to uh so you can get to know them and so that they can provide an update regarding the program that they're gonna be providing here in San Leandro this year.

So, yay for uh yes, sir.

Question follow up from a previous meeting.

Uh has there been any information on senior participation in the Lowelling Transitional Center, the new welling center.

Are you talking about the navigation the interim housing?

Yeah.

No, the uh former motel that they turned into.

Yes, whatever the correct name is.

Yes, yes, yes.

Um, so it's uh so yes, so it's at full capacity.

Um so there's 29 units, it's now at full capacity.

Uh, the question is are any of those from the senior community?

That was just wondering if we have any stats on that.

Um, sure we can find out.

Yeah, yeah.

That's a good question.

Yeah, I'll I'll I'll follow up on that.

So I would like to maybe next month have a trip to the because we missed the earlier um, yeah.

So if you can have a good thing is, yeah, let me look into that to see about uh just the timing in the in the staff capacity, and then uh at a future meeting, I can provide an update.

Yeah, um so yes, excited about that.

And then the other exciting thing that's happening is um our flex shuttle program has been in operation for a long time.

We did a study back in 2000 to help inform the current design of that program.

Um, and so we think it's time to do another assessment to see if it's meeting the needs and see if that's the best way to you know uh fully utilize the funding that we have available for transportation needs.

And so we're gonna be conducting an assessment uh this fall, which will help inform the proposal that I was that we will submit to ACTC for fiscal year 26-27.

Okay.

So there will be opportunities for you all to engage and participate in this in that assessment process.

Almost there.

Um again, finalizing the the contract that we have with uh MB Transportation, in addition to including the emergency evacuation uh program, it will also include senior day trips.

So we're gonna be uh starting these these field trips again once a month uh through the utilization of the the shuttles uh to museums to parks to different types of activities, uh, and so that's gonna start soon.

And so uh related to that, we are going to be uh not through MV but through a charter bus.

We're going to be transporting about 40 of our older adults that uh that are connected to our senior center to the annual, I think it's the 22nd annual senior living festival, which happens at the Oakland Zoo, and that's gonna be next Thursday, September 25th.

So we're very very excited about that.

Are we um allowed to recommend possible um day trips?

Yes, good, yes, for city of San Francisco, the tunnel tops.

Oh, okay.

Oh, that's beautiful.

Yeah, yeah, good.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Yeah, we want to make them fun and we want to make them meaningful and we want to make them relevant.

So we'll be yeah, we'll be definitely asking asking people for their input.

And that concludes my update.

Cool.

Any additional questions real quick?

Yes, uh Commissioner, like a comment about day trips.

The beautiful parts that we have here in San Leandro, very close, very easy, a couple of hours, maybe even provide lunch, and get people to think more about what San Leandro itself has to offer rather than you know, places outside.

Yes, I agree with you.

I mean, and it goes back to what we've heard from our community and have learned that oftentimes people don't know, right?

If they don't know about this center, there's gonna be definitely uh gaps and knowledge about these beautiful parks that we have in our city.

So yes, it's a good opportunity to one just get folks out, help people, you know, help combat isolation, and then just continue to promote these wonderful resources that we have within our city that oftentimes are being underutilized by some folks.

So another one that's probably in the parks and rec realm would be a docent-led program along the bay trail.

And there's so many aspects, there's the history, you know.

Many of you may not know that was the Trojan powder works out there that made dynamite.

Wow.

It's like okay, and explain some things about the bay trail and then the wildlife, just uh how did the dikes get there?

You know, what's the history?

Uh what is the history of the of the area?

There's so many aspects there once again to just let people know what what's involved in living in San Leandro.

So anyhow, that's just a thought for.

I don't know if I mentioned that when our parks and rep was here last time.

I think I think you did because I think we uh he mentioned that there was a partnership with East Bay Regional Parks that we were going to be talking to see if there was an opportunity for us to do some of these day trips to to the regional.

Even before a those program, just having a day to walk from uh say uh um the welling extension to the marina, and that's about a that's a two-mile walk, but it's it's you know if you put the bus at one end and had a pickup at the other end, it would you'd only have to do it one way, so that wouldn't be a thought.

Yes.

And we have some lovely theater in the area as well.

True, almost true.

Are we taking a suggestion?

What I'm sorry, are we taking suggestions too for activities?

I guess real quick.

One more to have a bird walk.

Oh, bird bomb, yeah, and the butterfly walk.

Yeah.

So that the um wetlands includes the reclusive western clapper rail.

You all see the word reclusive, right?

Because they're very hard to spot.

They live right at the intersection of the mud in the bank and and the growth there.

So that's a typical thing you can only see if you take the bay trail walk.

Yeah, a guided walk by, I don't know, maybe someone from the uh Audubon Society or something like that.

I think someone could do in their backyard when they're not out on the back.

There you go.

Right.

Okay.

Thank you for the suggestions.

Thank you.

Sorry.

We need to move along.

7B Senior Commission email correspondence practices.

Yes, thank you.

Just uh as we continue to be mindful and intentional about being efficient.

I have a uh uh proposal, I guess, and would be open to hearing uh from folks um about this, and so uh as you all know, part of our practice and getting ready for this commission meetings is that I will I will uh send you all an email uh with a packet with uh with the meeting packet that includes the agenda, any presentations, minutes and so forth, and then in that same email I will request that you all um reply with your with your uh attendance status, right?

And so traditionally the the process has been that we just you all do a reply all.

Yeah, and so what happens is that then I get the reply, but then you all get each other's replies and at a time where email inboxes are getting really full, and and so the recommendation that I have uh is that um uh that when I when I send that email and I and I and I make that request that rather than reply all, do you just reply to me?

Uh because I'm the one that's looking at the tally and I'm the one that as you know, I as soon as I can I usually do it the Monday of the the week of the meeting.

I will let you all know whether we have a quorum or not.

So I think that's just an effort to be just even a little more efficient and to alleviate your inboxes.

Uh so I see has nodding but smiles, but I just want to confirm that everybody's okay.

Do we need a motion?

We don't.

No, as long as everybody, as long as nobody objects and they're they're okay with incorporating this practice into the meetings moving forward, we're okay.

And you will inform chair of what it's looking like.

Yes, yeah, yes.

So then that's much better procedurally, in my humble opinion.

Okay.

Sounds good.

All agreement?

Okay.

All right.

Seven C the status of the October senior commission meeting yes so uh we have some scheduling conflicts in October where we don't have uh the the commission meeting is 16th the 16th October 16th uh there's uh a conference happening that day that um that our director and and and i will be at uh and so we we don't have someone to staff the commission meeting and so um we have a couple options to consider one is we can cancel uh the meeting in october or we can reschedule for a different uh date and maybe time in October.

Keep keep in mind while you're thinking about it in is that generally speaking we also go dark in December.

So that would mean that if we cancel October we would only end up with a November meeting for the rest of the year.

All right so not go dark in December.

Excuse me as an old yeah that's true too although it's a little it's yeah it's happening it's just yeah so what are the dates do you propose?

Uh so what I can do just for efficiency purposes I can send a um poll a doodle yeah a poll I can I can send you a link is that which you doodle scarlet doodle it's a yeah it's basically a poll that will outline the dates and the times and then through that uh you can yeah doodle poll so it's all doodle poll yeah so we have to is the 23rd the week following an available option yeah um so again I what I what I'll do if it's okay because I need to look at my calendar and I need to see what else is happening.

So if it's okay with everyone I can yeah I can go ahead and send that out.

So so it's so just to confirm the the preference of the commission is not to cancel and instead to reschedule that meeting that correct yes I think you should put cancel on the as an option just so if there are people who just think we can do without allow that I don't know if we have any pressing items for October.

What I'm not sure if we have any pressing items you know anything urgent they were gonna bring back the uh the count people were gonna bring back their final report I thought.

Not in October I think no not in October um I thought I saw something that's uh they're gonna be they're gonna be uh providing the final report uh which we will re which we will review and at some point we're gonna provide an update to the commission but we it's not that so how many are you chat be able to get it to be I don't know but I don't know if we have anything pressing I think it's well we'll just have the yeah I think it's better to send out the I think it would it would be good out of send out the dates so that we have a look at possibilities and yes add or cancel on there or I don't know that doodle allows you to be able to include whether you want to cancel um well you could put none of the above I guess just it just depends on how the poll is formed yeah yeah or we can do is I can send a doodle and what the potential with the meeting options when you when you get that email if you if your preference is to cancel just reply back to me saying my preference is that my vote is to cancel for that week.

So are we gonna reply all to the doodle then it doesn't work like that.

So okay I'm sorry I don't know what it I need a tech person I don't know what a doodle is just press a number and then it'll show up on that note if I send you the link uh sometimes it's very easy user friendly right sometimes not so when you click on the link it's gonna give you the dates and the times and you just click on the dates and the times that work for you.

Oh okay as you're as you're working through that if you have any issues with it I'm not a tech expert but I can help with that.

So feel free to reach out if you run into any issues.

All right can I say one thing about that as you make your choice.

Scroll down to the bottom and submit.

And that is usually hiding at the bottom.

And then it won't go through.

Right.

And you will not have answers.

Yes.

We will provide a report on the success rate of this commission to to operate the doodle, you utilize the doodle system.

As we do for the first time.

Yes, yes.

Okay, thank you for that.

Thank you chair all right.

Okay.

Are there any other questions in regards to that?

No, okay.

All right.

Um we're at the commission reports and announcements.

Um I recently was on a cruise, and I'll I'm not talking about that, but I did um it uh I did come with some away with some interesting um information uh with people that I met, and one of the interesting things I uh came away with was a device called the Geo Bit Tracker.

This is a tracker that can be worn by adults that with dementia that are wanderers, and the gentleman that I spoke to, his father had the wander the wandering syndrome, and um he he would just get in his car and go, and they had no idea where he was.

Um so he came across this geo-bit tracker, and it uses GPS tracking, and it can actually track you right down to where you're standing.

So it's a great device.

I'll let you read about it.

Um his experience was that his father got in the car and drove away and nobody knew where he was, and they contacted the police department, and the police department could find him within like a big general area.

So this uses an app on your phone.

You go in on the app, and he actually was able to actually pinpoint exactly where his father was, so um, just for information purposes.

It also um it does require a subscription, and there is a one-time charge for the tracker itself, but the subscription is for a year, generally, um, and for this gentleman that subscription price, which bleed was about a hundred dollars, was worth the one-time um use.

That means that he actually had to really use it.

So it also works on pets.

Uh it's for cats and dogs.

Uh, I don't know about you, but I see on next door a lot of people have lost their dogs.

Yes.

Yeah, I know.

It's uh something else that can um you know, if you have people with pets or whatever, it's another device for that too.

Um, anyway, I think this has been a very good meeting.

I really um have enjoyed it, and um oh one other thing I noticed too, um, is that I I noticed that now if you want a paper bill from a lot of companies, they're charging you a dollar ninety-nine a month to get a paper bill, you have if you have a non-paper paperless, it's zero money, but I think it's pretty whatever.

There's lots of words I could think of, um, and I don't probably there's nothing we can do about it, but my wonder is what about people that are not computer savvy, uh don't have a computer, um, are out in the boonies and can't get Wi-Fi necessarily.

So that's just a throw out that I have just recently learned.

I saw that coin in my travels.

I just hit a bunch of places that don't take cash.

Yeah, yeah, that too, right?

So thank you very much.

Uh, this has been a great meeting, and I will turn this over now to the remainder of the commission.

Commissioner Lopez Nicario, do you have any comments?

No.

No, okay.

Commissioner Pena.

Yeah, well, yeah, I actually um I did see one of staff members at the lucky store checking with CFlex Ride and had their uh notice uh that they that was one of the stops.

I said I had no idea that was one of the stops, and she said because there's no notice here.

So she was taking pictures because I thought that was wonderful that they were actually doing an assessment to see where the notices were that that was a stop.

I thought that was really awesome.

The other thing I've been really really concerned about, and thank you for the staffers who put the information together for me.

I've really been really concerned about the aging population of homeless that I'm really seeing a lot in San Landro, especially at night when they you know they're in their cars and they're in their vans, and I'm seeing more people that I'm recognizing and seeing, it's really becoming such a concern.

Um, because there it's an aging population out there, it's not safe, and uh I know we're looking at homeless and all these things in our initiative, and that's something that's really been weighing on my heart.

So um it's just one of our goals.

I know it is, and I don't just it's just something I'm really worried about.

So that's all I think.

Thank you.

Um Commissioner Brennan, no calls, Commissioner McHenry, um a couple of things.

We still need more handicap parking.

Um, and we need to I think really address the issue of the landscaping here at the senior center.

I know it's a part of this beautiful San Leandro piece, but uh there are areas here right within feet of the front door that have not been touched in years, and I go to other senior centers and they're so lovely, and I don't know if we have well we probably don't have too many city gardeners anymore, but whatever the contract is for the individuals who come here and whether it's the city contract or whether it's the hospital's contract, um the work is um shoddy, and I would like to see uh the senior center presented um in a in a lovely fashion, and we really need to do that.

Um, and I love this idea about a garden outside.

When that area was first built, it looked it was lovely.

I remember being out there being shown, it was we were very excited about it.

It looks very tacky now, it's very unkept, and no one does anything, and there's a lot of dead plants.

Um we could use that as part of the social connection.

If there are individuals, and I suspect there are there's the Broadmoor Garden Association, and there are a couple of other garden associations who would be very happy to have land, and this is a lovely, lovely place to have that.

Um I moved on Monday.

Oh I am now living in Castro Valley at the uh Baywood uh center, senior center, and uh happy as a lark.

I have a beautiful apartment.

Big change of lifestyle.

Um it was important to me to make plans as a single person uh for the future before I need to make those plans, and um couldn't be happier.

I don't know what status that means here at the commission.

Um we still have the house on Victoria, but I don't know if that's enough to remain on the commission.

So this may be my last meeting, so uh I will defer to whatever the powers that be say on that.

Um it's been it's been wonderful.

I've been here eight years, I think.

I think a little more than that, eight or nine years on the commission, and it's been wonderful, and I love seeing all the things that are happening with age-friendly now.

I'm so excited about this tech thing.

I just cannot believe it.

I you have heard me say so often that when COVID hit and you couldn't get a vaccination unless you had a computer.

That was this was life and death.

And so this I'm just thrilled about that this program, and I I hope that we will communicate it to the uh really push, be seriously pushy about this program and the need for it with seniors as day by day.

We are required more and more to have online connection.

So thank you very much for that, Pedro.

Thank you, and thank you, everybody.

Thank you.

Commissioner Camella.

Well, first of all, I's the one?

Happy day to announce that finally the works department, public works department has planted some cherry trees in uh near the adult school, but I have not seen it.

But when I see it, I will be writing on it.

So I hope that will be okay.

I mean, I won't be involving the cities commission on that.

The second thing is the ambassadors who are supposed to be seen downtown.

I don't see them.

So the other thing is you should all I think there should be also both thing in case of disturbance.

Call the M messages somewhere downtown.

So people know whom to call.

They call 911 for small things sometime.

And there are small disturbances that uh that uh and end in big things sometime, in fights and stabbings and all that.

So that is one of the suggestions.

So I don't know whom to make it to.

Um thing, security or personal thing.

So that is another thing.

And the third uh third thing is um I'm going to be coordinating a festival at uh the diocese of Oakland on Saturday.

We are all well welcome.

Uh it is from uh 10 to 1.

And I'm one of the coordinators of Ishmael for that.

And where is it?

I'm sorry.

It's in Oakland.

Um Diocese of Oakland Christ, the cathedral cathedral of late.

Okay, thank you.

Um Commissioner Dillon.

Um well on September 3rd.

I came here just to see about home match on front porch to see what their presentation was, and they were tabling, and there was um there was interest.

Um, I stayed just for a little while, so I don't know what you know what the numbers were throughout the day, but they were pleased with uh the interest that you know senior center patrons showed, and some people asked to actually sign up as a housing provider to bring people in.

So uh I thought that was pretty great.

Home match and front porch both had uh representatives here, and I'm glad that they're doing more, it sounds like yeah, more than more than just the once one-off.

That was it.

I'm sorry if you're gonna go, um Claudia.

Yeah, yeah.

No, no, no, no.

We need to know.

We should change.

No, I can't change.

That's a joke.

Commissioner McMichael uh Katie, sorry.

Yeah, I wanted to mention I think maybe you also attended the HR1 thing.

No, maybe not.

Earlier in the week, Justice and Aging, for example, I was traveling, so I couldn't.

Which is another name for the big beautiful bill and the impacts it's having on medical and my takeaways were worse than I thought, and really affecting disabled people and older people.

Disproportionately.

Yes, yeah, it's ridiculous.

And so if you're interested in more information, Justice in Aging has a wonderful website, and I also subscribe to the California Health Line, which is really depressing, but it's dealing news about what's happening.

I think I got a message saying that the session is available now for viewing.

Yeah, I think I got it.

They said, Oh, we're sorry, you missed the because I was traveling.

We're sorry, miss it.

Here's a link to the uh to the session.

So it is a should be available back online.

It's very clear and concise and good information.

And depressing.

And very thank you.

Is that it?

Okay, and Commissioner Shalini, uh, we will don't go.

So to speak.

Um I was just wondering, the League of Women Voters is wondering if they could come and do a session on for seniors on Prop 50 on gerrymandering and just to give information.

The legal legal woman voters and bipartisan will do that.

Who is it that you wanted?

The League of Women Voters.

Oh, oh.

So they were wondering if they can just it's a bipartisan thing, so just to give information on the seniors.

I can talk to you offline regarding maybe something for the center.

Sure.

Anyone else?

No.

Okay.

One last thing.

I'm sorry, I have tomatoes here for anyone that is interested.

My friend Tron grows them and he's got more than he can eat.

So uh he's single and nobody to give him to.

So here I am.

Church is uh I may I correct me if I'm wrong, but we were so excited about the age-friendly initiative updates and moving to the next item.

I don't know that we gave a member of the public an opportunity to comment or ask questions regarding H-Friendly.

So I wanted to, if with your permission, if it's okay with you.

Uh okay.

I have three things that might be of interest.

Um, you know the emergency sirens that used to like uh bring uh when there's a disaster or something.

Uh those are now for more than a decade at least.

And recently we found out why, the history why, and we've let uh Americans also know about it, and there might be some interest in starting those up again, because they're more important for like seniors and other people who are not able to use Nixel or the new ways of getting the words.

So you might want to look into that and maybe give some support to that to get those working on uh SB 79 also uh is just got passed and is gonna go to the governor's desk.

Hopefully, he won't be veto it.

That's the transit-oriented uh development for affordable housing, and that's actually very important for seniors and also people with disabilities as well, because uh it builds more housing around the transit oriented uh uh development.

So if you're interested in that, you you should you know give Sacramento kind of push to get that to happen.

It's also important to San Mandro as well, though we have a very good trans uh TOD plan, but we can do voluntary TOD planning in addition to that as well for Hisperian and other major transit ways, and also Flex Ride.

Um my father and I had tried it like a year and a half ago, and we had some problems using flex ride, and we found that flex right on somewhere else would skip some stops, and then we had to call for them to come back.

So we should actually look into that a little bit more than why sometimes they do skip some stops because once they have to come back around or you have to call them, it could be another half hour or so.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, um, there being no further business to come before the senior commission, I will entertain a motion to adjourn the meeting of September 18th, 2025.

I move to adjourn.

Second.

What?

I move to adjourn.

Dylan and Brennan.

Thank you.

Roll call, please.

Thank you, Chair.

Chair Watcherson?

Yes.

Vice Chair Comelo?

Yes.

Commissioner McHenry?

Yes.

Commissioner Dillon.

Commissioner Lopez Nacario?

Yes.

Commissioner McMichael Cady?

Yes.

Commissioner Brennan?

Yes.

Commissioner Benya?

Yes.

And Commissioner Shalini.

Yes.

Motion carries.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um, I declare, I declare the meeting adjourned at 11.59.