TICC 05-03-2023TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
May 3, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
Conference Room C
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino
APPROVED MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Mukesh Garg, Rajaram Soundararajan, Eliza Du,
Prabir Mohanty, Emma Shearin
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present: Bill Mitchell, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Teri Gerhardt, GIS Manager
Guest Speakers: Chris Jensen, City Attorney
Tina Kapoor, Economic Development Manager
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Subject: Approve the April 5, 2023, regular meeting minutes.
Vice Chair Soundararajan made a motion to approve the April 5, 2023, regular meeting minutes with amendments below:
Motion passes 4-0 corrected on page 1
Mitchell corrected on page 8.
Due to time constraints, staff and the subcommittee may focus solely on a Panel presentation. They may no longer pursue a competition amongst Cupertino students and share content via
social media. This item will be decided in the subcommittee, corrected on page 3.
Commissioner Du seconded the motion.
Motion passes 3-0-2 with Chair Garg and Commissioner Shearin abstaining.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the commission on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes a person. In most cases,
state law will prohibit the commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not listed on the agenda.
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None.
OLD BUSINESS
Subject: Receive Subcommittee Report on Cyber Security Education from Commissioners Soundararajan and Du.
Vice Chair Soundararajan provided the following updates:
Event date has been called for Saturday, September 16
Panelist presentation 10 a. m. to 11 a. m.
Student Cyber Fair 9 a. m. to 12 p. m.
Request for Commissioners to solicit Panelists passionate about Cybersecurity.
City Attorney Jensen addressed the commission regarding Brown Act Violation. He clarified potential brown act violations and best practices to avoid violations moving forward.
A general discussion followed.
Chief Technology Officer Mitchell reiterated at the request of the Subcommittee that he has sent three Palo Alto Networks specialists an invitation letter to be a Panelist.
For clarity, staff defined roles and responsibilities of the Commission-sponsored and Subcommittee lead Cybersecurity Event.
The Commission collectively agreed to have the Cyber Security event scheduled on Saturday, September 16, from 9 am to noon, at Community Hall.
The Commission thanked staff and Vice Chair Soundararajan and Commissioner Du for the update.
Subject: Review TICC FY22-23 Work Program
Chief Technology Officer Mitchell relayed City Manager’s Office will be assuming responsibility for License Plate recognition City Work Program item, amidst budget constraints.
Chair Garg moved to update License Plate Recognition project as completed in the TICC
FY22-23 Work Program.
Commissioner Mohanty seconded the motion.
Motion passes unanimously.
License Plate Recognition (LPR) Background: In partnership with the County Sheriff, install LPR devices for the automated detection of license plates. This data will only be for official
law enforcement purposes, including identifying stolen or wanted vehicles, stolen license plates, and missing persons. It may also be used to gather information related to active warrants,
homeland security, electronic surveillance, suspect interdiction, and stolen property recovery.
Update: The project is complete.
Cybersecurity Background: Provide education on cybersecurity to City residents, guests, and businesses. A subcommittee was formed consisting of Commissioners Soundararajan ad Du.
Update: Deferred to Agenda Item No. 2.
Climate Monitoring and Noise Measurement background: Project Scope consists of installing sensors to monitor Pollution and Noise Environments in the area adjacent to Lehigh and Stevens
Creek Quarry. Each location has two sensors, to monitor noise and air quality levels.
Update: The project is complete.
NEW BUSINESS
Receive Presentation on Online Cupertino Store.
Presentation tabled to next Meeting.
Receive Presentation on GIS Overview
Presentation tabled to next Meeting.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Subject: Receive Commissioner Report from the Mayor’s Meeting
Subject: Commissioner Updates
Subject: Review Activities Calendar
The Commission reviewed the schedule for upcoming Mayors Meetings and made the following changes:
May: Commissioner Shearin
June 14: Chair Garg
July: Commissioner Mohanty
August: Chair Garg
October: Commissioner Du
Subject: Review Action Items List
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Garg adjourned the meeting at 8:24 pm.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
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Marilyn Pavlov, Secretary Mukesh Garg, Chair