TICC 05-04-2011 Technology, Information & Communications Commission
Regular Meeting
May4,2011
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The joint meeting with TICC and the Library commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Peter Friedland, Wallace Iimura, Rod Livingood
Commissioners absent: Jitendra Jadhav
Staff present: Rick Kitson, Tiffanie Cardenas, Kimberly Smith
Visitors:
JOINT MEETING
1. The TICC Commission met with the Library Commission for a joint meeting to discuss future
technology needs. Rod suggested the Library figure out what context (Scene, video, etc.) to
use first and then what content to put.
The TICC Commission recessed and reconvened in Conference Room A.
APPROVAL of April 6, 2011 MINUTES
2. Commissioner Rod Livingood moved to approve the minutes as written. Commissioner
Wallace Iimura seconded. Motion approved 3 -0.
COMMUNICATIONS
3. Oral -NONE
NEW BUSINESS
4. City Clerk Kim Smith discussed the Green Council Packet. Smith distributed the City of
Cupertino Administrative Procedures, iPad Training Checklist, and the iPad Users Meet &
Greet Discussion Notes from April 19, 2011. Commissioner Friedland would like to invite
SCEWN members and Kim Smith to the July 6, 2011 meeting.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The Commission reviewed the following written communications.
5. March 30, 2011 Letter from Comcast regarding programming services — KOFY HD /HBO
comedy HD.
6. March 31, 2011 Letter from AT &T regarding programming changes for AT &T U -verse —
Lifetime movie channels.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. Discuss Subcommittee reports — Provide potential work plan for coming year.
Legacy Technology Efficiency — NO REPORT
Wireless — Commissioner Friedland said there was one comment from Colin Jung about
Rancho Deep Cliff wanting better cell coverage and that they would be replacing the old tower
with a new tower (AT &T and Verizon together). Commissioner Livingood was concerned
about the noise issue. Rick will let Colin know that Commissioner Livingood will be
responding about the noise issue.
Environmental /Green/Sustainability — Past Commissioner Bill Allen and Commissioner
Jitendra Jadhav were not present at the meeting, so Commissioner Friedland would like to
rejuvenate this item. Commissioner Friedland would like Rick to ask Erin Cooke to come to the
May 31, 2011 meeting. Rick explained the current status of the charging station.
Telecommunications -- Commissioner Iiimura would like to get more information on whether
the taxes being collected are actually being funneled to the City. Commissioners Friedland and
Livingood suggested Rick Kitson get a ledger report from David Woo on the Utility Users Tax
(UUT).
Commissioner Friedland moved to have Kitson and Mariyah Serratos discuss the issues of
potentially using Comcast bandwidth and other issues they would like to discuss.
Commissioner Livingood seconded the motion. Motion approved 3 -0.
REPORTS
8. City of Cupertino — No report
9. Mayor's Meetings with Commissioners - Commissioner Livingood represented TICC at the
Mayor's April 12, 2011 meeting. Other commissions represented were: Bicycle Pedestrian,
Parks and Rec, Planning, Public Safety, Teen and Library. Bicycle Pedestrian discussed
Foothill /280 interchange, Parks and Rec discussed upcoming events, Teen discussed WOW,
and the Library commission discussed the Poet Laureate contest being postponed.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Activities Calendar — The Commission agreed to cancel the June 1, 2011 meeting and have the
next meeting on May 31, 2011. Staff will be needed at May 31, 2011 meeting. No staff is
needed for July 6, 2011 meeting. Commissioner Iimura will be attending the June 14, 2011
Mayor's meeting. Commissioner Friedland will be attending the August 9, 2011 Mayor's
meeting.
2. Action Item List Review — The Commissioners reviewed the action item list and added the
following items:
• Rick will invite Erin Cooke to the May 31, 2011 meeting.
• Rick will invite Nidhi Mathur to the May 31, 2011 meeting.
• Rick will invite SCEWN members and Kim Smith to the July 6, 2011 meeting.
• Rick will invite Mariyah Serratos to one of the TICC meetings to discuss the issues of
potentially using Comcast bandwidth and other issues they would like to discuss.
• Commissioner Friedland will contact Randy Okamura (AT &T Rep).
• Rick will invite Leon Beauchman (Joint Venture) to the July 6, 2011 meeting.
• Rick will talk to SCEWN to try and do a preliminary scoping plan for ARKs.
• Rick will let Colin know that Commissioner Livingood will be responding to the
wireless noise issue.
• Rick will get UUT ledger report from David Woo.
• Commissioner Livingood will send Liz Nunez a summary of the discussion between the
TICC and the Library commission.
and deleted the following items:
• Invite Erin Cooke to attend TICC meeting to give an update on the Energy Services
Agreement.
• Check if temporary cell tower will be installed at St. Judes.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Friedland moved to adjourn the. meeting to May 31 at 7:00 p.m. in Conference
Room A in City Hall. Commissioner Iimura seconded the motion. Motion passed and the
meeting was adjourned at 9:21 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
Tiffani/ V'ardenas, Recording Secretary Peter Friedland, Chair