TICC 05-31-2011TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Regular Adjourned Meeting
May 31, '1.011
MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Peter Friedland called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Peter Friedland, Wally Iimura, Rod Livingood, Reena Nadkarni
Commissioners absent: none
Staff present: Rick Kitson, Karen B. Guerin, Nidhi Mathur
Visitors: none
The group greeted Reena Nadkarni, a new member to the Commission. Each member also
introduced themselves and talked a little about their background. Peter Friedland gave a brief
overview of the Commission, its goals, accomplishments, and objectives.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Commissioner Iimura moved to approve the minutes as written. Commissioner
Livingood seconded. Motion approved 4 -0.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
2. None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The Commission reviewed the following written communications.
3. April 14, 2011 AT &T report on Franchise and /or PEG In -Kind Fees.
4. May 2, 2011 Letter from Comcast regarding adjustment to prices for services,
installation, and equipment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. Discuss Subcommittee reports — Provide potential work plan for coming year.
The following discussion ensued regarding the subcommittee reports:
Chairman Friedland asked the Commission to consider one or two projects of interest and report
back at the next meeting rather than rely on the subcommittee reports established a few months
ago. This way they could have an open ended discussion of what their workplan should be.
Commissioner Iimura talked about articles related to the recommended proximity of a cellphone
to the head. He also commented on the number of companies that contribute to the Utility Users
Tax (UUT) and those that don't appear to contribute.
Commissioner Livingood talked about an article on femtocell survey and about talking to the
providers about considering femtocells as an alternative to cell towers. He also talked about an
article for establishing social media strategies for municipalities.
In addition, Commissioner Livingood talked about retrans agreements and the FCC stepping in
to arbitrate the constant changes.
NEW BUSINESS
6. Website — Nidhi Mathur, Web Specialist
Nidhi provided a PowerPoint presentation highlighting components of the city's website such as
e- services, department content management, social media, and future projects.
The Commission also talked about working with staff to develop a strategic technology
plan/vision. Staff will consider approaches to working with the Commission to accomplish this
goal.
REPORTS
7. City of Cupertino
Rick Kitson talked about legal action involving the state PUC rescinding a general order that
removes the requirement for cities to have environmental review of distributed antenna systems.
Mayor's Meetings with Commissioners
Commissioner Friedland will attend the August 9` meeting and Commissioner Livingood will
attend the October I I 1 meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS
9. Activities Calendar — The Commission reviewed the activities calendar
10. Action Items List — The Commission updated the Action Items List as shown below:
Removed
• Research why it takes so long to download Council staff reports off our website
• Update on Santa Clara Emergency Wireless Network — SCEWN
• Overall state of UUT — Check with Finance Dept
• Invite Nidhi Mathur to the May 31, 2011 meeting
• Let Colin know that Commissioner Livingood will be responding to the wireless noise
issue
• Get UUT ledger report from David Woo
Added
• Consider approaches for working with the Commission to develop a strategic plan for the
City's website
• Consider the commissions' workplan and think about personal interest topics in light of
what is known about the Commission and City thus far
• Check the current status of the AT &T tower becoming operational on Results Way
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:16 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Karen Guerin, Recording Secretary
APPROVED BY:
Peter Friedland, Chair