TICC 09-02-2015TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
September 2, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Conference Room A, City Hall
MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Commissioner Livingood called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Rod Livingood, Wallace Iimura, Keita Broadwater, Vaishali
Deshpande, Shishir Chavan
Commissioners absent: None
Staff Present: Mariyah Serratos
Guests: Mike Jerbic
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Commissioner Iimura made a motion to approve the August 5th minutes. Commissioner Chavan
seconded the motion. Vote 5-0
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
2. 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.
Brief discussion around City Council's decision to not build a new city hall. TICC
does not agree with decision.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
- None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
3. Regarding the Cellular Citywide Coverage Project Update, IT Manager Mariyah Serratos provided
the TICC with a presentation that she and Commissioner Broadwater had been working on. This
included their project plan, timeline, and logistics. They will be working with opensignal.com,
which is a company that maps out cellular coverage areas, including the stronger and weaker
areas. Public Affairs Director, Rick Kitson, has reached out to Open Signal regarding acquiring
their API, so that they can start using their data. The TICC raised a concern regarding whether the
carriers would have an issue with what they intended to do with the data. The TICC will send
their concerns to Mr. Kitson so that he can discuss with the City Attorney and City Manager to get
their input.
4. Regarding the TICC and Public Safety Commission joint public meeting on technology security
update, Commissioner Deshpande provided a report on the dates they have scheduled for the
event. The first date will be held for Senior Citizens on October 13th. The second date will be
targeting teenagers and that event will be held October 27th. Commissioner Deshpande will draft
an agenda and send to the TICC. The event will be put through the media outlets, which include
the Cupertino Scene, website, Social Media, and through printed flyers. Commissioner
Deshpande will also get in touch with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission.
5. Commissioner's Iimura, Chavan, and Broadwater all attended the Planning Commission meeting
where the Civic Center Cell Tower Proposal was being discussed. The commissioners reported
that there were several public comments regarding radiation, height, size, and style of the cell
tower. Since the cell tower is on City property, it has to go to the City Council for approval.
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
15. Commissioner Broadwater requested that the topic of a "Hackathon" be placed on next month's
agenda. Commissioner Livingood also would like SMART Cities placed on the agenda for next
month, based on an article that Commissioner Livingood had sent to the TICC.
REPORTS:
7. Commissioner Broadwater reported on the Mayor's meeting held just prior to the TICC meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS
8. Reviewed Activities Calendar, no current updates.
9. Reviewed Action Items list and the updated the list eliminating completed items and adding a new
item to send Fiber to home project reports to Mr. Kitson.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Broadwater moved for adjournment. Commissioner Deshpande seconded the
motion. Vote 5-0 Meeting adjourned at 8:43 pm.
SUBMITTED BY:
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APPROVED BY:
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