TICC 02-01-2017 TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
February 1, 2017, 7:00 p.m.
Conference Room A, City Hall
MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Commissioner Livingood called the meeting to order at 7:12 PM
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Rod Livingood, Arnold De Leon, Keita Broadwater, Vaishali
Deshpande, Rajaram Soundararajan
Commissioners absent: None
Staff Present: Bill Mitchell
Guests: Mayor Savita Vaidhyanathan, Teen Commissioner Anooj Vadodkar,
Teen Commission Liaison Daniel Mestizo
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Commissioner Broadwater made a motion to approve the January 4, 2017 minutes. Commissioner
Deshpande seconded the motion. The motion was carried 4-0-1 with Commissioner Soundararajan
abstaining.
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.
a. No speakers for oral communication
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
3. Letter dated January 12, 2017 from AT&T was discussed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
4. Input for Work Plan- There was discussion and a motion requesting$2,000 to allocate for
educational and community outreach with regard to technology, event marketing, internet security
and cellular information. Commissioner Livingood made a motion to request funds for education
and community outreach. Commissioner Deshpande seconded. The Commissioners voted 5 to 1 in
favor of the motion.
5. TICC and local Technology Commission charter review—Commissioner Broadwater provided
information about the Cupertino TICC charter other local Technology Commission charters. Also
mentioned was possibly modifying the charter and removing the requirement of having a De Anza
College representative on TICC.
6. Bill Mitchell provided a letter to Commissioners regarding SMART Cities. He discussed
requesting a budget adjustment for joining the Joint Venture Silicon Valley(JVSV) SMART
Cities Regional Initiative along with San Mateo County, and cities of San Jose, Morgan Hill, San
Leandro and Palo Alto. Commissioners discussed the JVSV initiative. Commissioner Livingood
moved to spend$10,000 in funds to join the JVSV SMART Cities Regional Initiative contingent
upon and gaining a secured seat and voting position on the steering committee and receiving funds
back if the initiative doesn't gain the minimum participation. Commissioner De Leon seconded
the motion. Commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of the motion according to the aforementioned
contingencies. Bill Mitchell also mentioned the cellular capacity survey budget request and
Commissioners discussed the issue.
7. Cellular Coverage follow-up—Bill Mitchell discussed the Verizon tower at City Hall and AT&T
potentially co-locating on the tower.
8. Commissioners voted for the TICC Chair and Vice-Chair. Commissioner Broadwater nominated
Commissioner Deshpande as Chair. She declined. Commissioner Broadwater nominated
Commissioner De Leon as Chair. Commissioner Livingood seconded. The vote carried 4-0-1 with
Commissioner Soundararajan abstaining. Commissioner De Leon nominated Commissioner
Broadwater for Vice Chair. Commissioner De Leon seconded. The motion carried 4-0-1 with
Commissioner Soundararajan abstaining.
9. The Commissioner's Dinner is on May 3, which is usually a TICC meeting. Commissioner
Livingood made a motion to cancel the May 3 meeting to be able to attend the Commissioner's
Dinner. Commissioner Broadwater seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0-1.
10. Bill Mitchell informed the Commissioners about NexLevel who will be performing interviews to
provide the IT department with an IT strategic plan. He mentioned that NexLevel would like to
interview TICC Commissioners. Commissioner De Leon volunteered. Those interested are to
contact Bill Mitchell so he can arrange scheduling of the interviews.
11. Discussion about the Wireless Facility Master Plan was tabled until a future meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
12.Commissioners introduced themselves to new Commissioner Rajaram Soundararajan.
13. Anooj Vadodkar and Daniel Mestizo provided information about an upcoming Teen Hackathon in
April 2017. Teens will meet at the Quinlan Community Center for 12 hours and create code for a
single object project. There will be prizes and awards for the team projects in different categories.
The hope is that the winning app will be implemented upon collaboration with the City staff. The
Teen Commission is requesting the TICC provide judges to be sure the apps are deployable as an
official City of Cupertino app. The event will start on Saturday, April 8 at 5:30 pm and go
overnight until Sunday, April 9 at 12:00 pm. Daniel Mestizo requested that the judging rubric be
reviewed by TICC. This hackathon is being funded by a safety grant and they are hoping for 100
to 150 teens in attendance. Anooj Vadodkar also requested the TICC help find sponsors. They
requested that the judge be in attendance between 9:00 and 11:00 am on Sunday, April 9 with the
awards ceremony to follow. Commissioners Broadwater and De Leon volunteered to be judges.
Commissioner Deshpande volunteered to help at the event. Danny Mestizo requested to have
TICC Commissioners attend a future Teen Commission meeting to talk about the rubric.
Commissioner Deshpande recommended that the Teen Commissioners contact local technology
labs that teach coding to potentially provide sponsorship for the hackathon. Commissioner
Livingood recommended that the Teen Commission try to get video coverage of the event.
REPORTS:
14. There was no report from the 2/1/17 Mayor's Meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS
15. Reviewed Activities Calendar.
16. Reviewed Action Items, and provided updates.
ADJOURNMENT
Conunissioner Livingood moved for adjournment. Commissioner Broadwater seconded the
motion. The vote was 5-0 to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9:24 pm.
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