TICC 11-03-21TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
November 3, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
APPROVED MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chair Mohanty called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Prabir Mohanty, Rajaram Soundararajan, Naidu Bollineni, Eliza
Du, Ph. D.
Commissioners Absent: Mukesh Garg
Staff Present Bill Mitchell, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Guest Speakers: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve Minutes from the October 6, 2021, regular meeting.
Commissioner Bollineni moved to approve the minutes from the October 6, 2021, regular
meeting. Commissioner Soundararajan second the Motion.
Motion passed with Vice Chair Garg absent.
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.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
A. None
NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject: Informal discussion on Vision Zero utilized by Valley Transportation
Authority (VTA).
CTO Mitchell presented the PowerPoint, on file with the Commission.
The presentation covered the following areas:
Intersection Safety Analysis (ISA) Architecture
o System Components
o System Installation
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Traffic Data Services (TDS)
o Problem to solve
o TDS offers
o Process(es)
o Lessons Learned
Bicycle and Pedestrian Commissioner, Ilango Ganga, joined the Commission as a guest speaker.
The Commission thanked Mr. Mitchell for the informative presentation.
OLD BUSINESS
3. Review TICC FY22 Work Program
Mr. Mitchell provided an update:
Adaptive Traffic Signaling and Multimodal Traffic Count: The equipment has been installed,
configured, and operating.
The intersections involved are:
DeAnza & Mariani
DeAnza & 280N
DeAnza & 280S
DeAnza & Homestead
Climate Monitoring and Noise Measurement: City staff have retained Aclima, Inc. and
encumbered funds to obtain pollution readings from the past year.
Per Councils direction, Staff have solicited quotes for stationary monitors to obtain real time
data as well as noise specifically around Lehigh and Quarry. A vendor is currently under
contract negotiations. Staff are exploring locations for four sensors to measure both air quality
and noise levels to determine if there is an impact. There will be a public portal for residents to
access data.
The Commission thanked Mr. Mitchell for the informative update.
4. Discuss and Prioritize TICC FY23 Work Program Proposal Recommendations
Chief Technology Officer Mitchell reviewed the City Work Program schedule with the
Commission.
Mr. Mitchell and the Commission reviewed the Proposal recommendations for FY23.
Rat and Gopher Abatement in the area surrounding Yamagami’s Nursery (in
Cupertino).
U‐Turn Traffic Signaling Improvements.
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Post‐Covid Technology to assist Businesses and the Schools
Extend fiber optics by use of leased dark fiber (Fiber and Wireless Master Plan)
Traffic
Parks
Facilities
Vision Zero Pilot project
o Identify near misses
o Act on near misses
o License plate recognition (check what Cubic does)
License Plate Recognition – Public Safety
Cyber Security and Fraud Prevention
Explore options for high‐speed Internet
AI powered bot (i.e. Chatbot)
Air Quality /Water Conservation
Senior Center technology
CTO Mitchell emphasized prioritizing and finalizing recommendations prior to recommending
to Council.
The Commission agreed the recommendations will be prioritized at the December meeting.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5. Subject: Commissioner Report from the Mayor’s Meeting
No report due to Vice Chair Garg’s absence.
6. Subject: Review Activities Calendar
The Commission reviewed the schedule for upcoming Mayors Meetings:
December 10: Chair Mohanty
January 5: Commissioner Bollineni
7. Subject: Review Action Items List
8. Subject: Commissioner Updates
Chair Mohanty requested to revisit a Public ‐Private‐Partnership with Verizon
Communications.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Mohanty adjourned the meeting at 8:03 pm.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
/s/ Marilyn Monreal /s/ Prabir Mohanty
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Marilyn Monreal, Secretary Prabir Mohanty, Chair