TICC 03-02-22TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
March 2, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
APPROVED MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chair Garg called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Mukesh Garg, Naidu Bollineni, Rajaram Soundararajan. Eliza
Du, Ph. D.
Commissioners Tardy: Prabir Mohanty
Staff Present Bill Mitchell, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Guest Speakers: Teri Gerhardt, GIS Manager
Adam Araza, GIS Analyst
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve Minutes from the January 27, 2022, Special Meeting.
Chair Garg requested the Minutes be updated to accurately reflect:
Agenda Item No. 4
Discuss and Prioritize TICC FY23 Work Program Proposal
“After discussing recommendations, Vice Chair Bollineni made a
motion to approve the top four recommendations as follows:
Pilot License Plate Recognition
Research Vision Zero Technologies
AI Powered Bots
Cybersecurity Public Education”
Chair Garg made a motion to approve the Special Minutes as amended. Vice Chair
Bollineni second the Motion.
Commissioner Du joined the teleconferenced meeting.
Motion passed 4‐1 with Commissioner Mohanty tardy.
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
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cases, state law will prohibit the commission from making any decisions with respect to a
matter not listed on the agenda.
A. None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
A. None
NEW BUSINESS
2. Receive Presentation about Cupertino’s Drone Program and consider making a
recommendation to the City Council
CTO Mitchell introduced GIS Manager Gerhardt, and GIS Analyst Araza.
Mr. Araza presented a PowerPoint titled “Drones in the City of Cupertino.”
The presentation overview consisted of:
Definitions
Background
Potential Use Cases
Staff Training
Drone Selection
Privacy
As part of the Presentation, Mr. Araza defined:
UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is an aircraft that can be flown without human
pilots, crew, or passengers on board, commonly known as a “Drone.”
UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) Includes all components of flying the UAV,
including controller, and other support systems
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Regulates all civil aviation in the country
PART 107 (14 CFR PART 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Code of federal
regulations involving small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) sUAS refers to
operations of UAVs under 55lbs
Supporting Background information was provided in support of using Drones for:
Disaster Response
Safely Gather Situational Awareness
Identifying Use Cases in Cupertino such as Construction Monitoring, Site Modeling,
and Inspections)
City Staff Mandatory Training was outlined as:
Recurring training consists of 4 sessions per year
Two training sessions must be with Certified Instructor
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Cupertino’s current Drone Selection was shared.
Most Importantly, Mr. Araza addressed the Privacy of Cupertino Residents by highlighting:
Missions must be pre‐approved before deployment
‐Drones will not be used to spy on residents
Pilots will respect private space
Use of thermal camera will have clear business case and be pre‐approved before
deployment
Only certified pilots allowed to fly
Discussion, Questions and Answers followed the Presentation.
The Commission thanked GIS Analyst Araza for the informative update.
The Commission fully supported moving the Drone Program forward to Council for
consideration.
3. Discuss the potential return‐to‐onsite Commission meetings
CTO Mitchell share recent COVID‐19 updates:
Governor Newsom lifted the mask mandate
Santa Clara County strongly encourages individuals wear masks
City of Cupertino is making plans to return to City Hall April 4th
City Staff is making a recommendation to resume in person Commission Meetings in May.
Mr. Mitchell emphasized details on how the Public can join meetings is still being discussed
however the return to In‐person Commission Meetings has been confirmed.
The Commission discussed concerns returning to in person meetings.
CTO Mitchell relayed meetings will resume in Conference Room C, the biggest conference room
in City Hall.
OLD BUSINESS
4. 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. Staff will begin analyzing data at the end of June 2022.
The intersections involved are:
DeAnza & Mariani
DeAnza & 280N
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DeAnza & 280S
DeAnza & Homestead
Climate Monitoring and Noise Measurement: City staff have retained Envirosuite, and
encumbered funds to initiate the pilot project. The pilot consists of monitoring Pollution and
Noise Environments in the area adjacent to Lehigh and Stevens Creek Quarry by installing
sensors. There will be a public portal for residents to access data.
The Commission thanked Mr. Mitchell for the informative update.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5. Subject: Commissioner Report from the Mayor’s Meeting
Commissioner Du reported Mayor Paul and Vice Mayor Chao will alternate
hosting the monthly Mayors meeting with the Commissioners.
6. Subject: Review Activities Calendar
The Commission reviewed the schedule for upcoming Mayors Meetings:
April 13: Commissioner Raj
May 11: Commissioner Mohanty
7. Subject: Review Action Items List
The Commission reviewed Action Items list.
8. Subject: Commissioner Updates‐
CTO Mitchell provided an update on FY23 Work Program Proposal
Recommendations
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Garg adjourned the meeting at 8:25 pm.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
Marilyn Pavlov Mukesh Garg
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Marilyn Pavlov, Secretary Mukesh Garg, Chair