Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission to be held May 12, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (May 11 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the May 12, 2021 Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission Meeting, members of the public must: Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-7676 or jesse.rodriguez@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. Handouts or other information may be emailed to jesse.rodriguez@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission FECHA de la reunion (May 12, 2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (May 11 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512-974-7676 or jesse.rodriguez@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por …
Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission 2021- 2022 Work Plan Knowledge, Information, and Data Stewardship ● Chair: David Alexander ● Nehemiah Pitts, III ● Dave Floyd ● Maxine Eiland Members Objectives 1. Explore how the City can communicate its programs, services, and resources to underserved areas and communities without access to the internet (i.e. digital kiosks around town). 2. Explore current City capability to receive concerns about tech and issues with tech, outside of in-person attendance at City Council meetings; also, explore the possibility of utilizing a digital forum to enable this functionality. 3. Collaboration between COA and UT to create SpeadUpAmerica bandwidth map 4. Equitable Broadband Geographical Data Report & Analysis 5. Monitor COA webpage redesign project 6. Council vote database 7. Residential Technology Study 8. UT-COA & CTTC ILA Research Collaboration 9. City-Wide Technology Pilot Audit & Assessment a. Software Applications b. Atlas One APD App c. Community First 3-Printing Homelessness Solutions d. Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, & Smart City Tech Technology, Infrastructure, and Innovation ● Co-Chair: Sumit DasGupta ● Co-Chair: Dave Floyd ● Malcolm Yeatts ● Nehemiah Pitts, III Members Objectives 1. Provide partnerships with other organizations or high-tech companies moving into Austin to enable city-wide free wifi hot spots, charging stations, public devices to use etc. 2. Continue to monitor Google Fiber deployment in Austin 3. GAATN Internet a. Advocate for the use of the GAATN network to expand resident access to the b. Review plans for technology upgrades to the GAATN network c. CoA network sharing, e.g., GATTN and evaluation of means by which city could incentivize carriers to provide upgraded services throughout the city 4. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Efficiency & Equity Analysis & Assessment a. Infrastructure for Advance Services (IAS) Program Team, Camp Mabry, Austin Emergency Services, Austin Energy, etc... 5. Rollout of upgrades by carriers to interconnect technology, particularly in areas where the city is upgrading its roads infrastructure 6. 5G and small cell deployment beyond the downtown area 7. Smart Cities progress 8. ATD smart mobility effort and alignment with CapMetro plans and means to align enhancements to communications infrastructure 9. Upgrade to city fiber technology 10. Promote economies of scale via evaluating the ecosystem of technology units in the city and recommending consolidation as appropriate. 11. Removal of barriers to access to broadband / wireless connectivity in marginally-served (low income) areas of the city Digital Inclusion, Civic Engagement, and Strategic Policy …
Name of Board or Commission: Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission Request Number: 20210512‐2a Description of Item: WHEREAS, City Council passed on February 7, 2019, a resolution directing the City Manager and the City Clerk to research best practices for electronic vote recording and report the results of the investigation in May of 2019; WHEREAS, it is the intent of this commission to advise City Council in service of the community and transparency of all future City actions and our elected officials voting record; WHEREAS, an informed and engaged community is essential to the health of our local government; and WHEREAS, the voting record and legislative history of any government body is foundational and essential information for an informed and engaged community; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin has both the means and the stated intent to make government more open and transparent; and WHEREAS, many other city, state, and national legislative bodies, including the City of Dallas, routinely publish data sets containing the basic information of the voting history of those legislative bodies; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin does not tabulate voting histories on council action in a form that ensures a transparent, open, and consumable record; and WHEREAS, the Austin Neighborhood Council, representing the neighborhoods of Austin, has passed a resolution asking City Council to create an online City Council voting record; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION: Requests City Council to place an Agenda Item on the appropriate Council Committee Agenda to discuss which option in the City Clerk’s Office report of May 28, 2019 would be appropriate for Austin; And, further requests that City Council allocate sufficient funds in the FY 2021 – 2022 Budget to purchase resources for this effort and for additional FTE position for administration; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: This project will allow the City of Austin to publish a future tabular data set useful in quantitative analysis of future city action and our elected officials’ future voting records to the city’s Open Data Portal. This data set will contain the following information at a minimum: Item description Meeting date Member name Member district Vote cast Present during vote 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: This data set will be appended with updates within 2 business days following any council vote. Board or Commission Vote to refer item to Council: Motion …
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc MINUTES Regular Meeting Wednesday – May 12, 2021 – 6:30 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING Please go to http://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/10_1.htm for backup material associated with this agenda. All ATXN (City Channel 6) programming is cablecast on Spectrum, Grande Communications, and Google Fiber on their cable channel 6, on AT&T U‐ Verse Channel 99 and webcast online. Over 20 meetings per month, including this commission meeting, are available on demand online, typically within a few hours of the cablecast. Schedules and video can be found at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/atxn-video-archive. CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Sophie Gairo ‐ Mayor Steve Adler Nehemiah Pitts III ‐ Council Member Natasha Harper‐Madison, District 1 Steven Apodaca – Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, District 2 Malcolm Yeatts ‐ Council Member Sabino “Pio” Renteria, District 3 David Alexander ‐ Council Member Gregorio Casar, District 4 Dave Floyd ‐ Council Member Ann Kitchen, District 5 Iliya Svirsky ‐ Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, District 6 Maxine Eiland ‐ Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7 Vacant ‐ Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8 Nicole Thompson – Council Member Kathie Tovo, District 9 Sumit DasGupta ‐ Council Member Alison Alter, District 10 Commission Members Present Nehemiah Pitts III Steven Apodaca Malcolm Yeatts David Alexander Dave Floyd Iliya Svirsky Maxine Eiland Nicole Thompson Sumit DasGupta Unexcused Absence Sophie Gairo CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6:37 PM. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 14, 2021 Motion to approve the April 14, 2021 minutes made by Commissioner Eiland, seconded by Commissioner Floyd passed on a vote of 7-0-2 with Commissioner Svirsky 2. NEW BUSINESS (Discussion and Possible Action) a. Council Committee Agenda Request for Council Vote Tablature (Discussion and Possible Action) Motion to approve a list of items to be included in the Council vote dataset at minimum made by Commissioner Eiland, seconded by Chair Pitts, passed on a vote of 9-0. Motion to approve the Council Committee Agenda Request for Council Vote Tablature as edited and read into the record made by Commissioner Yeatts, seconded by Commissioner DasGupta, passed on a vote of 8-0-1 with Commissioner Svirsky abstaining. The full wording of the Council Committee Agenda Request can be viewed here. b. ATXN Staffing Support …
