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COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc    MINUTES  Special Called Meeting  Wednesday – November 19, 2020 – 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  Vacant ‐ Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, 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  Irfan Syed ‐ Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, District 6  Vacant ‐ Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7  Michelle Reinhardt ‐ 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   Malcolm Yeatts  David Alexander   Michelle Reinhardt   Sumit DasGupta   Nicole Thompson    Unexcused Absence  Dave Floyd  Irfan Syed  Sophie Gairo    CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 6:38 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 – October 9, 2020 AND October 14, 2020 Motion to approve the October 9, 2020 meeting minutes made by Commissioner DasGupta and seconded by Commissioner Thompson passed on a vote of 6-0. Motion to approve the October 14, 2020 meeting minutes made by Commissioner Yeatts and seconded by Commissioner DasGupta passed on a vote of 6-0. 2. STAFF AND COMMUNITY BRIEFINGS (A member of the public may not address a board at a meeting on an item posted as a briefing) a. Good Systems – A UT Grand Challenge (Sara Smith, IT Business Systems Analyst) This presentation was postponed to the December agenda. b. Presentation on the City of Austin Information Security Office Projects (Shirley Erp – Chief Information Security Officer) Presentation by CISO Erp can be viewed here. c. Update on Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs (TARA) Legislative Summary (John Speirs, TARA) Presentation by Program Manager Speirs can be viewed here. 3. NEW BUSINESS (Discussion and Possible Action) a. The long reach of Artificial Intelligence (Commission Discussion and Action) After introductory discussion on data, privacy, and artificial intelligence, the Commission tabled this discussion with the intent to take this back for individual study. b. Remote participation at commission meetings (Commission Discussion and Action) Chair Pitts gave an overview of the Commission’s effort to enable remote participation at Commission meetings, from the pre-COVID-19 pilot to the current state of conversations with the Clerk’s Office to encourage ongoing possibility of remote participation. c. Review and adoption of the proposed 2021 commission Schedule (Commission Discussion and Action) Motion to approve the 2021 Commission schedule made by Chair Pitts and seconded by Commissioner DasGupta was approved as amended on a vote of 6-0. d. DECA Poster Competition Award Announcement (Commission discussion and Action; Nehemiah Pitts III, Chair Commissioner; Jesse Rodriguez, Business Process Specialist) The Chair announced the winners of the 2021 DECA Poster Competition. - 3rd Place: Kavya Gupta - 2nd Place: Ari Bernstein - 1st Place: Mira Patel e. Commission Special Report on Digital Equity (Commission Discussion and Action) Chair Pitts gave a summary of insights gathered from the October 9 Special Called Meeting on Digital Equity. The ideas of a digital equity scorecard for broadband providers was raised as a possibility. The full report can be viewed here. 4. COMMISSION UPDATES (Discussion and Possible Action) a. Digital Inclusion, Civic Engagement, and Strategic Technology and Telecom Policy Working Group This item was not reached due to loss of quorum. b. Knowledge, Information, and Data Stewardship Working Group This item was not reached due to loss of quorum. c. Technology, Infrastructure, and Innovation Working Group This item was not reached due to loss of quorum. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS This item was not reached due to loss of quorum. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by default due to losing quorum.   The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act.  Reasonable  modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.  Meeting locations are  planned with wheelchair access.  If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give  notice at least 2 days before the meeting date.  Please contact Jesse Rodriguez at the Office of  Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs at (512) 974‐7676, for additional information; TTY users route  through Relay Texas at 711.  For  more  information  on  the  Community  Technology  &  Telecommunications  Commission,  please  visit  their  website at http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc or contact Jesse Rodriguez at jesse.rodriguez@austintexas.gov.  Posting Submitted by:  Jesse Rodriguez, Business Process Specialist, Wednesday, December 2, 2020