Agenda — original pdf

Agenda

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Wednesday – September 11th, 2024 – 6:30PM City Hall – Boards and Commission – Room 1101 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the BOARD/COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, email Dan Martinez at dan.martinez@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Steven Apodaca, Chair Keith Pena-Villa Thomas Rice Suzanna Heritage Sumit DasGupta AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Carina Alderete, Vice Chair Brian AM Williams Gabriel Nwajiaku Ibiye Anga 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES the Community Technology and Telecommunications 1. Approve the minutes of Commission meeting on July 10th, 2024. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation on Austin Urban Technology Movement’s Awareness to Employment AUTMHQ) (Michael Ward President CEO, and Jr, programing 3. Briefing on budget amendment related to artificial intelligence focused training and upskilling for City of Austin Employees (Daniel Culotta, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Austin Office of Innovation) 4. Presentation on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s notice of funding opportunity for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program and the Digital Empowerment Community of Austin’s (DECA) collective proposal plan (Jamie Castleberry, Director of Grants, Goodwill Central Texas) 5. Announcement of awardees for the Grant for Technology Opportunities Program Mini and Capacity pathways (Dan Martinez, Business Process Specialist, City of Austin Community Technology Division) DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Approval of a working group to draft a recommendation regarding the level of public surveillance across Austin 7. Approval of Grant for Technology Opportunities Program Updates for FY25 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Dan Martinez at the Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs Department in the Financial Services Department, at dan.martinez@austintexas.gov for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission, please contact Dan Martinez at dan.martinez@austintexas.gov