Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

few hours of the cablecast. Schedules and video can be Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday –September 11th, 2024 – 6:30PM City Hall – Boards and Commissions – Room 1101 301 W 2nd St., Austin, TX 78701 Please go to http://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/10_1.htm for backup materials 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 found at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/atxn-video-archive. The Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission convened in a REGULAR meeting on Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, at 301 W 2nd St. in Austin, Texas. Current Commission Members Keith Pena-Villa ‐ Mayor Kirk Watson Brian AM Williams ‐ Council Member Natasha Harper‐Madison, District 1 Steven Apodaca – Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, District 2 Carina Alderete ‐ Council Member José Velásquez, District 3 Suzanne Heritage ‐ Council Member José “Chito” Vela, District 4 Thomas Rice‐ Council Member Ryan Alter, District 5 Gabriel Nwajiaku‐ Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, District 6 Vacant ‐ Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7 Vacant ‐ Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8 Ibiye Anga – Council Member Zohaib “Zo” Qadri, District 9 Sumit DasGupta ‐ Council Member Alison Alter, District 10 Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance in person: Steven Apodaca, Chair Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Carina Alderete, Vice-Chair Sumit DasGupta Ibiye Anga 1 Brian AM Williams Keith Pena-Villa Gabriel Nwajiaku Suzzane Heritage Board Members/Commissioners Not in Attendance: Thomas Rice CALL TO ORDER Chair Apodaca called the Community Technology and Telecommunications Meeting to order at 6:47 p.m. PUBLIC 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. Liani Lye of Open Austin spoke to the commission regarding the city’s integration of AI into their day-to-day operations, calling for public concerns to be addressed before AI integration. Kevin Welch of EFF Austin spoke to the commission regarding the same subject and emphasized the privacy and security concerns regarding AI and called for regulations to prevent misuse. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission special called meeting on July 10th, 2024. Motion to approve the minutes made by Commissioner DasGupta and seconded by Commissioner Nwajiaku. The minutes from (7/10/2024) were approved on a vote of 7- 0. DISCUSSION ITEMS Presentation on Austin Urban Technology Movement’s Awareness to Employment programing (Michael Ward Jr, President and CEO, AUTMHQ) This presentation was delayed until the October 9th meeting. 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) The presentation on the AI focused training budget amendment was delivered by Prakhar Bajpai and can be viewed at this link: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/314848 2. 3. 2 4. 5. 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) The presentation on the Austin Region’s proposal for the NTIA grant was delivered by Jesse link: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/314848 Rodriguez viewed and this can be at 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) The presentation on the awardees of GTOPs Capacity and Mini was delivered by Dan Martinez and can be viewed at this link: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/314848 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Approval of a working group to draft a recommendation regarding the level of public surveillance across Austin The commission discussed forming a working group to explore drafting a policy recommendation on public surveillance in Austin, planning to meet a couple of times a month and eventually draft a recommendation for the city council. This group would meet with past collaborators including some of this day’s speakers and Dr. Strover from the January meeting. Commissioner Pena-Villa and Commissioner Heritage both offered to assist Chair Apodaca on this effort. Motion to approve the creation of a working group to address the levels of public surveillance made by Commissioner DasGupta and seconded by Commissioner Heritage. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. 7. Approval of digital communications enhancements for City of Austin Commissions resolution This item was tabled until the October 9th, 2024, meeting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Approval of the GTOPs Action plan for FY25 • Presentation from Austin Urban Technology Movement on their current programming • Additional GTOPs program recipient presentation ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by Vice Chair Alderete seconded by Commissioner DasGupta. The meeting was adjourned at 8:31PM on a vote of 7-0. 3 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 Dan Martinez at the Office of Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs at (512) 974-3510, 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 Dan Martinez at dan.martinez@austintexas.gov The Minutes were approved at the October 9th, 2024 Meeting on Commissioner DasGupta’s Motion and Commissioner Nwajiaku’s second with a final vote of 8-0. 4