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YEAH, I DUNNO.SO I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE, UM, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION COMMISSION FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025.
UM, MAY WE BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL
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CHAIR? JONATHAN DEMAS.HERE, VICE CHAIR EMILY WOODMAN NANCE.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAM PATTERSON.
UM, LET'S, UH, BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE TODAY,
[1. 25-56538 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Technology and Innovation Commission meeting of August 27, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 27TH, 2025.MAY I GET A MOTION? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE, UH, FIRST AND THE SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN AND COMMISSIONER, OR VICE CHAIR WOODMAN NAZ.
UM, THE MEETING MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALRIGHT, UH, WE'LL MOVE TO VOTE.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.
[2. 25-56539 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.MOTION AND A SECOND AND HANDING IT TO LEAH ERICKSON.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, UH, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION.
I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL, UH, TODAY.
SO, UM, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE, UH, TID BUDGET WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, AND I FORGET WHAT DATE IT WAS IN LATE AUGUST.
UM, I DID A PRESENTATION OF OUR BUDGET TO THE CITY COUNCIL, SO IF ANYONE OF YOU WATCHED IT, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MORAL SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING.
UM, BUT THAT WENT WELL AS WELL.
UM, WE CAN PROVIDE A LINK MAYBE TO THAT HEARING IF ANYONE'S CURIOUS TO SEE THE KIND OF QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL ASKED AND, AND THE PRESENTATION.
UM, AND WE'LL NOTE IT WAS A VERY LONG COUNCIL MEETING, SO WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE YOU A TIME FOR WHEN THE, THE, UH, TID PRESENTATION STARTED.
UM, AND IN TERMS OF THE, UM, AGENDA TODAY, WE, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AND THAT'S WHY WE WANNA HAVE THAT AS A ITEM THREE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH SOME PUBLIC FACING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, EVENTS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING UP.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR 2025 TOPICS AND, UH, AND THEN COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE STRUCTURES AND MEMBERSHIPS.
SO THAT IS, THAT IS THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? UM, I DID ACTUALLY, UM, TRY TO HANG AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE BUDGET PRESENTATION ON, UH, AND ENDED UP GOING AND WATCHING THE STREAM.
UM, I COMMEND LEAH AND THE TEAM FOR STAYING THERE UNTIL NEARLY 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
AND, UH, THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME BACK FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STUFF WERE VERY ENGAGING.
SO IT, WHEN WE DO SEND IT OUT, I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO CHECK IT OUT.
UM, UH, IS THERE ANY, ANYTHING FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, HEARING NONE, GO TO VOTE.
[3. 25-56540 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on upcoming public-facing technology projects, events, and training opportunities. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
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UPCOMING PUBLIC FACING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, EVENTS, AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.WE HAVE A MOTION, RIGHT? SO FOR THIS PRESENTATION, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ESTEFANIA ZAVALA, WHO IS OUR DIGITAL EQUITY AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION OFFICER.
UH, I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT ON THE UPCOMING DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE FROM OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH 11TH, UH, THIS YEAR.
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE CLICKER.
UM, SO MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION EFFORT.
I BELIEVE IT IS ALWAYS VALUABLE TO BEGIN WITH OUR VISION STATEMENT.
AND JUST TO REMIND YOU ALL WHAT DIGITAL INCLUSION MEANS, WHAT DIGITAL EQUITY MEANS.
AND SO I APOLOGIZE IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, BUT WE, WE DO REALLY BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS CENTER OURSELVES AROUND THIS VISION.
AND THIS VISION IS THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN LONG BEACH, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, NEIGHBORHOOD, OR IDENTITY, HAS HIGH QUALITY ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY, RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED AND SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EMPOWERED.
AND SO WE DO THAT, UM, BY THINKING ABOUT THREE GOAL AREAS.
THE FIRST ONE IS CAPACITY, WHICH ARE DIGITAL SKILLS.
THE SECOND ONE IS CONNECTIVITY, WHICH IS FREE AND LOW COST, HIGH SPEED QUALITY IN-HOME INTERNET.
AND THE THIRD ONE IS TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ARE COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, JUST TABLETS, ANYTHING THAT FITS THAT SPECIFIC PERSON'S NEED.
UM, AND SO WE DO THIS WORK THROUGH A COLLECTIVE IMPACT LENS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE ALONE, AS THE CITY CANNOT, UH, CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, CANNOT SOLVE A DIGITAL INEQUITY.
UM, BUT INSTEAD THAT THIS WORK HAS TO BE CO-OWNED WITH A SERIES OF ORGANIZATIONS.
AND SO WE REGULARLY GATHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, DIGITAL INCLUSION, NONPROFITS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR STAFF AND CITY DEPARTMENTS TO CO-CREATE PROGRAMS TO, UM, VISION ON ALL OF THE CURRENT ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP AND TO SHARE RESOURCES.
AND WE JUST HAD A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 4TH TO DISCUSS, UH, CURRENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
SO ONTO DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK.
SO DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK IS AN ANNUAL NATIONWIDE EVENT DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIGITAL EQUITY.
THIS WEEK LONG EVENT SHOWCASE THIS EFFORT TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND HIGHLIGHTS WORK TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET.
THIS YEAR, OUR THEME IS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DIGITAL FUTURES, WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE EMERGED DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT BY LEVERAGING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION, WE CAN DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT ENHANCE DIGITAL ACCESS AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
SO THIS REALLY, UH, WORKS IN LINE WITH OUR APPROACH, THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT APPROACH, UM, TO DIGITAL EQUITY.
AND SO WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS THIS YEAR IS, UH, WE HAVE ACTUALLY RELEASED A REPORT FROM UCLA.
UM, AND THIS REPORT, UH, WAS THE RESULT OF ENGAGING WITH A GROUP OF UCLA MASTER REPUBLIC POLICY STUDENTS.
THEY WERE WORKING ON THEIR CAPSTONE, AND THEY ASKED THE QUESTION, UM, HOW CAN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH BETTER SERVE ITS RESIDENTS, UM, VIA INTERNET? SO HOW DO WE LOOK AT CONNECTIVITY? HOW DO WE LOOK ABOUT, UH, UH, PUBLIC WIFI VERSUS IN-HOME WIFI? AND SO WHAT THEY DID WAS, UM, HELD A SERIES OF FOCUS GROUPS, AND THEN THEY HELD A SURVEY THAT WAS ACTUALLY LIKE, JUST INCREDIBLY, UM, SUCCESSFUL IN THAT IT GOT LIKE 200 PLUS RESPONSES FROM, UM, THE PEOPLE THAT NEEDED TO RESPOND TO IT MOST.
WE DISTRIBUTED PAPER SURVEYS AT LOCAL PARK COMMUNITY CENTERS, UM, AND WE FOUND OUT A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING STUFF, ALL OF WHICH IS CAPTURED IN THE COMMUNITY DATA BRIEF.
UM, BUT ONE OF OUR FINDINGS WAS ONE IN FOUR LONG BEACH HOUSEHOLDS ARE DISCONNECTED OR AT RISK OF BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM HOME INTERNET SUBSCRIPTION.
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY POWERFUL FINDING.
UM, AND THIS, A REPORT IS, UM, POSTED ONLINE AND WE CAN MAKE SURE TO EMAIL IT OUT TO ALL OF YOU AFTERWARDS.
UM, IT HAS A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO IN KIND OF THE CITY VERSION OF THIS RESEARCH IS GO THROUGH EACH RECOMMENDATION AND ADDRESS IT AND REALLY STATE WHAT THE OFFICE OF DIGITAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION PLANS TO DO WITH IT.
WE ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON A DIGITAL SKILLS LEARN AND EARN PROGRAM GRADUATION.
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SO, UH, I THINK I HAVE MENTIONED IT IN THIS SPACE BEFORE, BUT THE CITY HAS, UH, SUCCESSFULLY GAINED, UH, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SERVICES FUND GRANT FUNDING.THOSE ARE A LOT OF LIKE CAPITAL LETTERS THERE, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE GOT SOME FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME DIGITAL SKILLS CLASSES AT, UH, AT A LOCAL LIBRARY, MARK TWAIN LIBRARY.
THESE, UH, PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO COMPLETE EIGHT HOURS OF DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A FREE LAPTOP.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE GRADUATION IS OCTOBER 8TH.
UM, WE HAVE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
UM, SO EVERYBODY'S ON TRACK TO GET THEIR LAPTOP, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
AND, UH, IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE NOT ONLY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF, UH, THESE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE SOME OF THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES TOUCHED A MOUSE, SOME OF THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES, TYPED THEIR NAMES ON A KEYBOARD.
UM, NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE THESE FOLKS, BUT ALSO TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST PROGRAM POST COVID.
I SO POST COVID FUNDING, WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN EVERYTHING THAT WE LEARNED DURING OUR COVID FUNDED PROGRAMS AND, UH, ALL OF THE RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES THAT WE'VE LEARNED IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS SUSTAINABLE.
AND WE'VE PACKAGED IT INTO THIS, THIS, UH, LITTLE TRAINING COHORT.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST COHORT WE WILL, UH, ASK OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION STAKEHOLDERS TO JOIN US FOR THIS GRADUATION CEREMONY, BECAUSE IT ALSO FALLS, UM, UNDER DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, WHAT ELSE DID I WANNA TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS? UM, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
UH, WE ARE INVITING, UM, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, SO COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEN ALSO, UM, MAYOR'S OFFICE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND, UM, WE REALLY HOPE THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND MOVE ON, UM, INTO THIS NEW PHASE OF PROGRAMMING BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO OTHER COHORTS PLANNED AT THIS LIBRARY.
AND THEN, UM, NEXT YEAR WE WILL ALSO BEGIN THIS SAME PROGRAM, SORRY, DRY VOICE.
UH, WE WILL ALSO BEGIN THE SAME PROGRAM AT MICHELLE OBAMA AND, UM, AT BILLIE JEAN KING LIBRARY.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO RYAN FOR THIS ONE.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
SO YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY SEEN, UM, AN EMAIL OR SOME CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THIS, BUT, UM, MY TEAM TO CELEBRATE, UH, DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK, UH, IS HOSTING A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THAT WE'RE CALLING NAVIGATING THE NEW DIGITAL AGE, A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON AI AND DATA PRIVACY.
UM, AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF THE DATA PRIVACY AND THE GENERATIVE AI AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR THEIR SUPPORT, UH, WITH DEVELOPING THE CURRICULUM AND DESIGNING THESE WORKSHOPS.
UM, THE FOCUS OF THIS IS FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS TO LEARN HOW TO USE SOME POPULAR GEN AI TOOLS, UH, SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY, AND ALSO GAIN SKILLS AND SECURING, UH, THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND KEEPING THEIR DATA SAFE.
UH, WE HAVE FIVE WORKSHOPS PLANNED.
UM, THE FIRST ONE IS GONNA BE ON OCTOBER 8TH.
UM, AND THAT ONE'S GONNA BE AT HOUGHTON PARK IN NORTH LONG BEACH, AND THEN FOUR OTHERS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, CULMINATING, UH, AT A, THE ONE AT BILLIE JEAN KING LIBRARY ON OCTOBER 22ND.
UM, SO SORT OF THE ASK FOR YOU ALL IS WE, WE WANT TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THESE AS POSSIBLE.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET 200 REGISTRANTS ACROSS ALL FIVE WORKSHOPS.
WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 75 RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS GREAT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME TABLING AND SOME FLYERING TO GET THE WORD OUT IN PERSON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UM, I ALSO HAVE SOME FLYERS HERE IN FRONT OF ME THAT I'M, I'D BE HAPPY TO PASS OUT, UH, TO YOU ALL AFTER THE MEETING.
SO THAT REALLY CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR, UH, PLANS FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK TO CELEBRATE AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE DIGITAL EQUITY AND DIGITAL INCLUSION AS A WORKSPACE TO BRING AWARENESS TO, UH, ALL OF THIS WORK.
UM, WE ASK THAT, UH, YOU ALL AND ANYBODY WHO MAY BE LISTENING TO THIS MEETING, JOIN US IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN BY LIKING, RE-SHARING AND POSTING ABOUT DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK.
AND I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR, OH, WAIT, NO, THERE IS ONE MORE.
UM, SO TWO MORE THINGS I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT ARE SORT OF IN THE REALM OF, UM, T'S PUBLIC FACING ENGAGEMENTS AND EVENTS ARE RELATED TO THE LONG BEACH COLLABORATORY OR LB COLAB PROGRAM.
UM, I THINK WE HAD A PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION, UM, I THINK IT WAS LATE LAST YEAR ON THIS, UM, BUT IN CASE YOU FORGOT, THIS IS, UM, THE CITY'S, UH, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON CO-DESIGN.
SO WE HAVE THREE CHALLENGES, UH, THAT WERE PROPOSED BY
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CITY STAFF.UM, THOSE CITY STAFF ARE NOW WORKING WITH LONG BEACH RESIDENTS WHO HAVE APPLIED AND ARE PART OF THESE PROJECT TEAMS, UH, TO BETTER DEFINE THE CHALLENGE.
AND NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS WHERE WE'RE GOING OUT AND SEEKING SOLUTIONS FROM THE MARKET AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO THESE CHALLENGES.
UM, AND JUST, UH, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE THREE CHALLENGES.
ONE WAS FOCUSED ON, UH, SAFETY ON COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS AND FOR BUSINESSES.
UH, THE SECOND WAS FOCUSED ON MAKING CITY SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AND THE THIRD CHALLENGE WAS FOCUSED ON ACTIVATING VACANT LOTS.
UM, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THESE THREE CHALLENGES, AS ARE THE CITY TEAMS THAT ARE TAKING THE LEAD ON THESE.
UM, THE TWO OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION FIRST IS THAT THE ACTIVE CHALLENGE-BASED RFPS CLOSE REALLY SOON ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH.
UM, SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANY COMPANIES OR ORGANIZATIONS, UH, IN LONG BEACH OR YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT MIGHT BE GOOD FITS FOR THESE CHALLENGES, UM, WE'D LOVE YOUR SUPPORT JUST GETTING THE WORD OUT AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO APPLY.
AND THEN SECOND, UM, WE ARE STARTING TO PROMOTE A REALLY EXCITING EVENT THAT WE'RE CALLING DEMO DAY.
UH, THIS IS GONNA TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH AT THE POINT CONFERENCE CENTER, WHICH IS IN THE WALTER PYRAMID.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE ON THE COURT.
THERE'S A SEPARATE, UH, EVENT SPACE NEARBY, BUT IT'S GONNA BE VERY CLOSE TO THE COURT.
UH, IT'S FREE OPEN TO EVERYBODY.
THINK OF IT KIND OF LIKE A COMBINATION OF A TECH FESTIVAL AND A PITCH COMPETITION.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE INVITING THE FINAL PROPOSALS FOR THE THREE CHALLENGES TO COME TO PITCH THEIR SOLUTIONS, AND THEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE PROJECT TEAMS WILL BE HELPING TO EVALUATE THOSE FINAL SOLUTIONS AND MAKE A DECISION ON WHICH ONE THAT WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD TO AND AWARD THE $75,000 CONTRACT TO FOR A PILOT SOLUTION.
SO WE'RE JUST STARTING TO PROMOTE IT AND GET THE WORD OUT.
WE'RE GONNA DO A LARGER PROMOTIONAL PUSH IN THE COMING WEEKS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ELEVATE THAT AND BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION NOW.
UH, ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS OCTOBER IS ALSO CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH, AND THAT'S MOSTLY GONNA BE INTERNALLY FACING, UH, UH, CAMPAIGN WITH OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC PART OF OUR WEBSITE THAT FOCUSES ON CYBERSECURITY TIPS AND OTHER THINGS IN CYBERSECURITY'S ALSO TOUCHED UPON IN THOSE FIVE WORKSHOPS THAT, UH, RYAN MENTIONED AS WELL TO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? THIS STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED BY UCLA PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH, UH, WHICH HAS STATED THAT ONE OUT OF FOUR LONG BEACH HOUSEHOLD ARE DISCONNECTED OR AT RISK FROM BECOMING, UH, DISCONNECTED FROM THE INTERNET SUBSCRIPTION, IS THERE A REASON WHY THAT HOUSEHOLDS ARE BEING DISCONNECTED OR AT RISK? YEAH, THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
UM, WHAT WE FOUND IN THE RESEARCH IS THAT AFFORDABILITY IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY, UH, HOUSEHOLDS ARE BECOMING DISCONNECTED.
UM, I THINK I HAVE SPOKEN IN THIS SPACE BEFORE ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM, WHICH WAS A REALLY GREAT SUBSIDY PROVIDED TO HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE PANDEMIC ERA THAT HAS SINCE GONE AWAY AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RENEWED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
UM, AND SO AFFORDABILITY REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR FAMILIES IN LONG BEACH WHEN THEY CONSIDER, UH, THEIR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.
AND THAT PARTICULAR DATA POINT WAS A COMBINATION OF FAMILIES THAT ARE DISCONNECTED AND ARE IN DANGER OF BEING DISCONNECTED.
AND SO THAT DATA WAS COLLECTED BY, UM, SURVEY JUST, UH, BY ASKING, UM, FAMILIES, UM, ESSENTIALLY QUESTIONS LIKE IF YOUR INTERNET WENT UP BY $5 OR IF YOUR RENT WENT UP BY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE DECISIONS YOU WOULD MAKE? UM, AND WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS, UH, SOME PRICE SENSITIVITY FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND THAT PUT THEM IN DANGER OF BEING DISCONNECTED BASED ON AFFORDABILITY.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE SO MANY EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND LONG BEACH AND THAT YOUR TEAM IS WORKING ON.
I DID SEE FOR THE, UM, GRADUATION CEREMONY ON OCTOBER 8TH, I WAS CURIOUS, HAVE YOU GUYS DONE OR PLANNING TO DO A SURVEY FOR THOSE THAT ARE GRADUATING ON, HOW DID THIS CHANGE THEIR HOUSEHOLD
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FAMILY'S WORK LIFE, HOME LIFE BY BECOMING, UM, MORE DIGITALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE? IN SOME WAYS, I'M ALSO CURIOUS FOR LIKE, UM, THE RETENTION RATE OR LIKE THE GRADUATION RATE OF YOUR COHORT.YEAH, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION.
UM, EVERY, EVERY CLASS SESSION WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LEARNING.
UM, SO TODAY WE LEARNED ABOUT CYBERSECURITY AND HOW TO MAKE A REALLY STRONG PASSWORD.
SO WHEN OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WALK IN, THEY TAKE A SURVEY THAT SAYS, HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU WITH BUILDING A STRONG PASSWORD, ONE TO FOUR.
UM, AND THEN, UM, AFTER THEY LEAVE, THEY TAKE THE SAME TEST AGAIN.
THAT'S HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU NOW TAKE, UM, BUILDING A STRONG PASSWORD.
SO WE'RE COLLECTING DATA IN THAT WAY.
UM, AND THEN WE DO HAVE A PROGRAM EVALUATION ALL THE WAY AT THE END OF THE COURSE THAT THEY WILL TAKE ON THAT LAST DAY ON OCTOBER 8TH, UH, WHICH IS INTENDED TO ASK, YOU KNOW, WHAT, BASED ON WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THIS CLASS, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE STRONGER SOCIAL CONNECTIONS? DO YOU THINK YOU WILL LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT JOB? DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL TAKE A TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENT? SO THO THAT'S THE TYPE OF OUTCOME THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO GET.
UM, IN TERMS OF, I THINK YOU SAID RETENTION, UM, WE DID, SO WE HAVE 15 SLOTS JUST BECAUSE THAT'S THE SPACE THAT THE LIBRARY ALLOWS.
UM, WE ARE IN THE LITTLE COMPUTER LAB AT MARK TWAIN LIBRARY.
UM, WE STARTED OFF WITH 17 FOLKS, UH, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OVERSUBSCRIBED.
UM, AND WE HAD TWO PEOPLE DROP OFF, WHICH KIND OF PUT US AT THAT 15, UM, NUMBER THAT WE NEEDED TO BE AT.
AND, UH, EVERYBODY, THOSE 15 PEOPLE HAVE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE FOR THESE THREE SESSIONS.
UM, THEY NEED TO COMPLETE EIGHT HOURS, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN MISS ONE CLASS.
UM, AND THEN WE STRUCTURE THE PROGRAM THAT WAY, SO THAT WAY IF THEY NEED TO BE ABSENT FOR A WEEK, 'CAUSE LIFE HAPPENS, UM, THEY CAN.
UM, BUT SO FAR EVERYBODY IS ON TRACK TO GET THEIR COMPUTER, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
THE, THE EIGHT HOUR, UM, KIND OF, UH, REQUIREMENT COMES FROM OUR GRANT GRANTING AGENCY.
SO WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CHANGE THAT OR PROVIDE ANY FLEXIBILITY.
SO WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT, UM, IN PARTNERING WITH THE UNITED CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY, THEY'RE REALLY ABLE TO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS IN BETWEEN CLASSES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING EVERYTHING THEY NEED AND FEEL COMFORTABLE AND HAPPY TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT CLASS.
AND THEY MUST HAVE FOUND IT LIKE USEFUL AND HELPFUL IF THEY CONTINUED TO COME BACK AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE PROGRAMMING, UM, THE, ESPECIALLY VERY MUCH THE, UH, DATA PRIVACY AND AI, UM, TRAININGS.
AND THEN I LOVE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES ACROSS THE CITY, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CALLING THAT OUT.
UM, AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF NEWS LATELY ABOUT, UM, DIFFERENT LEGISLATION AND OR, UM, LITIGATION IN THE SPACE OF WELL FALLOUT FROM PEOPLE, UH, PERFORMING ACTIVITIES ONLINE WITH AI WITHOUT HAVING TRAINING KNOWLEDGE OR UNDERSTANDING.
SO THIS IS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AND TIMELY.
SO, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO PROMOTING THIS IN ALL OF MY OWN SOCIAL CHANNELS AS MUCH AS I CAN.
SO, UM, I'LL, I'LL REACH OUT FOR ANY OTHER MATERIALS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU OUT.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM, UH, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? I WOULD SAY YOU MENTIONED OCTOBER CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING IF YOU HAD ANY LIKE LITERATURE OR STUFF THAT LIKE BUSINESSES CAN USE WITH THEIR LIKE EMPLOYEES AS WELL, BECAUSE I'M THINKING, LIKE, EVEN THE COMPANY THAT I'M AT, I'M PROBABLY SURE WE'RE DOING NOTHING FOR IT, BUT IF THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE COULD ENCOURAGE AND GET PEOPLE TO BE MORE AWARE, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
UM, YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
WE DO PLAN TO DO SOME SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, FEATURING THE PUBLIC FACING PORTION OF OUR WEBSITE THAT HAS TIPS BOTH FOR INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS FOR TIPS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND THAT YOUR COMMENT REMINDS ME, I WAS JUST AT A CONFERENCE LAST WEEK AND ONE OF, UM, FOR LARGE CITY COUNTY CIOS AND ONE OF THE CIOS WAS MENTIONING HOW THEIR, THEIR WIFE HAD, UM, HAD THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA HACKED, YOU KNOW, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION AND THEY JUST COULD NOT GET THEIR INSTAGRAM BACK.
AND HE REALIZED, WOW, LIKE I THINK ABOUT CYBERSECURITY ALL DAY LONG IN MY DAY JOB, BUT I DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HOW AM I IN MAKING SURE THAT MY OWN HOME IS IN THE RESIDENT OR THE, UM, MY OWN FAMILY IS SAFE, YOU KNOW, FROM, FROM THESE CYBER,
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UH, CYBER ISSUES.UH, I, I THINK, UH, I'LL, I'LL TALK TO OUR, OUR, UM, PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT AND OUR CYBERSECURITY OFFICER ABOUT MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING THOSE TIPS OUT, YOU KNOW, FOR BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN EVEN HAVE HANDOUTS THAT ARE GIVEN OUT AT THE WORKSHOPS IN ADDITION TO THE CYBER TRAINING THAT'S BEING PROVIDED THERE.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, LET'S MOVE TO VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW
[4. 25-56541 Recommendation to review and discuss the Technology and Innovation Commission 2025 topics. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AND DISCUSS THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION 2025 TOPICS.MAY I HAVE A MOTION? A SECOND? THANK YOU.
UH, SO COMMISSION, UH, THE, I RECOGNIZE THAT THE, UM, NORMAL ITEM WHERE WE HAVE COMMITTEE UPDATES IS NOT ACTUALLY ON OUR AGENDA.
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING, I THINK WE CAN USE THIS REVIEW OF OUR TOPICS TO SAY LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE UP TO, KIND OF A THING WITHOUT, LIKE, NOT BIG FORMAL UPDATES.
BUT, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING, YOU KNOW, AT THE, THE SPREADSHEET, YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE AI WORKSHOPS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT FROM THE, THE AI AD HOC COMMITTEES OR ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO AI TOPIC.
WE, WE DID HAVE A MEETING OF THE AI AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE AND, UM, GAVE SOME FEEDBACK ON THE TRAINING FOR, UH, ACTUALLY THOSE FIVE TRAININGS THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, THE DATA PRIVACY AND, UM, AI.
SO, UM, THAT WAS THE MOST OF WHAT WENT IN THE LAST MEETING WAS, UH, FEEDBACK ON THE TRAINING THAT MEL AND THE TEAM HAVE BEEN PREPARING, UH, THERE.
SO, UM, OFFERED SOME ADVICE FROM MY TRAINING OTHER PEOPLE OFTEN, AND, UH, REALLY KIND OF PULLING IT AWAY FROM TECH SO MUCH AS TO EXPLAIN THAT IT'S MUCH LIKE WORKING WITH A PERSON THAT YOU'LL NEVER MEET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
HOW WOULD YOU INTERACT WITH THEM NOW? AND, AND KIND OF GIVING THAT LENS TO THE CONVERSATION.
UM, BEYOND THAT, I'M, UH, EXCITED TO SEE LIKE THE PROGRESS OF THE, THE TRAINING AND CAN'T WAIT TO BE A PART OF IT LATER AS A, AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM WAS OUR, UH, SUPPORT WITH TID 28, WHICH, UH, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INTERNAL PLANNING GOING ON RELATED TO KICKING, KICKING OFF THE FORM, KICKING IT OFF FORMALLY.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF RYAN OR THE AD HOC.
I'M HAPPY TO KICK OFF THE UPDATE.
UM, THE TID 28 AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MEETING SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY, UH, AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE A PART OF THAT FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON, UM, TO TALK THROUGH THE, UM, KIND OF OUR INTRO TO TID 28 IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER.
AND THEN ALSO TO DISCUSS WHAT SORT OF TRAINING MATERIALS WE MIGHT WANNA PROVIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGERS FOR EACH TID 28 INITIATIVE AFTER WE HAVE THAT WORKSHOP.
UM, BUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UM, THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN HELPFUL IN REVIEWING SOME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION DELIVERABLES AND ARTIFACTS, UH, HELPING THINK THROUGH, UH, SOME OF THE HESITATIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM CITY STAFF ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FOCUS ON THESE ITEMS WHEN I'M ALREADY SO BUSY.
UM, SO WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO MAKE IT VERY, UH, SIMPLE AND, UH, I THINK, UM, REALISTIC FOR PROJECT MANAGERS TO SEE HOW THEY CAN COMPLETE THE TID 28 ITEMS. UM, AND I THINK I EXPECT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE MEETING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WE GET STARTED ON IMPLEMENTATION.
AND I INVITE ANY, UH, COMMISSIONERS TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT AS WELL.
UM, OH, THE NEXT ONE IS THE, THE DATA PRIVACY, UM, UM, TOPIC.
SO AS WE KNOW LAST MONTH, THAT COMMITTEE WAS FORMALLY DISBANDED.
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OF THE COMMISSION, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU PROMOTE THOSE DATA PRIVACY AND AI WORKSHOPS THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, AS WELL AS ATTEND, TRY TO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE.I JUST, IF YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, I JUST WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THAT INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY.
I PLAN TO BE AT LEAST ONE OF THEM, UM, MYSELF.
AND THEN THE, UH, RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN, UH, THAT IS A TOPIC THAT IS MORE BEING DONE DEALT WITH INTERNALLY WITHIN TID.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT TOMORROW WE ARE PRESENTING THE DRAFT TID RACIAL EQUITY PLAN, WHERE IT'S AT TO OUR FULL EMPLOYEES, ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS, UH, FORMING WORKING GROUPS, YOU KNOW, SO JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU APPRAISED OF THAT TOPIC.
UM, ONCE THE, THE, THE ACTUAL PLAN IS MORE IN A FINAL DRAFT, WE'RE GONNA BRING IT FORTH FOR THE COMMISSION FOR, FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH WEWORK CITY, UM, DATA LEARNING COMMUNITY HERE AT THE COMMISSION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE DATA LEARNING COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONTINUING TO BE HELD EVERY TWO MONTHS.
AND I THINK THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE CAN BRING FORWARD AS A FUTURE, UH, PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION.
AND THEN, UH, NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE ONCE AGAIN ASKING YOU TO DO THE TICK ANNUAL REPORT.
UH, SO WE'LL HAVE THAT TO YOU NEXT YEAR FOR FY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
AND THEN LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE SECOND PAGE, UH, WE ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COMMUNITY TECH FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE SMART CITY INITIATIVE IN A WAY THOUGH IT'S KIND OF BEING HAP HAPPENING.
'CAUSE IT'S KIND OF HAPPENING RELATED TO THAT, UH, UM, LB CO LAB, SO WE CAN MAYBE MODIFY THAT TO SHOW HOW THOSE INTERSECT.
AND THEN FOR THE NEW CITY WEBSITE, UH, JUST TURN ACCESSIBILITY, THAT COMMITTEE IS BEING CONVENED IF IT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN CONVENED, HAS ANYONE THAT'S, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED HAS IT BEEN REACHED OUT FOR THE WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS.
YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM US SOON ON THAT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING TO REACH OUT TO YOU ALL ON THAT ONE.
UH, THE PARKING ONE IS, UH, NOT STARTED.
AND THEN, UH, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING RECENTLY GOING ON WITH CIVIC USER TESTING AND THEN RELATED TO THE OLYMPICS, I KNOW THAT THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED AND HAS MET AT LEAST ONCE.
I DUNNO IF THERE'S ANY UPDATES ON THAT ONE.
WAIT, WHEN DID WE MEET? TUESDAY? THAT WAS YESTERDAY.
UH, YEAH, SO THE, THE SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY, UM, AND DURING OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING WE DISCUSSED, UM, REALLY KIND OF COMMITTING TO WHAT THE SCOPE WAS GONNA BE.
SO WE DID DO THAT, UH, AND, UM, WE'LL HAVE OUR SCOPE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON, UH, WHAT THE COMMISSION, HOW, HOW THE COMMISSION CAN SUPPORT, UH, THE DEPARTMENT, UH, RATHER THAN WORKING WITH SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, COMMISSIONS.
WE SAID THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING STILL THAT WE, THAT'S ON OUR RADAR THAT WE WANT TO DO DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE OLYMPICS, IT JUST FELT LIKE THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON AND THAT IT'S REALLY BROAD AND WE DON'T WANNA RUN THE RISK OF, UM, CASTING THE NET TOO WIDE, I GUESS.
UM, SO WE'LL FOCUS SOLELY ON WHAT THE COMMISSION CAN PROVIDE, UM, AS FAR AS SUPPORT.
UH, AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ROB JUST TO KIND OF IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES AND WHERE WE CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE.
UM, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT LEVERAGING, UH, SOME OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THE CITY OF LA ALREADY HAS, UM, WHEN TALKING ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS OR JUST HOW, WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND, AND WHAT THEIR APPROACH IS.
UM, WE ARE MEETING ON A MONTHLY CADENCE, UH, SO OUR NEXT UPDATE WILL BE IN A MONTH.
AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS THE DIGITAL INCLUSION ROADMAP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE OR STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE.
AND I KNOW THEY MET EARLIER THIS MONTH, SO I DUNNO IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO SAY, STEPHANIE? UH, NO.
UM, SOMETIMES WE KIND OF USE THIS TOPIC TO ALSO TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO, WELL, ACTUALLY REALLY THE NEXT TOPIC IS WHETHER WE NEED TO FORM ANY NEW COMMITTEES, DISSOLVE ANY ONES OR ADD, CHANGE ANY MEMBERSHIP.
UM, SO I GUESS WE COULD, IF WE'RE DONE WITH THIS TOPIC, WE CAN MOVE TO THAT NEXT TOPIC, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS TOO.
UH, IF, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, THE VERY LAST ITEM HERE ON THE LIST, THE DIGITAL INCLUSION ROADMAP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE, IS THAT THE SAME AS MY PARTICIPATION WITH ESTEFANIA? YES, THAT'S A STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD REPHRASE THAT.
IT'S A STAKE DOUBLE CHECKING COMMITTEE.
THAT, THAT'S WHY I FELT LIKE WE HAD ALREADY COVERED THAT A LITTLE BIT, SO I'M
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NOT GONNA THANK YOU.UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM, UH, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? QUESTIONS? OKAY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, LET'S GO TO VOTE.
ALL FOR OUR FIFTH ITEM, A RECOMMENDATION
[5. 25-56542 Recommendation to consider the establishment of additional Ad Hoc Committees and/or dissolution of existing Ad Hoc Committees. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL AD HOC COMMITTEES AND OR DISSOLUTION OF EXISTING AD HOC COMMITTEES.UM, MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE.
UM, I KNOW THAT LAST MONTH WE POSTPONED A DECISION, UH, INVOLVING COMMISSIONER WHEELER, BUT COMMISSIONER WHEELER'S NOT HERE TODAY, SO I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WHATEVER THAT WAS, WE MOVE IT ON TO NEXT MONTH, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
UM, UH, IT'S MY MEMORY, WHICH YEAH, HE WAS, HE WAS WANTING MINUTES CLOSELY TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR THERE WAS A NEED TO CREATE A COMMITTEE, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, TO, TO, TO DO THE COORDINATION WITH OTHER COMMISSIONS AND SEPARATE IT OUT FROM THE OLYMPICS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
SO SINCE COMMISSIONER WHEELER IS NOT HERE TODAY, WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION NEXT MONTH.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY CHANGES TO MEMBERSHIP OR ANY OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEES.
IF THERE ARE, WE CAN MAKE THAT NOW, OR IF NOT, WE CAN JUST APPROVE THIS ITEM AS IS.
UM, I, UM, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY CHANGES THAT ARE BEING SUBMITTED.
ARE THERE ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY, HEARING NO CHANGES, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF WE NEED TO VOTE OR NOT TO CLOSE THIS ITEM, BUT LET'S VOTE ANYWAY.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THAT'S, FORGIVE ME.
UH, WE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA.
AND AT THIS TIME, UH, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Technology and Innovation Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENING THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE.WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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AND, UH, ONCE AGAIN, UH, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? AWESOME.UM, I THINK THAT WE SAID, UH, EARLIER, UM, ALL THOSE EVENTS ARE COMING UP, SO THAT'S REALLY THE, THE RESTATEMENT THERE.
UM, SO LOOK, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
UM, SO WITH THAT, WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING TODAY
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AT 4:10 PM THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR JOINING.