* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] I DON'T KNOW. , THE TIME IS 3 34. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, [CALL TO ORDER] UH, THE TIME'S 3 34. AND WE'LL CALL, UH, THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION. UM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH. UM, WE DO ROLL CALL, PLEASE. [ROLL CALL] CHAIR JONATHAN DEMAS HERE, VICE CHAIR EMILY WOODMAN. HERE. COMMISSIONER NICOLE CALLAHAN. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CHITTICK. COMMISSIONER WILLIAM PATTERSON. HERE. COMMISSIONER MORGAN WHEELER HERE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE COURT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, AND THE FIRST ITEM IS RECOMMENDATION TO [1. 26-54163 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Technology and Innovation Commission meeting of Wednesday, December 8, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2025. MAY I GET A MOTION, UM, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WHEELER? MAY I GET A SECOND? I CAN'T SEE THAT IN THERE. IF WE'RE UNABLE TO, UH, USE THE TABLET, WE CAN TAKE A VERBAL I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. FOR THE RECORD, THAT WAS A, A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR WOODMAN. THANK YOU. AND WE MAY HAVE TO DO THE SAME WITH VOTING BECAUSE OUR IS, HALF OF OUR SCREENS ARE KIND OF STUCK. GIVE US ONE SECOND. WE'LL HAVE A, A SUPPORT COME UP THERE AND TAKE A LOOK. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. DO, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE? COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE? NO. UH, JUST ONE MORE TIME. ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE'RE NOW THE VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. RECOMMENDATION [2. 26-54164 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN AND SECOND BY COMM, UH, VICE CHAIR WOODMAN NAZ. I'M HANDING IT OVER TO, UH, LEAH. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVEN THOUGH IT'S CLOSER TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR THAN IT IS THE, BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME SEEING EACH OTHER SINCE IN 2026. SO, UM, YEAH, SO I AM JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT VANESSA IBARRA IS HERE AS OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVE COVERING FOR ADAM, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, SO THAT VANESSA'S HERE. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WAS GONNA MENTION IS THAT I'M ONLY GONNA BE ABLE TO COVER THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF THE MEETING, AND RYAN KURTZMAN AND ROB WILL HANDLE ANYTHING ELSE. UM, AFTER I LEAVE REP CENTENO, UH, I'M ACTUALLY CHAIRING A MEETING WHERE I'M ON THE BOARD, SO IT'S LIKE, WHAT'S THE PRIORITY? THE ONE I'M ON THE BOARD OF, OR THE ONE THAT, ANYWAY, I'D RATHER BE HERE, BUT DON'T TELL THE OTHER ORGANIZATION, BUT I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO GO. UM, SO BASICALLY, UH, JUST ONE THING. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR A LOT ON OUR AGENDA, YOU KNOW, ABOUT OUR DATA PRIVACY WORK AND SOME UPDATES ON OUR GENER GENERATIVE AI WORK. BUT ONE THING I DID WANNA MENTION THAT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA IS WE RECENTLY RECEIVED OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION TRAILBLAZER AWARD FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN AURORA IN A ROW. AND THIS YEAR, UH, WE GOT ALL 30, I THINK IT WAS 38 POINTS. SO ALL THE POINTS, SO LIKE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE POINTS, YOU KNOW, WE DID IT. SO IT'S BEEN A BANNER YEAR FOR OUR DIGITAL EQUITY INITIATIVE. AND JUST YESTERDAY, OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION STAKEHOLDER GROUP, UM, MET IN JONATHAN DERMA, AS WAS, UH, ONE OF THE TECH'S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE, TO THAT. AND BY THE WAY, THERE'S STILL AN OPENING FOR ONE OR TWO MORE IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN JOINING THE DIGITAL INCLUSION [00:05:01] STAKEHOLDER GROUP. NOT REQUIRED, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A NICE WAY TO STAY CONNECTED TO ALL THE IMPRESSIVE WORK THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDER AND PARTNERS ARE DOING IN THE AREA OF DIGITAL INCLUSION. SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THAT. UM, YEAH. AND THEN THE REST OF THE, UH, TODAY'S AGENDA, WE'LL TALK ABOUT DATA PRIVACY SINCE IT IS A NEW YEAR. WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT OUR 2025 TOPICS AND THEN ROLL, SEEING WHICH ONES ROLL OVER TO 2026 AND HAVE A CHANCE TO IDENTIFY MAYBE ANY NEW TOPICS OR NOT. UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WILL HEAR AN UPDATE FROM OUR GENERATIVE AI AD HOC COMMITTEE, AND THEN WE'LL CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OR DISILLUSION OF ANY AD HOC COMMITTEES BASED OUT OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT COME OUT OF THE REST OF THE MEETING. SO THAT'S OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, MAY I OPEN UP FOR, UH, COMMENTS OR, UH, RESPONSES FROM COMMISSION? I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS EXCITING. YOU SAID THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW IN ALL 38 POINTS, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. I JUST SEE MORE AND MORE EXCITING THINGS COMING FOR YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, I'M REALLY, I'M, OUR CITY'S DIGITAL EQUITY WORK IS REALLY A MODEL ACROSS THE NATION, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE RECOGNITION FROM AN OUTSIDE ENTITY THAT INCLUDING, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL DIGITAL INCLUSION ALLIANCE. YEAH, DEFINITELY ECHOING THAT COMMENT. UM, GUYS ARE SOMETHING IMPRESSIVE. AND, UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK BY SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU AND EVEN JUST ADVISE THIS TO THE LITTLE BIT WE DO. BUT YOU DO ALL THE HARD WORK AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. IT'S MY TEAM THAT DOES ALL THE HARD WORK, BUT THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE TEAM EVEN BETTER. I APPRECIATE THAT'S, THAT'S THE BEST, UH, THAT'S THE BEST, UH, RESPONSE. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, ANY OTHER, UH, COMMENTS, UH, FROM THE TEAM HERE? OKAY, UM, MOVING ON TO VOTE, PLEASE. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER TWO? THANK YOU, UH, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION [3. 26-54165 Recommendation to receive and file an update on the City's Data Privacy initiative.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S DATE OF DATA PRIVACY INITIATIVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN. SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHEELER. UM, TO THE STAFF, PLEASE. YEAH, SO I'M LO HAPPY TO INTRODUCE OMAR, OMAR MANCA, OUR DATA PRIVACY ANALYST, TO DO A ROUNDUP OF OUR DATA PRIVACY WORK. THANK YOU, LEAH. AND, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE, SO I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A FANTASTIC START TO YOUR 2026 AND ARE ENJOYING A NICE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. UM, TODAY WE'RE GONNA REVIEW, I'M REALLY JUST GONNA GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW ON ALL THINGS DATA PRIVACY OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS SINCE WE LAST HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IN. UM, ON THE AGENDA, WE'RE GONNA COVER OUR MOST RECENT SUCCESS OF THE TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE, THE ADOPTION OF OUR DATA PRIVACY POLICY. THEN I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR DATA PRIVACY WEEK AND DATA PRIVACY DAY, WHICH IN CASE ANYONE DIDN'T KNOW, IS ACTUALLY TODAY. SO HAPPY DATA PRIVACY DAY. AND FINALLY WE'LL BE LEAVING YOU OFF WITH A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATES INFORMATION ON OUR EDUTAINMENT VIDEO SERIES. SO AT A VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL, UM, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION AR 8 39, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR DATA PRIVACY POLICY, REALLY EXISTS TO RAISE THE FLOOR ON HOW LONG BEACH PROTECTS, COLLECTS, USES AND SHARES PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH THE VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE DEPLOY AT OUR CITY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY RESIDENT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION, WHETHER IT'S COLLECTED FOR A RECREATION PROGRAM, A UTILITY SERVICE, OR TO SIGN UP FOR SOME CITY COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED RESPONSIBLY. NO LONGER IS PRIVACY JUST A POLICY. IT IS A RIGHT, AND WE ARE HERE TO ENABLE THAT. UH, ADDITIONALLY, GOOD PRIVACY PRACTICES SHOULDN'T BE ISOLATED, AND THAT'S WHY WE ESTABLISHED A STRUCTURED EARLY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN THE TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT DURING RFPS. EMBEDDING PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS FROM DAY ONE. PRIVACY BY DESIGN IS ONE OF THOSE CONCEPTS THAT OUR POLICY SEEKS TO TRULY STRENGTHEN AND ENABLE IN OUR CITY. AND BY ESTABLISHING OURSELVES INTO RFPS AND STANDARD CONTRACTING GIVES US THAT EARLY INSIGHT SO WE CAN [00:10:01] IDENTIFY THESE RISKS AND PUT IN PLACE THE PROPER GUARDRAILS. NOW, FURTHERMORE, IF, IF I WERE TO DIVE INTO KIND OF THE, THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT THE AR ACCOMPLISHED, UM, IT WAS THREEFOLD. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT ESTABLISHED A, UM, DA, UH, PRIVACY EVALUATION, WHICH IS A PROCESS FOR ALL TECHNOLOGIES THAT COLLECT RESIDENT DATA MORE ON THIS PRIVACY EVALUATION PROCESS IN A FEW SLIDES. UH, SECOND, IT CREATES A DATA PRIVACY OFFICE, WHICH IS GOING TO OVERSEE THE WORK THAT THESE PRIVACY EVALUATIONS WOULD NEED. AND FINALLY, IT SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY, SO RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR DATA IS USED. NOW, OUR PRIVACY EVALUATION STEP, OUR PRIVACY EVALUATION PROCESS, FOLLOWS FOUR STEPS. FIRST, A PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED SO WE UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT AND THE DATA INVOLVED. NEXT, THE TECHNOLOGY UNDERGOES A RISK THRESHOLD ANALYSIS OR RTA FOR SHORT, WHICH IS, UH, COLUMN TWO A TO ASSESS AND CLASSIFY THE TECHNOLOGY BASED ON PRIVACY RISK. UH, ONCE THAT IS DONE, WE LABEL IT LOW, MID, OR HIGH, AND THAT RISK LEVEL DETERMINES WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. LOW RISK PROJECTS ADVANCE TO THE PUBLISH STEP WITH LIMITED DOCUMENTATION WHILE MID AND HIGH RISK PROJECTS RECEIVE DEEPER DOCUMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY SETTINGS SUCH AS PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS OR PROPOSED USE POLICIES. AND FINALLY, UH, ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PROJECT, WHETHER IT BE THE PIA PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENT OR PROPOSED USE POLICY, UM, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION GETS PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S EXTERNAL FACING WEBSITE TO SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. NOW, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, I RECOGNIZE IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT THIS IS THE RISK MATRIX THAT WE APPLY DURING STEP TWO A. UM, WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE THIS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE AND TOOK INSPIRATION FROM THE LIKES OF SAN JOSE, CITIES LIKE SAN JOSE, SEATTLE, AND BOSTON IN THEIR APPROACH TO PRIVACY AND HOW THEY ASSESS RISK. WHAT WE ALIGNED ON WERE BASICALLY THREE SETS OF QUESTIONS, RIGHT? WHAT TYPE OF DATA IS BEING COLLECTED BY THIS SYSTEM FOR WHAT PURPOSE IS THE DATA COLLECTION BEING DONE FOR? AND FINALLY, WHETHER OR NOT NOTICE AND CONSENT IS GIVEN AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION. SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, ASSUME THINGS LIKE, UH, A SECURITY CAMERA WHEN IT COMES TO NOTICE OR CONSENT. WE MAY HAVE A SIGN UP IN OR AROUND THE AREA THAT THE SECURITY CAMERA IS ACTIVE IN. UM, BUT WHEN PEOPLE GO INTO THE LINE OF SIGHT, THEY'RE NOT GIVING CONSENT, RIGHT? MINIMUM CONSENT IS GIVEN THAT WOULD TECHNICALLY CONSIDER IT A HIGH RISK TECHNOLOGY. NOW, MOVING ON TO THE SCOPE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS APPLIES TO ALL CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENTS AND TO ALL TECHNOLOGIES THAT COLLECT RESIDENT OR EXTERNAL PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION, OR PII FOR SHORT. UM, AND JUST TO REVIEW, PII CAN BE ANY INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES A PERSON, UM, ON ITS OWN OR WHEN IT'S COMBINED WITH OTHER DATA. SO THAT CAN BE, UH, RACIAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA THAT CAN BE ZIP CODE DATA THAT COULD ALSO BE VERY HIGH RISK DATA LIKE PCI OR HIPAA DATA. UM, ADDITIONALLY THESE TECHNOLOGIES, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL GO THROUGH A PRIVACY EVALUATION PROCESS. UM, AND THERE ARE A FEW LIMITED EXCEPTIONS THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED, SUCH AS HR PERSONNEL SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT INTERNAL CITY STAFF DATA, UH, EMERGENCY RESPONSE SITUATIONS FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, EMTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR THE COVERT OPERATIONS THAT OUR PD IS CONDUCTING. OF COURSE, DUE TO THE NATURE AND SENSITIVITY OF THOSE, IT'S BEST THAT WE DO NOT, UH, APPLY THE PROCESS TO THEM. NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PRACTICAL IMPACTS ON CITY STAFF, UH, THIS POLICY REQUIRES ANNUAL TRAINING FOR ALL CITY STAFF. UM, ANNUAL TRAINING AND DAY-TO-DAY AWARENESS OF THE PRIVACY PRINCIPLES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE POLICY ARE EXPECTED. BUT FOR MANAGERS, FOR FINANCIAL SERVICE OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS, THEY WILL SUPPORT WITH LEADING COMPLIANCE DURING THE PRIVACY EVALUATION PROCESS AND ENSURING ALL NEW PROJECTS FOLLOW IT TO A T. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE POSITIONING THE DATA PRIVACY OFFICE, UH, OF COURSE AS A GUIDE AND AN EDUCATOR AND A PARTNER, BUT MAINLY AS A RESOURCE TO MAKE SURE THE CITY GETS PRIVACY COMPLIANT. NOW, FINALLY, UH, I WANT TO JUST TOUCH BASE ON SOME OF THE PRIVACY EVALUATIONS WE HAVE COMPLETED AND WHAT'S CURRENTLY ON OUR PLATES. UH, WE RECENTLY, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, COMPLETED THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION COMMS COACH TOOL, WHICH, UH, IF YOU RECALL, IS AN AI POWERED TOOL MEANT TO ASSIST WITH [00:15:01] TRAINING NEW CALL TAKERS AND NINE ONE ONE DISPATCHERS. THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS, IT TAKES REAL KYLE CALL LOG DATA AND AN AI POWERED TOOL PRETTY MUCH CREATES A BRAND NEW TRAINING MODULE FOR NEW HIRES. NOW, WHAT'S CURRENTLY ON OUR PLATE FROM DPRP IS THE NEW CODE RED ALERT SYSTEM, AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THE NEW SPEED CAMERAS PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY, AND THEIR NEW BIKE SHARE RFP THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT. NOW SHIFTING GEARS FOR DATA PRIVACY WEEK, AS I MENTIONED, DATA PRIVACY WEEK IS THIS, UH, JANUARY 26TH TO JANUARY 30TH. AND THE PRIMARY GOAL HERE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS, IS TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DATA. SO THAT MEANS REFRESHING YOUR OLD DEVICES, REMOVING AND DELETING OLD ACCOUNTS, AND TO RECONSIDER YOUR OPT-OUT OPTIONS FOR APPS AND ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR AI TOOLS. NOW, I'VE BROUGHT A BUNCH OF FLYERS HERE WITH ME, SO IF AFTER THIS MEETING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME JUST STOP BY AFTERWARDS. BUT IN ADDITION TO DISTRIBUTING THESE FLYERS ACROSS ALL OF OUR LIBRARIES AND PARKS, WE HAVE ALSO, UH, CREATED A SHORT REEL THAT'S GOING TO BE RELEASING SOMETIME THIS WEEK THROUGH THE CITY'S OFFICIAL, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA CELEBRATING THE DAY, AS WELL AS OUR LATEST AND GREATEST EDUTAINMENT VIDEO, UM, WHICH DROPPED THIS MORNING. UM, EPISODE TWO, WHICH IS ON OUR SMART LAMPPOST TECHNOLOGY FEATURES A FAMILIAR FACE, BUT MORE ON THAT LATER. NOW, SHIFTING GEARS AS WE CLOSE TO THE EDUTAINMENT VIDEOS, UM, TO RECALL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIM WITH THESE VIDEOS WAS TO UPLIFT WHY THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE IMPORTANT, EXPLAIN WHY THE CITY IS INVESTING IN PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND OF COURSE, TO DRIVE ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS AND OVERALL VISIBILITY OF OUR DIGITAL RIGHTS PLATFORM UP. UM, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE HERE JUST SO WE CAN SWITCH SCREENS AND WATCH THE INTRODUCTION VIDEO TOGETHER. UH, BEFORE I CLOSE OUT, ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, LAURA WAS MAKING A PODCAST ABOUT ALL THE CITY'S SMART TECHNOLOGIES DEPLOYED IN THE NAME OF EQUITY, EQUALITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. OR RATHER, SHE IS ABOUT TO MAKE A PODCAST, SHE JUST DOESN'T KNOW IT YET. UGH, THERE'S GOTTA BE WIFI AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE. OH, LOOK AND OPEN WIFI SIGNAL. WAIT. BUT MY WHOLE PODCAST IS ABOUT DIGITAL RIGHTS AND BEING SAFE ONLINE. WHAT WOULD MY G LISTENERS THINK IF I AM QUITE THIS NETWORK IS CALLED SHORELAND VILLAGE. I LOVE THAT. WORTH IT. HOW WEIRD. AGAIN, HEY, GET AWAY FROM HER PAPA BLOCKER. GO POP SOMEWHERE ELSE, GET OUTTA HERE, GO BACK TO THE DARK WEB, GET MONSTERS AND BE GONE. OH MY GOD, I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, MAN, THAT WAS CRAZY. YOU ALMOST GOT SPAM TO DEATH. I THINK THEY'RE GONE NOW. WHAT'S THIS? WHO ARE YOU? ME. OH, I'M HERMES. NICE TO MEET YOU. I REPRESENT LONG BEACH DIGITAL RIGHTS PLATFORM. YEAH. WHAT'S ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT? UGH, I WAS WORKING ON MY PODCAST. REALLY? ABOUT WHAT? WELL, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT PRIVACY ONLINE. YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO CHECK OUT ALL THE TECH THAT'S HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT, YOU KNOW, SEE IF THERE'S ANY SECRET ALGORITHMS THAT INFLUENCES PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR ON THE DAY TO DAY. I THINK I'M IN WAY OVER MY HEAD. THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE SERENDIPITOUS, BUT I THINK I CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR PODCAST. YOU WANNA WALK AND TALK? WAIT, REALLY? YEAH. COME ON. DID YOU KNOW THAT LONG BEACH HAS A DIGITAL RIGHTS PLATFORM? UM, NO. WHAT IS THAT? YOU MIGHT WANNA RECORD THIS ACTUALLY. I'LL TAKE A SECOND. YOU GOOD? OH, WAIT. UH, COOL. OKAY, NOW WE'RE HOT. ALRIGHT. SO LIKE, EVERY DAY, EVERY MOMENT, REALLY, THERE IS TECHNOLOGY INTERACTING WITH US. I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, SOME PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR CELL PHONES THAN THEY DO WITH THEIR PARTNERS. IT'S UNREAL. I MEAN, YOU HAVE SENSORS, CAMERAS, ELECTRIC FIELDS, ALL THESE THINGS ARE COLLECTING DATA. AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU'RE GIVING IT AWAY. COMPANIES [00:20:01] LIKE WE'VE SEEN BEFORE ARE TAKING THAT INFORMATION, STEALING IT, BUYING IT SOMETIMES FOR INFLUENCE, SOMETIMES FOR CAPITAL, BUT ALMOST ALWAYS FOR POWER. HOWEVER, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE GET THAT HERO, THAT KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR, WHO BELIEVES THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THEIR RIGHTS. AND TODAY, LONG BEACH CITY IS THAT HERO. SO NORA, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR DIGITAL RIGHTS ARE? YES. NO, NO, NO. OH, OKAY. WELL, YOU KNOW HOW THERE'S THE MIRANDA RIGHTS, THE WHOLE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHTS TO REMAIN SILENT. LONG BEACH BELIEVES THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT AND SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHERE OUR DIGITAL RIGHTS ARE GOING. SO THEY TOOK IT ONE STEP FURTHER WITH AN ONLINE DIGITAL RIGHTS PLATFORM. WAIT, SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DOES COLLECT OUR INFORMATION, BUT THAT I CAN LOOK IT UP. ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS CHECK THE PLATFORM. HOW COME? I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO PLOT TWIST, WHAT IF YOU HELPED ME GET THE WORD OUT WITH YOUR LITTLE PODCAST, AND I'LL GET YOU SOME EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS. NO ONE'S EVER SEEN BEFORE YOU IN, ARE THERE ANY YOGIS IN LONG BEACH? OF COURSE, I'M IN CLEVER. ALL RIGHT, WELL HOLD ON. OKAY. YEAH, OPEN HER UP. SO, UH, WHAT'S NEXT? BACK LOOPS SMART LAMPO. I GOT A SCOOTER WE CAN TALK ABOUT. WAIT, WHAT IN THE WORLD MAKES A LAMPO? SMART, SMART LAMPO? GOOD CALL HURTS HOOK. WELL, SOMETIMES LIFE GLITCHES TURN OUT TO BE FEATURES. MAYBE I CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS. DATA PRIVACY, AFTER ALL, UH, HERMES, IS THIS PORTAL SAFE? UH, THE PORTAL? HMM. HOLD ON. YEAH. FALSE CRIME. IT SAYS THE RADIATION EXPOSURE IS WITHIN TOLERABLE LIMITS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. COME ON. AND SOON NORA AND HERMES DISCOVER DIGITAL RIGHTS. THE EXPECTATIONS FOR BEING ONLINE. LIKE, ARE THOSE WHO HAVE IT, KEEPING YOUR DATA SAFE. CAN YOU CONTROL WHO SEES YOUR INFORMATION? HOW DO YOU STAY OUT OF ONLINE DANGER? TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY IN THE CITY, VISIT THE PLATFORM@LONGBEACH.GOV SLASH DIGITAL RIGHTS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, WE, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF FUN MAKING THIS. UM, AND TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, UH, THERE WERE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT GIVEN TO ME BY OUR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AD HOC COMMITTEE, THE DATA PRIVACY ONE. SO COMMISSIONERS, WOODMAN, NANCE, AND PATTERSON, AND EVEN OUR PREVIOUS CHAIR, UH, LISA MA BRUNSON DID AN AMAZING JOB SUPPORTING ME WITH, UH, GIVING ME GUIDANCE, GIVING ME INSPIRATION, AND HELPING US MAKE THIS SERIES REALLY SOMETHING THAT IS COMMUNITY EMPOWERING. UM, AND I THINK WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT THEIR VOICES AND THEIR SUPPORT. SO AGAIN, MASSIVE THANK YOU TO THOSE COMMISSIONERS. NOW MOVING ON. SO AS YOU SAW, THAT WAS THE INTRODUCTION VIDEO. THE PLOT IS ESSENTIALLY, NORA IS MAKING A PODCAST AND SHE STUMBLES ACROSS HERMES. HERMES THEN TAKES HER ON A JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INTERACTING WITH TWO OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. THE SECOND VIDEO, THE ONE THAT IS, THAT WAS NOT SHOWN, BUT WAS RELEASED TODAY FOR INTERNATIONAL DATA PRIVACY DAY FEATURES A FAMILIAR FACE IN THE TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE, AND EXPLORES, UH, THE SMART LAMPPOST TECHNOLOGY OVER AT HOWTON PARK. UM, SO MY CALL TO ACTION, MY, MY REQUEST FOR YOU ALL IS TO PLEASE COME AND, UH, GET SOME FLYERS FROM ME IF YOU WANT TO SPREAD OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILIES, COFFEE SHOPS, PLACES OF BUSINESS, ANYWHERE YOU HANG OUT. UM, BUT ALSO TO AMPLIFY THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IF YOU COME ACROSS IT, UH, OUR LINKEDINS WILL BE GOING OFF THIS WEEK, UH, WITH MOST INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS DATA PRIVACY WEEK. SO IF YOU COULD HELP SUPPORT THE ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO AND PUSH THE DATA PRIVACY DAY, UH, OUR DATA PRIVACY WEEK FLYER, UH, WE WOULD ALL GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR, OR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, I'M HAPPY TO TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FEEDBACK, UH, FROM THE COMMISSIONER? GOOD JOB, OMAR. VERY CHEEKY VIDEO, BUT HIT THE, HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD FOR SURE. UM, IS A AR 8 39 IS APPLIED TO STAFF [00:25:01] AND RESIDENTS AND ANYBODY WHO, WHO SUBMITS INFORMATION TO CITY SYSTEMS, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT IT? CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? SO ANY, UH, REGARDLESS OF WHO THE INFORMATION IS COMING FROM, WHETHER IT'S RESIDENT UTILITY BILL, UH, A GUEST OF THE CITY SIGNING INTO A SMART LAND POST OR WI OR CITY PROVIDED WIFI OR STAFF INFORMATION IN AN, IN THEIR, AND WELL, I THINK THE HR SYSTEM WAS EXEMPTED, BUT, UM, OTHER INFORMATION THAT ALL THREE ARE, UM, UNDER THE GUISE OF AR 8 39. CORRECT. AND DO WE HAVE A, ANY RETENTION POLICY FOR HOW LONG WE KEEP THAT INFORMATION? YES. UM, SO THE, ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES IN OUR POLICY IS SPECIFICALLY THAT DATA RETENTION AND DISPOSAL. AND WE WORKED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ADAM, TO PUSH FOR AN AGGRESSIVE ACROSS THE BOARD RETENTION AND DELETION SCHEDULE OF 90 DAYS. NOW, I BELIEVE CERTAIN CONTRACTS HE HAS ARGUED FOR 60 OR LESS, BUT, UM, HE WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT INFORMATION. BUT YES, WE, WE AIM FOR 90 DAYS OR LESS FOR ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL NEW SYSTEMS COMING ONLINE. WELL, AND TO COME CLARIFY OR AS LONG AS THEY'RE NEEDED FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES, RIGHT? CORRECT. SO IT COULD BE YES, CORRECT. IT COULD BE LONGER IF IT'S NEEDED FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES. FOR SURE. AND DO WE ENFORCE THIS ON THE CITY'S THIRD PARTY VENDORS, UH, AND SYSTEMS AS WELL? CORRECT. THEY, THEY NEED TO DELETE IT AFTER 90 DAYS OF INACTIVITY AND, AWESOME. EXCELLENT. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU OMAR. CONGRATS ON THE VIDEO. IT LOOKS GREAT. I DID SEE THAT IT'S A THREE PART SERIES. WHEN WILL YOU KIND OF BE ROLLING 'EM OUT? UH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WE ARE GONNA BE PRIMARILY USING OUR SMART CITY INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER TO BLAST THESE OUT. UH, AND WE'RE GOING FOR ONE VIDEO EVERY MONTH. SO LAST MONTH WAS INTRO, TODAY WAS THE SECOND, AND NEXT MONTH WILL BE THE FINAL AND THIRD VIDEO. UM, BUT ONCE WE INITIALLY BLAST OUT VIA, UH, SMART CITY INITIATIVE, OUR COMMS TEAM CREATES LITTLE REELS TO PROMOTE VIA INSTAGRAM OR X OR EVEN LINKEDIN. SO WE ALSO HAVE A, A MORE OFFICIAL APPROACH VIA, YOU KNOW, REGULAR SOCIAL MEDIA MEANS BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY FOR THE COMMS TEAM, FOR MYSELF, FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF TPP, IS THERE A TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC THAT YOU ESPECIALLY WANNA HIT WITH THE VIDEO OR IT'S JUST AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN? HONESTLY, I WANT, I WANT EVERYONE TO SEE THIS. 'CAUSE I THINK IT, IT'S APPLICABLE TO ALL. UM, BUT I THINK IF OUR OLDER ADULT COMMUNITY WERE TO GET MORE INVOLVED AND WATCH THESE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRETTY BENEFICIAL. UM, BUT APART FROM THAT, IT'S FOR EVERYONE REALLY. THANKS FOR SHARING THE VIDEO. IT WAS WELL PUT TOGETHER. I, I UNDERSTOOD IT FROM THE BEGINNING AND I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD SEE IT THE SAME WAY THAT I SEEN IT. AND I SEE THAT IT WAS WELL PUT TOGETHER. AND THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT. THANK YOU. UM, YOU, YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE, THE ONGOING, UH, PRIVACY EVALUATIONS, UM, LIKE CODE RED AND THE SPEED CAMERAS AND, AND BIKE SHARE. UM, YEAH, CUR OUT OF CURIOSITY FOR, FOR THAT STUFF, ARE THOSE JUST MENTIONED BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE, DUE PROCESS OR IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL IN THIS ROUND THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED? IT? I I MAINLY DID IT JUST FOR DUE PROCESS, BUT WITH REGARD TO THE SPEED CAMERAS, THAT, THAT ONE IS A PRETTY BIG, UH, CITYWIDE INITIATIVE THAT, UM, I KNOW THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM IS PRETTY EXCITED TO KIND OF DIVE INTO THIS BRAND NEW REALM OF DATA PRIVACY. SO THAT WHOLE TEAM, UM, I THINK IT'S PAUL JOSE AND THEM, THEY, THEY'VE BEEN EXTRAVAGANT TO WORK WITH. UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, CALL OUT THEIR SUPPORT AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WE, WE, WE LOVE WORKING WITH THEM. AND I'LL JUST CLARIFY TOO, THE AR 8 3 9 ACTUALLY REQUIRES THE DATA PRIVACY EVALUATION PROCESS FOR ALL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT PII DATA, INCLUDING LEGACY SYSTEMS. AND THERE'S A FIVE YEAR COMPLIANCE PERIOD. UM, SO IT IS DUE PROCESS IN A SENSE, IT'S A REQUIREMENT. VERY GOOD. UM, I, I JUST SAYING FOR LIKE A, UM, NOTE IN TIME, LIKE MOMENT IN TIME, LIKE, UH, BEFORE MY TIME ON THE COMMISSION, THE COMMISSION, ONE OF THE MAIN, UH, TOPICS THAT CAME UP THAT CAUSED THE FORMATION OF THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY DATA PRIVACY AROUND CITY CAMERAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SPECIFICALLY. AND I KNOW MOST OF US WEREN'T HERE FOR THAT. AND SO THIS IS A GREAT TEST TO JUST WATCH THIS PLAY OUT UNDER ALL THE NEW RULES AND EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING SO GREAT. SO, UM, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC AND I'M SO GLAD THAT [00:30:01] WE'RE IN A MATURE STATE TO TAKE IT ON. SO, UM, AND SIMILARLY OR DIFFERENTLY, DIFFERENT TOPIC, UH, FOR THE VIDEOS, VERY, VERY COOL. I'M, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE, THE STEP INTO MEDIA, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE TEAM. UM, I'VE WORKED IN HOLLYWOOD FOR MANY YEARS THAT ASIDE , UM, PRODUCTION IS NOT EASY. SO AFTER YOU'VE DONE ALL OF THIS INVESTMENT, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE'S LIKE AN ONGOING, SOMEBODY'S GONNA SLICE IT UP AND SEND IT OUT BECAUSE I SAW SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN THERE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF AUDIENCE TO TAKE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS FROM THAT MORE LONG FORM CONTENT. AND SO, UM, IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY OR MOMENT FOR INPUT ON LIKE HOW THAT HAPPENS, WELCOME TO, UM, COME BACK TO THIS GROUP AND, AND ASK US TO HELP OUT THERE TOO. BUT VERY GOOD JOB, THANK YOU, UM, FOR, UH, YOUR INPUT VICE CHAIR ON THE, ON THAT COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE AND, UM, THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS THERE, AND TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON IT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU JDA. AND IF I MAY, I, I APPRECIATE YOUR FIRST COMMENT ABOUT HOW YOU'VE SEEN THIS KIND OF GROW FROM NOTHING TO SOMETHING. UM, I DO HAVE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY PREDECESSORS, RYAN, FOR PRIMARILY DRIVING THIS WORK AND HELPING ME, CREATING A SPACE WHERE I CAN WALK INTO AND NOT ONLY DO A GOOD JOB, BUT EXCEL AND BRING OTHER PEOPLE IN. SO SHOUT OUT TO, TO RYAN FOR SETTING THE STAGE AND MAKING THIS EASY, REALLY SMOOTH. I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY GREAT JOB. UM, IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, OMAR, AND COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB FROM LIKE START TO FINISH. AND I WILL ADMIT I ALREADY HAVE SEEN THE SECOND VIDEO. IT IS SO GOOD. IT, YOU GUYS NEED TO WATCH IT. IT'S REALLY GOOD. I'VE ALREADY WATCHED IT. I WATCHED IT TODAY. I, I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF. SO , BUT GREAT JOB. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? UH, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO VOTE IF WE'RE, UH, HAVING AN ISSUE. WE COULD TAKE A VERBAL YEAH. CHAIR TO ARMAS. UH, YES. ALL RIGHT. THERE IT GOES. THANK YOU. YOU MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECOMMENDATION [4. 26-54166 Recommendation to review and discuss the Technology and Innovation Commission’s 2025 topics and discuss potential 2026 topics.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.  ] TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION TOP 2025 TOPICS AND DISCUSS POTENTIAL 2026 TOPICS. UM, I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. UM, LET ME HAND THIS OVER TO THE STAFF. GREAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU HAVE THE PLANNING MATRIX, UH, WITHIN YOUR PACKET THERE, IT ACTUALLY FOLDS OUT, SO IT'S, UH, SOMEWHAT LARGE AND EASY TO SEE. UM, SO I WAS THINKING THAT WE COULD JUST GO THROUGH THIS AND SORT OF TALK ABOUT OUR PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON EACH ITEM. AND THEN, UH, TOWARDS THE END, I'D LOVE TO ALSO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT WHAT TOPICS YOU AS A BODY YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING UP IN 2026. UM, SO STARTING AT THE TOP, THE FIRST ITEM IS FOCUSED ON RESEARCHING BEST PRACTICES SUCH AS AR, CHAT BOTS, AI, ET CETERA. UM, WE'VE HAD A VERY STRONG AI, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN MEETING SOMEWHAT OFTEN, UH, WORKING ON THOSE TOPICS. AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME REALLY GOOD PROGRESS MADE THERE. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING THE TID 28 OR IT STRATEGIC ROADMAP FOR THE DEPARTMENT. UH, AND AGAIN, THERE WAS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THERE, THERE IS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT IS, UH, HAS BEEN FORMED TO SUPPORT, UH, STAFF WITH THAT. UM, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE A REPORT OUT ON THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS FOCUSED ON ASSISTING WITH DATA PRIVACY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN COMPONENTS. UM, AND THEN FOR SOME TIME WE HAD A DATA PRIVACY AD HOC COMMITTEE AS WELL. AND THAT, UH, COMMITTEE SUPPORTED WITH MANY OF THE DELIVERABLES THAT WERE JUST PRESENTED TO YOU. AND THEN GOING DOWN, UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS ASSISTING WITH AND REVIEWING T'S FORTHCOMING RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN. UM, THIS IS STILL IN PROGRESS. THE DEPARTMENT IS STILL FINALIZING THAT DOCUMENT. UM, SO, UM, AT SOME POINT I THINK WE CAN BRING THAT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION. I THINK THERE WAS A PRESENTATION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UH, SOMETIME LAST YEAR ON THIS. UM, THE NEXT ITEM, [00:35:01] UM, WHAT WORKS CITIES AND DATA LEARNING COMMUNITY, THIS WOULD BE KIND OF A RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION ON SOME OF THE CITY'S EFFORTS AROUND DATA INFORMED GOVERNANCE. UM, WE HAVE A DATA LEARNING COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON UPSKILLING CITY STAFF IN DATA INFORMED BEST PRACTICES. AND THEN ALSO WHAT WORKS CITIES IS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR USING DATA IN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT. UH, WE'VE PREVIOUSLY BEEN CERTIFIED THROUGH THAT PROGRAM. MOVING TO THE NEXT PAGE, UM, THE FIRST ITEM THERE IS THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT WAS COMPLETED FOR 2025 AND IS CURRENTLY BEING PREPARED FOR 2020, SORRY, IT WAS COMPLETED FOR 2024 AND IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON FOR 2025, AN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT OF THE COMMISSION'S, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE NEXT ITEM IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND REQUIREMENTS GATHERING FOR THE NEW CITY WEBSITE. UM, I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, FORMED TO SUPPORT THE WEBSITE. UM, AND THAT THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. THE CITY'S ALSO WORKING ON COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES RIGHT NOW TOO, WHICH IS TAKING, UH, PRIORITY. UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS FOCUSED ON PARKING TECHNOLOGY. UM, THIS WAS A ITEM THAT WAS BROUGHT BY A FORMER COMMISSIONER, I THINK HAS BEEN SORT OF DE DEEMPHASIZED AND DEPRIORITIZED. UM, THE NEXT ITEM WAS FOCUSED ON PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF A TECH COMMUNITY TECH FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE SMART CITY INITIATIVE. UM, THERE'S SORT OF BEEN CONVERSATION AND INTEREST AMONG THE COMMISSION AND SUPPORTING THIS. UH, WE HAD A EVENT CALLED DEMO DAY THAT TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER AS PART OF OUR LB COLAB PROGRAM. THAT WAS IN ESSENCE KIND OF A COMMUNITY TECH FESTIVAL. UM, BUT THIS COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING WE TAKE ON IN EARNEST AS A SEPARATE INITIATIVE FROM THE LB COLAB PROGRAM. UM, AND THEN AS WE GET TO THE LAST SECTION HERE, ASSISTING WITH CIVIC USER TESTING, UM, THE CITY IS STILL, UM, ADVANCING ITS CIVIC USER RESEARCH PRACTICE. UM, AND WE ACTUALLY JUST, UM, ENGAGED WITH A ORGANIZATION CALLED THE US DIGITAL RESPONSE OR USDR TO PROVIDE SOME PRO BONO CONSULTING WORK SUPPORTING THREE DIFFERENT CITY PROJECTS WITH USER RESEARCH. SO THAT'S STILL AN ACTIVE THING THE CITY IS WORKING ON, AND THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMISSION. UM, NEXT WE HAVE REVIEWING THE TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS AND TOOLS, UM, AND ACHIEVING URGENT CITY PRIORITIES SUCH AS CLIMATE ACTION HOMELESSNESS, 2028 OLYMPICS. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FORMED TO SUPPORT WITH, UH, ADVISING ON THE 2028 OLYMPICS. AND LASTLY, THERE'S, UH, SERVING ON THE DIGITAL INCLUSION ROADMAP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE. AND AS LEAH MENTIONED, CHAIR TO ARMES IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE, UH, AND SUPPORTING ON OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION WORK. SO I'LL PAUSE THERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE EXISTING PRIORITY ITEMS THAT I JUST WENT OVER? IS ANYTHING STILL KIND OF PEAKING YOUR INTEREST OR SPARKING CURIOSITY? I, I GUESS I, I'M INTERESTED IN THE DIGITAL INCLUSION ROADMAP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK AS LEAH MENTIONED, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AT LEAST I THINK ONE, OR MAYBE EVEN TWO MORE COMMISSIONERS TO BE PART OF THAT, SO WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT. DO YOU THINK WE'LL DROP THE PARKING TECHNOLOGY ONE IF, SINCE IT WAS A INITIATIVE FROM A FORMER COMMISSIONER AND HAS SEEMED TO HAVE LOST SOME STEAM? YEAH, I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY FORMALLY DROP THAT ONE AND REMOVE IT FROM THE LIST. AND DO YOU STILL NEED, UH, COMMISSIONER ASSISTANCE WITH THE CITY WEBSITE? A DA COMPLIANCE CAN BE ARDUOUS. UH, THE COMMISSIONER'S ASKING ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE WEBSITE UPDATES AND WHETHER YOU STILL NEED SUPPORT ON THAT, IF YOU NEED TIMELINES AND FOCUS AREAS. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE THAT I CAN ARTICULATE AT THIS AT THIS POINT, BUT WE DEFINITELY ARE MOVING IT FORWARD. WE'RE WORKING IN THE, IN THE BACKGROUND WITH, UH, THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN THE NEAR TERM, LIKE SOME OF OUR PCI COMPLIANCE STUFF, AND THEN MORE STRATEGIC REDESIGN LONG TERM. COOL. I THINK THE NEAR TERM REQUIREMENTS ALSO BY APRIL, WE HAVE TO BE WCAG TWO POINT CORRECT ONE, ONE COMPLIANT. UM, AND THOSE ARE SOME ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES THAT I'VE MADE TO THE WEBSITE. UH, AND THEN AS ROB MENTIONED IN THE, PROBABLY LATER PART OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL SHIFT MORE TOWARDS LIKE A BROADER, UH, WEBSITE ENHANCEMENT, BUT IT IS A BIG PRIORITY. SO YES, I THINK WE COULD USE SOME SUPPORT THERE STILL, IF YOU NEED A BODY ON THAT ONE, COME IN. AWESOME. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. [00:40:08] ANY OTHER FEEDBACK OR COMMENTS? OKAY. UH, SO DO WE, UM, DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO DO ANY CHANGES HERE? WELL, PERHAPS BEFORE WE MOVE ON, ALSO, I WANTED TO KIND OF ASK ARE THERE ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN? THANK YOU IN TACKLING AS A COMMISSION THAT ARE NOT ON THE LIST, NOT SEEING ANY FROM UP HERE AT THIS TIME. YEAH, I'VE GOT A COMMENT. OH, PLEASE. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD LIST. UM, IT, IT, SO, UH, NOT TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT IDEAS, THEY'RE JUST PROBABLY, THEY'RE THINK THEY'RE ALREADY REPRESENTED HERE. UM, I WILL SAY THAT AS PART OF THE, UM, THE REVIEW TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS TOOLS AND AID AND ACHIEVING CURRENT URGENT CITY PRIORITIES, CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2028 OLYMPICS COMMISSION, OUR, OUR COMMISSION, UM, A LOT HAS COME UP AROUND THE CITY'S COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY DESERVE ITS OWN ATTENTION LONG TERM. UM, THE FIBER OPTIC PLAN, UM, CITY WIFI AT EVENT, AT EVENT VENUES, UM, SUPPORT FROM THE MAJOR CELL CARRIERS. UM, IT, UH, WE, WE HEARD A GREAT EXAMPLE OF TEXT MESSAGES NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT DURING THE VANS WARP TOUR, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND LEANING TOWARD, UM, NOT ONLY EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE 2028 OLYMPICS, BUT, UM, OVERALL OUR EFFORTS TO DIGITIZE THE CITY AND, AND, UH, PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS ACROSS THE CITY IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT FORMS, UM, THAT SEEMS LIKE IT MAY EVOLVE INTO SOMETHING THAT COULD USE ITS OWN ATTENTION AND, AND SUPPORT. UM, JUST A THOUGHT BECAUSE A LOT, THERE'S A LOT PACKED INTO THAT, UH, THAT COMMISSION THAT, THAT, UH, THAT ROB IS STAFFED TO. AND I'M ON WITH, UM, EMILY AND ASHLEY, JUST A THOUGHT. WELL, I CAN SAY THAT IS A PRIORITY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE AN EVENT CITY, RIGHT? AND CONTINUING TO EXPAND THAT. UM, AND IT IS FOR THE NEAR TERM, NOT NECESSARILY JUST FOCUSED ON THE OLYMPICS, BUT WE'VE GOT THE AMPHITHEATER THAT'S BEING BUILT. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY BETTER SIGNAL THERE, WHETHER IT'S OUR OWN IN INTERNAL NETWORK AND WIFI, OR IF IT'S PARTNERING WITH THE CELLULAR PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA AS WELL. SO YOU'RE AWARE WE TALK ABOUT THIS ON THE, ON THE OLYMPICS COMMITTEE, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AND IT IS A FOCUS. AND ON THAT SIMILAR NOTE, UH, DURING THE DIGITAL INCLUSION, UH, MEETING JUST THE OTHER DAY, THE SPECIFIC TOPIC OF WHAT IS THE WIFI INFRASTRUCTURE AND AVAILABILITY AT VARIOUS PUBLIC LOCATIONS CAME UP AND, YOU KNOW, SHOULD THAT GET STRESSED OUT DURING EVENT SEASONS, WHICH ARE ALL SEASONS AROUND HERE, UM, THIS IS IMPORTANT TOO. SO, UM, AWESOME. UM, YEAH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR YOUR INPUT THERE. I THINK WE CAN ACTUALLY SEPARATE THAT AS ITS OWN ITEM. UM, AND THEN OVER FUTURE MEETINGS DETERMINE THE ROLE THAT THE COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE IN SUPPORTING THAT. IT COULD BE CONDUCTING RESEARCH, IT COULD BE A MEETING WITH STAFF. THERE'S ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UH, ANY ADDITIONAL INPUT? UH, FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE. UM, DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. UH, BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE, DO WE HAVE ANY CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO DO? UH, NO. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE AMENDMENTS IN UNDER ITEM NUMBER SIX. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . APPRECIATE IT. UM, THEN WE'LL MOVE TO VOTE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. OH, WE'RE WAITING. SO, SORRY. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. SO SORRY. THOUGHT I SAW IT HERE. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER [5. 26-54167 Recommendation to receive and file a report from the Generative AI Ad Hoc committee.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM THE GENERATIVE AI AD HOC COMMITTEE. A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. UH, MAY I HAND IT TO RYAN, UH, FOR THE UPDATE PLEASE? SURE. SO I HAVE A BRIEF VERBAL UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE. UM, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ACTUALLY HAS NOT YET MET IN 2026, BUT IT WILL BE REINSTATED SHORTLY AS OUR AI AND DATA TO GOVERNANCE PROGRAM MANAGER IS, UH, BACK FROM A PERIOD [00:45:01] OF LEAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS. UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, COUPLE CITY UPDATES AND GENERATIVE AI ENABLEMENT, UM, WE DID RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR OUR AI STRATEGY DOCUMENT, UH, WHICH I KNOW THE, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEE PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN, UH, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING OUR, OUR NORTH STAR, OUR VISION AND SOME OF OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THAT DOCUMENT. UH, SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROMOTION OF THAT AI STRATEGY DOCUMENT, UH, THROUGH A PRESS RELEASE THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTER AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL. SO I JUST WANNA THANK THE COMMISSION FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON THAT DOCUMENT. UM, THAT DOCUMENT HAS FOUR PILLARS, UH, THAT ARE COMPRISE OUR AI STRATEGY. UH, THE FIRST IS GOVERNANCE. UH, ON THE GOVERNANCE SIDE, STAFF ARE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AN AI POLICY DOCUMENT THAT WOULD HAVE MORE TEETH AND GUARDRAILS THAN THE CURRENT AI GUIDANCE DOCUMENT. UM, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY CONVENING A POLICY IMPLEMENTATION WORK GROUP TO CREATE THAT, THAT AI POLICY DOCUMENT. UM, IN ADDITION, TID IS WORKING ON ROLLING OUT, UH, MICROSOFT COPILOT CHAT AS ITS ENTERPRISE GENERATIVE AI TOOL. UM, THAT'LL BE ROLLED OUT CITYWIDE IN THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND IN ADDITION, WE ARE UPDATING THE GENERATIVE AI GUIDANCE, UM, WITH BEST PRACTICES ON EXTERNAL CHAT BOTS AS WELL. UH, 'CAUSE MANY STAFF ARE ON MEETINGS WHERE EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE CHATBOTS JOIN. UM, SO THE GUIDANCE WILL HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO PERMIT THOSE. UM, THE SECOND PILLAR IN THE STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON STAFF TRAINING. UH, SO AS PART OF COPILOT CHAT ROLLOUT, WE'VE DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL 10 MINUTE TRAINING VIDEO. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO, UH, POSTED A GENERATIVE AI 1 0 1 VIDEO THAT WILL BE ACTUALLY REQUIRED BEFORE COPILOT CHAT CAN BE ACTIVATED ON A STAFF'S ACCOUNT. UM, IN ADDITION, WE ARE CONTINUING TO CONDUCT, UM, TRAININGS BY REQUEST ON GENERATIVE AI, UH, AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS. UH, WE ARE ALSO CONVENING AN AI INTERNAL STAFF WORK GROUP AS WELL OF ABOUT 40 OR 50 STAFF THAT ARE EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT, ABOUT AI. AND THE CURRENT FOCUS IS ON AI ETHICS AND SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, AND EQUITY BASED CONCERNS WITH AI USE. THE THIRD PILLAR, UH, AND THE AI STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON OUR COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION WORK. UM, ON THAT FRONT, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WE WERE AWARDED A, UH, CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SERVICES FUND GRANT, UH, TO CONTINUE CONDUCTING AI LITERACY TRAININGS THIS COMING YEAR. SO MORE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED SOON ON THAT. AND THEN THE FINAL PIECE OF THE AI STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTATION. AND THE CITY IS CURRENTLY, UH, EXPLORING SEVERAL PILOT OPPORTUNITIES OF AI TOOLS TO SOLVE, UH, SOME OF OUR HIGH VALUE USE CASES AND NEEDS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN SURFACED INTERNALLY AND MENTIONED TO US BY OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR, MY TEAM WELCOMED TWO FELLOWS THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR AI WORK. UM, ONE IS A DESIGN FELLOW THAT'S GONNA BE SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF OUR AI WEBSITE AND OTHER PUBLIC FACING MATERIALS, UH, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING THIS WORK EFFECTIVELY TO THE PUBLIC. AND THEN SECOND, WE HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS FELLOW AS WELL. UM, AND THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL IS SUPPORTING SOME OF OUR WORK AROUND AI POLICY AND TRAINING. SO A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING WITH AI. AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE RECONVENING THE AD HOC COMMITTEE SHORTLY. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE, UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. UM, WE'LL GO TO VOTE PLEASE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SIX, RECOMMENDATION [6. 26-54168 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 ADDITIONAL AD HOC COMMITTEES. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN SECOND, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. THANK YOU. UM, I THINK THAT WE, WE STARTED SOME OF THIS DISCUSSION IN THE PREVIOUS, UH, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR. UM, I THINK WE TIME TO DISCUSS AGAIN AND RESTATE WHAT WE'RE DECIDING UPON. UM, I HEARD FOR RECOMMENDATION, I HEARD A RECOMMENDATION TO DISSOLVE THE, UM, PARKING YEAH. ON PAGE TWO, PARKING TECHNOLOGY, UH, TO SUPPORT TRAFFIC FLOW AND PARKING IMPACT ITEM FROM THE LIST OR THE, THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS WE [00:50:01] WERE GONNA CHANGE? WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL SUGGESTION, SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO VOTE TO, UM, REMOVE THAT PARKING ITEM SINCE IT'S NOT A, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. I THINK WE CAN JUST, UH, REMOVE IT. OKAY. UM, HOWEVER, THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT, UH, ADDING, UH, VICE CHAIR WOODMAN NANCE TO THE DIGITAL INCLUSION ROADMAP COMMITTEE. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, IS THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CURRENTLY AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OR NOT. IT, IT'S NOT AN, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S AN OFFICIAL AD HOC COMMITTEE UNLESS, UNLESS WE DID MAKE A MOTION IN MAYBE 24, LIKE 2024. BUT IF WE DIDN'T, IT'S JUST BEEN AN INVITATION TO JOIN WITH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SEATS, UH, TO JOIN WHAT ESTEFANIA HAS BEEN WORKING ON SPECIFICALLY. OKAY. SO I DON'T TO, THAT SAID, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL FOLKS JOIN US, PLEASE. UM, SO I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO FORM A NEW AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THAT. UM, BUT WE CAN JUST MAKE SURE THAT COMMISSIONER WOODMAN NANCE GETS THE, UH, MEETING MATERIALS AND INVITATION TO JOIN THAT, THAT GROUP. I AGREE. 'CAUSE IT BASICALLY SAYS TO SERVE ON THE DIGITAL INCLUSION STAKEHOLDER IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE. SO YEAH, I'LL DO THAT. AWESOME. WONDERFUL. OKAY, GREAT. UM, STAFF DID WANT TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AS WELL TO ACTUALLY DISSOLVE THE TID 28 AD HOC COMMITTEE. UM, AND JUST A QUICK, UH, UPDATE ON THAT. UM, SO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WAS FORMED, UM, I THINK BACK IN 2024 DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR TID 28 AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR PLANNING AND, UH, CONVENING A COUPLE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS BEFORE THE TID 28 PLAN WAS, UH, ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL. UM, SINCE THEN, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ADVISING STAFF ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY STRATEGIES. UM, IN TERMS OF PROGRESS, TID HAS MADE VERY STRONG PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING TID 28 SINCE IT'S BEEN ADOPTED IN MAY. UM, INITIATIVE OWNERS FOR EACH OF THE 31 ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND HAVE COMPLETED, UH, SEVERAL WHAT WE'RE CALLING GETTING STARTED MATERIALS TO DEVELOP A PROJECT ROADMAP AND ENSURE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PROPERLY FOR THEIR INITIATIVES. UM, AND ALL 12 YEAR ONE INITIATIVES SLATED TO BEGIN IN 2025 HAVE ALREADY BEEN STARTED FOR TID 28. SO THE STAFF ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT. IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR TID 28 IS, UH, OPERATING AND HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL. UH, WE HAVE A TID 28 STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE, UH, TID DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS A TID 28 ADVISORY BOARD, UH, WHICH IS A CROSS DEPARTMENTAL GROUP, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. UH, BOTH OF THOSE GROUPS ARE ACTIVELY CONVENING TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND IDENTIFY ANY FUNDING ROADBLOCKS AND GUIDE DECISION MAKING. UM, AND THEN FINALLY, TID UH, ACTUALLY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED, UM, OUR CITYWIDE PROJECT INTAKE AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS TO DEPARTMENTS. UM, THIS IS SORT OF THE PRECURSOR TO A FORMAL IT GOVERNANCE PROCESS AND IT WILL ENABLE T-I-D-T-I-D STAFF TO TAKE A PORTFOLIO WIDE APPROACH TO PROJECTS AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCE CAPACITY TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE TID 28 INITIATIVES. SO THAT'S A REALLY BIG MILESTONE. UM, IF THE COMMISSION DOES VOTE TO DISSOLVE THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, TID WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE REGULAR UPDATES ON TID 28 AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING AN ANNUAL TID 28 PROGRESS UPDATE AND REPORT, UH, PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION. UM, THE GOAL WOULD BE TO HAVE THAT PREPARED BY JUNE OF THIS YEAR. SO APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER TID 28 WAS ADOPTED. THANK YOU. UM, I THINK COMMISSIONER BACA IS NO LONGER ON THE COMMISSION, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT, YES. WE MIGHT WANNA REMOVE HER, HIM, HIM FROM, UH, THE COMMUNITY TECH FESTIVAL, UM, AD HOC COMMITTEE LIST. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WAS ACTUALLY EVER A FORMED AD HOC COMMITTEE EITHER. I THINK YOU JUST EXPRESSED INTEREST IN IT, BUT I GOT IT. WE'LL, WE'LL REMOVE HIM FROM THAT ONE. YEP. SO I'LL REFER TO, UM, OUR [00:55:01] CITY ATTORNEY, UH, FOR THIS, BUT I BELIEVE OUR AMENDED, UH, ITEM WOULD BE RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER THE DISSOLUTION, DISSOLUTION OF TID 28 AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THE ADDITION OF COMMISSIONER WHEELER TO THE, UH, CITY WEBSITE AD HOC COMMITTEE. IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU. CITY CLERK. UH, THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION THAT I WOULD MAKE, UH, IS A CHANGE TO SAY RECOMMENDATION TO DISSOLVE, RIGHT? SO I THINK YOU, THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU WOULD USED WAS RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER THE DISSOLUTION, BUT THEY'RE, UH, GOING TO VOTE ON DISSOLVING THAT COMMITTEE. SO THAT'S THE ONLY CLARIFICATION. THE REST OF IT SOUNDS GREAT. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. AND WE WILL, UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY. I FEEL , WHY DID YOU DO, SAID NOT EMILY? UM, I FEEL LIKE I'M WORKING MYSELF OUT OF COM. UM, SUBCOMMITTEES, WE DO SUCH A GREAT JOB AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GETS, UM, DISBANDED, DISSOLVED. SO I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT WE ARE GOING TO, UM, VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION OF IT BECAUSE IT LETS US KNOW THAT WE DID YOU TOO. WE DID A GREAT JOB. AND MORE THAN THAT, YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE DID A GREAT JOB AND EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK AND IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD. SO I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE IN A POSITION TO ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THIS. VERY COOL. GREAT. UM, ARE WE ANY, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO VOTE, I BELIEVE BEFORE WE MOVE, UH, JUST TO GET A FRIENDLY FROM COMMISSIONER PASSON TO, UM, TO CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED. CAN WE OR COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN, UH, CAN WE GET A, UM, A MENTION OF THE FRIENDLY THAT YOU'RE ACCEPTING THE CHANGE? MY ONLY THOUGHT HERE IS WE MAY WANNA ASK FOR COMMISSIONER CHADDOCK TO VOICE HER OPINION BECAUSE SHE WAS ON THIS COMMISSION. OKAY. HOW DOES THAT WORK? LIKE IF TWO OF US SAY YES AND ONE SAYS NO, IS IT MAJORITY? IS THAT HOW IT WORKS? SO IF THE YEAH. THE CURRENT VOTE, IF TWO ARE APPROVING OR VOTING ON THE AS AMENDED MM-HMM . AND YOU SAID ONE SAYS NO MM-HMM . THEN I BELIEVE THE MOTION WOULD CARRY. OKAY. UM, YEAH, I'M AWARE THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER CHITTICK IS OUT FOR AN UNKNOWN TIME AT THIS TIME, SO, UM, IT'S A DIFFICULT MOMENT. UH, I THINK, UM, I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT, UH, THAT MENTION BECAUSE HER CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT. UM, I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE TO VOTE AND THEN WE CAN HANDLE IT. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . MM-HMM . BUT, UM, YEAH, SO IF ONE OF THE, UH, THE EITHER THE MOTION, UH, WANTS TO MAKE THE FRIENDLY, THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THE AMENDMENT TO COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING THE AMENDMENT. OKAY. COMMISSIONER WHEELER? YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES AS AMENDED. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AT THAT. AT THIS TIME, THAT CONCLUDES THE REGULAR [01:00:01] AGENDA. UM, WE WILL TAKE NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT, IF ANY, IS ANYONE'S [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.] HERE IN THE GALLERY OR HAS SUBMITTED ONLINE AND SEEING NONE ONLINE OR IN THE GALLERY? UM, WE'LL WRAP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND, UM, ARE THERE ANY [ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY. UH, WE WILL, UH, JOIN THE MEETING [ADJOURNMENT] AT 4 34, UH, PM THANK YOU EVERYBODY. TIME IS 4 34. WE ARE RETURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.