Aug 26, 2026 Technology and Innovation Commission

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UM,

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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2026 AT 3:37 PM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE COMMISSIONER.

CALLAHAN.

COMMISSIONER.

PRESENT IT.

COMMISSIONER CHITTICK.

UH, COMMISSIONER HOLLOWAY.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

I'M SORRY.

COMMISSIONER HOLLOWAY PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

COMMISSIONER WHEELER, VICE CHAIR WOODMAN

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HERE, CHAIR TO AMIS.

WE HAVE CORUM FOR THE RECORD.

CHAIR.

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COMMISSIONER CHITTICK AND COMMISSIONER WILLER ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECT OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO OBJECTION.

NO OBJECTIONS.

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2026.

MAY I GET A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? ARE THE TABLETS RESPONDING? OKAY.

GIVE US ONE SECOND.

WE CAN TAKE A VERBAL WHILE WE TAKE A LOOK.

[1. 26-55928 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Technology and Innovation Commission meeting of Wednesday, June 24, 2026.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THAT WAS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN AND A SECOND BY BY COMMISSIONER PETERSON.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, WITH THERE BEING NO DISCUSSION, UM, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH, WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH.

CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE SINCE THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON ARE, ARE WE STILL HAVING TECHNICAL DIS UH, ISSUES DOWN? OH, IT WE'RE OKAY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES.

RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

MAY I GET A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

IS THERE A REPORT ON THIS ITEM? ? YES.

VICE CHAIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

UM, WANTED TO SHARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS WITH YOU

[2. 26-55929 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UH, AND ONE OF THEM IS ACTUALLY ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

SO, UH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LARGER PRESENTATION, UM, ABOUT THE AI LEARN AND EARN PROGRAM.

UH, SO I WILL, UH, REFRAIN FROM THAT AT, AT THIS POINT.

BUT, UM, A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT I DID WANT TO SHARE.

UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS, HAS BEEN WORKING ON, UH, HAS BEEN RELATED TO A NEW STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES, UM, ALL OF OUR WEB CONTENT TO BE A DA ACCESSIBLE.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY, UM, APPROVED AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL.

AND IN OUR EFFORTS, WE WERE WORKING TOWARD A 2026 DEADLINE THAT WAS THEN AT THE LAST MINUTE EXTENDED TO 2027.

AND THERE IS A LOT OF NUANCE TECHNICALLY, UH, TO MAKING MATERIALS, UH, FULLY A DA ACCESSIBLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

UH, AND IT'S EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, THE TEXT THAT YOU MIGHT SEE, SAY ON YOUR AGENDA, UM, TO SOME OF THE, UH, TEXT AND INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE EMBEDDED IN AN IMAGE, UM, OR, UH, ALSO THE, UM, DISCLOSURE, UH, FOR WHEN YOU HOVER OVER IMAGES OR TEXT AND THE DESCRIPTION TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A DEVICE OR, OR A SYSTEM READ IT OUT TO YOU WHAT THE INFORMATION SAYS, UM, FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO READ IT ON A PIECE OF PAPER.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN IN THE BACKGROUND, A LOT OF, UM, UH, FACILITATING THOSE CHANGES WITH ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, A NUMBER OF, UH, PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT WE SHARE OUT WHILE WE DO OUR BEST TO BE ACCESSIBLE, MAY NOT MEET EVERY LAST, UH, PIECE OF THE NEW LEGISLATION.

AND SO ALL OF OUR CITY'S 24 DEPARTMENTS HAVE TO BE FULLY COMPLIANT, UH, IN ADDITION TO ANY OF OUR OTHER, UH, SISTER AGENCIES LIKE PORT, UH, AND UTILITIES.

UM, AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS INTERNALLY WITH A, A STEERING COMMITTEE AND A WORKING GROUP, UM, AND ALSO A NUMBER OF INFORMATION AND SHARING OUT WHAT THE RULES ARE AND ALSO TRAININGS FOR STAFF.

UM, SO THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT WILL CONTINUE AND SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO THEN BE, UH, IN COMPLIANCE FOR, UH, FROM THE 2027 DEADLINE MOVING FORWARD.

UM, AND SO A DA ACCESSIBILITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS A CITY.

IT IS, UM, EMBEDDED IN THE EQUITY WORK THAT WE DO.

UH, AND ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW IS, UH, MAKES OUR INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE

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SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US, UH, BUILDING TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, SO AS A PART OF THAT, UH, PROJECT, WE HAVE HAD, UH, THE BENEFIT OF, UM, ONE OF THE FELLOWS FROM A LARGER CITY PROGRAM, UM, JOIN OUR DEPARTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO THIS PROGRAM IS CALLED THE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT PROGRAM.

UM, IT IS THE LONGEST RUNNING MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA.

IT STARTED IN LONG BEACH IN 1980.

UM, IT IS, UH, HAS TURNED 45 YEARS OLD LAST YEAR AS A PROGRAM.

UM, THE LONGEST RUNNING ONE EXISTS FOR THE CITY OF PHOENIX.

UH, WE ARE THE SECOND LONGEST RUNNING ONE IN THE COUNTRY.

THIS PROGRAM, UH, IT BRINGS IN FELLOWS OF FOLKS WHO HAVE GRADUATED WITH THEIR MASTER'S DEGREE, UM, THROUGH A VERY COMPETITIVE, UH, PROCESS WHERE WE GET HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR TWO TO FOUR POSITIONS EVERY YEAR.

AND THOSE FELLOWS WHO COME JOIN US THEN ROTATE THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND GET TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE, UH, TO OPERATE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SO THEY ROTATE THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE BUDGET OFFICE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND THEN TWO OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT PITCH FOR FELLOWS TO COME TO THEIR DEPARTMENT.

SO TID PITCHED FOR A FELLOW, UH, PARTICULARLY TO SUPPORT OUR A DA ACCESSIBILITY WORK.

AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AWARDED THAT.

UM, AND A NUMBER OF OUR, UM, CITY, UH, EMPLOYEES ARE ALUMNI OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING MYSELF.

SO THAT'S HOW I GOT MY START, UH, WITH THE CITY, UH, YEARS AGO.

AND, UH, AS WELL AS OUR CITY MANAGER, TOM MOGA.

SO IT'S ALSO A SUCCESSION PLANNING AND INTERNAL, UH, STAFF BUILDING PROGRAM FOR OUR OWN ORGANIZATION.

THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT.

UM, AND THEN MANY, UH, OF THE FELLOWS HAVE GONE ON TO WORK IN A VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY, UM, AND AS WELL AS FOR OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADJACENT, UH, AGENCIES ACROSS THE REGION, STATE, AND THE COUNTRY.

SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND TO HAVE, UH, DARIO, UH, IS OUR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT FELLOW JOINING US TO WORK ON THAT ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE HER A LITTLE SHOUT OUT.

UH, AND THE TEAM WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT, UM, IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND ACROSS THE CITY, BECAUSE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT WORK FOR US, UH, AND IS VERY COMPLEX AND TIME CONSUMING, BUT SOMETHING THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO DO, UH, IN, IN PURSUING OUR EQUITY GOALS FOR THE CITY.

UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT, UH, IS WE ARE AS A, UH, ORGANIZATION IN THE MIDST OF, UH, OUR BUDGET PROCESS FOR FY 27.

UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR DEPARTMENT, UM, PARTICIPATES IN EVERY YEAR, BOTH THROUGH PROVIDING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR OUR DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, AND THEN ALSO BEING ABLE TO RECOUP COSTS THROUGH MOUS TO, UM, OUR, UH, OPERATING DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE WE ARE AN INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO THE REST OF THE CITY.

AND SO, UH, AS A PART OF, UM, OUR BUDGET PROPOSAL, WHICH DID INCLUDE, UM, SOME CUTS, UH, PROPOSED CUTS THIS YEAR, UH, ALONG WITH MANY OF, OF OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS, GIVEN THE GRAVITY OF OUR BUDGET DEFICIT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID, UH, MAKE A REQUEST FOR WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE.

UH, WHERE, WHERE IF, UH, COUNCIL APPROVES THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WE WOULD BE, UH, ABLE TO USE THIS, UH, SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO ENGAGE A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL VENDORS IN THE AI SPACE, UH, WHO MIGHT HAVE PRODUCTS.

AND, AND PART OF THIS WOULD BE THROUGH A, UM, DEMO DAY INTERNALLY FOR STAFF TO SHOW HOW THEIR PRODUCTS WOULD ALIGN WITH THE USE CASES THAT WE HAVE.

UM, SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IF YOU ARE IN A ORGANIZATION THAT HAS, UM, A BUDGET DEFICIT WHERE THERE IS, UH, ANTICIPATED TO BE SOME CONSTRICTION OF STAFF, AND YOU ARE ASKED, SAY, BY OUR CITY COUNCIL TO, UH, PRODUCE A REPORT AND RETURN IN 30 DAYS OR 60 DAYS OR 90 DAYS, WHICH IS OFTEN THE CASE.

UM, AND WE HAVE LOST PERHAPS SOME INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OR, UM, THEY'RE ASKING FOR INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, SAY, UM, ESRI, GIS FOR MAPS TO, UH, OUR CONTRACT DATABASE, UH, TO EMAILS, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A PRODUCT THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD WHERE, UH, IT COULD HANDLE THAT USE CASE AND IT WILL PULL EVERYTHING ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC, HELP US ORGANIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, REPORT BACK AND THEN HAVE, UH, ONE OF OUR STAFF BE ABLE TO VALIDATE THAT INFORMATION, UH, TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS, IT IS IN FACT, YOU KNOW, CORRECT, ACCURATE, AND WHAT IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT THE REPORT WAS ASKING FOR.

WE ALSO HAVE OTHER USE CASES, UH, OR POTENTIAL USE CASES FOR OUR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, WHERE WE HAVE TO PULL A WHOLE HOST OF INFORMATION ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC.

UM, SAME THING WITH, UM, POTENTIAL, UH, LEGAL CASES WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE TO PULL INFORMATION.

AND THERE ARE A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER TYPES OF USE CASES WE WOULD WANNA TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PRODUCT LIKE THIS

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UM, SO SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, ADOPT THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THERE IS THAT REQUEST, UH, IN THERE, UM, FOR US TO LOOK AT, UH, A KIND OF A, AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO, TO GAMIFY THIS PROCESS, TO BRING IN SOME VENDORS TO DEMO THEIR PRODUCTS AND ULTIMATELY OF, UH, FULFILL A PILOT, SHOULD THERE BE A PARTICULAR PRODUCT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE GOAL OF THAT EFFORT.

UM, AND THEN WITH THAT, UH, I, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE ARE, UH, GOING TO RECEIVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR PRESENTATION ON THE AI LEARN AND EARN PROGRAM.

SO, UH, OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE COVERED THAT HERE.

UM, BUT THAT IS ALL FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT TODAY, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I WOULD SAY IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR KIND OF THE PAIN POINTS WITH SOME OF THE BUDGET CUTS.

I'M CURIOUS FOR LIKE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT, CAN YOU SHARE LIKE HOW MUCH LESS YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH IN THE NEXT YEAR THAN YOU, THAN YOU DID IN YEARS PRIOR? SURE.

UM, UH, ALL OF THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON, UM, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL'S ULTIMATE APPROVAL, UM, WHICH THEY WILL ADOPT A, A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET BY SEPTEMBER 15TH.

SO RIGHT NOW IT'S PROPOSED, UH, BUT WHAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ALL A ACROSS THE CITY, ASKED FOR A PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, CUT AND THEN LOOKING THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LENSES, UM, SERVICE DELIVERY, EQUITY, COMMUNITY IMPACT, DEPARTMENT IMPACT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND SO, UM, FOR US, UH, IT'S ABOUT, UM, UH, BETWEEN FIVE AND 7% OF, OF OUR BUDGET.

UM, IT DOES INCLUDE A NUMBER OF POSITIONS, BOTH, UH, FILLED AND UNFILLED.

I THINK THE NUMBER IS, UH, 20 OR 21.

UM, AND SO REALLY FOR US AS AN INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO OPTIMIZE WHAT WE ALREADY DO THROUGH AUTOMATION, UM, THROUGH SOME OF OUR POWER BI AND OTHER TOOLS.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY IN SOME LIMITED CASES FOR THESE USE CASES TO SEE IF THERE IS AN AI TOOL.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO INDICATE THINGS THAT WE ARE JUST NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO MOVING FORWARD AND OR, AND PRIORITIZING THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

AND SO REALLY THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR AN INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE RELY ON REVENUE THAT WE CHARGE OUT THROUGH OUR MOU PROCESS, UM, TO DEPARTMENTS.

AND SO, UH, WHERE THE GENERAL FUND IS IMPACTED, UM, THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE IMPACTED AND THEREFORE OUR DEPARTMENT IS IMPACTED.

SO, UM, WE ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION WITH ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UH, AS A RESULT OF THAT.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND I, I LIKE THAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING CREATIVELY ON HOW CAN YOU STILL ADD THE VALUE WITH LESS RESOURCES AND LOOKING INTO AUTOMATION THERE.

THAT'S GOOD.

WITH THE CUTBACK, WHAT, WHAT PERCENTAGE, WHAT TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION WOULD ENCOUNTER? I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? YES.

WITH THE DECREASE IN CUTBACK, WHAT PERCENTAGE, UM, OF A STAFF THAT TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION WOULD ENCOUNTER? UM, THE PERCENTAGE OF STAFF, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE, AT THE NUMBERS, BUT THE, THE, FOR THE PERCENTAGE, BUT THE NUMBER OF, OF STAFF, UH, IS ABOUT 20, 20 TO 21 POSITIONS.

UM, ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE FILLED, ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE VACANT.

UM, AND THERE IS A WHOLE CIVIL SERVICE PROCESS FOR THE POSITIONS THAT ARE FILLED, UH, THAT HAVE RULES ABOUT SENIORITY AND BUMPING AND OTHER THINGS THAT, UM, POTENTIALLY COULD HAPPEN SHOULD CITY COUNCIL ULTIMATELY APPROVE THE BUDGET AS IS PROPOSED.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

UM, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH SINCE THERE AREN'T ANY, UM, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

WE CAN TAKE A VERBAL COMMISSIONER, CALLAHAN? YES.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES CARIOUS .

NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED ANNUAL COMMISSION MEETING STRUCTURE PRESENTATION.

MAY I GET A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM?

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[3. 26-55930 Recommendation to review and approve the proposed annual commission meeting structure presentation.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE CHAIR.

UM, WE WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY, UM, TO HELP US GET A LITTLE BIT ORGANIZED AROUND OUR FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS.

UM, AND PART OF THIS STEMMED FROM OUR PREVIOUS ITEM RELATED TO, UM, ADDITIONAL IDEAS THAT THE COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE, UM, FOR EITHER PRESENTATION, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, OR ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION MIGHT WANT TO WORK ON.

UM, AND SO TODAY WHAT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE ORGANIZING THE TOPICS AND THE TIMING, UM, OF COMMISSION MOVING FORWARD.

SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT.

THE PUBLIC HAS AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHERE WE CAN IDENTIFY THE TYPES OF ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD ALL WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON, UM, MOVING FORWARD.

UM, WE CAN DO THAT IN AN ORGANIZED WAY AND BRING THOSE BACK ON A PARTICULAR SCHEDULE.

SO THAT IS, UH, WHAT THIS ITEM IS RELATED TO.

UM, AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MOUNT GAJA WHO'S GOING TO WALK THROUGH, UH, THE BALANCE OF THE PRESENTATION, AND WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AT THE END.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MEREDITH.

UM, SO THE WAY WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE ORGANIZING, UM, THE COMMISSION'S MEETING STRUCTURE IS AROUND OUR TAD 20 GOALS, UM, WHERE EACH MONTH WE COVER, UM, SOME OF THE STRATEGIC, UH, INITIATIVES AND, AND GOALS, UM, AND THEN ALSO AROUND, UH, SOME RECURRING, UH, STANDING COMMITTEE ITEMS. SO THOSE ARE, UM, KIND RECURRING, UM, ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UM, THAT REPEAT EVERY, EVERY YEAR.

UM, SO, UM, THAT'S BULLET POINT NUMBER ONE HERE.

UNDER GOALS, WE WANT TO STRATEGICALLY ORGANIZE THE COMMISSION SCHEDULE AROUND BOTH TAD GOALS AND STANDING COMMISSION ITEMS. UM, WE ALSO, UM, OUR INTENTION HERE IS ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT SOME, UM, RELEVANT, UM, TOPICS, UM, SO WE CAN, UM, ASSIGN KINDA MAXIMUM VISIBILITY TO THOSE TOPICS.

AND WHAT DO WE MEAN HERE IS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK.

UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE DISCUSSING, UM, DIGITAL INCLUSION RELATED TOPICS LEADING UP, UM, TO THAT, UM, TO THAT WEEK.

UM, SO WE CAN HIGHLIGHT A SPOTLIGHT, UM, OUR, OUR PROJECTS, OUR RELEVANT PROJECTS AT THE DEPARTMENT.

UM, AND, UH, TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF KIND OF THE TYPES OF RECURRING STANDING COMMITTEE ITEMS THAT WE, UH, PROPOSE INTRODUCING, UH, WE WANT TO HAVE A YEAR IN REVIEW, UM, AT THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, AS WELL AS A COMMISSION RETREAT, UM, BOTH TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT ALSO TO PLAN AHEAD, UM, FOR THE FUTURE.

UM, SO THE FOLLOWING SLIDES GO INTO DETAIL ON, UM, HOW, WHAT OUR PROPOSAL IS FOR ORGANIZING, UM, THE COMMISSION'S, UH, MEETINGS.

UM, SO AT THE TOP OF, UM, EACH SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE, THE STANDING COMMISSION ITEMS, UM, AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM, THAT'S THE TAD 28 TOPICS FOR 2027.

UM, AND OUR VISION IS THAT IN ANY GIVEN MEETING WE WOULD BE COVERING, UM, BOTH, UM, A A COMBINATION OF, OF THESE STANDING COMMISSION ITEMS AS WELL AS TAD 28 TOPICS.

UM, SO, UH, STARTING IN, IN JANUARY, UM, WE ENVISION GETTING APPROVAL BY, BY CITY COUNCIL OF, UM, KIND OF OUR PLAN FOR THE YEAR.

SO I'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN IN JUST A SECOND.

UM, THEN, UH, IN MARCH, WE, UH, ENVISION APPROVING THE TAC ANNUAL REPORT.

UH, IN APRIL, WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY HELD OUR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ELECTIONS.

AND THEN IN JUNE IS THE TIME OF CITY, UH, OUR CITY'S CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS TRAINING.

WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR YOU AS WELL.

UM, SO THAT'S, UH, WHAT WE HAVE OUTLINED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR FOR STANDING COMMISSION ITEMS, UH, FOR TAD 28 TOPICS.

UM, WE HAVE, UM, TOPICS HERE ORGANIZED BY SORT OF OUR TAD 28, UM, CATEGORIES OF INITIATIVES.

SO THESE ARE ALL, UM, OUR INITIATIVE CATEGORIES STARTING FROM, UM, WEB SERVICE DELIVERY INITIATIVES, WHICH I'M SURE ARE TOP OF MIND FOR YOU, UM, AND VERY PUBLIC FACING.

SO WE HAVE, UM, PRIORITIZED DISCUSSING THOSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, UM, FOLLOWED BY DEPARTMENT AND ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INITIATIVES, UM, HARDWARE INITIATIVES AND INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM INITIATIVES.

I'LL NOW MOVE TO THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.

UM, WE WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE SUMMER BREAK, UH, IN JULY, UH, AND THEN IN AUGUST, UM, WE HAVE, UH, SOME REQUIRED TRAINING AROUND THE BROWN ACT AND ROBERT'S RULE OF ORDER.

UM, WE PLAN TO HAVE A COMMISSION RETREAT IN OCTOBER, INCLUDING THIS YEAR.

WE WILL BE PLANNING TO, UM, TO

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AND THEN DECEMBER WOULD BE THAT YEAR IN REVIEW, UM, AND, AND PRESENTATION, FINAL PRESENTATION AROUND WHAT THE COMMISSION AIMS TO ACCOMPLISH, UH, IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

UM, SO THAT'S ON THE STANDING COMMISSION ITEMS. AND THEN FOR TAD 28 TOPICS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, UH, WE'LL WRAP UP CONVERSATIONS AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM INITIATIVES AND ALSO GO INTO, UH, IT OPERATIONS AS WELL AS DIGITAL INCLUSION.

UM, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SAME INFORMATION THAT I JUST PRESENTED TO YOU, UM, JUST ORGANIZED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY FOR, UH, FOR CLARITY.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THE MONTH TO BY MONTH VIEW, UM, BY T 80 D 28 TOPIC, AS WELL AS STANDING COMMISSION ITEMS. UM, SO I WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS PLAN, UM, BOTH IN TERMS OF YEAH, STANDING COMMISSION ITEMS, AS WELL AS, UM, TAD 28 TOPICS, OR ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.

AND SO, VICE CHAIR, JUST TO CONCLUDE, YOU KNOW, WITH THESE MEETINGS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE ITEMS LIKE OUR MINUTES, UH, AND APPROVALS, OUR OPPORTUNITY FOR ESTABLISHING OUR AD HOC COMMITTEES.

UM, BUT WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD HELP, UH, KIND OF GET US ORGANIZED, BE ABLE TO SHARE WHAT IS COMING WITH, UH, THE PUBLIC AND WITH, WITH YOU ALL.

AND IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US, UM, TO, UH, INCORPORATE OUR NEW NEWEST COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER HOLLOWAY INTO OUR DISCUSSION AROUND WHAT FUTURE TOPICS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND WE'LL DO THAT IN A RETREAT FORMAT, UH, IN ONE OF OUR NEXT MEETINGS.

SO, UM, THAT IS A PROPOSAL ON THE FLOOR FOR YOU ALL TO PROVIDE COMMENTARY, FEEDBACK, UH, AND ARE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL, UH, TODAY.

AND THAT WILL HELP, UH, SHOULD YOU BE SUPPORTIVE.

THAT WILL HELP US, UH, ORGANIZE THESE MEETINGS IN A WAY THAT IS ALIGNED WITH TID 28 AND BE ABLE TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON AND HAVE, UH, YOU BE ABLE TO, UH, HELP AND INCORPORATE YOUR IDEAS INTO THAT, UH, AGENDA AS WELL.

THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION, AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OH, UH, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR REYNOLDS.

AS A NEW COMMISSIONER, THIS IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR ME TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND, UM, ONBOARDING AND JUST WHAT IS, UH, PLANNED AHEAD.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ORGANIZED AND THOUGHTFUL WAY THAT THIS IS LAID OUT.

I WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALSO BECAUSE I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT TID 28, BECAUSE I KNOW, UM, WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY ON THE COMMITTEE, WE HAD THE DISCUSSION THAT THERE WOULD BE AN ANNUAL REPORT, BUT I LIKE THIS EVEN BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING THE ACTUAL INITIATIVES AND ON VARIOUS MONTHS ACTUALLY GIVING US AN UPDATE, A PRESENTATION.

SO I REALLY LIKE THAT, AND I REALLY, UM, I, I LIKE THE IDEA WITH THE COMMISSION PLANNING RETREAT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROPOSED PROJECTS, AND IT'S HARD TO DO THAT JUST IN THIS TYPE OF SETTING WITH THE ENTIRE AGENDA, UM, SET WITH OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. AND IF WE COULD REALLY FOCUS ON THAT, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY POWERFUL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVING SAID THAT, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH WITH THERE NONE BEING PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE ON THE AI LEARN AND EARN PROGRAM.

MAY I GET A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

I WILL TURN IT OVER FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

UH, APPRECIATE IT.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE DETAILS ABOUT OUR UPCOMING AI DIGITAL SKILLS LEARN AND EARN PROGRAM.

I'M GONNA HAND

[4. 26-55931 Recommendation to receive and file an update on the AI learn and earn program.        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UH, BUT THIS IS ONE OF MANY OF OUR LEARN AND EARN PROGRAMS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT, UM, HAS PUT ON OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, UH, PARTICULARLY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIGITAL EQUITY.

UM, AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT IS INCLUDED, UH, IN OUR, YOU KNOW, HAVING DIGITAL SKILLS AND INCLUDED IN, UM, OUR EFFORTS AROUND DIGITAL INCLUSION AND MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT THEY CAN SAFELY ACCESS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE INTERNET.

AND A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS AT THE END, UH, THE PARTICIPANTS EARN A CHROMEBOOK, UH, AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE THAT HOME

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SO WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LIKE AI, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT, UH, LEAVING ANYONE BEHIND, UH, OR HAVING, UM, THAT, THAT DIGITAL GAP.

AND SO THIS IS THE LATEST, UH, IN A NUMBER OF THESE PROGRAMS. UM, MAJA, I JUST REALIZED I ALSO FORGOT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

SO I'M MOGO, I'M THE INTERIM TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER, AND I WOULD, UM, LOVE TO HAND IT OVER TO OMAR MONCAYO, UM, MY TEAMMATE, UM, WHO'S, UM, THE DATA PRIVACY, UM, ANALYST, AND HE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MAJA AND MEREDITH.

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE OUR LAST CONNECTION.

I HOPE YOU'VE BEEN WELL AND STAYING COOL IN THIS PRETTY DRY SUMMER HEAT.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE'VE BEEN COOKING UP THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.

UM, SO WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH'S AI LEARN AND EARN PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE HELPING RESIDENTS LEARN ABOUT AND USE AI SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY.

THIS IS A FREE AI EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS, BUILT AND DELIVERED WITH OUR PARTNER BRAVEN AGENCY.

NOW, AT A GLANCE, WE'VE PLANNED FIVE COHORTS.

EACH COHORT IS AIMING TO SERVE 15 TO 20 PARTICIPANTS, GIVING THEM 10 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION OVER FIVE WEEKS, COMPLETELY FREE.

I RECOGNIZE NOW THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT TYPO IN THAT FOURTH BOX.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FIVE WEEKS, NOT FIVE MONTHS, MY BAD.

UM, BUT PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE, UH, EIGHT OUT OF THE 10 HOURS OF AND MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, WHICH I'LL BE DIVING INTO IN JUST IN A LITTLE BIT, WALK AWAY WITH A FREE LAPTOP AND A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT.

NOW, THIS WHOLE PROJECT, THIS WHOLE THING, IS FUNDED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SERVICES FUND, ALSO KNOWN AS KIF.

UM, AND THAT IS A STATE FUND THAT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OR CPUC RUNS SPECIFICALLY TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

SO THINK BROADBAND ACCESS AND DIGITAL LITERACY, THAT KIND OF THING, OUR FUNDS SPECIFICALLY COME THROUGH THE SIF DIGITAL LITERACY FUNDING STREAM.

NOW, THE PROGRAM GOALS COVERED HERE CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE CASE OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND SHAPED HOW WE BUILT THE CURRICULUM.

AT ITS CORE, THIS PROGRAM IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TRUST THROUGH THE SAFE ENABLEMENT OF AI TECHNOLOGY.

OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY AND SECURITY IS ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE'RE HOLDING RESIDENTS TO THE SAME EXACT STANDARDS AND SHARING THE SAME TIPS WE GIVE OUR OWN CITY STAFF, WHICH RAISES THE FLOOR OF FOR HOW SAFELY OUR RESIDENTS CAN ENGAGE WITH TECHNOLOGY.

NOW, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT OUR COMMITMENT TO DIGITAL EQUITY AND ACCESS.

NOT EVERYONE'S HAD THE SAME EXPOSURE TO THIS TECHNOLOGY, AND THAT GAP WILL ONLY GROW THE LONGER IT GOES UNADDRESSED.

THIS PROGRAM IS OUR WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT INCOME QUALIFIED RESIDENTS AREN'T LEFT BEHIND BY THIS POWERFUL AND EVER CHANGING TECHNOLOGY.

OH, AND WE'D GET A FREE LAPTOP AT THE END OF IT.

NOW, DIVING INTO THE CURRICULUM, UH, WE'VE MAPPED THESE CORE, THESE FIVE CORE LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR EACH SESSION.

FIRST, WE'RE GONNA MEET AI AND DEMYSTIFY ITS PURPOSE.

REMEMBER, THESE ARE TOOLS TO BE WIELDED, NOT SHIED AWAY FROM.

NEXT, WE'RE GONNA SHARE PRIVACY TIPS FOR STAYING SAFE ONLINE WHILE USING IT.

SO ACCOUNT SAFE, ACCOUNT CREATION, OPTING OUT OF, UH, TRAINING, MODEL TRAINING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UH, AND THEN DIVING INTO LESSON THREE, WE'LL EXPLORE PROMPT ENGINEERING BASICS AND PROVIDING FOLKS WITH REAL LIFE TASKS LIKE WRITING RESUMES, TRANSLATING INFORMATION AND MORE.

LESSON FOUR IS ABOUT THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT AI.

WE'LL TEACH THEM HOW TO IDENTIFY DEEP FAKES, HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND WEIGH AI'S LIMITATIONS AND RISKS LIKE AI BIAS AND ITS ABILITY TO HALLUCINATE.

BUT MAYBE PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHEN NOT TO USE AI.

WE ARE AWARE OF THE CONVERSATION THAT THE IMPACT THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS ON OUR POWER AND OUR WATER USAGE.

SO IT MATTERS THAT PARTICIPANTS KNOW EXACTLY WHEN AI IS THE RIGHT TOOL TO USE AND WHEN IT IS NOT.

FINALLY, OUR LAST LESSON IS A CHANCE TO SHOW HOW THE CITY USES AI, THAT KIND, THE KINDS OF TOOLS THAT WE'RE USING AND HOW WE'RE EVALUATING THEM IN OUR PROCUREMENT WORKFLOWS MOVING FORWARD.

THEN IN THE FINAL SESSION, WE'LL CLOSE OUT WITH THE DEVICE AND CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION.

SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHO QUALIFIES.

THERE ARE TWO PATHWAYS FOR ELIGIBILITY INTO THIS PROGRAM.

PATH A ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE CAPTURES THAT YOUR DIRECT INCOME IS AT OR BELOW THE CARE GUIDELINES.

PATH B ON THE RIGHT, UM, BASICALLY

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WE'RE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT THAT ELIGIBILITY PER CASE OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE ARE KEEPING THIS PROCESS AS LOW BARRIER AS POSSIBLE.

MOVING ON, UM, SOME OF THESE EXAMPLES, THIS IS JUST A, A, A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE, UH, POTENTIAL TASKS OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE GONNA BE USING IN EACH CLASS SESSION.

NONE OF THESE EXAMPLES ARE TOO TECHNICAL.

OUR PRIMARY GOAL WITH THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS TO BE AS RELEVANT AND PRACTICAL AS POSSIBLE.

SO, YOU KNOW, LEARNING HOW YOU CAN GET A RECIPE IDEA FROM WHATEVER INGREDIENTS YOU HAVE IN YOUR FRIDGE.

UM, LEARNING HOW TO TAKE A HANDWRITTEN NOTE FROM A TEXT MESSAGE, UM, AND TURNING THAT INTO A A, A NICE EMAIL, A PROFESSIONAL EMAIL COULD WORK.

I KNOW SOMETHING THAT I COULD DEFINITELY USE WOULD BE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT CARD DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT THINGS LIKE THAT.

THE PRIMARY GOAL, AGAIN, IS JUST MAKING SURE IT'S RELEVANT, IT'S PRACTICAL, UM, AND IT'S RELATABLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

NOW, TO CLOSE THIS OUT, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLETION INCENTIVE.

WE'VE TIERED THIS INTO THREE SECTIONS.

SO THE TOP TIER FIRST, IF YOU COMPLETE EIGHT TO 10 HOURS, YOU'RE GUARANTEED A LAPTOP AT GRADUATION, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

IF YOU COMPLETE FIVE TO SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS, YOU'RE IN THAT MIDDLE TIER, AND WE WILL BE OFFERING DROP IN OFFICE HOURS AND ASK FOR A QUICK COMMITMENT TO FINISH.

THEN YOU WILL STILL GET THE LAPTOP.

NOW, FINALLY, THE THIRD AND FINAL TIER IS UNDER FIVE HOURS OF PROGRAM COMPLETION.

THOSE FOLKS WILL, UH, WILL TRY TO ROLL INTO A FUTURE COHORT BECAUSE WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE HAPPENS, AND WE FEEL THAT THIS TIERED APPROACH KEEPS THE INCENTIVE ALIVE INSTEAD OF PUNISHING SOMEONE FOR MISSING A SESSION OR TWO.

THIS APPROACH KEEPS THE PROGRAM FORGIVING OF REAL LIFE SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, WHILE STILL REWARDING GENUINE EFFORT, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE TWO THINGS WE CAN ALWAYS CONTROL ARE ATTITUDE AND EFFORT.

SO THAT'S THE PROGRAM.

IT'S STATE FUNDED, IT'S LOW BARRIER FOR ENTRY.

WE'RE PLANNING TO RUN IT ACROSS TWO DISTINCT LONG BEACH, UH, LOCATIONS, UH, HOUGHTON PARK AND BILLIE JEAN KING LIBRARY.

WE'RE OFFERING 10 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION OVER FIVE WEEKS, AND WE'RE TRACKING OUR OUTCOMES THROUGH PRE AND POST WORKSHOP SURVEYS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON THOSE ONCE THE PROGRAM WRAPS IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR.

SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? THE INDIVIDUAL THAT INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT, I MEAN, BESIDE THE INCOME, IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS? NO.

SO ESSENTIALLY, AS LONG AS A PROGRAM APPLICANT HAS EITHER THE INCOME UNDER THAT CARE GUIDELINE OR THEY'RE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN ANY OF THE OTHER GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY IN PEOPLE SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION.

WE REALLY JUST NEED A NAME, A LONG BEACH ADDRESS, AND A CONFIRMATION OF WHATEVER PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE ENROLLED IN, TRYING TO KEEP THIS AS AS LOW BARRIER AS POSSIBLE AND NOT COLLECT, UH, TOO MUCH INFORMATION.

IS THERE A LINK THAT THEY COULD GO TO TO SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM? YES, THERE IS.

I DON'T HAVE IT ON HAND, BUT I CAN SHARE IT WITH YOU, UH, RIGHT AFTER THIS, BUT IT'S AT THE BRAVEN AGENCY'S WEBSITE.

OKAY.

THANKS FOR PROVIDING THE LOCATION WHERE THE TRAINING WOULD TAKE PLACE.

UM, IS I, I, MAYBE I DIDN'T, DIDN'T HEAR IT, BUT IS THERE A SCHEDULED TIME, WEEKLY, MONTHLY THAT THEY WILL PARTICIPATE? YES.

UH, APOLOGIES IF I, IF I, UM, MISCOMMUNICATED THE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE HELD TWO HOURS EVERY WEEK FOR FIVE WEEKS PROGRAM ON, THEN WE'LL TAKE TWO WEEKS OFF TO RECONVENE, ASSESS THE DATA THAT WE'VE COLLECTED, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY PICK THIS BACK UP.

THE VERY FIRST COHORT STARTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH.

SO WE ARE EXACTLY IN, IN TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.

UM, WITH THE NEXT COHORT KICKING OFF AROUND THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER AND FINISHING RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

AT THAT POINT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A BRIEF BREAK AND THEN KICK OFF COHORT THREE IN THE NEW YEAR.

AND COMMISSIONER, IF I CAN JUST ADD, UH, THE WEBSITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, UM, BRAVEN AGENCY.COM/LB

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AND SO WE'LL GIVE YOU THE SPECIFIC, UH, WEBSITE THERE.

UM, BUT YOU CAN FIND THAT ON, UH, THE CITY SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE.

THIS IS A GOOD PROGRAM.

I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WOULD BENEFIT A LOT FROM IT.

NOW I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I THINK IT'S A REALLY COOL WAY TO GET PEOPLE MORE INVOLVED IN AI AND LEARN TO USE IT IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES AND THEIR WORK LIVES.

I'M CURIOUS, DO YOU HAVE ANY LIKE METRICS OR KPIS FOR, LIKE, WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE FOR THIS PROGRAM AND FOR THESE PARTICIPANTS AT THE END OF THE TRAINING? THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

AT A HIGH LEVEL, MY MOST IMPORTANT KPI FOR THE DATA PRIVACY OFFICE IS TO ENSURE WE HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETION RATE.

UM, FROM OTHER PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCE AND CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH OTHER, UH, OFFICERS WHO RUN SIMILAR PROGRAMS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS HAS BEEN DROP OFF FROM PEOPLE STARTING AND, YOU KNOW, LIFE HAPPENING, NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE.

SO TO ME, MAKING SURE WE HAVE AS MANY OUTLETS FOR PEOPLE AND, AND FUNNELS REALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN SEE THE PROGRAM THROUGH AND EARN THAT LAPTOP IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

UM, APART FROM THAT, WE ARE ALSO TRACKING IN THE AI OFFICE.

I, I HOPE I DON'T BUTCHER THIS MAL GJA, BUT, UH, SATISFACTION, UM, ABILITY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW AND USEFUL, UM, AS WELL AS THE PARTICIPANT'S ABILITY TO TRUST, TRUST.

AND I DON'T WANNA BUTCHER, I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF.

TOJO.

YEAH, I JUST PULLED UP THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING, UM, PRE AND IN OUR PRE AND POST SURVEYS.

UM, SO WE'RE TRACKING WHETHER, UM, THE SESSION'S IMPROVED SOMEBODY'S UNDERSTANDING OF AI.

SO HOW MUCH DO YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT? THE SESSION IMPROVED MY UNDERSTANDING OF AI.

UM, WE'RE TRACKING AND IT JUST PHRASED DIFFERENTLY ON A SCALE OF ONE TO FIVE, DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW AND USEFUL TODAY? UM, THAT'S THE KIND OF QUESTION WE'RE GONNA BE ASKING AFTER EVERY SINGLE SESSION.

UM, AND THEN WE, WE ALSO, UM, OUR, OUR BIG INTENTION BEHIND THIS, UM, THESE WORKSHOPS IS ALSO TO BUILD TRUST WITH RESIDENTS AROUND THE CITY'S USE OF AI.

UM, SO WE'RE ASKING PRE AND POST QUESTIONS AROUND HOW COMFORTABLE RESIDENTS FEEL, UH, WITH HOW THE CITY IS HANDLING AI, UM, AND USING IT BOTH INTERNALLY, UM, AS WELL AS TO IMPROVE DELIVERY OF SERVICES.

UM, SO WE'RE ASKING BOTH FOR HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT, UH, LONG BEACH USING AI AND ITS OPERATIONS AND SERVICES, UM, AND RESPONSES CAN RANGE FROM VERY EXCITED TO, UH, VERY CONCERNED.

AND WE'RE ALSO ASKING, UM, ABOUT HOW INFORMED DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THAT, ABOUT, UM, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH CHOOSING AI.

UM, AND RESPONSES CAN RANGE FROM NOT AT ALL INFORMED TO FULLY INFORMED.

UM, SO WE HOPE TO SEE, UM, OF COURSE, AN IMPROVEMENT PRE AND POST IN TERMS OF PEOPLE'S, UM, SENTIMENT AROUND THE CITY'S USE OF AI, AS WELL AS JUST HOW INFORMED THEY FEEL, UM, ABOUT HOW THE CITY USES THAT TECHNOLOGY.

AND COMMISSIONER, I'LL ALSO ADD, UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE LEARN AND EARN PROGRAMS. UM, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE AI BASED, BUT WE, YOU PROBABLY HAVE, UH, SEEN PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THOSE OVER THE YEARS.

UM, AND, UH, ROB AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT CERTIFICATES AT ONE OF THE LAST, UH, UH, GRADUATIONS FOR ONE OF THE LEARN AND EARN PROGRAMS. AND ANECDOTALLY, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS SAID AT THE END, THEIR TESTIMONIALS WERE, WERE PRETTY POWERFUL.

SO FOR INSTANCE, UM, ONE OF THE GRADUATES TALKED ABOUT HOW, UH, THEIR FIRST THING THEY WERE GONNA DO IS GO HOME AND, AND CALL THEIR, I THINK IT WAS THEIR DAUGHTER, UM, WHO WAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGING HER, HER MOTHER, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, MOM, YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY.

AND, AND, AND SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD NEVER DO IT.

AND SHE WAS REALLY NERVOUS AND SCARED, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, SHOWED UP AND KEPT COMING.

AND HER FIRST CALL WAS TO HER DAUGHTER TO TELL HER HOW PROUD SHE WAS THAT SHE WAS FINISHING THE PROGRAM AND SHE KNOWS HOW TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY.

UM, A NUMBER OF THE OTHER, UM, YOU KNOW, TESTIMONIALS THAT CAME FROM THAT DAY, YOU KNOW, WERE JUST ABOUT, UM, HOW NERVOUS THEY WERE IN, IN NOT KNOWING WHETHER THEY COULD LEARN THE ACTUAL SKILLS OF LOGGING IN AND REMEMBERING HOW TO DO THAT AND HOW TO SEARCH ONLINE AND, YOU KNOW, HOW TO GET TO WHAT THEY ACTUALLY WERE LOOKING FOR.

AND TO, UM, AVOID ANY OF THE DATA PRIVACY MISSTEPS AND BE ABLE TO REMEMBER ALL OF THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND BE ABLE TO PRACTICE THAT, UM, ON, ON THEIR OWN LAPTOP AT THE END OF THE DAY.

UM, AND HOW BLESSED THAT THEY FELT, YOU KNOW, TO BE A PART OF A PROGRAM WHERE THEY FELT LIKE THEY COULD EARN SOMETHING AT THE END.

SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF SOME OF THOSE TESTIMONIALS, BUT, UM, THOSE ARE ALSO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES AS EQUALLY POWERFUL AS SOME OF THOSE KPIS.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY NICE THING TO SEE.

YEAH, IT'S NICE TO SEE HOW IT LIKE IMPACTS THE INDIVIDUAL.

YEAH.

LIKE I,

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YEAH, AND I ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AMAR DIGITAL INCLU INCLUSION OFFICER AS STEPHANIE ALA WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE OVER HERE.

UM, SHE DOES A LOT OF THIS DIGITAL INCLUSION WORK.

AND IN PARTICULAR, UH, IT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING A NUMBER OF THESE GRANTS, UH, THAT RUN THAT HELP US RUN, UH, THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. SO, UM, JUST ACKNOWLEDGING, YOU KNOW, HER HARD WORK, UM, AND, UH, A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR DEPARTMENT ARE, UM, OFTEN INTERNAL AND INTERNALLY FOCUSED ON HELPING OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UH, WITH TECHNOLOGY SO THAT THEY CAN DO THE WORK TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

BUT A BIG PART OF, OF, OF OUR PRIORITY FOR OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION IN OUR DEPARTMENT IS ALSO THOSE PUBLIC FACING PROGRAMS JUST LIKE THIS.

AND SO THO A LOT OF THOSE ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THOSE GRANTS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE.

THIS IS A GREAT INNOVATIVE WAY TO BRING, UH, PRACTICAL, UH, UPSKILLING TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND, UH, ECHOING COMMISSIONER CALLAHAN'S, UM, FOCUS ON THE IMPACTS AFTERWARD.

I'M CURIOUS ON THE EARNING SIDE, IS THERE PART, PART OF THE ROADMAP FOR THESE COHORTS OR PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE, UM, ANY KIND OF, UH, TIE IN WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OR ENTREPRENEURIAL UPSKILLING PROGRAMS? WE HAVE NOT CONSIDERED THAT ASPECT OF, OF TRACKING THAT OVER TIME.

UM, IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING, UH, CONNECTION THAT, THAT YOU'RE MAKING, SO THANK YOU.

WE'LL, THINK ABOUT IT.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY WHEELHOUSE AND I, I LOVE IT.

I'M, I'M GLAD WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

I KNOW YOU STATED THAT THERE'S GONNA BE FIVE COHORTS, RIGHT? I'M JUST CURIOUS, OVER WHAT TIME PERIOD, WHEN, WHEN WILL THIS ACTUALLY ALL WRAP UP? WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE ENTIRE PROGRAM AND ALL FIVE COHORTS TO BE COMPLETED BY MAY OF 2027.

UM, IF I, IF YOU GIMME A MOMENT TO PULL UP THE PROJECT PLAN, I, WE HAVE IT ALL MAPPED OUT.

THE FINAL CLASS IS, OR THE FINAL WEEK IS MAY FRIDAY, MAY 28TH.

SO, OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I KNOW PART OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT THEY EARN A FREE LAPTOP AND I SEE THEY GET A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT.

I'M JUST CURIOUS, DURING THE ENTIRE FIVE WEEKS AS THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT AI, ARE THEY USING A LAPTOP? WHAT ARE THEY USING TO ACTUALLY FOLLOW ALONG? I, I, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE JUST SITTING THERE.

SO IS THAT BEING PROVIDED BECAUSE SOME OF 'EM MAY NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO ACTUALLY FOLLOW ALONG A ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION.

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS THE SAME EXACT COMPUTERS THAT WE'LL BE GIVING AWAY AT PROGRAM COMPLETION ARE THE COMPUTERS THAT THEY'LL BE USING IN THE CLASSES.

UM, AND THEN TO, JUST TO SHARE, TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE, THE PICTURE HERE DEPICTS, UH, THE EXACT SPACE THAT THEY'LL BE USING, WHICH IS THE FAMILY LEARNING CENTER, I BELIEVE IN BILLIE JEAN KING LIBRARY.

UM, ALTERNATIVELY AT HOUGHTON PARK THEY HAVE A TECH LEARNING CENTER, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF OTHER, YOU KNOW, COMPUTERS AND WHATNOT.

SO THE SPACE HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT AND, AND BEEN THOUGHTFULLY CURATED FOR US TO USE.

OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE SIGNAGE, THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM.

ARE, IS TABLING GOING TO BE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO? ARE YOU GONNA PUSH IT OUT TO COUNCIL, THE COUNCILMEN AND COUNCIL WOMEN? COULD YOU GIVE US MORE INFORMATION AS FAR AS HOW YOU'RE GONNA BLAST OUT THIS INFORMATION SO THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT IT? SO, UM, I BELIEVE TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AUGUST 7TH, I THINK THE CITY OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE, UH, OUTREACH PROCESS AND WE KICKED IT OFF WITH AN INSTAGRAM POST.

AND WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING UP THROUGH THE CITY'S OFFICIAL CHANNELS AS WELL AS LEVERAGING BRAVEN AGENCIES NETWORK.

I CAN SHARE THAT.

AS OF THIS MORNING, WE ALREADY HAVE 140 APPLICATIONS AND, UM, I, I HOPE TO SEE THAT GROW, BUT WE DO HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND WE CAN ONLY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF A HUNDRED PEOPLE.

SO IT'S A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AND, UM, IT'S KEEPING US BUSY.

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THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH.

HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS AND CITY OFFICIALS.

SORRY, I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO CALL YOU GUYS, BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT, UH, PLAN.

UM, I LOVE THE INITIATIVE TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN AI, ESPECIALLY TEACHING THEM ABOUT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY UNFAMILIAR WITH.

AND IF THE END GOAL IS TO GET EVERYBODY COMFORTABLE SO THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE CITY IS DOING WITH AI, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN EXPANSION FOR, UH, I GUESS LIKE YOUNGER AUDIENCE, LIKE KIDS, UH, AND MAYBE MID-AGE ADULTS LIKE MYSELF, WHO MAYBE CONSIDERING A CAREER MOVE AND LEARNING ABOUT AI IS A REALLY GREAT MOVE.

AND IF THE CITY CAN OFFER LEARNINGS ABOUT THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SUPER AWESOME.