1. Call to Order by Chair

    Mr. Kenneth Bukowski called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m.

    Download: September 21, 2017 Presentation.pdf

  2. Roll Call

    Naomi Kelly, City Administrator, Chair
    Linda Gerull, Chief Information Officer, Department of Technology
    Melissa Whitehouse, Budget Director, Mayor’s Office
    London Breed, President, Board of Supervisors
    Ben Rosenfield, Controller
    Micki Callahan, Director, Department of Human Resources
    Barbara Garcia, Director, Department of Public Health
    Harlan L. Kelly, Jr., Director, Public Utilities Commission
    Luis Herrera, City Librarian, Public Library
    Anne Kronenberg, Director, Department of Emergency Management
    Ivar Satero, Director, San Francisco International Airport
    Edward D. Reiskin, Director, Municipal Transportation Agency
    Trent Rhorer, Executive Director, Human Services Agency
    Charles Belle, Public Member
    Alex Polvi, Public Member

    Members Present:
    Kenneth Bukowski (for Naomi Kelly)
    Linda Gerull
    Melissa Whitehouse
    Kayleigh Lloyd (for London Breed)
    Ben Rosenfield
    Micki Callahan
    Winona Mindolovich (for Barbara Garcia)
    Michael Liang (for Luis Herrera)
    Ken Salmon (for Harlan Kelly)
    Mitch Sutton (for Anne Kronenberg)
    Ian Law (for Ivar Satero)
    Ed Reiskin
    Dan Kalamaras (for Trent Rhorer)
    Alex Polvi

    COIT Staff:
    Alex Banh
    Jacalyn Mah
    Lily Liang
    Matthias Jaime

    Guests Present:
    Anita Cheng
    Bill Joe
    Brian Roberts
    Carrie Bishop
    Daniel Quach
    Elissa Koestenbaum
    Michael Solomon
    Rand Miyashiro
    Georg Wolfl
    John Monolakis
    K. Perez
    Larry Wolfson
    Lawrence Chew
    Leon Rountree
    Lloyd Chourappa
    Carrie Bishop
    Rey Buzon
    Rich Bogen
    Riker McClaskey
    Sherman Luk
    Tim Rodriguez
    Tony Lawrence
    Will Sanson-Mosier

  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes from May 5, 2017 (Action item)

    The minutes of May 5, 2017 were approved.

    Download: Minutes from May 5, 2017 (Draft).pdf

  4. Chair Update

    Mr. Bukowski introduced Ms. Linda Gerull, the City’s new Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Technology (DT).

  5. CIO Update

    Ms. Gerull thanked Mr. Bukowski and City colleagues for their warm welcome. She then discussed her background, initial thoughts on DT’s direction, strategic planning, priority projects, and COIT initiatives.

  6. COIT Policy Update: Review and Removal of Existing COIT Policies (Possible Action Item)

    Policies to Review:

    • Security Policy
    • Project Management Methodology Policy Communication Strategy v1.0
    • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Requirements for P.C. and Servers
    • Green Policy
    • Website Policy

    Mr. Matthias Jaime discussed COIT’s policy development and outreach efforts over the last year, highlighted policies that were adopted by the Committee, and noted several upcoming policy priorities.

    Mr. Jaime then reviewed the following policies with members, with the recommendation that all five be sunset:

    1. Security Policy
    2. Project Management Methodology Policy Communication Strategy
    3. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Requirements for Personal Computers and Servers
    4. Green Information Technology Procurement Policy
    5. Website Policy

    A general discussion followed and a motion was passed and approved to sunset policies #1, #2, and #5. A consensus was also reached to revisit policies #3 and #4, and replace the two policies with one updated policy.

    To view the full text of these policies, please visit http://www.sfcoit.org.

    Download: COIT Policies.pdf

  7. Program Update: Digital Services

    Ms. Carrie Bishop provided an overview of the office’s purpose and priorities, its background, strategies and techniques, relevant case studies, and examples of service re-design and impact seen so far. In addition, she discussed key projects and initiatives, organizational changes, her team’s work plan, and capacity building efforts currently underway and going forward. Notably, Ms. Bishop encouraged all departments to engage with her team and welcomed comments and feedback.

  8. Project Update: Digital Inclusion

    Mr. Alex Banh, COIT’s Digital Inclusion Officer, provided an overview of digital inclusion, data collection, and related outreach efforts thus far. Notably, he highlighted work being undertaken with service providers as well as partnerships and pilot programs slated to begin in early 2018.

    A general discussion followed in which members considered the populations and needs being addressed, as well as potential partners and next steps.

  9. Public Comment

    There was no public comment.

  10. Adjournment

    The meeting adjourned at 11:21 a.m.

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