1. Call to Order by Chair

    Ms. Naomi Kelly called the meeting to order at 10:02 am.

    Download: February 21 COIT Presentation.pdf

  2. Roll Call

    Naomi Kelly, City Administrator, Chair
    Linda Gerull, Chief Information Officer, Department of Technology
    Kelly Kirkpatrick, Budget Director, Mayor’s Office
    Norman Yee, President, Board of Supervisors
    Ben Rosenfield, Controller
    Micki Callahan, Director, Department of Human Resources
    Grant Colfax, Director, Department of Public Health
    Harlan L. Kelly, Jr., Director, Public Utilities Commission
    Michael Lambert, Acting City Librarian, Public Library
    Mary Ellen Carroll, 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
    Naomi Kelly
    Linda Gerull
    Marisa Pereira Tully (for Kelly Kirkpatrick)
    Erica Maybaum (for Norman Yee)
    Todd Rydstrom (for Ben Rosenfield)
    Kate Howard (for Micki Callahan)
    Almir Guimaraes (for Grant Colfax)
    Michael Lambert
    Ken Salmon (for Harlan Kelly)
    Mitch Sutton (for Mary Ellen Carroll)
    Ian Law (for Ivar Satero)
    Lisa Walton (for Edward Reiskin)
    Natalie Toledo (for Trent Rhorer)
    Charles Belle
    Alex Polvi

    COIT Staff
    Lily Liang
    Matthias Jaime

    Guests
    Michael Makstman
    Brian Roberts
    Susan Poor
    Michael Bahler
    Andrew Broderick
    Ken Bukowski
    Dee Prasad
    Jane Lim
    Rand Miyashiro
    Alex Banh
    Julia Rivera
    Leo Sosa
    Angela Calvillo
    Randall S.
    Andy Velasquez
    Rob Smuts
    Caroline Cerf
    Scott K.
    Eric Nelson
    Herman Brown
    Jason Lally
    Sunny Lakhmani
    Anna Duning
    Dean Mendez
    Gina Tomlinson

  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes from February 7, 2019 (Action Item)

    The minutes of February 7, 2019 were approved without changes.

    Download: 02-07-2019 COIT Minutes (draft).pdf

  4. Chair Update

    Ms. Kelly remarked on the Committee’s impending vote to approve the City’s next five-year Information and Communication Technology Plan and thanked COIT staff, members, and stakeholders for their support in the development of the Plan.

    Ms. Kelly also discussed the Board of Supervisors’ recent introduction of proposed legislation seeking to govern the procurement and use of surveillance and facial recognition technologies. She noted that COIT would work with the Board to address privacy concerns and engage in ongoing discussions to develop the necessary frameworks.

  5. CIO Update

    Ms. Linda Gerull discussed initiatives under the purview of the Department of Technology’s new Chief Technology Officer and encouraged departments to reach out if any support is needed for data-related projects. She also discussed the Department’s ongoing efforts around development of a 5G strategy.

  6. Re-Appointment of Public Member: Charles Belle (Action Item)

    Ms. Kelly thanked Mr. Charles Belle for serving as a public member on COIT for the last four years and made a motion for his re-appointment.

    Several members of the Committee also voiced their support for public participation and the motion to re-appoint Mr. Belle was passed and approved.

  7. FY 2020-24 Information & Communication Technology Plan (Action Item)

    Mr. Matthias Jaime presented the latest draft of the ICT Plan and noted where changes had been incorporated based on Committee member feedback from the previous meeting. Notably, changes and adjustments were made to the Plan’s proposed performance measures and recommendations.

    A general discussion followed in which members proposed and agreed on minor amendments to the Plan’s recommendations and appendices.

    A motion to approve the Plan for recommendation to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors was passed and approved.

    Download: FY 2020-24 ICT Plan FINAL DRAFT.pdf

  8. Update: San Francisco Digital Equity Strategy

    Ms. Kelly introduced this agenda item and thanked Mr. Alex Banh for spearheading the effort.

    Mr. Banh presented an executive summary of the proposed Digital Equity Strategic Plan and discussed its background, development, guiding principles, goals, and potential next steps.

    A general discussion followed in which members voiced their support for the initiative and considered potential partners going forward.

    Download: Digital Equity Strategic Plan_Executive Summary 2.21.2019.docx.pdf

  9. Public Comment

    Public comment was made by representatives of an affordable housing development and three non-profit organizations (SF Tech Council, Women’s Building, Dev/Mission). Written public comment in support of the Digital Equity Strategic Plan was also submitted.

    Download: Public Comment Submitted in Writing.pdf

  10. Adjournment

    The meeting adjourned at 11:06 am.

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