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April 9, 2019 CTAB Minutes

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Topics covered included: CTO update; Census 2020; DemocracyLab Hack-a-thons; committee updates.

This meeting was held:  April 9, 2019; 6:00-8:00 p.m., Seattle  Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, Room 2750

Attending: 

Board Members:  Steven Maheshwary, Charlotte Lunday, Mark DeLoura, Karia Wong via Skype,

Public: Adam Owen (Century Link)  Camille Malonzo via phone, Dorene Cornwell, Harte Daniels via phone, Mark Frischmuth, Maitreyee Joshi, Dryan Lane, Kristen Hoffman, Abbe Blank, Mary Christensen, Liz Gilbert, Tyler Woebkenberg, Ryan Sloan, Luis Barrera, Michele Ramirez, Andy Katz, Grant Oxer, Elsa Batres-Boni

Staff:  Saad Bashir, David Keyes, Elsa Batres-Boni, Cass Magnuski

26 In Attendance

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April 9, 2019 Agenda

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019   6 – 8 PM

Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 2750

 

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AGENDA Time Starting time
Call to Order & Introductions 3 6:00 PM
Vote: April agenda & March minutes approval 2 6:03 PM
CTO Update: Saad Bashir 10 6:05 PM
Census 2020: Elsa Batres-Boni 30 6:15 PM
Break 10 6:45 PM
Committee Updates

Smart Cities: Maitreyee Joshi

Digital Equity: John Krull

Privacy: Torgie Madison

 30 6:55 PM
Public Comment 5 7:25 PM
Wrap-up summary of decisions and next steps 5  7:30 PM
Meeting Adjourned 7:35 PM

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March 12, 2019 CTAB Minutes

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March 12, 2019 Meeting – Seattle Community Technology Advisory Board

Topics covered included: Technology Access and Adoption Study; Digital Skills Frameworks and Competency Standards; Samaritan App; Vote on Group 2 Surveillance Technologies Pubic Comment; FCC 5G Ruling Appeal; committee updates.

This meeting was held:  March 12, 2019; 6:00-8:15 p.m., Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, Room 2750

Attending: 

Board Members:  John Krull, Torgie Madison, Charlotte Lunday, Mark DeLoura, Karia Wong

Public: Adam Owen (Century Link)  Sean McLellan, Kristen Hoffman, Liz Grunchula-Gilbert, Elliott Flautt, Greta Knappenberger, Jackson Brown, Harte Daniels, Maitreyee Joshi,    Daym Lurie, Kathy Putt, Jannie Lung, Camille Malonzo, Rene Peters, Pranava Raparza, Joe Wooley via phone, Raven, Jonathan, Janice, Dorene Cornwell via phone, Lassana Magassa via phone

Staff:  Chance Hunt, Jim Loter, Alice Lawson, David Keyes, Stacey Wedlake, Seferiana Day, Cass Magnuski

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March 12, 2019 Agenda

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019   6 – 8 PM         Technology Access & Digital Skills

Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 2750

 

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AGENDA Time Starting time
Call to Order & Introductions 3 6:00 PM
 Vote: March agenda & February minutes approval 2 6:03 PM
 Technology Access and Adoption Study: Chance Hunt 25 6:05PM
Digital Skills Frameworks & Competency Standards: David Keyes, Seattle IT and Stacey Wedlake, UW I-School 20 6:30 PM
Samaritan App

Overview of Seattle Pilot, Preview of April 2nd City Council hearing, Q&A with company representatives

 10 6:50 PM
Break 5 7:00 PM
Committee Updates

Smart Cities: Maitreyee Joshi
Digital Equity: John Krull

 10 7:05 PM
Vote: Group 2 Surveillance Technologies Public Comment: Torgie Madison

Review and finalize draft public comment

 25 7:15 PM
FCC 5G Ruling Appeal: Charlotte Lunday
Overview and Discussion		 10 7:40 PM
Public Comment 5 7:50 PM
Wrap-up summary of decisions and next steps 5  7:55 PM
Meeting Adjourned 8:00 PM

 

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February 13, 2019 CTAB Minutes

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February 13, 2019 Meeting – Seattle Community Technology Advisory Board

Topics covered included: Welcome Saad Bashir, Chief Technology Officer; ION Collaborators with Julie Pham; Seattle Open Data update with Paul Alley; Mark Frischmuth on DemocracyLab; Civic hack-a-thon discussion; committee updates.

This meeting was held:  February 13, 2019; 6:00-8:00 p.m., Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, Room 2750

Attending: 

Board Members:  Steven Maheshwary,  John Krull, Torgie Madison via phone;  Smriti Chandrashekar via phone;  Karia Wong via phone.

Public: Adam Owen (Century Link) via Skype, Sean McLellan, Kreg Hasegawa (Seattle Public Library), Joe Wooley via phone, Greta Knappenberger via phone, Camille Malonzo, Mark Frischmuth, Harte Daniels, Rene Peters, Maitreyee Joshi, Julie Pham

Staff:  Saad Bashir, Seferiana Day, Cass Magnuski, Paul Alley

20 In Attendance

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City of Seattle Seeks Four Community Members to Serve on Community Technology Advisory Board

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NEWS RELEASE

SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:

Megan Erb megan.erb@seattle.gov

(206) 375-3895

SEATTLE (February 21, 2019) — The Community Technology Advisory Board (CTAB) is seeking four community members to serve on CTAB. CTAB advises the Mayor and City Council on policies and issues of community-wide interest relating to information and communications technology.

The Commission is composed of 10 at-large members – six appointed by the Mayor, four appointed by the City Council. One of these positions is filled by a young adult through the Get Engaged program. Currently three Mayoral positions are vacant, and one City Council position is vacant. One vacant position must be filled by someone representing public access to information and communications technology. Members must live or work at an address in the City of Seattle.

CTAB consists of individuals across sectors including private, non-profit, education, and government. Members research technology-related issues and collect public input, encourage, and promote affordable access to and use of information and communications technology. They also advise on emerging issues in technology such as privacy and digital equity.

Those interested in being considered should complete the online application by Monday, March 11 by 5 p.m. If you cannot submit the application online, contact Seferiana Day at (206) 450-4697 or Seferiana.Day2@seattle.gov, and an application will be mailed to you. To learn more about the Community Technology Advisory Board, visit http://www.seattle.gov/community-technology-advisory-board.

 

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February 13, 2019 Agenda

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019   6 – 8 PM     Civic Technology and Open Data

Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 2750

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 AGENDA Time Starting time
Call to Order & Introductions 3 6:00 PM
Vote: February agenda & January minutes approval 2 6:03 PM
Welcome our new Chief Technology Officer, Saad Bashir 10 6:05PM
Ion Collaborators: Julie Pham, WTIA

Program information and application here.

 20 6:15 PM
Seattle Open Data Update: Paul Alley, Open Data Manager

Visit the Seattle Open Data Portal

 20 6:35 PM
Break 5 6:55 PM
DemocracyLab: Mark Frischmuth

DemocracyLab optimizes the connection between skilled volunteers and tech-for-good projects.

10 7:00 PM
Civic Hackathon discussion: Steven Maheshwary

Proposal to formally co-organize with DemocracyLab

10 7:10 PM
Committee Updates

Smart Cities: Charlotte Lunday

Digital Equity: John Krull

Privacy: Torgie Madison

 15 7:20 PM
Recap of Subcommittee expectations: Torgie Madison 5 7:35 PM
Public Comment 5 7:40 PM
Wrap-up summary of decisions and next steps 5 7:45 PM
Meeting Adjourned 7:50 PM

 

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January 8, 2019 CTAB Minutes

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January 8, 2019 Meeting – Seattle Community Technology Advisory Board

Topics covered included: Surveillance Technology Public Comment Period Overview with Ginger Arbruster and Sarah Carrier, Seattle IT Privacy; a preview of panel discussions for 2019; Torgie Madison on sub-committee expectations; sub committee reports; a call for ideas; wrap and next steps.

This meeting was held:  January 8, 2019; 6:00-7:00 p.m., Seattle  Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, Room 2750

Attending: 

Board Members:  Steven Maheshwary, Torgie Madison,  Smriti Chandrashekar, Charlotte Lunday via phone.

Public: Adam Owen (Century Link) via Skype, Shankar Narayan (ACLU), Camille Malonzo, Wade Parrott, Joe Wooley, Dayna Lurie, Liz Gilbert

Staff:  Tracey Cantrell, Chance Hunt, Jim Loter, Ginger Armbruster, Sarah Carrier, Alice Lawson, Seferiana Day, Cass Magnuski

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January 8, 2019 Agenda

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019  6 – 8 PM          2019 Priorities, Surveillance Tech Public Comment Period Overview

Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 2750

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AGENDA Time Starting time
Call to Order & Introductions 3 6:00 PM
Vote: January agenda & December minutes approval 2 6:03 PM
Surveillance Technology Public Comment Period Overview  (Ginger Armbruster and Sarah Carrier, Seattle IT Privacy)

The City will open a public comment period for Group 2 surveillance technologies in February 2019, as required by The City of Seattle Surveillance Ordinance 125376. Representatives of the Privacy Team will be present to give an overview and answer questions about the upcoming comment period and the City Surveillance Technology Fair on February 23rd. More information can be found here.

 15 6:05 PM
Preview Panel Discussions for 2019 (Steven Maheshwary, Charlotte Lunday) 10 6:20 PM
Discussion: Sub-committee expectations (Torgie Madison) 10 6:30 PM
Sub-Committee Report Outs

  • Privacy & Surveillance
  • Smart Cities
  • Digital Equity
 15 6:40 PM
Public Comment 5 6:55 PM
Break 10 7:00 PM
Review CTAB Letter to Council and Mayor (see below agenda for draft) 20 7:10 PM
Call for ideas: Future CTAB meetings 10 7:30 PM
Wrap-up summary of decisions and next steps 5 7:40 PM
Meeting Adjourned 7:45 PM

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Draft Letter to Seattle City Council and Mayor Durkan

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December 11, 2018 CTAB Minutes

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December 11, 2018 Meeting – Seattle Community Technology Advisory Board

Topics covered included: 2019 officer elections; 2019 committee planning session; 2018 in review; Smart Cities and Privacy Committee; Digital Equity Committee; wrap and next steps.

This meeting was held:  December 11, 2018; 6:00-7:15 p.m., Seattle  Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, Room 2750

Attending: 

Board Members:  Heather Lewis, Torgie Madison, John Krull,  Steven Maheshwary, Smriti Chandrashekar, Karia Wong, Jose Vasquez, Charlotte Lunday, Mark DeLoura via Skype

Public: Adam Owen (Century Link), Tyrone Grandison, Kirsten Hoffman, Liz Gilbert, Sean McClennan, Harte Daniels, Rabecca Rocha, Shay Page, Rene Peters, Maitreyee Joshi, Marianne Feng, Bertrand Lee, Camille Malonzo, David O’Hare

Staff:  Alice Lawson, David Keyes, Seferiana Day, Cass Magnuski

27 In Attendance

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