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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020/09/16 - ADMIN - Agenda Packets - Community Technology Advisory Commission - Regular AGENDA COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMISSION By videoconference 6 P.M. SEPT. 16, 2020 All meetings of the St. Louis Park Community Technology Advisory Commission will be conducted by telephone or other electronic means until further notice. This is in accordance with a local emergency declaration issued by the city council, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. All members of the Community Technology Advisory Commission will participate in the September 16, 2020, meeting by electronic device or telephone rather than by being personally present at the commission’s regular meeting place at 5005 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park. Members of the public can monitor this meeting by listen only audio by calling 1.312.535.8110 and entering access code 133 241 4242 for audio only. Cisco Webex will be used to conduct videoconference meetings of the Community Technology Advisory Commission, with commissioners and staff participating from multiple locations. 1. Call to order – roll call 2. Adoption of agenda 3. Introduction of new members 4. Presentation from Insight 5. Approval of minutes a. February 12, 2020 6. Communications from the chair/commissioners 7. Staff items 8. Adjourn If you cannot attend the meeting please contact Jacque Smith: jsmith@stlouispark.org or 952.924.2632 by 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. Strategic Priorities 2018 – 2028 St. Louis Park, adopted 5/21/18 City of St. Louis Park Strategic Priorities St. Louis Park is committed to being a leader in racial equity and inclusion in order to create a more just and inclusive community for all.  Creating pipelines and opportunities for communities of color and indigenous people to be part of city leadership roles.  Investing in small business and services owned by people of color and indigenous people.  Expanding racial equity as an ongoing discussion within all areas of city business.  Creating awareness and a learning environment where consequences and unintentional impact of our work and decisions are addressed. St. Louis Park is committed to continue to lead in environmental stewardship.  Supporting climate action plan strategies and goals through planning, education, resources, communication and implementation of programs and initiatives.  Increasing opportunities to connect with nature in the city.  Continuing to protect and improve the quality of natural resources, parks, lakes, creek, wetlands and surface water planning, and using green spaces effectively.  Continuing to provide quality water to residents. St. Louis Park is committed to providing a broad range of housing and neighborhood-oriented development.  Providing more diverse and creative housing choices to meet the needs of current and future residents while preserving existing affordable housing.  Fostering and facilitating reinvestment and redevelopment of neighborhood-oriented businesses and services.  Promoting locally owned small business, especially in indigenous, immigrant and communities of color.  Conducting research to further understand what people want and need access to in the community, i.e., food, services, housing options, business opportunities, gathering spaces. St. Louis Park is committed to providing a variety of options for people to make their way a round the city comfortably, safely and reliably.  Continuing to expand the network of sidewalks, trails and bike facilities.  Researching and implementing multiple and affordable mobility solutions for all.  Fostering smart growth and transit-oriented housing development.  Increasing pedestrian safety through crosswalk improvements and increased park and trail lighting .  Expanding the number of north-south and east-west transit options. St. Louis Park is committed to creating opportunities to build social capital through community engagement.  Fostering and facilitating transparency between community and the City of St. Louis Park.  Building strategies and opportunities to reach historically unheard voices and unseen communities within St. Louis Park.  Building trust and deeper connections within communities of color and indigenous people.  Connecting and engaging with St. Louis Park School District and other community organizations to meet the needs of current and future community.  Continuing to support youth and future generations .  Encourage neighborhood associations to deepen their reach and connections within the community. 9/10/2020 1 Insight Presentation Smart City – St. Louis Park Discussions Sandeep Sinha Smart City Systematically applies digital  technologies to Reduce resource inputs Improve quality of life Increase competitiveness  of the regional economy Enables sustainable  growth 1 2 9/10/2020 2 Smart City creates more efficient, responsive and sustainable city Core Technology Stack Physical Layer Communication  Layer Data Layer Application Layer Digital  Experiences 3 4 9/10/2020 3 St. Louis Park “A place for all people” Develop creative housing solutions Develop future‐forced transit and  mobility solutions Continue to lead in environmental  stewardship and ensure access to  green spaces for future  generations Commit to being a leader in  racial equity and inclusion Prepare our next generations City of Chicago – Public Safety Support the operator response Collaborative Decision Management System Evidence Management Platform Monitor and collaborate Citywide Security Systems Federated Systems Community Connect Assets Understanding of current Situation Situational Awareness Platform (What) Intelligent Traffic Solution Platform (How) Automatic License Plate Recognition Platform (Who) Reduced Response time  by 30% 5 6 9/10/2020 4 © Telensa Smart city deployment using connected street light infrastructure Traffic adaptive lighting Waste Air qualityStreet lighting “We live in a data-driven world, but we’re not going to monitor stuff just to monitor it - it has to make sense to the city!” Wayne S. Martin Esq., – Harrisburg’s City Engineer Harrisburg deployed over 4,000 connected LED streetlights spanning the whole city, reducing their utility bill by between 60 – 70%. Confidential Information7 Harrisburg, PA © Telensa Some example of Smart City Initiatives City/Country Scenario Outcome NY, Seattle (various  cities around the  world) Public Transportation and Digital Technology – Mobile  App to deliver real time information, links to digital  signage, and digital payments NY commuter reduced saved 15 mins a day  on commute time San Francisco Smart Parking ‐adjusting parking prices based upon  demand, making payments easier, and significantly  improving parking‐related information dissemination Significant increase in bus ridership and a  reduction in traffic flow Louisville, KY Digital Health ‐one of the largest studies of asthma  conducted in a real‐world setting to use digital health  technology to improve asthma. 78% reduction in rescue inhaler use and a  48% improvement in symptom‐free days. Detroit, New  Orleans Community Connect – Sharing Private videos with law  enforcement to improve public safety Crime reduction and safer communities 7 8 9/10/2020 5 Key Learnings from failed Smart City Initiatives •Internal stakeholder alignment (and disagreements) •Investment Planning and Business model •Citizen involvement •Scenario Prioritization and Requirement Definitions •Technical Changes •Political support Smart City Opportunities – Ideas to get started Economy •Digital business licensing and  Permitting •Local e‐career centers Environment and energy •Real‐time air quality information •Smart streetlights with LED bulbs Government and education •Digital citizen services •Personalized education Living and Health •Smart health •Citywide alerts and notification Mobility •Real‐time public transit  information •Smart parking Safety and security •Real‐time crime center •Predictive policing  9 10 9/10/2020 6 Organizing and Initiating smart city projects Initiate  Transformation Concept  DevelopmentRealize Projects Operationalize  and  InstitutionalizeLiving and  Health Living and  Health Environment  and energy Environment  and energy MobilityMobility EconomyEconomy Government  and education Government  and education Safety and  security Safety and  security Citizen and Partner  Participation Financing Technology Business Model(s) Communication Data Stewardship Guidelines for Starting Smart City Initiatives Transformation  Initiation Concept  Development Realizing  Projects Operationalization  and  Institutionalization •Develop vision  aligned with city’s  strategic initiative •Assemble Project  Team •Develop scenarios,  set priorities •Develop Project  Concepts •Secure funding •Define the technology  platform (Data, Cloud,  Openness, Security…) •Develop roadmaps •Select Partners for  engagement and  implementation •Implement the  project •Mobilize internal and  external stakeholders  engagement (e.g.  citizens) •Remove  implementation risks •Continue to measure  against outcomes •Design operating  model with scaling •Initiate a continuous  improvement process •Leverage synergies  between different  initiatives  11 12 9/10/2020 7 LED Lighting  Controls Parking Ways Finding Out Home Adv Opportunity  Zones Public Wi‐Fi Fleet/  snow plow Building  Efficiency Video  Intelligence First Net  Radios Snow Fall  Indication Digital  Inclusion Active Shooter Traffic  City/County  Integration School Zone  Cameras Traffic Light  Pre‐emption Gun Shot  Detection Measurable Benefit –Value CreationCity Values  of Importance Quick Wins Future Use Cases Bubble size correlates with  the impact to the city Low High Low High 311 Drones Example - Smart City Use Case Analysis Recommendation 13 Let’s identify scenarios that you might be interested in….. 13 14 9/10/2020 8 Insight Presentation Backup 15 Community Technology Advisory Commission Feb. 12, 2020 UNOFFICIAL MINUTES 1. Call to order – roll call Meeting started 6:01 p.m. Present: Bruce Browning, Cindy Hoffman, Theo Pohlen, Abe Levine Absent: Maren Anderson, Mohamed Mohamud Guests: Simon Goldman, Sonya Rippe Staff: John McHugh, Clint Pires, Jacque Smith, Alicia Sojourner 2. Adoption of agenda - Agenda adopted as presented 3. Public comment – no members of the public were in attendance 4. Racial equity presentation: Alicia Sojourner Why is race important to the city? What is the history of race in government? Four staff members currently on race equity team at the city; one more person will be added this summer. The team includes community engagement coordinator, two racial equity and inclusion outreach specialists and racial equity manager. Group discussed the questions of why racial equity and inclusion is important to the city and to boards and commissions. Alicia emphasized that commission members are connected to council and to staff and therefore have influence. It’s important as the commission is thinking about technology and being innovative that it’s important to use a racial equity lens. The Vision 3.0 process in 2017 led to the strategic priority, “St. Louis Park is committed to being a leader in racial equity and inclusion in order to create a more just and inclusive community for all.” The difference between equity and equality was discussed. Action steps for commission: normalize the conversation; build leadership capacity through coalition building; develop/implement institutional change; work with community groups, other government and national organizations to develop policies that advance racial equity. Other steps: create opportunities through commission meetings to have conversations about race; grow awareness about commission history and how inequalities have been created; send/share resources with each other; gain deeper personal awareness; model inclusiveness; and think about who is at your table – and who is missing? The commission thanked Alicia for her presentation. She said their division is a resource and is here to support internally and externally. 5. Approval of minutes a. December 10, 2019, minutes were approved. Browning motioned, Hoffman seconded, all voted in favor of approval. 6. Communications from the chair/commissioners Levine said we’re about where we were last June. We learned a lot from the community input work done with the commission. Hoffman said Darius Gray had suggested touring PCs for People as a way to build relationships. Browning mentioned there were several events at the ROC at which tables could be staffed by commissions; it’s a public presence that’s important. Browning talked about podcasts and could we have a commission podcast. Would that make sense? Levine said could also do a video with John McHugh for community TV. Levine mentioned absences are an issue and that everyone needs to be committed to working as part of the commission. Pires said there is some turnover on the commission and that’s expected as the commission changes its goals. Levine said Pires and Smith have been meeting with consulting companies; the biggest issue is taking that first step. The notion is to have a daylong workshop for the commission to figure itself out. 7. Staff items a. Smart cities workshop planning Pires said a common thread in discussion at cities is the concept of smart cities. We, like other cities, are trying to figure out what that means and what constitutes a smart city. We need to learn more about this concept. He reached out to three consulting groups, two of which didn’t give satisfactory responses to how they might help the city learn about smart cities and how we can be part of it. At a government symposium he ran into a company called Insight. Levine, Pires and Smith met with them. They volunteered to put on a free, all-day workshop for the city. The day will be called Smart Cities 101, around definitions of smart cities, what do they do and how do they align with goals of the city. Discussion was around aligning five strategic priorities with smart cities. Insight will work with us on those five goals and projects that might forward those five goals. That will be the nature of the workshop – gain an understanding of smart cities, look at other examples, identifying projects and concerns around implementation. It was originally talked about doing this workshop with other cities. However to have a manageable conversation and go deeper, need to start with St. Louis Park. A second phase could include surrounding cities. Discussed inviting an observer from surrounding communities, but keep the attendees manageable. The biggest challenge is to find dates that work for attendees, and identifying who should be there around each strategic priority. Will be 20-25 people. Looking at mid-March to mid-April. Levine pointed out there are many holidays in that timeframe. A date hasn’t yet been established. Pires pointed out projects the city has already done, such as wireless meter reading and automatic vehicle locators. Levine said we’ll need to find one project to start with that is discrete and measurable. Pires said also we aren’t finding commissions like ours in other cities. The idea is to leverage technology to improve the lives of community members. Levine asked that everyone in the commission write down dates they are NOT available mid-March to mid-April. Goldman suggested videotaping the session; Pires thought videoconferencing might be a possibility. Levine said we should a find a day we can all be there. Levine sent out a video on the topic of transportation and another article and encourages the commission members to view them. Levine suggested it could be a discussion item at a future meeting. b. Update on cable franchise renewal i. Three focus groups were held Jan. 22-23, about 60 people attended. Information was gathered on four questions and will be compiled into a final report by the consultants. ii. Online survey is open through March 13, currently 300 respondents. c. Feb. 24 annual commission meeting: RSVPs due Feb. 17. Peterson moved, Hoffman seconded to adjourn. Meeting adjourned 7:50 p.m.