HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/08/27 - ADMIN - Minutes - Community Technology Advisory Commission - Regular Community technology advisory commission meeting
August 27, 2025
6 p.m.
Community technology advisory commission
Minutes
Members present: Rudyard Dyer, Rolf Peterson, Konnor Slaats, Kayla Stautz, Benjamin
Straus
Members absent: Nat Johnson, Shane Leverenz
Staff liaison: Jacque Smith, communications and technology director
1. Call to order – roll call
Meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m.
2. Approval of minutes – July 23, 2025
Peterson moved, Dyer seconded approval. Motion approved 4-O by Slaats, Dyer,
Peterson Stautz. Straus arrived following approval of minutes.
3. Work session
Members shared their ideas for education and engagement, identified as areas of focus
for the commission at the last meeting, to provide advisory communication to the city
council. Slaats provided some background on the April 2025 meeting of the commission
with city council and the direction that was given by council at that meeting, for those
who are new to the commission.
Members further discussed the need for concrete, actionable ideas to spark council
interest and to foster dialogue with council on technology policy and engagement.
Straus suggested providing three specific topics to council for further discussion,
focusing on engagement and education around technology.
Members brainstormed ideas for projects and tried to gain clarity on how to advise
council on policy. Ultimately, they agreed to set that discussion aside and settle on some
ideas and projects of interest, then share those ideas with council for feedback and
direction.
Slaats will finalize the draft advisory form with those ideas, which Smith will share with
commission members by email. At the next meeting the advisory form will be finalized
and voted on; if a majority of the members approve it will be submitted to council as a
report for a future city council study session.
4. Update on workplan items
Smith announced virtual user workshops Sept. 9 and 11 for the city website redesign
project, to be attended by city staff. A CTAC representative is also invited to attend as
providing feedback on the website redesign is part of the commission’s workplan. Slaats
will attend Sept. 9 and Stautz volunteered to attend Sept. 11.
5. Next meeting
Members discussed moving the Sept. 25 meeting date due to schedule conflicts. Smith
will send a survey to members by email to determine a potential rescheduled date.
6. Communications and announcements
The commission thanked Peterson for his years of service to CTAC as his term ends Aug.
31, 2025. A new member will be appointed by council and join CTAC at its next meeting.
7. Adjournment
Dyer moved, Slaats seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting, all voted in favor.
Meeting ended at 7:47 p.m.
These minutes were created with the assistance of a generative AI transcript service, then edited
and finalized by a human.