2.74.060 Duties, Powers and Responsibilities.
The Cupertino Technology, Information, and Communications Commission shall have the following duties, powers and responsibilities, and such others as the members shall be entrusted with by the City Council from time to time. The commission shall:
1. Advise the City Council and City Manager on all matters relating to technology, information, and communications within the city of Cupertino;
2. Evaluate compliance with any franchise or other agreement between the City and technology, information, and communications providers and make recommendations to the City Council;
3. Conduct periodic reviews of technology, information, and communications providers, facilities and products and make recommendations on such subjects to the City Council;
4. Recommend amendments to the City’s telecommunications policy of the City Council;
5. Serve as a liaison between the City, the public and the technology, information, and communications providers in enhancing information and education. Such activities include providing an opportunity for input to residents and disseminating noncommercial, educational materials about technology, information, and communications services;
6. At the request of the City Manager, provide assistance in examining methods to obtain equivalent franchise fees or other economic benefits from service providers;
7. Provide support for community access television, especially public and educational access, and give guidance when needed for development and implementation of access channels and programming;
8. Recommend ways to foster the City’s best use of technology, information, and communications infrastructure and services for the maximum benefit of the community.
9. Provide education to the community on the use of technology, information, and communications infrastructure and services.
(Ord. 1965, (part), 2005: Ord. 1722, (part), 1996; Ord. 1714, (part), 1996)