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File Number: 17-596 <br />the Smart City InFocus conference in Yinchuan, China. The conference was organized by the TM <br />Forum, a non-profit organization that describes itself as “the global industry association that <br />drives collaboration and collective problem-solving to maximize the business success of <br />communication and digital service providers and their ecosystem of suppliers.” San Leandro’s <br />attendance at the conference was fully funded by the organizers and offered an opportunity to <br />connect with representatives from over 60 countries around the world. Conference attendees <br />shared a common goal of embracing Smart City technologies for the betterment of their <br />communities. <br />Analysis <br />The Smart City InFocus conference included presentations on numerous topics of significance to <br />San Leandro, including: <br />·Deployment of intelligent transportation systems, including traffic monitoring and signal <br />optimization; <br />·Smart parking technologies; <br />·Potential impacts of the upcoming shift to 5G cellular systems; <br />·Open data and data analytics - how cities can partner with their communities and the <br />private sector to unlock the value of public data; <br />·The role of Smart City technologies in municipal efforts to improve environmental <br />sustainability and disaster preparedness; <br />·Recent advancements in the implementation and efficiency of bike-sharing systems; and <br />·Implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to improve municipal service <br />delivery. <br />In addition to San Leandro, three other California cities were represented at the conference; <br />Chula Vista, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The Stanford University Center for Legal Informatics <br />(“Codex”) was also represented. San Diego, in particular, offers an opportunity for collaboration <br />and shared learning because they are currently implementing a smart lighting project that shares <br />many of the technological characteristics of San Leandro’s Climatec lighting project. Both <br />projects offer connectivity between street lights that could be used to expand Wi-Fi, or install <br />sensors to monitor things like air quality, noise, and transportation networks. <br />As part of the conference, TM Forum is looking to identify communities to sign on to the “City as a <br />Platform Manifesto.” This effort is intended to help cities coalesce around a common set of <br />principles and goals related to Smart City development. Overwhelmingly, the tenets of the <br />manifesto are consistent with the approach that San Leandro has been taking for several years. <br />For example, the recent implementation of an Open Data policy and portal is very much in line <br />with the goals of the Manifesto. <br /> <br />The full text of the Manifesto is as follows: <br />*** <br />We love our cities, and the people who make them great. We share a common desire to improve <br />the quality of life for people and the planet, knit local communities closer together, and offer a new <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/10/2017 <br />170