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UTmailMailFw:requestformeetingwithCityEthicsofficeaboutCTTCCommission
Exhibit 10
PinakiGhosh<pinaki@utexas.edu>
Fw:requestformeetingwithCityEthicsofficeaboutCTTCCommission
Ghosh,PinakiBC<bcPinaki.Ghosh@austintexas.gov>
To:"pinaki@utexas.edu"<pinaki@utexas.edu>
Thu,Mar31,2016at4:14PM
From:Ghosh,PinakiBC
Sent:Sunday,March27,20164:21PM
To:Estrada,Deena
Cc:Arellano,Rey
Subject:requestformeengwithCityEthicsoceaboutCTTCCommission
HelloDeena,
FirstofallthisisaconfidentialemailandIwillliketoremainconfidential.Asyouhave
noticedIhavemadecopiestoMr.ArellanobecauseIwantcitymanagersofficetobeaware
ofthisemail.IampartoftheCTTC(CommunityTechnologyandTelecommunication
Commission)fromDistrict1.IamleadingtheworkgroupforCellularPhoneActivitiesincity
ofAustin.ItwasformedundertheCommissionssupervision.Workgroupsarequasi
legislativebodiesandactindependentlywithintheboundariesifcitylaws.Oncetheyhave
beenformedthroughcommissionvotingtheyarenottobeinterferedwith.
IhavefacedsteepresistancefromtheChairmanoftheCommissionandMrs.Hawkinsto
moveforwardincludingharassmentincommission.Example:Thecityisbuildinga
comprehensivetelecommunicationplanandtheCommissionhasnotbeenaskedtoget
involvedeventhoughitismandatedbythecityordance#20111208073whichisthe
backboneofCTTC.Doingacompletenewcellularphoneplanforcitywithoutany
assistancefromcityisquitedifficult.Iwasaskedinthecitycommissionmeetingtocontact
the3largecarrierstounderstandsomebasictechnologyandcellularcityplanningideas.I
didaccordinglyafterensuringfromyouremailsthattheyarenotinthenocontactlist.To
mysurpriseIhavecometorealizethatMr.LemuelWilliamshavecontactedthispeople
withoutmyconsent(Ihaveemailtoprovethat).HehasthreatenedthepeopleofVerizon
withfalsestatementsinordertocancelthesemeetingsbehindmyback.Idobelievecouple
ofcityemployeesareinvolvedbecausehehasalsoinvokedMrs.Hawkin'snametoVerizon
whentheyinitiallyrefusedtocancelthemeeting.Thisisunethicalatsomanylevelsthatit
makesmeangry.Mr.WilliamshasbeenappointedbyMr.Zimmermanandhedidnot
authorizethisactivity.Ihavealreadyspokentohim.Iamaskingyoutoputthisinfrontof
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Exhibit 10
thecityEthicsCommitteeorotherEthicsbodyasmaybeapplicablebecauseifthereisan
interferencewithaCommissionsworkthenitcreatesagreatconflictofinterest.Iam
makingcopiestoMr.Arellanotoensurethatyouunderstandthegravityofthesituation.
Pleasetreatthisconfidentially.
HelloMr.Arellano,
Iamwritingtoyouasacommissionerofthecity.Wehavetalkedbeforeregardingcode
complianceissues.CommissionsareindependentbodiesandMrs.HawkinsandMr.John
Spiers(workingforher)arenotallowingtheCTTcommissiontooperateindependently.The
commissionhasnotevenbeenallowedtogetinvolvedinthedevelopmentofcity's
"comprehensivetelecomplan"whichvariousdepartmentsareworkingonandthebasic
dutyofthecommission.Ifindtherelationshipbetweencityemployeesandthecable
companiesverystrangetosaytheleast.WhenIbroughtupissuesofcablecompanies
destroyingutilitypolesIwascompletelyshutoff.Improvingthecellularinfrastructureofthe
cityhurtsthecablecompaniesandthishurtscityrevenue.ButCellulartelecommunicationis
moreimportantthancityrevenue.AsyouknowIamarationalpersonwhoisextremelywho
comestoconclusionbasedonanalysisandnotemotion.Iamrequestingyoutotake
necessaryactiontochangethesituationifpossible.Letsnotcompromisethebasicethics
systemofthecity.IamlookingatthismorefromawhistleblowerstandpointbecauseI
believethereismoretoitthanjustcancellationofameeting.
Asanoteinlast8monthswehavenotbeenabletoproduceacorrectbylawdocumentall
wehadtodowascutandpaste1.5pagesofpaperandthatwasdonewrong.Thisshows
thelevelofapathytowardthecommissionhttp://www.austintexas.gov/
edims/document.cfm?id=250271
regards
PinakiGhosh
5125772170
PinakiGhosh
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