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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
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ITT COMMITTEE MINUTES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JULY 18, 2007
ATTENDANCE: Karen Del Vecchio, Dave Lepus, Dave Ross, Larry Manzi, Ralph Valenzisi, Frank Sarno, Paula Palermo, Gerald Foley, John Giorgio, Tom Hamilton, Hal Alvord
Meeting called to order at 3:06 pm.
1. June 20, 2007 Meeting Minutes: approved.
2. Status of City Telephone Solution: (memory upgrade at BMHS status?) Karen
Del Vecchio said we are on schedule. Tom Hamilton asked if the contract was
signed. Karen said the contract is signed by vendor but still needs to be
resolved here. Requisition is created and PO is ready to be sent to vendor.
There was discussion on the phone interviews by Lisa Lennon. Tom Hamilton
asked about auto attendant for departments. We are sorting out phone numbers
that have no person or department associated with them. Next week will be
follow-up meeting with customer service. Tom Hamilton asked about the power
issues. There was general discussion on the power. The lack of power will
not stop us from putting in the phone system. Phase 1 of power upgrade plan
is started.
3. BOE: Status of Norwalk High Phase 1: Ralph Valenzisi said phones are coming
in and they can get to the MDF. Closets are available to start phone project
now. Mid August will be when they can get into classrooms. The paging system
will be up and running on the 1st day of school.
4. Training: Paula said she will send the names of the people that did not
show up. Tom Hamilton said we should look into Munis training. A poll will
be sent out to departments with all modules listed.
5. Miscellaneous/New Items
a. Firehouse software upgrade: Dave Ross is testing upgrade of database. But
we are still having problems going from FoxPro to SQL.
b. Health Dept clinical and environmental system search: RFP was for environmental
and clinical. No responding vendor appeared to have both modules. Tim Callahan
will follow up with other health departments to see how they like their current
products. There was discussion on integration of clinical and environmental
and if it would be better to bid each out separate.
c. Board of Education capital spending items: (Action: “Authorize the Purchasing
Agent to issue Purchase Orders to the lowest qualified vendors for the supply
and installation of various Board of Education technology capital items [tablet
PCs, monitors, MAC computers, desktop PCs, Smart Boards and mutli-media carts]
per Board of Education Capital Project Plan for an amount not to exceed $515,245.00,
accounts 0904/0906/0907/0908-5010-5777-C0112 and forward such authorization
onto the Land Use Committee for further action”. Budgeted capital items; no
special appropriation required. Ralph Valenzisi said everything on his request
is on state contract. The tablet PCs and monitors are for a pilot program
for building administrators. The 250 Dell Desktops are for learning centers
for grades 3, 4 and 5, and teacher desktop replacements. Macs are for art
labs at middle and high schools. Old Macs will be filtered down to the music
department since they are still have life left to them. Smart boards will
be put in some classrooms and in each middle school computer labs, and in
science labs at the high schools. Multi-media carts will be one for every
building. Hal Alvord moved to approve, Paula Palermo seconded, all were in
favor, none opposed.
d. Weighmaster System Replacement (DPW): Hal Alvord said Chris and Laura are
looking at a replacement.
e. Permit Manager System Replacement (DPW): Hal Alvord said the start point
is Planning and Zoning, and other departments need access to P&Z data.
There was discussion on if one system or several systems are the answer to
the permit system.
f. GPS on all rolling stock (DPW) . No update; waiting for RFP to be released.
g. Active Directory: Review of status and costs: Kickoff meeting to discuss
all issues and cleanup work that needs to be done. Finalizing numbers for
implementation. Cost estimated at over $300,000.00 . Targeting to have costs
ready for next ITT meeting and going to finance committee meeting in August.
6. Consent Calendar:
7. For Informational Purposes: We have funds for wireless modems for Fire
Department. We are going to buy one, and test it. Before purchasing all nine.
Larry Manzi discussed the 46 inch LCD tv which will be used in the lobby.
Mounting TV issues and content were discussed.
The next meeting is Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
The meeting adjourned at 4:53 pm
respectfully submitted,
Larry Manzi
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