INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

ITT COMMITTEE MINUTES
April 28, 2004

ATTENDANCE: Gerald Foley, Larry Manzi, Dave Lepus, Frank Sarno, Al Kao, Craig Reichenbach, Rachelle Hayes, Chris Buswell, John Lindquist, Dave Wrinn, Ed Schmidt, Tom Hamilton, Paula Palermo, Peter Berry, Kevin Poruban, Ed Toth, Robert McGregor, Mayor Knopp, Karen DelVecchio, Tom Schadlich.

Meeting was called to order at 1:05 pm

Minutes of April 14, 2004 were reviewed. John Lindquist moved to approve the minutes. Minutes were unanimously approved.

Mayor Knopp welcomed Karen DelVecchio, introduced her as the new City IT Director and gave a summary of her qualifications.

City Telephone System: Peter Berry said that a walkthrough for five vendors was done. There are still questions that need a response. Proposal is due May 4, 2004.

City MAN status: Meeting with DBO today to discuss pre-engineering scope of work.

Police Station Status: In implementation phase, a walkthrough with SBC today. Layout of LAN design still needs to be completed.

Brien McMahon Status: Re bid was done and it is within budget.

2003 active directory implementation: Rachelle Hayes met with Dave Wrinn and Ed Toth to discuss the implementation plan. Server has been built and a plan for migration is needed.

BOE Brookside Network Hardware and Middle School Tech Lab: The Brookside Network Hardware is moving along fine. Craig Reichenbach stated that Dr Corda would like to table the Middle School Tech Lab until he can attend the meeting. Item was tabled.

Cellular Telephones: Service to be upgraded to GSM technology. Gerald Foley said that Cingular wants to upgrade all phones for free with 2-year agreement and reduce the monthly charge from $10 to $5. Tom Hamilton recommended a review of all cell phone users in the city.

Training: No recent training was conducted, but Paula Palermo said she is scheduling more for future dates.

Status of Fire Dept. Management and Operation RFP: Several IT issues need to be addressed once a consultant is chosen. The consultant will meet with the ITT Committee to discuss these issues.

Remote Access Implementation: Fully operational, Hi-Link will be in next week to update license.

Backup/Recovery has been approved and sent to the corporation council. The vendor can prepare for installing, which will commence upon completion of the contract by corporation council.

Gerald Foley said that we have received 20 responses from the 3COM bid.

Ed Schmidt recommended adding the South Norwalk Library to the ITT committee agenda and have Peter Berry review the revised plans.

The meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted
Larry Manzi

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