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CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
TECHNOLOGY
Minutes of Regular Meeting
November 9, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting convened at 6:02 p.m. in the Room 831, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa
Ana, California
ATTENDANCE
City Council Committee members present: Carlos Bustamante, Claudia Alvarez and
Lisa Bist
Staff members present: Tom Gergen, Information Systems Manager; Carol Molina-
Espinoza, Sr. Management Analyst; Francisco Gutierrez, Finance Director; Alex Green,
Information Services; Rob Richard, Library Director; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City
Attorney; and, Steve Harding, Deputy City Manager, City Manager's Office
AGENDA ITEMS
Approval of Minutes for Meeting of June 8, 2005 (Bist, Alvarez)
Presentation on Wireless Fidelity - William Romesburg, Consultant
William Romesburg provided a brief presentation on the Wi-Fi andWiMax as follows:
. Definied "Wi-Fi" and the next technology breakthrough: WiMax
. Wi-Fi covers 150 ft in radius, WiMax covers up to a 10 mile range
. WiMax is being tested in various cities throughout the world, including
Philadelphia, Cleveland, London and Rio de Janeiro.
. Next technological breakthrough is the Wi-Cell, where cellular telephones
contain Wi-Fi technology, Nokia Models currently offers this option
. City's Planned Initiatives include Fire (in-filed wireless information and vehicle
location devices), Fleet Management (tracking mechanic activity), and Police
(wireless booking of prisoners).
. Future initiatives include interdepartmental wireless integration, GIS
availability, high speed wireless internet access, transportation information,
downtown wireless, wireless for residential and business customers, and the
Integrated Justice System.
. Councilmember Alvarez requested a demo at the next meeting of the
Integrated Justice System
. Councilmember Bustamante pointed out a potential need for vehicle tracking
of non-City vehicles
WebPage Update
Rob Richard discussed the updates for the Web Pages as follows:
. Presented statiscal figures; such as 50% of the verbage is read on a monitor
versus reading on paper, it is 25% slower to read on the internet than on
paper, and the 3 second rule: an individual will search for 3 seconds, then
assume it is not available
. Blyle and Associates provided web writing courses
. November 15 is the go live date
. Expect a couple of months for enhancements and add-ons to be provided
. Demonstrated rotating graphics on the front page
. Highlighted that from mid-November to the end of January, most individuals
are concentrating on the holidays and not on the WebPage, which will provide
the City the additional time to improve the WebPages.
Councilmember Alvarez requested to have the link to the Megan site and
Council member Bustamante discussed the intranet.
Public Comments - None
Council Comments - None
Adjourned -7:02 p.m.
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Carol Molina-Espinoza
Sr. Management Analyst