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CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
TECHNOLOGY
Minutes of Special Meeting
April 1 0, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting convened at 5:55 p.m. in 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; Francisco
Gutierrez, Finance Director; Rob Richard, Library Director; Laura Sheedy, Assistant City
Attorney; Alma Flores, Senior Management Assistant, City Manager's Office; Pam-
Arends-King, Assistant Director of Finance; Christine Calderon, Treasurer; Linda
Summers, Economic Development Manager
AGENDA ITEMS
Approval of Minutes for Meeting of February 8, 2006 (Bist, Bustamante)
WiFi Update
Rob Richard discussed the City of Anaheim's RFP for WiFi services. The vendor
Anaheim selected is Earthlink and the agreement has not been finalized. Tom Gergen
added that the City would need to consider infrastructure issues required to implement
WiFi technology. Councilmember Bist requested additional details comparing
Anaheim's baseline infrastructure with Santa Ana's.
Online Payments Discussion
Christine Calderon discussed the current costs for municipal utility services billing, and
presented a costlbenefit analysis for in-house vs. outsourced development of e-
statements and on-line payments. Christine also shared that the cities of Corona,
Anaheim, and Diamond Bar presently offer on-line credit card payment options.
Business Portal Update
Linda Summers demonstrated the City's business portal. Content highlighted was:
Business Incentives, Economic Data, Business Assistance/Resources, and Current
Projects.