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CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
TECHNOLOGY
Minutes of Regular Meeting
September 13, 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: Lisa Bist and Claudia Alvarez
Staff members present: David Ream, City Manager; Steve Harding, Deputy City
Manager for Development Services; Joe Fletcher, City Attorney; Alma Flores, Senior
Management Assistant, City Manager's Office; Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director,
Parks and Recreation; Robert Carroll, Senior Management Assistant, Parks and
Recreation; Rob Richard, Library Director; Pam Arends-King, Assistant Director of
Finance; and Tom Gergen, Information Services Manager.
AGENDA ITEMS
Approval of Minutes for Meeting of August 9,2006 (Alvarez, Bist)
Community Marketing Through Video Technology Update
Gerardo Mouet presented a summary of the revised proposals submitted by CCN and
Keycode as requested at the last meeting. CCN's revised proposal for 20 screens was
reduced by $559,000 to $381,000. CCN proposed 10 screens for $210,500. Keycode's
revised proposal for 20 screens remained at $484,000 and $240,500 for 10 screens.
Gerardo recommended CCN's proposal for 10 screens and commented that it would be
the more fiscally responsible choice given the funding restraints the City is facing.
CCN's 10 screen proposal, including a 15% contingency, falls within the funding staff
has identified as currently available for this project. All other proposals would rely on
funding that has not yet been secured. Gerardo noted that the evaluation committee
had given both vendors good ratings on quality of product and service. The main
distinction between both vendors was derived from a stylistic preference. Dave
commented that at the initial stages of this process, cost had not been regarded as a
significant factor, but in response to the Councilmember Bist's remarks regarding the
need for other priority projects requiring funding, cost was now a larger component of
staffs' recommendation. Council member Alvarez instructed staff to reassess funding
availability and present findings at the next meeting.
Anaheim WiFi Project Update
Alma reported that Anaheim currently has 130 monthly subscribers and approximately
400 occasional use subscribers since the City launched the WiFi project. EarthLink
provides users downloadable encryption software and reports no connectivity or legal
challenges. Generally businesses have responded well to the project according to
Anaheim and they believe it is critical to their marketing efforts for the City, The
subscription rate is $21,95 per month. Alma also shared an article from the Ventura
County Star, "Anaheim is going wireless, but more slowly than hyped EarthLink finds
hurdles in quest for wireless city." The article pointed to low subscription rates, weak
signals, and easily accessible alternatives for visitors that are less expensive than what
EartLink offers.
Next Meeting Topics
Councilmember Bist requested Tom Gergen provide a recommendation regarding the
webcasting of City Council meetings and a status report on the utilities online payment
project.
Public Comments - None.
Council Comments - Councilmember Alvarez requested that the next meeting be
rescheduled to October 1Sth Availability will be evaluated and confirmed.
Adjourned - 6:43 p.m,
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