HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/2014 TECH August 11,2014
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TECHNOLOGIES BOARD
HELD ON
August 11,2014
The Regular Session of the TECHNOLOGIES BOARD of The Colony, Texas was called
to order at 6:44 pm on the 11th of August, 2014 at CITY HALL, in the City Managers
Conference Room, City Hall, 6800 MAIN STREET, THE COLONY, TEXAS, with the
following roll call:
Bill Swink present
Stephen Hoffman present
Joye Grube present
Joe Zacha absent
Juan Martinez present
Kevin Van Winkle absent
Council Liaison
Mayor Joe McCourry absent
With four out of five memberspresent aquorum was established and the followingitems
were discussed.
1.0 CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 6:44
1.1 General announcements
None
1.2 Staff announcements
Ted Ringener, IT Manager for the City, announced that in September the normal
meeting falls on a holiday so the meeting will most likely be moved to another day.
1.3 Council announcements
None
2.0 DISPOSITION OF MINUTES
2.1 Acceptance of Technologies Board Minutes for a meeting held on July 7,
2014.
Motion to approve-Hoffman; second by- Grube; motion passed with all ayes.
3.0 CITIZEN INPUT
None
4.0 AGENDA ITEMS
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August 11,2014
4.1 Discuss and make recommendation for technologies available to upgrade
video projection equipment in the city council chamber. (Staff)
Current technology and the need for upgrades were discussed. Staff
recommended going with a dual projection system with two new screens on
opposing sides of the room. Motion to approve staff recommendation- Hoffman;
second by-Martinez; motion passed with all ayes.
4.2 Receive information from staff on communication technology for use in
disaster scenario. (Ringener)
Mr. Ringener shared information with the board regarding services that are
offered by AT&T during a disaster situation.
4.3 Review and discuss technologies for multi-factor authentication to meet the
Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) requirements for the police
department. (Ringener)
Mr. Ringener updated the Board on the progress with this item that was
previously discussed and told them it must be implemented by September 30,
2014.
5.0 ADJOURNMENT
With no further b ess,the meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
APPROVED:
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Juan Martinez, Chairman Betty P. Aplin, Recorsing Secretary
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