HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Technologies Board - 02/07/2024 - RegularMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TECHNOLOGIES BOARD
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The Regular Session of the TECHNOLOGIES BOARD of The Colony, Texas was called to order
at 6:31pm on the 7th of February, 2024 at TRINITY NORTH, 6053 MAIN STREET, THE
COLONY, TEXAS, with the following roll call:
Mike Hughey
Present
James Ries
Present
Robert Michelson
Present
Michael Hawkins
Absent
Steven Elliott
Present
Dennis Killmer
Present
Shawn Adams
Present
Council Liaison
Perry Schrag Present
With Six out of Seven members present, a quorum was established and the following items
discussed.
1.0 1 CALL MEETING TO ORDER
1.1 General announcements
Welcome to Police Chief Goodson in attendance to provide an update on the Axon project.
2.0 1 DISPOSITION OF MINUTES
2.1 Acceptance of Technologies Board Minutes for a meeting held on November 1, 2023.
Motion to approve — Shawn Adams; second by — James Reis
3.0 CITIZEN INPUT
none
4.0 AGENDA ITEMS
4.1 Receive an update on the Police Department Axon bodycam and in -car camera
project.
Axon bodycam is now in service and working well. This camera system is GPS
compatible, can take photos, has live watch capability and infinite cloud storage. The
Axon system is also compatible with evidence.com the e-filing software that cases are
filed with the District Attorney's office. There is a program that if the camera is broken
Axon will guarantee a replacement within 48 hours and that guarantee is available
throughout the 5-year contract. The Axon in car system is here and Axon will come on
site to install the new system into police vehicles around mid -March.
4.2 Update the board on current IT projects.
The ongoing fiber project is about 90% complete. The remaining fiber run to the North
Colony tower is underway and then 144 strands will terminate at the Trinity North building.
That will take place when the Trinity North renovation gets underway in March of this year
and should be complete around the end of the year. All City Hall departments are moving
to Trinity North building with the exception of the Library, and IT plans to meet with all
departments to discuss their departmental tech needs.
Cyber Security initiatives. A Cyber Security Admin started on Monday. He is currently
creating a priority list of things that need attention and he is signing up for various cyber
security groups and setting up some free scans.
The current access control system citywide is outdated and no longer supported. A
recommendation is being made for an updated system. I.T. along with Chief Goodson have
demoed about 4 different vendors, and have gotten quotes back and that is something IT
will look to budget for in October.
4.3 Update the board on current IT goals for Q1 2024.
One goal by end of Quarter is to finalize a decision on technology hardware replacement
for hosts, storage device, and core switches. This will need to go to City Council for
approval prior to purchase.
4.4 Board to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda item.
The board recommends that CAT 7 be considered for installation in the building for the
Trinity renovation to avoid having to upgrade later.
5.0 ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:09pm.
A MVED: -
Steve oft, Chairmari ' Amanda Garcia, Recording Secretary