HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 05.24.2011 CC-WThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor
George Garver presiding.
Council Present: Council sent:
Patty Eason, Danny Meigs, Bill Sattler, Pat All Council Present
Berryman, Tommy Gonzalez, Troy Hellmann,
Rachael Jonrowe
Staff Present:
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager; Jessica Brettle, City Secretary;
Mike Peters, Information Technology Director;
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A Presentation
of
Information Technology (IT) major
project status for the current fiscal year, and the IT Master
Plan
update
for
FY2012
--
Mike
Peters,
Information
Technology
Director
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:04 PM.
With a Powerpoint Presentation, Peters reviewed what projects have been completed and what projects are in
store for the future for the Information Technology department. He said already in FY2011, they have
completed the Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System project with a go -live that happened
in October, GIS version upgrade 10, virus malware protection update, a new video surveillance system, the
Council video system which has worked out well so far and a replacement for the wifi hotspots throughout city
facilities.
Jonrowe asked and Peters said the video surveillance will be used for the cash collection areas, outside of the
rec center for the parking lots, in the equipment yard and near the water and wastewater systems. Jonrowe
asked and Peters said it is possible to look at the video live, but it is mainly retained for a period of time so we
could refer to it later in case of an incident.
Peters described two major projects that are underway this year including the CityLinks (Advanced Metering)
Project and the Incode Version X upgrade. He said the major two requested projects for fiscal year 2012 are
the asset management system (AMS) and the Microsoft Exchange and Outlook messaging/calendaring
program, which would replace the Lotus Notes email program. He showed Council the other projects that have
been requested by individual departments as well. He spoke about initiatives beyond fiscal year 2012 including
an enterprise records management system, AMS extensions and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity
implementation. He said all of these items will be reviewed again as part of next year's update.
Gonzalez asked and Peters said there is a dedicated network segment for council members on the dais. Peters
noted the wife offerings are really intended for staff members moving around buildings but also for the public on
the square who would like access to wifi. He said council can access all of these things with their laptop but
noted, on the dais, you have a dedicated connected just for you. Peters said, when he wrote this up, he left off
the idea of virtual desktops. He briefly described the concept of virtual desktops for Council. Mayor asked and
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Peters spoke about how the virtual desktop allows the City to be more consistent and have more control of the
employee computer environments. Peters thanked the Council for their time.
Council recessed to Executive Session under Section 551.071 -- 5:18pm
Council returned to Open Session and adjourned -- 6:00 PM
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The meeting was adjourned at 06:00 PM.