06-28-07 Meeting Minutes

St. Lawrence County IT Advisory Committee

Meeting Minutes
June 28, 2007 (Thursday) 2:00 PM

Present: Sign in sheet handed out. (Laura Perry has)

Review/Accept Minutes from 5/24/07 Meeting: Yes.

BLOG:
Blog is now set up. Try it and use it….
If you think of something outside the meeting, post question or suggestion.
You can set browser to know if site has changes.
Mention that there is a “notifier” in each own browser…

Map Project:
Laura Perry to report Jon Montan doesn’t have new information at this time.
Laura Perry tried to use addressed to check services through Verizon. If there was no phone number, it wouldn’t work.
Also wouldn’t work if there was not residence there.

Did anyone talk to Jefferson County regarding survey they did? Their survey asked questions such as “Do you have a computer?”.
This would be one approach to retrieve information from residents.
We choose to randomly select residential sites.
Mention of going through employers to obtain information.
Mention of going to all residents using their tax identification number information as their reference.
This would be a good supplement if providers don’t work. Need to provide drive for people’s wants….
Suggestion of doing a checkbox questionnaire. Request the following information: phone #, which services do you presently have,
which do you use, which don’t you use, why don’t you use it, how do you get to the internet?
Encourage everyone to forward to friends and neighbors…
When submitted – have e-mails set right up with subject & tax id number for ease in sending.
Is it better to go with Board of Elections or tax map identification number? Most thought tax id number.
Do a unified letter to go to all newspapers, websites & towns.
Do a printable page also….
Should there be a due date?
Laura Perry to talk to John Montan, Real Property, etc…
Have survey designed – work through BLOG. Need help on web component part…

Update on County Website:
Rick Johnson handed out a survey. Suggestion to ask public and not just employees.
“How is it serving public?” Don’t target to just staff. Primary services is to public.
The County Website committee would like 1-2 IT Committee people assisting them on County website project.
Laurel Goolden from SeaComm and Jenna Stone from Massena CSD to assist.

DANC:
Development Authority of the North Country.
Constructing region wide fiber network cable.
Questions – on BLOG.
Start in Mid-80s.
Launched Open Access Telecom Network for Regional Network Infrastructure.
Landfill is regional facility.
Water & Sewer (Fort Drum area).
Prices are much cheaper.
Working with Hospitals on telemedicine network.
Working on connecting area hospitals in Jefferson County with links to Gouverneur, CPH, MMH, Burlington.
Job creation development from these services.
DANC rep wanted to know how they could help us.
What is an institutional provider – ex. BOCES who provides to their school districts.

Adjourned approximately 4:15 pm?