St. Lawrence County
Information Technology Advisory Committee
Meeting Agenda
8/2/07, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2nd Floor Conf Room, Public Safety Building, Court St., Canton
For Telephone Conference Bridge: Dial 328-2345, PIN#: 91804
Welcome New Committee Members & Meeting Attendees
Review/accept minutes from 6/28/07 meeting.
New Business
$200K Broadband Grant from Senator Clinton/Schumers’ Office
· Representatives from the SLC Chamber & Karen St. Hilaire (tentative) will be present discuss the program.
· They are open to our input and advice regarding use and deployment of the funds.
SLC Computer Equipment Retirement/Procurement Policy
Old Business
Reactions from discussion with DANC, Next Steps?
SLC Service Map Inventory Initiative – updates, status
Report on Survey of SLC Residents for availability of telecom services (Laura)
Update on County telephone System – Rick Johnson
Update on County website project – Rick Johnson
News from the Chair
NYS Universal Broadband Access initiative
ESD Report – strategies for expanding high-speed Internet access, due end of March?
ESD Wired Buildings Program – Round 6
August Meeting Location/Presentation
Other
Action Items for Next Meeting
Next Meeting: 8/23 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Monday, July 30, 2007
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?
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?
Friday, July 6, 2007
Broadband Adoption 2007
This is one of my favorite sources for current Internet usage data, so I thought I'd pass it on. I feel it is relevant for us to pay particular attention to the data related to rural Internet usage & adoption.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released their Broadband Adoption 2007 report. The report finds that nearly half (47%) of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to a February 2007 survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 42% in early 2006 and 30% in early 2005. Among individuals who use the internet at home, 70% have a high-speed connection while 23% use dialup. The 12% growth rate from 2006 to 2007 represents trails the 40% increase in the 2005 to 2006 timeframe, when many people in the middle-income and older age groups acquired home broadband connections. Those groups continued to show increases in home broadband adoption into early 2007, but at lower rates than in the past.
Home broadband adoption in rural areas, now 31%, continues to lag high speed adoption in urban centers and suburbs.
o Internet usage in rural areas also trails the national average; 60% of rural
adults use the internet from any location, compared with the national
average of 71%.
For the full report, please visit: http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=217
The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released their Broadband Adoption 2007 report. The report finds that nearly half (47%) of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to a February 2007 survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 42% in early 2006 and 30% in early 2005. Among individuals who use the internet at home, 70% have a high-speed connection while 23% use dialup. The 12% growth rate from 2006 to 2007 represents trails the 40% increase in the 2005 to 2006 timeframe, when many people in the middle-income and older age groups acquired home broadband connections. Those groups continued to show increases in home broadband adoption into early 2007, but at lower rates than in the past.
Home broadband adoption in rural areas, now 31%, continues to lag high speed adoption in urban centers and suburbs.
o Internet usage in rural areas also trails the national average; 60% of rural
adults use the internet from any location, compared with the national
average of 71%.
For the full report, please visit: http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=217
Friday, June 29, 2007
Marc's Article (test post)
I've been playing with Google's file upload feature. I'm thinking you can view the article Marc Rousch forwarded to me some time ago by clicking here. Let me know...Thanks!
July's Meeting Date?
Because of summer vacations and my conflict with 7/26, I'm tempted to cancel our meeting in July, and propose that we reconvene at our regularly scheduled meeting on 8/23.
However, there are a few timely issues that would benefit by a meeting in July. Those issues include having a discussion on our reactions to our discussions with DANC, and where we'd like to go from here. Also, Karen St. Hilaire/SLC Chamber has secured $200K in member item funding from Senator Clinton that is to be used for broadband Internet development. She'd like to come talk to us about it and get our thoughts on how best to utilize the funds. I also expect to make great strides on our map project as we discussed during our meeting yesterday, so it would be a good time to make some decisions at that point as well.
So.....please weigh in on what works for you...7/19, 8/2 or not again until 8/23. I will announce a decision by 7/6. Thanks!
However, there are a few timely issues that would benefit by a meeting in July. Those issues include having a discussion on our reactions to our discussions with DANC, and where we'd like to go from here. Also, Karen St. Hilaire/SLC Chamber has secured $200K in member item funding from Senator Clinton that is to be used for broadband Internet development. She'd like to come talk to us about it and get our thoughts on how best to utilize the funds. I also expect to make great strides on our map project as we discussed during our meeting yesterday, so it would be a good time to make some decisions at that point as well.
So.....please weigh in on what works for you...7/19, 8/2 or not again until 8/23. I will announce a decision by 7/6. Thanks!
Monday, June 25, 2007
Meeting Agenda 06_28_07
St. Lawrence County
Information Technology Advisory Committee
Meeting Agenda
6/28/07, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2nd Floor Conf Room, Public Safety Building, Court St., Canton
For Telephone Conference Bridge: Dial 328-2345, PIN#: 91804
Welcome New Committee Members
Review/accept minutes from 5/24/07 meeting.
Presenters: Mr. Robert Juravich and Mr. Thomas Sauter, DANC
News from the Chair
- SLC IT Blog -- http://slcit.blogspot.com/ - for meeting minutes, agendas, notes, comments, supporting information, check it out today!
- (nothing at time of distribution) Communications
- (nothing at time of distribution) NYS Universal Broadband Access initiative
- (nothing at time of distribution) ESD Report – strategies for expanding high-speed Internet access, due end of March?
- (nothing at time of distribution) ESD Wired Buildings Program – Round 6
Old Business
- SLC Service Map Inventory Initiative – updates, status
- Update on County telephone system
- Update on County website project - Rick Johnson to give an update on the County staff committee’s progress. He will introduce and circulate a survey created by the committee designed to gather input from all County staff. They are seeking our input and feedback. If agreeable, I’d like to propose a subcommittee be designated to work closely with this group.
- Webcasting
New Business
Other
Action Items for Next Meeting
Next Meeting: I am unavailable to meet 7/26 – as earlier scheduled. Does the group want to meet in July? If so alternate dates…Thus., 7/19 or 8/2?
Monday, June 18, 2007
Preparation for meeting on 6/28
I thought it would be helpful to pass along to committee members the questions that were included in the invitation letter to Mr. Robert Juravich of DANC. Certainly, if you have any additional questions you'd like to pose, please pass them on. If you'd like to share your thoughts here - please do so. -Laura
The Committee discussed a possible meeting with you at its’ last meeting
and is interested in learning the
following:
a. What is DANC’s
plan to improve broadband access (price and availability) to
residential and
commercial markets in the rural portions of St. Lawrence
County.
b. Does DANC have programs (or plans)
which will re-invest revenues DANC
generates from the BOCES contract and
other County customers back into the underserved portions of the County.
It is hoped that such programs would reduce the cost of access to the DANC
network in order to encourage private sector development in the County.
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