9/2/2008 CABLE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Minutes

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shish lrn-iritr dit d-Recd"-'R d,Assistant Town Manager, who has been involved in the new licensing process. Rene' Read gave a brie'update: 0 Currently in process of doing renewal since Mashpee contract expires on November 29,2009. Cape Cod Consortium was created as a means of creating regional cooperation efficiency among 8 towns. 0 Received county funding to pay some of the legal fees. • Conducted Ascertainment Survey by'UMass Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis for all consortium towns. • Telephone survey with over 500 homes contacted i] Mshpee. • Statistical analysis and report completed by UMlast month. Cop of DraftI report dated September 2ria handed to MCAT Board by Mr. Read. 0 In process of having 2 Ascertainment Public Hearins ne today;the outer scheduled for September 23 at p.m. in this meeting room. It was recommendation from counsel, Peter Epstein,Esq.,to hold 2 hearings. Mr.Read thea identified the proposed schedule that had been set: 1. Conduct survey and analysis/report...completed in August 2008.. 2. 1"Dearing in early September...clone September 2. . 2"a Dearing at end of September...scheduled for September 23. . Complete formal ascertainment report by OctoberNovember 2008. 5. Request for Proposal(RFP). . Final step...Contract Negotiations. Finally,Mr.Read pointed out to the MCAT Board that some questions arose as part of the survey and the results from these questions have no bearing on the rest of the survey...he said this can be footnoted that the questions were deleted from the final product. Mr. Read said he spoke with David Borges and be assured that all of the results are fine and these questions do not adversely impact the survey overall...the data is not"off'–the data is correct. Mir. Read said MCAT Board can contact David Borges directly if they wish. O David Delvecchio addressed the Hearing. He said he started his position the end ofDeeember-2003 and wants t say how important this MCAT Board and the relationship with Comcast has been to enable his Department to provide services to the Town of 1 lashpee. He noted as a few examples the following: • Expanded our network. • Updated domain servers and e-mail. • Permitting software. • GIS software-6 concurrent licenses. • Significant enhancements to systems and to the backbone of the network. Wireless backbone that connects all schools. • Solid,very good equipment Mr.Del eechio emphasized that the Town would not have been able to do all these things without the MCAT Board/Comcast support. He said we hope it continues. Toni Mayo addressed the Hearing and said he drafted a letter to the MCAT Board providing a list of GIS projects and assets that were fully or partially funded via.the MCAT technology account. llrrr.Mayo said that GIS in Mashpee is one of the best on Cape clue in a major part to the funding provided from MCAT. A copy of Mr. Mayo's September °'d letter is attached to the printed set of these minutes. 3