5/10/2011 CABLE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Invoice Approval Kathleen Moore received 3 invoices for payment from Arthur Joia for MCAT approval. Motion: James Chisholm motioned to recommend to the board of Selectmen payment of 3 Access AN invoices totaling$2,000;Peter Cohen seconded the motion and it was approved. Vote: Yes-3-1. Roll Call Vote: Andrew Eliason,yes deter CohenP yes Lolita McCray,abstain James Chisholm,yes Copiesf the invoices are attached to the printed set of these minutes. k New Business Licensing Upda Joyce Mason provided following updates insofar as Comcast licensing progress: 0 Licensing contact still to be signed. • No proposal received yet from Mary Lou.Polumbo. 0 Capital budget to be worked up re costs if we were to set up our own studio. Joyce said probably-it would be set tip as a nonprofit organization under the Town. IT Updates Andrew Eliason asked David DelVecchio to check on pricing for an electronic pointer system for the Board of Selectmen meeting room projectors to improve clarity. David will do this. David DelVecchio advised that h is going to ask Valley Communication to clean up the mess in the upstairs computer room. He said what had been done by the other vendor was not a good solution. He said this is automating equipment to bring in broadcast signal. Lolita McCr y asked: How is Valley? David said they are very good, . ir ' Joyce Mason addressed the Board saying that the Information Technology Department is in much need of assistance and when Town computer systems were hit with the virus then a dire situation was made gorse. Joyce said they hope to get a contractor PC support specialist approved for up to$35,000 for at least a one-year contract period. Joyce said the-ideal would be to have full-bine as a contract employee. Motion: Andrew Eliason motioned that MCAT Board take into consideration the request by the Town Manager for an allocation of$35,000 to he used for contracting services to assist the Information Technology Department,-James Chisholm seconded this motion; and it was unanimously approved. Joyce explained the process for acquiring the contracting services and the clunes to be performed. Motion: Janes Chisholm motioned the MCA's'Board recommends to the Board of-S lectmen the sung of $35,000 to be allocated four contractual services to the Information Technology Department; Lolita McCr y seconded the motion; and it was unanimously approved. . VOTE: Yes-4-0. Roll Call Vote: Andrew Eliason,yes - Peter Cohen,yes Lolita McC ray,yes Names Chisholm,yes Budgct Update..James Chisholm provided a budget update.