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<br />ATTACHMENT C <br />Eugene Telecommunications Tax Funded Projects <br /> <br /> <br />Projects reflect the 1997 city council’s decision to re-invest telecommunications and cable- <br />specific tax revenues into telecommunications and cable technology projects benefiting a broad <br />cross section of Eugene’s citizens. Before sunsetting in 1999, the ad hoc Council <br />Telecommunications Committee directed that the project proposal, review and approval process <br />be transitioned to an administrative process for implementation. Since then, projects have been <br />awarded funds through a Departmental competitive process. <br /> <br />Project criteria include telecommunications or cable relatedness, relationship to current City <br />Goals, Policies, City Plans, department priorities, financial efficiencies, and the ability to support <br />any routine maintenance costs. A major criterion is the use of facilities and activities defined in <br />the ordinance: “the transmission of information in electromagnetic frequency, electronic or <br />optical form, including voice, video, or data, using facilities such as radio transmitting towers <br />and fiber optics to transmit telecommunications or cable communications signals.” <br /> <br />Because the majority of the proposals require technology, hardware, or software involving <br />Information Services Division staff (ISD), proposals are reviewed for ISD workload and network <br />system coordination and impact, and then forwarded to Executive Managers who submit their <br />recommendations to the City Manager. The projects listed below illustrate that all departments <br />are represented in the receipt of project funds, although the largest recipients have been the <br />public safety departments. Funding for some projects includes maintenance support for up to <br />three years to allow efficiencies to accrue before ongoing costs are borne by the department. <br />Staff provides the city council an annual memorandum about project awards. <br /> <br />C = Completed (purchases completed and, if requested, maintenance years expired) <br />O = Currently funded (for initial purchase and/or three years of maintenance funding) <br /> <br />FY 03 Projects <br />C 1. .NET training (e-government preparation) <br />C 2. Crystal Reports Developer/Power User Training (e-government preparation) <br />C 3. Spanish Language Polaris Internet Library Catalog Module <br />C 4. Satellite Dish - Interactive Group Training (employees and community) <br /> <br />FY 04 Projects <br />O 1. e-government/e-commerce Web Portal <br />C 2. Police and Fire Wireless Telecommunications Mobile Data Computers (MDCs) <br />C 3. Multi-State Fiber Optic LiveScan Fingerprint System – Police Forensics <br />C 4. Applicant Tracking & Internet Employment Applications (e-government) <br />C 5. High Speed Fiber Route (for high-speed networking between remote City sites) <br /> -- Sheldon, Echo Hollow, Campbell Sr. Ctr., Roosevelt Yard, branch libraries <br />O 6. Police and Fire Community Emergency Notification System (CENS) <br />C 7. Library Recreation and Cultural Services (LRCS) Online Class Registration System <br />C 8. Fiber Optic Traffic Signal Server Replacement <br />C 9. Phase 1, Limited Review of Eugene’s Cell Tower Zoning Ordinance <br /> <br />