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<br />Mr. Kelly said the projects that had been funded made solid contributions to operational efficiencies. He <br />asked when projects would be considered next. Assistant City Manager Carlson said the process was <br />evolving. Currently, project requests were done as part of the annual Information Services work plan in the <br />spring, and projects occur on a fiscal year basis. The departments would like to change that timing so <br />requests that were not funded could be referred to the Budget Committee for consideration. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly suggested that not all great project ideas were within the organization. He suggested setting aside <br />ten percent of the funds annually and allocating it to community projects through a Request for Proposals <br />(RFP) process. That could include such things as Internet kiosks and wireless access at community <br />gathering locations. City Manager Taylor said that the City may get additional ideas when it solicits ideas <br />from the community, which could help it get a sense of what was needed in terms of funding. He concurred <br />with a suggestion from Mr. Kelly that that work could form the basis of an RFP process. He added that the <br />process used by staff helped put more rigor in the equipment replacement system across the board, and staff <br />was contemplating returning to the council with a proposal to do something similar for all large City <br />equipment, not just telecommunications equipment. <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Carlson thought Mr. Kelly’s proposal consistent with the intent of the fund and that <br />the FY08 process could accommodate the suggestions. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor also complimented Ms. Berrian. She asked why the council would want to have meetings on the <br />Web when they were already on television. Assistant City Manager Carlson pointed out that not everyone <br />had cable and those with interest might live outside the local Comcast service area. It allowed people to <br />view archived meetings as well. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked if the money could be used to fund neighborhood Web pages. Assistant City Manager <br />Carlson said it could be used to help create the environment to develop a Web page, but historically the <br />money had not been used to pay staff. He said it was possible the City could provide a dedicated server to <br />host neighborhood Web pages. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to maintain the program as currently oper- <br />ated, at least as long as there remain active threats to the revenue stream, requesting a staff <br />report after the 2005-2006 Congressional session. <br /> <br />Mr. Papé asked if the City’s communications were interoperable. Ms. Berrian indicated she would provide <br />the council with information about what was occurring to make the City’s radio system interoperable. Mr. <br />Papé wanted to ensure the City’s communications were interoperable, and if not, he thought the item should <br />be added to the list. Mr. Kolb said that the City’s computer network was highly interoperable. Mr. Papé <br />asked if the funds could be used to improve radio interoperability between government emergency service <br />providers. Ms. Berrian indicated she would get back to him with an answer to the question. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Papé, Assistant City Manager Carlson indicated he was not aware of <br />any legal or financial barriers to use the Telecommunications Fund for loans to other agencies, such as the <br />County. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly observed that another advantage of Web casting council meetings was that it was completely on <br />demand. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 12, 2005 Page 9 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />