Communications Infrastructure Committee

DATE: August 4th, 2003

Members Present: Tommy Lee Bychinski, Virgil Hartje, William Wenzel, Donald Stevens

Members Absent: Charles Montgomery

Others Present: Paul Endres, Steve Pate, Jerry Strunz, Chip Meister, Jim Pugh, Andy Schultz, Dena Weinke, Greg Hahn, Kevin Stieve, Gene Wiegand, Tim Stieve, Phil Raab, Jeff Seering, Leonard Koehnen

  1. Meeting called to order by Bychinski at 9:00 a.m.. Certification of compliance with Open Meeting Law was met.
  2. Adopt agenda: Motion by Hartje, second by Stevens to approve agenda. Carried.
  3. Adopt minutes: Motion by Hartje, second by Stevens to approve minutes of last meeting. Carried. Bychinski requested that minutes be sent via e-mail as well.
  4. Communications: Discussed responses to quick survey requested by the committee at the initial meeting. Discussed various options. T. Stieve noted that CIP request was submitted in the amount of $3.5 million as a starting point.
  5. Business items:
    1. Review of Communications Study - Leonard Koehnen. Leonard noted that as part of his contract he still needs to provide Sauk County with estimations of costs but that he must first have some guidance as to what it is the County wishes to do. Discussion followed on various types of technology and how to prioritize what needs to be accomplished. Leonard noted that to correct the system as a whole will be a 3-5 year project. Leonard did note that you can put in some new equipment on a temporary basis until tower sites are cleaned up/built. The only loss is the labor cost to put in the temporary setup. After much discussion, moved by Hartje, second by Wenzel that Leonard along with Tim Stieve and Phil Raab layout a plan to be reviewed at the next meeting to fix the paging system as soon as possible as well as identify a schedule for the remainder of the system. Carried.
  6. Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday September 3rd, 2003 at 8:15 a.m. at the Law Enforcement Community Room
  7. Motion by Hartje, second by Stevens to approve agenda. Carried.

Respectfully submitted by: Timothy R. Stieve, August 5th, 2003