July 25, 2018

Attendees: Becky Merrow, Deb Zebcar, Mike Ebbet, Keith Simpson, Jim Collins,
Will Herman, Matt Plache

Meeting got underway at 1PM. 

Everyone got introduced.  We went around the table with more thorough
introductions and background information.

Mike spoke about Block 5's services.  

Becky asked about Parks and Rec, having heard that there were some issues.
Jim and others explained about the slow internet and the implementation of the
software that they use for almost everything (Maxgalaxy).  ISAC has looked
into what possibilities might exist regarding their internet provider
(Metrocast, recently acquired by Atlantic).  Keith was not aware that
Maxgalaxy was hosted at the Abenaki site and will look into whether alternate
hosting might make a difference.

Public WIFI was discussed, which has been a topic in the past.  That there are
several entities that might be interested in initiating a movement towards
establishing this kind of service without any coordination indicates some kind
of leadership would need to be establish towards the desired ends.

We discussed the upcoming budget, and additions that need to be made to
upgrade the server used by the billing software (Inquesta).  Mike will share
his budget wiki with Deb and Becky.

Mike explained the topology involved with the server upgrade for the Inquesta
billing software system, which involves two physical servers with running
virtual machines.  The two servers are redundant with a very short failover
time in the event of failure.  Data will still be backed up offsite (in case of
the building burning down).

Will brought up that our committee might be able to take some leadership in
improving communication capabilities within the town.  Becky brought up that
there is a public safety issue that may add further weight to this endeavor.

Meeting was adjourned about 2:20PM