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1985-08-01 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH DATA PROCESSING STEERING COMMITTEE AUGUST 1. 1985 CHAIRMAN. JEROME SELBYP CALLED THE COMPUTER STEERING COMMITTEE TO ORDER ON THURSDAY9 AUGUST 1. 1985v AT 2:10 P.M. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WERE IN ATTENDANCE: eaEsEba JEROME SELBY JOYCE HEALEY PERRY PAGE Aumi MARY JO SIMMONS DAVE WAKEFIELD QibERS-ERESENI MAROLYN PEDERSEN DONNA COLEMAN NOREEN THOMPSON BRYCE WEEKS BRYCE MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY ADDING UNDER NEW BUSINESS9 PRIORITY OF INQUIRY9 MOTION SECONDED. JEROME MOVED TO TABLE THE APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MONTHS MINUTES• MOTION SECONDED BY JOYCE. OLD BUSINESS: P.C� MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT: PERRY ADVISED EVERYONE THAT HE HAS A PRICE LIST OF BUSINESSES THAT REPAIR P.C.'S BOTH LOCALLY AND IN ANCHORAGE. HE WILL GIVE A COPY TO THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE THIS INFORMATION. NEW BUSINESS: FLEX -TIME: IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE BUYING MORE STORAGE CAPACITY9 WE HAVE BEEN REMOVING SOURCE FILES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT USED ON A DAILY BASIS AND THEN RESTORING THEM TO THE SYSTEM ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. THE RESPONSE TO THE COMPUTER HAS STILL BEEN VERY SLOWS AND WE NOW NEED TO LOOK AT SPLIT SHIFTS• OR FLEX -TIME TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP THE RESPONSE TIME. PERRY MENTIONED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT IS ON SPLIT SHIFTS CURRENTLY, ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO RUN LONG REPORTS DURING THE EVENING HOURS WHEN PRIME TIME WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. SOMEONE WOULD ONLY NEED TO MONITOR THE PRINTER WHEN A CRITICAL REPORT WAS NEEDED AT 8:00 A.M. THE USERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SYSTEM AVAILABLE LATER IN THE EVENINGS AND EARLIER IN THE MORNINGS. THE SYSTE14/38 IS CAPABLE OF STAYING UP 24 HOURS A DAY AND COULD COMPLY TO THIS REQUEST ON A TRIAL BASIS BY LEAVING THE SYSTEM UP MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RESCHEDULE OF SAVE AND BACKUP: SOME USERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TO DO THIS A CHANGE OF BACKUP TIME ALSO• THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE WAS MENTIONED THAT THE NEW PERSON THROUGH SATURDAY AND COULD DO THE SYSTEM WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE DOWN DO THE DAILY SAVE. PRIORITY OF INQUIRY: SYSTEM UP FOR THEIR USE AT ?.:DO A:M. AND PROCEDURES WOULD BE NECESSARY. WEEKLY SAVE DONE ON SATURDAYS. IT COULD BE HIRED TO WORK TUESDAY WEEKLY SAVE THEN. HOWEVER* THE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR A DAY TO BRYCE WANTED TO KNOW IF A HIGHER PRIORITY COULD BE GIVEN TO THE CASHIER. THE COMPUTER IS TAKING SO LONG TO RESPOND TO THE DATA PUT IN THE SYSTEM* THE CUSTOMER IS HAVING TO STAND AT THE COUNTER WAITING FOR THE COMPUTER TO PULL UP THEIR INQUIRY. WHEN THIS PERSON IS ALREADY UPSET• A QUICKER RESPONSE TIME TO THAT INQUIRY WOULD BE TO EVERYONE*S ADVANTAGE. IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE USER WHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RESPONSE TIME SHOULD MAKE IT KNOWN TO THE ASSEMBLY THAT THEY NEED MORE STORAGE CAPACITY AND FASTER RESPONSE TIME. IF THE ASSEMBLY IS MADE AWARE THAT WE DO NEED THE UPGRADE/OR STORAGE SPACE MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IN RECEIVING ONE OR THE OTHER. MODEM HOOK UP EAST9 MAIN AND PETERSON ELEMENTARY: PERRY SAID THERE WAS A REMOTE CONTROL CRT IN THE BOROUGH*S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT* AND THAT A TRADE COULD BE MADE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN TURN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A IBM A.C. TO REPLACE THAT CRT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD HOOK THE REMOTE CRT AT MAIN ELEMENTARY* AND PURCHASE TWO TELEPHONE MODEMS• CONTROL UNITS AND HARD- WARE FOR PETERSON AND EAST ELEMENTARY. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS• THE THE NEXT MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AT 11:00 A.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED* 1 W f ^r JER ME M. SELBY DATA PROCESSING STE.�EbiMITTEE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 3:30 P.M. FOR THURSDAY♦ SEPTEMBER S* 19S5