electronic village of abingdon
"91st Day" Subcommittee
MINUTES
29 July 1998 12:30 PM
The scheduled meeting of the Electronic Village of
Abingdon "91st Day" Subcommittee held in the Johnston Memorial
Hospital Cafeteria was opened by Dr. F. H. Moore, Jr., Chairman. There were
fifteen participants present. These included:
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Dr. F. H. Moore, Jr., Chairman |
Russell Minetree |
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Jay Cox, Vice-Chairman |
Steve Galyean |
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Al Bradley, Secretary |
Jean Luker |
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Randy Robertson |
Jack White |
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Burt Bassham |
Steve Laek |
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David Taverner |
Brian Lanham |
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Charlotte Parsons |
Bob Franklin |
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John Mongle |
The minutes of the 24 June, 1998 meeting were approved as
presented.
The status of new connections was discussed. These
included CASA computer Service, Scyphers & Austin Office at 189 E.
Valley Street, Joseph P. Johnson Office at 164 E. Valley Street. The CASA
and Joseph P. Johnson applications should be connected on Friday (7/31), the
Scyphers and Austin office has to be held until some determination is made
concerning the Hospital and North Abingdon extensions.
The next item discussed was the matter of converting the
EVA network from 10 mbps to 100mbps. This was brought up at the 6/24 meeting
as a possibility with the addition of electronics at the hospital. It was
thought that the entire system might be converted with relative ease
depending upon the cost and upon the monies available from EVA revenues.
This matter is depicted in the following table:
| EVA MONTHLY INCOME |
EVA MONTHLY EXPENSES |
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Receipts from services = |
$2,506 |
1. Loan payment |
$439.17 |
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2. Sprint C. O. space rental |
$114.00 |
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3. Telimagine equipment lease #1 |
$601.00 |
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4. Telimagine equipment lease #2 |
$684.00 |
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5. NetAccess network charge (port) |
$350.00 |
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TOTAL Monthly Income = |
$2,506 |
TOTAL = |
$2,188.17 |
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Proposed monthly equipment conversion cost = |
$4,050.00 |
ESTIMATED COST at $270 / hub (15
hubs) or $1,865 per month increase in cost. See discussion, below. |
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However, it was noted that the conversion amount of
$4,050 shown in the table, above, was inflated since all fifteen of the hubs
would not necessarily need to be replaced. After some discussion of this
matter, it was decided that we should investigate setting up no more than
two 100 mbps hubs having 12 or 24 ports for the use of subscribers who
wished service at that speed, and that a special monthly rate should be
established for subscribers wishing connectivity at 100 mbps. This decision
was made upon motion of Jean Luker, seconded by Jack White and approved by
unanimous vote of those present.
The proposed new office building under construction South
of I-81 on Cummings street was discussed. The owners presently plan to
employ a T-1 connection for connectivity. Dr. Moore felt that they could
benefit from an EVA connection and expressed an interest in an extension to
that area. Drawbacks including crossing I-81 were discussed and other
matters and it was felt that the matter should be discussed further with the
owners, Hunt and Associates.
The extension to Johnston Memorial Hospital and North
Abingdon was further discussed. The following is a depiction of the costs
involved in doing so:
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FY 1998 Town Budget Appropriation = $20,000 |
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| 1. 12 strand fiber from Plumb Alley to Court St. (near JMH) |
$4,357.50 |
1,a. Drops: |
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a. to JMH (440' fiber) |
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b. To Johnson, Scyphers & Austin (265' fiber) |
$3,239.82 |
| 2. 72 fiber cable through JMH to pole with cabinet and
4" conduit |
$7,698.09 |
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| 3. 36 fiber cable from JMH to Oak Hill Street near Library |
$8,984.58 |
3,a. Alternative connection to WCPL from plumb Alley |
$3,722.38 |
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4. EVA drop to WCPL (350' fiber) |
$1,868.64 |
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5. TOTAL Items 1 - 3, above (without drops) = |
$21,040.17 |
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6. TOTAL Items 1 & 2, using alternative
3a,& drops = |
$20,886.43 |
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7. Total items 1& 2, plus drops only = |
$15,295.41 |
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The total cost of the entire project was determined to be
$26,148.63, including the cost of the three drops to the Hospital, to
Scyphers and Austin and to the Washington County Public Library. Obviously,
this total amount exceeds the amount allocated to the project in the Town’s
budget. It was, therefore, determined to seek the assistance of Johnston
Memorial Hospital and Washington County who would be the principle
beneficiaries of the proposed extension. If these groups could be persuaded
to underwrite the overage cost, the Committee agreed to pursue the project
to completion.
Jay Cox brought up the matter of developing a grant
proposal in order to stimulate use of and connections to the EVA network by
developing some applications. Congressman Boucher’s office will assist and
Al Bradley will write the grant proposal. Charlotte Parsons explained that
she already had a possibility for this grant idea involving instructional
work to other areas by her reference librarian. The grant could provide the
resources, including personnel, to accomplish this task. On motion of Jack
White, seconded by Jean Luker, it was resolved to endorse the grant
application and that a committee should be formed to move the idea along.
Members of the committee include Jay Cox, Jack White, Steve Galyean,
Charlotte Parsons, Burt Bassham and David Taverner. Meetings of the group
were scheduled for 10 August, 17 August and 24 August at 8:30 AM at the
Abingdon Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
Jay Cox announced that NetAccess would be switching to a
T-3 line within 45 days and that this would involve changing the IP
addresses for all EVA network computers. Jay recommended that we use this
event to change to a Digital Host Control Protocol (DHCP) system which would
be operated by one of the Town’s servers. This was agreed to by the group.
Jay Cox stated that they had conducted an informal survey
of the residential areas north of the Hospital and that there were about 20%
of the residents who were customers of NetAccess and that this was the type
of immediate participation we could count on in these neighborhoods.
Steve Laek announced that he would no longer be attending
our EVA meetings and that Brian Lanham, who was present, would be
representing Sprint in his place. The 91st Day Subcommittee
thanked Mr. Laek for his valued service to the establishment and operation
of the EVA network.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Albert C. Bradley,
Secretary
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