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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -3- July 28, 2004 Consideration of an IP Telephony System Council member Lamb asked if there is potential to run a pay phone off this network. Mr. Heiser said that IP can run off any type of medium. Council member Lamb said he thought the City would be very interested in this at some point, particularly for the City's parks. Mr. Heiser said the City of North St. Paul opened its new City Hall on June 29. There are three call processor backup sites: Roseville, CTV Studios and North St. Paul. The system could support over 15,000 devices and right now it supports 400. Roseville has joint powers agreements with ten other cities. Council member Lindstrom said that one of the big disadvantages that he has read about is that you can ca11911 but they can't see your address. What makes this system different? Mr. Heiser said that when Roseville installed the system in October, 2003, it spent money for an emergency responder. This system has Enhanced 911, which is a requirement now. It is a software service that lets you program and configure any way you want. When the Roseville IT Department did its first analysis two years ago, the analysis identified what people wanted and the number one priority was business continuity. They looked at business processes and tried to put a plan in • place that provides continuity. Council member Talbot asked about vulnerabilities. Mr. Heiser said they looked at risks and the cost value of risks. There are always vulnerabilities. They have been running their system for about nine months and it is working quite well. There was a brief discussion about remote site survivability. Lamb moved approval of the Service Addendum with the City ofRoseville/Information Technology Department and installation of the IP Telephony system. The motion was unanimously approved. Hire Greg Hoag_as Director of Public Works Administrator Worthington said the Council is being asked to approve the hire of Greg Hoag as the Director of Public Works. This position was recently vacated when Bill Maertz was hired as the new Parks Director for the City of Elk River. The position was advertised in the Pioneer Press and on the League of Cities website. There were 11 applicants for the position and the top five candidates were interviewed by a panel made up of Mayor Gehrz, Administrator Worthington, Bill Maertz, and Employment Consultant Lisa Lynn. The panel was unanimous in its recommendation to hire Greg. Greg comes to Falcon Heights from the City of Little Canada, where he has been the Park Maintenance Supervisor for 10 years. Greg is active in professional organizations, such as the Minnesota Turf Manager's Association, and Minnesota • Park Supervisor's Association. He will be available to begin on August 16~'. 3