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Item No. 04 <br />Type of Business: WS <br />Meeting Date: July 7, 2003 <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mary Burg, Golf Course Manager <br />Subject: Direction Regarding the Purchase of Equipment for <br />Wireless Connection for The Bridges Golf Course <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />As the Council is aware, The Bridges Golf Course should upgrade the ability to connect to <br />the City of Mounds Views’ Network Server. The benefit of a direct link to the golf course is <br />data accountability and security. Staff has compared a variety of available options for the <br />project. This is a description of choices that exist. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The network link of the City server and The Bridge’s will create enhanced accountability. <br />The data storage would be on line with all other department. The golf course will have the <br />same back-up system capability as the entire City network. The Finance department <br />would have access directly to golf course financial data. The Bridges would have the <br />benefit of same security or firewall protection against viruses and pornography, as does <br />the rest of the network. <br /> <br />The technology presently available to other City Departments, such as the ability to scan, <br />fax, and electronically maintain document storage will be a cost savings as the use of <br />paper will diminish. Elimination of the dial up service will offer additional savings. <br /> <br />The City Staff reviewed the following enhancement methods. The options are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Dial-up Connection as used presently. This does not offer the capacity requirement <br />needed for the transfer of information. <br /> <br />2. High speed Internet through the installation of fiber optic cable. The fiber optic <br />cable would offer a direct line to the City of Mounds View network server. The <br />access would be available at any time, 24/7. This method is not a viable option as <br />the high-speed cable is not presently available near the golf course, thus it is cost <br />prohibitive. <br /> <br /> <br />3. Installation of a wireless remote system by an outside vender. This offers most of <br />the same benefit as the fiber optic cable. Wireless technology has become a cost <br />effective option, however the installation of the equipment by an outside vender <br />would be $6-7,000. A wireless remote system may be impacted by inclement <br />weather conditions.