TECHNICAL PANEL

Tuesday, April 13, 2004, 9:00 a.m.

University of Nebraska-Varner Hall

3835 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, Nebraska

APPROVED MINUTES

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Steve Henderson, Department of Administrative Services, State of Nebraska (Alternate for Brenda Decker)
Christy Horn, University of Nebraska, Compliance Officer
Kirk Langer, Lincoln Public Schools, Technology Director
Steve Schafer, Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska
Walter Weir, Chief Information Officer, University of Nebraska

ALTERNATES PRESENT:

Rick Golden, University of Nebraska

Rick Becker, Office of the Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska

CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND MEETING NOTICE

Walter Weir called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. A quorum was present at the time of roll call. The meeting notice was posted to the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar and the NITC web sites on March 4, 2004. The meeting agenda was posted to the NITC web site on April 9, 2004.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Gene Hand. Mr. Hand informed the members that the FCC's "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" regarding "IP-Enabled Services" has a comment deadline of May 28. Mr. Hand indicated that he would e-mail members a copy of the NPRM.

APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 10, 2004 MINUTES

Mr. Schafer moved to approve the February 10, 2004 minutes. Mr. Henderson seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Yes, and Weir-Yes. Results: 5-Yes, 0-No. The motion was carried by majority vote.

TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE – E-mail Standard for State Government Agencies (PDF 125k)
Mr. Becker indicated that this draft standard was before the State Government Council on April 8. The SGC recommended forwarding this document to the Technical Panel for review. The SGC recommended adding definitions for "Basic E-mail" and "Business-Class E-mail." Members discussed the draft standard.

Mr. Schafer moved to post the standard for the 30-day comment period with the revisions suggested by the State Government Council. Ms. Horn seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Yes, and Weir-Abstained . Results: 4-Yes, 0-No, 1-Abstained. The motion was carried by majority vote.

PROJECT REVIEWS

STATE RECORDS BOARD GRANT APPLICATIONS

The following SRB grant applications were considered by the panel:

1. Business Forms Search Upgrade (PDF 93k)
2. Interactive Licensing - Phase IV (PDF 83k)
3. Public Meeting Calendar Upgrade (PDF 94k)
4. Nebraska Geospatial Data Center Clearinghouse (PDF 289k)

Mr. Schafer was available to answer questions with respect to projects 1-3 above

Ms. Horn recommended including a comment on accessibility testing for all of these projects. Mr. Weir expressed a concern about the lack of technical information in grant applications 1-3, limiting the ability to provide a meaningful review.

Mr. Henderson moved to provided the following comments with respect to projects 1-3:

The Technical Panel, having reviewed the grant application entitled "..." and based on the limited technical information provided, finds that:

• The project is technically feasible.
• The proposed technology is appropriate for the project; however, an accessibility audit should be performed to ensure access for individuals with disabilities.
• The technical elements can be accomplished within the proposed time frame and budget.

Ms. Horn seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Abstained, and Weir-Yes. Results: 4-Yes, 0-No, 1-Abstained. The motion was carried by majority vote.

Mr. Mahendra Bansal was available for questions on project 4.

Ms. Horn moved to provided the following comments with respect to projects 4:

The Technical Panel, having reviewed the grant application entitled "Nebraska Geospatial Data Center Clearinghouse" finds that:

• The project is technically feasible.
• The proposed technology is appropriate for the project; however, an accessibility audit should be performed to ensure access for individuals with disabilities.
• The technical elements can be accomplished within the proposed time frame and budget.

Mr. Weir seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Yes, and Weir-Yes. Results: 5-Yes, 0-No. The motion was carried by majority vote.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND WORK GROUP UPDATES (as needed)

Accessibility of Information Technology Work Group, Christy Horn. Ms. Horn reported that a $50,000 grant was being used to provide real-time captioning at the Lied Center, sports venues, and other locations.

CAP, Walter Weir. Mr. Weir reported that the Network Nebraska news conference in Omaha on April 12 went well.

Security Architecture Work Group, Steve Schafer. The next meeting of the work group will be scheduled when an OmniTech representative is available to meet with the group.

Statewide Synchronous Video Network Work Group, Tom Rolfes. Mr. Rolfes distributed a revised timeline for review of the video/audio standards.

OTHER BUSINESS:

None.

NEXT MEETING DATE, TIME AND MEETING ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the NITC Technical Panel will be held on May 11, 9:00 a.m. at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Ms. Horn moved to adjourn. Mr. Henderson seconded the motion. Motion passed by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.

Minutes were taken by Rick Becker of the Office of the CIO/NITC.

Meeting Minutes