Members present:
Teshome Abebe, Alan Baharlou, Reed Benedict, Mahmood Butt, Keith Cosentino, Hank Davis, Pat Fewell, Bill Gibbs, Dave Henard, John Henderson, Kevin Hussey, Les Hyder, James Johnson, Yunus Kathawala, Morgan Olsen, Dana Ringuette, Nackil Sung, Bill Witsman and Gregg Hecimovich (temporary replacement for Hesterman).

Members absent:
Jim Bruehler, Liz Hitch, Allen Lanham, Brian Reid, Jeremy Wendel and Mary Durkin Wohlrabe.

Visitors:
Jeff Cross, Lisa Dallas, Laurie Neese, Toni Smith and Tim Zgonina.

Approval of minutes
Teshome Abebe opened the meeting in the BOG Room of Booth Library at 2:02 p.m. He asked for approval of minutes from the January 15, 1999, meeting of the committee. The minutes were approved as submitted.

Discussion items

1. Review and Action on ATAC Bylaw Changes

Abebe gave a brief introduction of the ATAC bylaw changes and thanked both taskforces for their work. Abebe brought the matter back to the table for review and action. He asked Jeff Cross to provide additional prospective on the bylaw changes. Cross briefly reviewed the recommendations and bylaw changes that were submitted to the committee at the January 15, 1999, meeting. After the review, Abebe asked for a motion to approve the recommendations that were submitted. The motion was moved and seconded for approval. Abebe stated that the motion would then be opened for discussion. Based on the suggestion by Bill Gibbs, a member of the Role and Planning Scope Task Force, a friendly amendment was accepted to remove "information systems" from ATAC function #5 because another group supports it. Abebe explained to the committee that every ATAC member would serve on at least one of the four subcommittees that will report to the ATAC committee on a quarterly base. Abebe asked for a vote on the ATAC bylaws changes and implementation of the Role and Planning Scope Taskforce recommendations. The vote was unanimous to adopt the changes and recommendations in full.

2. Instructional Technology Enhancement Proposals Status

Abebe reported to the committee on the status of the Instructional Technology Enhancement Proposal. He stated that as of 1 p.m. today, there were more than 19 proposals totaling about $366,000. The proposals were submitted for fiscal year 2000.

3. Other

John Henderson distributed a revised copy of the computer lab survey to all committee members. He asked that every member review it and contact him about any changes. Henderson stated that all suggestion boxes are in place and ready.

4. Additional Dial-up Access

Dave Henard reported to the committee about concerns with dial-up access. He addressed some of the problems that have been occurring. Henard distributed handouts on dial-up access costs and dial-up services and accessibility. He stated that funds are not available to accommodate both the networking of residence halls and providing extensive dial-up services for students, faculty and staff. He stated that 50 additional lines would not solve the busy signal problem for dial-up users during evening hours. A total of 250 lines would be required to achieve an acceptable level of service prior to the full implementation of the residence hall cabling project. The total cost of 150 additional lines is $75,828 one-time and $60,150 recurring. The recurring cost for the present 100 lines is $20,100 annually. Henard questioned whether ATAC approves funding additional lines from the Student Technology Fee and that the committee should decide the number of lines that should be added. He suggested these facts should then be presented to Student Government since a decision to increase expenses against the Student Technology Fee account for recurring communications costs would affect the replacement cycle for open computer lab equipment. Henard added that many universities do not provide dial-up services. They recommend local Internet service providers for active users. Abebe suggested that the Academic Technology and Instructional Support subcommittee research this.

Meeting adjourned at 3:07 p.m.

Submitted by Laurie Neese, recorder.