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PRESENT:   Cindy Dietz, Lida Herburger, Patrick Lanning, Barbara McIntire, Linda Loft, Stephen Pruch, Joe Russin,  Joe Escobar, Linda Grenz

ABSENT:  Kaaren O’Rourke

FACILITATOR:  Stephen Pruch

RECORDER:  Linda Grenz

1.   January 8, 2004 minutes were approved as written.

2.   FY03 unspent allocation: TACT agreed to look at the FY04 unfunded requests before any new contingency requests.  Using the updated spreadsheet, the group reviewed the list from request number 28 to request number 7.

More information is needed for the following FY04 unfunded requests:

• Stephen will check with all managers to see if their requests is still needed
• ESL requests: Stephen will check to see if students are now paying
  
• Center for Meeting and Learning (#18): Assigned to Patrick
• AT (#2 and #7) PLC Lab and ESRI Annual Software License: Assigned to Linda Loft
  

3.   FY04 Contingency requests: TACT reviewed six contingency requests and decided:

• Science Projection System Cost Overrun: Because of extenuating circumstances installing projector systems over the summer, this request was approved.
• Downtown Center Labs Upgrade: The six projectors were approved to be funded.  The rest of the request should be included in next year’s unit plan.
• Thurston CLC Lab Upgrade: This request should be included in next year’s unit plan.  A RAM upgrade was suggested
• Willamette CLC Lab Upgrade: This request should be included in next year’s unit plan. A RAM upgrade was suggested.
• Audiovisual Instructional Technology Needs: This request should be included in next year’s unit plan.  Additionally, it was suggested that projection systems should be discussed at a later time (carts vs. permanent classroom installation).
• Instructional Computing Lab Staffing: This request was approved.
  

4.   MS Campus Agreement: Barb McIntire handed out a follow-up analysis of the agreement

• FTE (based on staff and faculty) is 1
• Included a synopsis of MS purchases from OETC for the last thre
• Staff would be licensed for home use (students would not be).
• It was recommended not to include MS OS because of the cost (especially if the college implements a 3-4 year computer replacement plan—replacement will come with the current MS OS).
• Instructional Computing, ESL, and Business Technology will be requesting $40,189 worth of Office purchases for FY05 so it may be cost effective to enroll in the campus agreement FY05 instead of waiting for the computer replacement plan to be implemented.
• No guarantee of licensing cost in the f
• We can cancel at any time (perhaps when Open Source Software becomes a standard for the college)