March, 26, 2013 - San Antonio Housing Authority

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SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY March 26, 2013 Staff is also making great progress at the family properties of Charles Andrews, Mission Park, Cross Creek, Cheryl West, and Lincoln Heights. The Community Development Initiatives Department (CDI) has secured two AARP participants to help with the Education Investment Foundation (EIF) activities, including the Wi-Fi Initiative. In addition, staff will be advertising to hire two part-time positions to administer and monitor the Wi-Fi Initiative and learning centers. We anticipate recruiting local college students. An additional 18 computers have been identified to potentially use towards this initiative; the equipment is currently being assessed for utilization. In-House Technical Design: With SAHA's in-house design that allows us to "piggy back" and utilize the on-going expansion of our fiber WAN (Wide Area Network) bandwidth at each site to provide better IT systems for employees, we are able to use our initial investment to provide low cost, wireless connectivity to our residents. This is a similar effort to that of the City, as described in the February 13, 2013 Express-News article by John W. Gonzales, titled, 'S.A. forms network to make better use of broadband': "[Councilwoman] Ozuna, a cyber-security specialist who represents District 3, said 'With the importance of the Internet and connectivity today, broadband networks cannot be seen as luxury commodities. They are necessities for economic development, education and cultural activities."' Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local news/article/S-A-forms-networkto-make-better-use-of-broadband-4275585.php#ixzz2MzPLbOLS SAHA has taken a similar approach, by utilizing the agency's existing fiber WAN, to cost effectively deploy a wireless network for our community rooms, as follows: • One-time equipment cost of $440.31 and recurring Time Warner Cable service charge of $8.00 per month per site. • Use of refurbished computer equipment from existing inventory to provide at least two computers at 20 sites • Priority sites include those that had previously received stimulus funds, which financed the construction of learning and/or resource centers at elderly communities Staff has briefed schools, non-profits, partners, all of our federal elected officials, Mayor Castro's office, State Representative Justin Rodriguez's office and Councilman Cris Medina's office on the purpose and roll out of this initiative. Staff has secured the participation of Councilman Medina and others for the March 26, 2013 unveiling at Westway Apartments. Staff has also provided a briefing to SAISD and committed SAHA's support in their efforts to secure a $2.3 million grant from the Department of Education that will provide "Low Cost Connectivity" to their population. Staff will continue to brief other elected officials and partners. PROPOSED ACTION: None FINANCIAL IMPACT: For each site, there is a one-time equipment cost of $440.31, with a total recurring TWC service charge per month per site of $8.00. ATTACHMENTS: List of site locations Photos of Westway learning center.
List of 30 Site Name Street City Council District School District Family/Elderly Disabled O.P Schnabel 919 S Main Ave # Bc 1 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Victoria Plaza 411 Barrera 1 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Villa Tranchese 307 Marshall 1 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Tarry Towne Apartments 315 Vance Jackson 1 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Lincoln Heights Courts 1315 N. Elmendorf 1 SAISD Family Villa Hermosa Apartments327 N. Flores 1 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Parkview Apartments 114 Hichman 1 SAISD Family Mission Park Apartments 5825 Analisa 2 Harlandale SD Family Spring View 722 S. Rio Grande 2 SAISD Family Wheatley Courts 906 N. Mittman 2 SAISD Family W.C. White Apartments 618 N. Hackberry 2 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Lewis Chatham 6405 S Flores St 3 Harlandale SD Elderly/Disabled Fair Avenue Apartments 1215 Fair Ave 3 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Lila Cockrell Apartments 3500 Pleasanton 3 Haraendale SD Elderly/Disabled Highview Apartments 1351 Rigsby 3 SAISD Family Riverside Apartments 515 Riverside 3 SAISD Family Cassiano Homes 2919 S. Laredo 5 SAISD Family Villa Veramendi Homes 615 Barclay 5 SAISD Family Alazan Apache Courts 1011 S. Brazos 5 SAISD Family Mirasol Homes 4222 El Paso 5 Edgewood Family Jewett Circle Apartments 425 SW 345h Street 6 Edgewood Elderly/Disabled Cheryl West 333 W Cheryl Dr 7 SAISD Family T.L. Shaley 4827 Pettus 7 NISD Family Westway 5627 Culebra Rd 7 NISD Family Pin Oaks II 7180 Oaklawn Dr 7 NEISD Family Blanco Apartments 906 Huisache 7 SAISD Elderly/Disabled Charles Andrews 4060 Medical Dr 8 NISD Family Francis Furey Apartments 4902 Gus Eckert Lane 8 NISD Family Cross Creek 2818 Austin Hwy 10 NEISD Family L.C. Rutledge 11301 Roszell 10 NEISD Family
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