General Overview of the Connected Community Program

1. Your City, Alabama
Better and “Smarter”
Overview Presentation
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2. The Future: Your City in a Few years
 New Businesses
 Enhance Tax Base
 Better Public Safety!
 Additional Healthcare Services
 More Jobs!
 Economic Growth!
 One of the Most Innovative
Communities in Alabama!
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3. Be Better and “Smarter”
 Vision: Mayor and City Council
 Leadership: Government, Business,
and Community
 A Plan: Strategic and Practical
 The Team: Public and Private
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4. Infrastructure and Utilities
 Traditional
 Power
 Gas
 Water
 Cable
 Phone
 Contemporary – 21st Century
 Broadband Communications
 Public Safety Network
 Emergency Notification
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5. Future Headlines
“Connected Cities in Alabama” sets
Standards for the Nation”
_Your City_: “One of Most Innovative
Communities in Alabama”
_Your City_ leads the State in Economic
Growth using the
“Connected Community” Model
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6. “Connected Community” Model
 Municipal Broadband Wireless and Fiber
Network Infrastructure (City owned asset)
 Technology Make Over – Replace and Upgrade
 A Wide Variety of Applications / Uses (partial):
 Public Safety – Video Surveillance
 Police and Fire
 Inspections and Permits
 Emergency Notification and Management
 Economic and Business Development
 Professional Management
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7. An Application-Rich Network For Government,
Public Safety, Healthcare, and Education
Municipal Area Network
Intelligent Video Solutions Public Safety Solutions
Pre-Emptive Intelligence Rapid Information Sharing
Incident Scene Management Mobile Office
Situational Awareness Operational Efficiencies

8. Applications and Broadband Network
Video Surveillance Monitoring & Control Workforce Mobility
• Fixed Camera Connectivity •Low Cost Surveillance • Mobile Office
• Red Light Cameras • Meter Reading • License Plate Recognition
• Public Transit Surveillance • Traffic Management • e-Citations / e-Ticketing
• Incident Scene / Event • Remote Facility Security • Field Reporting / Database
Management Access
The more services the network supports, the more savings generated.
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9. Applications and Broadband Network
Transportation Industrial Markets Traffic Management
Video to / from buses / trains Supports video, handhelds Signal Controllers, Sensors
Public Access Education Construction
Cities, Parks, Apartment Outdoor Campus Coverage Buildings and Roads
Buildings
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10. How To Move Forward
 See The Vision
 “Buy In” and Support the Vision
 Engage TALA Professional Services
 To Develop a “Connected Community” Plan
 Coordinate the Team
 Manage the Process and Implementation
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11. Why TALA Professional Services
 Three Reasons:
1. Community: We involve all stakeholders
2. Financial: We help find the money
3. Technical: We use technology tools to build
 Vision
 Experience
 Dedication
 Teamwork
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12. Why TALA Professional Services
 Understands the Community
 People – Problems – Political Structure - Processes
 Connects with People
 Grassroots Efforts
 Build Up – Build Out – Build Over – Build In
 Up: Improve Existing Resources
 Out: Extend Access
 Over: Reach Across The Divide (Differences)
 In: Ensure Growth and Improvement
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13. TALA Professional Services
 List Clients and Projects with Photos
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14. Points for Consideration
 Develop Initial Cost Projections
 Establish Funding Model
 Cost Allocations
 Who Pays When and How
 Maintenance and Support
 “Pay As You Grow” Program
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15. Points for Consideration
 The Experience of TALA and Tim Lewis:
 Municipal Projects: Chattanooga, TN,
Mobile, AL, Birmingham, AL, Jefferson
County, AL, and Tuscaloosa, AL
 Communications and Technology
 Teamwork – Collaboration – Coordination
 Diversity and Inclusion
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16. Immediate Opportunities
 Form an Advisory Committee for Input
 Key Local and Regional Stakeholders
 Determine a “Demonstration Project” to
showcase the benefits and results of the
“Connected Community” Program
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17. Immediate Opportunities
 Visit “Futureville, Alabama” – Interactive
(v-Game) Vision Modeling
 Roles, Resources, Responsibilities, and
Rewards
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18. Next Steps
 Perform an Assessment to Define Needs
(Est. Duration: 30 – 45 days)
 Develop Cost Projections
(Est. Duration: 14 – 21 days)
 Conduct Funding Proposal Review
(Est. Duration: 14 – 21 days)
 Obtain Funding Approval
(Est. Duration: 5 – 7 days)
 Project “Kickoff” Meeting
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19. Contact Information
Tim Lewis
President
TALA Professional Services
www.talapro.com
tlewis@talapro.com
205-369-3406 cell
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