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HAL-PC Board of Directors 
  Houston Area League of PC Users Minutes for July 23, 2013
 Board of Directors Meeting
 7:00 pm
 Houston Area League of PC Users, Inc
 4543 Post Oak Place
 Houston, TX 77027
 
 
HAL-PC Board Directors
 Annette Story, President
 Bill Jameson, First VP SIGs
 Ruben Garza, VP Programs
 Mike Wilson, VP Communications
 Andrew Nairn, Treasurer
 Jim Story, Membership Secretary
 Alan Herd, Recording Secretary
 Donna LeNoir, Executive Committee
 Elizabeth Lunden, Executive Committee (Absent)
 
  Call to Order at 7:10 pm
Staff  Presentation Bob (Modem Bob)Concern about proposed move from current HAL-PC  Headquarters to a new location
 SIGs which  have voiced objections (and threatened to leave HAL-PC in event of move)
 Build Or Buy
 Computer Investing
 Cost  estimated to be $35,000
 Not enough  time left to move before September 30
 On-site Parking can  accommodate HAL-PC
 Windshield  parking cards for times beyond 2 hours
 Ample parking  after 2:00 pm and during evenings and weekends
 
Approval of Minutes Annette  StorySpecial BOD  Meeting July 2, 2013
 Moved – Bill Jameson, Second – Andrew Nairn: PASS
 Executive Session
 Moved – Bill Jameson, Second – Jim Story:  PASS
 Executive Comm. Meeting  July  9, 2013
 Moved – Bill Jameson, Second – Donna LeNoir: PASS
 Executive Session
 Moved – Andrew Nairn,  Second – Bill Jameson: PASS
 Executive Comm. Meeting  July  16, 2013
 Moved – Bill Jameson, Second – Donna LeNoir:  PASS
 Executive  Session
 Moved –  Bill Jameson, Second – Jim Story: PASS
 
Pricing Services       Mike  WilsonHALNet  (total users  5,619 – including  email 2,158)
 Postini (1,800  paying users – Virus filter for all, Spam filter extra charge)  $2,030/month
 DSL $20/user/month
 Proposed replacement for Postini  (Google will d/c service by end of 2013)
 MX Force   $1,854/month
 Barracuda  Networks Model 400
 Total cost 1st year  $6,297
 Total cost 2nd year $2,298
 Motion to purchase monthly service for MX Force until future  replacement by Barracuda 400
 Moved  – Bill Jameson, Second – Andrew Nairn: PASS
 
Adjourn the  BOD Meeting (to call Executive Sessions) 8:22 pmMoved  – Jim Story, Second – Bill Jameson: PASS
 
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