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Brian mentioned the Citydex application (like Rolodex) and wanted to know if it makes sense add a module to EAS that does what Citydex is supposed to do (todo: get links to docs or reqs). He also mentioned that some other folks at DT had been working on it with Daniel Homsey. We subsequently talked with Richard Isen at DT about the state of the Citydex application. He said that while some data has been collected there is no real application and the effort has stalled. Here is an email from David Geller explaining the state of the Citydex project as of Jan 27 2012.
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Hi
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Paul,
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I
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asked
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Richard
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and
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he
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assured
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me
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that
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the
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project
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was
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not
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dead
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but
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he
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also
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mentioned
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that
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it
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may
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have
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some
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issues
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based
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on
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the
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project
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sponsor.
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I
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am
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not
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sure
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how
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much
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background
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you
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want
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on
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the
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project
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and
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realize
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that
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I
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can
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only
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give
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a
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historical
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perspective.
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The
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project
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started
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as
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a
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request
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from
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the
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City
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Administrator’s
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Office
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to
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the
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Innovation
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Office
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in
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Department
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of
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Technology
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to
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help
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find
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a
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software
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product
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that
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will
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allow
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the
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sharing
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of
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contacts
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between
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departments.
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Contacts
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would
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be
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neighborhood
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groups,
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other
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organizations
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(business,
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churches,
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etc.),
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and
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individuals.
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The
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goal
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was
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to
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create
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a
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database
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that
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would
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allow
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a
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single
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view
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of
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the
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contact’s
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main
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information
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such
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as
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Name,
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maybe
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address,
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maybe
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phone,
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maybe
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email,
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related
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associations
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and
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Interests.
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The
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vision
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was
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then
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for
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each
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department
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to
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store
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individual
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metadata
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on
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the
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contact.
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The
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contact
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would
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have
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the
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ability
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to
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change
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their
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main
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information
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and
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each
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department
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could
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change
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their
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stored
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metadata
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on
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the
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contact.
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When
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this
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project
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kicked
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off,
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it
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was
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stated
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in
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the
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proposal
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that:
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•
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Application
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content
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will
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be
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maintained
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by
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GSA.
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•
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The
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online
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database
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will
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require
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a
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partial
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FTE
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to
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maintain
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after
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delivery
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And
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•
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Funding
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by
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Members
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of
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the
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Working
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Group
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The
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funding
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was
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to
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be
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used
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to
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hire
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consultants
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that
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would
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manipulate
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the
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open
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source
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product
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named
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CiviCRM
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to
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fit
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our
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usecase.
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The
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fact
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that
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the
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funding
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was
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never
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secured
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meant
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that
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I
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continued
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to
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work
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on
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a
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proof
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of
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concept
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but
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a
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final
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product
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would
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likely
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never
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come
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to
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fruition.
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As
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you
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know
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I
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have
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l
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left
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the
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innovation
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team
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and
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have
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handed
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off
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the
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project
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to
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Phebe
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Wang
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and
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Richard
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Isen.
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I
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don’t
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believe
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there
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has
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been
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much
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progress
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on
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the
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project
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and
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I
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have
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reiterated
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to
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them
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that
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the
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project’s
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success
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is
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contingent
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on
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it
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being
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funded.
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As
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far
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as
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I
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know,
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that
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has
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not
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occurred.
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–
Dave Geller
Business Analyst
Security Services - Dept. of Technology
City & County of San Francisco
o: 415.581.3985
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IM:
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david.geller@sfgov.org
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Action Items
Jeff and Paul will provide Alton with an EAS derived replacement for the Assessor data - by Feb 15?
Jeff and Paul will take this information with them to meetings with other EAS stakeholders - to occur by the end of February.
We all need discuss (and debate) whether a Citydex module belongs in EAS - conclude debate by Feb 8?
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