HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/17/2008Municipal Telecommunications Utility (MTU) Board Minutes
June 17, 2008
4:00 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room
Board Members Present: Jim Waterbury, Doris Kelley, and Randy Pilkington
Staff Members Present: Jim Walsh and Linda Craun
Moved by Randy Pilkington, seconded by Doris Kelley that the minutes of April 18, 2008, as
submitted, be approved. Motion carried.
Moved by Doris Kelley, seconded by Randy Pilkington that the budget report, as submitted
today, be approved. Motion carried.
Doris Kelley sent an e-mail to Steve Dust asking for an update on the business survey, but she
has received no response; Doris Kelley will follow up. Randy Pilkington reported that Ron
Padavich has not been given the go ahead on the survey. It was decided that if there was no
response from Steve Dust by Friday, June 20th, an e-mail will be sent to the board members (Joe
Vich and Ross Christensen) asking to schedule a meeting with Jim Waterbury and Doris Kelley.
Waterloo Telecom Partners: Jim Walsh reported that the only project he is aware of currently is
the Grout Museum. A letter was sent to McLeod, but there was no response; Jim Walsh will
follow up. TechWorks and the school system were initially involved; Jim Walsh will check to
see if that is still the case. Waterloo Telecom Partners has no future meeting scheduled right
now.
Jim Waterbury sent an e-mail to Carl Blake asking if he was ready to make a presentation today;
however, Mr. Blake was not ready today. Mr. Blake was present and stated he needs a map of
access points with other information to make a presentation. Jim Waterbury will ask for maps
from Mark Kittrell or Kate Miller, his assistant. Mr. Waterbury will pick them up and get them to
Mr. Blake if necessary.
As Jim Waterbury also sits on the Black Hawk Gaming Board, he is aware that the City has not
made an application for a grant for a fiber network proposal. Doris Kelley met with Mayor
Hurley on May 19th and reviewed a proposal for RFP's. Once RFP's are sent and submitted, the
City will have a better idea about the price. The price needs to be known before the City can
request a grant. The dates on the RFP's need to be reviewed; otherwise, it is ready to go. Black
Hawk Gaming Board takes applications quarterly, with the next deadline July 1st. The City could
not possibly make that deadline; however, the Board will request the City aim for the October 1st
deadline. The "best guess" price is between $70,000 and $200,000. Jim Walsh will make a few
changes; Doris Kelley will fill in the dates and also circulate the final copy to everyone. The RFP
will also be mailed to Donna Nelson.
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It was asked if there were any other sources for grants. Doris Kelley was not aware of any other
sources. Because of the involvement of police, fire and water, Homeland Security may be a
possibility. Carl Blake said that money is available from Homeland Security on the construction
of the fiber, but not for proposals. Jim Waterbury asked if it were possible to break the RFP into
sections so that if the City doesn't receive funding for all of it, the City could possibly receive
funding for part of the proposal. Doris Kelley will make those changes.
The City needs to approve sending out the RFP. Doris Kelley will provide a list of people to mail
it to.
Randy Pilkington asked if we had a new board member yet. Jim Waterbury spoke with the
Mayor, but no one has been appointed yet.
Meeting was adjourned. Next meeting is scheduled for July 15th, the third Tuesday of the month,
at 3:30 p.m.
Linda Craun
Secretary