HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/11/2006Municipal Telecommunications Utility (MTU) Board Minutes
April 11, 2006
Board Members Present: Scott Crowley, Bob Heaton, Doris Kelley, and Randy Pilkington
Staff Member Present: Linda Craun
Doris Kelley called the meeting to order. Randy Pilkington moved, Scott Crowley seconded that
the minutes of March 28, 2006, be approved as submitted. Motion carried.
Scott Crowley moved, Bob Heaton seconded that the Budget Report dated April 10, 2006, be
approved as submitted. Motion carried.
Jim Walsh was not in attendance and sent no update on the request for maps from incumbent
provider's infrastructure. The Board requested that Linda Craun ask Mr. Walsh to update them
by e-mail and to send them a copy of his request. They also requested that if Mr. Walsh could
not attend a meeting it would be helpful if legal representation could be available.
Ms. Kelley informed the Board that she will compile the City Department survey data and
prepare a written report. She met with Steve Dust from Alliance regarding the business surveys.
He suggested she obtain a quote from Ron Padavich, UNI Strategic Marketing Services, to
administer the business survey. She received a quote of approximately $17,000.00 to do an on-
line survey with a goal of collecting responses from around 100 businesses with a good cross
section of size and type. The proposal included data entry, data analysis, statistical analysis, and
graphics generation. She should have a response by next meeting. Randy Pilkington indicated
that he will refrain from any discussion or voting regarding Strategic Marketing Services (SMS),
as SMS reports to Randy's department at UNI.
The IAMU Workshop was discussed. Ms. Kelley is presenting so will attend on the 20`h; Scott
Crowley will also attend that day. Bob Heaton and Randy Pilkington also indicated they would
attend on the 20`h if their schedules cleared up. Ms. Kelley was concerned that most of the cities
registered for the workshop already have existing electric utilities; there are not many registered
that just passed a referendum and have no existing utility.
The Board discussed the possibility of a joint meeting with other newly formed
telecommunications utility boards. They decided to wait until after the round table discussion at
the IAMU Workshop to see if other boards were interested. Doris Kelley felt she could bring in
some people at no cost to present information, for instance James Salter, Atlantic Engineering, to
discuss technologies. This item will be on the Agenda for next meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled for April25`h. At the next meeting they would also like to set a
regular meeting schedule.
Randy Pilkington moved, Bob Heaton seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
Linda Craun
Secretary