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Home My WebLink About10.18.2023 Telecom Board Minutes - Affidavit THE COURIER AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS 11T11JTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Harold E.Gently Councll Chambers Oclober i 8,21323 6:W pm. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 1.not[call Kurl 6915 Chancellor Drive Membersng,andvanFlee`Abi Bach,Young,and Wlenands.Ahsenl: Batemenn Cedar Falls 50613 2.Approval of Agenda. (319)291-1400 Moved by Young seconded by Wienantls that the Aggenda. urn - ented,be approved,Voice-vote Ayes: Four.Mo,lon.,led State of Florida, County of Broward, ss: 3.Approval ofMi01— Movetl by Ku hbach s tletl Young that the minutes of October , 2023 Regular Session,as propused, Rachel Cozart, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That(s)he bedppreYed.volce.m7e:Four Vth ed. is a duly authorized signatory of Column Software, PBC, duly 4.Resolo,l cn pprwl ng preliminary plans,specificatipons,form of cpe nt2et, authorized agent of Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a publication that as No"vember'9"2i123aodp'obllche'arr-- Ing November 15,2023.In 11,- is a'legal newspaper"as that phrase is defined for the city of Cedar neterwith the FY2023°rapsad Installation of a Fiber-to-the-Premise Falls,for the County of Black Hawk, in the state of Iowa,that this Network 'Con1rao1 No 1094. Warren Lyon,Magellan Advisor,ea- affidavit is Pae 1 of 2 with the full text of the sworn-to notice set Pl adthub h acing who bldop2 Page g and pub hearing were id--tl however the plans and specifications forth on the pages that follow, and that the attachment hereto vhll remain the same. the Prc will vltletl an outline of how the project will contains the correct copy of what was published in said legal progYB5s The board members discussed the newspaper in consecutive issues on the following dates: Yo3'^and E e ager ehraWMaen agar. Movetl by 3(urtenbaoh se ontlad by Wienantls Roll call-vote Ayes:Four. PUBLICATION DATES: Motion earned.Resolution No.2023- 027. May. 13, 2025 S.Motion approving a Network Fng,- III pp Canaultlnp Ayr ent Ith rusa^Txhmc,LLC,of Cedar Falls; Iowa,for an hcurl rale of$775 per NOTICE ID:Ab4R1446RGGIV7Rwt0rl Boer and f TescthdrYln9 the General Managener t Telacommunlca,lons to ec 11 saitl document PUBLISHER ID: COL-IA-602238 Eric Laga,General Manager,provltled NOTICE NAME: 10.18.2023 Telecom Board Minutes p!a ed tihat the purpose purpose.1 theaag meet Is t.,Z In fora staff poshlon that Publication Fee:$162.19 ovauldbe""InglnlhalWt . The board members discussed the G �/� leans of the agreement with Mr.Lags. kp-Ael oiart Moved by Youngg eco ded try Wienantls Volce-vote Ayes:Four.Mo- ticn car rletl, (Signed)g `v1x1°1°101p approving g a recur quo a� � 6NEa16MrtN B.Motion a In records request {,R,F Notary Public-State of Floatla polhy. =;...yWLL,p`o\ comml�mnu xxaawa Icebey Felchle,Board secretary,pro- 3�^p / Expireson u.aa+.maa vided an overview 0 the pull VERIFICATION Mevee nymd wenre eeeanded by Youn Vol[e-wte A s:Four.Motlan araetl. State of Florida 7iNoien20z�oon,Arahaeeaa°e of $2,120,308.32, Change Once' County of B roward $"92,3624°Ctrs 9e order No.2023 06°3 for a decrease of$878,8]7.12, and Change Order No,2023-0004 `for an Increase of Eb,092.00,fn cun- t Bankhone and Flber-To'The1Premllse Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me on this: 05/16/2025 Frei Contract Ne.I non Warren Lyon,Magellan Advlsore,pro- vided an overview of the change wi bers,Changand e Order 1-3 are far ri V Mo change Kurtenbach se onded 1—ass I-for the proe-fab building. Moved try]Nrtenbach secondee try Notary Public Notarized remotely online using communication technology via Pro f. 10.18.2023 Telecom Board Minutes - Page 1 of 2 Wienand3.Volce-vote Ayes:Four. Motlon 12.Closed sesslon pursuantto Iowa Code carried. Section 21.5(1)to discuss records which are authorized by law to be kept coni dentlal. 8.Motion approving an Independent Con- tractor Services Agreement with Smart- Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Source Consulting, LLC,and authorising Wlenands.Roll call-vote Ayes:Four.Mo- the General Manager to execute said tion carried. document. Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Young Mr Lage provided an overview of the to adjIourn from the closed session at 5:12 agreement and shared that his rate would p.m.Floll call-vote Ayes:Four.Motion car- bo$135 per hou rrled. Moved b Young seconded by Kurtenbach. 14.Adjourn. Voice-vote Ayes:Four.Motion carried. With no further business before the board, 9. Motion approving a revised Waterloo it was moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Fiber Purchasing Policy Young that the meeting be adjourned at 5:12 p.m.Voice-vote,oyes: Four. Motion Eric Lage provided an overview of chang- carried. es to the policy.The changes primarily allow for an exemption for ppurchasing Ke 11 ey Fe lch le marketing needs to give 11exl biflty to make Board Secretary decisions and spend funds that are within COL-1A-602238 the budget_ Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Wienands.Volce•vote Ayes Four.Motion carried. 10. Motion creating Level 1 and Level 2 Field Technician positions within Waterloo Fiber, and eliminating the Field Locates and Construction Technician position. Eric Lage explained that the original staffing plan called for the Field Locates and Construction Technician position.Af- ter discussing with staff he shared that it would be optimal to have cross trained Level 1 and Level 2 Field Technician po- sitions. Mored by Kurtenbach seconded by Young. Voice-vote Ayes:Four.Motion carried. 11 General comments from staff,consul- tants,and board members. Eric Lage. General Manger provided an update on several Items.There is a billboard at 4th and Washinggton, and a dasher board at Waterloo 8fack Hawks. Amperage Is working on press releases and wilt be sending out a press release regarding our new logo and branding.Tara Thomas-Gettman is working to set up an appearance on the Steele Report some- time in November.He has boon working on employee benefits and handbook with POCM and Kelley.We are looking at sharing a route Wth CFU where we could possibly put In a CFU conduit and split the cost with CFU.Work continues on the pre-fab shelter,interviews are scheduled for a sales and marketing manager this week.the NOC Supervisor,and field tech position. Mr Van Fleet questioned If the new brand- Ing will be going on the temporary website. Eric Lage confirmed Mt Van Fleet commented that Amperage would reduce the time to build the new website from 24 weeks to 14-16 weeks. He added that the rates are on the website now as well- Warren Lyon, Magellan Advisors,shared that he did not have arty ml or updates at thl s t Imo but p rovided a h igh 1 evel ove rvl ow ofproject progress. Board members dis- cussed project progress with Mr.Lyon and Mr.Lage. Chris Wendland, Board Attorney,shared that he hascontlnued to work on an Incen- tive pay plan. Maggle Burger, Speer Financial.shared tha in early November there will be con- versatlons with larger lenders outside the regional area.from the east coast that are interested in placing additional funds.She added that they williollow up with the Gen- eral Manger 10-14 days prior to the next draw before the funds would come. Kelley Felchle, Board Secretary, shared that she continues to work with Erlc and PCM on an employee benefits package and handbook.She has been sitting in on Interviews and working through records requests. 10.18.2023 Telecom Board Minutes - Page 2 of 2