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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTIIJTY
BOAR C OFTRUSTEES
Mollenhotl Canterenca Room
October 30,2024
400 p m.
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be r-using himself Ind"the wto and
dtecussing on Public Hearing Item Na
6 due to it cantllct of Interest_
State of Florida, County of Broward, ss: 3.Mored by Kurtenbach see ded
by 11.1—that the minutes of Oc-
tober 15,2024,Regular Session,ae
mended,be approved.Vaca vote-
AyesFour.Motion canletl.
Rachel Cozart, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That(s)he Mr.Kcrtanbach reguealed a ehange
to his ccmment8 regarding the annual
is a duly authorized signatory of Column Software, PBC, duly Calix3upp0HLlcense KeIleyFeldhe,
BoaR1 Secretary confirmed she would
authorized agent of Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a publication that amend and clarity the wording.
4.Moveda°Kurtenbach secontletl by
is a"legal newspaper"as that phrase is defined for the city of Cedar y°°ngt° ptaree °nappr°ving
hlring Ross Horbach to the position
of Product and Servlces Man ger
Falls,for the County of Black Hawk, in the state of Iowa,that this a aalaly of 866.006 ponyy plea
benalits,affective October 31,2024.
affidavit is Page 1 of 2 with the full text of the sworn-to notice set �„adk'arcl-o;ing"an ibmPloymen
greement.and resclndin Heeclution
forth on the pages that follow, and that the attachment hereto N°.2624-011.Ral cervine-Ayes:
Four.
Motion carried.Resolution No.
contains the correct copy of what was published in said legal 2024-14.
Eris Logeexplained thwas is hire ap-
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slant data has been changed to
November 4 firom October 31,2624.
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selection process and said they are
PUBLISHER ID: COL-IA-602240 eoldirg forward to adding Doug to the
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NOTICE NAME: 10.30.2024 Telecom Board Minutes B.Public Hearing on an Ofges Lease
0r402 E,4th Street.
Publication Fee:$164.18 6.1.Moved by Y ung a ended w
Bateman to open public hearing and
and file notice of hearing.
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Voice,nte-Ayes Three.Abstain'.One
ete lket Ciazart (Mr.Van Feet)Motion carried.
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Motlon carried.
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prwing aLease gre ment s taceaw
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VERIFICATION 402 E en4th Street,in e ,unetl n with
me Re e t tem Propto lasso an
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sacillty,subject to negotiating
State Of Florida da terms,and authorizing lnd cdn-
rel Manager m Triedommuolcatlons
to negotiate said terms,Roll Call VoteThree -
County of Broward Flea Molio Abstain'One do Van
Fleets Motlon carrietl.Resolution No.
2024-1 fi.
Mr.Young commented that he woricad
In n ad hoc commutes urvt„Eric Lags
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me on this: 05/16/2025 �ey Felc Me on wcrkinglhrough the
RFP process Through the process
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determined that renting In the first flew
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pess
started in March with the RFP going
out to real estate brokers. nets
at.Five proposal responses were re-
Notary Public
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received and graded against our criteria, meeting.Board members discussed their
resulting in two finalists,ultimately select- participation in the upcoming events.
Ing 402 E-4 th Street asthe Ideal location,
dug to the rent and flexibility.The end goal Kelley Felchle.Hoard Secretary,provided
Is to be In a city-owned facility that houses an update of ongoing administrative proj-
office space, retail space for customers, ects an final fzing the lease.
with a yard and shop to keepp our equfp-
mentin.This process would likell Eric shared that ITG has begun laying
Vto complete. conduit In Phase II near Public Works.
Mr Bateman questioned the space avail-
able for parking as the utility grows. 10.Adjourn.
Eric Lag9e, General Manager of Telecom- With no further business before the boartl,
municatlon9, explained that currently we it was moved by Kurtenbach seconded by
have five utility vehicles, and the lease Batemon that the meeting be adjourned
provides for thirty spaces.He commented at 4:33 p.m.Voice vote-Ayes:Four.Motion
that there is also space far equipment on carried.
Idaho Street.
Kelley Felchle
Mr Kurtenbach questioned how soon we Board Secretary
could anticipate construction renovations. COL-JA-602240
Kelley Felchle,Board Secretary comment-
ed that once the lease Is finalized,those
discussions could move forward. She
shared that they have met with INVISION
to ag over the desired changes,which are
qufta minimal and are below the threshold
that INVISION would t blcally take on.
So,the changes woultl Ilkkely be managed
In-house,Wth INVISION drawing up any
construction plans for us. Approvals for
this would come before the Board.
Mr Kurtenbach questioned if the move-in
ti melt in would be In February or March.
Eric Lage confirmed that is likely and ex-
plained that the lease begins November
15 possession of the space would happen
by the years end and renovations would
Ilkely start at the new year.
Mr Young thanked Mr Van Fleet far recus-
ingg himself from the process due to his
inferest In the company that owns of the
building.
7.Discussion of the FY2025 budget.
Eric Lagpe, General Manager of Telecom-
munfcaYlans,explained that the document
uploaded with the packet Is a summary
of the operational budget but did not in-
clude any capital expenses or revenues.
The state budget form he sent out does
include projected expenses and proceeds
from long term debt.
The board discussed the budget with Eric
Lage,
B. Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by
Batemon to adopt a resolution setting
date of hearing as November 14,2024,to
adopt the FY2025 budget and authorizing
the Board Sec rotary to publish said notice.
Roll Call Veto Ayes:Four.Motion carried.
Resolution No.2024-17,
Mr Kurtenbach questioned the need to
push this Item out to a separate meeting
Kelley Felchle,Board Secretary,explained
the need Is due to timing for f inano Ing.
9.General update from the General Man-
ager of Telecommunications and consul-
tants.
Eric Lagqe, General Manager of Telecom-
munlcatians shared that the property that
was purchased on Idaho Street has some
I ens that we are wafting to be cleared.The
goat was to have the but approved at the
November 4, Council Meeting however
with the unknowns with the liens.we are
moving It ba&to be approved by the Utility
Board on November 14 and City Council
on November 18.
Mr Van Fleet questic nod if the cost Is In
Ilne with what have of ready purchased.
Eric Lage explained that it is comparing
apples a oranges because the first hu
was Just the hut, but the second but In-
cludes the DC plant and generator and
Is also under a different contractor.The
prices are a little higher but vastly under
budget.
Eric Lage shared that he is looking for-
ward to the awards next week and the
week after that Is our Go Live Event out
on Ridgeway by Amy W en an ds'office and
will also be at Strictly Business on Novem-
ber 14 and will leave Immediately atter the
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