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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY
BOAROOF TRl1STEES
City C—oll Chambers
April 28.2025
3:W pm.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Kun-lou th Mr.9xt mronaMJ.Yr g`
6915 Chancellor Drive 2.Mb,M.W dbyK,ada,t.,boo sent.
2.Moved by Kurtenbach secontletl by
Cedar Falls 50613 °"g that the oda°da a�reeeFour
be approyad.Mo oe yore-res:Four.
(319)291-1400 Mntian canned.
3.Moved bylbung seconded by Kur�
Ienbach that the minutbe of February
26,2025,aspacial sesslen,as mi State of Florida, County of Broward, ss: ed,be pprevel Voice yn4eAyae:
Four,Motion carried,
4.Moored by Young secontletl byy K
bei to approve the Easelution of
Bills for February antl March 2025.
Rachel Cozart, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That(s)he ROIICallyole.Ays FourMot,. cl-
Had.Resolutlon 2025-006.
is a duly authorized signatory of Column Software, PBC, duly Mr.Kurtenbach quasticned If there
,sae outstanding bills for An are.
authorized agent of Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a publication that Erle Lags,Genera Manager,shared
there are none.
is a'legal newspaper"as that phrase is defined for the city of Cedar Mr.Van Fleet q—tlened the line for
Falls,for the County of Black Hawk, in the state of Iowa,that this child supped.
Erk Lags explained that It Is for an
affidavit is Pae 1 of 2 with the full text of the sworn-to notice set per gar, hrd oaam°"`eIy°"hde°p-
g pm garnlshmenL
forth on the pages that follow, and that the attachment hereto 5. Movetl by Young do,onded by
Kurtenbach toapp Change or
der No.2025-00=9 far a decrease of
ir
contains the correct copy of what was published in said legal 529,51645,In cen,un«Ian with the
FY202Construction of a Flber-to-
newspaper in consecutive issues on the following dates: Bacboma N;wo�rPojerct Con„ate
No.1081I.Volce vote-Ayes:l=our.Mo-
tion carried.
Eric Loge provided an ova tview of this
PUBLICATION DATES: 'em geetlerandtnaohageorderin
Jun. 5, 2025 6.Merced by lbung secontletl by Kur-
tenbach pprove Change Order
No.2025-0020 tar a of
$90,572'97,In co,junbti n with the
NOTICE ID: MQdSAv1NjONxYgsi45fG Fe-nor led Fb,dien o1 a Fln and
Ihe-Premise Network
Project
d
Backbone Network Project Contract
PUBLISHER ID: COL-IA-602364 N°.1088 Voice ndmiFour.Mo-
,on carried.
NOTICE NAME: Telecom Board Minutes 04.28.2025 7.Moved by Kurtenbach ae-hd.d by
Young to receive antl file aconcludon
Publication Fee:$147.63 of employment of FreeChnetianson,
effactiva Apra 18.2025.-Including a
payout of$1.469.68,Voice vote-Ayes',
kote lke/ no��� Four,Motion oartletl.
I/V- B.Mrn d by Kurtenbach seconded
by eatern to approve a resolution
apr -qq mrenminary plans,specul-
(Slgned) c tlos'"for M doppntract,ets.selling
\�Pavl llllg4� SHERI SMITH data
date bidlof puublicnh earl9ae29,sJune 18,
�f 2025 n c notion with the FV 2025
�= Notary
Public of Florida onfu
Prefabricated Shelter at 512 UnWer-
Commssion#HHzsese3 sls Avenue,Contract No.1113 and
G` In truct the Board Secretary to pub.
VERIFICATION Expires on Nay at,zoza h notice Roll Call ore 2r26 Four.
��iii�f O'lII1F1\\\��� Motion corned.Resolution 2x25-00].
Mr. Kurtenbach questioned If the
State of Florida board will see the bids for Rut 2.
Eric Lags commented that olvll work m
County of Broward atillbeingdcna
9.Movetl by Kurtenbachi
try Yaunpp to a prrne a resolution hir-
ing Tamla Wllsan tc the pbellon of
Racepdonlet,effective Ma 5,2025,
at an hourly rate of$19.0 per hour
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me on this: 06/09/20 5 with a 6100 in°reaae for arroo—fid
ompletion of the first 6 months of—
ppiooyyment.Roll Cal=yes:Four.
o^ Moilon carried.Resol025-008.
V 10.Moved by Kurtenbach sacond-
ed by Yaun,to apmve a ree°lutlan
hi Anthony Cr to the p°siticn
of Customer Service Representative
Notary Public
Notarized remotely online using communication technology via Pro f.
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effective May 12,2025,at a rate of$21.00 COL-IA-602364
with a$1.00 increase far successful com-
pletion of the first 6 months of employ-
ment. Rall Call vote-Ayes: Four. Motion
carried.Resolution 2025-009.
ti. U date from general manager and
consultants and discuss of conduit depth
quality control.
Eric Lage.General Manager,shared that
Waterloo Fiber has officlally moved In at
402 E.4th Street.
Mr Kurtenbach shared that he noticed
that the ITG crew did not lay the conduit at
his home at the louver depth that they are
paying extra for.He viewed the shaft com-
Ing through at around 27'and not 42".He
commented that he spoke with Eric and
K if there needs to be an audit of
the work done to make sure we are getting
the work done that we are paying for.
Mr Van Feet questioned if Eno has the
bore logs and if they cover everything that
Is being done.
Eric Lage confirmed.
Mr Van Fleet asked If someone from IT3
would check on this.
David Herbsleb, Field Manager at 1TG,
explained that there are a team of tied
inspectors that go out and Inspect all the
work. After receiving Mr. Kurtenbach's
concern, he sent a field supervisor and
underggrountl locator out to investiggate the
work tho m ug h ly.Th ey determined th at du e
to the proximity of the driveway and a gas
service line,it was necessary to raise up
to maintain sepparation as required. He
further shared 4hat it Is not mechanically
Ussl ble to go 42"down and come up at
degrees with their boring equipment.
He commented that this location had Iim-
itatlone due to the proximity of the drive-
way to the ggas service line.They are care-
fully inspeclIng and double Inspecting the
depths and maintaining 42"plus In every
area it is possible.
Mf.Kurtenbach acknowledged the expla-
nation and reiterated his concern that he
did not get what he is paying for.
Mr Van Fleet asked If there is any equip-
ment that doesn't share the same the lim-
itations of the current equipment.
David Herbsleb commented there is not
and that especially with fiber optic materi-
al you cannot do sharp bends.He shared
that the various underground service lines
all pose an obstruction.The crew finds the
depth of those lines and then determines
if they can go above or below It,so there
aresome areas that they are not able to
mal ntaln the depth.
Maggie Burger. Speer Fnancial,shared
that she has been working with Entrust In
getting the proforma.which is the key to
getting financing in place to pay back the
city.The city needs that to take place by
June 30,which their fiscal year end.
Mike Hogan,Entrust,provided an update
on the construction progress and shared
the have released the last two task orders
for the project.
12. Moved by Young seconded by Bate-
mon to adjourn to closed session pursuant
to Iowa Code Section 388.9(1)to discuss
marketing and pricing strategies or propri-
etary information if Its competitive position
would be harmed b public disclosure not
required of potential or actual competitors,
and if no ppublic purpose would be served
by such dlsol osu re.
Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Young
to adourn from a closed sess Ion at 4:32
p.m.E�oll Call vote-Ayes:Four Motion car-
ried.
13.Adjourn.
With no further business before the board,
it was moved by Kurtenbach seconded by
Young that the meeting be adjourned at
4:32 p.m.Voice vote-Ryes:Four. Motion
carried.
Kelley Felchle
Board Secretary
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