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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 Broadband Committee Recommendation March 2, 2022 Community Broadband Committee Recommendation Board Community Broadband Committee •BACKGROUND / HISTORYBACKGROUND / HISTORY Committee UpdateCommunity Broadband Committee UpdateCommunity Broadband Committee agrees to GM Task Force initial project scope and goals•month from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Thursday of the rd Established a monthly meeting schedule for the 3•off meeting September 23, 2021-Kick•One member has regretfully resigned•10 qualified members apply and are accepted•16, 2021on June Initiative Board established Standing Committee for Community Broadband •Significant community outreach and participation•Strategic Plan development Sept 2020 through May 2021•2024 Strategic Plan on May19, 2021-Board adopted 2021 •BACKGROUND / HISTORYBACKGROUND / HISTORY Community Broadband Committee RecommendationCommunity Broadband Committee Recommendation Identify funding opportunities•Identify options for a potential organizational structure•Develop a scope of work for a feasibility study•Identify key stakeholders, potential partners, and local resources•Goals•the larger community benefit.Based upon these needs, establish collaborative partnerships to facilitate •and community access. meet local needs from the perspective of public safety, economic health Identify the level of broadband internet services the community requires to •Scope•Board Broadband Committee •BACKGROUND / HISTORYBACKGROUND / HISTORY Broadband Committee UpdateBroadband Committee Update Chair-Committee Vice–Serita Cox •Penelope Jernberg•Larsson-Bjorn Book•Dan Dickerman•here to presenthas collaboratively arrived at recommendations and are Committee •Benchmarking/Funding Group•Demand Group•GroupSupply •Committee held numerous meetings with three working groups •FISCAL IMPACTFISCAL IMPACT Broadband Committee UpdateBroadband Committee Update itemThere is no direct fiscal impact associated with this informational •RECOMMENDATIONRECOMMENDATION Broadband Committee UpdateBroadband Committee Update finding and recommendationsProvide direction to staff based on the Broadband Committee’s