HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC agenda 3-10-10CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Regular Meeting of the City Council City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA March 10, 2010 A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM B. ROLL CALL: LINDSTROM ____ HARRIS ____
GOSLINE ____ LONG ____ MERCER-TAYLOR ____ MILLER ____ C. PRESENTATIONS: D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 10, 2010 E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: F. CONSENT AGENDA: 1. General Disbursements through
2/11/10: $155,568.93 General Disbursements through 2/18/10: 19,368.04 General Disbursements through 3/4/10: 142,851.63 Payroll through 1/29/10: $16,677.44 Payroll through 2/26/10: $16,443.45
2. City License Applications 3. Acceptance of Donation to Fire Department 4. Designation of Handicapped Parking at 1498 W. California Avenue 5. CERT Grant Application 6. Rain Barrel
Grant Application 7. Authorize Final Payment of $21,131.32 and Commence the One-Year Warranty Period on 2009 Contract A and Adopt a Resolution to Accept the Work Completed. 8. Establish
a special revenue fund for the Emerald Ash Borer Grant G: POLICY ITEMS 1. Broadband Technolo?gy Opportunity Grant Support H. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS: I. COMMUNITY FORUM: J. ADJOURNMENT:
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Regular Meeting of the City Council City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA February 10, 2010 A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM B. ROLL CALL: LINDSTROM _X__ HARRIS
_X__ GOSLINE _X__ LONG _X_ MERCER-TAYLOR _X_ MILLER _X_ C. PRESENTATIONS: 1. Rick Talbot, North Suburban Communications Commission Scholarship Program 2. 2009 St. Anthony Police Department
Annual Report D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 27, 2010 Approved E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: F. CONSENT AGENDA: Keith Gosline Moved Approval 5-0 1. General Disbursements through 1/19/10: $ 54,418.19
Payroll through 1/15/10: $16,677.44 2. City License Applications 3. Recreation Services Agreement with the City of Lauderdale G: POLICY ITEMS 1. 2010 Falcon Flyer and Newsletter Delivery
Discussion No action taken H. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS: I. COMMUNITY FORUM: J. ADJOURNMENT: 8:25PM
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Consent F1 Attachment General Disbursements and Payroll Submitted
By Roland Olson, Finance Director The City That Soars! Item General Disbursements and Payroll Description General Disbursements through 2/11/10: $155 ,568.93 General Disbursements through
2/18/10: 19,368.04 General Disbursements through 3/4/10: 142,851.63 Payroll through 1/29/10: $16,677.44 Payroll through 2/26/10: $16,443.45 Budget Impact Attachment(s) General Disbursements
and Payroll Action(s) Requested Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council approve general disbursements and payroll.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Consent F2 Attachment N/A Submitted By Michelle Tesser, Deputy
City Clerk The City That Soars! Item City License Applications Description The following individuals have applied for a Municipal Business License for 2010. Staff has received the necessary
documents for licensure. 1. TIES The following individuals have applied for a Tree Trimmers/Removal Contractors License for 2010. Staff has received the necessary documents for licensure.
1. Precision Landscape & Tree, Inc. dba Precision Tree 2. A-1-Walsh, Inc. The following individuals have applied for a Therapeutic Massage License for 2010. Staff has received the necessary
documents for licensure. 1. Susan Lundquist, Hair Designs Inc. The following individuals have applied for a Mechanical Contractor’s License for 2010. Staff has received the necessary
documents for licensure. 1. G-HVAC 2. Advanced Air & Fire, Inc. dba Tiger Heating & Air, Air, Inc. Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Requested Staff recommends that the Falcon
Heights City Council approve the 2010 City License Applications.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Consent F3 Attachment None Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator
The City That Soars! Item Acceptance of Donation to Fire Department Description Earlier this month, the city was notified that Residential Mortgage Group had donated $100 to the Falcon
Heights Fire Department through their “Refer a friend. Build your community” program. This program allows for clients of Residential Mortgage Group to specify where they would like their
donations to be directed to, and a resident of Lauderdale denoted the Falcon Heights Fire Department as the beneficiary. As with any donation to the city, the city council is being asked
to formally accept this donation. Budget Impact $100 in revenue to be allocated to the fire department’s annual budget. Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Requested Staff recommends that the
Falcon Heights City Council accept a $100 donation from Residential Mortgage Group and allocate it toward the fire department’s operating budget.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Consent F4 Attachment None Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator
The City That Soars! Item Designation of Handicapped Parking at 1498 W. California Avenue Description Staff has received a request from the residents of 1498 W. California Avenue to
designate the parking in front of their house as handicapped parking only. They use the Metro Mobility bus service and have a handicapped sticker for their vehicle, but many times the
space in front of their house is occupied by other vehicles. Especially during the winter months, when the snow blocks access to the street, getting to their bus and vehicle is difficult.
Budget Impact Signage will cost approximately $60, which the residents have agreed to pay for. Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Requested Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council
designate the parking in front of 1498 W. California Avenue as handicapped parking only.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Consent F5 Attachment Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator
The City That Soars! Item CERT Grant Application Description For several years, the City of Falcon Heights has funded our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) efforts through grants
provided by the State of Minnesota. These grants have paid for ongoing training of existing CERTs, training for new CERT classes, and emergency management equipment and supplies. Last
month staff was notified that the next round of grant funding for the 2010 Citizen Corps grant program was due by February 19th. Since we did not have a council meeting to accommodate
this deadline, staff worked with CERT representatives to submit a plan for this round of funding. The grant request totaled $1,470 and will be used for two CERT training exercises. One
will be a tabletop exercise specific to CERT members, and the other will be a live exercise with law enforcement, fire, and emergency management personnel. Since 2007, the City of Falcon
Heights has received $16,754 in grant funding for our CERT activities. Budget Impact If awarded, this money will fully fund CERT exercises in the year 2012. Attachment(s) None Action(s)
Requested Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council approve the submittal of a 2010 Citizen Corps grant request in the amount of $1,470 for CERT activities.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Consent F6 Attachment Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator
The City That Soars! Item Rain Barrel Grant Application Description One of the city council’s goals for 2010 was to conduct a rain barrel workshop for our residents. In 2009, a workshop
was held and 25 residents left with a fully assembled rain barrel and instructions on how to use and care for it. Staff has arranged for another workshop to be held on April 3rd, and
registrations are already being collected. The Capitol Region Watershed District has once again made available grant funding to assist cities and organizations to pay for these workshops.
Last year we received $1,000, and this year we are asking for $1,200 to help pay for at least 35 rain barrels. The workshop costs $50 per person to operate, and the city is charging
$40 per participant to attend the workshop. The grant money will offset the subsidy as well as as fund the purchase of extra rain barrels to sell at a later time. Budget Impact Money
from the grant, as well as any unforeseen expenses, will come from the stormwater utility fund. Attachment(s) Action(s) Requested Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council
approve the submittal of a Capitol Region Watershed grant request in the amount of $1,200 for rain barrel workshop activities.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Consent F7 Attachment Submitted By Debra Bloom, City Engineer
The City That Soars! Item Authorize Final Payment of $21,131.32 and Commence the One-Year Warranty Period on 2009 Contract A and Adopt a Resolution to Accept the Work Completed. Description
On June 10, 2009, the City Council awarded 2009 Contract A to Rum River Contracting, of Princeton, Minnesota. The work for this contract was completed in 2009, and the contractor has
requested final payment. The contract included the following two projects. FH-09-08 City Hall Parking Lot Reconstruction Work at this site consists of constructing a permeable asphalt
pavement parking lot, two rain gardens and related restoration. This project is being supported by Capitol Region Watershed District and Ramsey Conservation District for the construction
of the water quality improvements. FH-09-10 2009 Pavement Management Program Prior Avenue, (Larpenteur Ave to cul-de-sac) Maple Knoll Drive, (Fry St to Garden Ave) Garden Ave, (Fry St
to W Snelling Frontage Rd) Fry Street, (Maple Knoll Dr to Garden Ave) The work consists of primarily street reconstruction and rehabilitation consisting of roadway milling, concrete
curb and gutter repair, watermain replacement, and bituminous paving. Also included are driveway and boulevard restoration. City policy requires that the following items be completed
to finalize a construction contract: ? Certification from the City Engineer verifying that all of the work has been completed in accordance with plans and specifications. ? A resolution
by the City Council accepting the contract and beginning the one-year warranty.
Budget Impact The final contract amount, $403,745.86, is $31,029.74 less than the contract amount of $ 434,775.60. This represents a decrease in the contract of about 7%. The cost decrease
is a result of Supplemental Contract Agreements and actual contract quantities being less than estimated. There were three Supplemental Agreements for this contract. A summary: SA# 1
Installation of truncated dome panels on sidewalk at end of Prior Ave $528.00 SA# 2 Repair of a 6” sanitary sewer service & the replacement of gate valve tops that we discovered were
broken. $1,480.00 SA# 3 Change rain garden plants from perennials to shrubs -$5,372.24 Total Change in Cost ($3,364.24) The contract quantities were lower for a variety of reasons, these
include: ? St. Paul Water Utility did not need to remove as much curb and pavement as was estimated to complete their work resulting in significant cost savings. ? We did not encounter
as much sub-grade correction as was estimated. ? We were able to avoid impacts to existing retaining walls and existing driveways. ? We installed shrubs instead of perennials in the
City Hall rain gardens. This project was paid for using Municipal State Aid funds, Assessments, St. Paul Water Utility funds, a Capitol Region Watershed District grant, and a Ramsey
Conservation District grant. We have received reimbursements from all of the agencies at this time. Once this final payment is approved we will be submitting for the rest of the eligible
MSA funds. Attached is a funding summary for this Contract. Attachment(s) Action(s) Requested Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council authorize final payment of $21,131.32,
commence the one-year warranty period on 2009 Contract A and approve the resolution accepting the work completed.
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION March 3, 2010 No. 10-03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL 2009 CONTRACT
A FOR THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS WHEREAS, by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights, as follows: Pursuant to a written contract signed with the City on June 10, 2009, the City
Council awarded 2009 Contract A to Rum River Contracting, of Princeton, Minnesota, has satisfactorily completed the improvements associated with this contract. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights that the work completed under said contract is hereby accepted and approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Administrator
is hereby directed to issue a proper order for the final payment of such contract, taking the contractor's receipt in full and that the one year warranty period as specified in the contract
shall commence on March 10, 2010. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Moved by: Approved by: ________________________ Peter Lindstrom, Mayor March
10, 2010 LINDSTROM ____ In Favor Attested by: ________________________ GOSLINE Justin Miller HARRIS ____ Against City Administrator LONG March 10, 2010 MERCER-TAYLOR
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2009 Agenda Item Consent F8 Attachment Submitted By Roland Olson, Finance Director
The City That Soars! Item Establish a special revenue fund for the Emerald Ash Borer Grant Description The City was awarded a two year state Emerald Ash Borer Grant. Staff recommends
a special revenue fund be established to keep the revenues and expenditures separate to facilitate grant reporting. The grant award totals $77,400 and the city’s cost match totals $13,658.40.
Since this is a two year grant, approximately half of the revenues and expenditures need to be budgeted for 2010. The other half will be included in the 2011 budget. Staff also recommends
that the entire $13,658.40 be transferred in the first year (2010) to help provide working capital to fund this grant. Staff also recommends that the funding source of this transfer
originate from the Infrastructure Fund (Fund 419) since that is where the tree funds are located. The following budget line items are recommended to be established for 2010: Revenues:
Grant award: $38,700 Transfer from Fund 419: $13,658.40 Expenditures: Postage: $140 Salary: $3,000 FICA: $230 Tree Removals: $16,000 Stump Grinding: $5,000 Tree Replanting: $18,000 City
Forester: $4,500 Budget Impact Establish a new special revenue fund for the Emerald Ash Borer Grant Attachment(s) NA Action(s) Requested Staff recommends establishing a special revenue
fund for the Emerald Ash Borer Grant and also recommends establishing the revenue and expenditure budget line items for this grant as explained above.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date March 10, 2010 Agenda Item Policy G1 Attachment City of Roseville Staff Report Supporting
Resolution Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator The City That Soars! Item Broadband Technology Opportunity Grant Support Description As part of the federal stimulus package,
$4.7 billion has been dedicated to enhancing broadband telecommunication facilities across the nation. For the past several months, the City of Roseville has been working with their
partner cities on developing a grant proposal that will benefit the Metro-INET group in Ramsey County and beyond. Attached is a staff report from the City of Roseville that details the
grant application and how the project will benefit the City of Falcon Heights and the participating cities. It should be noted that Ramsey County and the City of St. Paul are also exploring
funding through this grant opportunity, and they are seeking support from Ramsey County cities. At At this time, staff is not comfortable having the City of Falcon Heights become a partner
in their project as the direct benefit to our operations and any cost estimate is unclear. However, staff is supportive of their project and thinks it will benefit the region, and therefore
has included language in the resolution that allows the city to provide letters of support to any other applications that the city feels would be worthwhile. Budget Impact The grant
would pay for 70% of the fiber project, with the private partner paying the other 30%. In return, the vendor would ask participating cities to pay for a portion of the annual maintenance
of the fiber network, and they have quoted to Roseville a figure of $49,000 per year. Using the existing cost-sharing formula that we use for information technology services, our portion
of the annual maintenance costs would be roughly $125 per month. However, this enhanced fiber network would alter the way in which many of the services we now pay for are delivered,
and it is very likely that we would see a reduction in our monthly IT fees paid to Roseville. It is also likely that when the cable franchise with Comcast expires in 2013, our free use
of the INET will disappear, and we could be forced to begin paying for this service. A fiber network such as is being proposed would eliminate our need to pay for this INET access. In
any case, action taken by the council tonight would not lock in the city to any commitments. If the grant is awarded, a formal governance joint powers agreement would be put forth for
the city council to consider.
Attachment(s) City of Roseville staff report Resolution of support Action(s) Requested Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council adopt the attached resolution of support
for a broadband grant proposal with the City of Roseville.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 03/08/10 Item No.: Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Consider a Resolution Supporting a Fiber Infrastructure Grant Page 1 of
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BACKGROUND Since 1998, the City of Roseville has actively engaged other municipalities and governmental
agencies for the purpose of sharing information technology services. To date, the City of Roseville has entered into Joint Powers Agreements with 23 entities to provide various levels
of IT-related services. Within this consortium group, it is estimated that the participating agencies collectively save in excess of $500,000 annually for their information technology-related
costs. The success of these partnerships is reliant on the ability of the City of Roseville to maintain connectivity to other agencies through high-speed, broadband connections. The
vast majority of this connectivity is currently provided by the Comcast-owned Institutional Network (I-Net) under the terms and conditions of each city’s respective local cable franchise.
However, recent changes in cable regulations have brought into question the requirement of cable operators to provide services such as institutional networks. This uncertainty makes
it difficult to develop long range technology plans given this unknown. Absent cities’ ability to use the I-Net it is estimated that the cost to lease broadband service lines would cost
in excess of $300,000 annually for this consortium of agencies. In recognition of the potential loss of use of the INET, some cities have begun installing municipal-owned fiber to connect
critical city facilities (although only some of these critical connections are complete). However, securing the interconnections between cities presents a daunting financial challenge.
Fortunately, agencies in this consortium have a new opportunity to meet this challenge through the Federal Stimulus Plan. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly
called the Federal Stimulus Plan, provides grants for deploying broadband infrastructure through the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP). The purpose of the BTOP grant is
to increase broadband penetration into unserved and underserved areas of the United States, to enhance broadband capacity at public computer learning centers, and to promote sustainable
broadband projects using public/private partnerships. The U.S Department of Commerce through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) agency has been charged
with developing policy guidelines and application procedures; to receive and review applications; and to distribute $4.7 billion to affect these programs.
Applications for the BTOP’s second and final round are due by March 15, 2010. In the second round the NTIA has adopted a “comprehensive communities” approach as its top priority in awarding
infrastructure grants, focusing on middle mile broadband projects that connect key community anchor institutions – such as libraries, hospitals, community colleges, universities, and
public safety institutions. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 As noted above,
the City of Roseville manages an established technology partnership with metro area municipalities and service organizations including fire service districts and a watershed management
district. Collectively the group is called Metro-INET to identify the transitive relationship that has developed amongst the participants of the network. Metro-INET is a communications
network comprised of 67 public facilities located within 4 metro counties. Of these facilities, 39 are police and fire stations making Metro-INET one of the largest public safety networks
in the State of Minnesota. Currently the agencies of Metro-INET rely almost exclusively on the use of the Comcast provided Institutional Network (INET) to provide the facility network
interconnections necessary to cost share information technology services. But while the current INET is nearly all fiber based, it does not reach to all facilities within Metro-INET.
Most of these unserved facilities are fire stations that are a critical component of the Metro-INET public safety network. The City (and the consortium group) has been approached by
American Fiber Systems (AFS) to enter into a public/private partnership to build a fiber network that will replicate the I-Net. AFS is a privately held communications company that owns
fiber optic networks in 9 metropolitan areas including St. Paul, MN. AFS owns over 76,000 fiber miles with a primary business of providing dark fiber to telephone carriers and businesses.
AFS also provides managed network services to businesses in the communities where they operate. The AFS – Saint Paul network extends between the downtown areas of St. Paul and into Minneapolis
and provides services to businesses within this area. AFS seeks to expand their network and services to businesses in the north east metro area and is seeking federal funding through
the BTOP grant to accomplish this goal. AFS was aware of the Metro-INET collaborative and is seeking our support of their application to the NTIA for consideration of a BTOP grant to
construct a 100 mile fiber optic ring throughout the northeast metro area to serve business and our public safety institutions. AFS would serve as the grant applicant. Members of Metro-INET
are asked to serve as public sponsors of the grant application and the public beneficiary by virtue of a grant to use the AFS Fiber network to interconnect the public safety facilities
and other public buildings within our networking group. Additionally AFS will provide dark fiber capacity on the existing AFS fiber ring located in St. Paul. In total, AFS is proposing
to provide to Metro-INET access to 140 route miles of fiber. It must be noted that other agencies and institutions within the Twin Cities metropolitan area are also submitting grant
applications to meet their unique needs. The City of St. Paul has partnered with Ramsey County to develop a community network to meet the needs of the city and of Ramsey County operations.
Anoka County is preparing an application as well. It had been suggested by some that the multiple applications be consolidated into a single application however the effective governance
of an expansive public network may daunting given that the number of public institutions in the region. Therefore it has been recommended, and the agencies are encouraged, to support
the application that best meets the needs of their respective organizations and to additionally extend a letter of support to the other applications being submitted for our region. This
provides an opportunity for multiple private companies to participate in the grant application process. The NTIA encourages participation and cooperation between multiple entities so
it stands to reason that the combined efforts by all will benefit everyone’s application. Page 2 of 3
Page 3 of 3 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 City Staff will be available for any questions. POLICY OBJECTIVE Joint cooperative
ventures are consistent with past practices as well as the goals and strategies outlined in the Imagine Roseville 2025 process. In addition, the preservation of successful partnerships
provides continuing financial and operational benefits for the City. FINANCIAL IMPACTS If awarded, the BTOP grant will cover up to 70% of the cost of the project. AFS estimates the total
cost to be approximately $8 million. AFS has indicated that the remaining 30% will be covered by AFS in exchange for public sponsorship and support of the AFS grant. AFS has requested
a contribution to the annual maintenance of the 140 route miles in the amount of $49,000 per year. This cost will be divided amongst the members of Metro-INET on an equitable basis using
a cost sharing methodology developed by the Metro-INET Users Group. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends supporting the efforts of AFS in obtaining federal funding to expand fiber based
broadband opportunities within our community and to additionally offer a letter of support to other agencies pursuing grants. Given the uncertainty over the continued use of the Comcast
provided fiber optic network it is necessary that Roseville and its partner agencies take advantage of any opportunity that can provide low cost, high speed connectivity between our
public institutions to preserve the cost sharing relationships and operational efficiencies realized over the past 12 years. REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION Motion to adopt a resolution pledging
public support for American Fiber System’s application to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for the construction of a Community Broadband network within
the Twin Cities North East Metropolitan area to include the City of Roseville and to authorize the City Manager to execute Letters of Support to agencies seeking support of additional
grant opportunities. Prepared by: Chris Miller, Finance Director Attachments: A: Resolution supporting a fiber infrastructure grant application by American Fiber Systems B: American
Fiber Systems grant program description
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION March 10, 2010 No. 10-04 -----------------------------------------------------------RESOLUTION SUPPORTING BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
(BTOP) GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY NETWORK TO BENEFIT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE NORTH EAST TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. WHEREAS, the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) agency has grants available for the deployment of broadband infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the NTIA will award infrastructure grants
focusing on middle mile broadband networks to benefit key community institutions including public safety; and WHEREAS, the NTIA encourages the development of public/private partnerships
in the application for these grants; and WHEREAS, American Fiber Systems (AFS) seeks public support of their application to receive funding for deploying broadband infrastructure in
the north east Twin Cities Metropolitan Area; and WHEREAS, AFS will dedicate a portion of the infrastructure as a Community Fiber Network to benefit public institutions within the AFS
service area as presented in the letter
of intent; and WHEREAS, additional applications for BTOP grants are being submitted by other agencies and private partners within the north east metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, supporting
these efforts will encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service and to spur job creation and stimulate long-term economic growth and opportunity in the region. NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights that:
The Falcon Heights City Council adopts this resolution supporting the grant application by American Fiber Systems for the development of a comprehensive community network to benefit
public institutions in the north east Twin Cities metropolitan area; and BE IT FURTHER Resolved that the Falcon Heights City Council authorizes the City Administrator to collaborate
with other public entities participating in this grant application and to provide letters of support to other communities and agencies in Minnesota who are developing applications for
funding to the NTIA or to the Rural Unification Services (RUS) for broadband projects to address unique needs of their communities. -------------------------------------------------------------------
oved by: Approved by: ________________________ Peter Lindstrom, Mayor March 10, 2010 LINDSTROM ____ In Favor Attested by: ________________________ GOSLINE Justin Miller HARRIS ____ Against
City Administrator LONG March 10, 2010 MERCER-TAYLOR