HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-021 Council ResolutionCouncil Member D Donnellintroduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 10 -21
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AMERICAN FIBER SYSTEMS APPLICATION FOR A
BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (BTOP) GRANT 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
BTOP 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 community institutions within the AFS service area as described in the letter of intent.
• NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes that:
The Lino Lakes 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.
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 8th day of March
ATTEST:
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Julianne : - rtell, City • ler
Jeff Rein= , ay
The moti n for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Council Member _
Roeser and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
O'Donnell, Roeser, Rafferty, Gallup, Reinert
The following voted against same:
none
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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AGENDA ITEM 1E
STAFF ORIGINATOR Al Rolek
MEETING DATE March 8, 2010
TOPIC Consider Resolution No. 10 -21, Supporting American Fiber
Systems Application for a Broadband Technology
Opportunity Program (Btop) Grant
VOTE REQUIRED
Simple Majority
Lino Lakes contracts for IT support from the City of Roseville through the Metro -INET.
Metro -INET is a consortium of 19 metropolitan area municipalities and service
organizations that formed to address the IT needs of the members to provide these
services in an organized, efficient and cost - effective manner.
Metro -INET has been approached by American Fiber Systems (AFS) to support an
application for a through the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) of the
Federal Stimulus Plan for the installation of a fiber -optic network. By cooperating with this
effort the communities of the INET would receive a long -term operating lease for use of
the fiber network. There would be no cost to the city to participate in the cost of
construction should the grant be awarded. The only cost to the city, via our INET
charges, would be a share of annual maintenance costs of the fiber network, estimated at
$49,000.
Terre Heiser, Network Manager for the City of Roseville and Executive Director of
Metro -INET, was in attendance at the March 1 work session to explain the grant
request, the need for such a network, and the benefits to be derived by its construction.
Staff recommends the adoption of Resolution 10 -21, supporting the American Fiber
Systems Application for a Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (Btop) Grant.
1. Adopt Resolution 10 -21.
2. Refer to Staff for further review.
3. Deny Resolution 10 -21.
RECOM
Option 1