COMMITTEE: COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
DATE: Thursday March 7th, 2013
TIME: 3:15 p.m.
PLACE: EMBS Meeting Room, Room 128, 510 Broadway, Courthouse, Baraboo, Wisconsin
REASON FOR MEETING: Regular Special
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law
2. Adopt agenda
3. Adopt draft minutes of February 07, 2013 meeting.
4. Public Comment
5. Communications
6. Business items
a) Update on recording of County Meetings
b) Update on Towers
i. Narrowbanding
c) Update on Fiber
i. EDA Grant
ii. Update on Lease of Dark Fiber with WIN.
iii. Windstream request for additional Dark Fiber. Possible resolution.
d) Report from Fire, EMS & Police Representative on Communications
7. Next Meeting
8. Adjournment
Unapproved
SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING
March 7th, 2013
Approved Minutes
Members Present: Tommy Lee Bychinski, Scott VonAsten, Virgil Hartje, Fred Halfen
Members Absent: Mark Smooth Detter
Others Present: Tim Stieve, Phil Raab, Steve Pate
1. Meeting called to order by Bychinski at 3:15 p.m. Compliance with Open Meeting Law was met.
2. Adopt Agenda: Motion by Halfen, 2nd by Hartje to approve agenda. Carried.
3. Approve minutes from February 07, 2013: Motion by Hartje, 2nd by Halfen to approve minutes. Carried.
4. Public Comment - None.
5. Communications – Tim noted he had received emails from Mark Smooth Detter, Josh Kowalke & Kevin Stieve indicating they would not be able to attend the meeting today.
6. Business Items:
a. Update on recording of County Meetings: Steve Pate provided an update, Granicus system is running and has tested audio, working on installing a camera to test video. Steve will enter agenda for March into the Granicus system and we will test audio and hopefully video for the March County Board meeting. Handed out and discussed the recommendations on audio and video from Peak Systems Group.
b. Update on Towers. Phil handed out a map showing the county towers and what will most likely be needed for upgrades due to narrowbanding at our sites. Continue to meet with emergency responders to help identify any and all issues with narrowbanding. So far no major issues.
c. EDA Grant Update. Final payment received of $116,854.44. Grant has been closed out.
Tim provided update on the WIN Dark Fiber lease approved at the February meeting.
Tim noted work being done on amendment to Windstream Dark Fiber lease, adding small amount of fiber.
d. Report from Fire, EMS & Police Representatives.
i. No reports.
7. Next regular meeting scheduled for April 4th, 2013 at 3:15 p.m.
8. Adjourn: Motion by Hartje, second by VonAsten to adjourn. Carried.