Staff Report1
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: March 21, 2024, City Council Meeting
To: IAC Chairman and Committee Members
From: Kyle Morell, City Administrator
Re: March Staff Report
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MidCo Project Updates
Jason Sachs, General Manager of Field Operations, and Elly Burroughs, Government Relations
Manager, will attend our meeting to discuss Midco’s 2024 projects and beyond. At the request of
Committee Chair Wilmers, I have asked for bios on both Jason and Elly. If I receive them before
the meeting, I will pass them along. In the meantime, I have linked their LinkedIn pages below
for some background on both.
Jason Sachs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-sachs-714837112/
Elly Burroughs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elly-burroughs-0149385a/
Frontier – Recent Communication
Included in your packet is our most recent communication with Frontier's Todd Kruse. They
asked if the City wanted to partner on a BEAD grant. I reiterated the City’s position that it would
not sign an NDA, which has been required to work with Frontier in the past. Todd has not replied
to my response.
CIP Committee Funding Request
Committee Chairman Wilmers attended the September 6, 2023, City Council Work Session to
advocate for the restoration of the IAC initial funding request for 2024 and 2025 of $250,000 per
year. The council was receptive to his comments, understanding the money is a placeholder for
future matching funds towards a large project using the newly released BEAD funds. Council is
looking for a revised funding request once the BEAD grant program requirements are known.
The 2024 budget was approved with the complete IAC funding request.
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Project Financing Spreadsheet Review
Councilmember Kronmiller has provided the Committee with an updated spreadsheet.
IAC Charter Discussion
At the July IAC meeting, the Committee proposed changes to the IAC Charter, specifically to the
Purpose and Goals sections. The new language is updated and included in the attached Updated
Charter. This item was tabled in November due to the length of the meeting.
Items For Future Discussion