9.c) Res 03-17-15-04 Broadband Grant FundingCITY OF SCANDIA
RESOLUTION NO.3-17-15-04
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR BORDER TO BORDER BROADBAND
DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS the League of Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota School Boards Association, the Association
Minnesota Counties, and the Minnesota Association of Townships support additional funding for the
Border to Border Broadband Development Grant Program included in House File 593, and
WHEREAS the City believes that increasing access to high speed internet is as a crucial way to keep
Minnesota competitive, grow jobs, deliver jobs, deliver education services and improve our state's quality
of life, and
WHEREAS the continuation of the grant program would allow for additional partnerships with both
public and private entities to build out higher cost connections, and
WHEREAS the City believes, that in order to achieve its legislatively enacted goals on broadband speed,
statewide coverage, and broadband adoption the State must continue to make it a priority to fund
broadband infrastructure development, and
WHEREAS the City has supported a public -private application with Midcontinent Communications for
past program funding to serve underserved areas in Scandia and the surrounding area, and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Scandia fully supports funding of the Border -
to -Border Broadband Grant Program to serve both underserved areas in the Twin Cities Metropolitan
Statistical Area and Greater Minnesota.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA this 17`h day of March,
2015.
Randall Simonson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristina Handt, Clerk/Administrator