IAC Agenda 4-9-2020City of Scandia
14727 209 th St. N. PO Box 128, Scandia, Minnesota 55073
Phone (651) 433 -2274 Fax (651) 433 -5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us
Internet Action Committee
Location: Online Streaming (Boxcast and GoToMeeting)
Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 6:00pm
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Scandia Broadband Expansion Plan
a. Phase 1 - 2020
i. MidCo Build-Out Begins Mid-Year 2020 Completed by Year End
ii. Public Relations / Publicity – Glass Half Full+ / Broadband with 1
Gbps to over 1000 Homes by end of year
iii. Adjacent Areas (Mallard Ave.)
iv. Self-Funded Areas – Identify and Organize
1. Wired Opportunities
2. Wireless Hops (North End of Bone Lake)
b. Phase 2 -2021
i. Letter from City to MidCo and Commitment and Funds for Phase 2
Grant – Send A.S.A.P.
ii. Midco DEED Grant Application Fall 2020
iii. Rural Digital Opportunities Fund Area and Reverse Auction
Timing - October 22nd 2020
iv. Goal to Add 500 households
c. Phase 3 – 2022
i. Expected Service Area and Remaining Households (<300) – How
best to serve?
ii. Further Grants – State & Federal / Impact of Pandemic on
Government Response to Rural Broadband Needs
iii. Frontier Bankruptcy – Implications
iv. Marine on St. Croix Tower
v. American Messaging Tower
5. Frontier DSL & Cell Phone Internet Helpful Hints / ‘Call Center’ Volunteers?
6. Single Point of Contact For MidCo and Frontier
7. Items for future discussion
8. Confirm next meeting date and time
9. Adjournment