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City 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
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 6:00pm
Location: Board Room, Scandia Community Center, 14727 209th Street N.
Member Attendance: Vice Chair Marschall Smith, K.C. Douglas, John Carney, and Cathy
Mackiewicz.
Others in Attendance: Council Liason Steve Kronmiller, Council Liason Patti Ray, and City
Administrator Ken Cammilleri.
Absent – Chair Robert Wilmers.
Call to order – The meeting was called to order by Smith at 6:00 pm.
Approval of Agenda – The agenda was approved without changes by motion of Douglas,
seconded by Carney. Motion carried.
Review and consideration of approval of meeting minutes for December 3, 2019 and
January 9, 2020 – Approval was table to be consider at the next meeting by unanimous
consent.
The Committee was provided with a status report on the the award of the the Midco DEED
Grant Application and the committee agreed to forward the list of properties to Midco for
possible inclusion in the 2020 Expansion Project.
Updates on the status of Local ISP planned buildouts – members had no new updates to
report at this meeting.
Discussion of Local Neighborhood Self-Funded Expansion Opportunities – The committee
noted that there may be an opportunity on Mallard Avenue. Ray volunteered to reach out to
Midco to identify pricing to share with the neighborhood to help them better understand
their options.
Status on City Hall and Community Center Internet Access Efforts – Motion by Smith,
seconded by Douglas, to recommend to the City Council that a network mapping process be
conducted to implement network security measures so that wireless internet access at the
Community Center can be enhanced. Motion carried.
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City 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
Discussion on Subordinated Service Districts – The committee discussed this measure and
did not feel it was appropriate to pursue at this time. Motion by Smith, seconded by Carney,
to table to a future date. Motion carried.
Discussion selecting content highlighting IAC and City’s effort to address internet access for
Public Outreach – Smith volunteered to begin to draft a public outreach report for the
Committee.
Smith and Carney agreed to contact Frontier to schedule a business meeting. Cammilleri
was asked to forward his contacts for Frontier Communications to them. Smith and Carney
will discuss technology and capablility with an eye on improving Scandia’s utilization and
understanding Frontier’s corporate reorganization and future.
Future Committee Discussion Items – the Committee agreed by unanimous consent to
include the following items for its next agenda: identifying other internet access alternatives,
possible report on meeting with Frontier Communications, Presentation on Dig First, and a
status update regarding the 2020 Midco Expansion Project and City agreement.
Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 7:34pm by the passing of a motion made by
Douglas and seconded by Mackiewicz.
Minutes prepared by Ken Cammilleri, City Administrator/Clerk
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