08.c IAC Minutes 07-15-2021 DRAFT
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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
City of Scandia
Internet Action Committee (IAC)
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 6:30PM
Location: The Scandia Community Center, 14727 209th Street N, Scandia, Minnesota
Streamed on: Zoom and Boxcast.com
Members in attendance: John Carney (arrived at 7:20pm); K.C. Douglas; Nick Santrach;
and Chair Robert Wilmers. Others in attendance:City Council Liaison Patti Ray; and City
Administrator Ken Cammilleri
Absent - Vice Chair Marschall Smith
Call to Order - The meeting was called to order by Wilmers at 6:32pm
Approval of Agenda - Ray requested the discussion of Midco Market Day andMidco
community grants to be added to the agenda Motion by Wilmers, seconded by Douglas,
to approve the agenda with amendments. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes - Correction that Kronmiller did not attend the meeting. Motion by
Wilmers, seconded by Douglas. Motion carried.
Public Comments - No public comments were offered.
Ray reported that Midco Day will be held on August 25th. It will start at the Scandia
Farmers’ Market. Lilleskogen Park will also host another storyboard walk program and a
community cookout with Mister’s burgers. Ray will be coordinating the event with
Midco. There will also be a table at the Farmer’s Market for 3:30pm-6:30pm. Ray
requested a white canopy to be purchased by the City for future use, including for a
future ice sculpture. Wilmers will provide a list to Cammilleri for materials for IAC’s
information stand at the farmer’s market.
Ray also reported that the Midco Foundation was awarding the Gammelgården Museum
and the Scandia Heritage Alliance with funds to help them bring service to their facilities.
$1,000 was awarded to the Gammelgården and $2,500 to the Scandia Heritage
Alliance. Plans are to award the internet grants at the City Council meeting on the 17th
of August.
Direct Aid Contract - Quality Trl Update - No new updates were offered in this
topic. Wilmers noted that the project will include 62 new connections at 5 gigabytes
symmetrical. The draft contract has received tentative approval from the City Council at
their July 7th meeting.
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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
Planning for 2022 and Beyond - Wilmers presented his progress report on current
internet expansion in Scandia.
Carney arrived to join the meeting at 7:20pm.
Estimates were considered for next year’s funding proposal. The Committee discussed
their original consideration of $300,000 for 2022 funding. After some discussion, the
Committee agreed that they wanted to propose using all of the City’s American Rescue
Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 appropriation for internet expansion, but that a final formal
recommendation would be brought forward at the next meeting to estimate what buildout
would be accomplished at this funding level under an independent funding scenario or
one with a state grant award.
Items for Future Discussion - the committee noted that they wanted to continue to
discuss buildout progress and revisit a funding recommendation at its next meeting.
Next Meeting – Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 6:30PM
Adjournment - Motion by Carney, seconded by Douglas to adjourn the meeting at 7:52
PM. The motion carried.