Police Advisory Commission Minutes 05-20-2009 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTICELLO POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Boom Island Room
Monticello Community Center
Members Present: Brad Fyle, Jim Roberts and Tom Perrault
Members Absent: Dick Slais
Ex- Officio Representatives: Bruce Westby - City Engineer
Others Present: Jeff O'Neill, City Administrator
Don Patten, FiberNet Monticello General Manager
1. Call to Order
Commissioner Fyle called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. It was noted that a quorum was
present.
2. Approval of minutes of January 21, 2009 Police Advisory Commission meeting.
City Administrator Jeff O'Neill presented detailed information on the FiberNet Monticello
project to the Police Advisory Commission, including a summary of the background and goals of
the project.
Jeff then explained that the City is seeking 80% Federal matching grant funds for development of
broadband in as much of the School District footprint as possible. There is specific language in
the legislation enabling grant funding pertaining to use of ultra -fast broadband to make
improvements to Public Safety systems, such as the use of Wi -Fi for Police Departments to
communicate directly to mobile officers in squad cars. Wi -Fi connection speeds and the quality
of digital data such as high resolution photos, videos, and web cams can be improved greatly
when distributed to Wi -Fi radios via fiber, so a comprehensive fiber -optic system provides the
best base for an effective Wi -Fi broadcast system used for public safety applications.
After Mr. O'Neill had concluded his presentation and answered all questions he asked if the
Police Advisory Commission would be willing to provide a letter of resolution or support for the
FiberNet Monticello project. The members of the Police Advisory Commission indicated they
were generally supportive of the project and Commissioners Fyle and Roberts both supported a
resolution in support of FiberNet as long as a Wi -Fi application were included to assist mobile
law enforcement personnel.
NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED /TAKEN.
Police Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes
May 20, 2009
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3. Adiourn.
MOTION WAS MADE TO ADJOURN BY TOM PERRAULT AND SECONDED BY BRAD
FYLE. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AT 7:41 P.M.
Bruce Westby, City Engineer
Recording Secretary