Fibernet Advisory Board Minutes 06-09-2015MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING — FIBERNET MONTICELLO ADVISORY BOARD
Tuesday, June 9t ", 2015, Academy Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Brian Stumpf, Charlotte Gabler, Jon Morphew, Dennis Sullivan
Absent: Jacob Kramer
Others: Jeff O'Neill, Rachel Leonard, Bryan Rabe
1. Call to Order
Brian Stumpf called the meeting to order at 6:29 PM.
2. Additions to Agenda
• Approval of June 3rd, 2015 Special Meeting minutes
• Financial Report from Finance Director
• Meeting with local business
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes
CHARLOTTE GABLER MOVED TO APPROVE THE MAY 12TH, 2015 REGULAR
MEETING MINUTES. JON MORPHEW SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED 4 -0.
JON MORPHEW MOVED TO APPROVE THE JUNE 3RD, 2015 SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES. CHARLOTTE GABLER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED 4 -0.
4. Meeting Follow -Up
Jeff O'Neill recapped the June 8th, 2015 City Council decisions related to the FiberNet
Advisory Board meeting on 6/3/15 as follows:
• All items approved by the board were also approved by council.
• City council members made minor modifications to the plan to deploy the Calix
GigaCenters.
• Clarified that with the 10 gig ring arrangement FiberNet will be paying Enventis for
bandwidth not Windom. During the discussion Bryan Rabe stated FiberNet is waiting
for notification of the date to transition onto the ring.
• Lloyd Hilgart and Brian Stumpf appointed by council to participate in the Yondoo
contract process
5. Network Update
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• Bryan Rabe discussed recent issue due to an XO fiber cut.
• Mankato networks completed maintenance during window early Friday morning.
Initial maintenance looked good- issues with certain static ip addresses later in the
morning.
6. Business Office Update
• Latest Subscriber Data - Subscriber data given out. Total number of subscribers and
internet subscribers are both up for the month, phone is the same, and television
continues to decline.
• Business Manager Update - Rachel Leonard provided an update- applications were
accepted until June 8th. The review process will begin with the intention of interviews
in July.
7. Consideration of establishing minimum criteria for notifying customer of
maintenance activity and associate potential for an outage
• Discussed the difference between planned maintenance activity and unplanned
circumstances affecting service. Jeff O'Neill reported staff is reviewing policies.
8. Consideration of authorizing staff to create temporary promotional pricing
program
Staff requested authorization to possibly create a business promotion. Mayor Stumpf
requested staff bring ideas forward in July. Jon Morphew stated as long as staff doesn't
go below FiberNet's cost for services, they could start to use a promotion. Consensus to
allow staff ability to create as long as it doesn't move price below FiberNet's cost.
9. Consideration of continuing service with Golden West
Staff presented data to show the cost savings of using Golden West for evening,
weekend, and holiday tech support.
• Savings based on closing the office at 6pm instead of 9pm and few calls going to the
on -call tech on the weekends.
• Golden West is currently solving approximately 88% of the calls that come in during
their hours.
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DENNIS SULLIVAN MOVED RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RETAINING USE
OF GOLDEN WEST FOR AFTER HOURS TECH SUPPORT. JON MORPHEW
SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4 -0.
10. Consideration of updating ordinance language from General Manager to Business
Manager
JON MORPHEW MOVED TO TABLE CHANGING ORDINANCE LANGUAGE
UNTIL NEXT MEETING. DENNIS SULLIVAN SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED 4 -0.
11. Review concept of utilizing a third party to facilitate lease of fiber and antenna
space supporting small cell applications
Jeff O'Neill presented a concept of having a third party facilitate lease of fiber and
antenna space for small cell applications. The board requested more information before
making any decisions.
12. Public Broadband Alliance Update
Jeff O'Neill provided a MN Public Broadband Alliance update.
• There are currently 5 members that have paid the dues for the year.
• Group is having a bigger meeting in June 2015 to show new counties and cities what
the group does and how it is a benefit to public networks.
13. Next Meeting
The next meeting of the FiberNet Monticello Advisory Board is scheduled for July 14tH,
2015 in the Boom Island Room at the Monticello Community Center.
14. Adjournment
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:04 PM. JON
MORPHEW SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4 -0.
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