City Council Minutes 02-09-2009 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, February 9, 2009 - 4 p.m.
Members Present: Clint Herbst, Glen Posusta, Tom Perrault, Brian Stumpf and Susie Wojchouski
Members Absent: None
1. Review of Fiber Optics Legal Status.
Mayor Clint Herbst called the special meeting to order at 4:07 p.m. and closed the meeting at
4:10 p.m. after introductions were made.
A legal update on the lawsuit appeal by TDS Telecom/Bridgewater was provided by John
Baker, Greene Espel, and City Attorney Joel Jamnik of Campbell Knutson.
The meeting was opened to the public at 5:10 p.m.
2. Update on Status of FiberNet Proiect
Jeff O'Neill introduced Don Patten from Hiawatha Broadband Corporation, who will be
serving as General Manager of the city's system.
Council members were updated on construction of the fiber backbone, the headend building,
provisioning of services, operations plans, and marketing and sales.
Jeff O'Neill noted that financial plans for the operations of the fiber backbone system will be
presented to Council in the near future. A budget should be presented and adopted in the
next few months.
3. Adiourn
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO ADJOURN AT 6:50 P.M. TOM PERRAULT SECONDED
THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Recording Secretary