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Princeton Broadband Committee
Meeting Minutes February 12, 2014 7:03pm - Town Hall Office, Princeton, MA
Committee Members Present:
Steve Cullen
Bill Dino
Petr Spacek
Stan Moss
Ned Utzig
John Kowaleski
Phil O’Brien
Dag Olsen
Chris Lynch from Matrix Design, Phyllis Booth (Landmark) and two Princeton Residents also attended.
Discussion
- January 29 Minutes unanimously approved.
- FCC test-bed initiative review by Ned. Committee voted to have Ned and Phil work on draft expression of interest, to be reviewed next week – unanimously approved.
- Pursuant to the BBC recommendation of Phil Leaman & David Moore, John Lebeaux now has the action to negotiate a contract, in progress.
- Steve to call MBI regarding network design they may have for Princeton.
- MBI update from Stan – CAI light-up in town will be starting soon. Stan is working on CAI equipment issues. Stan talked with Cornerstone ISP regarding service. Cornerstone indicated MBI has released network to Axia, and Axia has released network to ISPs including Cornerstone starting Friday 2/14. Stan working on contract details.
- John has released the finished BBC annual report to John L.
- Discussion on a resident comment from BBC website that may need answering. Committee voted unanimously to have Bill look over item and craft a possible response to be reviewed by the committee
- John K. informed the committee Michael Cote has resigned. Request for possible nominees to replace his seat if need be, to be discussed next week.
- Stan moved that the committee reserve a contingency slot on town Warrant for MLP second vote, and a vote for funding under debt exclusion. Passed unanimously.
- Bill reports no change in Verizon’s stance on wiring the town, after discussion with various levels of the Verizon management, as a follow-up from John L.’s recent interactions with Verizon.
- Chris Lynch from Matrix Design presented a set of proposals that theoretically provide a GPON fiber to the town using MBI and subscriber funding without a taxpayer component, which can be completed within 12-18 months.
- Discussion on Millennium’s proposals with Chris Lynch, committee, and Princeton resident Kathy Conway. Stan has the action to take this proposal to the BOS and possibly schedule a public co-meeting of the BOS/BBC to discuss further.
Action Items
- Phil/Ned to work on FCC expression of interest, to be reviewed at next meeting
- Send letter to John L. asking them to consider action to reappoint BBC to a renewed term ending June 30,2016 (Ned)
- Send letter to John L. asking to reserve room for two articles on the Warrant for the next town meeting. MLP part 2 and authorization to borrow. (Ned)
- Ask John for motion language from our previous Town Meeting (Ned)
- Check on legalities of accepting the Millennium offer vs. CATV process (Stan)
- Check on legality/feasibility of a double-play (Internet/Phone) instead of triple-play. (Stan)
- Check with John on feasibility of holding a joint BOS/BBC public meeting (Stan)
- Press release to web site (Phil)
Upcoming Agenda Items
- Nominees for BBC replacement seat.
- Review FCC expression of interest
- Discussion/actions of Millennium offer.
- March 19th – potential item for using MBI money for make ready.
Meeting adjourned 9:21PM
Respectfully submitted,
Ned Utzig
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