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Princeton Broadband Committee
Meeting Minutes May 21, 2014 7:02pm - Town Hall Office, Princeton, MA
Chris Lynch from Millennium Design also attended.
Committee Members Present:
Stan Moss
Ned Utzig
Dag Olsen
Petr Spacek
Phil Obrien
John Kowaleski
Bill Dino
Discussion
- Approve 5/7 Minutes – Unanimously Approved.
- Discussion on creation of Board of Selectmen Letter:
- Request an MLP be formed
- Suggest that is should be directed by BOS who will appoint manager.
- Appoint counsel as soon as possible. – Suggest Deirdre Lawrence or talk to Brian Allen at PMLD. There may be only 3-4 lawyers in the state with expertise on MLP.
- Suggest a network name.
- Recommend BOS / Town sends notification to State / DPU.
- Phil will post list of names to dropbox .
- Phil/Rich to post story about winner of Roku box.
- Discussion on startup costs for MLP and strategies to fund/manage them initially.
- Discussion on joining Wired West. WW may need to amend bylaws since they do not include Worcester County in their charter.
- Item from Rich – what timeline items can be published for “next steps”.
- John received fixed-cost estimates from Leverett, will put into the dropbox MLP folder.
- MBI IT Bond Bill discussion. Bill is coming out of conference on Monday, if it does not need to be reconciled a vote may happen very soon. Committee will draft a letter for the new MLP to send formally requesting funds, Chris will assist with letter form.
- Discussion Steps going forward:
- Statehouse Approves IT Bond Bill
- Princeton Approves/forms MLP
- Princeton/MLP holds an info session with MBI, outlining project.
- Refine message/lobbying strategy for getting MBI funding.
- The BBC would like to recognize and thank Chris Lynch, Millennium, and Callix for their support in putting on a very successful Library demo event.
Action Items
- Draft Letter to BOS and circulate for review (John)
- Read MGL documentation on 164 sec 47E – link sent by Stan (All)
- Read MLP name list posted by Phil (All)
- Write next steps / MLP explanation material for website (Phil/Rich)
- Format letter for requesting MBI funds (Chris)
- Start working on MLP presentation (Ned/Phil)
- Clarification on MGL requirements/bidding requirements for project (Chris)
- Upcoming Agenda Items
- Next Meeting on 6/4
- Vote/Decide on MLP name.
- Quorum rules
Meeting adjourned 8:26 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Ned Utzig
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