TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Williams and Supervisor Haschak
MEETING DATE: July 9, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Ted Williams
PHONE:
463-4221
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
John Haschak
PHONE:
463-4221
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Amendment to Agreement 14-069, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Counties of Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa As Part of Their Participation in the North Bay North Coast Broadband Consortium "NBNCBC" for the Term of July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2023
(Sponsors: Supervisors Williams and Haschak)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Amendment to Agreement 14-069, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Counties of Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa as part of their participation in the North Bay North Coast Broadband Consortium "NBNCBC" for the Term of July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2023; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On 12/17/13, Resolution 13-127 was approved which endorsed membership in NBNCBC; 9/9/14 Agreement No. 14-069 was the original NBNCBC MOU. 12/18/15 the MOU was extended through June 30, 2019.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Mendocino County is a participant in the four county North Bay North Coast Broadband Consortium (NBNCBC). The NBNCBC was established in 2014 to coordinate efforts to improve broadband access in the North Coast region. In 2014, the CPUC awarded NBNCBC a two-year grant for $250,000 to help plan for telecommunications, broadband deployment, and services to unserved and underserved areas in Marin, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma counties. A second grant for $250,000, over two years, was awarded in 2017, to continue planning and implementation of broadband projects. Both grants included funds for each county to support their work plan activities.
Currently, Mendocino County is represented on the Oversight Committee ...
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