The next Task Force meeting is this Wednesday, October 5 from 10am-3pm in room 2308 of the Senate Office Building at 95 University Avenue West in St. Paul.

The TF will be releasing their recommendations; there might be a crowd. There’s time for public comment – if you have anything you want to say. I’ll be taking notes as always. Here’s the agenda…

• 10:00 a.m. — 10:35 a.m.  Introductions, Approval of Minutes, Public Comments
• 10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.  Comments by MN Department of Commerce with Assistant Commissioner Curtis Zaun
• 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Update from the Office of Broadband Development (OBD)
• 11:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Subgroup work time to finalize policy recommendations and proposed report content (Room 2412 is available from 11:00 am to noon)
• 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
• 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Task Force discussion of policy recommendations
• 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Task Force discussion on report content to include from each subgroup (so subgroups can prepare final report content for review at November meeting)
• 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Discussion of report outline: what else needs to be included and who will be responsible for drafting; plans for November meeting

[agenda updated Monday afternoon at 3:00]