I plan to attend the meeting tomorrow and will take notes – but it’s always good for the Task Force members to hear from the public if you have something to say…

Governor’s Task Force on Broadband
Stassen Office Building,
Conf. Room 2000,
600 North Robert Street,
St. Paul, MN 55146
February 21, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Introductions, Approval of Minutes, Public Comments
• 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Update from the Office of Broadband Development (OBD)
• 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.  Update on Legislative Items
  • Bill Introductions
  • Testimony
  • Broadband Days on Hill (Feb. 22 and March 15)
• 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.                 Discussion of 2017:
  • Meeting topics
  • Committee structure/chairs
  • Suggested meeting locations
• 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.                Lunch
• 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Lifeline Presentation
  • Tracy Smetana and Mike McCarthy from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Follow-up to Coalition Letter of 10/3/16
  • OBD Challenge Process Explanation
  • Laura Ziegler, LMC
• 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.  Brief Mapping Overview
• 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Wrap-up, discussion of March meeting