[Davisgig] Email to council members before tonight

[Steve McMahon]

Having read the discussions, I don't agree with Shneor.  I don't think we
need this removed from consent, and I don't think we want it delayed --
which could easily push it into next year. If you speak with a council
member, I suggest you instead encourage them to pass it, with the emphasis
that time is of the essence.

Let me also note a more concrete -- not just procedural -- disagreement
with Shneor. He argues that:

"""
DavisGig had done a great deal of groundwork, and volunteer members of this
group should be co-opted to work on the task force.
"""

The co-opting of DavisGig into the task force is just what I think we
should avoid. DavisGig should ideally be an activist group a step outside
the city's process. Then, if the task force is moving too slowly, we can
say so and apply pressure. That's a lot harder if you've been subsumed into
the process.


On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Shneor Sherman via Davisgig <
davisgig at list.omsoft.com> wrote:

> This a copy of what I sent.
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
>
> Subject: Item F on the Consent Calendar (Broadband Task Force)
>
>
> Dear City Council Member,
>
> Please remove this item from the consent calendar.
>
> For the past eight months, a group, DavisGig, composed of community
> members and technical experts, have explored the feasibility of providing
> fiber to the home (FTTH) (as well as businesses and government), resulting
> in the provision of gigabit internet to every unit. This goes far beyond
> what the Yolo County Broadband initiative proposes. DavisGig had done a
> great deal of groundwork, and volunteer members of this group should be
> co-opted to work on the task force. The task force should be tasked with
> formally establishing the feasibility of FTTH, nail down cost estimates,
> hold public hearings, and return to the Council within six months with
> concrete proposals, which should include finance options, such as a bond,
> utility users tax and any other options. Hopefully, such a proposal could
> be on the November, 2016 ballot.
>
> _________________________________________________________________________________
>
> I know this could be better, but time is limited.
> I hope that some folks can attend the meeting tonight, 7 p.m. should be
> good for public comment. Butif they do take this off the consent calendar,
> it could come up for discussion pretty late.
> I will most likely not be at the meeting.
> --------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 12/1/15, Shneor Sherman via Davisgig <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Email to council members before tonight
>  To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com, "Alvin Remmers" <westof113 at me.com>
>  Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 1:44 PM
>
>  IMO, the first thought should be to
>  take the item off the consent calendar, followed by the
>  reasons to do that. They need to know that there has been a
>  group of community members and technical experts who have
>  already done much of the groundwork. Participants in
>  DavisGig should be co-opted to work with city staff as part
>  of a task force to establish the feasibility of FTTH, nail
>  down cost estimates, hold public hearings and return to the
>  council with a concrete proposal within six months.
>
>  Monolithic emails are not required...
>
>  Shneor Sherman
>  --------------------------------------------
>  On Tue, 12/1/15, Alvin Remmers <westof113 at me.com>
>  wrote:
>
>   Subject: [Davisgig] Email to council members before
>  tonight
>   To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com
>   Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 1:33 PM
>
>   Is this a
>   correct and effective email to send to council members?
>   ^^^^^ During the city council's
>   consent calendar activities tonight, please advise City
>   Staff to consult with the Davis community group
>   DavisGig while putting together the
>   City’s task force on broadband. Thanks! ^^^^^
>   Is this effective and correct? Weigh
>   in and let me know. Thanks!
>
>
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