[Davisgig] City of Davis Staff Report on Broadband Released & Article about El Macero

Steve McMahon steve at dcn.org
Mon Nov 30 21:56:11 PST 2015 

I think the possibility of a Spring 2016 measure was ruled out the moment
that we knew we would have other financial matters on the ballot. Nobody
wants multiple tax measures before the voters at the same time. The risk of
everything failing is too high.

I see this as a reminder that the interests of the institutional city and
the staff are not identical with ours. We need to make sure that the
creation of a task force does not eliminate or even reduce activist
efforts. There needs to be some pressure from the outside. This will help
keep a task force that may well have some pro-cable or anti-tax
representatives honest.

Whether the item gets pulled from consent or not, I don't think it would
hurt to have some speakers pushing for an aggressive timetable and a high
priority.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Robert Nickerson <omrob at omsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Yeah so anyone else please give it a neutral read, is our characterization
> misplaced, in regards to this report ?  Don't want to mess up our
> graduation to task force status, but...
>
> Could be we have to queue up in the public comment  tomorrow and ask to be
> removed from consent.
>
> I've emailed the city staff about the document and its priorities to see
> if I can get more understanding and clarity verbally.
> I'll post results tomorrow.
>
> Thanks
> RAN
>
>
> On 11/30/2015 8:22 PM, Douglas A. Walter wrote:
>
> Hi. It seems clear to me that we should not let the current Council accept
> the staff recommendation. I would argue that in 2018, when the Comcast
> franchise agreement expires, the City+Schools will feel desperate to assure
> that their pipes to the Internet don't get cut off (or busted back to modem
> speeds), and that will help Comcast's negotiating position on franchise
> renewal. I haven't taken the time to read the report, but does it not sound
> like this is a very important deciding point?
>
> I'd say NO to the timeline, and no to the Task Force as proposed.
>
> On Nov 30, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Robert Nickerson wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I can only agree on that, now that I have read this over.
>
> The last interactions I've had with the City Staff have been negative
> on having a June 2016 vote because of the  competing tax measure,
>  and they suggested 11/2016 as more appropriate.
>   ked them to look into the reported requirement that an election where
> there is a bond issue
> needed to be a city council election, and have received no definitive
> answer.
>
>  Looks like this task force is a step back from even getting municipal
> Fiber optic,
>  but more  focused on studying broadband in Davis,  and a lot of extra
> effort.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on what to do with this ?
>
> The staff report and recommendation will be presented as a consent item
> tomorrow at the city council.
>
> Thanks
>
> P.S. How does this relate to the Sports Complex?
>
>
>
> On 11/30/2015 11:34 AM, Shneor Sherman wrote:
>
> The timeline will not allow for a 2016 referendum or any popular vote in 2016. This proposal calls for a second timeline to be started in July, 2016 for policy revisions, public hearings, etc. It's probably more realistic to look at 2018, when Comcast's franchise expires.
>
> Shneor Sherman
> --------------------------------------------
> On Mon, 11/30/15, Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com> <rob at omsoft.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: [Davisgig] City of Davis Staff Report on Broadband Released & Article about El Macero
>  To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com> <davisgig at list.omsoft.com> <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
>  Date: Monday, November 30, 2015, 11:08 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>      Hi All
>
>
>
>      1) Thanks to all your efforts, we have a council item on
>  the consent
>      calendar for Tues Dec 1 meeting to recommend Davis adopt
>  the Yolo
>      Broadband Plan and make a Task Force to help the city
>  decide what is
>      best to do for Davis for fiber.
>
>
>
>      A copy of the staff report is here:
>
>
>
>      http://documents.cityofdavis.org/Media/Default/Documents/PDF/CityCouncil/CouncilMeetings/Agendas/20151201/05F-Broadband-Update.pdf
>
>
>
>      Its a rather large document because it has the Yolo
>  Broadband Plan
>      attached to it. The details about the Task force are in
>  the first
>      pages.  I don't think this would have materialized
>  at all at the
>      City level without everyone being a force, and asking
>  for and
>      delivering on meetings, and Public Outreach.
>
>
>
>      2) An article about community businesses funding an
>  Upgrade for El
>      Macero -
>
>
>
>  http://www.davisenterprise.com/business/real-estate-company-enhances-el-maceros-internet-connectivity/
>
>
>
>      Does anyone have any insight on whether this is really a
>  Fiber
>      deployment or just paying a deposit to fund a build out
>  by Comcast?
>
>
>
>
>      Thanks
>
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