<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I appreciate that comment, Jim. You might be right. We have a needs assessment in the Yolo Broadband Plan, but that's not formal in respect to digging trenches, etc. But for an implementation plan, you bring up the problem of "when" and "with what money?" On occasion that seems like "which comes first, chicken or egg?"<div><br><div><div>On Jul 2, 2015, at 9:46 PM, Jim Frame wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>I'd be careful with this. Absent a formal needs assessment, substantial -- perhaps even majority -- community awareness and support, *and* a detailed implementation/business plan, my sense is that municipal fiber will get tarred with the "nice to have" brush during council deliberations, and any proposal to include it on a near-term tax measure will be relegated to the "not now" bucket along with swimming pools and sports parks. That could be worse in the long run than no mention at all during this agenda item.<br><br>One or two remarks at the podium about the importance of muni fiber might help with councilmember awareness, but swarming public comment with pleas for inclusion on a 2016 tax measure doesn't seem like a good idea to me.<br><br>On 7/2/2015 11:57 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">HI Davisites<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Looks like this item is being discussed at City Council - would a TAX<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">measure like this be happening at the next 06/2016 election?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Municipal Fiber Optic should be a "priority capital project"<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Anyone think it worthwhile to speak up for DavisGIG at the Public<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Comment ? Or during this item?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Item 6<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">7:00 Potential Tax Measure (City Manager Dirk Brazil/Assistant City<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Manager Kelly<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Stachowicz/Budget Manager Kelly Fletcher)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Recommendation: Consider a General Utility User Tax to address unfunded<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">needs,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">including, but not limited to, capital needs such road maintenance,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">bicycle paths/trails,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and other priority capital projects, provide direction on the scope of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">such a tax measure<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and direct staff to begin analysis and return to the City Council with a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">draft Ordinance<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Thanks<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">--<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Rob Nickerson<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">CEO<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Om Networks<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">UCD Class of 96<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">C: 530-848-3865<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">recommendation at <a href="http://daviswiki.org">daviswiki.org</a> <<a href="http://daviswiki.org/Omsoft">http://daviswiki.org/Omsoft</a>>, and/or<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://yelp.com">yelp.com</a> <<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/omsoft-technologies-davis">http://www.yelp.com/biz/omsoft-technologies-davis</a>>.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Please like us on Facebook<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><<a href="https://www.facebook.com/omsofttechnologies%22">https://www.facebook.com/omsofttechnologies%22</a>>. and put us in your<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">circle at Google+ <<a href="https://plus.google.com/+OMSOFTDavis/posts">https://plus.google.com/+OMSOFTDavis/posts</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start">http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Davisgig mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:Davisgig@list.omsoft.com">Davisgig@list.omsoft.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig">http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br>-- <br>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Jim Frame <a href="mailto:jhframe@dcn.org">jhframe@dcn.org</a> 530.756.8584<br>Frame Surveying & Mapping 609 A Street Davis, CA 95616<br>-----------------------< Davis Community Network >-------------------<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:<br><br><a href="http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start">http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start</a><br><br>Davisgig mailing list<br>Davisgig@list.omsoft.com<br>http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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