<div>                Unfortunately, I have to agree with Doug. Much talk about many things, no action. And driven by staff.<br>Shneor Sherman<br><br><br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                    On Monday, May 24, 2021, 08:10:00 PM PDT, Doug Walter <dawalter@dcn.org> wrote:                </div>                <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>                <div><div id="yiv6835724811"><div>    <p>I am stating only my <b>personal</b> opinion here, but the City      of Davis is not a public entity willing to share risk in order to      improve broadband delivery to Davis citizens. They provide not      much talk and no action at all. <br clear="none">    </p>    <div class="yiv6835724811yqt3158668807" id="yiv6835724811yqt89918"><div class="yiv6835724811moz-cite-prefix">On 5/24/21 3:09 PM, Richard Lowenberg      wrote:<br clear="none">    </div>    <blockquote type="cite">Not sure      if there is interest, but just in case:      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      First Take on NTIA’s Newest Broadband Grant Program      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      From broadband planning and engineering firm, CTC.      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv6835724811moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="https://www.ctcnet.us/blog/first-take-on-ntias-newest-broadband-grant-program/">https://www.ctcnet.us/blog/first-take-on-ntias-newest-broadband-grant-program/</a>      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      The National Telecommunications and Information Administration      (NTIA) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) on May 19,      2021, for the Broadband Infrastructure Program—what the      Consolidated Appropriations Act referred to as the Promote      Broadband Expansion Grant Program. The funding window for      submission of grant applications is now open and will close on      August 17, 2021.      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      This program represents a remarkable opportunity for communities      and their private partners. Based on our first take on the NOFO,      NTIA will fund projects that represent win-win, shared-risk      scenarios as between public and private entities: projects in      which public entities fund, build, and maintain communications      infrastructure assets and their private partners operate those      networks and provide services to the public.      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      This is a model we’ve long analyzed, developed, and championed      because of the opportunity for communities to share risk and      effort with private partners.      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      Here are key points you should understand about the program in      general:      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      (snip)      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      ---------------------------------------------------------------      <br clear="none">      Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director      <br clear="none">      1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200      <br clear="none">      Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,      <br clear="none">      <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv6835724811moz-txt-link-abbreviated" ymailto="mailto:rl@1st-mile.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:rl@1st-mile.org">rl@1st-mile.org</a>     <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv6835724811moz-txt-link-abbreviated" target="_blank" href="http://www.1st-mile.org">www.1st-mile.org</a>      <br clear="none">      ---------------------------------------------------------------      <br clear="none">      _______________________________________________      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:      <br clear="none">      <br clear="none">      <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv6835724811moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" 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 clear="none">      <br clear="none">      Davisgig mailing list      <br clear="none">      <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv6835724811moz-txt-link-abbreviated" ymailto="mailto:Davisgig@list.omsoft.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:Davisgig@list.omsoft.com">Davisgig@list.omsoft.com</a>      <br clear="none">      <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv6835724811moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig">http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig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