Communications Infrastructure Committee

Date: March 2nd, 2005

Members Present: Tommy Lee Bychinski, Virgil Hartje, Robert Sinklair, Charlie Montgomery, Don Stevens

Others Present: Tim Stieve, Phil Raab, Kevin Stieve, Mark Cupp, Chip Meister, Dennis Kluge, Dena Weinke, Mark Cupp, Ellis McFadzen, Timm Zumm, Angela Drake.

1. Meeting called to order by Chair Bychinski at 7:30 a.m.. Certification of compliance with Open Meeting Law was met.
2. Adopt amended agenda: Motion by Hartje, second by Montgomery to adopt agenda.
   Carried.
3. Adopt minutes: Motion by Sinklair, second by Hartje to approve minutes of last meeting.
   Carried.
4. Communications: Review the letter from Dr. Ken Schlager.
5. Business Items:

   Update on Fiber Optics: Tim Stieve handed out an update on the project (copy attached) from Ellis McFadzen, Ellis was also present to provide verbal report. Discussed changes in the overall route. Discussed the exchange of services with Reedsburg Utilities. Discussed putting in our own duct versus utilizing the Reedsburg duct in exchange we would provide fiber from Reedsburg to Delton. Tim & Phil asked to work on it but favored keeping it as clean as possible with a good paper trail.

   • Merrimac: Not much to report, still waiting on the moratorium. Looking at some other possible sites.
   • Courthouse: Spoke with Sabre Tower engineer and it appears that we should be able to go with a new, smaller tower. Will probably work on this site last as no hurry.
   • Hemlock: Lavalle Telephone Company terminated things at the tower end, waiting for TechCom to get the Reedsburg end completed.
   • Lake Delton: Power is completed as is most of the compound. Can only move limited items to the site until the fiber is completed. Working with Alliant to co-locate.
   • Hillpoint: Have a tentative site selected with property owner. Working on another meeting with property owner to look at site details.
   • Sauk City: Power is on. Will be working over the next couple weeks to get everything installed and running. Looking at a non licensed microwave as to use for communications back to Happy Hill until fiber is in. Will run around $9000 per site and if the equipment doesn't work they will take it back at no cost to us. Committee gave the go ahead to move forward with this equipment.
   • Spring Green: Todd working with Neuheisel Attorney on negotiations. Survey is completed.
   • IWCE: Discussed possible attendance at this next year. This conference has the latest on technology and would provide valuable information on the technologies and changes taking place.
6. Next Meeting: Next regular meeting to be April 6th, @ 7:30 am at the EMBS Meeting Room, Room 128, at the Sauk County Courthouse.
7. Adjournment: Motion by Montgomery, second by Sinklair to adjourn.
   Carried.

Respectfully submitted by: Timothy R. Stieve, March 7th, 2005