Communications Infrastructure Committee

DATE: November 3rd, 2006

Members Present: Tommy Lee Bychinski, Virgil Hartje, Don Stevens, Rob Sinklair

Others Present: Tim Stieve, Phil Raab

1. Meeting called to order by Chair Bychinski at 7:33 a.m. Certification of compliance with Open Meeting Law was met.
2. Adopt agenda: Motion by Hartje, second by Stevens to adopt agenda.
   Carried.
3. Adopt draft minutes of September: Motion by Stevens, second by Sinklair to approve the minutes.
   Carried.
4. Public Comment: Don Stevens asked if there has been any interest from Cell phone companies, to date none.
5. Communications: None.
6. Business Items:

   Update on Fiber Optics: An e-mail from Ellis was passed out showing the status of the Hwy 78 Fiber. At this point it looks like construction will begin the week of November 13th.

   Tower Space Lease Agreement with Reedsburg Utilities: Copies of the Lease agreement were passed around and reviewed. Move by Sinklair, second by Stevens to approve resolution to accept agreement.
   Carried.

   Tour of Tower Sites: Due to other commitments by committee members they were not going to be able to go on the tour of the sites.

   Phil Raab gave a presentation using the propagation software showing the coverage of the individual tower sites without the simulcast in place and how it will look with simulcasting. Phil noted that it appears that a transmitter will be required at the Reedsburg site which was not part of the original plan, however there are many members of the outlying Fire Departments that work in that area and it would be a good solution to add the transmitter at that location. Phil noted everything is in place to add a transmitter, just need to purchase it. Move by Hartje, second by Stevens that we move forward with the transmitter at Reedsburg, approximate cost will be $8800.
   Carried.

   There will be a few weeks of work just getting all the timing determined. Simulcasting can't be completed until the fiber loop is completed.

   Hillpoint: Discovered an interference problem in Loganville from Cable TV, Phil working with local contacts to correct this. Ready to turn on will continue testing next week.

   Lake Delton: This site is 100% functional, just waiting for fiber loop and Happy Hill Comparator work to be completed.

   Hemlock: Nothing new to report.

   Happy Hill: Work continues on wiring up comparators so that once fiber loop is completed we can complete the simulcast solution.

   Sauk City: Same situation as Lake Delton.

   Courthouse: Nothing new to report.

   Spring Green: All work pretty well completed should be able to turn this site on in the next week or two.

7. Next Regular Meeting: Discussed next meeting as well as how long the committee feels it will need to remain in place. Next meeting was set for December 6th, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. at the Courthouse EMBS Meeting Room and the committee felt that it should stay in place until June of 2007 and set meetings accordingly.
8. Adjourn: Move to adjourn by Stevens, second by Hartje.
   Carried.

Submitted by: Timothy R. Stieve, November 6th, 2006