Agenda - 02-21-2017 - 6-a - Minutes

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11 1 are behind decentralizing services again. The people want it, but the "powers that be" at the 2 time shut it down. 3 4 5 6 Example 2: Broadband 7 Following a stretch break, Travis Myren presented on the status quo, forces of change, and 8 resilience measures planned or being taken by the County with regard to broadband. 9 The PowerPoint presentation is below: 10 Broadband Access 11 National Statistics-graph 12 13 Orange County Statistics 14 ➢ 15 Status Quo 16 o Approximately 3,000 Households Countywide without Traditional Broadband Access 17 ➢ Broadband Survey/Needs Assessment 18 o 1,179 Households Responded 19 o 94% have Internet Access 20 o 76% with Access are Dissatisfied with Current Service 21 Broadband Access-graph 22 Broadband Access-graph 23 24 ➢ Legislative Constraints 25 o Current Law Does Not Allow Counties to Provide Internet Service 26 ➢ Current Orange County Initiatives 27 o Free public wireless @ County facilities 28 o Public Computer Access with Free Internet 29 ➢ Libraries, Community Centers, Hillsborough Commons 30 ➢ Library Hotspot Program 31 ➢ 94 Units in Circulation 32 ➢ 563 Loans Since Program Inception 33 ➢ 90 to 150 on Waitlist Depending on Month 34 35 Broadband Access-graph 36 Library Hotspot Checkouts 37 Broadband Access-graph 38 Anticipated Forces of Change 39 o Increasing Importance of High Speed Internet Access 40 • Education, Economic Development, Public Safety, Health 41 ➢ Technological Change 42 o Improved Wireless Capability and Speeds 43 • Potential Replacement for Fiber to Home but not Backhaul 44 ➢ Urban/Rural Service Disparity Continues 45 o Population Density and Customer Base Drive Private Investment 46 o Lack of Regulatory Mechanism to Mandate Internet Service in Targeted Geographic 47 Areas 11