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term approaches need to be in same RFP;Jim responds that they don't; Keith (NCDIT) said people aren't using 100/100 today but the ARPA funds are focused on future proof speeds/technologies; NCDIT said they would help by reviewing RFP but wouldn't help set up meeting (this is contrary to what Jeff said in a previous meeting); can still work on provider meeting if we need a face-to-face or virtual meeting;Todd—vendor meeting still makes sense;Todd knows vendor who wants to attend and talk about FTTH; says State has STOPGAP$$ available; Terri disagrees that the short and long term can be blended into one RFP; goal to cover everyone in county 100/10 in 18 months;Jim - ECC/CTC, design of network could be $1million;Todd—design/engineering has be to done so needs to be included in overall cost of project; SG -can talk about short and long term solutions in provider meeting; CR—if we want someone to act quickly(18 months), specify that;Jim—how many people and how fast can you get it done?; OpenBB struggling to get 25/3 because of tree cover, LTE technology and terrain; Comm McKee- might be confusing if don't keep two solutions separate,fixed wireless not eligible for ARPA funds, possibly could use State funds for fixed wireless???; CR—if technology isn't 100/100 (100/20)then can use ARPA otherwise must use different funding (fixed wireless); fiber is only thing that can perform to technology standards required; STOPGAP hasn't been voted on yet;Todd—for vendor meeting, have time allotments so vendors not all in room at same time, agrees that have separate meetings for short term/long term vendors; need to ask Legal about requirements for"open" meetings;TB - if reqs are 100/20 is there even a short term solution considering that vertical assets are required?; Comm McKee—there may be a way to make funding available for building towers (move$$from one capital project to another); Comm McKee—proceed with short term solution/vendor meeting, get answers from vendors then can search for additional funding if options warrant;Jim—provider meeting, which one needs to be first; new terminology, short term=100/20 and how many households over 18 months, long term=FTTH and how many households by 12/31/2024; Greenlight (Wilson) doing 50/50 for$40/month; Comm McKee—move forward with provider meeting for 100/100 (100/20) and put other options aside for the moment;Terri— recommends moving forward with provider meeting for fixed wireless for info gathering purposes—what speeds *can* they get, how long would it take and what would it take to get V;Terri also asks if we want to own the fiber; Comm McKee is strongly in favor of owning the fiber;Jim—let providers know that our intention is going to be for OC to own the fiber network, talk with providers about potential ownership models; major players are going to want to build their own fiber networks—AT&T,Verizon, Google, etc; ■ Agreements • have a provider meeting for 100/100 solution • get RFP out—ACTION:Jim to continue working on RFP and incorporating suggested changes; will add language for OC to own fiber; have a single document to hand to vendors along with any County owned assets (towers,water tanks, buildings, etc) by Tues,Jun 22nd o work with State for early July provider meeting o Shoot for RFP to be ready by provider meeting o ACTION: McKee/Greene call meeting of BOCC/Manager to get decision on OC fiber ownership o Jim to work with Travis on communicating BOCC decision back to the group