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34 <br /> Slide #10 <br /> Communications Plan <br /> • Email notice to 130 residents interested in Broadband <br /> • Press,social media prepared to go out tonight <br /> Broadband Task Force Town Hall Meetings <br /> — Norlh State particlpatlon <br /> • North State marketing including mailers to home addresses <br /> �4 <br /> ORANGE C01.:NTY <br /> �,l7ki I11 CA1RL III ti <br /> Slide #11 <br /> Manager's Recommendation <br /> • Approve and authorize the County Managerto sign the oontractand <br /> any amendments that do not exceed the contract amount with North <br /> State Communications Advanced Services,LLC <br /> • Allocate an additional$5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, <br /> fora total of$10 million, to fully fund th 1 s ag reement. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NOFM I L.AR.C)1.LNA <br /> Chair Price asked if in the motion the Board should state the date of approval. <br /> Travis Myren said it was not necessary. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked what the communication plan is for the other 120 homes <br /> or 9,000 people. <br /> Travis Myren said the representative from North State will discuss the marketing plan. <br /> Commissioner McKee said those 120 have been communicating with the Board for <br /> years on the issue. He said that their concerns about current providers have been voiced and <br /> they were part of the conversation. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked about the network outage time frame and what the <br /> industry expectations are. <br /> Travis Myren said that realistically the outage would be taken care of well within the time <br /> frame, but that it represents a little better than industry standard. <br /> Chair Price asked if North State would take care of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund <br /> (RDOF). <br />