DIS- 1158
Items For Discussion 1.
Work Session Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Date:
- 02/26/2013
- Title:
- Broadband Local Planning Assistance
- Submitted By:
- Kim Lemons, Board of Supervisors
- Department:
- Board of Supervisors
Presentation:
PowerPoint
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Michael Ortega and Lisa Marra
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
County Administrator and Grants Administrator
ORGANIZATION NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Brad Zerbe, State Contractor, Broadband Outreach
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Discussion and possible direction from the Board regarding Broadband Local Planning Assistance through the Digital Arizona Program for Southeastern Arizona Counties.
Background:
According to extensive mapping over the past two years, many of Arizona’s rural residents and businesses do not have the availability of broadband services. This lack of broadband services negatively impacts their lives – by limiting available jobs, educational opportunities, and health care services. It is also a major safety factor for our law enforcement and first responder personnel.
SB 1402, The Digital Arizona Highways Bill, signed into law by the Governor, enables private sector providers to extend broadband services to rural Arizona by expanding use of existing state roadway rights-of-way uses. Under this program, the State received $6.3 million in federal broadband funding grants.
Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) has created the Digital Arizona Program for Arizona. ASET is a division of the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA). The Digital Arizona Program is funded with Federal stimulus grants administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with matching funds from the State of Arizona.
Three Arizona COG’s have already agreed to receive planning and technical assistance under this program. The four Southeastern Arizona Counties (Cochise, Graham, Greenlee and Santa Cruz) are collectively in need of grant funding for their respective communities. The four counties desire the designation of Cochise County as Grant Recipient and fiscal agent for the Digital Arizona Program grant. The four counties desire to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) establishing the responsibilities of each body.
The IGA would allow Cochise County to apply for and manage two broadband grants through the Digital Arizona Program:
Planning Grant $30,000 25% Match $7,500
Purpose of the grant is to create an effective broadband development plan for the 4 county region with the assistance of a consultant. The most important task is to create a broadband committee of local stakeholders and interested parties.
Technical Grant $19,600 25% Match $4,960
Purpose of the grant is primarily for gap analysis of broadband capacity needs.
The match can be met through in-kind assistance such as grant management and accounting, staff and travel time at meetings and elsewhere and could be split between the four counties. The grant does not cover travel related costs such as vehicle mileage or hotels. Travel expenses by consultants would be covered in their proposal.
Cochise County, in consultation with the other three counties, would determine the most appropriate consultant services to utilize based upon a qualified list of consultants provided by the Digital Arizona Program. Cochise County would also determine how to fund the required grant matches and management the grants. Future funding is expected as additional grant funding becomes available.
SB 1402, The Digital Arizona Highways Bill, signed into law by the Governor, enables private sector providers to extend broadband services to rural Arizona by expanding use of existing state roadway rights-of-way uses. Under this program, the State received $6.3 million in federal broadband funding grants.
Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) has created the Digital Arizona Program for Arizona. ASET is a division of the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA). The Digital Arizona Program is funded with Federal stimulus grants administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with matching funds from the State of Arizona.
Three Arizona COG’s have already agreed to receive planning and technical assistance under this program. The four Southeastern Arizona Counties (Cochise, Graham, Greenlee and Santa Cruz) are collectively in need of grant funding for their respective communities. The four counties desire the designation of Cochise County as Grant Recipient and fiscal agent for the Digital Arizona Program grant. The four counties desire to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) establishing the responsibilities of each body.
The IGA would allow Cochise County to apply for and manage two broadband grants through the Digital Arizona Program:
Planning Grant $30,000 25% Match $7,500
Purpose of the grant is to create an effective broadband development plan for the 4 county region with the assistance of a consultant. The most important task is to create a broadband committee of local stakeholders and interested parties.
Technical Grant $19,600 25% Match $4,960
Purpose of the grant is primarily for gap analysis of broadband capacity needs.
The match can be met through in-kind assistance such as grant management and accounting, staff and travel time at meetings and elsewhere and could be split between the four counties. The grant does not cover travel related costs such as vehicle mileage or hotels. Travel expenses by consultants would be covered in their proposal.
Cochise County, in consultation with the other three counties, would determine the most appropriate consultant services to utilize based upon a qualified list of consultants provided by the Digital Arizona Program. Cochise County would also determine how to fund the required grant matches and management the grants. Future funding is expected as additional grant funding becomes available.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
N/A
Attachments
- Draft _Broadband Planning Grant.
- Draft_ Broadband Tech Grant
- Draft_SE_AZ_Counties_BroadbandPlanning_IGA
- Presentation
- Work Session Request