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CITY OF CORTEZ
123 ROGER SMITH AVENUE
CORTEZ, CO 81321

Rick Smith
Director of General Services
110 West Progress Circle
Cortez, CO. 81321
rsmith@cortezco.gov

Memorandum

To:

CORTEZ CITY COUNCIL

From:

RICK SMITH, DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES

Date:

09/06/2023

RE:

Letter of Support for Clearnetworx/Montezuma County Priority 1 & 2 Project

DISCUSSION

Clearnetworx and the County have identified two areas that meet the criteria for the CPF grant. These areas are; rural areas between the Towns of Mancos and Dolores along highway 184, and between Mancos and Cortez. The vast majority of addresses to be served by the project in these two areas are defined as unserved.

BACKGROUND

The Colorado Broadband Office has the Advance Colorado Capital Project Fund (CPF) grant program. The purpose of the grant is to bring broadband to the unserved and underserved areas of the State. This is a last mile grant program.
Montezuma County conducted an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) process and awarded Clearnetworx to partner with the County to bring broadband to the rural areas of Montezuma County. The CPF is the first of two grant rounds for the build out of Montezuma County.

FISCAL IMPACT

No fiscal impact to the City.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that Council approve the attached Letter of Support for Clearnetworx / Montezuma County Priority 1 & 2 CPF Project and authorize the Mayor to sign.

MOTION

If agreed upon by the City Council, a possible motion would be:
I move that Council authorize the Mayor to sign the letter of support for Clearnetworx / Montezuma County Priority 1 & 2 CPF project.

Attachments

Letter of Support