Title
Approval of REDI Net Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
Recommended Action
I move That Council Approve MOA17-40 With REDI Net for the Purpose of Providing $67,000 in Funding to Defray the Costs of Operating a Middle-Mile Network.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the Memorandum of Agreement as requested.
Body
County Council’s approval of the FY16 Budget included $80,000 allocated for new regional initiatives as part of Progress Through Partnering efforts. The original Progress Through Partnering effort was developed in response to Council’s goal of improving intergovernmental relations within the region. Through the years the program has focused funding to the North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD), the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI), and the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC). Staff has evaluated several alternatives for the use of this separate regional funding allocation and is recommending Council consider providing assistance to REDI Net to address an operational need of the network.
REDI Net is a public organization cooperatively established by a Joint Powers Agreement among the Incorporated County of Los Alamos, Santa Fe County, the City of Española, Rio Arriba County, Ohkay Owingeh, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, the Pueblo of Pojoaque, the Pueblo of Tesuque and the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NCNMEDD) for operating and managing an open access middle mile broadband network in Northern New Mexico. The network uses fiber optic technology to connect and provide broadband services to community anchor institutions such as schools, libraries, colleges, hospitals, government offices, public utilities, fire and police departments.
Since its inception, NCNMEDD served as the fiscal agent for the Network in addition to providing a staff member who served as the General Manager (GM), running the day-to-day operations of the business. Approximate...
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