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MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES <br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 <br /> Members Present: Chair Lindholm; Commissioners Clement, Crochet, Lelwica, and <br /> Lubke (arrived at 8:10 a.m.) <br /> Members Absent: Commissioners Holley and Rieck <br /> Others Present: Nancy Malecha, City Administrator; Angie Duus, City <br /> Clerk/Treasurer; Tyler Glynn, BLAEDC; Mark Jurchen <br /> 1. Call Meetinq to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chair Lindholm at 8:03 a.m. <br /> 2. Consider Apenda <br /> COMMISSIONER CROCHET MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS <br /> PRESENTED. COMMISSIONER LELWICA SECONDED THE MOTION. <br /> MOTION CARRIED 4-0. <br /> 3. Approve EDC Minutes <br /> COMMISSIONER CROCHET MOVED TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 17, <br /> 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES. <br /> COMMISSIONER LELWICA SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED <br /> 4-0. <br /> 4. Review of Broadband/Fiber Optic Infrastructure Maps - Shawn <br /> Commissioner Crochet, TDS Telecom, explained where TDS has fiber in the <br /> Pequot Lakes area. He stated that it goes down Rasmussen, Old 317/Patriot <br /> Avenue, towards Sluetter Road, south out of town to Brainerd, Derksen Road, <br /> through the Industrial Park and out on County Road 11. Commissioner Crochet <br /> said they have everything fibered through the Industrial Park. He stated that TDS <br /> is looking at getting fiber up to the corner Rasmussen and Main Street and slowly <br /> but surely working their way in. He stated right now the majority of everything is <br /> copper fed and that speeds can vary from 25 MB to 100 MB depending on the <br /> service location. <br /> Commissioner Crochet said that he is looking at TDS doing a couple of different <br /> options for fiber and he is trying to get it funded. He discussed the A-CAM <br /> funding TDS received a few years ago that is for the underserved and not served <br /> areas of our territory. He stated that he believes they put in 72 new sites to <br /> shorten the copper loops to provide higher speeds and that it is the most cost <br /> effective way for them to provide higher speeds to rural areas. Commissioner <br /> Crochet stated hopefully as Rasmussen Road and as other road construction <br /> happens they can do fiber projects along with the City to increase that bandwidth <br /> and other opportunities. Discussion ensued about the opportunity of doing fiber <br /> expansion projects when the City is doing road construction. <br />