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ADMINISTRATION / GOLDEN STATE CONNECT AUTHORITY - Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick & Administrative Services Director Dava Kohlman
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Requested Action(s)
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a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - Update on the Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) grant program
b) Request approval and authorization for the Chief Administrator to sign the Low Level Design - Hut Location Confirmation and submit to Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA)
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Financial Impact:
The construction-ready, low-level network design is funded by the Local Agency Technical Assistance grant in the amount of $500,000 which is budgeted in Advertising & Community Service/Broadband (1091-55546). An application has been submitted by the GSCA to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for Federal Funding Account/Last Mile funds for project implementation.
Background Information:
On 11/8/22, the Board approved the Memorandum of Understanding between Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) and the County of Tehama for the implementation of the Local Agency Technical Assistance Grant. Under the terms of the MOU, the GSCA has contracted with a professional network design firm for the development of Tehama County's network design. The design has progressed in three phases:
1. Conceptual Design
2. High Level Design
3. Low Level Design
The first two phases have been completed and the third and final phase, Low Level Design, is well underway. GSCA has applied for CPUC Federal Funding Account/Last Mile funds and has identified the areas of Gerber/Proberta/Las Flores and the community of Los Molinos as the first priority projects to proceed if awarded these funds. These funds allow for 40 miles of priority project areas.
Considerations for determination of the approximate 40 miles of project area that is advanced to the Low-Level Design phase include: access to state middle mile, number of addresses passed, and number of CPUC unserved addresses. The final work pr...
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