InterLinc: WI-LINC: Meeting Minutes

September 28, 2006, 3:30 p.m.
at Lincoln Chamber of Commerce

Attendance

Name	Title	Organization
Jonathan Cook		Lincoln City Council
Ken Doty	Chair	WI-LINC Commission; Triadix,Inc.
Bruce Bohrer		Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Terry Bundy	CEO	Lincoln Electric System
Tom Casady	Chief	Lincoln Police Department
Pete Crawford		Lincoln/Lancaster County 911 Center
Bob Eades		MicroLnk
Eric Erlandson		Internet Nebraska
Rich Furasek	Assistant Chief	Lincoln Fire and Rescue
Doug Harris		Time Warner Cable
Steve Huggenberger		City of Lincoln Law Department
Chris Hunt		Windstream
Bill Jarrett		Lancaster County Sheriff's Department
Terry Lowe		City of Lincoln Information Services
Don Mayhew		Lincoln Public Schools; Innovation Corp.
Doug Ostergard
Beth Scarborough		Time Warner Cable
Doug Thomas		City of Lincoln Information Services
Hadley Richters	Staff	Alchemy Associates, LLC

Jonathan Cook, Lincoln City Council, made introductions and thanked everyone for coming. Chairman Ken Doty reviewed the agenda.

Doty briefly discussed the proposed overview and goal of the commission and also talked about the opportunities that wireless service could provide in Lincoln, such as economic development.

Members present discussed possible changes to the proposed goal. Beth Scarborough questioned why we would be examining the viability of providing wireless Internet access. She thought it was already clear that it was viable. Doty suggested that we we examine what and where service could or should be provided in Lincoln and explained we would be examining options. Bruce Bohrer suggested adding "and Private Sector" to the goal.

Revised Goal: "Examine the viability of wireless Internet access for Lincoln and surrounding areas and define what role government and private business should play in facilitating such access." Doty gave a brief review of the objectives for the Commission and opened the floor for comments and questions.

Terry Lowe suggested that we re-open the survey.
Tom Casady suggested addressing people's specific needs from quality of life to public safety.
Terry Bundy suggested that the LES substation could possibly create a county-wide option. He suggested that LES itself would benefit in its internal operations.
Chris Hunt suggested adding need as an objective, reviewing multiple needs and sectors.

Doty reviewed the proposed subcommittees/working groups and asked each person present to select a subcommittee to serve on. The following assignments were made:

Community Research and Analysis: Bruce Bohrer, Terry Bundy, Eric Erlandson, Rich Furasek, Bill Jarrett, Terry Lowe and Beth Scarborough.

Tech Research and Review: Terry Bundy, Tom Casady, Bob Eades, Eric Erlandson, Doug Harris, Chris Hunt, Terry Lowe, Don Mayhew, Doug Ostergard, Beth Scarborough

Legal Review: Bruce Bohrer, Terry Bundy, Steve Huggenberger, Chris Hunt, Doug Thomas

Members will be contacted in the coming weeks to provide contact information and identify resources they, their company or organizations or colleagues might be able to provide to the Commission. Ken Doty will be asking individuals to serve as chairpersons for the three subcommittees and another meeting of the Commission will be scheduled as the work of the subcommittees progresses.