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Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma Tor and CinT Council 4.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent December 18, 2023 Cal Pormer, Cit�T Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Arvig Broadband Access Grant Extension — <br />First Amendment Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, byT motion, the first amendment to the Broadband Access Grant Agreement with Tekstar d/b/a Arvig. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Cit�T of Elk River and Sherburne Count�T entered into an agreement with Tekstar, d/b/a Arvig in April of <br />2022 to parmer on funding of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to extend broadband services to <br />certain areas of the community `vhich qualified due to being unserved or underserved. The work `vas to be <br />completed by December 31, 2023. <br />The 2023 project area in noYtheast Elk River was hindered in development due to SherbuYne Countyr's CSAH 33 <br />improvement project. Due to factoYs beyond their control, Arvig has asked the cit�r and countyr for an extension <br />of the contract to allow a completion date to 90 dayTs following the completion of Sherburne CountyT's work. <br />The Sherburne CountyT Board of Commissioners has approved a similar amendment to the agreement. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Elk River Mission Statement <br />Attachments <br />■ Broadband Access Grant Program Agreement <br />■ First Amendment to the Broadband Access Grant Program Agreement <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />rowEREo ar <br />�I'1 ���� <br />Up�iited.• August 2020 <br />