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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />4.8 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />January 21, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Amendment #1 to Agreement 23-03: Broadband <br />Grant Project #2 Extension <br />Reviewed by <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, Amendment #1 to Agreement 23-03: Broadband Grant Project #2 Extension <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The City of Elk River and Sherburne County approved a second broadband project grant with Tekstar d/b/a <br />Arvig to extend broadband services to unserved areas of Elk River. The grant used allocated funds from the <br />city and county ARPA funds from the federal government. <br /> <br />The grant closure date was December 31, 2024. Arvig has installed the primary fiber spine to the approved <br />areas, and the project came in under budget estimates. Arvig has requested the city and county extend the <br />grant date to December 31, 2025, allowing additional time to market the high-speed broadband services now <br />available and to assist with the extension of lateral services to residential properties. The remaining funds <br />would be used as an incentive for residents to offset the approximately $2,000 cost for the lateral connection. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />There is no additional cost to the City of Elk River. The incentives are a legal expenditure from the previously <br />allocated ARPA funds. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The Elk River Vision and Mission. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />1. Contract Amendment <br />2. 2023 Arvig Broadband Grant Project 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 71 of 155