2009-60
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: AU2ust 10, 2009
RESOLUTION NO:
2009-60
MOTION BY: Litsev
SECONDED BY:
McDonald
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CARVER COUNTY'S APPLICATION
FOR AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT FUNDS
TO EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS IN CARVER COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Chanhassen City Council is the official governing body of the City of
Chanhassen; and
WHEREAS, Carver County desires to build a fiber optic loop connecting county facilities,
libraries, school district facilities, city buildings, and other important local government buildings through a
public/private partnership to provide service to residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen will benefit by reducing operating expenses, improving
connectivity, and having an additional economic development asset in the community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen will benefit by allowing various facilities to connect via
currently unfunded laterals to the fiber backbone providing for an interwoven network of high speed
information sharing; and
WHEREAS, the business owners and residents of the City of Chanhassen will benefit from this
public/private partnership by having an opportunity to obtain a broadband connection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Chanhassen supports the fiber optic
funding request being made by Carver County through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 10th day of August, 2009.
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Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
YES
Furlong
Litsey
McDonald
Tjornhom
NO
ABSENT
Ernst