MEETING DATE: 12/18/2019
DEPARTMENT: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Harry Mavrogenes
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Taven M. Kinison Brown
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SUBJECT:
Receive a Presentation from Stephen Blum, President of Tellus Venture Associates regarding the Broadband Consortium.
AGENDA SECTION:
DISCUSSION - REGULAR MEETING
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
According to a recent short biography prepared by the MBEP Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, Stephen Blum has "been instrumental in bringing high-speed broadband to the region, including assistance with the Sunesys fiber backbone from Salinas to UC Santa Cruz. As a key member of the Central Coast Broadband Consortium, he has led and advocated for many projects in underserved communities. Steve has planned and implemented municipal fiber networks in Watsonville, San Leandro, Union City, and Santa Cruz and has developed broadband master plans for over 20 cities throughout the state of California. Steve has developed business plans and financing for CASF grant funding projects. Steve was an invaluable partner to MBEP and our broadband initiative."
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