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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Port Angeles, Washington
March 16, 2000
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Doyle called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at
SPECIAL MEETING: 4:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Members Present: Mayor Doyle, Councilmembers Erickson, Hulett, and
Williams.
Members Absent: Councilmembers Campbell, McKeown and Wiggins.
Staff Present: Manager Quinn, Attorney Knutson, Deputy Clerk Hagar, G.
Cutler, Y. Ziomkowski, J. Shay, T. O'Neill, J. D. Harper, T.
Smith, S. McLain, and G. Kenworthy.
PUD Staff: F. Mitchell.
Others Present: No one signed in.
Fiber Optics Feasibility Mayor Doyle announced that PUD and City staff members were free to ask questions
Study during the presentation. Upon its completion, comments and questions from members
of the audience will be allowed.
Director Cutler reminded the Council that a study had been conducted on the feasibility
of building a fiber optic-based backbone communication system for the City and
County. Scott McLain, Power Manager, has been the project manager, working closely
with City and PUD staff.
Scott McLain, Power Manager, explained that the City had contracted with POWER
Engineers to perform the feasibility study. Today, POWER Engineers will give a f'mal
presentation based on that study. Mr. McLain pointed out that this study is a beginning
assessment and planning, and design work would have to be completed prior to building
the system. He then introduced Rob Kopp of POWER Engineers who gave the
presentation.
Mr. Kopp explained that he was no longer employed by POWER Engineers, but worked
for NoaNet. However, he was the project manager for this study and, therefore, it was
felt he should be allowed to give the presentation.
Mr. Kopp then gave a power point presentation which explained the strategy for
establishing a fiber optics network for the Clallam County area. Mr. Kopp described the
study process and the results of the market study. He explained there was a physical
layer which included the physical fiber network and a logical layer which included
pricing and capital costs. Mr. Kopp went on to describe the operation and maintenance
of the network and how it would interface to other networks.
Mr. Kopp concluded that there is a demand for fiber optics, there is justification for it,
the network is buildable, and it involves considerable capitalization and risk. Mr. Kopp
responded to questions and provided clarification.
Mayor Doyle thanked Mr. Kopp and POWER Engineers for their time.
ADJOURNMENT:~.L~4~t~' The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. ~~/~ ~Ma or~~~
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