PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

Community Broadband:Community Broadband:Making the Right ChoiceMaking the Right Choice

Blandin Foundation Broadband InitiativeBlandin Foundation Broadband Initiative

Bill CarlsonBill CarlsonCity of Moose Lake Public Access and Technology CoordinatorCity of Moose Lake Public Access and Technology Coordinator

RURAL COMMUNITYRURAL COMMUNITY

We Can Do This AttitudeWe Can Do This Attitude You Can Always Depend on You Can Always Depend on

Community Support and VolunteersCommunity Support and Volunteers Proven Model – Locally AccessibleProven Model – Locally Accessible

• The more the people use technology, the more The more the people use technology, the more they feel comfortable with itthey feel comfortable with it

i.e. The Local Public Access Channel has a twenty five year i.e. The Local Public Access Channel has a twenty five year history of live local television broadcasts from seven history of live local television broadcasts from seven locations. Literally runs itself and user conflicts are settled locations. Literally runs itself and user conflicts are settled with an apologywith an apology

Opening the Community up toOpening the Community up to

GLOBAL CHALLENGESGLOBAL CHALLENGES

We need to prove that the potential We need to prove that the potential local benefits are worth the effort local benefits are worth the effort

We need to be assured that we can We need to be assured that we can control the risks with Rules & Policiescontrol the risks with Rules & Policies

The Local Comfort Zone of a small The Local Comfort Zone of a small Rural Community, like Moose Lake, Rural Community, like Moose Lake, will not changewill not change

PUBLIC SAFETYPUBLIC SAFETYThree Part ObjectiveThree Part Objective

1.1. What does the Community Need to Know and What does the Community Need to Know and how do they Access this Information using how do they Access this Information using Broadband Technologies ?Broadband Technologies ?

2.2. What do our Visitors Need to Know and how do What do our Visitors Need to Know and how do they Access this Information using Broadband they Access this Information using Broadband Technologies ?Technologies ?

3.3. What do our First Responders Need to Know and What do our First Responders Need to Know and how do they Access this Information using how do they Access this Information using Broadband Technologies ?Broadband Technologies ?

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYFirst Stop WebsiteFirst Stop Websitewww.cityofmooselake.comwww.cityofmooselake.com

Posting of Scheduled &

Pending Events

Public Notification Capabilities

Community Portal Access

and Links

VISITORSVISITORS“Linking Up North” Concept“Linking Up North” Concept

Dedicated on May 22, 2007

• High Speed Internet Access in the Moose Lake Public Library

• WiFi in the Downtown Corridor and Public Campgrounds

• Wireless Internet in Mercy Hospital & Health Care Center

• E Information Center

Mayor Ted Shaw, Bill Carlson, Carmen Palazzari, Keith Carlson

Community ServerWireless Internet & PrinterFull Featured Computer w/ connections to Mediacom

Public Access Television

FIRST RESPONDERSFIRST RESPONDERSSecure NetworkSecure Network

Interoperable Community Surveillance System Plus Data Network

Emergency Response Center

City Hall & Library

MLW&LHRA

Chamber

Note:

The Incident Communications Center with Surveillance Monitoring and Emergency Server will be located in the Emergency Response Center

Mobile Broadband Computers

Muni

SUMMARYSUMMARY

The City of Moose Lake will add these The City of Moose Lake will add these communications features into its communications features into its Emergency Management PlanEmergency Management Plan

An Emergency Communications Training An Emergency Communications Training Session will be conducted to test the Session will be conducted to test the Broadband System and familiarize the Broadband System and familiarize the First Responders with its capabilitiesFirst Responders with its capabilities

A Community-Wide Emergency Drill will be A Community-Wide Emergency Drill will be scheduled to determine whether the scheduled to determine whether the Broadband Communications System works Broadband Communications System works as envisionedas envisioned

SPECIAL THANKSSPECIAL THANKS

To the Blandin Foundation Broadband To the Blandin Foundation Broadband Initiative and the Moose Lake Initiative and the Moose Lake Community Sponsors for providing Community Sponsors for providing the matching funds and the incentive the matching funds and the incentive to make this Project a Reality to make this Project a Reality