Clause 15 in Report No. 1 of Committee of the Whole was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting held on January 21, 2016.
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Report No. 2 of the
Broadband Strategy Advisory Task Force
Meeting Held on December 16, 2015
For Consideration by
Committee of the Whole of
The Regional Municipality of York
on January 14, 2016
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The Broadband Strategy Advisory Task Force meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m. on December 16, 2015.
The following were in attendance:
Chair:
T. Van Bynen
Members:
G. Dawe, W. Emmerson, V. Hackson, J. Jones, S. Pellegrini, M. Quirk
Staff:
D. Basso, L. Bigioni, P. Casey, C. Clark, B. Hughes, D. Kostopoulos, D. Lindeblom, B. Macgregor, E. Mahoney, R. Roy, M. Shatil, V. Shuttleworth, J. Swan, A. Urbanski
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Meeting Objectives and Overview
1. Local Municipal Broadband Initiatives
The Task Force received an overview of broadband-oriented initiatives within each of the local municipalities from Dino Basso, Commissioner of Corporate Services.
Presentations
2. Broadband and Innovation Summit Recap
The Task Force recommends receipt of the presentation by Doug Lindeblom, Director of Economic Strategy regarding “Broadband and Innovation Summit Recap”.
3. York Telecom Network Update
The Task Force recommends receipt of the presentation by John Swan, Director of Information Technology Services regarding “York Telecom Network Update”.
4. Broadband Case Studies [3.5 MB]
The Task Force recommends receipt of the presentation by Dr. Rick Huijbregts, Managing Director, Americas, Industry Digitization and Solutions and Canada VP, Industry Transformation and Innovation, and Ron Gordon, Cisco regarding “Broadband Case Studies” addressing the digital age.
Next Steps
5. Dates and Topics for Future Meetings
The Task Force recommends receipt of the “Dates and Topics for Future Meetings” presented by Dino Basso, Director of Corporate Services.
Other Business
6. Identification of Opportunities
The Task Force addressed the following areas for future discussion:
- A review of the scope and scale of current infrastructure and its possibilities
- A progress report and critical path for each planned activity, including participants and financial implications
- A business case for using a shared digital infrastructure to realize efficiencies among local municipalities and a business case for economic development
The Broadband Strategy Advisory Task Force meeting adjourned at 11:23 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
December 16, 2015 T. Van Bynen
Newmarket, Ontario Chair
C. Clark
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