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October 12, 2017 IERBC Annual Meeting

October 12, 2017 IERBC Annual Meeting

Assembly Member Eloise Gómez Reyes, 47th District
presenting "Certificate of Recognition"
to
Lea Deesing, Chair, IERBC
Martha van Rooijen, Executive Director, IERBC

IERBC Annual Consortium Meeting - October 12, 2017

IERBC Annual Meeting

DATE: Thursday, October 12, 2017
TIME: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM

LOCATION:
The Castaway Restaurant
Waikiki Room
670 Kendall Drive
San Bernardino, CA 92407

LIST OF ATTENDEES

AGENDA:

8:30 am	*Coffee and Conversation*
9:00 am	*Welcome & Introductions* Lea Deesing, Chair, IERBC; Chief Innovation Officer, City of Riverside; and, Executive Director, SmartRiverside Assembly Member Eloise Gómez Reyes, 47th District, Opening Remarks Martha van Rooijen, Executive Director, IERBC Consortium Update Inland Empire Broadband Infrastructure and Access Plan Implementation
9:30 am	*Closing the Digital Divide in the Inland Empire* CPUC California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Broadband Grants awarded in the Inland Empire Raul Alacaraz, CEO, Race Communications: “Gigafy Phelan" & Red Mountain Broadband Wes Zuber, CEO, Ultimate Internet Access (UIA): Helendale and Wrightwood Gigabit Broadband Deborah Winger, Telecommunications Manager, Anza Electrical Cooperative: "Connect Anza" Broadband Project Rishad Mitha, Director of Assets and Property Management, San Bernardino County Housing Authority CASF Broadband Adoption Grants Update Low-Income Internet Programs available in the Inland Empire AT&T Access, Frontier Communications Affordable Broadband, and Spectrum/Charter Internet Assist Community Based Organization (CBO) Assistance in the IE: Great Harvest Community Center, San Bernardino United Way San Bernardino County 211
10:15 am	*Smart Community Policies and Closing the Digital Divide* John Orta, Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP): IERBC collaboration with IEEP New IEEP Program: Smart City/Smart County Awards Fred Lyn, Utilities Manager: City of Rancho Cucamonga Economic Development Fiber Project Steve Blum, President, Tellus Venture: City of Riverside Public Utilities Fiber Project Jason Kozora, Program Manager, SCE: Southern California Edison Fiber Program (SCE Network Solutions)
10:45 am	*Break*
11:00 am	Tom Mullen II, Chief Data Officer, Riverside County: RIVCOconnect “Gigabit Initiative” What are others in the IE doing? City of Loma Linda Connected Community High Speed Internet City of Ontario Fiber Project City of Adelanto Gigabit Resolution Greenfield Communications—Fiber-to-the Home/Premises: City of Beaumont and Chino UC Riverside Center for Broadband Policy and Digital Literacy
11:30 am	*Keynote: Broadband and Economic Development* Honorable *Lloyd Levine, (ret.) Former 40th District Assembly Member and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce; Co-founder, UC Riverside Center for Broadband Policy and Digital Literacy; and, President, Filament Strategies Keynote:* "Broadband and Economic Development"
12:00 pm	*Grant Funding Update* CETF Access Broadband Connect Grants (www.cetfund.org) Rocky Chenelle, USDA Grants Broadband Loan Community Connect Grant Distance Learning/Telemedicine Grant
12:15 pm	*Legislation Update* AB 1549 (Wood, September 2016) Caltrans ROW and Broadband Access Caltrans Broadband Access Guidelines to be released January 2018 AB1665 (Eduardo Garcia, Coachella), Internet For All Now Act Fact Sheet CETF Supported Passed Assembly and Senate; on Governor’s Desk (Signed by Governor October 15, 2017) $330 Million for CPUC California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) $300 Million: Broadband Infrastructure $20 Million: Digital Training/Adoption $10 Million: Regional Broadband Consortia
12:30 pm	*Lunch and Discussion*
1:15 pm	*Follow-up Items and Meeting Adjourned*

Pictures of the Meeting

Assembly Member Eloise Gomez Reyes, 47th District Opening Remarks, IERBC Annual Meeting, October 12, 2017
Certificate of Recognition: Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium Assembly Member Eloise Gomez Reyes, 47th District	Lloyd Levine Keynote Speaker Former Assembly Member, 40th District Co-Founder UCR Center for Statewide Broadband Policy & Digital Literacy CEO, filament strategies
Honorable Lloyd Levine (ret.), Former Assembly Member 40th District, presents Keynote "Broadband and Economic Development"	Raul Alcaraz, CEO, Race Communications presents Race's "Gigafy Phelan" Fiber-to-the-Home Project in Phelan, Pinon Hills, Oak Hills and parts of Hesperia
Rob Kilpatrick, APWA High Desert Branch Bill Bayne, City of Chino Fred Alamolhoda, LAE Associates	John Orta, Inland Empire Economic Partnership, explains IEEP's new "Smart City/Smart County" award program
Tom Mullen II, Chief Data Officer, Riverside County presents RIVCOconnect "Gigabit" Initiative	Fred Lyn, Utilities Manager, City of Rancho Cucamonga presents "City of Rancho Cucamonga's Fiber Optic Project"
Fred Lyn, Rancho Cucamonga Lea Deesing, City of Riverside Steve Reneker, County of Riverside Sherilyn Evans, CENIC	Frank Reyes, Trustee, San Bernardino Community College District Brad Grooms, San Bernardino County Information Services Department
Mickey Yates and Greg Walker, Great Harvest Community Center	Monique Reza-Arellano, SBCTA Mike Gallo, SBCUSD School Board Member and CEO, Kelly Space & Technology Duane Baker, SBCTA
Wes Zuber, CEO, Ultimate Internet Access (UIA) explains UIA's "Gigabit" Service in Wrightwood and Helendale	Jennifer Cusack, SCE Christy Elshof, City of Colton Phen Panpradith, City of Ridgecrest
Steve Blum, President, Tellus Venture presents Riverside Public Utilities "Dark Fiber Leasing Program"	Deborah Winger, Anza Electric Cooperative presenting "Connect Anza" High Speed Internet Service
Verizon representatives Louis Armendariz, Saul Panduro, Gerald Iacono, Jesus Roman, and Kevin Welsh	Jason Kozora, SCE presents "Fiber Network Solutions for the Inland Empire"

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