Broadband Internet and Mobility CommitteeWednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC1.CALL TO ORDER 2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA 3.GALLERY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS 4.ADOPTION OF MINUTES 4.1Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee Draft Meeting Minutes of April 24, 2024 1.2024-04-24 DRAFT BIMC Minutes.pdf5.BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 6.DELEGATIONS 6.1Planetworks Consulting Ltd. Re: PRRD Connectivity Study 1.Planetworks Consulting Ltd. - PRRD Connectivity Study 2024-07-17 R2.pdfSusanna Reardon, Senior ConsultantPeter Breen, Senior ConsultantDuncan Sharp, Senior Consultant(By Invitation of the Committee)7.CORRESPONDENCE 8.REPORTS 8.1NorthwesTel Request for Letter of Support 1.Attach 1 - Letter from NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support May 1, 2024.pdf2.Attach 2 - Letter from EADC to NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support Request May 10, 2024.pdf3.Attach 3 - Response from NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support Questions May 10, 2024.pdf4.Attach 4 - Response from NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support Questions May 30, 2024.pdf5.Attach 5 - NorthwesTel Residential Fiber Deployment Project in PRRD - ADM-EADC-057.pdfPreviously received by the Electoral Area Directors Committee (May 9, 2024 and June 13, 2024) and referred to the Regional Board (June 20, 2024)."That the Regional Board refer the NorthwesTel Residential Fiber Deployment Project in Peace River District Letter of Support request to the July 17, 2024 Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee meeting for further review and consideration; further, that the Regional Board invite NorthwesTel to present the proposed NorthwesTel last mile project at the July 17, 2024 Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee meeting."9.NEW BUSINESS 10.CONSENT CALENDAR 10.1Conquering the Next Frontier in Bridging the Digital Divide 1.Conquering the Next Frontier in Bridging the Digital Divide.pdf10.2Rural B.C. Connectivity Benefits Study - Report 5 Summer 2024 1.Rural B.C. Connectivity Benefits Study - Report 5 Summer 2024.pdf10.3Letter from Ministry of Citizen's Services re: Connected Communities 1.Follow Up Letter fm Ministry of Citizen's Services re Connected Communities.pdf10.4Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee Terms of Reference 1.Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee Terms of Reference.pdf10.5Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee Guiding Principles 1.Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee Guiding Principles.pdf10.6Regional Connectivity Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2487, 2022 1.Bylaw No. 2487, 2022.pdf11.RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION 11.1Notice of Closed Broadband Internet and Mobility Meeting – July 17, 2024, ADM-BIMC-024 1.Notice of Closed Broadband Internet and Mobility Meeting - July 17, 2024 - ADM-BIMC-024.pdf12.ADJOURNMENT No Item Selected This item has no attachments.1.Planetworks Consulting Ltd. - PRRD Connectivity Study 2024-07-17 R2.pdf1.Attach 1 - Letter from NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support May 1, 2024.pdf2.Attach 2 - Letter from EADC to NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support Request May 10, 2024.pdf3.Attach 3 - Response from NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support Questions May 10, 2024.pdf4.Attach 4 - Response from NorthwesTel Re Letter of Support Questions May 30, 2024.pdf5.Attach 5 - NorthwesTel Residential Fiber Deployment Project in PRRD - ADM-EADC-057.pdf1.Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee Terms of Reference.pdf1.Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee Guiding Principles.pdf1.Bylaw No. 2487, 2022.pdf1.Rural B.C. Connectivity Benefits Study - Report 5 Summer 2024.pdf1.Follow Up Letter fm Ministry of Citizen's Services re Connected Communities.pdf1.Conquering the Next Frontier in Bridging the Digital Divide.pdf1.Notice of Closed Broadband Internet and Mobility Meeting - July 17, 2024 - ADM-BIMC-024.pdf1.2024-04-24 DRAFT BIMC Minutes.pdf