Location: Jitsi
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 5:30pm-8:00pm
Scribe: You
Roll Call: JasonBergstrom,RussellSenior,TedBrunner,SteveTree,MatthewKlug

Agenda

• Pick location for next weekly
• Node notes:

  • NodeAnnapurna -- need to get 10 more MR24s flashed and to the node host

• ARPA Grant update

• Your Item Here

Notes

• Node notes:

  • NodeAnnapurna - Ole still needs to run wires into stairwells, too high out front without lift to place and AP there.

• ARPA Grant update - MoU not likely to be drafted until we give them a syllabus for training.
• Russell suggested our $37.5 number would cover any roof they wanted.
• Upstream
  • Comcast business 750Mb $127/mo - Russell replied that we need fiber, Rae said 1Gb

• Russell met with JenniferRedmond today and has interest in grant progress. She had met with AFV last week.

  • Interest in having whoever takes over the network be able to build our software distribution for updates.
  • Juan has sent out another request to meet.
  • City of Portland broadband mapping project, was supposed to happen in August (also phone access, and do people have access to devices).
  • Next steps for MBPDX
    • People filed as candidates for City Council list contact info
    • Citizen initiatives have a lower filing threshold at county than at the city, $150K to get an initiative on the ballot.
• Ted is leaving town on the 15th, probably not at next week's meeting will be out until March 3rd.
• Women in Tech has shut down due to funding issues.
• We had several donations after last week's meeting.
• We were named in Street Roots in an article, but we weren't quoted.
• Next week's meeting is at Grand Fir Brewing 1403 SE Stark St.

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