TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK COLORADO FIBER OPTIC MASTER PLANNING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES

Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK COLORADO FIBER OPTIC MASTER PLANNING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES STATEMENT OF WORK November 3, 2006 Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Prepared by: MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning 1.0 Introduction - Situation and Objectives The Town of Castle Rock Arizona a town of 38,500 residents is one of the fastest growing communities in Colorado In an effort to support this growing community with most advanced telecommunications services the Town of Castle Rock whishes to develop a statement of work for Fiber Optic Master Plan The goal to the Master Planning effort is to set standards and policy that will enable developers and utility companies to follow a standard practice to ensure the public and private sectors will have the ability to access advanced telecommunications services now and well in to the future Technology is something our society as a whole has come to expect and relies upon, making it a significant part of the overall quality of life that communities are creating for their residents With new policies and ordinances in place, The Town of Castle Rock will be capable of attracting additional services providers and plan the development of new utilities and services for their growing community At the conclusion of this project The Town of Castle Rock will be positioned to:     Work with Town Council to publish Telecommunication Infrastructure Standards and Policies for developers and utility companies Publish a Statement of Work (RFP)for the Development of a Ffiber Optic Master Plan Publish a high-level telecommunications/utilities development strategy Be positioned to develop additional standards that would foster economic growth: o Municipal fiber networks o Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) planning and development o Survey and publish residential and business telecommunication needs o Develop detailed telecommunications standards o Develop with the education sector k-12 networks to enhance the education of the community 2.0 General Approach        Phase I – Current public agency infrastructure , service provider and town policy assessment; Phase II – Research existing plans, policies and standards - past and present; Phase III – Develop Draft Fiber Optic Master Plan Planning SOW The Town of Castle Rock Phase IV – Assist the town Town of Castle Rock with presentations and working sessions Phase V (optional) – Design and administer two statistical surveys; Phase VI (optional) – Facilitate a Public Agency Telecommunications Summit; Phase VII (optional) – Develop a Telecommunications Policy & Action Plan Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning  Phase VIII (optional) – Community Education / Plan Implementation The Town of Castle Rock, hereafter referred to as the Town, is in agreement that Manweiler Telecom Consulting (MTC) to use a multi-phase approach to the Town of Castle Fiber Optic Master Plan Planning project Phase I - Current infrastructure, service provider and town policy assessment In Phase I, MTC will perform an onsite data network assessment of the current private and public telecommunication infrastructure available to the community MTC will use a quantitative method to review and utilize Towns current permitting, policies and standards to identify any discrepancies and to build upon as needed MTC will work directly with the Town IT department officials as needed Phase II - Research internal and external plans, ordinances, standards and policies a In Phase II, MTC will research a select list of communities that have success with telecommunications policies and standards MTC has worked with several communities to provide telecommunications standards, policies, and turn-key community owned fiber optic networks, K-12 fiber networks and community telecom assessments MTC will document and review the best practices and policies so that the Town can easily review and discuss the recommendations moving forward This approach keeps the Town staff informed during the research phase of the ordinance eliminating any un-wanted surprises b MTC will conduct a comprehensive interdepartmental review of operations and performance audit of existing documents: the Comprehensive Plan, Economic Development Strategic Plan, Cable Code, Telecommunications Code, Engineering Standards, Capital Improvements Program, Fee Structure, Permitting, etc, and Identify the need for revisions and recommend how revisions to these documents could effectively move the Town forward in facilitating the enhancement of affordable high-speed telecommunications capabilities c Determine how revisions or amendments to the existing documents and processes could successfully facilitate the enhancement of affordable high-speed communications capabilities and whether the recommended strategies, goals, or priorities contained in the Plans and Policies, have clearly addressed a telecommunications strategy Determine how the Plans and Policies effectively outline implementation strategies that dovetail the need for advanced telecommunications development Determine a clear set of options, benefits and consequences of options and a clear path toward implementation of those options, and determine how the Plan effectively identifies the Borough’s infrastructure needs and telecommunications resources Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Phase III - Develop Draft Fiber Optic Master Plan SOW for the Town of Castle Rock In Phase III, the Town staff, with MTC will develop and review the DRAFT High Level Fiber Optic Ma2ster Plan and SOW and make modifications as needed This approach will not only reduce the risk of miscommunication but more importantly will involve the Town staff in the Phase III process to a level that the changes/additions made to the DRAFT “High Level” Fiber Optic Master Plan and SOW are completely understood by the Town staff Phase IV- Assist the town of Castle Rock with presentations and working sessions with Town Council In Phase IV, MTC will develop presentation material and assist the Town staff with the presentation of the DRAFT High Level Fiber Optic Master Plan and SOW to Town Council (as requested by the Town IT department MTC will be present to assist and present with the Town staff as needed Additional feasibility work may be necessary and is included below Phase V (optional) – Design and administer two statistical surveys In Phase V (if such additional services are requested), MTC will Design and administer two statistical surveys to obtain information from local businesses and residents regarding current & future broadband / telecom quality and demand MTC will Administer survey questions randomly via telephone sampling, utilizing appropriate databases to determine current and future commercial and residential broadband needs and local business and resident customer satisfaction w/ local telecommunications, cable TV and Internet Service Providers Phase VI (optional) – Facilitate a Public Agency Telecommunications Summit In Phase VI (if such additional services are requested) MTC will convene one or more public agency summits to discuss gaps in existing services and infrastructure, areas of common concern, best practices, discuss lessons learned from other agency efforts, discuss individual agency goals, current and best available technologies / methods and funding opportunities Discuss the development of strategic interagency relationships toward secured commitments for interagency cooperation Phase VII (optional) – Develop a Telecommunications Policy & Action Plan In Phase VII (if requested), TC will develop a comprehensive Telecommunications Policy & Action Plan which enhances the delivery of services from all Town departments while providing immediate and tangible benefits to other government agencies, businesses, industry, residents and private telecommunications agencies This plan will include a full evaluation of current telecommunications legislation, technological alternatives, policy recommendations and implementation strategies—put into terms that a lay-person could easily understand and easily move forward after reading Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Phase VIII (optional) – Community Education / Plan Implementation Phase VIII (if requested) is focused on assisting and advising staff on implementation strategies and priority setting including the preparing any statistical, financial and legal analysis, engineering, capital costs and rate of return for chosen options MTC will assist staff with ongoing interagency coordination and communication, prepare an RFP / RFI /RFQ if necessary, and negotiate with vendors and / or public institutions to secure partnerships for one or all of the following: (a) Network Engineering & Design, (b) Network Construction, (c) Network Maintenance and Operation MTC will also update key community leaders, residents and business owners with information and status (Chamber of Commerce, Town City Council meetings, etc) through the government access channel, Town website, newsletters, press releases and utility bill notices to inform and educate the public, and hold workshops, broadband open houses, and “Town square” meetings as needed 3.0 Scope of Work – Phases, Requirements, Tasks and Deliverables (Phases I – IV only) For the purpose of defining and establishing costs associated with the requirements and deliverables, MTC has provided a task list to include the cost, if any, for each item and deliverable in Table MTC will deliver one hard copy and three (3) electronic (CD) copies of all deliverables to the Town The database and all information related to the Town would become the property of the Town All data and documentation received by MTC prior to the start of the project will be returned to the Town upon completion of this project 4.0 Phase I – Current infrastructure, service provider and town ordinance/policy assessment – 15 Days TT/3 FTE’s on site on site for 5-8 days 4.0.1 For Phase I of the project MTC will focus on all of the requirements provided by the Town and the assessment of current infrastructure and services acquired by MTC At the end of Phase I, MTC will provide written recommendations for next steps including:  Verify and document with current government agencies and service providers the infrastructure available to the town (see map of Colorado Springs  Documentation will include route maps of all available fiber optic infrastructure within the Town  Documentation of all telecommunications and broadband services available to the Town  The Town will provide information on high growth commercial and residential areas within the Town limits Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning    A network topology drawing that identifies the gaps High level cost to close the gaps in the Towns existing fiber network Rout mapping and estimated costs of extending the Towns existing fiber network 5.0 Phase II Research ordinances and policies - 18 Days TT/3 FTE’s 5.0.1 At the end of Phase II, MTC will: ۰ Provide written recommendations for next steps including:  Documentation on the Town’s current policies and permitting process for utilities, and developers  Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of existing internal plans, policies, standards and practices to determine how revisions to these documents could facilitate successful telecommunications / broadband infrastructure and service development  List of proposed town/city ordinances and policies that represent the best practice available  Contact list of the cities and staff contacted during the research  MTC staff assessments of best practices of same size towns  Recommendations on DRAFT ordinance and policies 6.0 Phase III – Develop DRAFT Fiber Optic Master Plan SOW for the Town of Castle Rock - Time line 20 days TT/3 FTE’s 6.0.1 During the DRAFT SOW development phase MTC will provide:  Regular review of DRAFT documentation to the Town staff  Document, review and preparation of final DRAFT SOW documentation and a Power Point presentation for Town Council and/or IT staff  MTC will present the final DRAFT and the presentation to the TOWN staff prior to any presentation to Town Council  Deliverables include:  Final report of finding to date  DRAFT SOW for Fiber Optic Mater Plan, ordinance and policy for approval  High-level strategy for telecommunications infrastructure development  Power Point presentation for the approval process  Material and construction standards 7.0 Phase IV – Assist the Town of Castle Rock with presentations and working sessions with Town Council and officials – Time line 10 days TT/1 FTE on site for days Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning 7.0.1 At the end of Phase III, MTC will:   Continue to make modifications to DRAFT Fiber Optic Master Plan SOW as needed MTC will assist the Town IT staff in presenting the DRAFT Fiber Optic Master Plan SOW to the Town Council for approval 7.0 Project Fees MTC has provided a breakdown of the project fees to complete all requirements, tasks and deliverables addressed in this document, using Table below Additionally, MTC has provided an estimated Timeline for completion of the project Phases V – VIII are provided as an illustration of the appropriate and recommended approach to comprehensive telecommunications and broadband strategic planning Such services are not included in this scope of work, but can be included in a written amendment to this agreement with scope of work, deliverables and expense to be negotiated 8.0 Project Timeline (Phases I – IV): The project will begin on the day the contract is executed by both parties and will be completed in 90-120 business days from that date Professional Services Rates: Sr Engineer – Sr Partner Engineer – Project Manager Financial – Government Analyst Grant Writer CAD Drafter Project Assistant $125 per hour $110 per hour $95 per hour $95 per hour $ 75 per hour $60 per hour Table – Project Fees TASKS Hrs Approximate Cost PHASE I Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Current infrastructure, service provider and policy assessment Travel 72 $6,696 $0 PHASE II Research ordinances and policies 50 Travel PHASE III Develop DRAFT Fiber Optic Master Plan SOW Travel $4,650 $0 44 $4,092 $0 26 $2,418 PHASE IV Presentations and approvals DRAFT Fiber Optic Master Plan SOW Travel APPOXIMATE PROJECT TOTAL $0 $17,856 Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Applicable References and MTC Team Members: Mike Harms Morgan County Commissioner Ft Morgan, Colorado 970-542-3500 970-768-5806 RE: Fiber Optic Master Plan, Engineering and Construction, Implementation of Network Hardware, IGA Development Matt McClymonds CIO Yuma County Arizona 480-234-2005 RE: County Telecom Assessment and Policies/Planning NCIC/CJIS Network Security for Sheriff Department State of Arizona Arizona Department of Commerce Sue Dabbs-Preciado 602-771-1216 RE: County Telecommunications Planning John Clark Manager State of Colorado Department of Information Technology Colorado Bureau of Investigations 303-866-2807 RE: Project Management - MNT Lisa Bergeron Pinal County Arizona – IT Director Department of Information Technology 520-866-6690 RE: County Telecommunications Planning and Financial Assessments Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 10 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Jeremy Goodman Director Information Technology Gila County, AZ 928-425-3231 RE: County Telecommunications Planning and Financial Assessments Rick Smith Director of Utilities Cortez Colorado 970-565-7320 RE: Fiber Network Policies and Design Greg Wilkinson Asst Director of IT Yuma, AZ 928-373-4902 Various Network Projects East Central BOCES DR Dave VanZant 303-622-9211 RE: 19 Colorado School Districts, Fiber Network and Wireless, Engineering and Construction East Central BOCES Floyd Beard 719-775-2342 X116 RE: RE: 19 Colorado School Districts, Fiber Network and Wireless, Engineering and Construction Trillion Steve Davis 512-334-4103 Fiber Optic Planning and Development Dave Williamson Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 11 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Boulder County School District 303-447-5050 RE: Development of Fiber Optic RFP for 53 Schools Colorado School District 11 Dennis Shultz – CIO 719-520-2087 RE: Fiber Optic Network Feasibility Analysis for the Implementation of a Fiber Network for 63 Schools Dave Williamson Boulder County School District 303-447-5050 RE: Development of Fiber Optic RFP for 53 Schools Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 12 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Project Team The following staff profiles are for the project team Our telecommunications associates have experienced the growth and transformation of the telecommunications and cable television industries over the past twenty years Our staff has years of experience creating and operating telecommunications companies as well as consulting experience developing strategic telecommunications business plans KEVIN J MANWEILER, (Strategy, Engineering, Operations) Mr Manweiler has acquired an extensive breadth of expertise in the global telecommunications industry over the past twenty-three years at N C Telecom, PNonline.com, Baxter Healthcare, Graycon Global Marketing, United Airlines, Interwest Communications, and Advanced Communications as well as past assignment as a member of the State of Colorado Multi-use Network deployment team His expertise includes tactical and strategic planning; hardware/software evaluation for voice, data, video, E-Commerce and wireless networks; information systems implementation; Internet/e-commerce development; business development; outsourcing; network operations; project management; financial analysis; contract negotiations; call center development; and new product development Prior to starting his consulting business, Mr Manweiler was the COO of N C Telecom, CTO for PNonline, Vice President and Director of the global voice and data networks for Baxter Healthcare and United Airlines His teams were responsible for planning, design and engineering, evaluating and purchasing of all telecommunications contracts, hardware, network services; data center and infrastructure Mr Manweiler is widely recognized throughout the telecommunications and airline industries for work with AT&T Bell Labs in the product development, designing, implementing and outsourcing of the first network ACD, which put ACD functionality into the 800 network He is responsible for the complete outsourcing of United’s domestic communications division and the development of the airlines new open systems global data network, as well as the infrastructure design for United Airlines at DIA and at United’s Indianapolis maintenance center While with Baxter Healthcare, Mr Manweiler was tasked with the development of a new network strategy to integrate five separate global infrastructures; e-enable the business units; implement network security systems and policies While at N C Telecom, Manweiler was responsible for the initial start-up of northwest Colorado’s first CLEC providing fiber opticbased broadband services to the five-county region Mr Manweiler has frequently been interviewed and quoted in trade publications such as the Economist and Computer World, and has chaired a position on the SITA Network Services Committee He is certified in infrastructure engineering, outsourcing strategies, financial analysis, and network security practices In addition, Mr Manweiler holds technical and engineering certifications for over 50 network and computer systems Lieutenant Colonel Manweiler served on active and reserve duty in the United States Marine Corps flying F/A18 aircraft and holds a B.S.E.E from the US Naval Academy Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 13 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning DAVID EVERTSEN (Strategic Planner, Public Policy, Multi-Agency Facilitator) Mr Evertsen has developed his 15-year professional career into a successful consulting firm providing technical and policy solutions to state and local government and school districts throughout the United States Mr Evertsen has been recognized nationwide for his ability to “make significant contributions while facing difficult constraints,” and has repeatedly positioned agencies and staff to handle tremendous and possible unanticipated change, due in part to knowing “how to get the job done, through analysis, vision, and successful collaboration of skilled resources.” On industry and technology, Mr Evertsen has worked with 3Com, Admiral (UK), Cisco, Global Wi-Fi, Lucent, Norwest / Wells Fargo, Renasis, Titan, Tyco, Adelphia, American Towers, AT&T, Comcast, Intel, MCI-Worldcom, Qwest / US West, Sprint, Time-Warner, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroads, US Department of Defense, BLM, USDA, rural telephone cooperatives & more! On policy and intergovernmental relations, Mr Evertsen is a former City Manager, Economic Developer, Planner and Policy Advisor who has assisted National League of Cities (NLC) and International City / County Management Association (ICMA) and he has been tapped by two Governors (AZ, MT), state representatives in AZ, CO, MT, UT and Congressional staff of Senators Baucus (MT), McCain (AZ), Burns (MT) and Kyl (AZ) and Representatives Rehberg (MT), Grijalva (AZ), Hatch (UT) and Franks (AZ) in efforts relating to land-use, telecommunications, and US military closures Mr Evertsen speaks domestically and internationally on the importance of Local Telecommunications Strategic Thinking and assists government & industry in bridging the communication barrier to enhance local right of way access and broadband service enhancement This government and industry experience covers:  Federal, State Telecommunications / Cable TV Policy, and Local right-of-way policies  City Management, City Planning, Demographics, Statistics and Economic Development  Rural Telecommunications & Broadband Development  Development of Wi-Fi & Fiber-optic Networks  Water and Wastewater Capital Facilities Plans,  Labor & Development-related negotiations Mr Evertsen holds Master's Degrees in Public Administration and Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Kansas as well as Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Weber State University and an Associates Degree in Business from Rick's College / BYU-Idaho David's knowledge, excellent work ethic, high integrity, breadth of policy and technology & Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 14 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning depth of character, provide us the ability to quickly develop relationships toward successful project completion RONALD A SHAVER (City of Fort Morgan Director of Utilities, Retired) Mr Shaver was involved with the operations and supervision of the City of Fort Morgan utility departments for over 26 years For the past seven years he has supervised the City’s Electric, Gas, Wastewater, Water, and Solid Waste enterprise funds In addition, he was also in charge of Network Administration, Utility Billing, Streets, Building Inspections, Inventory Control and Building Maintenance departments Supervision of all these departments included budget development and administration, long term strategic planning, needs assessments, rate structure, developing bid documents for engineering, construction and other contract services that were necessary His position was responsible for justifying large item expenditures, any need for mid-year budget adjustments, developing Resolutions and Ordinances and maintaining communication with the City Council During his tenure with the City, Mr Shaver was tasked with bringing the old wastewater treatment plant into compliance and began design and construction of a new facility as part of compliance order issued to the City from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment All requirements of the federal compliance order on the old wastewater facility were fulfilled For the new facility, Mr Shaver utilized a Design/Build concept which was new for a municipality to use on a construction project By using this approach the new facility was operational six months ahead of schedule and under budget by $570,000 The City of Fort Morgan is unique in that it owns and operates their gas system The old cast iron gas line was replaced with new PE pipe over a year period Mr Shaver had the cast iron line left in place used it to install a fiber optic system throughout the entire community This system now connects the City of Fort Morgan offices, Morgan County offices and the RE-3 school District to the State of Colorado MNT system Jerry McCarthy, M.A - MTC Partner Fairhill & Co Jerry McCarthy is an independent consultant in wide-area information networking and grant project development/implementation He has worked for more than 20 years in the field of content/media production, information technology and networked communication, primarily for wide-area public networks for government, non-profit organizations, schools, libraries and health care organizations Fairhill consulting services include research, strategic planning and advising on statewide infrastructure, disaster recovery planning, Total Cost of Ownership, wide area information access, electronic publishing, interface design, Internet access, technology development, planning, and technology grant writing Fairhill also provides consulting services for wide area information networking, content development, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 15 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning proposal preparation, and software/online application development Fairhill also offers services in historic preservation (built environment) consulting and historic preservation project facilitation McCarthy's recent consulting activity includes: Consultation for Layer Implementation of State of Colorado Multi-Use Network, Consultation for State of Colorado (DOLA) Beanpole Project Communities (Northwest - BAFO and implementation planning and Las Animas County - infrastructure assessment and implementation plan development), author of Colorado Multi-Use Network RFP and evaluation materials, co-author of "Strategic Plan for a Statewide Telecommunication Infrastructure", [Commission on Information Management, February 1998]; Consultant/author of a Strategic Plan for Academic and Administrative Information Technology, Disaster Recovery Plan, and Y2K Project Plan (all completed in 1998) for the Computing, Information and Network Services department of University of Colorado at Denver, as well as assistance in Internet2 (Abilene) application preparation and writing of a National Science Foundation grant proposal for VBNS connection for the CU Denver campus Managed network technology infrastructure investment and development for the ACLIN statewide library network of the Colorado State Library (a $2.9 million project) Developed the Colorado Preservation Information Network (COPIN) for the Colorado Historical Society and State Historic Fund Participation with SuperNet, Inc in a Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation Research project (1996-97) on a cooperative business model for rural broadband internet access development Principal Investigator (1995-96) on a National Cancer Institute Small Business Innovation Research project (with Carl Corp.) to develop a low-literacy, multi-media interface to cancer information on the internet Provided assistance to the Western Governor's Association on tracking Telemedicine activity in Colorado Facilitated telemedicine demonstration for Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network Mr McCarthy's previous experience includes serving as the Director of Market Development and Education for AMA/Net, the national online physician information network of the American Medical Association He also has experience in hospital information systems, creating and publishing software, database development, online interface design, audience research, information technology marketing, and media production Recent clients are Pinal and Gila Counties in Arizona, the State of Colorado Division of Information Technology, City of Steamboat Springs (as fiscal agent for the Yampa Valley Economic Development Council), Logan, Phillips, and Washington Counties in Colorado, South Central Council of Governments (Trinidad/Las Animas/Huerfano County), Mercy Housing Refugee Housing Assistance Program (Denver), University of Colorado at Denver, University Management Systems, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado State Library, Colorado Historical Society, Adolescent Counseling Exchange, Central Colorado Library System, The Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network, The Library Research Service, and the Colorado Rural Health Center Previous clients include the National Cancer Institute, the North Carolina State Library, Colorado Advanced Technology Institute, SuperNet, Inc., Colorado Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 16 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Department of Education, Boulder Prevention Information Center, Denver Free-Net, and the Florida Statewide Library Planning Task Force Mr McCarthy has a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of Delaware, where he also was a lecturer in the Department of Communication His academic fields of specialization were audience research (awareness and use of information services) and media production GAIL SHEA, Partner (Strategy, Market Research and Financial Analysis) Gail Shea has twenty years experience in financial and marketing analysis in the telecommunications and cable industries Ms Shea has performed market research and financial projections for communities interested in upgrading their telecom infrastructure in rural Colorado, for rural electric associations interested in wholesale and retail operations in Colorado, Texas, Utah and Kentucky, and for cable companies operating in rural markets (i.e Central Illinois) looking at telecommunications opportunities She has developed CLEC tariffs (Parts I, II, III) approved by the Colorado PUC and has created financial models and budgets for telephone companies, PCS companies, wireless (2.4 GHz) companies, cable companies and cable programmers Ms Shea's financial analysis experience consists of 15 years in the cable television industry (Starz Encore Group, Time Warner Cable, United Artists Cable,) including leading the finances of a $200 million, 700,000-subscriber cable television operating division with 26 cable systems from Indiana to Hawaii She has extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost/benefit analyses, marketing/finance database development, capital cost analysis, billing services, and development of five-, ten-, and fifteen-year financial proforma for new competitive telephone companies, cable channels, new cable products, and international cable investment opportunities She has performed due diligence on existing cable programming services and has created financial proforma for the new, digital cable universe Gail has an MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado, with an undergraduate degree in economics from Ohio Wesleyan Mr Stuart Ruwet Stuart Ruwet (CCNP – WAN Switching, HPOV Certified Consultant, SNIA Level 1) is a Cisco/Strata-Com WAN specialist with 12 years experience in the telecommunications industry He has worked with a wide variety of networking technologies and platforms including multiple transmission protocols, and network management systems with an emphasis in ATM and IP Stuart has served as a Consultant as well as a Senior Network Engineer and Manager of Network Engineering for nationwide carrier, where he was responsible for designing and building a nation-wide ATM network In addition Stuart managed the installation of the Core ATM Network for the State of Colorado including City, County, State and Law Enforcement Agencies Stuart holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from the University of Denver Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 17 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Dr Flo Raitano Dr Raitano is a third generation native Coloradoan, born in Pueblo and raised in Denver She attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska her first two years of college and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Colorado, Boulder, earning a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Psychology She was awarded a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in Ft Collins, Colorado in 1981 Dr Raitano then completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa Dr Raitano managed and owned a small animal clinic in Dillon, Colorado for eight years She was twice elected Mayor of Dillon, Colorado and served on numerous boards and commissions, including Colorado Municipal League Region 12 (president), Colorado Association of Ski Towns (vice-president), the Summit Leadership Forum (vice-president & founding member), and the Colorado River Headwater Forum (vice-chair & founding member) Former Governor Romer appointed her to two terms on the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission for which she served as vice-chairman during her last term Dr Raitano served as the first Executive Director of the Colorado Rural Development Council from July, 1993 until January, 2003 She chaired the Colorado Rural Technology Project (CRTP) for Colorado's Advanced Technology Institute for three years Former Governor Romer appointed her to serve as the representative for rural consumers on the state's Working Group on Telecommunications Deregulation and has served in an advisory capacity to the Public Utilities Commission for their telecommunications grants project In February, 1997, Dr Raitano was awarded Vice-President Al Gore's Hammer Award for Re-Inventing Government for her work with the Colorado Ecosystem Partnership She is also the chief architect of the Colorado Beanpole Project, a pilot project established by the Colorado Legislature in 1999 to address the deployment of information technology infrastructure in rural Colorado Beginning in March, 1997, Dr Raitano served two terms on the 10th District Economic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank In January, 1998, Dr Raitano was appointed Senior Fellow at the Center for the New West CSU Cooperative Extension presented Dr Raitano their "Friend of Extension" award in November, 1998 From March of 1999 through January 2003, she served on the Executive Committee of the Economic Developer's Council of Colorado She also served a term on the Board of the Education Foundation of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry from 1996 until 2000 She currently serves on the Steering Committee for the Western Rural Development Center, a position she has held since April, 1999 In 2001, she was asked to serve on the charter board for the Community Development Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City She also holds a seat on the Rural Community Assistance Corporation Board of Directors Currently, Dr Raitano is serving on the Colorado Economic Leadership Coalition Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 18 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Dr Raitano also chaired the RuralTeleCon 2000 national conference in Aspen In May, 2001, Dr Raitano was a guest of the Australian Government where she presented an International Keynote address on her recent work to stimulate deployment of advanced IT infrastructure to rural Colorado communities and a seminar at the Queensland University of Technology on the role of IT infrastructure in rural economic and community development Dr Raitano also is active with the Colorado Coalition for the Advancement of Telehealth In January, 2003, she was appointed by Governor Owens to serve on the Colorado Council on Telehealth She has participated with a large number of other civic and grassroots-based organizations across Colorado and the United States that deal with rural issues and policies aimed at protecting and enhancing rural communities and grassroots empowerment Dr Raitano recently undertook a private consulting venture - Rural Development Specialists, LLC Dr Raitano serves as CEO of the company Additional Information on MTC Our team members have provided telecommunications strategy, market research, business planning, network engineering and design and operations services to clients in both rural and urban settings We have conducted telecommunications projects for States, municipalities, counties, rural electric cooperatives, rural power cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, telephone associations (cooperatives) and cable television companies Among the many projects team members have conducted, the following most directly demonstrate our knowledge and expertise that is relevant to your needs: Development of Revenue Assessment for Longmont, Colorado This fiber construction company requested a potential revenue assessment for a fiber-to-thehome build to connect to the City of Longmont’s fiber ring network The study included database development, a “ride out” of all streets to verify the database and interviews with key bandwidth users Development of the Northwest Colorado Telecommunications Strategy and Plan Conducted needs assessment through on-site interviews, telephone interviews and community meetings to develop a telecommunications strategy with the Yampa Valley Economic Development Council Telecommunications Steering Committee and Rio Blanco County representation This strategy and plan was identical in scope to what is required for the Beanpole Bill’s Community Strategic Telecommunications Plan and was successful in attracting a competitive telephone company to bring advanced telecommunications to the three county region in northwest Colorado The work product accomplished during this period in Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 19 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning collaboration with our clients was one of the key factors leading to successful Beanpole funding for the Community Infrastructure Network Implementation Plan (Phase II) Completion of a competitive local exchange carrier business plan for a rural electric association in northwest Colorado and a rural telephone association in Utah A fiber-based telecommunications business plan resulted in a rural electric association partnering with a rural telephone association to create a competitive telephone company that is bringing advanced telecommunication services to northwest Colorado The plan for the REA included budget level revenue, operating and capital cost projections for a twelve-year period The rural telephone association had PCS licenses that crossed into northwestern Colorado The business plan we developed looked at multiple business opportunities including various combinations of wireless and wire line services and included a financial projection model of revenues, operating and capital costs covering all combinations of services The new company formed, called N C Telecom, was awarded the “Beanpole” contract for Northwest Colorado and is currently operational with full funding Management, Construction and Operational Responsibilities for CLEC formed by the companies described above Developed N C Telecom into an operational competitive local exchange carrier (“CLEC”) This included engineering design, management of the fiber construction process, vendor negotiation and contract development, staffing, putting back office systems on line, business plan analysis and sensitivities Developed finance documents and successfully negotiated full funding of the business plan Completion of a Telecommunications Plan and Community Infrastructure Network Implementation Plan (Beanpole) for Summit County, Colorado The plans were fully funded by State grants The County is in the RFP evaluation process Completion of a Telecommunications Plan (Beanpole basic planning grant) for San Miguel County, Colorado The geographic obstacles were significant for this County Based on the needs assessment and the Telecommunications Plan we created, the County decided to forego the remainder of the Beanpole process and put out an RFP for advanced telecom for the area, which was awarded to a local wireless operator Completion of a business plan for a wireless regional telecommunications company in rural southwest Colorado The business plan developed for this LMDS licensee helped to obtain approval of its Board of Directors to implement the plan for a three-city area in rural southwest Colorado Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 20 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Completion of a business plan dealing with an expanded service area for a PCS company in Utah The business plan developed for this telephone associated resulted in the creation of a strategic partnership that is building an extension of its Utah and Colorado service area into southwestern Wyoming Assessment of the Wholesale Telecommunications Market Opportunities For a Generation and Transmission Partnership of Electric Power Utility Coops In this project, we examined this company’s transmission system rights-of-way covering nearly 60% of a rural southeastern state and we sought to identify telecommunications market segment and service opportunities with respect to these rights of way and fiber deployment using them Our market research included assessment of: high volume telecommunications corridors for voice and data; government applications including distance learning, e-mail, low cost long distance, and Internet; cable television regional interconnect applications; and Internet backbone and ISP applications 10 State of Colorado Multiuse Network (“MNT”) In this project, Mr Manweiler was the lead member of the MNT development team focusing on business processes, provider interconnection (Qwest), and IP Layer development He is providing technical direction to communities interested in connecting to the MNT and is developing a “buyer’s guide” for non-state entities and Beanpole-eligible entities 11 Telecommunications Strategy and Policy Development for Montezuma County, City of Cortez Developed telecommunication strategy and policies for the cities telecommunications infrastructure development and managed the implementation of the MNT OC-3 and associated hardware 12 City of Fort Morgan Developed telecommunication strategy and policies for the cities telecommunications infrastructure development and managed the implementation of the MNT DS-3 and associated hardware Engineered and managed the implementation and managed the construction of a city wide turn-key fiber optic network Work with City Council to achieve buy-in and funding Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 21 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning 13 East Central BOCES MTC brought together one state agency and two communications companies to develop a fiber optic/wireless hybrid network serving 19 school districts in North East Colorado 14 Colorado School District 11 MTC, Kevin Manweiler, partnered with Power Engineers, Inc to perform a feasibility study to design, engineer and construct a fiber optic network for 63 K-12 schools in Colorado Springs, Colorado The project scope includes financial analysis, route mapping, ROI justification, design and engineering as well as presentations to the school board This project is active and 40% complete DAVID EVERTSEN, PRINCIPAL, MUNICIPAL SOLUTIONS, LLC TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED WORK REFERENCES (2005-2006) CLIENT FOCUS / SCOPE OF WORK STATUS Strategic Plan Implementation Wi-Fi Feasibility Study Fiber & Wireless Inventory City Policy & Plans Review Residential Telecom Survey Government Summit Telecommunications Strategic Plan underway completed completed completed completed completed completed CITY OF GOODYEAR (AZ) Contact: Jerene Watson, Director of Community Initiatives Phone: 623.693.0005 e-mail: jwatson@goodyearaz.gov CITY OF FLAGSTAFF (AZ) Broadband Enhancement Plan & Implementation Wi-Fi Feasibility Assessment Intergovernmental Agreement underway completed underway Contact: David Wilcox, City Manager Phone: 928.779.7643 e-mail: dwilcox@ci.flagstaff.az.us CITY OF DRAPER (UT) Cable Franchise Agreement (2) Fiber & Wireless Inventory underway pending Contact: John Hendrickson, City Manger Phone: 801.576.6510 Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 22 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning e-mail: john.hendrickson@draper.ut.us CITY OF SAFFORD (AZ) Fiber & Wireless Inventory Engineering & Construction Standards City Policy & Plans Review underway underway underway Contact: Huey Long, City Manger Phone: 928.348.3100 e-mail: hlong@ci.safford.az.us TOWN OF SUPERIOR (AZ) Wi-Fi Project Manager Prepare new Cable Code Negotiation of Cable TV Franchise Agreement underway completed completed Contact: Bill Tifft, Town Attorney Phone: 928.425.3227 e-mail: wltifft@cableone.net STATE OF ARIZONA: GOVERNORS INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (GITA) RFI Draft and Evaluation for State Telecom Contract & Policy Revision Revision of State’s Carrier Contract completed completed Contact: Galen Updike, Rural Telecom Development Manager Phone: 602.364.4794 e-mail: gtupdikg@azgita.gov ] TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK (AZ) Strategic Plan Implementation underway Wi-Fi & Fiber RFQ – Draft & Admin underway Right of Way Ordinance & Standardsunderway Cable Franchise Dispute Resolution completed Fiber Inventory completed Wireless Provider Assessment completed Cable TV Franchise Agreement completed Telecommunications Strategic Plan completed Contact: Dee Anne Thomas, Assistant to the Town Manager Phone: 480.987.9887 e-mail: deeann.thomas@queencreek.org TOWN OF FLORENCE (AZ) Prepare new cable code completed Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 23 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Negotiation of Cable TV Franchise Agreements completed Contact: Himanshu Patel, Town Manger Phone: 520.868.7558 e-mail: hpatel@town.florence.az.us CITY OF MESQUITE (NV) Wi-Fi Proposal Review Telecommunications Strategic Plan Strategic Plan Implementation Inter-Governmental Agreement completed completed ongoing cancelled Contact: Dirk Marshall, IT Director Phone; 702.375.1046 e-mail: dmarshall@ci.mesquite.nv.us LA HABRA HEIGHTS (CA) 3-way Cable Franchise Transfer Wireless Provider Assessment Personnel & Compensation Study * Initial Phase Completion *completed completed completed Contact: Ron Bates, City Manager / Jim Ruth, Interim City Manager Phone: 562.694.6302 e-mail: jimr@la-habra-heights.org CITY OF MARICOPA (AZ) Prepare new Cable Ordinance Negotiation of Cable TV Franchise Agreements completed completed Contact: Rick Buss, City Manager Phone: 520.568.9098 e-mail: rbuss@cityofmaricopa.net STATE OF MISSOURI / DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (MO) Statewide Communications Interoperability Strategy Regional Meetings & Inventories Strategic Plan Development (with Titan Corporation, Reston VA) completed completed completed Contact: David Walter, Project Leader Phone: 480.615.9191 e-mail: dwalter@bigfoot.com Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 24 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 25 ... 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning 1.0 Introduction - Situation and Objectives The Town of Castle Rock Arizona a town of 38,500 residents... past and present; Phase III – Develop Draft Fiber Optic Master Plan Planning SOW The Town of Castle Rock Phase IV – Assist the town Town of Castle Rock with presentations and working sessions... Fiber Optic Planning and Development Dave Williamson Page MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 150127 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 11 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, Municipal Telecommunications Planning