Location: Jitsi
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 5:30pm-8:00pm
Scribe: You
Roll Call: JasonBergstrom,RussellSenior,SteveTree

Agenda

• Pick location for next weekly
• Node notes:

  • NodeMississippi -- reaching out to Mississippi Commons building management again

• Status of grant applications

• Your Item Here

Notes

• Node notes:

  • NodeMississippi - last contacted last September, but did email again today, Russell will also call

  • Hector (referred by Wilf) has interest in building out large lot, community network ?5 units on double lot - Rusell showed him around the Klickitat network
• Grant applications - next expected status date is Friday the 24th for announcement of grants accepted. Now acceptance date has been delayed due to volume...
  • Money has to be spent and projects completed by June 2024 (so a year window)
• DIN meeting
  • Adrianna and Jennifer were out
  • New grant date is "early April" per announcement at DIN meeting
  • New policy and research position for Community Technology and Mt. Hood Cable opening

  • AfroVillage had a grant from the city last year for "Hook a Neighbor Up" day, PTP could give them a model for making that work.

  • FCC has a rule making comment request period for discrimination and pricing different neighborhoods
  • PCC got funding for digital navigators

  • FreeGeek is now contractor for managing DIN

• Open Data Day today hosted by Portland and State Gov and ODOT person (on committee for data management), and Smart Cities PDX
  • Mostly policy speak
  • 1 hour long panel at end on mobility data (large group of industry people) was more interesting
• State bill 3201 advancing in committee, incumbent amendments struck down
  • Right to repair bill also has work session on March 28th
• Dates approaching for PTP corporate filings

• Next week's meeting is the Monthly at NodeLuckyLabNW

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