HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2022-097 Supporting Pima County's Application for the Enabling Middle Mile Infrastructure Grant Program MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-097
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS;
SUPPORTING PIMA COUNTY'S APPLICATION TO THE NATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION FOR GRANT
FUNDING FROM THE ENABLING MIDDLE MILE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING IN-KIND SERVICES SUPPORT FOR THE PIMA
COUNTY MIDDLE MILE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
WHEREAS the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law in
November of 2021 and provides a new grant program intended to expand middle mile
infrastructure and reduce the cost of connecting areas unserved or underserved by high-
speed broadband internet; and
WHEREAS in June of 2022, the Department of Commerce and the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration("NTIA") announced the Enabling
Middle Mile Infrastructure Grant Program ("MMI Program"), which provides federal
funding for grants to eligible entities for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of
middle mile infrastructure that is critical for carrying large amounts of data over long
distances; and
WHEERAS on August 15, 2022, the Pima County Board of Supervisors adopted
Pima County Resolution No. 2022-48, approving the submission of an application to the
NTIA for MMI Program grant funding to help construct a fiber optic ring that would
provide middle mile infrastructure to large portions of Pima County, including to
incorporated portions such as the Town of Marana, Oro Valley, and Sahaurita (the
"Middle Mile Infrastructure Project"); and
WHEREAS the County estimates that the grant budget for the Middle Mile
Infrastructure Project will be approximately$50 million with a match requirement of$15
million; and
WHEREAS the infrastructure constructed by this project will enable the
development of available, accessible, and affordable high-speed local networks to the
community, including to Marana citizens; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council find that adopting this Resolution is in the best
interests of the Town and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF MARANA as follows:
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SECTION 1. The Mayor and Marana Town Council hereby support Pima
County's application to the NTIA for MMI Program grant funding to fund the Middle
Mile Infrastructure Project.
SECTION 2. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby authorized to provide in-
kind services in support of the Middle Mile Infrastructure Project and are hereby directed
and authorized to undertake all other and further tasks necessary and desirable to give
effect to this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana,
Arizona, this 20th day of September 2022.
Mayor Ed Honea
ATTEST: APPReVED AS TO FORM:
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