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Replied Mr. Melling, "Staff would have faster internet connections above what they have currently. Your equipment is functioning properly today but is not going to remain viable in the future. Servers can go down. Internet is slow. If T-1 goes down, you have no phones and then there's a safety issue. You're going to have more outages."

Added Mr. Lehs, "Your fiber would not be bouncing around to others but be directly dedicated to you."

"There is a payback here," said Councilmember Crowley. "We wouldn't have to buy a new server."

City Manager Don Uram said he would not recommend bringing fiber to the new Public Works building proposed for the Bavaria Road/Hartman Tree Farm location. "The fiber ring doesn't go there. Fiber is close here for City Hall, however, as it snakes through town."

Mayor O'Connor said he sees fiber as "a compelling notion." With the 3-2 vote, a lateral will now be constructed to bring fiber to the Victoria Recreation Center. According to City Clerk Jennifer Kretsch, "Once the city has processed the construction permit, the lateral should be completed within approximately two weeks."

When will fiber be in service at the three city locations? Replied Jennie, "The city currently has fiber to City Hall and the Fire Station/Water Treatment Plan, but is not live on ring yet. Staff will evaluate our current IT systems and plan for a 'Go live' date once the server/computer systems are consolidated."

According to the agreement, the city pays a one-time cost of lateral construction to the Rec Center ($14,086) plus annual maintenance of $368.40. Term of the agreement is for 20 years unless renewed.

SHORTER VICTORIA SCOOP FROM JUNE

60 OVERTIME HOURS FOR P.W. EMPLOYEES

*City Manager Don Uram reported storm damage in Victoria that caused the city's Public Works employee to put in 60 hours of overtime work, primarily due to intermittent power outages by Xcel Energy and therefore the city's lift stations.

*Council approved the renewal of on-sale liquor licenses for School of the Wise, Cuzzy's Victoria House, Deer Run Golf Club, Floyd's, Victoria Bar and Grill; the renewal of off-sale liquor licenses for Hi-5 Liquors, Floyd's, Victoria Bar and Grill, Crossroads Liquor; Sunday liquor licenses for School of the Wise, Cuzzy's Victoria House, Deer Run Golf Club, Floyd's, Victoria Bar and Grill; club license for the Victoria Lions Club; on-sale 3.2 license for the Victoria Vics; one-day temporary license for the annual Sunset Fest at St. Victoria.

*Council accepted donations of $100 from Peter and Kathleen Keppel for the Fire Department, and 4-Hurst Vetter pneumatic Lift Bags at a value of $3,446 for the Fire Department from the Victoria Lions.

*Victoria Fire Chief Andrew Heger accepted a piece of equipment for the Fire Department from CenterPoint Energy that has the ability to monitor oxygen in the blood stream. It has a value of $2,500. Said Chief Heger, "We're very fortunate and happy to receive this."

*Council approved the redeeming of outstanding 2002 TIF bonds with an interfund loan to save $47,000 in interest.

*Council approved a contract with CCS Contracting in the amount of $132,160 to improve three smaller, older lift stations on the Schutz Lake side of Rolling Acres Road, paid for from the city sewer fund.

*Victoria City Offices will be closed on July 5th and, in return, will be open on Columbus Day in October.

*Mr. Uram reported there was a big fire in Chaska to which three of the city's Public Works employees responded because they are also firefighters. That's half of Victoria's Public Works Department, he said, "so we should be talking about emergency management."

*Council approved the final plat for Laketown 8th Addition which is bringing 49 new homes to Victoria.