Webinars and Recorded Events

The Office of Broadband Development is committed to providing community members, partners, and broadband deployment and access grantees with updated information and resources through the webinars and recorded events available below. Click through to learn more.

Broadband Development Tuesday Training Series: Navigating PLUS (Permitting, Land Use, and State Systems)
In a 4-session April 2024 webinar series, agency experts provide an overview of their agency, and information on current processes, timelines, goals, and best practices working on broadband projects and with broadband grantees.

Session 1: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Joint session from MnDOT's Utility Permitting Unit and Cultural Resources Unit providing guidance specific to MnDOT's permitting role for any work within MnDOT trunk highway rights-of-way.
- Presentation
- Recording
Session 2: State Historic Preservation Office

Session covers the perspective of how SHPO reviews state-funded Border to Border broadband projects under current state laws.
- Presentation
- Recording
Session 3: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Minnesota Historical Society, and the Office of the State Archaeologist

Session provides an overview of Minnesota's two primary statutes governing archaeological resources: the Private Cemeteries Act (Minnesota Statute 307.08) and the Field Archaeology Act (Minnesota Statute 138.31-42); a discussion on licensing, including qualifications needed to work in Minnesota; and a consultation with MIAC regarding American Indian cemetery sites, the licensing process, and work standards.
- Recording
- Additional Resources
Session 4: Department of Natural Resources, April 30, 2024

Session covers information on the utility license application and process.