DATE: February 23, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Economic Development Manager
SUBJECT
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Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Professional Services Agreement for the Preparation of the Hayward Fiber-Optic Network Master Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts the resolution (Attachment I) authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services contract with CTC Technology and Energy to prepare a Fiber-Optic Network Master Plan.
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SUMMARY
In today's fast-moving, technology-driven world, broadband internet service is considered the foundation for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness, and a better quality of life. Like electricity did a century ago, broadband infrastructure is driving economic development. It fosters and attracts new advanced industries and is helping existing businesses expand and remain competitive globally. Broadband is also changing the way communities educate children, provide public services, and access and disseminate knowledge.
To unlock the economic development potential afforded by broadband, the City is working toward establishing a system called the High-Speed Hayward Fiber-Optic Network (High-Speed Hayward) to serve our business community and potentially residents over the long term. However, this complex telecommunications initiative requires strategic planning to ensure the system is well designed, subscribed to, and managed. To ensure the achievement of these overarching goals, staff developed and is executing a comprehensive work program that includes data collection and analysis, the exploration of public-private partnerships, pursuit of funding opportunities, and development of a Fiber-Optic Network Master Plan (Fiber Master Plan).
This professional services contract will result in a Fiber Master Plan that will guide the City in planning, budgeting, an...
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