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Resolution to Approve Fiber and Conduit Use Agreements with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, the Ann Arbor District Library, and the Downtown Development Authority
Memorandum
The City of Ann Arbor Institutional Fiber Network (A2 I-NET) was constructed primarily to replace the City's existing Comcast Institutional Network (I-NET) and is expected to be completed in August 2017. This network will connect all existing users, for example, City-owned facilities, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA), Ann Arbor District Library (AADL), and Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Capacity was built in to meet both current and future needs of the City. Capacity is also available for existing users of the I-NET and some third parties.
With the pending completion of the network, the City needs to establish the terms and conditions under which other entities can utilize this City asset, including compensation terms. Attached to this resolution for approval are recommended Fiber and Conduit Use Agreements for the AAATA, AADL, and DDA. Although details for each entity are different, the three agreements are otherwise the same. The agreement includes general terms and conditions that govern the relationship between the City and the contracting entity, and is set up both to be tailored to each contracting entity's usage such as the number and locations of fiber strands used and to allow a contracting entity to expand its usage. The agreement defines how compensation is calculated, including both payment for any capital build out(s) necessary for a contracting entity to connect, and payment to the City for the contracting entity's use of, and for maintenance of, the contracting entity's share of the fiber optic network. Staff recommends that Council approve these agreements for the AATA, AADL, and DDA. Staff plans to pursue this same or a similar form of agreement going forward as a standard agreement for other governmental entities, public...
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