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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 11, 2015 well by extending the line from Eli Road and Centerville Road to the fire station. Distance is estimated at 1,100 feet for an additional $22,000 in costs. Eventually the fiber would then be extended to the Roseville Area Middle School. The Superintendent reported that an alternative to running fiber is using Comcast Business Services and building a VPN over the internet. The cost for that would be about $225 per month. Roseville IT has indicated that the speed would be okay, but there may be issues with the security cameras feeding back across the network to the storage servers. The Superintendent reported that Roseville IT is recommending that the fiber optic line be run as they feel the quality from the camera feed will be better and the line more secure. Montour asked if it would be less costly to coordinate the installation of fiber with the reconstruction of Centerville Road. The Superintendent indicated that it would not be as the fiber would be installed through a direct bore method. Montour asked if fiber should be brought into Pioneer Park. The Superintendent indicated that it could be if the Council made that determination. There was discussion about the benefits of having fiber installed versus using Comcast cable as well as the potential future use of the fiber for municipal -provided wi-fi. Montour asked if the City installs the fiber, will the City own it. The Superintendent was not sure, but indicated that he would find this out. Torkelson asked if City staff could lay the fiber and if it could he installed by trenching rather than direct boring. The Superintendent reported that City staff is not qualified to install fiber. He also indicated that he would find out the cost difference for trenching versus direct boring, but thought there would be little cost difference. The City Administrator indicated that staff could do some research and price out the difference between trenching and boring. The Administrator noted that installation of a fiber is an expensive undertaking, but noted that one does not know what the future will bring. With fiber, the City would not be dependent on the I -Net. Keis was not sure about running fiber to the fire station. The City Administrator noted that installing fiber at the station would allow for the telephone system to be converted to IT telephony. The Administrator indicated that the fire department does not transmit high volumes of data at this time, but again, what the need are 10 to 15 years from now are unknown. Montour pointed out that contracting with Comcast for $225 per month for a VPN over the internet is much less expensive. He noted, however, that 15