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• • • WS — Item 2 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item Date: March 28, 2011 To: City Council From: Jeff Karlson, City Administrator .094 Re: Connect Anoka County Fiber Project Background Connect Anoka County is a county -led project to increase the amount of fiber optic cable in the county. The initiative resulted in a partnership between Anoka County and Zayo Bandwidth of Louisville, Colorado, who applied for and received a National Communications Information Administration (NTIA) grant paying 70 percent ($13.4 million) of the fiber construction cost and initial equipment. The Connect Anoka County project will link 145 anchor institutions with three core rings, creating a 286 -mile backbone. The backbone will connect police, fire, public works, libraries, K -12 schools, colleges, city halls, and county buildings. The network will provide a direct advantage to local businesses, passing directly through the county's key business districts and economic development zones. Ultimately, the fiber will provide faster and more reliable service. The countywide fiber network will be owned and operated by Zayo Bandwidth, a private company, allowing service to local businesses and homes. The agreement for connectivity services is with Anoka County. The monthly fee for broadband service is $75 /month for 100 MB service and $400 /month for 1 GB service. These initial fees will be used primarily to pay the proportionate share of the county's match ($2.9 million) to the project. Once the proportionate share of this match is recovered, it is expected the fees will decrease if other factors remain constant. The Agreement specifies that there is no cost to Lino Lakes for the purchase and installation of the Zayo equipment. The Agreement also provides that the Zayo equipment will be maintained and replaced at no expense to City until August 17, 2017. Thereafter, the City would pay the pro rata costs incurred when the equipment needs to be replaced to support the network services. The two designated co- location sites in Lino Lakes are at city hall and the public works facility. Staff has identified the most suitable location for the network equipment in each building. Through Anoka County, Zayo may request permission to place additional equipment at the city hall or public works facility to solely service commercial customers. If the City elected