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• <br />• <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM 1E <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR Al Rolek <br />MEETING DATE March 8, 2010 <br />TOPIC Consider Resolution No. 10 -21, Supporting American Fiber <br />Systems Application for a Broadband Technology <br />Opportunity Program (Btop) Grant <br />VOTE REQUIRED <br />Simple Majority <br />Lino Lakes contracts for IT support from the City of Roseville through the Metro -INET. <br />Metro -INET is a consortium of 19 metropolitan area municipalities and service <br />organizations that formed to address the IT needs of the members to provide these <br />services in an organized, efficient and cost - effective manner. <br />Metro -INET has been approached by American Fiber Systems (AFS) to support an <br />application for a through the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) of the <br />Federal Stimulus Plan for the installation of a fiber -optic network. By cooperating with this <br />effort the communities of the INET would receive a long -term operating lease for use of <br />the fiber network. There would be no cost to the city to participate in the cost of <br />construction should the grant be awarded. The only cost to the city, via our INET <br />charges, would be a share of annual maintenance costs of the fiber network, estimated at <br />$49,000. <br />Terre Heiser, Network Manager for the City of Roseville and Executive Director of <br />Metro -INET, was in attendance at the March 1 work session to explain the grant <br />request, the need for such a network, and the benefits to be derived by its construction. <br />Staff recommends the adoption of Resolution 10 -21, supporting the American Fiber <br />Systems Application for a Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (Btop) Grant. <br />1. Adopt Resolution 10 -21. <br />2. Refer to Staff for further review. <br />3. Deny Resolution 10 -21. <br />RECOM <br />Option 1 <br />