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<br />CenturyLink Report <br />May 4, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />The last line of the referenced section of City Code (underlined for emphasis) indicates that <br />the Council may deviate from the requirements of this section "where undergrounding is <br />not technically or economically feasible." CenturyLink officials plan to attend the meeting <br />to request such an the exemption based on the economic hardship that the materials have <br />been custom made for an aerial deployment and cannot be repurposed for this or any <br />other neighborhood build out. <br /> <br />If an exemption is not supported, CenturyLink will likely request that the City Code be <br />modified to allow greater flexibility to upgrade services without triggering the <br />undergrounding requirement. The City of Golden Valley has a very similar Code <br />requirement and they are considering changes either through a code amendment or an <br />administrative variance process to become more flexible. I have requested information <br />from that city. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Discuss with CenturyLink their plans to install fiber to the home and the company’s request <br />for an exemption or code amendment that would allow the company to move forward with <br />their aerial fiber deployment. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />