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The current response from Columbia regarding the City's interest in establishing a strategic 6 <br />connectivity plan proposes six project tasks: <br />• Review project goals, objectives, intended outcomes, and schedule. <br />• Develop a business model for connectivity throughout the Community. <br />• Review compatibility of connectivity technologies with City goals and objectives. <br />• Compatibility of NCSS' Networking Study with City's connectivity goals and <br />objectives. <br />The City's connectivity plan as envisioned by Columbia should be predicated on the Council's <br />approval of the recommendation from the previous feasibility study (4/7/06 Section 1.1) that the <br />City of St. Anthony assesses the feasibility of joining a larger regional wireless broadband <br />infrastructure plan, such as one that may be configured by NSCC (3/28/07 Proposal Item #4.) and <br />that conduit and fiber should be installed wherever an opportunity is available. <br />The cost of installing the infrastructure as a stand -alone project has been reported in both reports <br />as one of the impediments to moving forward with the installation of a wireless Internet system <br />within the City. Tom Asp, Columbia Telecommunications Engineer, has advised to staff that at <br />minimum, conduit should always be installed when streets or sidewalks are being reconstructed. <br />Both Mr. Asp and the City Engineer have been asked to provide cost estimates for installing <br />conduit, with and without fiber. ** <br />Another significant issue that should be noted in a connectivity plan, is the City's Right -of -Way <br />permitting requirements. Staff assumes that conduit and fiber will be placed in the City's ROW by <br />contractors and they should be advised that they will be held responsible for securing permits for <br />digging and /or boring in the City's ROW prior to commencing the work. <br />Questions for Council: <br />1. Is the CTC proposal acceptable to Council? <br />2. If not acceptable, what direction does Council want to pursue regarding this matter? <br />Attachments: <br />• Strategic Connectivity Plan Proposal — March 28, 2007 <br />* Report not received at the time of the writing of this staff report- <br />"Cost estimates were not available at the time of the writing of this staff report but will be reported at the May <br />31, 2007 Council /Staff worksession. <br />2007 Wireless Strategic Connectivity Plan.doc <br />