Title
Fiber to Residential Neighborhoods
Brief Description: The City staff have been exploring opportunities of how to provide fiber access to all Hudson residents efficiently and at a low cost to the City. To investigate these new opportunities in more detail, staff would like to issue an RFP to gauge the interest of potential firms to fund and build additional residential fiber options throughout the City of Hudson.
Body
Legislative History
None.
Purpose & Explanation
Following the previous discussion on 5/24/2022, an Ad Hoc Committee was formed to allow specific members of City Council to work closely with City Staff on this project. This group focused on preparing an RFP that contained all aspects of a residential fiber expansion project that best suited the City at this time.
Ad Hoc Committee Council Members: Skylar Sutton, Karen Heater, Chris Banweg
Ad Hoc Committee Staff: Thom Sheridan, Jeff Knoblauch, Paul Leedham, Will Ersing.
Staff would like to issue an RFP to gauge the interest of potential vendors to fund and build additional residential fiber options throughout the City.
Fiscal Impact
Currently Budgeted (Account #, $)
Supplemental Appropriation Required (Account #, $)
_X_ Appropriation Not Required.
Does this legislation require use of an emergency clause?
Yes [if so, explain why]
X No
Recommendation
Suggested Action
Staff will proceed to issue an RFP and report back to Council with results after Dec. 2, 2022.
Submitted by,
Thomas Sheridan, City Manager
Jeff Knoblauch, Asst. City Manager - Finance Director
Paul Leedham, CIO
Will Ersing, Broadband Manager