09-435Council File # ��
Green Sheet # 3069539
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A RESOLUTION ENSURING THAT THE PROPER FIBER LOOP IS OUTFITTED
WHEREAS, in June 2006, the Citv Councfl adopted a resoludon that established the Bxoadband i�dvisory
Committee (B�C); and
WIIEREAS, in Septembex 2007, the City Council adopted a xesolurion to accept the BAC's "Report on the
Future of Bxoadband in Saint Paul;" and
WI-IEREAS, the first cecommendanon of the "Repart on the Future of Bxoadband in Saint Paul" called foz
building a core network to seroe the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, State of Minnesota, and Saint Paul
Public Schools wlvch would "pxovide the foundarion Fox future pohcy decisions on netwoxk expansion and
applications as wa�anted thxough a well-planned and thoughtful appTOach to growth;" and
WIIEREAS, that same xesoluuon authoxized City staff to "take a leadexship role in the development of a
communiry fiber netwoxk consortium" which included xepresentatives from Ramsey County, the Saint Paul
Pubhc Schools, and the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the coTe network will foxm the backbone of City technology for many decades, such a netwosk
must be able to accommodate future gxowth which may not be entixely predictable today, and
WHEREAS, the present United States' Congress has passed stimulus legislahon providing funding to
enco�age advanced telecommunications inkastructure; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT
PAUL THAT:
Sectton 1. As the City's Office of Technology plan the core netwoxk, they should prioriaze the followuzg
characteristics fox said netwoxk:
a. Redundancy whexever possible to pxovide the highest xehability, ensurtng that a single flbex
cut or smgle system component failure will not orphan muluple locations. That the core
network provides xeliability, avaIlability, integrity and survivability in and to any coxe element
— electronic, opucal ox physical — such that failures do not xesult in outages to the coxe
network itself.
b. Network expansion potenrial to connect an unknown numbex of connections to any cuxrent
building or location within the city to ensure any future building will have access to the core
netwozk.
c. With emphasis on sound planning, that a coverage map of the City be rendexed on the City's
GIS reflecting such an ability to connect any public or private structure in concext with the
BAC repoxt's xecommendarions.
d. Forwaxd-looking design to ensuxe futuxe networking needs in Saint Paul may be built upon
the e�sting core netwosk. That such a design meets or aligns with the criteria being
developed by the FCC in theu chazge to develop a National Broadband Policy undex The
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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48 Secrion 2. The City's Office of Technology should endeavor to secure stimulus funds or other fmancial
49 assistance from the Federal Government or other enuties to ensure that the mre netwoTk be built within a
5� reasonable nme$ame. The City Council requests that the Of&ce of Technology provide an update on these
51 acdviries by May 27, 2009.
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53 Secrion 3. City staff will provide a pxogress xeport on the coze network by Septembex 1�, 2009.
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Ensuring that the proper fiber loop is outfitted, and requesting that the Office of Technology provide an upda[e on the core nerivork
by May 27, 2009.
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Yes No
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