City of San Leandro - File #: 22-378

• File #: 22-378
• Version: 1
• Name: CENIC Broadband Agreement
• Type: Staff Report
• Status: Filed
• In control: City Council
• Meeting Date: 6/21/2022
• Final action: 6/21/2022
• Enactment #: 2022-098
• Title: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to approve Letters of Agency and an Agreement Between the City of San Leandro, Columbia Telecommunications Corporation (CTC), and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) for the Provision, Installation, and Maintenance of 1Gbps Broadband Data Connections for Each of the Four San Leandro Public Library Facilities, with a Total Annual Cost of $2,160 for Five Years, Through the California Library Connect Program, Made Possible by Subsidized Grant Funding Through the Federal E-Rate Grant and California State Broadband Fund.
• Sponsors: Brian Simons

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2022	1	City Council	Received and Filed	Pass

Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to approve Letters of Agency and an Agreement Between the City of San Leandro, Columbia Telecommunications Corporation (CTC), and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) for the Provision, Installation, and Maintenance of 1Gbps Broadband Data Connections for Each of the Four San Leandro Public Library Facilities, with a Total Annual Cost of $2,160 for Five Years, Through the California Library Connect Program, Made Possible by Subsidized Grant Funding Through the Federal E-Rate Grant and California State Broadband Fund.

Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Sustainability & Resiliency
* Fiscal Sustainability and Transparency
* Community Engagement and Outreach
* Race and Equity Initiatives

SUMMARY
The CENIC broadband network was established in 1997 to operate the California Research and Education Network (CalREN), a high-capacity computer network with more than 8,000 miles of optical fiber that serves over 20 million users across California, including the vast majority of the K-20 students, educators, researchers, and individuals at other vital public-serving institutions, including California public libraries.

The policy that required a non-resident fee card for use of the San Leandro Public Library precluded San Leandro from utilizing this inexpensive solution for broadband access for its public libraries. Since the City Council eliminated that fee card in 2021, San Leandro can take advantage of this low-cost opportunity.

The purpose of seeking use of this network is to attain a high-speed fiber connection at the Mulford-Marina Branch Library. It is the only one of the San Leandro Public Libraries that does not have a high-speed connection. The added advantage of installing a CENIC network is that the City can install a 1Gbps connection at each of the four San Leandro Public Libraries. This not only provides the high-speed connection that is currently missing ...