Title
Adopt a Resolution to Independently Consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) After Evaluating the Environmental Impacts Associated with the Agreement and Project, (1) Concluding That the MND Complies with CEQA Guidelines, (2) Conclude That the MND is Adequate to Support the City's Approval of the Lease for the Project, and (3) Imposes Mitigation Measures as a Condition of the City's Approval of the Lease for the Project and Approving a Lease Agreement Between the City of San Leandro and Bandwidth IG, LLC for Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Fiber Optic Cable in Submerged San Francisco Bay Lands and Terrestrial Lands Within Jurisdiction of San Leandro
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Sustainability & Resiliency
* Community & Business Development
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed Resolution considering and approving the MND and granting the City Manager the authority to enter into a Lease Agreement, subject to the City Attorney's approval as to form, with Bandwidth IG, LLC ("Bandwidth") for submerged San Francisco Bay land and terrestrial land located within the City of San Leandro's jurisdiction, for a term of twenty-five (25) years.
BACKGROUND
The demand for faster and more broadband intensive data transmission has grown consistently for several years and will continue to grow in the future. Data transferring infrastructure, such as fiber optic cables, needs to be upgraded to keep up with technical advancements to transmit uninterrupted data. Virtually all communications and data transmissions are converted to digital data and transmitted across fiber optic cables.
Bandwidth, a telecommunications provider based in Sunnyvale, California, has embarked on a project to install a new submarine fiber optic cable system which consists of two 2-inch-diameter buried fiber optic cables and one 8-inch diameter high-intensity polyethylene (HDPE) conduit across the San Francisco...
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