Explanation
Background
Ordinance 1297-2009, passed by City Council on October 5, 2009, authorized the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a contract with James H. Hyland, III to acquire the rights and interests in one (1) fiber-optic conduit to be populated with seventy-two (72) strand single mode fiber optic cable and authorized the expenditure of $250,000.00 from the Department of Technology Capital Improvement Fund - Fiber Project.
Ordinance 1329-2010 authorized and directed the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to modify the then-existing contract of Sub-Indefeasible Rights of Use (Sub-IRU) with James H. Hyland, III to increase funds by $775,000.00 to acquire the remaining portion of the rights and interests in one (1) fiber-optic conduit contained within the duct bank system known as Citynet (7.5 miles), to be populated with seventy-two (72) strand single mode fiber optic cable and located within the downtown business district of the City of Columbus.
Since that time, the Department of Technology, in conjunction with the Department of Development, has utilized the conduit and fiber as an economic development asset by integrating it into an overall strategy to assist existing downtown businesses and attract new enterprises by providing an existing "telecommunications pathway" within the City's business district, allowing these prospective businesses to avoid the costs associated with constructing their own conduits.
The Department of Technology is transitioning away from the Hyland conduit infrastructure because the City has successfully deployed its own network across the downtown district, making continued reliance on the Hyland system obsolete. The City will migrate all existing fiber connections currently housed in the Hyland conduit system into the City's own established infrastructure.
This ordinance authorizes a second modification of the Sub-IRU to afford the Department of Technology th...
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