Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Obetz and the City of Groveport. The parties plan to complete an application for a Local Government Innovative Grant. The Memorandum of Understanding is needed to facilitate and implement the goals of the grant application. The City of Columbus will be the lead application for the Local Government Innovative Grant. The parties to the Local Government Innovative Grant application have agreed to do the following:
1. Develop, build and operate, in conjunction with private parties, a fiber optic system utilizing and connecting existing fiber optics owned by the three cities.
2. Enhance the economic development of the three communities and create sufficient revenue to sustain the collaboration and the operation of the proposed fiber system.
3. To aggregate demand for telecommunications services, and when possible, support each other’s data and information technology needs utilizing the proposed fiber system for that purpose.
4. Upon approval of Columbus City Council, cooperate in the creation of a mutually agreed-upon entity or series of contractual commitments to each other to perform the actions indicated in numbers 1 through 3.
This legislation is presented as an emergency measure in order to meet the grant application deadline.
Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Obetz and the City of Groveport for the purpose of completing the Local Government Innovative Grant Application; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, City of Obetz and the City of Groveport desires to jointly complete an application for a Local Government Innovation Grant; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus will be the lead applicant for the Local Government Innovation Grant Application...
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