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Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate an Agreement with SiFi Networks McKinney, LLC for the Development of an Open Access FTTP Broadband Network in McKinney, With Connection to Current and Future Public Facilities, the Development of a Connected Economic Development Corridor Along Collin McKinney Parkway, and an Increased Adoption Strategy for McKinney Residents
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic & Economic Growth
Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: August 16, 2022
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
CONTACT: Trevor Minyard, Director of Strategic Services
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Staff recommends approval of the resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The action proposed under this resolution would allow for the city to begin negotiations with SiFi Networks McKinney, LLC to deliver on the four recommendations of the Broadband Assessment Report and Recommendations adopted by the city council February 15th, 2022.
* The Broadband Assessment Report and Recommendations, completed in partnership with HR Green, Inc., provided recommendations and summarized the current condition of broadband access in the City of McKinney. Specifically, the plan recommends,
o Community infrastructure base: Work with the provider community to develop a tech base that moves towards a FTTP model.
o City facilities: Expand the current, city owned fiber ring to City facilities that could benefit from connectivity but have not had fiber deployed to them.
o City economic development: In addition to having excellent connectivity that could come from Recommendation 1, the McKinney Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) could initiate pilot projects to enhance certain properties and attract certain businesses or business types.
o Adoption: There are people and groups in McKinney who might have access to broadband, but because of financial reasons, language ba...
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