HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-124 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2006/08/07RESOLUTION NO. 06-124
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR A
CITYWIDE WIRELESS HIGH SPEED INTERNET NETWORK
THROUGH A PRIVATE — PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP
WHEREAS, the City Council directed study of wireless high-speed Internet service
beginning in November 2004, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered several questions around current Internet
service in St Louis Park including availability, choice, cost, and mobility / portability, and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed informal community interest surveys to help
inform the study of wireless high-speed Internet service, and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed the conduct of and participated in a due diligence
process including a formal study to determine technical, market, and financial feasibility of
wireless high-speed Internet service, and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed and staff engaged in many methods of public
process to gather input from all communities of interest on the need for, concerns about, support
for, and opposition to the concept of a City role in ensunng the availability of competitively
pnced wireless high-speed Internet service, and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed as part of the due diligence process study of legal
powers of the City to play a role in ensuring the availability of competitively priced wireless
high-speed Internet service, and
WHEREAS, results of the technical, market, financial feasibility, and other studies and
processes mentioned above indicate the potential viability of wireless high-speed Internet service
through use of a pnvate — public partnership model, and
WHEREAS, results of the technical, market, financial feasibility, and other studies and
processes mentioned above suggest use of a pnvate — public partnership model would maximize
the community benefit from wireless high-speed Internet service through each partner exercising
its own respective technical, marketing, operational, and branding strengths, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has given due consideration to results of the technical,
market, financial feasibility, and other studies and processes including those mentioned above,
and in addition considered public policy questions including the essentiality of available and
competitively pnced high-speed Internet service to all members of the residential, business,
pnvate, and non-profit communities and for the provision of effective and efficient municipal
and educational services, and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed implementation of a pilot wireless project on
November 21, 2005, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed technical, market, financial feasibility results
of the pilot wireless project and considered other factors germane to the wireless industry, and
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WHEREAS, the community of St. Louis Park competes with other cities throughout
Minnesota and the Untied States for a wide variety of participating residents, businesses, families
and students, and institutions to support and enhance the community's quality of life, and
WHEREAS, St Louis Park stnves to be a community of choice for a lifetime and a
Children First community
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis
Park that:
1. The appropriate City officials are hereby authonzed and directed to develop and issue
a request for bids to cause the design, purchase, and implementation of a citywide
wireless high-speed Internet network through use of a pnvate — public partnership
model
2 The appropnate City officials are hereby authonzed and directed to integrate into the
design and implementation of said network appropnate components of the pilot
wireless high-speed Internet service.
3 The appropnate City officials are hereby authonzed to expend up to $50,000 net
through a transfer funds from the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund, similar to
similar action taken for the original pilot wireless project.
4. That said design and implementation of a citywide wireless high-speed Internet
network will not occur if the City Council determines policy considerations or results
of the request for bid process reflect a likely chance of failure or other undesirable
outcomes.
5. The appropnate City officials are hereby authonzed and directed to consider
partnerships as appropriate with other appropnate public, pnvate and non-profit
agencies, as well as possible exit strategies, in considenng the design and
implementation of a citywide wireless high-speed Internet network and service.
6. The appropnate City officials are hereby authonzed and directed to report back to the
City Council results of the above steps at an appropriate time in October of 2006.
Rev wed for Administration:
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Ad ' : by the City Council August 7, 2006
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