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11: City,/ im Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 1 SUBJECT: PRESENTATION — LOUISVILLE BROADBAND NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2018 PRESENTED BY: EMILY HOGAN, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER CHRIS NEVES, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY: As part of the 2018 Work Plan, City Council requested that staff conduct a Broadband Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study to explore potential improvements to telecommunications service in Louisville. In 2017, Louisville voters authorized the City to begin exploring options to improve broadband service, either directly or indirectly with public or private sector partners. In 2018, the City published a Request for Proposals for consultant services to complete the following scope of work: • Assess current infrastructure landscape — provide inventory of existing broadband assets/facilities and evaluate existing broadband/wireless coverage in Louisville. • Evaluate City's current network capabilities — complete technical/financial evaluation of City's existing broadband network (owned/leased) and recommendation for long-term provision to maintain broadband in City facilities. • Conduct local broadband market assessment — identify existing broadband options/cost in Louisville (services, pricing, availability, limitations). • Conduct stakeholder outreach — identify and engage all key stakeholders, regional partners, regional partnerships and consortiums (citizens, businesses, school/fire districts, associations, HOAs, other governmental entities). • Conduct customer market research — conduct residential/business customer survey, evaluating customer satisfaction, current/future needs, view on municipal government in providing service and willingness to pay for that service. • Assess potential for regional coordination and cooperation — assess potential for coordination/cooperation among entities and/or other nearby municipalities. • Engage with potential providers — identify/engage entities that can be service providers and determine if providers can bring financial resources to project. • Assess benefits/risks, gap analysis and project map — assess benefits/risks through improved service, evaluate environment against current/future needs of community and identify key issues limiting the project. • Recommend broadband strategies — conduct analysis of business models for City to directly or indirectly improve and/or provide broadband service. • Develop network conceptual plan — ensure that recommended business model is viable and develop network footprint/conceptual design. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION