City Council Study Session Summary 2018 10 09

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City,/ Im Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 City Council Study Session Summary October 9, 2018 Library Meeting Room 951 Spruce Street 6:45 PM Mayor Muckle called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. City Council Present: Staff Present: Mayor Robert Muckle Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Lipton Councilmember Jay Keany Councilmember Chris Leh Councilmember Susan Loo Councilmember Dennis Maloney Councilmember Ashley Stolzmann Heather Balser, City Manager Megan Davis, Deputy City Manager Kevin Watson, Finance Director Kurt Kowar, Public Works Director Emily Hogan, Assistant to the City Manager Discussion — Louisville Broadband Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study Lori Sherwood from VantagePoint Solutions presented the findings and recommendations from the Broadband Feasibility Study. General agreement that service to home was not of interest — don't have the existing infrastructure that other cities have had and very costly. Not necessary given overall satisfaction of customers with existing service. Council discussed and asked questions regarding middle mile infrastructure. The City's current loop of fiber connecting the city facilities is what would be considered middle mile or the backbone broadband infrastructure for the City. It's a horseshoe, not a complete ring. It's not robust in that it has enough fiber to meet our current needs but no room for growth/expansion within the current conduit — it is already fully utilized. Discussion about ownership of existing middle mile — BVSD and Zayo along with the City, and the right of way. Lori responded to questions about fiber vs. wifi infrastructure, and indicated that both are needed. The fiber will continue to be necessary even after ongoing improvements such as 5G — fiber will always be the key ingredient in expanding and improving all services. City of Louisville City Council 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4536 (phone) 303.335.4550 (fax) www.LouisvilleCO.gov