TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Patrick Griffin, Interim Information Technology Director
SUBJECT:Title
Consider the Installation of Public WiFi for the Metlox Plaza (Interim Information Technology Director Griffin).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction regarding the installation of public WiFi for the Metlox plaza.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This potential project was not included in the current Information Technology (IT) Department budget; therefore, if approved, the project requires funding from either 1) a transfer of $25,000 from the City Council contingency budget to the Information Technology Fund; or 2) directing staff to include this item in the FY 2021 budget.
BACKGROUND:
In May and June of 2019, the City Council held public meetings and discussions to review City Council priorities, the Council Work Plan, and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 budget. During these public meetings, there was discussion about the possibility of installing a public WiFi system for the Metlox plaza, and staff was directed to investigate the viability and the potential fiscal impact of the project.
IT staff, in coordination with Public Works staff, conducted a site survey of the Metlox plaza to determine the feasibility of the project, availability of network infrastructure, and determination of necessary equipment and licensing costs to complete the project. As a result, staff developed a cost estimate of $25,000 to complete the WiFi installation, which includes the following:
* $15,000-$18,000 for conduits and network infrastructure installations / configuration; and
* $6,200 for five hardware devices required to deliver WiFi service.
DISCUSSION:
At the December 3, 2019 City Council meeting, staff presented the information described above. Discus...
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