Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with CTC Technology & Energy (Kensington MD) for a Fiber Network Feasibility Study in an Amount Not to Exceed $71 500. Item Number: A 2 City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 05/13/13 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with CTC Technology & Energy (Kensington MD) for a Fiber Network Feasibility Study in an Amount Not to Exceed $71 500. Contact Person/Dept.: Michele Williams/IT Fiscal Impact: Yes No X Public Hearing: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: N/A Public Notification: Agendas and Meetings City Council (05/07/13) and Joanne Hovis President of CTC Technology & Energy Consulting (05/08/13). Department Approval: Michele Williams (05/01/13) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (05/07/13) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (05/07/13) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (05/07/13) Phone Numbers: (310) 253 5950 Action Item: X General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve a professional services agreement with CTC Technology & Energy (an engineering and business consulting firm) in Kensington MD for a fiber network feasibility study in an amount not to exceed $71 500. BACKGROUND: The term broadband is used to describe high speed and high quality Internet access which unlike dial up modem access is always available and delivers speeds exceeding 4 Mbps (megabits per second). This is the minimum speed for defining broadband as set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2010. Broadband access can be delivered via various media but fiber optic cable (fiber) is considered the fastest infrastructure for broadband access because it has the ability to transmit data across long distances at high transfer rates. For the most part private companies have traditionally been responsible for deploying the infrastructure required to provide Internet access to communities...
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