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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Yordana Wysocki, Corporation Counsel
Jeff Anderson, Deputy Chief Information Officer
Austin Fitzcorbett, Fiber Network Manager
DATE: September 18, 2026
SUBJECT:
Requesting approval to notify Onlight Aurora of the City's intent to terminate the Revised Master Services Agreement with Onlight Aurora and authorize the city staff to begin negotiations for contract transfers and assignments from Onlight Aurora to the City of Aurora for Council approval.
PURPOSE:
City staff is recommending that the City terminate the Revised Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Onlight Aurora (Onlight), as the model of a non-profit entity having the sole right to lease the City's fiber is no longer in the City's best interest.
BACKGROUND:
As presented to Council at the Committee of the Whole meeting on September 15, 2026, the model contemplated by the MSA in 2012 and 2015 no longer meets the needs of the City in the current market.
DISCUSSION:
Upon approval of this resolution, City staff would be authorized to:
1. Notify Onlight Aurora that the City intends to terminate the Revised Master Service Agreement (attached) pursuant to Section 14 of the agreement.
2. Negotiate agreements with Onlight Aurora's current or former business partners to subsequently submit to City Council's approval.
The Law Department will work directly with the city staff to ensure that such transfer of agreements serves the City's best technology interests. Once formalized, any new agreements will be executed following the City's Purchasing Policies.
3. Review and perform a valuation of Onlight Aurora and city fiber assets, equipment, and related property.
Once the MSA is terminated (after the 180 days), all equipment currently owned by Onlight Aurora will become the property of the City. City staff needs to review, categorize, and value Onlight Aurora's equipment ahead of the termination date.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Terminating the Revised Master Service Agreement w...
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