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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Ted Beck, Chief Technology Officer
DATE: 7-14-2014
SUBJECT:
To establish a memorandum of understanding between Kane County, Illinois and the City of Aurora, Illinois governing shared fiber strands and network utilization. This memorandum of understanding will cover the use of both City of Aurora fiber and Kane County fiber
PURPOSE:
Kane County currently uses strands of fiber on the City of Aurora network to gain access to both the Aurora Police Department Court and their health facility on Highland Avenue. This connection also provides direct benefit to the Aurora Police Department from technologies like video band call. In addition we are currently using strands of Kane County fiber to provide a path to the North Aurora Water Tower for our Harris Public Safety Radio System
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora has made fiber available to Kane County for multiple facilities. Likewise, the City has utilized Kane County fiber to reach facilities that the City needs. This type of network collaboration will continue to grow. As it grows there will be additional addendums or exhibits to this memorandum of understating
DISCUSSION:
Neither organization is currently charging for fiber utilization. How and where the fiber is used will change over time and will be dealt with by an addendum to the memorandum of understanding. Our fiber networks continue to grow rapidly.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Utilization of the fiber networks and strands in this manner has been mutually beneficial to both organizations. Neither organization is charging the other for these uses. .
RECOMMENDATIONS:
I ask the members of the Government Operations Committee and City Council to approve the memorandum of understanding with Kane County regarding fiber usage.
cc: Alderman Hart-Burns, Chairman
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Mesiacos
Alderman Mervine, Alternate
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
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