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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager May 22, 2017 SUBJECT Agreement with ExteNet Systems (California) LLC for the Installation of Fiber Optic Facilities RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with ExteNet Systems (California) LLC for the installation of fiber optic facilities in Redwood City BACKGROUND ExteNet Systems (California) LLC (“ExteNet”) designs, owns and operates fiber optic communications infrastructure for wireless service providers to deliver wireless services to their customers. The California Public Utilities Commission issued ExteNet a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide telecommunication services throughout the State of California. The CPCN gives ExteNet authority at a state level to operate in the public right-of-way in accordance with its terms. Earlier this year ExteNet approached staff to install, maintain and operate its facilities within Redwood City in accordance with its CPCN. The CPCN allows ExteNet facilities in the Redwood City public right-of-way in a manner similar to telephone and cable companies. ExteNet facilities would include fiber optic communication lines that allow multiple wireless service provers to communicate with above-ground wireless communication facilities such as antennas and wireless access points. Staff and ExteNet negotiated an agreement to provide a general framework for ExteNet facilities (Attachment 1). Within this framework, ExteNet will apply for the necessary permits and approvals to install, maintain and operate its facilities in compliance with state law and local ordinances. The City has entered into at least ten similar agreements with other communications companies since the year 2000, and many of those companies continue to install, maintain and operate their systems in the public right-of-way. ANALYSIS The proposed agreement will require ExteNet to comply with all local ordinances, including any applicable wireless communications facilities ordinance and the requirement to apply for an encroachment permit each time work is performed on the right-of-way. Restoration requirements for encroachment permits covering such work are summarized in Attachment 2. Under the framework laid out by the agreement, 6.1.D. - Page 1