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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
APRIL 16, 2020
Preamble
Motion by:
DIRECTORS BUTTS AND HAHN
South Bay COG Fiber Optic Ring Urgency Motion
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) is requesting of the Metro Board an urgent approval to expend an additional $2.5 million in Measure M South Bay TSMIP 2 funds for the South Bay Fiberoptic Network Project bringing the LOP Cost to $6.9 million.
While the SBCCOG would normally expect the Metro Board to include the requested project funding in its FY 2020-21 budget, the SBCCOG has requested an early approval through this motion to avoid additional delay costs or potential contractor personnel demobilization in the active South Bay Fiberoptic Network project.
Now, more than ever before, it is important for South Bay local jurisdictions to have broadband capability to communicate with first responders, to support their employees that can work offsite of municipal facilities, and to consider extending their broadband networks to more effectively serve their residential and business constituents via digital service programs. In addition, L. A. Metro has recognized the value of the SBFN for transportation uses and will provide links to three of their sites. Connecting municipal sites to regional agencies like Metro will open new opportunities to improved coordination and communication. The L. A. County Department of Public Works is also seeking approval to connect their Information Exchange Network of synchronized signals in the South Bay to the SBFN.
On March 9, 2020 the SBCCOG approved submittal of a five -year Metro Budget Request (MBR) for Measure R and M South Bay sub-regional funding beginning in July 2020. Included in the MBR request is the $2.5 million of Measure M TSMIP II capital funding for the South Bay Fiberoptic Network (SBFN) project.
The original $4.4 million allocation assumed the contracts were service contracts. Subsequent to the contracts being executed, both Metro and...
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