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TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Brian Chong, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: November 27, 2017 (CC Regular Meeting of 12/6/17)
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On October 18, 2017, the City Council directed staff to agendize an item to set up an
official Broadband Ad Hoc Committee, following attendance by Councilmembers Mikos
and Simons at the Ventura County Public Leadership Discussion Event hosted by the
Economic Development Collaborative — Ventura County (EDC-VC) and the Broadband
Consortium Pacific Coast (BCPC) on October 12.
The City Council's list of Priority Objectives includes the following:
Conduct study of broadband in City to: a) identify infrastructure currently in place;
b) identify gaps in the current broadband infrastructure; and c) recommend
actions to improve infrastructure, determine funding needs, evaluate options to
provide funding and other actions needed to achieve desired level of broadband
services within the City with a report to the City Council by June 30, 2019.
The deployment of broadband Internet in any community brings economic and social
benefit. However, there are also financial costs to consider and various policy decisions
that need to be made along the way in pursuing the development and deployment of
broadband infrastructure throughout Moorpark. An Ad Hoc Committee can develop a
stronger technical understanding of issues pertaining to broadband deployment
throughout the community and then advise the City Council and assist staff in preparing
the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the study identified in the above-referenced Priority
Objective.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Create the Broadband Ad Hoc Committee, and appoint two members of the City
Council.
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