Proposed Amendment to Master Co-location and Shared Services Agreement with Dubuque CountyCity of Dubuque
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December 19, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Proposed Amendment to Master Co -location and Shared Services
Agreement Between the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approve an amendment to the
existing Master Co -location and Shared Services Agreement in place
between the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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Proposed Amendment to Master Co -location and
Shared Services Agreement Between the City of
Dubuque and Dubuque County-MVM Memo
Proposed Amendment to Master Co -location and
Shared Services Agreement Between the City of
Dubuque and Dubuque County Memo to the City
Manager
Final Agreement County and City Amendment
R - to authorize chair to sign contract with
cityofdubuque-eoc
BOS Packet 12-12-22 (part 6) - signed
BOS Packet 12-12-22 (part 7) - signed
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City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Master Co -location and Shared Services
Agreement Between the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County
DATE: December 15, 2022
Civil Engineer II Dave Ness, Information Service Manager Chris Kohlmann and
Sustainable Innovation Consultant are recommending City Council approve an
amendment to the existing Master Co -location and Shared Services Agreement in place
between the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County.
The Dubuque County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located at 14928 Public
Safety Way is a critical facility for assisting local governments with emergency
preparedness, planning, training, exercise and mitigation. However, the facility relies on
outdated and inadequate communication systems, and particularly access to high-
speed fiber. Presently the EOC is connected by a single fiber that is part of the aging
INET system. Previous plans by the County to create direct and robust fiber
connections have been unsuccessful given the costs and distances involved.
The City would provide the fiber optic conduit system, oversee the work needed for its
upgrade and install the fiber optic cable. The County would invest $100,000 with
$50,000 to off -set conduit upgrade costs and $50,000 to complete the needed internal
improvements at the EOC.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Micha I C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
CC' Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Dave Ness, Civil Engineer II
Chris Kohlmann, Information Services Manager
David Lyons, Sustainable Innovation Consultant
THE CITY OF
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Dave Ness, Civil Engineer II
Chris Kohlmann, Information Services Manager
David Lyons, Sustainable Innovation Consultant
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Master Co -location and Shared Services
Agreement Between the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County
DATE: December 15, 2022
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to request approval of an amendment to an existing
Master Co -location and Shared Services Agreement in place between the City of
Dubuque and Dubuque County.
BACKGROUND
In 2016 the City of Dubuque undertook its Broadband Acceleration Initiative. The
Initiative focuses on public/private collaborations and includes a comprehensive
strategy to reduce the cost and time required for broadband expansions in Dubuque.
One effort within that strategy is the use of "Master Agreements", where an overall legal,
structural, and financial relationship is established between the City and broadband
providers or partners and approved by City Council. Project Statements carried out
pursuant to that Master Agreement can then be quickly considered and approved.
In 2021 City of Dubuque and Dubuque County entered into a Master Co -location and
Shared Services Agreement to accelerate the deployment of new broadband capacity to
improve public services throughout the region. This fall (2022) the City and County
entered into the first project collaboration under this amendment to provide fiber
connection to Sunny Crest Manor. This amendment represents the second project
collaboration under the Master Agreement.
DISCUSSION
The Dubuque County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located at 14928 Public
Safety Way is a critical facility for assisting local governments with emergency
preparedness, planning, training, exercise and mitigation. However, the facility relies on
outdated and inadequate communication systems, and particularly access to high-
speed fiber. Presently the EOC is connected by a single fiber that is part of the aging I -
NET system. Previous plans by the County to create direct and robust fiber
connections have been unsuccessful given the costs and distances involved.
In early 2021 the City and County staff began exploring if an existing City conduit
system that was under-utilized could be improved to provide needed connectivity for the
EOC and County facilities on the west side. They also began to research what
improvements would need to be made within the EOC to maximize the value of new
fiber connectivity creating a more secure and robust telecommunications room. The
staffs have completed a comprehensive plan that would create a direct connection from
the DLEC and County Courthouse to the EOC and make necessary improvements
within the EOC.
The City would provide the fiber optic conduit system, oversee the work needed for its
upgrade and install the fiber optic cable. The County would invest $100,000 with
$50,000 to off -set conduit upgrade costs and $50,000 to complete the needed internal
improvements at the EOC. County would then have the right to use this fiber
connection for as long as it is in use by the City. The County would have a fiber
connection of 12 strands, which would grow to 24 strands as soon as capacity was
available in the last conduit segment to the Courthouse. The remainder of the fiber
(likely 120 strands) would be available for expanding the City's conduit network, leasing
fiber in the future or supporting additional needs with the County. In addition, the City
and County staffs would continue to explore how to create a second, redundant fiber
connection to the EOC during future City conduit builds for a resilient network.
BUDGETIMPACT
There is no negative budgetary impact to the City with the approval of the proposed
amendment. The County would be reimbursing City for conduit upgrade costs and
directly financing the improvements at the EOC. County would be receiving fiber
capacity at costs far below any other option available to it.
RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION REQUESTED
This amendment to the existing Master Co -location and Shared Services Agreement
with the County supports the City's broadband acceleration initiative, reduces overall
costs to City and County taxpayers and supports the EOC which is a critical part of the
community's public safety and emergency response capacity. We would respectfully
request your approval and recommendation to City Council. Thank you.
c.c. Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Barry Lindahl, Senior Counsel
Steve Brown, Project Engineer
First Amendment to Master Co -location and Shared Services Agreement between
Dubuque County and City of Dubuque
Pursuant to the Master Co -locations and Shared Services Agreement between City of Dubuque (City) and
Dubuque County (County) effectively dated May 10th , 2021 and attached hereto,
the Parties hereby agree to the following PROJECT STATEMENT:
Narrative description of co -location and service sharing:
- City will license to County access to and use of certain presently unused conduit and fiber, further
defined in Exhibit A attached hereto, for purposes of providing broadband communication services
and support to County facilities, including the Dubuque County Emergency Operations Center.
Co -location or service site: The co -location and/or service site for this PROJECT STATEMENT is generally
described below and shown in Exhibit A:
- City will provide approximately 22,000 linear feet of twenty-four strand (12 pair) fiber optic cable
running from the City facility located at approximately 338 West 8th Street to the vault located at the
City Water Tower at approximately 4100 Pennsylvania Avenue and as shown on Exhibit A. County shall
be responsible for splicing of these fibers.
- City will provide approximately 2000 linear feet of twelve strand (6 pair) fiber optic cable running from
approximately 338 West 81h Street to approximately 300 East 81h Street and shown on Exhibit A. It is
understood that as soon as fiber capacity is available on the City system this segment will be increased
to twenty-four strand (12 pair) fiber. County shall be responsible for splicing of these fibers.
- County, in consultation with the City of Dubuque Information Services Manager, will plan and provide
improvements to the Emergency Operations Center as needed to improve the capacity, functionality,
efficiency and security of the Center and to maximize the value of the planned fiber connections. It is
agreed that such improvements will not exceed $50,000 unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
- County, in consultation with the City of Dubuque Engineering Department, will plan and fund, not to
exceed $50,000 unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the completion of the fiber run, shown on
Exhibit A, from the City Water Tower to the Emergency Operations Center located at approximately
14928 Public Safety Way as follows:
o City will provide a one -inch (1") duct on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue to the
intersection of Radford Road, estimated at 1215 linear feet. County will fund lining that duct
with 2—12.7/10 and one 10/8 mm microduct.
o City will provide a two-inch (2") duct running along the east side of Radford Road to its
intersection with Chavennelle Road, estimated at approximately 3280 linear feet. County will
fund lining that duct with 3 - 16/13 and 2 — 12.7/10 mm microduct, installation of a new larger
vault and the bypass and fusing around four existing small vaults.
o City will provide one of its a seven -way microducts running from the intersection of Radford
Road and Chavenelle Road to the SE corner of the intersection of Chavenelle Road and Seipple
Road.
o City will provide approximately 1915 linear feet of a one and one -quarter (1.25) conduit running
along the east side of Seipple Road from its intersection with Chavenelle Road to the SE corner
of the intersection of Seipple Road and Public Safety Way where it intersects with existing
County conduit. This conduit will need to be routed into the existing City vault and County will
fund the installation of 1-16/13 and 2—12.7/10 microducts.
o County will fund and line its existing duct from the intersection of Seipple Road and Public
Safety Way into the Emergency Operations Center.
o County will fund the installation of a 144 sm 250 micron microfiber into the conduit running
from approximately 4100 Pennsylvania Avenue to the Emergency Operations Center, estimated
at approximately 16,000 linear feet.
City and County agree that the improvements described above will be completed on or before
December 31, 2023.
- City and County agree that robust and redundant fiber access for the Emergency Operations
Center is the ultimate goal and is mutually beneficial to the Parties. City and County will continue to
explore the most cost-effective means to achieve that objective.
Charges and Payment Terms:
- This PROJECT STATEMENT is a joint collaboration of City and County to provide enhanced, and in
the future, redundant fiber capacity at the Emergency Operations Center, to assist County in
developing direct fiber connections to its primary offices and facilities and to extend the conduit and
fiber capacity of City's network. As such, City will not charge County for the licensing of duct or fiber
identified in this Amendment so long as County completes the work and funding assigned to it in
this Amendment. It is estimated that the cost to County to complete the work under this
Amendment is $100,000.
Term of Project:
- City will provide County an indefeasible right of use (IRU) to the fiber and conduit outlined
within this Agreement. Should City discontinue its use and maintenance of the conduit system, City
will provide County the opportunity to assume ownership and control of the conduit system.
Project Statement accepted:
Dated:
Dated:
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA DUBUQUE COUNTY
By:
Michael Van Milligen, Dubuque City Manager
RESOLUTION 22-
WHEREAS, the Dubuque County Supervisors have identified the need to lease fiber optic
network cabling between County Courthouse and Emergency Operations Center with a qualified
partner; and
WHEREAS, City of Dubuque, Inc. has been chosen to lease the fiber from; and
WHEREAS, Dubuque County has received a qualified proposal outlining the scope of the lease
from City of Dubuque; and
WHEREAS, the total cost quoted in the proposal is not to exceed $100,00.00 for an IRU term
on the fiber.
THEREFORE, the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors authorizes the
Chairperson to sign the Agreement for Amendment to Master Co -location and Shared Services
Agreement between Dubuque County and City of Dubuque..
Resolution adopted this 12th day of December, 2022.
Harley V Pothoff, Chairperson
ATTEST:
Kevin Dragotto, Dubuque County Auditor
First Amendment to Master Co -location and Shared Services Agreement between
Dubuque County and City of Dubuque
Pursuant to the Master Co -locations and Shared Services Agreement between City of Dubuque (City) and
Dubuque County (County) effectively dated May 10th 2021 and attached hereto,
the Parties hereby agree to the following PROJECT STATEMENT:
Narrative description of co -location and service sharing:
- City will license to County access to and use of certain presently unused conduit and fiber, further
defined in Exhibit A attached hereto, for purposes of providing broadband communication services
and support to County facilities, including the Dubuque County Emergency Operations Center.
Co -location or service site: The co -location and/or service site for this PROJECT STATEMENT is generally
described below and shown in Exhibit A:
- City will provide approximately 22,000 linear feet of twenty-four strand (12 pair) fiber optic cable
running from the City facility located at approximately 338 West 8th Street to the vault located at the
City Water Tower at approximately 4100 Pennsylvania Avenue and as shown on Exhibit A. County shall
be responsible for splicing of these fibers.
- City will provide approximately 2000 linear feet of twelve strand (6 pair) fiber optic cable running from
approximately 338 West 8th Street to approximately 300 East 8th Street and shown on Exhibit A. It is
understood that as soon as fiber capacity is available on the City system this segment will be increased
to twenty-four strand (12 pair) fiber. County shall be responsible for splicing of these fibers.
- County, in consultation with the City of Dubuque Information Services Manager, will plan and provide
improvements to the Emergency Operations Center as needed to improve the capacity, functionality,
efficiency and security of the Center and to maximize the value of the planned fiber connections. It is
agreed that such improvements will not exceed $50,000 unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
- County, in consultation with the City of Dubuque Engineering Department, will plan and fund, not to
exceed $50,000 unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the completion of the fiber run, shown on
Exhibit A, from the City Water Tower to the Emergency Operations Center located at approximately
14928 Public Safety Way as follows:
o City will provide a one -inch (1") duct on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue to the
intersection of Radford Road, estimated at 1215 linear feet. County will fund lining that duct
with 2 — 12.7/10 and one 10/8 mm microduct.
o City will provide a two-inch (2") duct running along the east side of Radford Road to its
intersection with Chavennelle Road, estimated at approximately 3280 linear feet. County will
fund lining that duct with 3 -16/13 and 2—12.7/10 mm microduct, installation of a new larger
vault and the bypass and fusing around four existing small vaults.
o City will provide one of its a seven -way microducts running from the intersection of Radford
Road and Chavenelle Road to the SE corner of the intersection of Chavenelle Road and Seipple
Road.
o City will provide approximately 1915 linear feet of a one and one -quarter (1.25) conduit running
along the east side of Seipple Road from its intersection with Chavenelle Road to the SE corner
of the intersection of Seipple Road and Public Safety Way where it intersects with existing
County conduit. This conduit will need to be routed into the existing City vault and County will
fund the installation of 1— 16/13 and 2 — 12.7/10 microducts.
o County will fund and line its existing duct from the intersection of Seipple Road and Public
Safety Way into the Emergency Operations Center.
o County will fund the installation of a 144 sm 250 micron microfiber into the conduit running
from approximately 4100 Pennsylvania Avenue to the Emergency Operations Center, estimated
at approximately 16,000 linear feet.
- City and County agree that the improvements described above will be completed on or before
December 31, 2023.
- City and County agree that robust and redundant fiber access for the Emergency Operations
Center is the ultimate goal and is mutually beneficial to the Parties. City and County will continue to
explore the most cost-effective means to achieve that objective.
Charges and Payment Terms:
- This PROJECT STATEMENT is a joint collaboration of City and County to provide enhanced, and in
the future, redundant fiber capacity at the Emergency Operations Center, to assist County in
developing direct fiber connections to its primary offices and facilities and to extend the conduit and
fiber capacity of City's network. As such, City will not charge County for the licensing of duct or fiber
identified in this Amendment so long as County completes the work and funding assigned to it in
this Amendment. It is estimated that the cost to County to complete the work under this
Amendment is $100,000.
Term of Project:
- City will provide County an indefeasible right of use (IRU) to the fiber and conduit outlined
within this Agreement. Should City discontinue its use and maintenance of the conduit system, City
will provide County the opportunity to assume ownership and control of the conduit system.
Project Statement accepted:
Dated: 12/19/2022
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Dated:
December 12, 2022
DUBUQUE COUNTY
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By: Harley V. Po off (Dec 12, 2022 1 : 2 CST)
Michael Van Milligen, Dubuque City Manager