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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 11,2014 Page 25 and/or limitations and costs for each option. Mr. Heiser noted the staff recom- mendation to include lift stations where applicable, even though adding to initial construction costs, spreading out operating costs across more buildings, making the overall cost more feasible where possible. Mr. Heiser reviewed ranges for completing the fiber network for all segments, in- cluding total costs and projected operating charges, as detailed in the RCA. Mr. Heiser advised that the City, since 2006 fiver installation, and currently continued outsourcing locates, call outs and emergency repairs to a private vendor for the fi- ber system to facilitate any splicing needs that would be beyond the City's exper- tise or time period to reinstate service, especially to schools and other buildings relying exclusively on that service. Mr. Heiser advised that this cost averaged out at $21,000 per year based on 2014, or $4,500 per mile, and was calculated by the section of roadway involved, and how many locates were anticipated based on traffic volume and number and extent of utilities located in the rights-of-way. Mr. Heiser advised that he had calculated the annual operating costs on a 30-year fiber lifespan, averaging at approximately $400 per month per building over that time period. While this was comparable over that 30-year span, Mr. Heiser recognized the significant capital expenditure in initial construction. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Heiser displayed the detailed costs for each op- tion and proposed location for each service type. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Heiser spoke to the benefit to the Public Works Department in connecting lift and booster stations, with all lifts cur- rently connected by wireless connection, and some lift stations dependent on other lift stations, and when failures occur affecting more than one lift station. Mr. Heiser reviewed some recent examples of those failures, and frequent sporadic communication for the wireless system; and expressed the importance in having secure connections, especially between the booster station and water tower as they worked in tandem. At the request of Councilmember Etten, City Manager Trudgeon addressed poten- tial funding sources, indicating that there was no firm conclusion at this point. Mr. Trudgeon advised that his recommendation would be to initially address the cheaper connections immediately through the Communication Fund, and larger connections addressed and fine-tuned as they were pursued. Mr. Trudgeon noted that there was a balance in the Communications Fund that could cover those capi- tal outlays for the shorter segments, but advised that he would want to look at them more closely before making a final recommendation. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Heiser reviewed the current fiber plan and any of these buildings or facilities that could be included as part of that expansion now, as well as outstanding and un-built fiber plans as it stands today. Mr. Heiser reviewed common segments and areas of overlap.