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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 11,2014 Page 26 Mr. Heiser advised that he was in discussion with the Village of St. Anthony and their School District who had a similar situation. Mr. Heiser advised that they had an alternate connectivity to TIES and currently derived all their applications out of the Roseville City Hall. Mr. Heiser noted that Sandcastle Park was close to the Village, and staffs of both municipalities were currently exploring that segment and how it could benefit them and the School District, and a potential contribution or partnership. However, Mr. Heiser noted this was a significant amount of mon- ey and the extent of their contribution would hinge upon where bids came in, with part of the Village's bid including lift stations and other facilities as well. Mr. Heiser advised that it was a wait and see situation at this stage; but other options and potential partnerships may include the C-TV facilitate, and the more partners found on fiber segments the better, including possibly the State and/or Ramsey County. Mr. Heiser reiterated that this discussion was very preliminary at this point and there were too many moving parts to provide more refined information. Further discussion included other potential partners, with Mr. Heiser clarifying that to-date, the City had only sought public or municipal agencies, and no private entities (e.g. University of Northwestern — St. Paul); and long-term failure of the Dale Street camera. Councilmember McGehee stated that she didn't find the costs too shocking, and if the money could be put together, the plan to extend fiber as part of the City's overall CIP infrastructure, that seemed to be the right way to go. Councilmember McGehee opined that consistent and continual operation of the lift stations were vital to the community, and needed to have the highest quality service and con- nectivity available. Councilmember McGehee opined that this needed to be done eventually, and with the excellent IT Department, capacity and expertise, suggest- ed the fiber optic extension be pursued. Councilmember McGehee suggested in- vestigating any grants that may be available for completion of this communication work. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Heiser addressed the lifespan of thirty-years for the fiber optic system,but numbers identified over a ten-year span consistent with direction from the Finance Department consistent with other typi- cal cost projections over that period of time. Councilmember Laliberte agreed that there may be grant funds available, and ref- erenced comments of Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire during her recent visit expressing interest by the County in fiber discussions to meet their needs as well. Councilmember Laliberte suggested staff follow-up on that potential inter- est and partnership. Councilmember Willmus agreed with Councilmember Laliberte on the need to identify funding sources and partners.