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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 11, 2014 Page 29 ment for those locations based on their wireless access point consumption and as programs are opened. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Heiser clarified that the City currently con- trolled the quality of service, and provided a private dedicated bandwidth for voice; but offered to explore the Hugo connection as a test to provide a more de- finitive answer regarding connection priorities and continually moving internet data network across VPN. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. Nays: None. f. Authorize a Joint Fiber Optic Installation Project Information Technology (IT) Network Manager Terre Heiser summarized infor- mation as detailed in the RCA dated August 11, 2014. Mr. Heiser clarified that staff was simply seeking to solicit proposals at this time for this specific project with partners identified; and that service agreements would be drafted for approv- al by respective parties once proposals were received providing more concrete numbers. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Heiser reviewed connection options for the mentioned facilities, anticipating a route from County Road C-2 to Ham- line Avenue, as it provided a wider right-of-way than Josephine Road, and could provide more value to other locations and potential partners versus the residential neighborhood on Josephine Road. At the suggestion of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Heiser stated that Autumn Grove Park could be added as an alternate to the proposals to provide a cost; however, he noted that there would be some time crunch if installation was to be achieved before the winter of 2014. Mr. Heiser agreed that the project for Au- tumn Grove may be less expensive based on mobilization by potential contractors in conjunction with this project. Etten moved, Willmus seconded, authorizing staff to solicit proposals for the 2014 Joint Fiber Outlay project with the Roseville School District, City of Little Canada, and Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District as detailed in the RCA dated August 11, 2014 and related attachments; while seeking an alternate bid to connect the Autumn Grove Park building, and determining what impact that would have to the Comcast bid previously authorized for park building in- ternet access. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. Nays: None.