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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: March 3, 2010 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell
Administrative Analyst II Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Google Fiber for Communities Request for Information
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report and direct staff accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
At the February 17, 2010 City Council Meeting, staff presented the Google Fiber for
Communities Request for Information (RFI) and sought direction on whether or not to prepare a
response from the City (see Attachment A to view the staff report from February 17, 2010).
During the discussion, Council asked that additional information about the RFI be brought to the
March 3, 2010 meeting, including opportunities to work with the community and neighboring
cities to prepare a response to Google’s RFI.
City staff has contacted local school districts and West Valley College to determine their interest
in working with the City to prepare a response to the Google RFI. West Valley College indicated
an interest in supporting efforts to respond to the RFI.
Additionally, the Google RFI was discussed at the West Valley Mayors and Managers Meeting
on February 24, 2010. During the meeting, Los Gatos Town Manager Greg Larsen shared that
Los Gatos is actively looking for a consultant to lead preparation of a response to Google’s RFI.
Larsen offered to have the Los Gatos consultant prepare a joint response that includes
neighboring cities.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Fiscal impacts, including staff time, are expected to be minimal if Saratoga works with Los Gatos
and the Town’s consultant to prepare a response to the Google RFI. However, if the Council
decides that the City should independently prepare a response it will require a significant amount
of staff time to answer the detailed RFI questions and conduct the necessary community outreach
to determine community support for Google Fiber for Communities testing.
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CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
A response to Google Fiber for Communities RFI will not be prepared or submitted by the City.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
N/A
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
Implement Council direction.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Nothing additional.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Staff report on Google Fiber for Communities RFI from February 17, 2010
Attachment B: Google Fiber for Communities RFI