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Res 09-551 RESOLUTION NO. .09-551 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, ENDORSING THE EFFORTS OF THE VALLEY CITIES ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL GRANT TO FUND BROADBAND OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way is a member of the Valley Cities Association which was formed in August, 2005, for the purpose of collaborating on issues of common interest; and WHEREAS, the members of the Valley Cities Association received funding and completed a study that resulted in a recommendation to focus on regional broadband development efforts on public safety, law enforcement and local governmental services by developing a regional fiber optic ring to interconnect all participating cities and agencies that will result in enhancing interagency communication, emergency response and municipal services; and WHEREAS, the goals of the members of the Valley Cities Association and the City of Federal Way to enhance broadband infrastructure and services are to: 1) improve access to and use of broadband for public safety agencies; 2) efficiently deliver local government services; 3); stimulate broadband, local economic development and job creation; 4) enhance service to public health care and education institutions; 5) effectively manage public property and right-of-way; and 6) ensure equity, awareness and improved access to the public; and WHEREAS, as part of the technology improvements, 911 communication to the public safety community will be changed from radio-based to IP-base, thus requiring wired (fiber) Resolution No. 09-551 Page 1 of8 communication from 911 communication centers to the participating public entities and wireless communications from the agencies to the mobile computers in vehicles; and WHEREAS, the members of the Valley Cities Association have executed a fiber optic project agreement which sets forth the scope of a comprehensive fiber optic infrastructure capital improvement initiative and budget estimates for constructing these infrastructure improvements; and WHEREAS, new grant funding opportunities are available through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fund broadband technology opportunities; and WHEREAS, the members of the Valley Cities Association and the City of Federal Way desire to pursue federal grant funding through the American Recovery Act for the first phase of the broadband infrastructure project; and WHEREAS, the members of the Valley Cities Association and the City of Federal Way desire to have the City of Auburn take the lead in applying for federal grant funding on behalf ofthe members of the Valley Cities Association and the City of Federal Way; and WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way intends to fund its proportionate share of the local match by utilizing available City resources; and WHEREAS, the City Council will amend the City's Annual Budget dependent upon the grant award and the City's ability to fund required matches; WHEREAS, the attached Exhibit A sets forth the general plan for The Valley Cities' Fiber Optic Connection Project -Improving Connectivity and Inter-Operability for a Regional Public Safety & Emergency Communications System. Resolution No. 09-551 Page 2 of8 NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS Section 1. Purpose. The Council endorses the collaborative effort of the Valley Cities Association to enhance regional broadband infrastructure and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Auburn to sign on behalf of the members of the Valley Cities Association and the City of Federal Way the grant application to be submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce for grant funding offered through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. Section 2. Implementation. The City Manager of the City of Federal Way is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this Resolution. Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase ofthis resolution should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution. Section 4. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this resolution are authorized to make necessary corrections to this resolution including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener/clerical errors, references, resolution numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. Section 5. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed. Resolution No. 09-551 Page 3 of8 the Federal Way City Council. RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON this 4th day of August, 2009. CITY OF FEDERAL WAY ATTEST: ~(d mf9 g~~.I #: CITY CLERK, CAROL CNEIL , CMC APPROVED AS TO FORM: tFtf.~ CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: RESOLUTION NO.: 09-550 07-31-09 08-04-09 Resolution No. 09-55/ Page 4 of8 EXHIBIT A Whitepaper: The Valley Cities' Fiber Optic Connection Project- Improving Connectivity and Inter-Operability for a Regional Public Safety & Emergency Communications System Project Name: Valley Cities' Regional Broadband Network Project Request: The partners in the Valley Cities' Regional Broadband Network are requesting $_ million (FIGURE IS AT LEAST $3.5 MILLION - WILL BE FINALIZED WITH PUY ALLUP-SUMNER-FIRE increment costs) for a Phase I capital infrastructure build-out and enhancement of the public safety network, and excess dark fiber to enable Phase II inter- connections and inter-operability upgrades for other public agencies, schools, hospitals, libraries, and senior centers to link to this public-access network. The request is being submitted as part of the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) enacted via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of2009. Project Background: The Valley Cities Regional Broadband Network is designed to dramatically improve the connectivity and inter-operability of a public safety and emergency communications system serving a population of over 400,000 people. This project will better inter-connect three regional PSAPs (Public Safety Access Points) - the Valley Communications Center, Norcom - Bellevue, and LESA - Pierce County. It involves 10 individual cities spanning two counties. A group known as "Puget Sound Access" is a partner in the project, as is a Fiber Consortium of nine existing partners including the University of Washington; cities of Belle vue, Renton and Kirkland; Evergreen Hospital; Renton, Bellevue, and Lake Washington school districts; Bellevue Community College; and the City of Seattle. The Valley Cities project is a classic example of improving and expanding "access to, and use of, broadband service by public safety agencies," as envisioned in the broadband funding provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of2009 (ARRA). It also will enable upgrades of, and enhanced connections with, broadband technology that simply would not be possible but for the grant funding under the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP). Resolution No. 09-551 Page 5 of8 Making the system more connected and inter-operable will also help the Valley Cities better serve some agencies and better connect agencies that are currently under-served or unserved. The project is being submitted under "Middle Mile" provisions outlined in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOF A) for BTOP funding. This type of public safety project is envisioned as an asset by the State of Washington Governor's Broadband Advisory Council, which, in its final report, notes, "applications that effectively leverage.. .public safety should be actively encouraged and supported and, "In particular, the state should support those broadband infrastructure proposals that 'improve access to, and use of, broadband service by public safety agencies.'" . The Valley Cities segment ofthe Fiber Consortium project is a natural extension of years of planning, assessments, studies and analyses of the public safety-based broadband needs in the South King County/Northeast Pierce County region. Agencies involved in the project have developed a strategic plan for their fiber network build-out, conducted a needs assessment of broadband technology, inked a Fiber Optic Project Agreement among cities, and have worked together on a staff-to-staffbasis for the past three+ years. Phase I of the two-phase Valley Cities' Regional Broadband Network involves the construction of a fully built-out fiber optic backbone, dedicated connections to Valley Communications Center, anticipated connections to an emerging regional jail facility (known as "SCORE" - South County Correctional Entity), and enhanced inter-operability between and among the participating cities of Auburn, Algona, Federal Way, Fife, Kent, Pacific, Puyallup, Renton, Sumner, and Tukwila. Phase I includes a wireless technology upgrade from radio-based communications to IP-based communications that will require fiber that links the Valley Communications 911 Center to the cities, police agencies, fire districts, and others participating in the build-out ofthe system. Along with the Phase I build-out ofthe public safety network, Phase II ofthe broadband network project anticipates opportunities for regional connections to other public agencies, hospitals, school districts, and the University of Washington. Valley Medical Center in Renton, the Auburn Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, Tukwila Diagnostics Imaging in Tukwila, and the University of Washington medical clinics could be inter-woven into the broadband system, as would the University of Washington's main campus and Tacoma branch campus, and the Auburn, Federal Way, Kent, Puyallup, Renton, and Tukwila school districts (K-12). Project Benefits: · Dramatically enhanced broadband technology to serve the region · A higher speed network to save seconds if not minutes for emergency response at crime scenes, on medical calls, for mutual aid, and for responses to natural disasters. The improvements to the system may help save lives · Better connectivity and inter-operability of an existing public safety and emergency communications system Resolution No. 09-551 Page 60f8 . Future opportunities to connect the system to schools, hospitals, libraries, community and senior centers . Direct fiber connections to and between agencies, to mobile data terminals operated by police and fire agencies, and to a regional 911 center . Inter-operability between an emerging jail facility and local law enforcement agencies that will need to communicate with the jail 24/7 . Enhanced Information-Sharing among numerous local agencies . Upgrades in emergency communications, intelligence gathering between agencies, crime prevention, and crime analysis . Near-term, high-wage construction jobs to construct nearly a dozen new and inter-connected fiber segments of the regional network. Project Partners and Anticipated Project Partners . City of Auburn! Auburn Police Department . City of Algona/ Algona Police Department . City of Federal Way/Federal Way Police Department . City of Fife/Fife Police Department . City of Kent/Kent Police Department/Kent Fire Department . City of Pacific/Pacific Police Department . City of Puyallup/Puyallup Police Department . City of Renton/Renton Police Department/Renton Fire Department . City of Sumner/Sumner Police Department . City of Tukwila/Tukwila Police Department/Tukwila Fire Department . Valley Communications Center . "LESA" . South Correctional Entity (SCORE) - Regional Jail . Kent Municipal Jail . Valley Regional Fire Authority . South King Fire & Rescue . Central Pierce Fire & Rescue . East Pierce Fire & Rescue . Fire District 20 . Fire District 40 . Fire District 37 . V alley Medical Center . Auburn Regional Medical Center . St. Francis Hospital . Tukwila Diagnostic Imaging . University ofWashington/UW Medical Center/UW Clinics Funding Partners . Valley Cities . Federal Way Resolution No. 09-551 Page 70f8 Breakout of Funding . $_ million for expansion, inter-connections, and upgrades of more than a dozen fiber network segments (complete costs per segment, materials, etc., has been calculated) About the Valley Cities The participating Valley Cities are located in the Green River Valley and within the South County portion of King County, Washington, and the Northeast corner of Pierce County, Washington. These two counties are the most populous counties in the State of Washington and host a combined population of about 2.75 million people. The Valley Cities partnering in the regional broadband network project have a combined population of over 400,000 people. The Valley Cities serve as a major employment and industrial center for the Central Puget Sound Region and the State of Washington, employing close to 100,000 people, hosting the second- largest warehouse distribution complex on the West Coast. The warehouse distribution facilities in the Valley span 40 million square feet, generate $2.8 billion in combined payrolls, represent a Gross Domestic Product of over $20 billion, and accommodate fully 1/3 of all the truck traffic emanating to and from two of the nation's busiest container-cargo ports, the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma. The Valley's role as an economic engine for the region and the State of Washington, the growing economic base in Federal Way, and the large and growing populations in cities such as Federal Way, Kent, Renton, and Auburn, mean that the Valley is home to well over a half-million residents and employees on a daily basis. The Valley cities also are home to a large network of human and social service providers who assist the most vulnerable residents in our society and those most in need. All of this puts additional pressures and stress points on the public safety and emergency communications network -- and underscores the vital importance of the Valley Cities Regional Broadband Network project. Resolution No. 09-551 Page 80f8