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)
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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.
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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.
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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:
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CITY CLERK, CAROL CNEIL , CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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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
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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).
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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
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. 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
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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.
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