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City of Palo Alto (ID # 14792)
City Council Staff Report
Meeting Date: 9/19/2022 Report Type: Study Session
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Title: The UAC is Submitting the Fiber Subcommittee Colleagues Memo for
Council Consideration as Part of the Joint Study Session
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Utilities
Executive Summary
The UAC met on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 to discuss the Fiber Subcommittee
Colleagues Memo (Linked Document) where they moved on a 7-0 vote to approve presenting
the UAC Fiber Subcommittee memo to Council and noted that the full UAC has not yet taken a
position.
Background
The purpose of this memorandum (Linked Document) is to provide the results of the UAC sub-
committee for FTTP
Initiative investigation and work with City Staff and 3rd party Magellan Advisors on the
proposed implementation of a City-Owned FTTP network and a City-Owned Internet Service
Provider (ISP).
Discussion
The UAC Fiber Subcommittee researched, a complete review of the business and financial
models, as well as the results of the City of Palo Alto survey.