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Home My WebLink AboutS5-94 • f - Ordinance No. S5-94 . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. S-935, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF ELGIN BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1 . That Section 6( f) is amended to read as follows : Within ten days after passage of this amendatory ordinance, operator shall commence construction, installation and activation of an institutional cable system, referred to as "I-Net" which shall be fiber optic using "Star Bus Star" architecture or an improved derivation. The I-Net shall be connected to the following locations with the fiber counts shown: Location Fiber Count Fire Stations: #1 6 #2 6 #3 6 #4 6 #5 6 City Hall 22 Public Works Department 6 Park and Recreation 6 ECC 18 Fountain Square 6 Elgin High School 6 Larkin High School 38 - Ellis Middle School 20 Abbott Middle School 6 Kimball Middle School 20 Larsen Middle School 14 The U-46 Administrative Building 48 The Gail Borden Library 8 Jones Intercable (To ECC) 6 Unconnectorized dark fiber shall be delivered to each location and outside plant shall be maintained by operator. All costs of providing the I-Net including but not limited to labor, materials, permit fees, right of way costs, pole rental and engineering services shall be borne exclusively by operator and said costs shall not be claimed as external costs under federal rate rules and regulations and shall not be included in subscribers ' bills. Construction, installation and activation of the "I-Net" shall be completed within 180 days following passage of this amendatory ordinance. Section 2 . This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage in the manner provided by law. s/ Robert Gilliam Robert Gilliam, Mayor Pro Tem Presented: August 24, 1994 Passed: August 24, 1994 Omnibus Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0 Recorded: August 25, 1994 Attest: s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk . . El • n - +may Agenda Item No. August 4 , 1994 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager SUBJECT: Institutional Cable Network ( I-NET) PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to forward to the Mayor and City Council an amendment to the ordinance granting a cable television franchise. BACKGROUND ♦` In 1984, the City' s cable television franchise ordinance was [ substantively amended. The amendment provided for Centel Cable Television Company to become the new operator, a lump sum $1 million payment as an advance upon future franchise fees, and system improvements . Included with the system im- provements was a requirement the operator, now Jones Intercable, install and activate an I-NET system within six months of a determination by the City of Elgin that such a system is necessary and in the public interest. The I-NET is a cable system, separate and distinct from the subscriber system, designed to interconnect school buildings, municipal facilities and the library with the cable operator' s studio. Its purpose is to carry data, voice and video transmissions between local sites and to connect into the world-wide infor- mation network. In 1992, a User Group representing the above institutions began meeting to discuss the need for the I-NET. The User Group determined an I-NET system was necessary and a series of meetings were held to design the network requirements . The User Group also met with Jones Intercable to review sys- tem requirements and to negotiate the implementation of the I-NET system. After several months of discussion, the par- ties reached an agreement as to an I-NET system (please see attached letter from Jones Intercable dated April 22, 1994 with cover memorandum) . INET August 4, 1994 Page 2 Representatives of the User Group and Jones Intercable will be present on August 10th to explain the system and its bene- fits . COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED Members of the User Group: School District U-46, Elgin Commu- nity College, Gail Borden Library and City of Elgin. FINANCIAL IMPACT In order for the City to benefit from and be part of the I-NET system certain end user equipment will be needed. Funds for the hardware, estimated at about $40,000, will be requested as part of the 1995 budget. LEGAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION it is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance amendment implementing an I-NET system. Respectfully submitted, Robert 0. Malm Chief Operating Officer/Asst. City Manager Richard B. Helwig City Manager ROM:daw Attachment r in v � Memorandum GETIriT4'.7 14 April 25, 1994 TO: Bob Kaup, School District U-46 Denise Cox, City of Elgin Karen Maki, Gail Borden Library Clay Pearson, City of Elgin John Putz, Elgin Community College Harry Ryan, School District U-46 Dan Zack, Gail Borden Library FROM: Robert 0. Malm, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: I-NET Thank you for all of your time and effort in developing a workable I-NET system with Jones Intercable. rft Enclosed is the latest proposal from Jones (April 22nd) which purports to reflect the understandings reached with the User Group. You will be interested to know that Jones plans to install the fibers in conduit rather than standard burial installation. The use of conduit has pushed the cost of the project to an estimated $366 ,577 of which Jones will pay 100% . Due to the initial cost and future maintenance expense of the I-NET, Jones will not agree to provide the $40, 000 in equip- ment for operating the system. Please review the proposal and advise me in writing on whether or not the proposal accurately reflects the understandings reached on April 15th. Those letters should be returned to me by Tuesday, May 3rd. If the responses are favorable, the franchise agreement with Jones would need to be amended. I would appreciate receiving letters of support from the User Group to share with the City Council prior to consideration of the franchise amendment. The letter should include information on how the I-NET will benefit your organization/community. I will be in touch with you as to the exact date when the City Council will consider this matter. Within six months of adopting the franchise amendment, Jones eft promises to have the I-NET completed. -2- emk If you have any questions regarding the Jones Intercable proposal please call me at 931-5598 . 121106 Robert 0. Malm Assistant City Manager ROM:daw c: Rick Helwig r r 1 ■ e______ (0,1 i I . 1` •■ ■n••00.V. •W ■ fIMF• MM■ r IMF■ VP rr ■■ V • r• fir■ ••rr Vol Ilk ~�TM April 22, 1994 Bob Malm Assistant City Manager City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, Illinois 60120-5555 Dear Bob: After a great deal of discussion, engineering, and cooperation I believe that we have an excellent plan for the I-Net. I feel very confident that this plan will meet the needs of the City and the User Group for some time to come. '" The I-Net will be fiber optic based utilizing "Star Bus Star"architecture. The fiber strand counts used were submitted by the user group and will provide a transportation system that will be faster, more reliable, and flexible than any metallic based system. The I-Net will be connected to the following agreed upon locations and fiber strand counts: Location Fiber count Fire Stations: #1 6 #2 6 #3 6 #4 6 #5 6 City Hall 22 Public Works Department 6 Parks and Recreation - 6 ECC 18 Fountain Square 6 Elgin High School 6 eilk Larkin High School 38 1617 Weld Road, Elgin, IL 60123 708-697-9699 Ellis Middle School 20 Abbott Middle School 6 Kimball Middle School 20 Larsen Middle School 14 The U-46 Administrative office 48 The Gail Borden Library 8 The Fountain Square, and Parks and Recreation building will require cooperation from the City Engineering department, due to the construction techniques required to feed those locations in an economical fashion. Jones Intercable will provide the costs associated with labor, materials, permits, right of way, pole rental, and engineering services. Jones Intercable will deliver un-connectorized dark fiber to each of the above listed locations. Jones Intercable will provide the ongoing maintenance of the outside plant. The estimated cost to complete this project is $366,577 of which Jones Intercable will pay 100%. This project as defined above, now meets the needs of the user group and the City as designed at the meeting on April 15, 1994. If this is agreeable to you, Jones Intercable will draft language to amend the franchise. After approval of the ell" amendment Jones Intercable will begin the construction of the network. We look forward to hearing from you soon. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. ))Sincerely, h•14 Mike L vett General Manager cc: Joe Thomas Pete Jankovic file r DRAFT 7/14/94 RORD/CATV Ordinance No. S AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. S-935, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF ELGIN BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1 . That Section 6 ( f) is amended to read as follows : Within ten days after passage of this amendatory ordinance, operator shall commence construction, installation and activation of an institutional cable system, referred to as "I-Net" which shall be fiber optic using "Star Bus Star" architecture. The I-Net shall be connected to the following locations with the fiber counts shown: Location Fiber Count Fire Stations : #1 6 #2 6 #3 6 #4 6 #5 6 City Hall - 22 Public Works Department 6 Park and Recreation 6 ECC 18 Fountain Square 6 Elgin High School 6 Larkin High School 38 Ellis Middle School 20 Abbott Middle School 6 Kimball Middle School 20 Larsen Middle School 14 The U-46 Administrative Building 48 The Gail Borden Library 8 Jones Intercable (To ECC) 6 Unconnectorized dark fiber shall be delivered to each location and outside plant shall be maintained by operator. All costs of providing the I-Net including but not limited to labor, materials, permit fees, right of way costs, pole rental and engineering services shall be borne exclusively by operator and said costs shall not be claimed as external costs under federal rate rules and regulations and shall not be included in subscribers ' bills . Construction, installation and activation of the "I-Net" shall be completed within 180 days following passage of this amendatory ordinance. Section 2 . This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage in the manner provided by law. George VanDeVoorde, Mayor Presented: Passed: Vote: Yeas Nays Recorded: Published: Attest: r Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk r