HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCS-11-219 - Execution of Fibre Optic Cable AgreementREPORT TO:Mayor C. Zehr and Members of Council
DATE OF MEETING:
November 28, 2011
SUBMITTED BY: Lesley MacDonald, City Solicitor and Director of Legal
Services, (519)741-2267
PREPARED BY: Lesley MacDonald, City Solicitor and Director of Legal
Services, (519)741-2267
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 4
DATE OF REPORT: November 17, 2011
REPORT NO.:
FCS-11-219
SUBJECT:
REQUEST RE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT
REGARDING FIBRE OPTIC CABLE ACROSS HIGHWAY
401 PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a Fibre Optic Installation Agreement
with The Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, The
Corporation of the City of Cambridge and The Regional Municipality of Waterloo to
acknowledge the responsibilities of Conestoga College with respect to its fibre optic
conduit and cables running across the Highway 401 pedestrian bridge, said Agreement
to be to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Kitchener, the City of Cambridge and the Region of Waterloo entered into an
Agreement in May, 2005 to assume responsibility for certain obligations with respect to the
funding, construction and on-going maintenance of the pedestrian crossing bridge over Highway
401.
REPORT:
Conestoga College would like to construct, install, repair and maintain 60.3 mm steel conduit
and communication cables across the Highway 401 pedestrian bridge in order to provide
essential telecommunication and network infrastructure between its two main campuses located
in the Cities of Kitchener and Cambridge. Accordingly, an Agreement is required between the
Region and the Cities of Cambridge and Kitchener to identify Conestoga College’s
responsibilities relating to the fibre optic cable crossing and to indemnify the three municipalities
with respect to the said responsibilities.
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ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Conestoga College is responsible for all costs associated with the conduit and cables.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Not applicable.
CONCLUSION:
It is appropriate for the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Agreement to facilitate the ongoing
presence of Conestoga College’s fibre optic cable.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Dan Chapman, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Finance and
Corporate Services
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