HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-06-153 - WREPNet Fibre Optic Cable Facilities Renewal Agreement and Consent to Assignment to Atria Networks Limited PartnershipJ
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Report To: Committee of the Whole
Date of Meeting: October 30, 2006
Submitted By: Lesley MacDonald
Director of Legal Services
Prepared By: Mike Grummett
Director of Information Technology
Ward(s) Involved: N/A
Date of Report: October 10, 2006
Report No.: CRPS-06-153
Subject: WREPNET Fibre Optic Cable Facilities Renewal Agreement
and consent to assignment to Atria Networks Limited
Partnership
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Fibre Optic Cable Facilities
Renewal Agreement with Atria Networks Inc., the Waterloo Region District School
Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, The Corporation of the City of Waterloo,
The Corporation of the City of Cambridge, Kitchener Public Library Board, Cambridge
Public Library Board, Waterloo Public Library Board, Regional Municipality of Waterloo,
Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, Grand River Hospital, and Family
and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region incorporated as the Children's Aid
Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo satisfactory to the City Solicitor, for the
continued provision of Fibre Optic Cable Facilities as part of WREPNET, the Waterloo
Region Education Public Network; and further
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a Letter of Assignment, satisfactory
to the City Solicitor, consenting to Atria Networks Inc.'s assignment of the Fibre Optic
Cable Facilities Renewal Agreement to Atria Networks Limited Partnership or such other
company to be formed for the purposes of acquiring the assets of Atria Networks Inc.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In 1999 Council agreed to enter into a joint venture with the Waterloo Region District
School Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, The Corporation of the City of
Waterloo, The Corporation of the City of Cambridge, Kitchener Public Library Board,
Cambridge Public Library Board, Waterloo Public Library Board, Regional Municipality of
Waterloo, and Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology for the purposes of
establishing a high volume shared Fibre network in the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo, originally referred to as WRECN and subsequently changed to WREPNET,
the Waterloo Region Education Public Network. Grand River Hospital, and Family and
Children's Services of the Waterloo Region incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of
the Regional Municipality have recently joined the partnership.
REPORT:
The Fibre Optic Cable Facilities Renewal Agreement provides for the connection of 251
partner sites throughout the Waterloo Region via a shared network. The City of
Kitchener has 17 city sites connected together in order to share servers and computer
infrastructure out of city hall.
The City has been asked to consent to Atria Networks Inc. assignment of its interest in
this Fibre Optic Cable Facilities Renewal Agreement to Atria Networks Limited
Partnership or such other company to be formed for the purposes of acquiring the assets
of Atria Networks Inc.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
This agreement will be fora 5-year term. Kitchener's yearly contribution to this
agreement will be approximately $85,000 plus applicable taxes to be paid monthly.
Provision in the 10-year capital forecast has been made for this service.
COMMUNICATIONS:
N/A
CONCLUSION:
Kitchener LT. staff support entering into this renewal agreement as do all other
WREPNet partners. Consent to the assignment of this agreement is appropriate.
Lesley MacDonald
Director of Legal Services