City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2023
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: ADRIANA CASTANEDA, DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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Public Hearing and Consideration of a First Amendment to a Five-Year License Agreement dated April 1, 2019, between the City of Alexandria, Virginia and Cox Virginia Telecom to Permit Cox to construct and install an additional 3,445 feet of conduit, fiber, and handholes in the City of Alexandria, Virginia's Public Rights-of-Ways.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an amendment to an existing Five-Year License Agreement dated April 1, 2019, between the City of Alexandria and Cox Virginia Telecom to permit Cox to install approximately an additional 3,445 feet of conduit, fiber, and handholes in the City.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Receive the proposed amendment to the existing License Agreement ("Agreement") with Cox and schedule it for public hearing on Saturday, October 14, 2023; and
2. After the public hearing, authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment and to take other actions that are necessary to implement the Amendment.
DISCUSSION: On April 1, 2019, the City entered into a five-year license agreement with Cox. Under the agreement, Cox constructed an approximately five (5) mile fiber optic ring to provide telecommunications services primarily to healthcare facilities in the City.
Under the proposed amendment, Cox seeks to install an additional 3,445 feet of conduit, fiber and handholes in the City's public rights-of-ways primarily to serve INOVA. In addition, Cox has agreed to install conduit for use by the City.
The proposed build and route descriptions (as set forth on Attachment 1 to Amendment No 1) are:
Cox shall install beginning at the FiberLight handhole at sta. 101 C...
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