City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 3, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES L. BANKS, JR. /s/
CITY ATTORNEY
KAREN S. SNOW /s/
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
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Consideration of a License Agreement to Authorize Level 3 Communications, Inc. for the Installation of Fiber Optic Cable in the Public Rights of Way Along Reinekers Lane from Prince Street to Duke Street.
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ISSUE: Whether to approve a five-year license agreement with Level 3 Communications, LLC ("Level 3"), to authorize the installation of conduits and fiber optic cable in the City of Alexandria's ("City") public rights-of-way.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council set this matter for public hearing and consideration on Saturday May 13, 2017.
DISCUSSION: Level 3 is a Delaware limited liability corporation. Level 3 seeks this license to provide telecommunications services, not cable television services, to clients located at 1725 Duke Street and 1800 Diagonal Road (Kongsberg Defense Systems and Essensys) in the City. The entire build is approximately 392 linear feet. Level 3 will place two (2) manholes along Reinekers Lane. The build will commence at the northeast intersection of Prince Street and Reinekers Lane and travel west for about 30 feet and then proceed in a southerly route along Reinekers Lane. This placement will provide service to 1800 Diagonal Road and to 1725 Duke Street. The majority of the installation will take place on the west side of Reinekers Lane and will end just before the Duke Street intersection.
The significant provisions of the proposed agreement are summarized below.
The term of the agreement is for five years and runs from June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2022. It is not renewable. However, the agreement gives Level 3 the right to n...
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