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Information Technology <br /> DATE: 7/18/2022 <br /> MEMO: 2022-06 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: James Edwards,Director Information Technology Department <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing an Indefeasible Right of Use(IRU)Agreement and associated Sales Order with the Central <br /> Illinois Regional Dispatch Center(CIRDC)to obtain Dark(unlit)Fiber from the City of Decatur Fiber Network. <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve the attached resolution,authorizing <br /> Mayor to execute a 20-year Indefeasible Right of Use Agreement and associated Sales Order with the CIRDC to provide a <br /> second set of Dark Fiber between the Law Enforcement Center(LEC)and the MSC Tower location at 2600 N Jasper Street. <br /> BACKGROUND: This IRU Agreement gives the CIRDC the right to use two strands of City Fiber between the LEC and the <br /> MSC Tower for an initial term of 20 years. The IRU Agreement further demands up-front payment for the right to use these dark <br /> fibers in addition to a fiber maintenance fee paid annually. CIRDC is paying to splice and use the fiber only,no electronics is <br /> provided in this agreement. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: Previous Resolutions have been approved by City Council to purchase and use fiber pairs <br /> from the City of Decatur Fiber Network. This resolution represents the second pair of Fiber requested by the CIRDC for it's <br /> communication loop with radio equipment at the MSC tower location. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None Anticipated <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Jim Edwards,IT Director,450-2236 <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: <br /> Revenue from the CIRDC that will be received by this IRU Agreement is a one-time payment to the City of$10,314 plus a <br /> reoccurring fiber maintenance fee of$324 paid up front and annually in accordance with the IRU agreement thereafter. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution Resolution Letter <br /> IRU Agreement Backup Material <br /> Sales Order Backup Material <br />