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August 17, 2023 <br /> TO: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe& Decatur City Council Members <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton <br /> RE: Amendment of SiFi Networks Agreement <br /> Two years ago,the City Council approved an agreement with SiFi Networks for them to install <br /> broadband fiber to areas of the city NOT served by the city's broadband network—mostly <br /> residential areas. The agreement set forth terms for SiFi's use of city right-of-way,fees, and <br /> other conditions. SiFi Networks has made progress on their mobilization, but they have <br /> experienced the same supply chain and back-order problems,just as nearly every other <br /> broadband cable company in the country has experienced.The city has been similarly delayed <br /> in making its own broadband installations. <br /> Consequently,they have requested additional time to get their broadband project going.The <br /> attached amendment gives them more time.While the agreement was open,the city <br /> requested that SiFi Networks give us special terms for expanding the ability of the Public Works <br /> Department to tie all of our nearly 150 traffic control boxes together so they can eventually be <br /> remotely monitored and controlled.This is a "smart city' initiative and one advancing the city's <br /> technology application goal. <br /> No other revisions to the SiFi agreement are necessary or requested. <br />