Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1) Kick-Off Meeting: Complete a kick-off meeting with City staff to discuss project objectives, goals, and tasks; share information already held by the City, such as existing infrastructure and existing facilities with strong broadband service; and share existing City objectives related to broadband. 2) Inventory of Existing Providers and Fiber-Optic Paths: Identify current broadband service providers operating in the City and the locations of existing fiber-optic infrastructure in the City. 3) Gap Analysis: Identify areas in the City that are well-served, underserved, and unserved. By showing where the gaps are in existing broadband infrastructure on a macro level, such an analysis will enable the City to focus its resources in areas where broadband deployment is most needed. 4) Asset Inventory: Identify the City’s current assets that may be utilized to promote broadband deployment, such as streetlights and existing conduit. This inventory can then be used to identify some of the tools available to the City in accomplishing its broadband objectives. Conversely, identifying the absence of some sort of asset or asset class may lead to recommendations to acquire that asset or asset class. 5) Plan for Engagement of Broadband Providers: Develop a strategy to engage owners/operators of existing fiber-optic and broadband infrastructure in the City to encourage them to deploy service within the City. 6) Identification of Obstacles: Identify obstacles to broadband deployment in the City. This may include physical, legal, regulatory, financial, and other obstacles. Identifying obstacles to broadband infrastructure will help advise the City Council as it decides how to best promote broadband deployment within the City.
