Near Term (2021–2050)
As shown in Table 7, during the near-term period, extended periods (7 consecutive days) of temperatures reaching above 108° would be unlikely; therefore, there would not be widespread impacts from pavement deterioration in the City. The City has experienced buckling of sidewalks due to extreme heat conditions, prompting repairs to avoid tripping hazards. As extreme heat continues to increase in severity and frequency in the future, this impact is likely to increase as well. Increased risk to rail from extreme heat days will increase slightly, with only 3 days over 111°F.
However, there will be continued increases in risk from thermal expansion of bridges, with increases in days above 100°F from 15 historically to 44 during this period. An increase in the number of days above 100°F will also place increased stress on buses and their air conditioning systems, as well as result in potential declines in bus ridership because of the discomfort. During this period, the number of Cooling Degree Days will increase approximately 49 percent increase over historic levels, placing more demand on the electricity grid during heat wave events and increase electricity bills for residents. Conversely, the number of Heating Degree Days will decrease by approximately 25 percent and reduce energy demand for heating, resulting in cost savings for residents and businesses cooler months during those months. City staff have noted that extreme heat events have already begun to affect the homeless population in the City, prompting the need for cooling center to house the City’s homeless population and other vulnerable populations. As extreme heat events continue to increase in frequency and severity, these impacts are likely to become more pronounced and demand for cooling centers as well as emergency services will increase.
During the near-term period, the City will also experience approximately 2.9 HHEs per year, with increased risk to populations particularly vulnerable to extreme heat, as discussed above. The frequency of extreme heat events will increase to 1.4 on average per year with the maximum duration of events increasing to 6.3 days during this period.
These events will increase the risk of public health impacts on vulnerable populations and could result in increased burden on low-income residents because of the increased energy demand for cooling (Calkins et al. 2016).
Midterm (2040–2070)
During the midterm period, there would likely not be any extended periods (7 consecutive days) above 108°F during this period; therefore, there would not be widespread impacts from pavement deterioration in the City. Increased risk to rail from extreme heat days will be relatively minor, with only 2 days over 111°F. However, there will be noticeable increases in risk from thermal expansion of bridges, with increases in days above 100°F from 15 historically to 35 during this period. An increase in the number of days above 100°F will also place increased stress on buses and their air conditioning systems, as well as result in potential declines in bus ridership because of the discomfort. During this period, the number of Cooling Degree Days will increase approximately 49 percent increase over historic levels, placing more demand on the electricity grid during heat wave events and increase electricity bills for residents. Conversely, the number of Heating Degree Days will decrease by approximately 44 percent over historic levels and reduce energy demand for heating, resulting in cost savings for residents and businesses cooler months during those months.
During the near-term period, the City will also experience approximately 3.9 HHEs per year, with increased risk to populations particularly vulnerable to extreme heat. The frequency of extreme heat events will continue to increase to
2.5 on average per year with the maximum duration of events increasing to 6.9 days. These events will increase the risk of public health impacts on vulnerable populations and continue to disproportionately burden low-income residents because of the increased energy demand for cooling (Calkins et al. 2016).
Long Term (2070–2099)
During the long-term period, increases in the duration and frequency of heat wave events will place increased stress on transportation assets and could result in subsequent impacts on community functions. By this period, under the High Emissions scenario, there would be an average of 0.5 events per year with extended periods (7 consecutive days) above 108°F. There would be only 0.1 events per year under the Low Emissions scenario for this period. As discussed in Section 2.4.1, these events will result in much larger impacts on the performance of pavements in the City. Extensive rutting could occur, particularly on high-volume roadways, including Folsom Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, and International Drive, as well as on Caltrans facilities (i.e., SR-50).
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During this period, there would be significant risk to rail infrastructure from extreme heat days, with approximately 9 days over 111°F per year under the High Emissions scenario, likely affecting Regional Transit light rail service when these events do occur. Risk of impacts on bridges from thermal expansion will also increase considerably, with the number of days above 100°F per year increasing from 12 historically to 24 under the Low Emissions scenario and 67 days under the High Emissions scenario. During the long-term period, the City will experience between 4.2 and 4.8 HHEs depending on future emissions, with increased risk to vulnerable populations. The increased frequency of HHEs will likely place increased demand on emergency services and emergency care facilities and could result in economic consequences from impacts on public health and work productivity (Paterson et al. 2014). The frequency and duration of heat wave events will increase considerably during this period, with the maximum duration of events increasing to 14.2 days under the high emissions scenario. These events will increase public health impacts on vulnerable populations, with increased levels of risk for elderly and youth populations, as well as individuals with chronic health conditions (Voelkel et al. 2018).
By the end of the century, the number of Cooling Degree days will increase approximately 74 precent, under the high emissions scenario, resulting in more than 3 months of the year requiring increased energy demand for cooling. By this period, the number of Heating Degree Days will decrease by approximately 81 percent under the High Emissions scenario by 2099. Increases in energy demand for cooling during this period will also have larger impacts on the electricity grid, with increased stress on and risks to electricity generation facilities and transmission lines (DOE 2016).
Potential Impact Score
Based on this analysis, the potential impact score for Temperature and Extreme Heat is High.
2.3 PRECIPITATION AND FLOODING ANALYSIS
Existing and Future Flooding Conditions
Scientists, engineers, and planners all use a specific system to measure and plan for certain sizes of storm events and flood impacts associated with these events. These events are measured by the probability that they are likely to occur in a given year. The phrase “100-year storm,” for example, refers to a storm event with a 1-in-100 or one percent chance of occurring in any given year. The size and other aspects of these storms are identified to characterize the nature of the events based on historic data. The metrics are then used to plan and design stormwater management systems that can cope with storm events of these sizes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) uses certain larger storm events (i.e., 100-, 500-year storms) to identify flood hazard areas in the United States. FEMA administers flood insurance based on location and extent of impacts from these storm events, which influences land use patterns and development in cities. The following metrics are used in this analysis to discuss storm events and are included in projections from the Cal-Adapt tool:
Intensity—The amount of rainfall that occurs over a certain period (e.g., 1 hour, 24 hours, 5 days) during storm events of different sizes (e.g., 100-year storm event, 2-year storm event) Duration—The longest stretch of consecutive days during a water year (October through September) with rainfall above a certain threshold
Count—The number of days during a water year (October through September) with rainfall over a certain period (e.g., 1 hour, 24 hours, 5 days) above a certain threshold Timing—The timing during the year in which rainfall events exceeding a certain threshold occur The City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), which was developed as an annex to the Sacramento County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan which is currently being updated with the public draft of the document available, includes summary of the existing natural and manmade hazards affecting the City have been analyzed to assess current risks levels for each hazard (Sacramento County 2021). The LHMP provides details on the planning process, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies for the City to address specific hazards including large flooding events and flood related hazards.
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Historically, flooding from large storm events is a significant problem in the County and the City. Historically, the City has been at risk to flooding primarily during the winter and spring months when river systems in the County swell with heavy rainfall and snowmelt runoff. The City also experiences flooding challenges in the Morrison Creek watershed as well as obstructions to peak storm flow management with the Folsom South Canal which runs north- south through the City.
Storm floodwaters are typically managed by the City’s stormwater management system, which is able to collect and divert stormwater runoff from smaller storm events. However, extended heavy rains result in floodwaters that exceed normal high-water boundaries and cause damage. Major surface waters in the vicinity of the City include the American River, Folsom Reservoir, and Lake Natomas to the north. Other surface waters within the City include the Folsom South Canal, Cordova Creek, Deer Creek, and the Morrison Creek Stream Group (Morrison, Laguna, Elder, Gerber, Unionhouse, Florin, Buffalo, and Frye Creek, as well as Rebel Hill Ditch) which generally flow in a southwesterly direction southeast of the City. The topography within the City includes gently rolling terrain, such as that found in the eastern Great Central Valley interrupted by numerous seasonal creeks and streams. These creeks and streams are largely ephemeral and intermittent, which is typical of areas that experience dry summers and cool, wet winters, as in this part of the Central Valley.
The County and City have a large number of large-scale flooding events resulting in Federal and State disaster declarations. Table 8 includes a list of state and federal disaster declarations for the County since 1950.
Table 8 Changes in Average Annual Precipitation and 5-Year Storm Event in Sacramento County Type of Hazard Event
Federal Declarations State Declarations
Count Years Count Years
Flood (including
heavy rains and
storms)
19 1950, 1955, 1958 (twice), 1963,
1969, 1982 (twice), 1983, 1986,
1995 (twice), 1996, 1997, 1998,
2008, 2017 (three times)
14 1955, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1983,
1986, 1995 (twice), 1997, 1998,
2006, 2017 (three times)
Source: Sacramento County 2021.
As shown in Figure 6, small portions of the City are located within the FEMA floodplains for the 100- and 500-year storm events. Figure 6 also includes areas within the 200-year flood zone which were mapped as part of the City’s GP updated process and used to comply with the requirements of Senate Bill (SB) 5, which requires cities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley area to assess risk-levels and provide increased flood protection for properties in the 200-year floodplain. As shown in Figure 6, the northern boundary of the City is located along the American River, with this area of the City at the highest risk from flooding.
Based on information in the City’s LHMP, there are 58 properties located in the 100-year flood zone valued at a total of $21.6 million. As part SB 5, jurisdictions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley are required to identify properties located in the the 100- and 200-year floodplains and implement development standards that prohibit new development in the 200-year floodplain unless the property achieves an Urban Level of Flood Protection (ULOP), defined in SB 5. To satisfy the requirements of ULOP, the City has developed a 200-yr floodplain map based on the proposed Folsom Dam improvements by the US Army Corps of Engineers. These improvements include the Joint Federal Project to improve the dam spillway and the future dam raise to increase flood storage. In conjunction with the new 200-yr map, the City has made changes to its General Plan and zoning code that will guide development within the 200-yr ULOP.
As illustrated in Figure 6, the 500-year floodplain also impacts the northern portions of the City along the American River with118 residential parcels located within this zone. The City has one critical facility located in the 100-year flood zone, six critical facilities in the 200-year flood zone, and 5 critical facilities in the 500-year flood zone. While portions of the City are within the 100- and 500-year flood zones, there have been no historical insurance claims for flood losses in the City (Sacramento County 2021).
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Source: Sacramento County 2021 and data provided by City of Rancho Cordova staff.
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As shown in Table 9, there are several areas in the City with various land uses in the 100- and 500-year flood zone. As discussed above, the presence of the Laguna West Levee System near the Laguna West neighborhood is protecting 2,073 parcels from the 100-year flood event. Parcels located in the 100-year flood zone are located in flood zone areas surrounding Laguna Creek and Deer Creek. Alongside an analysis of land uses at risk of flooding, the City’s LHMP also analyzed the number of essential service facilities, and at-risk populations that are located within the 100- and 500-year flood zones. Table 9 summarizes the number and type of critical facilities located within the 100- and 500-year flood zones.
Table 9 City of Rancho Cordova Properties by Land Use in FEMA Flood Zones Land Use 100-Year Flood Zone 500-Year Flood Zone
Residential 19 1,118
Retail/Commercial 0 3
Office 0 2
Industrial 0 0
Care/Health 0 0
Church/Welfare 0 2
Recreational 1 0
Miscellaneous 35 11
Public/Utilities 0 2
Vacant 3 2
Total 58 1,145
Note: FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Source: Sacramento County 2021.
Future Changes in Precipitation Patterns and Flooding
As discussed in the Fourth Climate Change Assessment Sacramento Valley Report, changes in precipitation patterns in northern California are anticipated to affect the Sacramento Valley region as well as adjacent regional watersheds which affect the Sacramento Valley (OPR et al. 2018). Projected shifts include increases in the intensity of large storms events, which could compromise the performance of the Sacramento Valley and Central Valley flood management systems (Pierce et al. 2018). Based on California’s location next to the Pacific Ocean, the state is exposed to the atmospheric river phenomenon, a narrow corridor of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere. California is subject to precipitation from an atmospheric river that transports water vapor from as far south as Hawaii to the state. The presence of the atmospheric river contributes to the frequency of “wet years” in the state, when there is an above- average number of atmospheric river storms and above-average annual precipitation. While research indicates that the frequency of large storms events does increase in these wet years, the most severe flooding from atmospheric rivers may not be in wet years (Swain et al. 2018). The largest flooding impacts are caused by persistent storm sequences on sub-seasonal timescales (i.e., short time periods, typically 2 weeks to 3 months), which bring a significant fraction of annual average precipitation over a brief period. These are storms events similar to the Great Flood events of 1861–1862 which caused widespread damage throughout northern California (Swain et al. 2016).
Based on current climate modeling, the frequency of these large storm sequences over short timeframes is projected to increase noticeably under the High Emissions scenario. It is estimated that a storm similar in magnitude to the Great Flood events is more likely than not to occur at least once between 2018 and 2060 (Swain et al. 2018). A storm of this size would likely compromise large portions of the flood control systems in the Sacramento and the Central Valleys (Swain et al. 2018).
Regional changes in precipitation over the century will subsequently result in local changes in both annual precipitation and changes in the characteristics of storm events in the City and the County more broadly. Table 10 includes the projected precipitation changes in the County through 2099. The precipitation changes included in Table 10 are illustrated in Figure 7.
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Table 10 Sacramento County Precipitation Change (Historic to 2099) Geographic Area Historic
(1961–1990)
Change in Annual Mean Precipitation (Inches)
Near Term
(2021–2050)
Midterm
(2040–2070)
Late-Century
Medium Emissions
(2070–2099)
High Emissions (
2070–2099)
Sacramento County 18.3 20.1 20.2 20.3 22.1
Percent Change from Historic Period NA 10% 10% 11% 21%
Note: NA = not available.
Source: CEC 2021a.
As shown in Table 10, annual precipitation in the County is estimated to increase between 11 and 21 percent by 2099 under the medium and high emissions scenarios, respectively. As noted in the Fourth Climate Change Assessment Sacramento Valley Report, although annual precipitation is anticipated to increase in the region, California’s climate oscillates between extremely dry and extremely wet periods with annual precipitation varying widely from year to year.
Climate change is anticipated to exacerbate these seasonal extremes with dry periods becoming dryer and wet periods becoming wetter (OPR et al. 2018). As a result, the frequency and severity of large storm events are anticipated to increase as well. These oscillations between extremely dry and extremely wet periods, which have occurred historically in the state, are anticipated to become more severe with rapid shifts from dry to wet periods known as “whiplash events” (Swain et al. 2016). As Swain et al. note in their research, the recent 2012–2016 drought followed by the 2016–2017 flood events throughout the state serve as a good example of the type of whiplash events that will occur more frequently over the next century. These types of events are estimated to increase by approximately 25 percent in northern California, with increases in frequency occurring largely after 2050 (Swain et al. 2016).
Although annual precipitation is anticipated to increase in the City over the coming decades, the majority of the increase in precipitation is likely to occur during extreme precipitation events (Swain et al. 2018). As a result, it is important to understand how these shifts in extreme precipitation events will affect the City and regional watersheds which affect the stormwater management system and larger waterways within the City, though they begin outside the City boundaries. The Cal-Adapt Extreme Precipitation Event tool provides information on how the characteristics of extreme precipitation events will change over the century, including the ability to analyze changes at the watershed level.
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Near-Term (2021 – 2050) Midterm (2040 – 2070)
Medium Emissions - Long Term (2070 – 2099) High Emissions - Long Term (2070 – 2099)
Source: Data downloaded from CEC and DWR in 2021.
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The characteristics of extreme precipitation events are what are most commonly used to model and design urban stormwater management systems to ensure the system can withstand the rainfall and stormwater runoff that occurs during these events. For the purpose of this analysis, the specific storm events chosen are consistent with three size storm events used to design the City’s stormwater management system and are included in the Sacramento County Drainage Manual. These include the 2-, 10-, and 100-year storm events for rainfall over a 24-hour period. Table 11 summarize the changes in amount of rainfall projected to occur in American River watershed, the main watershed affecting the City for the 2-, 10-, and 100-year storm events through 2099 under the high emissions scenario.
Table 11 Changes in Rainfall During Extreme Precipitation Events Watershed Storm
Event Size
Historic
(1961–1990)
Change in 24-Hour Rainfall Period (Inches) for 100-Year Storm Event Midterm (2035–
2064)
Percent Change
(Historic to 2064)
Long-term (2070–
2099)
Percent Change
(Historic to 2099)
American
River
Watershed
100 7.1 4.8 -32% 6.3 -11%
10 3.5 2.9 -17% 3.5 0%
2 2.1 2.0 4% 2.3 9%
Notes: This table shows estimated intensity (Return Level) of Extreme Precipitation events, which are exceeded on average once every 2, 10, and 100 years (Return Period). Extreme Precipitation events, defined here, are days during a water year (October through September) with 1-day rainfall totals above an extreme threshold set for each of the watersheds, which is based on the lowest annual maximum storm intensity in historic records.
Source: CEC 2021a.
As shown in Table 11, by midcentury, the American River watershed is projected to experience decreases in rainfall during the 100- and 10-year storm event and a slight increase in the 2-year storm event. By late century, the watershed will experience an 11 percent decrease in the intensity of the 100-year storm event, no change in the 10- year storm event, and a more nine percent increase in the 2-year storm events. Climate change is also projected to increase frequency and maximum duration of larger precipitation events. For the American River watershed, there is projected to be slight increase in number of larger precipitation events from five events historically by the late- century period. The maximum durations of these events will also increase from two days historically to 2.3 days by the late-century period.
Future Flood Impacts
Stormwater Drainage System
In current practice, the stormwater management systems in urban areas are modeled to manage large storm events based on characteristics of rainfall specific to the region from observed historical data. These characteristics in the intensity, duration, and frequency (IDF) of extreme precipitation events. These characteristics are described using IDF curves which are used to design various components of urban drainage systems including pipes, culverts, waterway channels, and detention ponds. Because climate change is anticipated to shift precipitation patterns during storm events, these changes could impact the performance of urban stormwater management systems (CEC 2018b).
Increases or changes in the IDF curve can impact the integrity of stormwater infrastructure, particularly natural and engineered slopes such as levees (CEC 2018b). Based on current design standards, the City’s drainage system has been designed based on the 2-, 10-, and 100-year storm events. Consistent with these standards, the primary sensitivity threshold for this precipitation and flooding impacts is the exceedance of the historic intensities of the 2-, 10-, and 100-year storm event for the 24-hour period. This threshold is developed from the understanding that the City’s current stormwater management and flood protection system is designed based on historic observations for the size of flood events. If these historic storm intensities are exceeded, this would likely begin to disrupt, deteriorate, damage, or generally affect the performance of the City’s stormwater management and flood protection systems (CEC 2018b). The analysis also considers the magnitude of the increase above the historic storm levels in the severity of the impacts that may occur.
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Based on projections included in the Table 11 above, the City is not projected to experience larger increase in the size of these storm events and, therefore, not likely experience widespread flooding impacts from frequent but smaller storm events in the future. The small increases in the frequency and maximum duration of storm events are also not likely to have an impact on the City’s stormwater management system.
Large Storm Events and Flood Protection
For this analysis the FEMA floodplain for the 100-year storm event is used as the sensitivity threshold for large storm events. Specifically, for future scenarios in which the intensity of the 100-year storm events is exceeded, parcels and roadways within these floodplains are seen to be at increased risk from large storm events. Based on information in Table 11, the City is not projected to experience increases in the intensity of the 100-year storm event and, therefore would likely not experience widespread flooding impacts from less frequent but larger storm events based on the Cal-Adapt data. However, as discussed above, California does experiment Atmospheric River events The presence of that contribute to the frequency of “wet years” in the state. While research indicates that the frequency of large storms events does increase in these wet years, the largest flooding impacts are caused by persistent storm sequences on sub-seasonal timescales (i.e., short time periods, typically 2 weeks to 3 months), which bring a significant fraction of annual average precipitation over a brief period (Swain et al. 2018). As noted in the Fourth Climate Change Assessment Sacramento Valley Report, climate change is projected to increase the intensity of “wet years” when they do occur and would likely have significant impacts on the County as well as the City.
Levee System Impacts
Increases in precipitation and particularly in the intensity and frequency of extreme precipitations due to climate change will have impacts on the integrity of levee systems (Jasim et al. 2017). Shifts in the IDF curve, particularly during multi-day events, can increase the risk of levee failure. A study which modeled the impacts of projected changes in IDF curves on the Elkhorn Levee in the County found that the probability of levee failure could increase between 3 and 12 percent during projected extreme precipitation events under the high emissions scenario when compared to the baseline scenario. Levee systems, particularly systems not maintained through the Federally protected levee system, are subject to other factors which can comprise their structural integrity including land subsidence and climatic conditions, which will be exacerbated by climate change (Jasim et al. 2017). The combination of land subsidence and specific climatic conditions including drought and severe flooding can further threaten the structural integrity of these aging levees (Robinson and Vahedifard 2016). There are currently two levees in the City which protect residential neighborhoods: Cordova Meadows Levee and Sunriver Levee. Based on the research referenced above, these levee systems will be at increased risk of failure due to increasingly intense storm events as well as increases in the frequency of these events.
Potential Impact Score
Based on this analysis, the potential impact score for Precipitation and Flooding is High.
2.4 DROUGHT AND WATER SUPPLY ANALYSIS
Existing and Future Drought Conditions
Long-term drought can have environmental, agricultural, health, economic, and social consequences. The County, along with larger areas of California, experiences periods of long-term drought that stress the ecosystem and water supplies; and subsequently, impact agriculture, public health, and the economy. The City relies on regional water supplies with the three primary water purveyors providing services within the City’s planning area: Sacramento County Water Agency; Golden State Water Company; and California-American Water Company. The City’s water supply is currently provided by a combination of ground and surface water resources. As discussed in the Natural Resources Chapter of the City’s General Plan, future water supplies will be provided from a variety of sources, including: water from the Central Valley Project; appropriate water supplies; water transfer supplies; groundwater; ITEM 12.1.
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recycled water; surface water from the American River; SMUD transfer water; and Aerojet replacement water due contamination of the portion of the City’s groundwater resources (City of Rancho Cordova 2006).
As noted in Appendix C – Water Supply Evaluation of the City’s General Plan (City of Rancho Cordova 2006), it is likely that adequate water supplies would be available to meet the City’s water demands associated with buildout of its current corporate limits. However, based on total known future supplies there would be a supply shortfall of approximately 51,089 acre feet per year to meet the City’s total planning area demands. This shortfall would occur if development exceeded the total amount associated with buildout of the City’s corporate boundaries. If water supplies are not available to meet buildout water demands, the City would either need to stop approving new growth within its jurisdiction, or collaborate with regional water purveyors to investigate potential future water supply options within the context of the regional water supply planning environment (City of Rancho Cordova 2006). Additionally, the Water Supply Evaluation conducted as part of the City’s General Plan does not consider future changes in water supply due to climate change. This analysis does not include a comprehensive assessment of the City’s water demand and available supply but rather focuses on how future changes in precipitation, temperature, and drought conditions in the County are likely to affect the City overall.
Future Changes in Precipitation Patterns and Flooding
The City and larger Sacramento region are expected to experience slight overall increases in average annual precipitation in the long-term. However, projections show the Sacramento region will experience increased variability and volatility in precipitation events, such as droughts. California has a highly variable climate that is susceptible to prolonged periods of drought, and recent research suggests that extended drought occurrence (a “mega-drought”) could become more pervasive in future decades (CEC 2021c). As discussed above in Section 2.3, precipitation patterns in California oscillate between extremely dry and wet periods. Climate change is anticipated to exacerbate these seasonal extremes with dry periods becoming dryer and wet periods becoming wetter (OPR et al. 2018). With the increased severity of oscillation between wet and dry periods and precipitation occurring over more intense but shorter periods in the year, this will reduce opportunities for groundwater recharge which ideally occurs during prolonged wet periods allowing for soil infiltration, deeper percolation, and the resulting groundwater recharge.
While a unique long-term drought scenario would likely affect the City’s overall water supply management practices, there is the potential for there still to be above average wet years within a long-term drought, as shown in Figure 8.
These above average wet years have the potential to replenish water supplies in the City’s reservoirs and help mitigate the impacts of long-term drought.
A substantial portion of the water resources supplied to the Sacramento region originates as rainfall and runoff from snowpack in the northern Sierra Nevada mountains and the surrounding foothills. Cal-Adapt uses data to model an extended drought scenario for all of California from 2051 to 2070. For this analysis, the extended drought scenario for El Dorado County rather than just the boundaries of the City, with tributaries in El Dorado County (i.e., the north fork and south fork of the American River) providing key water resources (e.g., Folsom Lake) to the Sacramento region.
Due to increases in climate variability and rising temperatures, the state has already seen signs of decreased snowmelt in Northern California. Annual snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is expected to decline by as much as 33 percent by mid-century and 66 percent by the end of the century, relative to historic baseline snowpack (OPR et al. 2018). Further, rising temperatures have caused snowpack to melt faster and earlier in the year. These changes in snowmelt timing and streamflow availability will challenge local and regional water supply availability (OPR et al. 2018). Inadequate rainfall and reduced snowpack will result in decreased runoff to the reservoirs that supply water to the City, which will lead to less available water and more frequent water shortages.
As shown in Figure 8, El Dorado County’s observed historical (1961-1990) average annual precipitation accumulation (i.e., rainfall and snowpack runoff) is 43.6 inches. Under the anticipated drought scenario between 2051 and 2070, the County’s average annual rainfall accumulation would decrease to 37 inches (CEC 2021c), resulting in an approximately 15 percent decrease in annual average rainfall over a 20-year period.
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Figure 8 El Dorado County Long-Term Drought Scenario (2051-2070) Source: CEC 2021c.
Drought Impacts
In the event of a severe and sustained drought lasting multiple years, water supplies provided to the City could be severely affected and result in the need for increased water conservation efforts to be implemented by jurisdictions in the Sacramento region. City residents may be encouraged to reduce household water demand, which may limit certain activities such as landscape irrigation. Each water purveyor that provides water resources to the City has an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), which includes a Drought Contingency Plan with specific actions to reduce overall water use by customers. The California Public Utilities Commission sets the rates and service terms for water utilities every three years after an exhaustive review, as required by state law. As a result, a long-term drought scenario would likely not result in rapid or unforeseen increases water costs for residents and businesses.
Droughts create cascading effects on community functions that may worsen in the future. The associated risks include adverse impacts on timber harvesting, reduction in native habitat and overall ecological function, increased forest fuels for wildfire, and economic consequences associated with decreases in tourism and recreation. More intense future droughts affecting the region could result in decreasing recreation opportunities on and surrounding Folsom Lake. Decreased recreation could have a direct impact on City business revenue from pass through visitors.
Increased episodes of drought and increased water demand could result in water shortages for the region, endangering residents and ecological systems (e.g., flood control or sensitive habitat, recreational areas). Drought, as slow-moving disaster, can affect mental health if occurring over many years (Vins et al. 2015). While increasingly frequent and prolonged droughts directly affect residents, the built environment will not experience substantial direct impacts associated with this climate-related hazard.
A lack of soil moisture during long-term droughts can increase dust particle concentration, which can include harmful fungal spores and viruses, including Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) (OPR et al. 2018). The California Department of Public Health has highlighted the Sacramento Valley as a high-risk area for valley fever (OPR et a. 2018). Valley fever is found in disturbed, dry soil particles that must be inhaled. Symptoms of Valley Fever include chest pain, exhaustion, fever, coughing, joint and muscle pain, and difficulty breathing. Certain populations including pregnant women, the elderly, African, and Filipino Americans are particularly vulnerable to the severe cases of the disease (Brown et al. 2013).
Potential Impact Score
Based on this analysis, the potential impact score for Drought and Water Supply is Medium.
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2.5 WILDFIRE ANALYSIS
Existing and Future Wildfire Conditions
Wildfire behavior is dependent on several factors that, when identified and assessed, can help determine future wildfire characteristics. The three factors listed below contribute significantly to wildfire behavior and can be used to identify wildfire hazard areas:
Topography: An area’s terrain and land slopes affect its susceptibility to wildfire spread. Both fire intensity and rate of spread increase as slope increases because heat from a fire tends to rise through convection. The arrangement of vegetation throughout a hillside can also contribute to increased fire activity on slopes. Fuel: Fuel is the material that feeds a fire and is a key factor in wildfire behavior. Fuel is generally classified by type and by volume. Fuel sources are diverse and can include dead tree leaves, twigs, and branches of dead, standing trees; live trees; brush; and cured grasses. Buildings and other structures, such as homes and other associated combustibles, are also considered a fuel source. Weather: Components such as temperature, relative humidity, wind, and occurrence of lightning affect the potential for wildfire. High temperatures and low relative humidity dry out fuels that feed wildfires, creating a situation where fuel will ignite more readily and burn more intensely. Thus, during periods of drought, the threat of wildfire increases. Wind is one of the most significant weather factors in the spread of wildfires. The greater a wind, the faster a fire will spread and the more intense it will be.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) maps areas of significant fire hazards based on fuels, terrain, weather, and other relevant factors. These zones, referred to as Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ), are represented as Very High, High, or Moderate. The classification of a zone as a Moderate, High, or Very High FHSZ is based on a combination of how a fire would behave and the probability that flames and embers would threaten buildings. Wildfire risk is also determined by several factors, such as wind speeds, drought conditions, available wildfire fuel (i.e., dry vegetation), past wildfire suppression activity, and expanding wildland-urban interface (WUI) (i.e., places in and around forests, grasslands, shrub lands, and other natural areas) (Westerling 2018). Impacts from grass and brushfires in the City could result in evacuations of portions of the City as well as loss of property and impacts to critical facilities.
Based on data included in the City’s LHMP Annex shown in Figure 9, large portions of the eastern and southern portions of the City are located in areas designated as Moderate FHSZ. Given the City’s location and urban setting, there is relatively low risk of impacts from wildfires relative to areas northeast of the City in El Dorado and Amador County; however, the City is at increased threat of grass and brushfires. Although the majority of the City’s developed areas are at lower fire risk, the City does include a few key areas with increase fires risk in undeveloped recreation areas along the American River. As a recreation area, there are limited roadways within these areas, making fire equipment access difficult. While threatened by fire risk along the American River, residents are also at risk from health impacts from poor air quality associated with wildfire smoke. Poor air quality can be generated in the City from wildfires occurring throughout northern California as has been experienced in recent years.
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Future Wildfire Risk
Increased Wildfire Risk in the Sacramento Valley
Climate change effects, including increased temperatures and changes to precipitation patterns, will exacerbate many of the factors that contribute to wildfire risk. Increased variability in precipitation may lead to wetter winters and increased vegetative growth in the spring, and longer and hotter summer periods will lead to the drying of vegetative growth and ultimately result in a greater amount of fuel for fires. This has already been seen across the state in recent years, with the area burned by wildfires increasing in parallel with rising air temperatures (OEHHA 2018). These factors, combined with intense wind conditions, cause fires to spread rapidly and irregularly, making it difficult to predict fires’ paths and effectively deploy fire suppression forces.
Relative humidity is also an important fire-related weather factor; as humidity levels drop, the dry air causes vegetation moisture levels to decrease, which consequently increases the likelihood that plant material will ignite and burn. With an increase in hotter and drier landscapes, humidity levels may continue to drop and result in higher fuel levels, increasing the risk of wildfire (Schwartz et al., 2015).
Cal-Adapt provides projections for future annual mean hectares burned within the Sacramento Valley region, as defined in the California Fourth Assessment Report, when wildfires do occur. Because the City is not directly threatened by large-scale wildfires but is likely to be impacted by regional effects such as wildfire smoke, this analysis focuses on the Sacramento Valley region. As shown in Table 12, the total area burned annually by wildfire within the Sacramento Valley region is expected increase from the historic (1961-1990) annual average of 20,956 hectares to 23,942 hectares in the near-term and increase further in the midterm to 28,759 hectares. In the long-term, average annual area burned in the region is projected to increase to 31,670 hectares and to 41,784 hectares under the low and high emissions scenarios, respectively (CEC 2021e).
Table 12 Changes in Annual Average Area Burned in the Sacramento Valley Region Average Annual Area Burned
Historic
Modeled
(1961-1990)
Near-Term
(2021-2050)
Midterm
(2035-2064)
Long-Term (2070-2099)
Low Emissions High Emissions
Average Annual Area Burned (hectares) 20,956 23,942 28,759 31,670 41,784 Notes: Observed historical average annual area burned data was not available from Cal-Adapt; the modeled historical average annual area burned data under the low emissions scenario was available and used as proxy data.
Source: CEC 2021e.
Wildfire Impact Analysis
Increased temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns associated with climate change will lead to reduced moisture content in vegetation and soils during dry years. These conditions are expected to increase the amount of area burned by wildfires that will occur predominantly outside of the City boundaries but may have secondary impacts on the City from wildfire smoke, disruptions to transportation behavior, or the increased prevalence of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS).
Regional wildfires threaten energy generation and transmission infrastructure and have the capacity to damage facilities, create maintenance costs, and reduce transmission line efficiency (CAL FIRE 2020). Grid-supplied as well as locally generated electricity, which is the primary source of power for residences in the City, is provided by the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD). Regional communications infrastructure can also be affected by wildfires, which is often located in remote locations, such as mountaintops, resulting in significant threat from wildfire.
Regional wildfires may also generate impacts on transportation behavior in the City during emergency evacuation events. This could include potential route diversion and increases in traffic congestion due to road closures from wildfire impacts or post-wildfire runoff or landslide affected roadways. While fire causes relatively insignificant direct impact on roads and highways, cracking and degradation of pavement is not uncommon.
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Although the City is not at a high risk from the direct impacts of wildfires, the City’s location within the Sacramento Valley makes it susceptible to impacts of smoke from wildfires in the Sierra Nevada mountains and the coastal mountain ranges of northern California. Community public health factors that can increase the impacts of wildfire smoke include the prevalence of asthma in children and adults; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; hypertension; diabetes; obesity; and percent of population 65 years of age and older. Additionally, socioeconomic characteristics such as poverty rates, educational achievement, and unemployment rates have all been linked to the increased prevalence of underlying health conditions including depression, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, making populations in the City with these characteristics more vulnerable to wildfire smoke impacts (Kivimäki et al. 2020).
Exposure to wildfire smoke, particularly exposure by vulnerable populations, can result in worsening of respiratory symptoms, increased rates of cardiorespiratory emergency visits, hospitalizations, and even death (Rappold et al. 2017). Increased annual average temperatures and the subsequent increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires in northern California are anticipated to result in impacts from wildfire smoke on the City’s population and vulnerable populations in particular (OPR et al. 2018).
Specific populations including linguistically isolated households, senior citizens, and individuals with disabilities or those experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable during evacuation events, if wildfire evacuations were to occur in the City. Impacts affecting these populations include inability to access or receive and/or understand warning messages and evacuation notices, limited ability to evacuate due to lack of mobility, limited situational understanding from cognitive conditions, and reliance on medication or treatment devices. Wildfires in the larger Sacramento region can also result in secondary impacts affecting populations. A major consequence of wildfires is post-fire flooding and debris flow. The risk of floods and debris flows after fires increases due to vegetation loss and soil exposure. These flows are a risk to life because they can occur with little warning and can exert great force on objects in their path.
Public Safety Power Shutoffs
Due to a number of recent large-scale wildfires in Northern California caused by electricity infrastructure exposed to extreme heat and high-winds, utilities have begun to implement PSPS to avoid wildfire risk. PSPS events can result in communities experiencing no electricity for multiple days and prevent individuals from using prescribed medications and treatments that rely on electricity or refrigeration. PSPS events can also result in impacts to commerce and economic losses, particularly for businesses that rely on refrigeration such as grocery stores. Hazards such as landslides, wildfires, and flooding can also affect underground natural gas pipelines, exposing and/or damaging these pipelines. The damage resulting from climate change-related hazards on electricity and natural gas infrastructure can have a greater impact on disadvantaged populations, particularly communities that are low-income or individuals who have limited mobility or lack the financial means to make repairs to their property.
Major wildfires often result in the damage to transportation infrastructure and/or closure of roadways. Combined with reduced visibility from wildfire smoke, this leads to a disruption in normal transportation networks and accessibility. Congestion that starts during a mass evacuation can lead to additional traffic management problems, which can result in delays to emergency response, evacuation, and logistical support.
Potential Impact Score
Based on this analysis, the potential impact score for Wildfire is Medium.
2.6 ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
This section analyzes the City’s current capacity to address and adapt projected increase in severity and frequency of climate-related hazards. The City and regional agencies have established plans, policies, and programs that address climate change impacts. These efforts, however, do not comprehensively identify strategies that will be taken by local and regional governments to address the full scope and magnitude of potential climate impacts. Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of climate-related hazards in the future, requiring updates to emergency response, land use planning, and strategic partnerships. A summary of the regional and local planning efforts to adapt to climate change and climate-related hazards are presented below.
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Existing State and Regional Planning Efforts
California Department of Transportation
The Climate Change Branch in the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Transportation Planning is responsible for overseeing the development, coordination, and implementation of climate change policies in all aspects of the Department’s decision making. In 2013, Caltrans completed its first report intended to help reduce GHG emissions and adapt the State’s transportation system to prepare for the impacts of climate change (Caltrans 2013), which includes a series of strategies to reduce the risk from various climate change impacts, including increasingly intense precipitation events.
Strategies outlined in the report include using vegetation to prevent erosion along roadways, assessing and resizing culverts to accommodate increased precipitation, coordinating with local jurisdictions regarding route closures as well as pursing individual projects included in the Caltrans District Vulnerability Assess ments. In 2019, Caltrans completed the District 3 Vulnerability Assessment which provides an overview of potential climate impacts to the district’s portion of the State Highway System. The District 3 Vulnerability Assessment is part of a larger adaptation process undertaken by Caltrans to assess risk to Caltrans assets in the district and prioritize adaptation strategies from various climate impacts. The District 3 Vulnerability Assessment includes projected climate change exposure from precipitation change, flooding, temperature change, wildfire, storm surge, and sea level rise.
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the six -county Sacramento region including the 22 cities within El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties.
SACOG develops the region’s long-range transportation plan which guides transportation and land use planning in the region. In 2015, SACOG adopted the Sacramento Region Transportation Climate Adaptation Plan to address how potential climate change impacts affect the region’s transportation infrastructure. The plan highlights key impacts from climate change that could occur on the Sacramento region’s transportation system in the future as well as a guiding action plan for future adaptation planning and implementation.
Sacramento County
The County completed a vulnerability assessment in 2015 that assessed the projected changes associated with climate change in the County (including the City of Rancho Cordova), including impacts from changes in precipitation patterns and increased flooding. The assessment highlighted the unique vulnerabilities of the County to climate change including projected increases in the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme storm events as well as projected regional temperature increases leading to earlier and more rapid melting of the Sierra Nevada snowpack and subsequent increases in flow rate of surface waters in the County (Sacramento County 2021).
The County is currently working to conduct a study looking at current and future precipitation trends in the County under the influence of climate change. This work will inform an update to the County’s Drainage Manual better prepare for future changes in precipitation. The County Drainage Manual is used by incorporated cities in the County to design and build drainage and stormwater infrastructure and inform development standards.
Sacramento Public Department of Health Services
As a division of the Sacramento County Department of Health Services, Sacramento County Public Health works to promote, protect, and ensure conditions for optimal health and public safety for residents and communities in the County. As part of its work in helping prevent health impacts from extreme heat, Sacramento County Public Health conducts community education related to public health and emergency preparedness. It also has developed plans with the Sacramento Office of Emergency Services on wildfire smoke and response plans. Sacramento County Public Health has also begun to research the impacts of climate change using available tools specific to extreme heat and public health.
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Sacramento Office of Emergency Services
The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services (Sacramento OES) provides support and resources for emergency preparedness through its Sacramento Ready Program and operates the county’s Emergency Alerts Notification System. Sacramento, Yolo, and Placer County residents can use the Citizen Opt-In portal to receive critical and time-sensitive alerts regarding flooding, levee failures, severe weather, disaster events, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods in specific geographic locations.
Sacramento OES coordinates with police and fire departments in the incorporated cities in the county for emergency planning and responses purposes. In regard to heat-related events, Sacramento OES focuses on the immediate effects of events; near-term risks from these events, particularly fires, droughts, and air pollution. Sacramento OES also maintains the County’s Emergency Operation Plan, which includes protocols for emergency operations during extreme heat events. Sacramento OES also develops and updates planning documents, including the County’s Evacuation Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, Mass Care and Shelter Plan, and the County’s LHMP and Annexes including the City. The City’s Annex in the LHMP includes climate change as a hazard and discusses how climate change will impact other hazards in the City, rating the likelihood of occurrence high and vulnerability to climate change as high.
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District (SMFD) provides fire protection services, fire suppression, inspection, plan checking, emergency transportation and medical services, public education, advanced life support, and rescue services to the City as well as the unincorporated portions of the Planning Area and southern the County. SMFD encompasses approximately 417 square miles in the southern portion of the County and includes both urban and rural areas. SMFD is the largest district in the County and the seventh largest local fire agency in the State of California. SMFD has 42 fire stations with approximately 673 paid personnel on its staff. The District includes 39 engine companies, 5 truck companies, 12 medic transportation units, 8 historical fire apparatus, 5 crash/rescue units, and various watercraft response units. In the City’s General Plan Planning Area, SMFD currently has seven fire stations.
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) is the agency responsible for monitoring air pollution in the Sacramento Valley Air Basin and for developing and administering programs to reduce air pollution levels below the health-based standards established by the State and Federal governments. SMAQMD is working to develop a UHI model to help identify sensitivities in the district to extreme heat and climate change, as well as develop and model the effects of mitigation strategies (e.g., green roofs, cool pavements). SMAQMD is also working to develop an update to the California Emissions Estimator Model and hopes to include an element to the tool that provides quantification of the benefits of climate adaptation strategies. The agency also works to provide funding from Assembly Bill 617 for the Clean Cars for All program, which provides increased access to electric vehicles for low-income residents. As part of the Plan development process, representatives from SMAQMD participated in the Heat Working Group and provided input on the development of this white paper.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
SMUD is a publicly owned utility that provides electricity to the County and small portions of Placer County. In regard to climate change, SMUD has developed a sustainable communities program focusing on disadvantaged communities, as well as its Climate Readiness Assessment and Action Plan (SMUD 2016), which is intended to help the utility to adapt to and address climate change through community engagement, enterprise programs, capital projects, and operational initiatives. SMUD also works with the Sacramento Tree Foundation to operate the Sacramento Shade Program, which provides landscape assessments and free shade trees to SMUD customers. SMUD also operates Living Future Project Accelerator, which emphasizes sustainable commercial and residential building practices, and is beginning to work toward a land-based carbon storage program.
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Sacramento Tree Foundation
The Sacramento Tree Foundation is a nonprofit organization that empowers people to plant, protect, and learn about trees in the Sacramento region. The organization has several programs that support its mission and provide services to cities and residents in the Sacramento region:
Sacramento Shade Program – This program, in partnership with SMUD, provides free landscape assessments and up to 10 free shade trees that provide a host of benefits to the residents and the surrounding neighborhoods. The organization’s work with SMUD emphasi zes planting locations and tree varieties that reflect SMUD’s goals for carbon sequestration.
NeighborWoods Program – This program provides support to communities throughout the Sacramento region by offering expertise, training, tools, and advice to plant and protect trees in their neighborhoods. Urban Wood Rescue Program - This program works to preserve useful life of the trees by providing logging and milling services for trees which have reached the end of their life. This lumber is then sold, providing a second life for the trees while capturing carbon sequestered during their lifetime.
The organization also conducts community outreach campaigns, utilizing door to door canvassing and community meetings to promote the benefits of the urban forest.
Existing Local Planning Efforts
City of Rancho Cordova
In 2006, the City adopted its first General Plan. The General Plan includes a Safety Element which includes goals, policies, and actions to address a set of safety issues in the City including traffic hazards, airport safety, neighborhood policing, and flooding. The following list of Goals and corresponding policies in the Safety Element help address and mitigate impacts from climate-related hazards.
GOAL S.2: Reduce the possibility of a flooding or drainage issue causing loss of life or damage to property. Policy S.2.1: Support and encourage efforts to limit and reduce the potential for community flooding from the Cosumnes or American Rivers.
Policy S.2.2: Manage the risk of flooding by discouraging new development located in an area that is likely to flood.
Policy S.2.3: Discourage the creation of new parcels when the presence of easements, floodplain, marsh, or riparian habitat, and/or other features would leave insufficient land to build and operate structures. This policy shall not apply to open space lots specifically created for dedication to the City or another appropriate party for habitat protection, flood control, drainage, or wetland maintenance. Policy S.2.4: Ensure that adequate drainage exists for both existing and new development.
GOAL S.9: Reduce the probability of fire damage to all the City’s structures. Policy S.9.1: Cooperate with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District (SMFD) to reduce fire hazards, assist in fire suppression, and ensure efficient emergency medical response. Policy S.9.2: Provide infill development with adequate off-site improvements to meet onsite fire flow requirements.
Policy S.9.3: Consider establishing mitigation fees to fund adequate fire protection and emergency medical response facilities, if such fees are critical and necessary to meet the facility funding needs of SMFD and existing methods of financing are inadequate.
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The City also has regulations within the Municipal Code, specifically, Chapter 23.716 “Landscaping,” that provides guidance for landscaping and tree planting requirements for new development in the City. Title 19, “Trees,” of the Municipal Code provides regulations regarding the preservation of public trees of local importance and mitigation of tree loss.
The City adopted their Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) in 2018. The EOP describes how the jurisdiction will manage and coordinate resources and personnel responding to emergency situations. It detailed information covering Emergency Operations Center procedures, documentation and reference and support information and includes response protocols for a comprehensive set of emergency situations including climate-related hazard events including flooding, wildland fire, and extreme heat. The document is continually evolving as the City grows with recommendations for improvement solicited and carefully considered for future revisions.
City of Rancho Cordova Public Works Department
The City’s Public Works Department supports important activities and functions within the City, which have an impact on UHI, including designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining the City’s road network and drainage systems.
The Public Works Department is also responsible for the maintenance of roadways in the City as well as the the City’s Capital Improvements Program, which includes developing, upgrading and implementing the City’s Capital Improvements Program 5-Year Plan – a list of improvement projects for various components of City operations.
City of Rancho Cordova Police Department
The Rancho Cordova Police Department is contracted through the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department to provide patrol, traffic enforcement, investigations, and administrative services to the City. Portions of the General Plan Planning Area outside the current City limits are within the Sacramento County Sheriff Department’s jurisdictional boundaries.
Summary of Adaptive Capacity
Table 13 evaluates the specific climate change effects covered under each of the plans and reports discussed above.
As shown in Table 13, multiple planning efforts have been made to address the climate change-related impacts that are expected to impact the City. Mitigation and adaptation measures for hazards including flooding, storms and extreme weather events, and wildfires and severe wind have been relatively well documented in assessments prepared previously. Other climate change hazards including impacts on human health, drought and available water supply, extreme heat and heat waves, landslides, and sea-level rise are noted in various regional planning efforts. However, these efforts do not analyze regional climate change effects consistently while developing adaptation strategies. Most of the policies provided in existing plans are broad-based strategies to reduce risk from climate change. Thus, it is important to note that specific and targeted policies should be developed to address the resilience of the most vulnerable populations and assets in the City.
Table 13 Adaptive Capacity in Existing Plans and Reports Plan or Report
Climate Change Hazard
Extreme Heat
Events
Extreme Precipitation
and Flooding
Drought and Water
Supply Wildfires
Sacramento County LHMP Annex
City’s General Plan
California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment Sacramento Valley Regional Report
Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment District 3 City Water Purveyor’s Urban Water Management Plans
City’s Emergency Operations Plan
Source: Data compiled by Ascent Environmental in 2021.
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Adaptive Capacity Scoring by Hazard
Based on a combination of the adaptation initiatives outlined in these documents and additional adaptive efforts that have been pursued, the City’s adaptive capacity for each climate change effect can be rated Low, Medium, or High.
High adaptive capacity indicates that sufficient measures are already in place to address the points of sensitivity and impacts associated with climate change, while a low rating indicates a community is unprepared and requires major changes to address hazards (CalOES 2020).
Increased Temperatures and Extreme Heat
Adaptive Capacity Rating: Low
The City does not generate its own electricity and may not be in a position to protect vulnerable populations from the impacts that will be caused by rising temperatures and a drastic increase in the number of extreme heat events.
As rising temperatures and extreme heat lead to more frequent electricity outages, the lack of backup power sources for residents and business will expose more residents to risk of health impacts associated with extreme heat. While the LHMP does include extreme heat as a hazard, relevant information is limited. Impacts associated with increases in temperatures and extreme heat events are the largest potential impact for the City. This means that although the City may be adequately prepared to address extreme heat events currently, the vulnerabilities faced by the City including impacts to youth, seniors, and homeless populations as well as impacts on energy demand and services are likely to exceed to City’s current capacity.
For these reasons, the adaptive capacity ranking for increased temperatures and extreme heat is Low.
Increased Wildfire Risk
Adaptive Capacity Rating: High
The County, State and regional agencies, and other partners are implementing a diverse array of policies and programs that address the design of structures, fire safety, community preparedness, and emergency response, decreasing the City’s overall vulnerability to the threat of wildfire. However, as the threat of wildfire increases both locally and regionally, the City, in coordination with federal, state, and local agencies, will need to continue to adapt to projected impacts from wildfire. While the City is at relatively low risk from direct wildfire impacts, the affects from regional wildfires on the City through secondary impacts such as wildfire smoke and regional transportation route disruptions will continue to affect the City. Because these impacts have been increasing in intensity and severity in recent years and are somewhat novel, the City will need to make moderate changes to expand its capacity to address these types of impacts.
For these reasons, the adaptive capacity associated with wildfire is high.
Increased Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
Adaptive Capacity Rating: Medium
The City has adequately assessed its flood risk through the LHMP and other planning documents. The City and stakeholders have developed, adopted, and enforced several policies and programs that will serve to mitigate impacts from increasingly frequent floods in the future. While the City’s populations and assets are not severely threatened by floods as identified in the LHMP, the City, the County and other regional and local agencies can continue to implement policies and programs that reduce the risks associated with significant flooding events. As noted in Section 2.3, the risk of a large-scale storm event similar to the Great Flood events of 1861–1862 is more likely than not occur at least once by 2060. This means that although the City is adequately prepared to address flooding events currently, an event such as this would result in widescale impacts on the City and potentially affect Folsom Dam.
Therefore, the adaptive capacity associated with increased extreme precipitation and flooding is medium.
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Drought and Water Supply
Adaptive Capacity Rating: Medium
The City understands that a reliable water supply is essential. Each water purveyors that provide water resource so the City have UWMPs and Drought Contingency Plans, which will assist in building resilience to future drought conditions. The City is still somewhat vulnerable to these climate-related hazards, particularly in terms of the economic and related impacts (irrigation of recreation fields, constraints on future housing development) of generally dryer conditions, interannual precipitation variability, and reduced snowpack. These climate change effects will pose risks to tourism-related businesses that rely on pass-by visitors to Folsom Lake and the surrounding recreation areas when long-term droughts do occur.
Based on the reasons stated above, the adaptive capacity ranking for drought, water supply, and reduced snowpack is medium.
2.7 VULNERABILITY SCORING
The City’s vulnerability to each identified climate change impact is assessed based on the magnitude of risk posed to populations and assets, and any existing measures in place to mitigate these impacts. Potential impacts and adaptive capacity are rated on a qualitative scale from Low to High based on guidance from the APG. A description of each qualitative rating for both factors is provided in Table 14.
Table 14 Potential Impact and Adaptive Capacity Scoring Score Potential Impact Adaptive Capacity
Low Impact is unlikely based on projected exposure; would result in minor consequences to public health, safety, and/or other metrics of concern.
The population or asset lacks capability to manage climate impact; major changes would be required.
Medium Impact is somewhat likely based on projected exposure; would result in some consequences to public health, safety, and/or other metrics of concern.
The population or asset has some capacity to manage
climate impact; some changes would be required.
High Impact is highly likely based on projected exposure; would result in substantial consequences to public health, safety, and/or other metrics of concern.
The population or asset has high capacity to manage climate impact; minimal to no changes are required.
Source: CalOES 2020
After rating potential impacts and adaptive capacity, an overall vulnerability score is determined for each climate change impact. This scoring can help the City understand which effects pose the greatest threats and should be prioritized in future planning efforts. Table 15 presents the rubric used to determine the overall vulnerability scores based on the ratings for potential impacts and adaptive capacity.
Table 15 Vulnerability Scoring
Vulnerability Score
Potential Impacts
High 3 4 5
Medium 2 3 4
Low 1 2 3
High Medium Low
Adaptive Capacity
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Vulnerability scoring for each climate change effect identified and evaluated in Sections 2.2 through 2.6 is included in Table 16 below. The table shows that increased temperatures and extreme heat is assigned a vulnerability rating of 5 and therefore should be a high priority for the City. Impacts from increased precipitation and flooding was scored as a 4 while drought and water supply risks was assigned a vulnerability score of 3. These climate change effects are likely to have significant impacts on the City’s populations, built environment, and community functions in the near- term, and although a variety of adaptive efforts related to both climate change effects are in place and underway, the magnitude of the risks posed by these hazards contributes to high vulnerability in the City. Increased wildfire risk is characterized as having a vulnerability rating of 2. This climate change effect will likely have lower priority impacts on the City and is currently being addressed adequately based on existing conditions, but additional adaptation and resilience planning will be required in the future to mitigate impacts and protect the City.
Table 16 Vulnerability Scoring Summary
Vulnerability Score
Climate Change Effect
Vulnerability Score
Adaptive Capacity Potential Impact Vulnerability
Temperature and Extreme Heat Low High 5
Precipitation and Flooding Medium High 4
Drought and Water Supply Medium Medium 3
Wildfire High Medium 2
Source: CalOES 2020; adapted by Ascent Environmental in 2021.
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Appendix G
Consistency Checklist
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Appendix H
List of Potential Funding Options
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List of Potential Funding Options for CAAP Implementation Funding Option Description Potential CAAP
Implementation
Sacramento Municipal
Utility District (SMUD)
Residential Rebates
SMUD provides residential rebates and special promotions for energy efficient appliances and products including induction cooktops/ranges, heat pump water heater upgrades, ENERGY STAR® clothes washers and refrigerators, smart thermostats, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) replacement with a heat pump, smart lighting starter kits, energy savings kits, power strips, LED bulbs, faucet aerators, showerheads, water conservation kits, smart sprinkler controllers, and drip irrigation retrofit kits. SMUD also offers residents a discounted electric rate to support EV charging, funding for home EV charging equipment and installation, and a managed EV charging program to support vehicle charging when demand is low.
Building Energy
Sector; Water Sector;
On-Road
Transportation Sector
Sacramento Municipal
Utility District (SMUD)
Business Rebates
SMUD provides business rebates for lighting, refrigeration, and heating or cooling (HVAC) systems through several different rebate programs, including a program specific to multifamily residential properties. It also provides electric vehicle (EV) programs for commercial vehicles and EV charging, an electric forklift incentive pilot program, and SMUD eFuelSM Services to assess, design, construct and maintain electric vehicle chargers for commercial customers interested in business/fleet electric vehicles and charging, workplace employee charging or multi-family tenant charging.
Building Energy
Sector; On-Road
Transportation
Sector; Off Road
Vehicles and
Equipment Sector
DOE Energy Efficiency
and Conservation
Block Grant (EECBG)
Program
Part of the DOE’s State and Community Energy Program (SCEP), the EECBG program provides formula grants to local governments to implement strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions, decrease total energy use, and improve energy efficiency. The funds will consist a two- year budget period for local governments. Rancho Cordova’s allocation is $138,900.
Building Energy
Sector
California Energy
Commission 1 Percent
Interest Rate Loans
The California Energy Commission offers 1 percent loans for local jurisdictions to conduct projects with proven energy savings at municipal facilities.
Building Energy
Sector
California Lending for
Energy and
Environmental Needs
(CLEEN)
This funding source, as a program of California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, provides direct public financing to municipalities, universities, schools, and hospitals to help meet the state’s goals for GHG reductions, water conservation, and environmental preservation.
Building Energy
Sector
California Energy
Commission Electric
Program Investment
Charge Program (EPIC)
The EPIC program provides more than $130 million annually in grants to both public agencies and private entities for the development and deployment of renewable energy, clean electric building and transportation, energy resilience, and advanced grid technologies in to accelerate the transformation of the electricity sector.
Building Energy
Sector
GRID Alternatives
GRID Alternatives is a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost solar installations to low-income residents and provides assistance for communities in developing multifamily and community-scale solar installations. The organization also provides hands-on job training for volunteers interested in employment in the solar industry.
Building Energy
Sector
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List of Potential Funding Options for CAAP Implementation Funding Option Description Potential CAAP
Implementation
California Department
of Community Services
and Development,
Low-Income
Weatherization
Program
Administered by the California Department of Community Services and Development, the Low-Income Weatherization Program provides low- income households with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy efficiency upgrades at no cost to residents. The program is designed with the primary goal of reducing GHG emissions by saving energy and generating clean renewable energy while reducing energy costs for low- income single-family households and multi-family affordable housing.
Building Energy
Sector
Building Initiative for
Low-Emissions
Development (BUILD)
Program
The CA Energy Commission’s Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Program is designed to provide technical assistance and incentives for new all-electric low-income residential buildings that reduce GHG emissions.
Building Energy
Sector
Federal Inflation
Reduction Act (IRA) of
2022
The IRA invests nearly $400 billion in Energy Security and Climate Change programs over the next ten years. This includes rebates and tax credits for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean vehicle purchases, as well as funding for clean power infrastructure and climate resiliency.
Building Energy
Sector
HUD Community
Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Program
The HUD CDBG Program supports community development activities to build stronger and more resilient communities. Activities may address needs such as infrastructure, economic development projects, public facilities installation, community centers, housing rehabilitation, public services, clearance/acquisition, microenterprise assistance, code enforcement, and homeowner assistance.
Building Energy
Sector
Federal Infrastructure
Investment and
Jobs Act, aka
Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law
(BIL) or “Building a
Better America”
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the availability of nearly $3 billion in competitive grant funding for surface transportation projects that were included in the infrastructure law. The grants can fund projects too large or complex for traditional funding programs like multijurisdictional and multimodal projects. The BIL also invests in clean energy by modernizing the power grid, weatherize and upgrade homes, schools, and businesses to make them cleaner and more affordable, and in the creation of new programs to support the development of clean energy technology. It will also invest in broadband infrastructure development to provide access to reliable high-speed internet.
On-road
Transportation
Sector; Building
Energy Sector
Rebuilding American
Infrastructure with
Sustainability and
Equity (RAISE) Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is offering $1.5 billion in grant funding through the RAISE discretionary grant program. The program uses a merit-based process to select projects that will build and repair critical pieces of freight and passenger transportation networks.
On-road
Transportation Sector
Caltrans Active
Transportation
Planning Program
This program provides competitive planning grants for jurisdictions working on planning projects to increase the proportion of trips accomplished by biking and walking and reduce community-wide vehicle miles traveled.
On-road
Transportation Sector
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List of Potential Funding Options for CAAP Implementation Funding Option Description Potential CAAP
Implementation
Caltrans
Transportation
Planning Grant
Program
The Transportation Planning Grant Program provides competitive planning grants to help local jurisdictions in a variety of transportation planning efforts including development and implementation of regional transportation plans. The program also helps address multimodal transportation deficiencies with a focus on transit and support planning actions that advance climate adaptation efforts for local transportation systems.
On-road
Transportation Sector
Caltrans Clean
California Local Grant
Program
The Clean California Local Grant Program provides competitive grants to projects that beautify and improve local roads, parks, pathways, and transit centers. Cycle 2 of grants includes up to $100 million in funding.
On-road
Transportation
Sector; Natural and
Urban landscapes
California Clean
Vehicle Rebate Project
(CVRP)
This California Air Resources Board program provides rebates for the purchase or lease of a new, eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicle. As of February 28, 2023, increased rebate amounts have been updated to $7,500 for battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles and $6,500 for plug-in hybrid vehicles.
On-road
Transportation Sector
Strategic Growth
Council Affordable
Housing and
Sustainable
Communities Program
This program, administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, funds land use, housing, transportation, and land preservation projects that support infill and compact development and reduce GHG emissions. Funds are available in the form of loans and/or grants in two kinds of project areas: Transit- Oriented Development Project Areas and Integrated Connectivity Project Areas.
On-road
Transportation Sector
SB 2 Planning Grant
Program
This planning grant program provides financial and technical assistance to local governments to update planning documents and zoning ordinances, including general plans, community plans, specific plans, sustainable communities strategies, and local coastal programs, to streamline housing production. The program does not use a competitive process to award funds. All localities that meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the grant application receive funding.
On-road
Transportation Sector
Volkswagen (VW)
Environmental
Mitigation Trust
The VW Environmental Mitigation Trust provides about $423 million for California to mitigate the excess nitrogen oxide emissions by funding specified eligible actions focused mostly on “scrap and replace” projects for the heavy-duty sector, including on-road freight trucks, transit and shuttle buses, school buses, forklifts and port cargo handling equipment, commercial marine vessels, and freight switcher locomotives.
On-road
Transportation
Sector; Off-Road
Vehicles and
Equipment Sector
California Air
Resources Board Carl
Moyer Memorial Air
Quality Standards
Attainment Program
The Carl Moyer Program provides grant funds towards the replacement of old, high-polluting vehicles, engines, and equipment, with new technologies that are cleaner than required or earlier than required by rules and regulations. The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District implements this program in the Sacramento region.
On-road
Transportation
Sector; Off-Road
Vehicles and
Equipment Sector
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List of Potential Funding Options for CAAP Implementation Funding Option Description Potential CAAP
Implementation
CalRecycle Food
Waste Prevention and
Rescue Grant Program
The purpose of this competitive grant program is to reduce overall GHG emissions by establishing new or expanding existing food waste prevention projects (source reduction or food rescue for people) in California to reduce the amount of food being disposed of in landfills.
Solid Waste Sector
CalRecycle Local
Enforcement Agency
Grant Program
CalRecycle administers a non-competitive grant program to assist local enforcement agencies with their solid waste facilities permit and inspection program.
Solid Waste Sector
California Department
of Water Resources
Water Grant and
Loans
The California Department of Water Resources provides a number of grant and loan programs that support integrated watershed management. These funds can be used to address issues such as groundwater sustainability, drought, and water supply reliability.
Programs include the Small Communities Drought Relief Program, the Riverine Stewardship Program, Delta Levees Special Flood Control Projects Program, and the LandFlex Program.
Water Sector
CivicSpark Program
The CivicSpark Program supports sustainability-focused research, planning, and implementation projects throughout California by providing public agencies and other organizations with high-quality capacity-building support. This 11-month AmeriCorps program employs highly motivated emerging sustainability professionals.
Green Economy;
Public Participation &
Engagement
Regional Early Action
Planning (REAP)
REAP allows councils of governments and other regional entities to collaborate on projects that have a broader regional impact on housing.
The grant funding helps regional entities and governments facilitate local housing production that will assist local governments in meeting their Regional Housing Need Allocation.
On-road
Transportation Sector
Sustainable
Transportation Equity
Project (STEP)
STEP is a new transportation equity pilot that aims to address community residents’ transportation needs, increase access to key destinations, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by funding planning, clean transportation, and supporting projects.
STEP’s overarching purpose is to increase transportation equity in disadvantaged and low-income communities throughout California via two types of grants: Planning and Capacity Building Grants and Implementation Grants. Within these two grant types, CARB currently has up to $22 million available.
On-road
Transportation Sector
Infrastructure State
Revolving Fund (ISRF)
The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank provides loans to local governments for infrastructure and economic development. ISRF has financed projects that are vital to communities throughout the state such as city and county street highway improvements, wastewater treatment plant construction and upgrades, and educational and cultural facilities.
On-road
Transportation
Sector; Buildings and
Energy sector; Water
and Wastewater
Sector; Solid Waste
Sector
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List of Potential Funding Options for CAAP Implementation Funding Option Description Potential CAAP
Implementation
CAL FIRE’s Grant
Programs
CAL FIRE provides a number of grant programs such as the wildfire prevention grant program, the business and workforce development through wood products and bioenergy program, the California forest improvement program, the forest health program, the forest health research program, forest legacy program, and the urban and community forestry program. Funding and application dates can be found on their website https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/. .
Adaptation
OPR Regional
Resilience Planning
and Implementation
Grant Program (RRGP)
The ICARP Regional Resilience Planning and Implementation Grant Program (Regional Resilience Grant Program, or RRGP) will fund local public entities, California Native American Tribes, and Community-Based Organizations that are planning and implementing projects that advance climate resilience and respond to the greatest climate risks in their regions. Over multiple funding rounds, the RRGP will invest $125 million into regions advancing resilience and responding to their regions’ greatest climate risks through three major activities: capacity building, planning (including identifying climate resilience priorities), and project implementation.
The first grant cycle will invest $21.3 million. At least $12.5 million of that total will be for regions planning for climate adaptation and developing action plans that prioritize projects or actions addressing the greatest climate risks facing a region, particularly in the most vulnerable communities. Grants will be made available both competitively and on a formula basis. Application period begins in Spring 2023.
Adaptation
SGC Transformative
Climate Communities
(TCC)
The Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program funds development and infrastructure projects that achieve major environmental, health, and economic benefits in California’s most disadvantaged communities. More info here:
Transformative Climate
Communities: Community-led transformation for a sustainable California
All sectors
SGC Community
Assistance for Climate
Equity (CACE)
The SGC’s CACE Program provides technical assistance and capacity building services to help under-resourced communities foster successful climate projects. Within CACE, the Boost Program supports under- resourced local governments in building capacity, optimizing existing resources, strengthening community partnerships, and transforming their approach to address and fund climate activities.
All sectors
SGC Community
Resilience Centers
(CRC) Grants Program
SGC’s CRC program will fund new construction and upgrades of neighborhood-level resilience centers to provide shelter and resources during climate and other emergencies. The program will also fund year- round services and ongoing programming that build overall community resilience. More info here:
Community Resilience Centers Program:
Strengthening community resilience in neighborhoods across California Adaptation
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List of Potential Funding Options for CAAP Implementation Funding Option Description Potential CAAP
Implementation
Climate Resilience
Districts Act (Senate
Bill 852)
Senate Bill 852 (Dodd, 2022) established the “Climate Resilience District”. This is a new public financing tool available to cities, counties, and special districts to undertake projects and programs to address climate change including wildfire, sea level rise, extreme heat and cold, drought, flooding, and related issues. The districts can be formed by one or public agencies and, once created, can raise revenue through tax increment funding, voter-approved supplemental property taxes, property benefit assessments, or fees.
Adaptation
CA Climate & Energy
Collaborative (CCEC)
Funding Resources
The CCEC provides several helpful resources to support funding for implementation of local climate and energy initiatives. These include a “How to Guide: Ways to Get Funded” resource that outlines both internal and external funding best practices (see
Ways to get Funded –
California Climate and Energy Collaborative (eecoordinator.info), as well as a regularly-updated list of current and upcoming funding opportunities with links (see Funding Resources – California Climate and Energy Collaborative (eecoordinator.info).
California Grants
Portal
The California Grants Portal (a project by the California State Library) is a one-stop destination to find all grants and loans offered on a competitive or first-come basis by California state agencies. See: Home - California Grants Portal
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Rancho
Cordova
Climate Action and
Adaptation Plan (CAAP)
City Council Meeting
May 1, 2023
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Tonight’s Draf t CAAP
Presentation
Purpose
▰ Review contents of the draft plan
▰ Receive City Council input
▰ Discuss next steps
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City O bjectives for the
Clim ate Action and Adaptation
Plan
▰ Reduce city’s fair-s hare of climate change-causing emissions ▰ Increase resilience t o existing and future climate hazards ▰ Establish Ci ty -wide strategy and guide future decision making ▰ Include elements of a “CEQA qualified” plan* in order to:
▻ Streamline the environmental process f or new development ▻ Standardize actions to reduce emissions a cross new development ▻ Support affordable housing production t o meet market demand *CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5, Plans for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions ITEM 12.1.
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Components of the
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Inventory*
Existing Emissions
Specify Measures*
that Meet the Target
Set Target* to
Reduce Emissions
Project* Future
Emissions
Assess
Vulnerability to
Climate Hazards
Monitoring
Mechanism* and
Implementation
Identify Strategies
to Adapt to Climate
Hazards
*CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
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E x i sting G reenhou se G as E missions
Inv en to ry for 2019
Passenger Cars,
Trucks, SUVs,
Motorcycles
(81%)
Heavy Duty
Trucks, Buses
(19%)
On-Road
Transportation -
62%Nonresidential
Building Energy - 18%
Residential
Building Energy - 14%
Solid Waste - 3%
Other* - 3%
*Other includes offroad vehicles and equipment, water supply, wastewater CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
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F u t u re G reenhou se G as E missions
Pro jectio n s for 2030 an d 2045
0 200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
2019 2030 2045
GHG Emissions (MTCO2e)
On-Road Transportation Nonresidential Building Energy Residential Building Energy Solid Waste Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment Water Supply Wastewater Treatment BAU Emissions Leg-Adjusted BAU Emissions 2030: 37% lower
than Business-As-
Usual
2050: 46% lower
than Business-As-
Usual
CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
State, Federal, SMUD Actions
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Red ucin g Future Em issio n s
C ity ’s Pro p o sed 2030 Targ et an d 2045
Goal
0 100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
2019 2030 2045
Annual GHG Emissions (MTCO2e per year)
On-Road Transportation Nonresidential Building Energy Residential Building Energy Solid Waste Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment Wastewater Treatment Water Supply Reduction Target and Goal
CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
2045 Goal:
81% below 2019 levels
2030 Target:
36% below 2019 levels
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Incorporate feedback from community engagement
Focus on where City government has legal
authority or other ability to influence
▻ Require ( new regulation)
▻ Build ( public investments, projects)
▻ Support ( financial incentive)
▻ Inform ( technical assistance, outreach)
Strategies an d Measures to
Red uce GHG Em issio n s
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CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
Strategies an d Measures to
Red uce GHG Em issio n s
▰ Achieve 2030 target of 36% below 2019 levels
▰ Make substantial progress toward 2045
g
oal (81% below 1990 levels) by reducing GHGs
67% below 2019 levels
▰ Primary focus on t ransportation and building
energy measures as well as solid waste
▻95% of 2030 re ductions, 97% of 2045 reductions
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Strategies an d Measures to
Red uce GHG Em issio n s
Transportation Measure Highlights
▰ Primary focus
▻ Transition to zero emission vehicles
▻ Reduce miles of vehicle travel (shorter trips, alternatives to d
riving alone)
▰ 21 measures (12 quantified, 9 qualitative)
▰ 56 supporting actions to help implement measures
▰ 69% of all reductions in 2030, 71% in 2045
CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
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Strategies an d Measures to
Red uce GHG Em issio n s
Building Energy Measure Highlights
▰ Primary focus
▻ Increase energy efficiency and electrification in existing buildings ▻ All-e lectric new residential construction (corresponding with State Building Code requirement)
▻ Increase energy efficiency of nonresidential new construction ▰ 4 measures (all quantified)
▰ 21 supporting actions to help implement measures
▰ 17% of all reductions in 2030, 15% in 2045
CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
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Strategies an d Measures to
Red uce GHG Em issio n s
Solid Waste Measure Highlights
▰ Primary focus
▻ Recovery of edible food waste
▻ Elimination of organic waste disposal in landfills
▰ 2 measures (both quantified)
▰ 10 supporting actions to help implement measures
▰ 11% of all reductions in 2030 and 2045
CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
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Vulnerability to Clim ate Change
Hazards
Climate Change Effects Adaptive Capacity Potential Impact Vulnerability Temperature and Extreme Heat Low High 5
Precipitation and Flooding Medium High 4
Drought and Water Supply Medium Medium 3
Wildfire High Medium 2
Temperature and
Extreme Heat
Precipitation
and Flooding
Drought and
Water Supply
Wildfire
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Strategies to Ad ap t to C lim ate
C h an ge Hazard s
Temperature and Extreme Heat
▻ Reduce urban heat island effect
▻ Protect people during extreme heat events
Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
▻ Enhance City’s flood management system
Drought
▻ Reduce water consumption (indoor/outdoor)
Wildfires
▻Protect people from air pollution during wildfires
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15 M onitoring M echanism and
Plan Amendment
Implementation and Monitoring Timeline 1
2023 Plan Implementation City staff begins to implement Plan measures. 2025 Monitoring Report
City staff will prepare a monitoring report every two years to evaluate implementation status of the Plan’s GHG reduction measures and identify whether any of the measures require amendment to maintain progress toward achieving the emissions reductions identified in the Plan.
2028 GHG Emissions
Inventory Update
An updated GHG inventory will be prepared to track the Plan implementation progress by assessing the City’s progress towards achieving the emissions reductions identified in the Plan. 2028 Plan Update
Based on the results of the monitoring report and updated GHG emissions inventory, the City will update the Plan to include new or amended measures, remove, or update any ineffective measures, and incorporate new technologies and methodologies as necessary to ensure the Plan is on track to achieve the City’s target and goal.
CEQA Qualified
Plan Component
1. Timeline assumes Plan adoption in 2023.
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Anticipated Tim eline and Next
Step s
▰ Publish Draft Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) f
or mandatory CEQA public review: May/June 2023
▰ Respond to environmental comments and prepare Final
C
AAP and IS/ND: July 2023
▰ Adoption hearings on the Final CAAP and IS/ND:
A
ugust/September 2023
▰ Implementation discussions: A nnually
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Q u estions f or City Cou ncil
▰ Are the CAAP measures appropriate in type and scale?
▰ Would Council like to see additional steps in the approval p
rocess (i.e. Planning Commission recommendation,
additional public outreach or hearings)?
▰ What sectors or specific measures should staff prioritize f
or implementation?
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Thank you!
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Gettin g To, Fro m , an d Aroun d
the C ity
(O n-road Transportation Sector)
Strategy Transportation -1
Support development of walkable, interconnected neighborhoods, villages, and districts Transportation -1.1: Enforce the City’s Transportation Impact Guidelines, which require developers to include features in their projects that decrease the amount of driving alone and encourage people to make trips by walking, biking, or using public transit (Quantified)
Transportation -1.2: Reduce or eliminate requirements to provide a minimum number of off -street parking spaces in new development projects (Qualitative)
Transportation -1.3: Improve street connectivity, for example by providing walkways at the ends of existing cul - de-sacs, or requiring walkable street systems in new developments (Qualitative) Transportation -1.4: Limit the number of drive- through businesses (Qualitative) Target
Year Performance Metric
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030
Total miles driven in a year from new development
would decrease by 10% in 2030 (relative to 2030
scenario without the proposed measures)
6,700 8%
2045
Total miles driven in a year from new development
would decrease by 15% in 2045 (relative to 2045
scenario without the proposed measures)
17,100 6%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Gettin g To, Fro m , an d Aroun d
the C ity
(O n-road Transportation Sector)
Strategy Transportation -2
Make walking and biking safe and attractive for people of all ages and abilities Transportation -2.1: Update Bike and Pedestrian Master Plans to increase the number of low -stress bikeways and walkways that connect homes to destinations (Quantified) Transportation -2.2: Install roundabouts to control traffic at intersections, instead of stop signs or traffic signals (Qualitative)
Transportation -2.3: Provide temporary or permanent car -free zones or “slow streets” in specified areas, for example, individual blocks or residential streets (Qualitative) Transportation -2.4: Install measures to reduce vehicle speeds and calm traffic on city streets (Qualitative) Target
Year Performance Metric Annual GHG Reduction
Potential (MTCO 2e)
Percent of the City’s
Total Reductions
2030 Total miles driven in a year from existing (2019)
development would decrease by 6% in 2030 11,500 14%
2045 Total miles driven in a year from existing (2019)
development would decrease by 7.5% in 2045 12,800 4%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Gettin g To, Fro m , an d Aroun d
the C ity
(O n-road Transportation Sector)
Strategy Transportation -3
Provide transit options that are accessible, reliable, and convenient Transportation -3.1: Increase the frequency of SacRT bus, CordoVan service, and/or light rail service, or extend service to cover new areas or times of day (Quantified) Transportation -3.2: Implement Transit- Supportive Roadway Treatments (for example, transit signal priority, bus-only signal phases, queue jumps, curb extensions to speed passenger loading, and dedicated bus lanes) (Quantified)
Transportation -3.3: Provide discounted or fare- free transit service (could be universal or targeted to specific areas and/or populations, for example, youth under 18) (Quantified) Transportation -3.4: Expand the SmaRT Ride area and convert the shuttles to electric shuttles (Quantified) Target
Year Performance Metric*
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)*
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030 Total miles driven in a year from existing (2019)
development would decrease by 3% in 2030 5,800 7%
2045 Total miles driven in a year from existing (2019)
development would decrease by 6% in 2045 10,200 3%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Gettin g To, Fro m , an d Aroun d
the C ity
(O n-road Transportation Sector)
Strategy Transportation -4
Reduce drive alone vehicle trips
Transportation -4.1: Implement a Commuter Trip Reduction Program (CTR) in which companies provide employees with services, infrastructure, and incentives for not driving alone to work and instead ridesharing, taking transit, biking, walking, or teleworking (Quantified) Transportation -4.2: Implement an Electric Vehicle Carshare Program in which vehicles are available for users on-demand for short -term rentals (Qualitative)
Transportation -4.3: Implement a bikeshare/scooter share program in which conventional or electric powered bikes or scooters are available to users on- demand for short -term rentals (Qualitative) Transportation -4.4: Provide Community -Based Travel Planning (CBTP) to households in the city in which trained travel advisors visit households to provide them with customized information, incentives, and support to encourage use of transportation options other than driving alone (Qualitative )
Target
Year Performance Metric* Annual GHG Reduction
Potential (MTCO 2e)*
Percent of the City’s
Total Reductions
2030 Total miles driven in a year from existing (2019)
development would decrease by 2% in 2030 3,800 5%
2045 Total miles driven in a year from existing (2019)
development would decrease by 4% in 2045 6,800 2%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
Gettin g To, Fro m , an d Aroun d
the C ity
(O n-road Transportation Sector)
Strategy Transportation -5
Transition to electric and zero emission vehicles
Transportation -5.1: Install EV chargers in new residential, commercial, and industrial projects (Quantified) Transportation -5.2: Install publicly accessible EV chargers on existing private property (Quantified) Transportation -5.3: Install EV chargers on public property (Quantified) Transportation -5.4: Electrify loading docks and/or require idling -reduction systems (Qualitative) Transportation -5.5: Limit new gasoline/diesel fueling stations (Qualitative) Target
Year Performance Metric
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030
18% of all vehicle miles traveled would be from
electric or other zero emissions vehicles in 2030;
1,500 new public and private EV chargers installed
by 2030
27,000 34%
2045 85% of all vehicle miles traveled would be from
electric or other zero emissions vehicles in 2045 171,300 56% ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
USING ENERGY IN HO MES AND BUSINESSES
(BUILD ING ENERGY SEC TO R)
Strategy Energy -1a
Increase energy efficiency and electrification in existing residential buildings Energy -1.1: Retrofit existing residential buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce natural gas consumption for end uses like space and water heating, clothes drying, cooking (Quantified) Target
Year Performance Metric
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030
Existing residential natural gas use is 20%
lower in 2030; approximately 4,000 existing
homes retrofitted by 2030
9,700 12%
2045
Existing residential natural gas use is 60%
lower in 2045; approximately 12,000 existing
homes retrofitted by 2045
29,000 9%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
USING ENERGY IN HO MES AND BUSINESSES
(BUILD ING ENERGY SEC TO R)
Strategy Energy -1b
Increase energy efficiency and electrification in existing nonresidential buildings Energy -1.2: Retrofit existing nonresidential buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce natural gas consumption for end uses like space and water heating, clothes drying, cooking (Quantified) Target
Year Performance Metric*
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)*
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030
Existing nonresidential natural gas use is 10% lower
in 2030; 10% of existing nonresidential building area
retrofitted by 2030
2,100 3%
2045
Existing nonresidential natural gas use is 48% lower
in 2045; 48% of existing nonresidential building area
retrofitted by 2045
10,000 3%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
USING ENERGY IN HO MES AND BUSINESSES
(BUILD ING ENERGY SEC TO R)
Strategy Energy -2a
Increase energy efficiency and electrification in new residential buildings Energy -2.1: Require new residential development to be all -electric, zero net energy (ZNE) buildings (where the amount of energy used in a year equals the amount of energy generated on the site) (Quantified)
Target
Year Performance Metric
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030 Beginning in 2026, all new housing is all -
electric
1,400 2%
2045 5,100 2%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
USING ENERGY IN HO MES AND BUSINESSES
(BUILD ING ENERGY SEC TO R)
Energy -2b
Increase energy efficiency and electrification in new nonresidential buildings Energy -2.2: Require new nonresidential development to achieve energy efficiency above minimum State building code requirements (CAL Green Tier 2) (Quantified) Target
Year Performance Metric*
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)*
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030 Beginning in 2026, all new nonresidential
development is 30% more energy
efficient than the minimum efficiency
required by the State building code
430 <1%
2045 1500 1%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
D ISPO SING O F WASTE AT HO MES AND BUSINESSES
(SO LID WASTE SEC TO R)
Strategy Solid Waste -1
Avoid disposal of organic waste in landfills
Solid Waste -1.1: Increase recovery of edible food waste (Quantified) Solid Waste -1.2: Eliminate disposal of organic waste in landfills (food waste, yard waste) (Quantified) Target
Year Performance Metric
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)
Percent of the City’s
Total Reductions
2030 Amount of landfilled waste is 30% lower
in 2030 (relative to 2019) 8,800 11%
2045 Amount of landfilled waste is 90% lower in
2045 (relative to 2019) 32,600 11%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
USING EQUIPMENT FO R LAND SC A PING AND C O NSTRUC TIO N (O FF-RO A D VEHIC LE AND EQUIPMENT SEC TO R)
Strategy Offroad -1
Transition to electric and zero emissions technologies for landscaping equipment Offroad -1.1: Replace existing gasoline and diesel -powered landscaping equipment with electric or zero emission alternatives (Quantified)
Offroad -1.2: Convert new landscaping equipment to electric or zero- emission alternatives (Quantified) Target
Year Performance Metric*
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)*
Percent of the
City’s Total
Reductions
2030
30% of existing landscaping equipment is converted
to electric, renewable diesel, or other zero -emission
alternatives by 2030; 100% of new landscaping
equipment sales are electric, renewable diesel, or
other zero -emission alternatives starting in 2024
(consistent with Statewide regulation)
130 <1%
2045
100% of new landscaping equipment sales are
electric, renewable diesel, or other zero -emission
alternatives starting in 2024 (consistent with
Statewide regulation)
260 <1%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
PLA NTING AND MANA GING TREES
(C A RBO N SEQUESTRA TIO N SEC TO R)
Strategy Carbon Sequestration -1
Remove emissions from the atmosphere
Carbon Storage -1.1: Increase the number of trees in the city, through new plantings and management of existing trees (Quantified)
Target
Year Performance Metric*
Annual GHG
Reduction Potential
(MTCO 2e)*
Percent of the City’s
Total Reductions
2030
750 new residential and 750 new City -
managed trees planted per year for a
total of 16,500 new trees by 2030
440 1%
2045
750 new residential and 750 new City-
managed trees planted per year for a
total of 39,000 new trees by 2045
1,100 <1%
ITEM 12.1.
ATTACHMENT 8
MEMORANDUM
City Council Staff Report - Page 1 of 2
ITEM 12.2.
DATE: May 1, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Albert Stricker, Public Works Director
Dalia Fadl, Principal Engineer
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT 2023-59 THE SMART CITY MANAGED
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SIFI NETWORKS RANCHO
CORDOVA LLC AND A PROJECT UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
RESULT OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adoption of the Resolution would authorize the Public Works Director to execute the Smart City Managed Services Agreement with SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC (SiFi).
BACKGROUND
SiFi is building a privately funded citywide fiber optic system in the City (System). The System will provide the infrastructure for gigabit plus speed internet throughout the City. It is the intent of the City and SiFi, that all residents, businesses, and institutions in the City will have access to the System.
SiFi will own and maintain the backbone infrastructure, yet it is not an Internet Service Provider (ISP). SiFi leases the fiber lines to ISPs that would in turn offer data service to customers.
Residents and businesses will have the option to continue with their existing ISPs or seek subscriptions with providers who have leased fiber from SiFi and receive a fiber service drop directly into their homes or businesses. A privately funded and managed citywide fiber network is a significant opportunity to strengthen Rancho Cordova’s competitive advantage for retaining and attracting businesses, jobs, and private investment.
SiFi, via the proposed agreement, will provide data services over fiber optic cable connections to City designated locations defined as Demand Points. The list of Initial Demand Points are locations where the City is currently receiving service from a certain ISP. The annual cost of service for the initial demand points is $12,840. The service to be provided by SiFi is expected to be better than the service currently received by the City at the same price. Future Demand Points are locations where the City, Parks, and other potential customers are not currently receiving service. The agreement will allow SiFi to provide services, via their ISP to these Demand Points (Attachment 3).
City Council Staff Report - Page 2 of 2
This agreement no. 2023-59 does not prevent other service providers from installing their own citywide fiber optic networks or expanding their existing fiber infrastructure and providing a similar service to the City.
FISCAL IMPACT AND FUNDING SOURCE
Approval of this agreement will have no impact on the City's general fund.
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Resolution
2. Contact No. 2023-59
3. Demand Points
4. Presentation
ITEM 12.2. ATTACHMENT 1 Resolution No. XX-2023 Page 1 of 2
CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
RESOLUTION NO. XX-2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT 2023-59 THE SMART CITY MANAGED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SIFI
NETWORKS RANCHO CORDOVA LLC
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cordova (City) strives to ensure the availability of the best public services in the region while practicing sound financial management; and WHEREAS, the ever growing use of technology has made the provision and availability of high-speed internet an essential service for most residents and businesses within the City; and WHEREAS, the provision of high-speed and reliable internet service assists in the economic development of the City by providing a vital service to help sustain and expand existing businesses, and serves as an important service to assist in attracting new businesses to the City; and
WHEREAS, SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC (SiFi) proposes to build a privately financed citywide fiber optic system that would provide the infrastructure for gigabit plus speed internet service throughout the City, including residences, businesses and other institutions (the System); and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to receive services to City locations over SiFi’s fiber optics infrastructure for municipal use; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to contract with SiFi to provide data services over fiber optic cable connections to City designated locations; and
WHEREAS, except for the Demand Points utilizing SiFi infrastructure and Network, the City makes no guarantees or warranties that SiFi will be the exclusive service provider for data services for the City; and
WHEREAS, except for the Demand Points utilizing SiFi infrastructure and Network, the City may receive data services and fiber optic cable connections and enter into agreements to provide the same services from other providers at any point during the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA does authorize the Public Works Director to execute Contract No. 2023-59 the Smart City Managed Services Agreement with SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC, and in a form approved by the City Attorney.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova on the 1st day of May 2023 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ITEM 12.2. ATTACHMENT 1 Resolution No. XX-2023 Page 2 of 2 ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Linda Budge, Mayor
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk
Smart City Managed Services Agreement
Between
City of Rancho Cordova
And
SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC
Dated May 1, 2023
ITEM 12.2.
ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
Contents
SMART CITY MANAGED SERVICES AGREEMENT ...............................................................................3 SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS ..................................................................................3 Section 1.1. Terms .....................................................................................................3 SECTION 2. USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICE ....................................................5 SECTION 2.1. SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED .........................................................................5 Section 2.2. Title; Use and Access of the Service .....................................................5 Section 2.3. Where power is required for Network Terminal Equipment (NTE) to provide service to City facilities or property, .................................................................................................6 Section 2.4. Installation and Connection Costs ..........................................................6 Section 2.5. Term .......................................................................................................6 Section 2.6. Fees and Expenses .................................................................................7 Section 2.7. Maintenance of City Property and Demand Points................................7 Section 2.8. Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements: ...........................................................................................7 Section 2.9. Quality of Services .................................................................................8 Section 2.10. Costs .......................................................................................................9 SECTION 3. INDEMNIFICATION. ........................................................................................9 SECTION 4. CONFIDENTIALITY AND ASSIGNMENT. ........................................................10 Section 4.1. Proprietary Information and Assignment.............................................10 Section 4.2. Assignment of Agreement ...................................................................11 Section 4.3. Assignment by the City ........................................................................11 SECTION 5. CITY’S OBLIGATIONS ..................................................................................13 SECTION 6. ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT ..................................................................13 Section 6.1. SiFi Breach or Default .........................................................................13 Section 6.2. City Breach or Default .........................................................................14 Section 6.3. Reservation of Rights ..........................................................................14 Section 6.4. Limitation of Liability..........................................................................14 SECTION 7. DISPUTE RESOLUTION .................................................................................15 Section 7.1. Dispute Escalation ...............................................................................15 Section 7.2. Non-Binding Mediation .......................................................................16 ITEM 12.2.
ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ....................................................................16 Section 8.1. Authority to Enter Agreement. ............................................................16 Section 8.2. Force Majeure ......................................................................................16 Section 8.3. Notice. ..................................................................................................17 Section 8.4. Entire Agreement .................................................................................17 Section 8.5. Severability ..........................................................................................17 Section 8.6. Governing Law ....................................................................................17 Section 8.7. Modification .........................................................................................17 Section 8.8. No Third Party Beneficiaries ...............................................................17 Section 8.9. No Waiver of Rights ............................................................................18 Section 8.11. No Joint Venture, Partnership or Alter Ego; Independent Contractor ............................................................................................18 Section 8.12. Headings ..............................................................................................18 Section 8.13. Counterparts .........................................................................................18 Section 8.14. No Waiver ............................................................................................18 ANNEX I — KPIS, SLAS AND SERVICE CREDITS
ANNEX II — SERVICES
ANNEX III — CHANGE MANAGEMENT
EXHIBIT A — INITIAL DEMAND POINTS
ITEM 12.2.
ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
SMART CITY MANAGED SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made this __ day of ___, 2022 (“Effective Date”), between the City of (the “City” ) and SiFi Networks, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “SiFi” or “SiFi Networks”) (each sometimes referred to as “Party” and collectively referred to as “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City , as a Municipal Corporation , wishes to receive Services to City locations over SiFi’s fiber optics infrastructure for municipal use.
WHEREAS, the City desires to contract with SiFi to provide data services over fiber optic cable connections to City designated locations.
WHEREAS, except for the Demand Points utilizing SiFi infrastructure and Network, the City makes no guarantees or warranties that SiFi will be the exclusive service provider for data services for the City.
WHEREAS, except for the Demand Points utilizing SiFi infrastructure and Network, the City may receive data services and fiber optic cable connections and enter into agreements to provide the same services from another provider at any point during the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual obligations of the Parties, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS.
Section 1.1. Terms. For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms, phrases, words, and abbreviations shall have the meanings ascribed to them below. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Development Agreement.
“Agreement” or “MSA” means this written contract between the City and SiFi, including without limitation all exhibits, schedules , appendices, and/or documents referenced herein, and any renewals, extensions or amendments the Parties make to it in accordance with the terms hereof. “Annual Fee” means the annual fee paid by the City for Services. “Boundary” means the jurisdictional boundary limits of the City as of the Effective Date. “Change” means any change to a Service or a New Service, any variation, alteration, modification or enhancement, including but not limited to any increase or decrease of the Scope ITEM 12.2.
ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
or the volumes, devices, elements, mix, technologies or vendors included in the Services as set out in Annex II of this Agreement.
“City” or “Customer” means, the City of Rancho Cordova including its officers, employees, agents and volunteers or its lawful successor, transferee, designee, or assignees. “City Council” means the City Council of the City, or any equivalent body. “Core” means the section of the SiFi Networks’ fiber optic network constructed in the Public Way from the interconnect point with the backhaul circuit to a duct or ducts at the boundary of the Drop Location at the edge of the public right of way.
“Commencement Date” means the date of the first Drop connection to the Initial Demand Points.
“Demand Point” means a singular location or object within the City which the City has designated to receive a fiber connection (Drop) under this Agreement. “Drop” means the drop duct and fiber optic cable run from SiFi Networks’ Core network within the public right of way to the Demand Point.
“Drop Location” is the location where a distribution duct crosses from the public right of way to the private right of way where the distribution duct is capped for future use. When a service is required a drop duct is connected to the distribution duct. “Drop Location Wall” means the exterior or interior wall of a Drop Location or if there is no wall then the point at which the fiber optic cable can be terminated. “Future Demand Point” means a singular location or object within the City which the City has designated that they may wish to receive a fiber connection (Drop) under this Agreement in the future.
“Initial Demand Points” means the Demand Points designated by the City and identified in the table in Section 2.4.1 below, which are Demand Points for which City is currently receiving service from third party providers.
“Initial Term” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.5.1. “Monthly Recurring Charge” or “MRC” means the additional monthly recurring charge (“MRC”) payable by City for each new Future Demand Point that the City requests.
“Network” means the SiFi Networks fiber optic network that is designed to support the delivery of Service to City Demand Point City locations. “Network Terminal Equipment” means a device installed at a City premises to connect City’s data or telephone equipment to SiFi Networks’ fiber optic network.
ITEM 12.2.
ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
“NTE” means network terminal equipment.
“New Services” means any Service not defined in Annex II and/or as further described in Annex III of this Agreement.
“ONT” or “Optical Network Terminal” means an NTE device that terminates SiFi’s FTTx optical network. .
“OLT or “Optical Line Terminal” means a device which serves as SiFi’s endpoint of the passive optical network which coordinates the multiplexing of the conversion devices on the other end of that network.
“Pass” or “Passes” means constructing or having constructed to the curbside of a Demand Point premise, or the engineered point at or near a Demand Point from which a Drop is to be connected (at the City’s cost).
“Public Way” shall mean the surface of, and the space below, any now existing or future public street, road, highway, parkway, driveway , freeway, lane, path, court, sidewalk, bridge, alley, boulevard, traffic signal, lamp post, wastewater asset including sanitary and storm systems, public way, or other public right-of-way or easement including, public utility easement, dedicated utility strip, or rights -of-way dedicated for compatible uses and any temporary or permanent fixture or improvement located thereon now or hereafter held by, granted or dedicated to or under the jurisdiction of the City in the City. Public Way shall also mean any easement now or hereafter held by the City within the City for the purpose of public travel, or for utility or public service use dedicated for compatible uses and shall include other easement or rights-of-way. “Related Documents” means this Agreement and any exhibits, schedules, instruments or agreements relating thereto, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.
“Renewal Term” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.5.1. “Services” means the services set out in Annex II of this Agreement as amended from time to time by the Change Management Procedure.
“Scope” means the scope of Services under this Agreement as further defined in Annex II of this Agreement.
“SiFi” and “SiFi Networks” shall have the meaning as set forth in the preamble above. “Term” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.5.1.
SECTION 2. USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICE
SECTION 2.1. SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED to designated Initial Demand Points and Future Demand Points as described in Sections 2.4.1 and 2.4.2, respectively.
ITEM 12.2.
ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
Section 2.2. Title; Use and Access of the Service. Title to the Network and all SiFi provided equipment shall be held by and remain in SiFi at all times during and after the Term of this Agreement. The City is granted the exclusive right to use and access the Service at the Initial Demand Points and Future Demand Points for all municipal communications purposes within the City, including, but not limited to, voice, data and internet service for some City governmental functions. “Municipal communications purposes” for the purpose of this Section shall include activities conducted at all pu blic entities, including those public entities serving areas outside of the City limits and any activities conducted by a non-profit corporation which rents or leases space from the City located at any Initial or Future Demand Point. Municipal communications purposes shall not include activities conducted by any private for-profit entity that rents or leases space from the City located at any Initial or Future Demand Point. The City is not permitted to use the Service directly or indirectly , for any commer cial or retail purposes that may compete with the services provided by SiFi.
Section 2.2.1. The City may subcontract the use and access of the capacity granted to the City described in this Section 2.2 with the prior written consent of SiFi, which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned, so long as it does not alter any of the obligations of the City herein. The City is no t permitted to use the Service, directly or indirectly , for any commercial or retail purposes that may compete with the services provided by SiFi.
Section 2.3. Where p ower is required for NTE to provide service to City facilities or property, the City will be responsible for providing the electrical connection to the NTE and the City will be responsible for costs required to supply electric power needed thereto. Subject to the foregoing, SiFi will be responsible for providing the City, at the City’s cost, NTEs only at the Future or Initial Demand Points that are compatible with SiFi’s fiber to the premise network throughout the City. If required, SiFi shall be responsible for installing and pr ocuring NTEs but applicable charges will be invoiced to and paid by the City for the connection of each Future Demand Point and the City shall be responsible for paying the same in full within thirty (30) days of the City’s receipt of the invoice.
Section 2.4. Installation and Connection Costs.
Section 2.4.1 Initial Demand Points
The City’s Initial Demand Points are listed in the table attached as an Exhibit A hereto. SiFi will undertake to terminate into the NTE / fiber patch panel from the Core up to the Drop Location Wall. This shall be the full extent of SiFi’s duty, at its own cost, to Drop up to the Initial Demand Point Location Wall. For those locations with no physical buildings or objects to drop the service to a wall, SiFi shall bring fiber into the property and place a duct on the property for future connection. City hereby represents that (i) City currently has 10 Initial Demand Points, and the annual costs City is currently paying for, or the value of such, similar services received from third party providers to those Initial Demand Points is $12,840 (“Initial Demand Points Budget”). The City will provide in writing to SiFi the detailed address, common name, service description, speed, and annual spend for each Initial Demand Point as provided for in Section 8.3.
ITEM 12.2.
ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
Section 2.4.2 Future Demand Points
Prior to commencement of construction of the Network, City will provide in writing to SiFi the detailed address, common name, service description requested, speed request, and Annual Spend for each initial Future Demand Point as provided for in Section 8.3. When connections are required to be made at any additional Future Demand Points or after construction of the Network is completed, SiFi shall provide an estimate of the cost and, if City agrees, SiFi will undertake the construction to connect each such additional Future Demand Points to the distribution point and shall invoice the City for the cost related to all such connections.
Section 2.4.3 Invoicing and Payments.
Commencing on the Commencement Date and provided the Services are fully operational for the connected Demand Points, SiFi shall invoice and City shall pay SiFi within thirty (30) days (i) the Initial Demand Points Budget which will be payable annually on June 30 of each year of the Agreement as corresponds to the City’s fiscal year calendar and in advance by City to SiFi, (ii) on a monthly basis and in advance the monthly recurring fees, provided that the initial invoice will include a prorated portion of the initial month ’s monthly recurring fees in arrears (“MRC”) for each Future Demand Point made available to the City in accordance with the table below, and (iii) the applicable one-time installation costs for each Future Demand Point, if any, per Section 2.4.2.
City shall not be obligated to pay monthly fees for Initial Demand Points until such time as Initial Demand Points are connected and operational with the Services contemplated herein, and not as of the Effective Date of this Agreement. Monthly fees for Initial Demand Points shall be limited to One Thousand Four Seventy Dollars ($1,070).
Number of Demand Points
Requested During Construction
up to Substantial Completion
Future Demand Point
MRC, Per Location
Purchased Within 10 years
(120 months) of
Agreement Effective Date
Future Demand Point MRC,
Per Location Purchased
After 10 years (121 months)
of Agreement Effective Date
1-500 $35 MRC $75 MRC
501-1000 $35 MRC $65 MRC
1001-2000 $30 MRC $55 MRC
2001+ $25 MRC $45 MRC
* The MRC’s above shall increase on an annual basis beginning on the first (1st) anniversary of the Commencement Date and thereafter at a rate of 2% minimum or 5% maximum per annum based on the previous year’s Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco Area as reported by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
SECTION 2.5. TERM.
Section 2.5.1. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and renew upon mutual agreement at the start of each fiscal year for and expire at midnight on the date that ITEM 12.2.
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is twenty (20) years from the Commencement Date (“Initial Term”), subject to earlier termination set forth in Section 6. Following the Initial Term, the Term shall renew upon mutual agreement for one additional term of ten (10) years commencing on the twentieth (20th) anniversary of the Commencement Date (“Renewal Term,” and, collectively with the Initial Term, the “Term”) subject to earlier termination set forth in Section 6. Nothing in this section shall impair or diminish the City’s non-appropriation rights as set forth in this Agreement.
Section 2.6. Fees and Expenses. Except as e xpressly set forth herein, each Party shall bear and be responsible for all of its own costs, fees and expenses incurred in executing and performing this Agreement and the other Related Documents.
Section 2.7. Maintenance of City Property and Demand Points Section 2.7.1. Maintenance, repair and operation of the Drop shall be performed by SiFi and/or contractors approved by SiFi.
Section 2.7.2 SiFi does not have any duty or obligation to upgrade or improve the Services or any of its active electronics hardware parts except as necessary to maintain performance of Services at the standard indicated by this Agreement and any other Key Performance Indicators. , In the even t of equipment failure covered by guarantee or warranty , SiFi will use commercially reasonable efforts to collect on such guarantees or warranties. The City, at its sole cost, may make upgrades and improvements to any of its component parts with the prior written consent of SiFi.
Prior to seeking SiFi’s consent, the City shall provide SiFi with details of the upgrades including, without limitation, the identity and specifications for all parts to be installed required for the provision of the Services. SiFi shall have a duty and obligation to provide upgrades or maintenance to all cabinets and fiber as necessary to perform the Services to the standard indicated by this Agreement and any other Key Performance Indicators that may apply. The duty to perform such upgrades is limited to those required to maintain the level of Services required under this Agreement and shall not be construed to obligate SiFi to exceed such a level of Services.
Section 2.8. Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements:
Section 2.8.1. Compliance with the performance of the Services will be measured by Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) which may include agreed Service Level Agreements (“SLAs”) as further described in Annex I attached hereto . Each KPI is d efined by a Target Level, a High Target Level, Low Target Level, Critical Target Level and a Target Zone as further defined in Annex I – KPIs, SLAs and Service Credits.
Section 2.8.2. The Parties have agreed upon i nitial KPIs to measure SiFi Networks’ compliance with the agreed Service levels as from the date the Services have initially been provided. Such KPIs and the related SLAs are set out in Annex I – KPIs, SLAs.
Section 2.8.3. Initial KPIs shall be measured a s from the date the Services have initially been provided; provided that, for the nine (9) months following Service delivery SiFi Networks shall not be in breach of contract for failure to achieve any applicable KPI during such period; ITEM 12.2.
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provided further that with respect to each remaining Future or Initial Demand Point completed after Service has initially been provided, during the nine (9) months following completion of such Future or Initial Demand Point SiFi Networks shall not be in a breach of contract for failure to achieving any applicable KPI with respect to the just completed Future or Initial Demand Point during such period. Such KPI’s shall be mutually adjusted by the Parties prior to the end of the latest such nine (9) month period if any KPI’s are determined to be not achievable; however, until such adjustment and finalization of the KPIs has been agreed between the Parties, SiFi Networks shall remain not liable for achieving any applicable KPIs.
Section 2.8.4. In addition to the agreed initial KPIs and related SLAs the Parties may agree upon new KP Is at any time during the Term, including but not limited to any Change or introduction of New Services.
Section 2.8.5. For n ew KPIs or for any modification of a KPI after the adjustment and finalization of the KPIs (as described in Section 2.8.3), Annex III hereto and Section 2.8.6 of this Agreement shall apply.
Section 2.8.6. For each new KPI, a grace period of 12 (twelve) months or any other period as agreed between the Parties and set out in Annex I – KPIs, SLAs shall apply during which such new KPIs shall be measured, and SiFi Networks shall not be in a breach of contract if not achieving these respective new KPIs. After the grace period, the Parties shall mutually agree upon the final definition of the new KPIs in writing as an addendum to this Agreement. No new KPI shall be binding unless a mutual agreement has been executed by the Parties.
The Parties may agree upon new KPIs and related SLAs for any Change or New Service in accordance with Annex III to this Agreement. Sections 2. 8.5 and 2.8.6 shall apply for such new KPIs.
Section 2.8.7. SiFi Networks shall provide the City with a monthly report on the performance of the Services as agreed in Annex I – KPIs, SLAs. The Parties may agree on other reporting intervals for KPIs not being measured on a monthly basis, but in no eve nt shall the reporting interval be more frequent than monthly intervals.
Section 2.8.8. Any exclusions and/or exceptions affecting the KPI results as defined in Annex I– KPIs, SLAs shall be excluded from these KPI results. SiFi Networks shall provide a written report to the City referring to the applied exclusions and/or exceptions as defined in Annex I – KPIs, SLAs in order to enable a verification of the applied exclusions and/or exceptions by the City.
Section 2.9. Quality of Services.
Section 2.9.1. SiFi Networks shall perform the Services at all times exercising that degree of skill, diligence, prudence and foresight which could reasonably be expected from a skilled, reasonable and experienced provider of such Services under similar or same circumstances.
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Section 2.9.2. SiFi Networks shall support the further development of the quality of the Network as agreed in writing between the Parties from time to time.
Section 2.9.3. Notwithstanding SiFi Networks’ obligations as set out in Sect ion 2.9.1, the City shall perform its obligations under this Agreement exercising that degree of skill, diligence, prudence and foresight reasonably necessary for it to meet all of its obligations under this Agreement, as well as not to adversely impact the performance of the Service to be rendered by SiFi Networks and to ensure SiFi Networks may perform its Service as agreed in this Agreement.
Section 2.10. Costs to adapt City property.
All costs incurred by SiFi to adapt , as needed, the C ity’s proper ties and facilities or any Demand Points for the provision of a service or SiFi’s Service delivery environment shall be borne by the City in line with Section 2.4.2.
SECTION 3. INDEMNIFICATION.
Section 3.1. SiFi shall indemnify , defend, and hold harmless the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and other representatives from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred in any action or proceeding arising from or in connection with (a) the breach or alleged breach by SiFi of any of its representations or warranties or any material provisions of this Agreement; (b) the violation or alleged violation by SiFi of any applicable federal, state or local laws, ordinances , rules or regulations; provided, however, that the City shall promptly notify SiFi of any such claim or litigation; or (c) any action or inaction taken by SiFi in the performance of this Agreement. Such indemnification shall include indemnification for a lleged intellectual property infringement by SiFi or by City relating to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to provide such prompt notice shall diminish SiFi’s indemnification obligations only to the extent SiFi is actually prejudiced by such failure.
Section 3.2. The City shall indemnify , defend, and hold harmless SiFi and its officers, directors, equity owners, employees and other representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”)) from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred in any action or proceeding arising from or in connection with (a) the breach or alleged breach by the City of any of its representations o r warranties or any material provisions of this Agreement; or (b) the violation or alleged violation by the City of any applicable federal, state or local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations; provided, however, that SiFi shall promptly notify the City of any such claim or litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to provide such prompt notice shall diminish the City’s indemnification obligations only to the extent the City is actually prejudiced by such failure.
Section 3.3. In any case in which indemnification is sought hereunder:
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indemnified shall cooperate in the defense of such claim or litigation, and the indemnifying party’s obligation with respect to such claim or litigation shall be limited to holding the indemnified party harmless from any final judgment rendered on account of such claim or settlement made or approved by the indemnifying party in connection therewith, and expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees of the indemnified party incurred in connection with the defense of such claim or litigation prior to the assumption thereof by the indemnifying party or after the assumption thereof by the indemnifying party but only when such expense and fees are necessary to protect the indemnified parties interest, and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for performing such acts as the indemnifying party shall request. If the indemnifying party does not assume the handling, settlement or defense of any such claim or litigation, the indemnifying party shall, in addition to holding the indemnified party harmless from the amount of any damages awarded in any final judgment entered on account of such claim, reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable costs and expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees of the indemnified party incurred in connection with the defense of any such claim or litigation; and
(b) The party seeking indemnification shall fully cooperate with the reasonable requests of the other party in its participation in, and control of, any compromise, settlement, litigation or other resolution or disposition of any such claim.
Section 4. CONFIDENTIALITY AND ASSIGNMENT.
Section 4.1. Proprietary Information and Assignment.
Section 4.1.1. Treatment of Confidential and Proprietary Information . Subject to local, state and federal law , the City agrees that, without the prior written consent of SiFi, technical specifications, system design, pricing, as -builts, project schedules and project reports (“SiFi Confidential Information” or “SCI”), shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to any individuals or entities other than the City’s authorized representatives, staff and consultants , in each case who have agreed to abide by the terms of this Section 4.1.1 with regard to such SiFi Confidential Information except as required by law. In the event the City is required by applicable law to disclose any of the SiFi Confidential Information, the City agrees to provide SiFi Networks with prompt notice of such requirement and the opportunity to challenge the requirement to disclose such SiFi Confidential Information at SiFi’s sole expense and, in the event such challenge is unsuccessful or does not occur within the limited timeframes provided by law , the City shall furnish only that portion of the SiFi Confidential Information which it is advised by opinion of the City Attorney that is legally requir ed. SiFi will minimize any SiFi Confidential Information provided to City. All such SCI will be explicitly labeled as such in writing. Whenever possible, SiFi will retain and not leave with City such SCI where it is not absolutely necessary to do so in order to carry out the terms of this Agreement . City will not be liable to SiFi for any release of SCI which City is required to make, under the reasonable sole opinion of City’s legal counsel, pursuant to any federal, state, or local policy, rule, regulat ion, law, ordinance , or pursuant to a subpoena or other legal process.
Section 4.2. Assignment of Agreement. SiFi shall have the right to assign, novate, sell, encumber, or transfer this Agreement, or any part thereof. Upon any such assignment or novation, SiFi shall be released from all obligations and liabilities under this Agreement from and after the ITEM 12.2.
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date of such assignment but not until City is in receipt of a fully executed copy of the document evidencing such assignment, sale or transfer and indicating the assignee’s/purchaser’s/transferee’s assumption of SiFi’s performance duties, liabilities, and obligations under this Agreement. To illustrate the foregoing Assignment provision, in order to finance construction, installation, operations and other related matters, SiFi and/or its project partners reserve the right to grant security interests in the Network to one or more third parties. Not withstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, SiFi, and/or its project partners, may assign, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise transfer without consent of any kind its interest in this Agreement to any financing entity, or agent on behalf of any financing entity to whom SiFi and/or its project partners (1) has obligations for borrowed money or in respect of guarantees thereof , (2) has obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (3) has obligations under or with respect to letters of credit, bankers ’ acceptances or similar facilities or in respect of guarantees thereof. There shall be no restrictions on the ability of SiFi and/or its project partners to assign this Agreement or any other Related Document freely without the consent of any party. The City, at the request of SiFi, shall execute such further instruments, acknowledgments, subordinations and estoppel agreements as may be required in connection with SiFi Network’s financings or that of its project partners and in any event granted within fourteen (14) calendar days after request therefor.
Section 4.3. Assignment by the City. The City shall not have the right to assign, transfer, pledge or delegate its interest in this Agreement without SiFi Network’s express prior written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed and in any event shall be granted or denied in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after request therefor, or if the SiFi Networks fails to respond within thirty (30) calendar days after request, shall be deemed to be approved by SiFi Networks. In the event SiFi Network provides written consent to an assignment or transfer by the City, such assignment sha ll expressly require that any assignee or transferee hereunder: (1) assumes all of the City’s obligations under this Agreement; and (2) in the reasonable judgment of SiFi, possesses sufficient financial, managerial and technical capacity to perform under t he terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Related Documents . An assignment, transfer, pledge or delegation of the City’s interest in this Agreement in violation of this Section 4.4, at SiFi’s option, shall be void, or, give SiFi, in its sole discretion, the right to terminate this Agreement.
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Section 5. CITY’S OBLIGATIONS.
In addition to all other duties and obligations contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the City has the following duties and obligations:
(a) Provide a single point of contact (“SPOC”) for SiFi, which SPOC will be responsible to address all issues related to this Agreement, providing coordination across, and liaison with, the City departments, and serving as a communication and troubleshooting resource for SiFi.
(b) Offer the full cooperation o f all the City departments with respect to relevant issues with respect to this Agreement. Such cooperation will be supervised by the SPOC.
(c) Participate in regular status meetings for the coordination of all matters related to this Agreement and the other Related Documents. Such regular status meetings shall be held no more than twice annual ly, except for during construction of the network, during which time, status meetings shall be held as often as needed as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
(f) From time to time hereafter, the City, in furtherance of its obligations under this Agreement, will execute and deliver such additional written instruments, certificates or documents, and will take all such actions as the SiFi may reasonably request for t he purposes of implementing or effectuating the provisions of the Related Documents to which the City is a party or for the purpose of more fully perfecting or renewing the rights of the SiFi with respect to the rights, properties or assets subject to such documents (or with respect to any additions thereto or replacements or proceeds thereof or with respect to any other property or assets hereafter acquired by the City which may be deemed to be a part thereof). Upon the exercise by the SiFi of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to the Related Documents to which the City is a party which requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any governmental authority or instrumentality, the City will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, execute and deliver all necessary applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that the SiFi may be required to obtain for such governmental consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization, at SiFi’s sole expense.
Section 6. ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT. TERMINATION.
Section 6.1. SiFi Breach or Default . In the event the City believes that SiFi has not complied with the material terms of this Agreement, the City shall promptly notify SiFi in writing with specific details regarding the exact nature, if known, and if the exact nature is not known, the general nature of the alleged noncompliance or default. The procedures and response times set forth in this Section shall not apply to failures to comply with SLAs . Procedures and associated response times for failure to comply with SLAs are set forth in Annex I section 2.15 of this Agreement.
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Section 6.1.1. SiFi’s Right to Cure or Respond. Subject to Section 8 and Section 9.2, SiFi shall have forty -five (45 ) days (or such longer period described in Section 7.1.2.(iii) below or Section 9.2 below) from its receipt of the City’s notice described in Section 7.1 above:
(a) to respond to the City, contesting the assertion of noncompliance or default. (b) to cure such default; or
(c) In the event that, by nature of the default or noncompliance, such default or noncompliance cannot be cured within the forty-five (45) day period, to initiate reasonable steps to remedy such default and notify the City of the steps being taken and the projected date that they will be completed.
Section 6.1.2. Enforcement by the City for SiFi Breach . After the City complies with its obligations in Section 7.1 above and if SiFi fails to cure any noncompliance or default within the forty-five (45) day notice period, or if such a cure is not possible within forty-five (45) days pursuant to Section 7.1.1(c) above and SiFi has failed to take reasonable steps to remedy the noncompliance or default as required by Section 7.1.1(c) above, the City may:
(i) Seek specific performance or seek other equitable relief. (ii) Seek contractual damages from SiFi; or
(iii) In the event no cure of any kind is provided or commenced within a period of sixty (60) days following expiration of the cure period set forth in Section 7.1.1, the City may terminate this Agreement by written notice to SiFi.
Section 6.1.3. Reservation of Rights. Except for any rights it explicitly waives in this Agreement, the City reserves all legal and equitable rights it may have to enforce this Agreement.
Section 6.2. City Breach or Default . In the event SiFi believes that the City has not complied with the material terms of this Agreement, it shall promptly notify the City in writing with specific details regarding the exact nature of the alleged noncompliance or default.
Section 6.2.1. City’s Right to Cure or Respond . Subject to 7 below, the City shall have forty-five (45) days from its receipt of SiFi’s notice described in Section 6.2 above:
(a) to respond to SiFi, contesting the assertion of noncompliance or default; (b) to cure such default; or
(c) in the event that, by nature of the noncompliance or default, such noncompliance or default cannot be cured within the forty-five (45) day period, to initiate reasonable steps to remedy such default and notify the City of the steps being taken and the projected date that they will be completed.
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Section 6.2.2. Enforcement by SiFi for City Breach. After SiFi complies with its obligations pursuant to Section 7.2 above and if the City fails to cure any noncompliance or default within the forty-five (45) notice period, or if such a cure is not possible within forty-five (45) days pursuant to Section 6.2.1(c) above and the City has failed to take reasonable steps to remedy the noncompliance or default as required by Section 6.2.1(c) above, SiFi may:
(i) Seek specific performance or other equitable relief; (ii) Seek damages from the City (which are limited in all events to the amounts actually paid in the prior calendar year to SiFi); or
(iii) Terminate this Agreement by sending written notice to the City if the City has failed to:
(a) pay amounts due pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) maintain, repair, operate and ensure any City property, Public Ways, City furniture, City Premises, Ultimate Demand Points or Initial Demand Points as required by this Agreement, or keep such City property, Public Ways, City furniture, City Premises Ultimate Demand Points or Initial Demand Points in good working order and capable of supporting the Services or any combination thereof consistent with current fiber optic industry standards and specifications as required by this Agreement; or
(c) Comply with or perform any other material term of this Agreement.
Section 6.2.2.4. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon no less than 365 day written notice of intent to terminate. In the event either SiFi or the City terminates this Agreement, for any reason, the City shall promptly provide to SiFi all maintenance and repair records for the Services in the City’s possession or control.
Section 6.3. Reservation of Rights . Except for any rights it explicitly waives in this Agreement, SiFi reserves all legal and equitable rights it may have to enforce this Agreement.
Section 6.4. Limitation of Liability . Except for a breach of confidentiality obligations , in no event will either party be liable to the other party for any indirect, consequential, special, incidental, reliance, or punitive damages of any kind or nature whatsoever. Each Party hereby releases the other party, its subsidiar ies and affiliates, and their respective trustees, officers, directors, managers, employees, and agents, from any such claims.
Section 7. Dispute Resolution.
Section 7.1. Dispute Escalation. As to any dispute which is not resolved in the ordinary course of business, SiFi and the City may first attempt in good faith to promptly resolve such dispute by negotiations between their respective representatives. Either SiFi or the City may escalate, as described in this Section 7.1 and Section 7.2, by delivery of written notice of the ITEM 12.2.
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dispute (“Dispute Notice”) to the other. Not later than thirty (30) days after delivery of the Dispute Notice, a representative with authority to settle the dispute shall meet with the other party ’s designated representative with authority to settle the dispute at a reasonably acceptable time and place, and thereafter as such representatives deem reasonably necessary. The executives shall exchange relevant information and endeavor to resolve the dispute. Prior to any such meeting, each party ’s representatives shall advise the other as to any individuals who will attend such meeting with the representative. In the event that the parties are unable to resolve the dispute in the above -described manner within thirty (30) days after the initial meeting between representatives, then the parties may resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the parties’ respective rights and duties hereunder, by and through the institution of legal proceedings in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, or if there is no federal court jurisdiction, the state courts of Sacramento County, California. All negotiations pursuant to this Section shall be confidential and treated as compromise negotiations for the purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and any other similar law or rule of evidence that is applicable.
Section 7.2. Non-Binding Mediation. Notwithstanding Section 8.1, prior to resorting to litigation but after the meeting between the representatives described in Section 8.1, both parties may, at the sole option of each, jointly submit any dispute arising under this Agreement to non-binding mediation. Both parties shall a gree on the mediator and in the absence of any such agreement, both parties shall nominate one (1) mediator, and the final mediator shall be selected from the nominated mediators by virtue of a game of chance. All negotiations pursuant to this Section shall be confidential and treated as compromise negotiations for the purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and any other similar law or rule of evidence that is applicable.
Section 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section 8.1. Authority to Enter Agreement. Each party hereby represents and warrants to the other that (i) it has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, (ii) it has taken all necessary action to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and (iii) this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the rights of creditors and to the availability of equitable remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section 8.2. Force Majeure. SiFi shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; pandemics, riots; interruptions; major and extended loss or malfunctions of utilities; computers (hardware or software) or communications service; strikes or labor disputes; acts of military authority. If SiFi shall be unable to carry out the wh ole or any part of its obligations under this Agreement by sole reason of a force majeure event and not contributed in any part by negligence or willful conduct of SiFi , then the performance of the obligations under this Agreement of such ITEM 12.2.
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party as they are affected by such cause shall be excused for a reasonable time during which such condition exists.
Section 8.3. Notice. All notices shall be in writing and shall be served upon the other party by hand delivery, overnight mail, electronic mail, or by facsimile with confirmed transmission and addressed as follows:
City: Dalia Fadl
City of Rancho Cordova
2729 Prospect Park Drive,
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Email: [email protected]
SiFi Networks:
SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC
Attn: Legal
103 Foulk Road, Suite 500
Wilmington, DE 19803
Email: [email protected]
Notices shall be deemed received the same day with delivery upon hand delivery, and the next business day with delivery upon overnight mail, electronic mail, or by facsimile.
Section 8.4. Entire Agreement . This Agreemen t, including all e xhibits, embodies the entire understanding and agreement of the City and SiFi with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 8.5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or other portion of this Agreemen t is, for any reason, declared invalid, in whole or in part, by any court, agency, commission, legislative body, or other authority of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent portion. Such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof, which other portions shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 8.6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation and effect, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, irrespective of conflict of laws principles.
Section 8.7. Modification. No provision of this Agreement shall be amended or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, except by an instrument, in writing, duly executed by the City and SiFi, which amendment shall be authorized on behalf of the City through the adoption of an appropriate resolution or order by the City, as required by applicable law.
Section 8.8. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement or in any prior agreement is or was intended to confer third-party beneficiary status on any person or entity not a party to this Agreement including a member of the public.
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Section 8.9. No Waiver of Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any rights, substantive or procedural that SiFi or the City may have under federal or state law unless such waiver is expressly stated herein.
Section 8.10. No Rights to the Drop. The City expressly agrees that it does not and shall not claim at any time any interest or estate of any kind or extent whatsoever in the SiFi network by virtue of the relationship and rights created by this Agreement.
Section 8.11. No Joint Venture, Partnership or Alter Ego; Independent Contractor .
Nothing contained in this Agreement, any document executed in connection herewith or any other Related Document or other instrument with any other party shall be construed as making the parties hereto joint partners, joint ventures or alter egos of each other or any other entity. SiFi shall at all times remain an independent contractor and not an employee. Neither Party shall control or direct the day-to-day affairs of the other Party, or their mode or method of performing their respective obligations hereunder. Neither Party in any manner shall act or indicate to any third party that it is the agent of the other Party. SiFi shall have no power or authority by this Agreement to bind the City in any respect. All employees and agents hired or retained by SiFi are employees and agents of SiFi and not of the City. City shall not be obligated in any way to pay any wage claims or other claims made against SiFi by any such employees or agents or any other person resulting from performance of this Agreement. No twithstanding any other City, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance to the contrary, SiFi and any of its employees, agents, representatives, and subcontractors providing Services under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any and all claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the California Employees Retirement System (PERS) as an employee of City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for employer contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.
SiFi shall not allow any employee, agent, representative, or subcontractor to become eligible for a claim for PERS benefits.
Section 8.12. Headings. The headings and captions of this Agreement are solely for the convenience of the Parties and shall not be deemed to modify or vary any of the substantive terms thereof.
Section 8.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterpart copies, all of which counterparts when executed and delivered, each of which shall be an original, and shall have the same force and effect as if all Parties had executed a single copy of this Agreement. Any signature page of thi s Agreement may be detached from any counterpart and reattached to any other counterpart hereof. The facsimile or email transmission of any signed facsimile or email transmission hereof shall be the same as delivery of an original.
Section 8.14. No Waiver. Failure by either Party to assert or declare any one breach or failure to perform shall not be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or failure to perform.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed the day and year first above written.
City of Rancho Cordova, SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC A California Municipal Corporation
______________________________ ______________________________ Albert Stricker, Public Works Director Name, Title
Date: ____________________ Date: ____________________
Attest:
_____________________________
______________________________ Name, Title
Stacy Leitner, CMC, City Clerk
Date: ____________________
Date: ____________________
Approved as to Form:
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Adam U. Lindgren, City Attorney
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ANNEX I
KPIS, SLAS AND SERVICE CREDITS
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1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................3 2 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS .......................................3 3 SIFI NETWORKS PERFORMANCE METRICS .........................................10 4 SLA’S ASSOCIATED WITH WHOLESALE SMART CITY SERVICES .................13
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1. OVERVIEW
1.1 This Annex 1 provides detailed descriptions of the Performance Metrics for the operation and management of the Service by SiFi Networks and is the basis for certain service level agreements between City and SiFi Networks. All Performance Metrics will apply to the Network. For the purpose of these Performance Metrics, the Service can be viewed as a point to point service between two city demand points.
1.1.2 Service Credits are only applicable to diverse Services. City must request a Service Credit within forty-five (45) days of the Outage or City waives the right to the Service Credit. Service Credits, if approved by SiFi Networks, will be applied and credited to the next invoice to City.
1.2 SiFi Networks will:
1.2.1 Use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy any delays, interruptions, omissions, mistakes, accidents or errors (“Defect” or “Defects”) and restore the Services as soon as possible after any Defect is reported to SiFi Networks using receipted electronic mail, fax or other documentation including, without limitation, an initial phone call made to the SiFi Networks Network Operation Center, which results in the issuance of a trouble ticket. The foregoing process shall be in accordance with the policies of SiFi Networks.
1.2.2 Collect, measure, and report data to City for Services, Network and operational Performance Metrics described in Article 3. SiFi Networks will provide Metrics upon written request, using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or other format mutually agreed to by SiFi Networks and City. SiFi Networks is responsible (at its expense) for providing any equipment, systems, and software necessary to collect and report such Metrics, with it being understood by the parties that such reports will primarily measure uptime availability of the Core Network Elements.
1.2.3 Analyze and improve processes, as necessary, to achieve Performance Metric Objectives set forth in Article 3.
1.2.4 Establish, maintain, and use quality improvement teams (“QITs”) that meet at least quarterly, and which consist of SiFi Networks process representatives, subject matter experts, and City, as well as potentially other of SiFi Networks service providers, suppliers and subcontractors, to conduct root cause analysis on data indicating inferior performance, act on results and implement improvement plans for those Metrics that fail to meet or exceed the Objectives set forth in Section 3.
2 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1 “Metric” or “Service Metric” means the performance measures for Network functions and includes the Description, Measurement Method, Objective and Service Credit, if any, that define the capitalized term that is used throughout this Annex 1.
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2.2 “Description” means the specific Networks function to be measured.
2.3 “Measurement Method” means the tools, process and algorithms for determining Networks performance and the frequency of the measurement.
2.4 “Objective” means the level of performance that City expects SiFi Networks to achieve.
2.5 “Service Credit” means the amount SiFi Networks owes to City, where applicable, if the Objective is not met for that month. The amount of any Service Credit shall be calculated as set forth in Section 3.
2.5.1 City will not receive Service Credits for any Service interruption or other transmission problem (including, without limitation, any inability of SiFi Networks to maintain Performance Metrics commitments contained herein) that is in whole or in part caused by or attributed to City. SiFi Networks will nevertheless use its reasonable efforts to seek a prompt resumption of Service and/or resolution of transmission problems in those circumstances where such efforts have a reasonable likelihood of promptly achieving the cited results.
2.5.2 In the event that Service Credits are issued for missing Network Core Average Availability Objectives, Service Credits shall not be issued for missing Network Drop Average Availability Objectives for the same reporting month.
2.5.3 No Service Credits will be issued for missing Network Drop Average Availability Objectives unless the location served at the Network Drop has dual diverse connections to the Network.
2.5.4 Service Credits expressed as a percent of “Services affected”, “recurring charges”, etc. refer to amounts charged to City by SiFi Networks unless otherwise explicitly stated.
2.6 “Business hours” means 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time in the state the Network is primarily located on a Business Day. “Business Day”, “Working Day” means Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays recognized in the state the Network is primarily located within.
2.7 “Outage” means Service(s) is/are interrupted such that there is a loss of continuity (unable to transmit or receive traffic to the city facility), or when SiFi Networks agrees that Service is unfit or unavailable for use.
2.7.1 The following are excluded from Outages:
• Failure of components for which City is responsible and are therefore not part of the Network.
• Time that corrections cannot be made because the City, or access to the facilities necessary for making the repair, are inaccessible.
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SiFi Networks America Proprietary and Confidential. © 2021 All Rights Reserved. • Problems caused by City negligence or misconduct, or by the negligence or misconduct of others authorized by the City.
• problems resolved as “No Trouble Found”.
• Scheduled network upgrades and maintenance periods. The upgrades and maintenance will be scheduled when customer services are impacted minimally, typically between 12 AM to 6 AM local time. Furthermore, SiFi Networks will notify the City of such scheduled upgrades or maintenance periods as per 3.4.7. • Circumstances defined in Clause 2.5 or in Section 8.2 of the Main Contract Body.
2.8 “Outage Duration” is the time in minutes that an Outage has occurred. An Outage begins when City notifies SiFi Networks NOC and SiFi Networks NOC opens a trouble ticket and ends when service has been restored.
2.9 “Availability” means time the Network is available for service. Network Average Availability is measured performance of the Network. Even though the Network Core delivers 99.999% Network Average Availability, City is not assured 99.999% availability unless its equipment is appropriately configured and connected over redundant paths to the Network.
Network Average Availability is:
Sum of Network_outage_durations = the total of the outage time, in minutes, of all Customers’ Services in service affected by network outages during the reporting calendar month.
Total_Available_Time = (number of Services in service on the last day of the calendar month preceding the reporting month) * ((days in the reporting calendar month) * (minutes per day)).
2.10 “Installation” means SiFi Networks will provide Committed Due Dates for installation of Service in less than or equal to the intervals from order date as shown below.
For pre-configured Services to City Demand Points
• Service has been previously installed, no truck roll required: Ten (10) business days
• Service has been previously installed, truck roll required: Ten (10) business days
• Full install fiber and NTE installation is required: Ten (10) business days
2.10.1 A delayed installation credit will not be applied under the following circumstances:
• Installation is delayed at City’s request.
• Installation is delayed with the approval of City.
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SiFi Networks America Proprietary and Confidential. © 2021 All Rights Reserved. • SiFi Networks has not been given necessary access to facilities required for installation or City is not ready or not available to accept the Service until after the committed due date.
• City facilities are unsuitable or unfit for installation • SiFi Networks has:
• made reasonable efforts to consult with the appropriate City work center (or such other contact specified by City) by telephone; and • taken such further reasonable and prudent actions in an attempt to make installation as City may direct in the course of su ch consultation.
• If SiFi Networks’ reasonable efforts to consult with City as required above are unsuccessful, SiFi Networks shall notify City of the reason for the delay as soon as reasonably possible.
2.11 For installations, SiFi Networks will:
• Attempt to contact City prior to the scheduled appointment • twenty-four (24) hours prior (up to 2 attempts)
• 30 minutes prior to the schedule appointment
• Arrive on site at City premises within the appointment window • Install Service(s) as ordered and update City status within one (1) business day after the instillation.
2.12 (Reserved)
2.13 “Repair and/or Maintenance at the Customer Demand Points” means that a SiFi Networks technician or SiFi Networks sub-contractor visits the City’s Demand Point to perform needed, requested and scheduled work on Services and associated Network Elements, or in other words the ONT
For Repair and Maintenance visits, SiFi Networks will:
• Attempt to contact City prior to the scheduled appointment • twenty-four (24) hours prior (up to 2 attempts)
• 30 minutes prior to the schedule appointment
• Arrive on site at City premises within the appointment window • Repair Service(s) as ordered
• Update City’s order status within 1 business day after the installation
Any Repair and/or Maintenance at the City Premises that do not take place in accordance with the foregoing requirements will be performed in a reasonable timeframe and in a reasonable manner, taking into consideration the relevant circumstances.
2.14 SiFi Networks will provide a sufficient number of qualified staff to answer and respond to all technical support calls and direct trouble ticket system inputs from City to meet the Objectives. The Performance Metrics specify Objectives that include: (1) the target time ITEM 12.2.
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Outages ofNumber
Durations Outage
for answering/responding to calls, and (2) the percentage of calls that shall meet the target.
SiFi Networks telephone support and trouble ticket system shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five (365) days a year. During normal Business Hours, SiFi Networks shall accept calls from City on all topics. Outside of normal Business Hours, SiFi Networks shall respond to calls relating to Network and Service defects.
The target time or duration is measured from the time City’s telephone call enters the SiFi Networks help desk routing queue until the time City speaks to a technician who is capable of resolving the trouble or answering the question.
2.15 “Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)” means the average time of the actual repair needed to restore Services. MTTR is measured in each reporting calendar month.
Number of Outages = Count of Outages less Outage Exclusions
MTTR is calculated as follows:
A separate MTTR is calculated for each Incident Priority Level. The MTTR is measured in hours, days.
2.16 Incident Priority Level is the measure of the severity of an incident as determined by SiFi in its sole but reasonable discretion based on the impact and urgency of the incident or by the Class of Service (Business data services only). The Incident Priority Level determines the Incident Response Window, the Communication and Escalation Intervals, and the Expected Time to Repair (ETTR) of an incident
The Incident Response Window is time allowed under the specific SLA to begin repair service as dictated by the incident priority.
Communication Interval is the interval between incident status updates provided to City.
The communication interval begins when the incident is first reported to SiFi Networks and ends when service is repaired or restored.
Escalation interval is the interval after which an incident can be escalated to the next level of visibility within SiFi Networks. The purpose of escalating an incident is to raise awareness of the incident to proper levels of management in order that the proper resources may be appropriated where necessary in order to ensure the Expected Time to Resolution objectives are met.
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Expected Time to Repair (ETTR) is the maximum expected duration of an outage, based on incident priority
The timing of activities associated with incident management are determined by the incident priority as follows:
Timing of Actions
Response
Window
Communication
Interval
Escalation
Interval ETTR
Incident Priority
0. Severe 15 minutes Continuous 2 hours 4 hours
1. Critical 15 minutes Continuous 6 hours 12 hours
2. High 1 hour 4 hours 12 hours 1 Business Day
3. Medium 4 hours 1 Business Day 24 hours 2 Business
Days
4. Low 1 Business Day Upon request 1 Business Day 3 Business Days
5. Very Low As required N/A 30 days N/A
The following table lists the default Incident Priority Level for the specified SLA tiers for Smart City services, as indicated in Annex II:
SLA level Incident Priority Level
Bronze 4.Low
Silver 3.Medium
Gold, Platinum, Titanium 2.High
The following table lists the default Incident Priority Level for the Network for select types of outage or event:
Event Description Incident Priority Level
Service disruption for >50% of Network 1. Critical
Service disruption for 25-50% of the Network 2. High
Service disruption for 10-25% of the Network 3. Medium
2.17 SiFi Networks will strive to resolve trouble tickets as quickly as possible. The Direct Measures of Quality (DMOQs) addressing this are the percentage of service outage trouble tickets that are resolved within either one or two days – the concern being those that remain open for longer periods. This metric has two measures: (1) the total number of occurrences, and (2) the corresponding percentage that the total number reflects. SLA Response Window and Repair Time are defined in Section 2.15.
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DMOQ Period = 24 hours or 48 hours, depending on the metric
The percentage is calculated as follows:
( ) 100 monthcalendar in the tickets troubleofnumber Total hrs 48 (2)or hrs, 24 (1) ithin month calendar a in resolved ticketstrouble
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SiFi Networks America Proprietary and Confidential. © 2021 All Rights Reserved. 3 SiFi Networks PERFORMANCE METRICS
Performance
Metrics
Objective Description Measurement
Method
Service Credit
3.1 Network Availability
3.1.1 Network Core -
Average Availability
99.99%
available
See Section
2.9 See Section 2.9 For each reporting month in
which the Network fails to
achieve the Network
Average Availability
Objective, SiFi Networks
will issue a Service Credit to
City for an amount equal to
5% of the Service Credit for
Services impacted by
outages.
3.3 Installation
3.3.1 On-time installation
95% of all
installations
shall meet
Committed
Installation Due-
dates
See Section
2.10 See Section 2.10 Each month that SiFi
Networks fails to meet the
Objective by the amount
indicated below, SiFi
Networks will issue the
following Service Credit to
the Customer:
(1) Below 96% but not
below 90% then one month
of the Service Credit
(defined below) for
incidents that miss the
Committed Due-date;
(2) Below 90% then two
months Service Credit
(defined below) for
incidents which miss the
Committed Due-date.
3.4 Service Metric
3.4.1 Technical Support
Response Time
85% of City’s
telephone calls
(for installation
and/or
maintenance)
connected to
SiFi Networks
Network
See Section
2.14 See Section 2.14 Not applicable
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Performance
Metrics
Objective Description Measurement
Method
Service Credit
Operations
Center within 5
minutes.
3.4.2 Technical Support
Resolution
Notification to City
100% of City’s
trouble ticket
resolution (i.e.,
ticket closed)
will be notified
to SP within 30
minutes of a
ticket being
closed via an
agreed upon
notification
method.
See Section
2.14 See Section 2.14 Not applicable
3.4.3 Mean Time to
Repair Service
Outage
Mean Time to
Repair shall not
exceed the
times specified
in the SLAs.
See Section
2.15 See Section 2.15 Not applicable
3.4.4 % Trouble Tickets
Resolved > 24
Hours
Less than five
percent (< 5%)
See Section
2.16 See Section 2.16
DMOQ Period – 24
hours
Not applicable
3.4.5 % Trouble Tickets
Resolved > 48
Hours
Less than three
percent (< 3%)
See Section
2.16 See Section 2.16
DMOQ Period – 48
hours
Not applicable
3.4.6 Missed
Appointments
Total number of
times SiFi
Networks
technician failed
to keep a
scheduled
appointment
with any City
within the
appointment
window to be 0.
See Section
2.10 Incidents of missed
appointment
windows counted
each reporting
calendar month.
In the event SiFi Networks
fails to appear at a City’s
Premises for a scheduled
installation or
repair/maintenance
appointment within the
appointment window, SiFi
Networks will issue the City
a Service Credit for one
month of the Service Credit
for each connection with an
incident which misses the
appointment window
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Metrics
Objective Description Measurement
Method
Service Credit
3.4.7 Notification of
Scheduled Network
Upgrade or
Maintenance
100%
Notification to
City contacts via
electronic mail
or other agreed
upon method
five (5) days in
advance the
scheduled event
Notification of
Scheduled
Network
Upgrade or
Maintenance
Number of times
scheduled network
upgrades or
maintenance
impacting City’
Services occur
during a calendar
month. Without
notification
Not applicable
3.4.8 Notification of
Unscheduled
Upgrade,
Maintenance event
100%
Notification to
City contacts via
electronic mail
or other agreed
upon method
within ten (10)
minutes of the
start of an
unscheduled
event
Notification of
Unscheduled
Upgrade,
Maintenance
event trouble
ticket number
Number of times
unscheduled
network upgrades
or maintenance
impacting City
Services occur
during a calendar
month. Without
notification in ten
(10) minutes of the
start of the
unscheduled event
Not applicable
4 SLA’s associated with Wholesale Standard Services
4.1 Bronze SLA. Standard Residential Service has a service level of Bronze SLA. This level is not applicable to Smart City services.
4.2 Silver SLA. Contended (PON-based), non-diverse, Smart City Services have a service level of Silver SLA. In these cases, Silver SLA is applicable to the Network Core Average Availability Metric for all sections of the SiFi Networks core network. The fiber circuit from the Core OLT to the City Premises ONT is an un-diverse point to point fiber link and therefore no Network Edge Average Availability SLA applies to any services with a Silver SLA. Outages and significant service degradation to Silver SLA services are assigned an Incident Priority Level of 3.Medium.
4.3 Gold SLA. Dark Fiber or non-diverse, Smart City Services have a service level of Gold SLA. In these cases, Gold SLA is applicable to the Network Core Average Availability Metric for all sections of the SiFi Networks core network. The fiber circuit from the Core OLT to the City Premises ONT is an un-diverse point to point fiber link and therefore no Network Edge Average Availability SLA applies to any services with a Gold SLA. Outages and significant service degradation to Gold SLA services are assigned an Incident Priority Level of 2.High.
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4.4 Platinum SLA. Diversely-fed Smart City Services have a service level of Platinum SLA.
In these cases, Platinum SLA is applicable to the Network Core Average Availability Metric for all sections of the SiFi Networks core network. The fiber circuits from the Core OLTs to the City Premises ONTs is via two, diverse, point-to-point fiber links and therefore a Network Edge Average Availability SLA of 99.99% applies to all services with a Platinum SLA. Outages and significant service degradation to Platinum SLA services are assigned an Incident Priority Level of 2.High. Note that failures are only considered Outages (and hence Service Credits are only applicable) if the service is unavailable (ie BOTH diverse links have failed).
4.5 Titanium SLA. Not offered with Smart City Services.
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Annex II - Services
Smart City Services
Internet of Things (IOT) infrastructure has a profound effect on the quality of our lives.
Digitalisation is changing our world and today the number of connected devices has surpassed the number of humans on the planet. SiFi Smart City solutions allow these intelligent devices to generate massive amounts of data transforming life and business across all sectors. SiFi Smart City solutions work across all infrastructure domains making cities more efficient, sustainable and resilient.
Example uses of these services are:
• Sensors collecting data from traffic light control boxes, parking meters, bus stops, environmental sensors and CCTV
• Point to Point connections between City buildings
• Remote location connections for users of the City IT Network • Connections to the city (private bank exchange) PBX telephone network to provide private voice call between the City and City employees.
These services are categorised by delivery mechanism (PON vs Dark Fiber), service type (Layer 1 point-to-point, Layer 2 private VLAN, or Internet) and diversity (single or dual feeds).
In the case of PON services, it is possible to mix services over the same delivery mechanism (ie have a single ONT with an internet connection on one port and a private VLAN service on another port).
Service Delivery Service Diversity SLA
Smart City Contended
Internet Service PON Internet Single Silver
Smart City Contended
VLAN Service PON Private VLAN Single Silver
Smart City Contended
Diverse Internet Service PON Internet Dual Platinum
Smart City Contended
Diverse VLAN Service PON Private VLAN Dual Platinum
Smart City Dark Fiber
Service Pair of SMF Dark Fiber Single Gold
Smart City Diverse
Dark Fiber Service Pair of SMF Dark Fiber Dual Platinum
Smart City Contended Internet Service
The City receives service delivered over a PON network and traffic is handed off to an ISP from a single street cabinet and single ONT and single building entry point, with ONT installed inside the building.
• Single PON circuit termination on a SiFi-supplied ONT. • Variable data rates available from 10Mbps – 10Gbps.
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• Virtual LAN termination at selected ISP.
• 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T handoff.
• SLAs per Section 2.16 above, at Silver tier (no availability guarantees).
Smart City Contended VLAN Service
The City receives service delivered over a PON network and L2 traffic is switched via a virtualized private L2 service to all other City-designated points on the SiFi network. Connection is via a single street cabinet and single ONT and single building entry point, with ONT installed inside the building.
• Single PON circuit termination on a SiFi-supplied ONT. • Variable data rates available from 10Mbps – 10Gbps.
• Contended service. Smart city traffic has higher priority over equivalent residential PON services.
• Private Virtual LAN (L2) service.
• 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T handoff.
• SLAs per Section 2.16 above, at Silver tier (no availability guarantees).
Smart City Contended Diverse Internet Service
The City receives service delivered over a PON network and traffic is handed off to an ISP from two geographically-diverse street cabinets via geographically diverse routes. Two ONTs are supplied, fed from dual, separate building entries. ONTs are installed inside the building.
The diverse links are active/active and may be used in parallel. Customers must supply their own routers and manage link selection.
• Diverse (dual) PON circuit termination on two SiFi-supplied ONTs. • Variable data rates available from 10Mbps – 10Gbps.
• Contended service. Smart city traffic has higher priority over equivalent residential PON services.
• Virtual LAN termination at selected ISP.
• 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T handoff.
• SLAs per Section 2.16 above, at Platinum tier (99.99% availability SLA).
Smart City Contended Diverse VLAN Service
The City receives service delivered over a PON network and L2 traffic is switched via a virtualized private L2 service to all other City-designated points on the SiFi network. Connection is from two geographically diverse street cabinets via geographically diverse routes.
Two ONTs are supplied, fed from dual, separate building entries. ONTs are installed inside the building.
The diverse links are active/active and may be used in parallel.
The City must supply their own routers and manage link selection.
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• Diverse (dual) PON circuit termination on two SiFi-supplied ONTs. • Variable data rates available from 10Mbps – 10Gbps.
• Contended service. Smart city traffic has higher priority over equivalent resid ential PON services.
• Private Virtual LAN (L2) service.
• 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T handoff.
• No service reporting.
• SLAs per Section 2.16 above, at Platinum tier (99.99% availability SLA).
Smart City Dark Fiber Service
Sifi provides a dedicated pair of Single Mode Fibers to the City, spliced between any two City designated facilities.
• Single G652 or G657 SMF dark-fiber duplex circuit terminating inside City building. • City supplies all client-side active equipment.
• Handoff: Connectorized wallbox or rack mounted splice tray. • SLAs per Section 2.16 above, at Platinum tier (99.99% availability SLA).
Smart City Diverse Dark Fiber Service
Sifi provides two dedicated pairs of Single Mode Fibers to the City, spliced between any two City designated facilities, such that each pair takes a diverse route through the city. • Diverse (dual) G652 or G657 SMF duplex dark -fiber circuits terminating inside City building.
• City supplies all client-side active equipment.
• Handoff: Connectorized wallbox or rack mounted splice tray. • SLAs per Section 2.16 above, at Platinum tier (99.99% availability SLA).
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Change Management
Process
The procedure applying to Changes as set out in Annex III of this Agreement.
Change Request Any written request for a Change raised by one of the Parties as set out in this Annex III.
End of Life The date on which the manufacturer stops the further development of a Network Element and only provides limited support.
End of Support The date on which a Network Element is no longer supported by the respective manufacturer.
Maintained Product A product developed and supplied by SiFi Networks or a Third Party and being subject to maintenance by SiFi Networks.
Network City’s network infrastructure which the City has a right to use.
Network Element Any individual unit of equipment or logically manageable units of equipment which is/are part of City’s network infrastructure.
Project Any Services not being Basic Services as set out in Annex II of this Agreement which shall be ordered by City on a case by case basis.
Third Party Any supplier other than SiFi Networks having entered into a contractual agreement with City or with SiFi Networks.
1.1 Any Party may request Changes to the Services at any time and submit such request for decision according to the Change Management Process.
1.1.2 The Change Management Process is attached to this Agreement as Annex III – Change Management.
1.1.3 No Change Request shall be binding, unless finally agreed between the Parties in writing and duly signed by their authorized representatives, including but not limited to an agreement about the impact on the Fees related to such Change.
1.2 New Services.
1.2.1 The Parties acknowledge that the Network and the Services shall evolve and be modified, enhanced or supplemented as reasonably necessary over time in order to anticipate or respond to changes in the market and technology, improvement in the methods or processes for delivery of the Services and changes, improvements and innovations in the services and products Customer is providing to its end-customers.
1.3 Process.
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1.3.1 Any Change to Services or any New Services shall be agreed upon through the Change Management Process as described in this Annex.
1.3.2 The following, not yet covered by the Annual Fee (Section 5, sub-section 5.1.2) or being a Project, shall, if they affect the Services, in particular be considered as a Change to the Services or as New Services:
(a) any introduction of new technology or new devices in the Network; the introduction of Network Elements from vendors not yet in the scope of the Agreement, or Network Elements from an existing Third Party vendor but different from that Third Party vendor’s Maintained Products;
(b) any additional Services currently not in the Scope of this Agreement; (c) any extension or downsizing of the Network which is not covered by Annual Fee (Section 5, sub-section 5.1.2);
(d) any new services offered;
(e) any change to the operational or business related processes of City; (f) any change in the deployment or location of Network Elements resulting in a significant impact on SiFi Networks’ ability to provide the Services; (g) any planned maintenance extensions for which the Third Party vendor has previously issued an End of Support/End of Life notification; (h) any modification of agreed or forecasted volumes of Services not covered by Annual Fee (Section 5, sub-section 5.1.2);
(i) any extension of the Services outside the agreed territory.
1.3.3. The Parties shall agree upon the impact of any Change or New Services on the agreed Fees as set out in this Annex. If the Parties, after following the escalation process as set out in Section 8, cannot agree upon such potential adjustment of the Fees within a timeframe of 1 (one) month as from the initiation of these discussions, each Party may submit this topic to the dispute resolution process as set out in Section 8 of this Agreement. No New Services shall be part of the Scope of this Agreement, unless agreed between the Parties in writing and an agreement on the Fees has been found.
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EXHIBIT A
INITIAL DEMAND POINTS
Address Latitude Longitude Type Common Name Current Annual Spend Budget Transfer
2729 Prospect Park Dr 38.58999683
-
121.2845384 Building City Hall $2,643 $2,643
2880 Gold Tailings Ct 38.59851006
-
121.2684772 Building Neighborhood Services (RCNS) $3,466 $3,466 3303 Luyung Drive 38.58313415
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121.2550689 Building Corporation Yard (RCCY) $3,087 $3,087 10191 Mills Station Rd 38.58376 -121.31075 Building The MACC (RCMS) $1,844 $1,844 Unknown 38.56290828
-
121.3176344 Pump Station #1 (D-46 Mather Industrial) $300 $300 Unknown 38.58866149
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121.3026579 Pump Station #2 (D-13 Mills Tower) $300 $300 Unknown 38.61060377
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121.2644354 Pump Station #3 (D-08 Citrus Road) $300 $300 Unknown 38.61923489 -121.282637 Pump Station #4 (D-07 Sunriver) $300 $300 Unknown 38.58824871
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121.3242804 Pump Station #5 (D-11 West Coloma) $300 $300 Unknown 38.56798986
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121.2822408 Pump Station #6 (D-44 Bear Hollow) $300 $300
$12,840 $12,840
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ATTACHMENT 2
Contract No. 2023-59
Rancho Cordova Initial Demand Points Section 5.2
Address Latitude Longitude Type Common Name Current Annual ISP Contract
Proposed SiFi
Annual
Payment**
Required Speed SiFi to Provide City to Provide
2729 Prospect Park Dr 38.58999683 -121.2845384 Building City Hall $2,643 $2,643 1G/1G DIA, Fiber Conenction, circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection 2880 Gold Tailings Ct 38.59851006 -121.2684772 Building Neighborhood Services (RCNS) $3,466 $3,466 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection 3303 Luyung Drive 38.58313415 -121.2550689 Building Corporation Yard (RCCY) $3,087 $3,087 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection 10191 Mills Station Rd 38.58376 -121.31075 Building The MACC (RCMS) $1,844 $1,844 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection Unknown 38.56290828 -121.3176344 Pump Station #1 (D‐46 Mather Industrial) $300 $300 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection Unknown 38.58866149 -121.3026579 Pump Station #2 (D‐13 Mills Tower) $300 $300 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection Unknown 38.61060377 -121.2644354 Pump Station #3 (D‐08 Citrus Road) $300 $300 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection Unknown 38.61923489 -121.282637 Pump Station #4 (D‐07 Sunriver) $300 $300 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection Unknown 38.58824871 -121.3242804 Pump Station #5 (D‐11 West Coloma) $300 $300 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection Unknown 38.56798986 -121.2822408 Pump Station #6 (D‐44 Bear Hollow) $300 $300 Fiber Conenction, provision circuit around requested SLA Electronics either side of fiber connection $12,840 $12,840
Exhibit A
Future Demand Points Latitude Longitude Type Common Name Existing Spend SiFi Monthly Rate** Required Speed SiFi to Provide City Sites
Unknown 38.59925248 -121.2805298 Building Post Office At Cost Construction for fiber connection 2897 Kilgore Rd 38.59835802 -121.2706741 Building Police Department (RCPD) $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection 10445 Investment Circle, Rancho Cordova, CA 38.59074691 -121.3014403 Building Youth Center (RCYC) $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Rancho Cordova Civic Center 38.584 -121.313 Building Mills Crossing $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Zinfandel Rd. & International Dr. 38.5803553 -121.2829887 IR Sensor Site 1 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Rod Beaudry Dr. & Folsom SB 38.580851 -121.3222085 IR Sensor Site 2 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Rod Beaudry & Sierra Glenn Way NB 38.5829341 -121.3228195 IR Sensor Site 3 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Routier Rd. and Rockingham NB 38.5725452 -121.3179202 IR Sensor Site 4 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Routier Rd. and Systems Pkwy SB 38.5638318 -121.31804 IR Sensor Site 5 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection On Path by HD Supply Home Improvement Building. 38.580044 -121.311455 IR Sensor Site 6 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection On Path near Old Placerville Rd. 38.5669342 -121.3102967 IR Sensor Site 7 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection On Path by Prospect Park Dr. & International Dr. 38.581842 -121.2751912 IR Sensor Site 8 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Mather Heritage Trail 38.5793105 -121.3097854 Unknown Bike & Ped #1 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Rod Beaudry Drive 38.58087388 -121.3222684 Unknown Bike & Ped #2 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Rod Beaudry Drive 38.5827889 -121.3227718 Unknown Bike & Ped #3 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Routier Road 38.57245671 -121.3178637 Unknown Bike & Ped #4 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Routier Road 38.56386189 -121.3180999 Unknown Bike & Ped #5 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Old Placerville Road 38.56662732 -121.3079367 Unknown Bike & Ped #6 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Zinfandel Drive 38.5807301 -121.2834292 Unknown Bike & Ped #7 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Prospect Park Drive 38.58194362 -121.2748987 Unknown Bike & Ped #8 $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.56631918 -121.2964205 School REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60116913 -121.2759955 School KINNEY HIGH $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.5649537 -121.3161918 School GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.59008797 -121.3169449 School CORDOVA MEADOWS ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.57928797 -121.2997091 School CORDOVA VILLA ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60422813 -121.2988516 School CORDOVA BAPTIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60617632 -121.3006852 School PETER J SHIELDS ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60135149 -121.3066137 School CORDOVA HIGH $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60280603 -121.3011205 School SAINT JOHN VIANNEY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.61298038 -121.2836689 School WILLIAMSON ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.56631918 -121.2964205 School COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.56631918 -121.2964205 School SACRAMENTO COUNTY ED SPECIAL EDUCATION $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.61390746 -121.2684975 School RANCHO LEARNING CENTER $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.56631316 -121.323626 School A.M. WINN ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.5712987 -121.3138918 School ABRAHAM LINCOLN ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.58673807 -121.2996719 School WHITE ROCK ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.59611417 -121.3102222 School CORDOVA GARDENS ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.59929293 -121.2956839 School RANCHO CORDOVA ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60409473 -121.2870882 School CORDOVA LANE CENTER $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60662377 -121.2800054 School WALNUTWOOD INDEPENDENT STUDY HIGH $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.61595749 -121.2923081 School RIVERVIEW STEM ACADEMY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.57324054 -121.2845996 School NAVIGATOR ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.55547245 -121.2376222 School SUNRISE ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.54451936 -121.2332369 School ROBERT J. MCGARVEY ELEMENTARY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.59904633 -121.3043484 School MILLS MIDDLE $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.61144274 -121.2778957 School W E MITCHELL MIDDLE $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.59214688 -121.2680898 School CAPITOL ACADEMY $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.61477162 -121.3006279 Park FOLSOM LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.53810256 -121.2405609 Park HERON LANDING PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.54722602 -121.2373632 Park THE CLUB HOUSE $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.547912 -121.2376447 Park EAGLES NEST PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.53167738 -121.2309761 Park KAVALA RANCH PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.54456468 -121.234811 Park SANDPIPER PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.55684109 -121.2381061 Park ARGONAUT PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.55632235 -121.2068014 Park SUNRIDGE PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.5714248 -121.3013785 Park MATHER SPORTS CENTER $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.57878122 -121.2715594 Park TUSCANY PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection ITEM 12.2.
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Unknown 38.58584557 -121.2778175 Park RENAISSANCE PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.57236639 -121.3142702 Park COUNTRYSIDE PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.56674718 -121.3194079 Park LINCOLN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.57188847 -121.2780428 Park STONE CREEK PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.58147584 -121.2799191 Park COBBLESTONE PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.59006705 -121.3184405 Park TAYLOR PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.56940092 -121.2010418 Park HILLSDAKE PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60293023 -121.2885629 Park AHLSTROM PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.58482061 -121.2808098 Park VILLAGE GREEN PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.58476964 -121.2995431 Park WHITE ROCK COMMUNITY PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.57488983 -121.2862593 Park SONOMA PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.57531382 -121.2826161 Park WATERBROOK PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.61611871 -121.2910729 Park LARCHMONT ROSSMOOR PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.62487811 -121.2725685 Park SUN RIVER PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.61158254 -121.2808579 Park DAVE ROBERTS COMMUNITY PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.59609835 -121.3261535 Park RIVER BEND PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60395763 -121.3094559 Park HAGAN COMMUNITY PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.60040164 -121.2931381 Park FEDERSPIEL PARK $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown 38.58837271 -121.2687645 Park SAN JUAN SOCCER FIELD COMPLEX $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown Traffic Signal Trade Center & Kilgore $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown Traffic Signal Data & Disk $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown Traffic Signal Prospect Park & Stone Creek trail $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown Traffic Signal Old Placerville & Bike Trail $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown Traffic Signal Lincoln Village Dr & Routiers $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown PD Camera Lincoln Village & Viking DR $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown PD Camera Terra Loma Dr & W La Loma $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown PD Camera Olson Dr Entrance next to Panda Express $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Unknown PD Camera W La Loma & Capitales Dr $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Mather trail by 50 West Ramp 38.5802847 ‐121.309971 Trail Mather Heritage Trail $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Mather Trail North of 50 Bridge 38.5783709 ‐121.3103157 Trail Mather Heritage Trail $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Mather Trail South of 50 Bridge 38.5759849 ‐121.3102664 Trail Mather Heritage Trail $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Mather Trail North of Rockingham 38.5748245 ‐121.3092558 Trail Mather Heritage Trail $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection Mather Trail ‐end near Old Placerville 38.5681604 ‐121.3088971 Trail Mather Heritage Trail $0 $35 At Cost Construction for fiber connection **Monthly Service rate will inlcude the SiFi Monthly Rate and ISP Monthly Rate ITEM 12.2.
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1 May 1, 2023
City Council Meeting
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2 Overview
Background
Collaboration
Benefits
Next Steps:
Project Timeline
Smart City Services Agreement
Goal- inform City Council of current status and seek approval of the Smart City Services Agreement
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What is SiFi
SiFi is a private company that builds, owns,
and maintains fiberoptic backbone
infrastructure, yet it is not an Internet Service
Provider (ISP).
SiFi leases the fiber lines to ISPs that would in
turn offer data service to customers.
Residents and businesses will have the option
to continue with their existing ISPs or seek
subscriptions with providers who have leased
fiber from SiFi and receive a fiber service drop
directly into their homes or businesses.
Background
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4 Background
The City of Rancho Cordova is a technical leader in the region and stives to e
nsure the availability of best available technologies.
Master License and Encroachment Agreement was approved by City C
ouncil in June 2020.
SiFi is building a pri vately financed citywide fiberoptic system that would provide the infrastructure for gigabit-speed internet service throughout the City of Rancho Cordova.
Rancho Cordova’s dedication to incentivize economic development and a
ttract new residents and businesses aligns perfectly with what the Rancho Cordova FiberCity® network will achieve.
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Construction of a
SIFI NETWORKS’ FIBERCITY®
• Typical Micro-T rench
• Max 12” deep and 1.25”
wi
de saw cut in asphalt
roadway.
• Micro-T renching
minimizes impacts to
roadways and traffic.
Less street restoration
because of the narrow
trench line in roadway.
• 66.3 Miles installed so far.
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6 Collaboration
In close collaboration with SiFi, the City facilitated the installation of the f
iber network, including a total of 2 shelters and 40 cabinets. Cabinets will be placed in Parks, City parcels, and commercial properties. Close collaboration with pavement projects to streamline the timing of f
iber installation.
Success story of a public-pr ivate partnership coming
together to serve the community!
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Door Hanger
• Distributed to residents and
busi
nesses prior to
construction starting on their
street
• In English and Spanish
Pr
oject team is dedicated to a positive
community experience:
• Project information and updates posted on
t
he City's website and social media
channels.
• SiFi’s C ommunity Relations Specialist is a
dedicated point of contact for the
community and attends all community
events.
• Local SiFi project manager for expedited
r
esponse.
• City staff communicates with residents and
business owners as needed to address
concerns or questions.
Leaflets
Contact Cards
Communication
with the community
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8 Service Provider- GigabitNow
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9 Benefits
Reliable internet service will help sustain and expand existing businesses a
nd attract new businesses to the City, supporting economic development.
The fiber network w ill enable faster and more reliable connectivity to every home, institution, and business in the city, helping to close the digital divide.
The fiber network will allow multiple providers to deliver internet s
ervices, giving consumers more choice and creating competition- lower rates.
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10 Next Steps
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11 First Customer “Go-Live” Date: End of 2023
Citywide Project Completion: End of 2024
Project Timeline
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12 Smart City Services Agreement
SiFi will provide data services over fiberoptic cable connections to City and non-city designated locations defined as Demand Points. The list of Initial Demand Points are locations where the City is currently receiving service from a certain ISP . The annual cost of service for the initial demand points is $12,840.
The service to be provided by SiFi is expected to be better than the service currently received by the City at the same price. Future Demand Points are locations where the City, Parks, and schools are not currently receiving service.
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13 A Resolution Authorizing the Public Works Director to Execute Contract 2023-59 the Smart City Managed Services Agreement with SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC
City Council Action
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