Agenda Item: 9
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: May 13, 2025
SUBJECT: LIT FIBER TRANSPORT SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE
MASTER'S UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Benny Ives
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Approve a three-year agreement, with two one-year renewal options, that will allow the City to provide lit transport service to The Master’s University.
2. Authorize an increase of $10,000 in Fiscal Year 2024-25 to revenue account 100-431111 Dark Fiber Lease.
3. Authorize an increase of $9,000 annually in Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2027- 28 to revenue account 100-431111 Dark Fiber Lease.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) has made significant progress in finding ways to utilize its vast fiber optic network (FON) to promote and facilitate high-speed internet access to local businesses. Key milestones in this endeavor include securing a middle-mile dark fiber connection from Santa Clarita to Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA), the procurement of high- capacity fiber equipment, and an agreement with at least one internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide high-speed internet service via fixed wireless.
Additionally, organizations with a need for Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) of 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) or higher, who possess their own technical experts, and are within striking distance of the City's FON, may be a candidate to utilize the City's new connection and obtain
DIA from an ISP located in DTLA.
The Master's University (Master’s) is a prime example of such an organization. City staff approached Master’s to discuss the prospects of partnering on a project that would yield mutual benefits - cost savings and redundant, fault-tolerant internet access for Master’s and revenue generation for the City. However, in order to move forward, Master’s needs the City's robust FON and its physical connection to DTLA.
City staff recommends entering into a three-year agreement whereby the City would provide “lit” transport service of 2 Gbps to Master’s. This transport service will utilize the City’s active, also known as “lighted,” fiber equipment to enable Master’s to traverse the City’s FON to DTLA and access the resources it will need to achieve robust internet service for its campus. The “lit” service poses no security concerns to the City because Master’s connection will be designed as a virtual connection operating on its own unique optical wavelength, analogous to a private lane on a multi-lane highway.
The agreement will generate one-time revenue of $10,000 towards necessary fiber equipment plus $9,000 per year for “lit” service for each year of the three-year agreement, for a cumulative contract total of $37,000. It will also enable Master’s to obtain competitive prices for DIA while achieving a fault tolerant path to the internet. If approved, the City anticipates Master’s will be able to utilize the connection within six to eight weeks.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommended action will increase Fiscal Year 2024-25 revenue account 100- 431111 by $10,000, and $9,000 annually from Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2027-
28. ATTACHMENTS
CoSC MASTERS LitSvcs Agreement