CITYWIDE BROADBAND
AND DIGITAL EQUITY RFP
Naveed Ashraf
Chief Innovation Officer & IT Director
AGENDA
• (Vallejo-Net) History
• What are we trying to
accomplish?
• What we requested in the RFP?
• RFP Results
• Smart Fiber Network ISP
Contract Details
• Next Steps
• Recommendation
• Questions
(Vallejo-Net)
History
• 1994 Traffic Signal Fiber/Copper
through MTC Grant
• 2016 First Fiber Optic Master Plan
• 2017 Fiber Enterprise Fund
established
• 2017 First P3 Contract with Inyo
Networks
• 2021 Council allocate $2.5 Million
from ARPA
• 2022 Broadband & Digital Equity
Strategy
• 2022 (March) Inyo Contract Expired
• 2022 (June) RFP Published
• 2022 (November) Presentation to the
Council
What are we trying to accomplish?
• Better Internet for Vallejo residents and businesses
leveraging Vallejo-Net
• Digital Equity and Digital Divide
– Public Benefit Network
• Economic Vitality and Economic Driver
– Programs to attract small and large businesses
• Smart City initiatives
• Did I mention better internet?
– No Contracts
– Symmetrical speeds
– Affordable pricing
What was
Requested
in the RFP?
Public Wi-Fi (Downtown, Waterfront, Blue
Rock Springs Park and River Park)
Connect Municipal Buildings (7 remaining
building Marina and several Fire Stations)
Build Resilient/Redundant Fiber loop
(multiple points of failure)
Fiber to the premise (FTTP)
Manage Fiber Plant and ISP Services to
Vallejo residential and business customers
RFP Results
• 7 bidders responded to the City-wide RFP
– AT&T
– SiFi
– Ubicquia
– Smart Wave Technologies
– Smart Fiber Networks
– CCI (Network Hardware vendor)
– Comcast (Sent a letter declining to participate)
RFP Results in Detail (AT&T)
Proposer AT&T
Cost $2.5 Million
Benefits • Well established company with experience
• Expand into FTTP Priority Areas
Concerns • No Open Access
• Did not address other aspects of the RFP
Recommendations Discuss ways City can facilitate plans for FTTP projects
RFP Results in Detail (SiFi)
Proposer SiFi
Cost No Cost to the City
Benefits • Open access FTTP throughout the City
• Low Risk no cost to the City
Concerns • Company’s Experience (3 years)
• Did not address other aspects of RFP
• No anchor Service providers
Recommendations Further discussions to keep them engaged and find opportunities to connect to Vallejo-Net and Fiber to
the Premise.
RFP Results in Detail (Smart Wave
Technologies)
Proposer Smart Wave Technologies
Cost • Model 1: $88K per year for 10 years
• Model 2: $258K upfront
Benefits • Company’s experience
• City owned Wi-Fi Network
Concerns • Would need to connect the Wi-Fi to city owned network.
• High-cost maintenance would be city’s
responsibility.
Recommendations Further discussions may be warranted.
RFP Results in Detail (Ubicquia)
Proposer Ubicquia
Cost • $468K (Public Wi-Fi)
• $920K for priority areas
Benefits • City Owned
• Using City lights to create a public-WiFi
Concerns • Would need to connect the Wi-Fi to city owned network.
• High-cost maintenance would be city’s
responsibility.
Recommendations No further discussion
RFP Results in Detail (Smart Fiber
Networks)
Proposer Smart Fiber Networks
Cost • Total upfront Cost: $3.3 million
Benefits • All services proposed
• Revenue sharing opportunity
• City owned infrastructure
• Open Access Network
Concerns • Start up Company
• Capital Cost to the City (ARPA) and Grant funding
Recommendations Request more detail on the capital projects.
Smart Fiber Networks ISP Contract Details
Proposer Smart Fiber Networks
Revenue Sharing 60/40 split
Contract Length 5 Years
Marketing City will invest $20K towards marketing per year Customer Premise
Equipment (CPE)
• City will set aside $200K towards purchasing
customer equipment, networking equipment, lateral
cost for bring new customers on the city owned
Vallejo-Net
• Ensures that all customer and the network belongs
to the city 100%
Smart Fiber
Deliverables
• Operate and manager Vallejo-Net fiber plant
• Act as ISP to city’s residential and business
customers
• Field all customer inquiries and service calls
• Responsible for the setup of new customer
• Bill and collect all monthly bills
• Operate a NOC (Network Operation Center)
• Provide detail accounting to the city on the monthly
basis
Next Steps
Construction Contract
Dig Once Open Trench Ordinance
Grants
Recommendation
RECEIVE CITY OF VALLEJO CITYWIDE BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY
RFP ANALYSIS AND ADOPT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONSULTANT AND PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SMART FIBER NETWORKS, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000
CONTACT(S)
Naveed Ashraf
[email protected]
(707)-648-5200
STRATEGIES FOR
ABANDONED VEHICLES,
ILLEGAL DUMPING, &
TRASH REMOVAL
Veronica Nebb, City Attorney
Hampton Jackson, Deputy City Attorney
Background & Statistics
• Abandoned Vehicles
– 2,344 reports
• Illegal Dumping
– 2,974 reports
– 2,032,000 pounds removed
• Trash Removal
Strategies for Addressing
Proactive Programs
• Rotating Proactive Cleanup
Program
– 12 Targeted City Sections
– 1 Section Per Month
• Expanding Citation and Tow
Authority
– Increase the Authorized
Number of City Employees
– Expand the Tow Contract
Strategies Continued
• Collaborations
– Maintenance Crews
– Possible Volunteer
Opportunities
– Recology Contract
Addressing Encampments
& Cleanups
• Encampment Cleanups
– Current Cleanups
– Targeted Cleanups
• Illegal Dumping Cameras
Next Steps and Direction
Direction from City Council
Return to City Council with an Update
Revise Tow Contract, Amend Ordinances, and
Budget or RFP Authorization
CONTACT(S)
Veronica Nebb
Hampton Jackson
[email protected]
707-648-4545
1937 Broadway
License and Purchase
Agreement
Terrance Davis
Assistant City Manager
Nav Center - Background
• Project overview
– 125-bed temporary
homeless navigation shelter
– Housing, meals, and
services
– Temporary structure
• Significant delays due to site
acquisition/environmental
issues
• $6.2M financial commitment
from Community Health
Partners
Nav Center - Project Timeline
June 2022
Council authorization for 1937 Broadway
Nov 2021
5 Midway site eliminated
August 2021
Budget revisions
April 2021
Sprung Structures purchase - $846k
April/May 2020
Project Roomkey – $1.2M reallocation
Oct 2019
5 Midway site approved
Sept 2018
Shelter crisis declaration
3 1937 Broadway, Vallejo
• Property Description:
– Vacant, unimproved parcel
– 50,094 square feet (1.15 acres)
– Good access
• Less than 0.25 miles of
major public transit
• 0.75 miles of a major
medical facility.
• Electrical, water, sewer, and
storm drainage connections
• Terms:
– $830,000 purchase price
– $120,000 site license through
April 2023
Nav Center - Budget Summary
• Balance expenditure budget: $6.6M
– $950k Site acquisition
– $400k Design
– $3.6M Construction
– $150k FF&E
– $377k Contingency
– $240k Project management
– $880k Utility/site improvements
• Current revenues: $4.8M
– Estimated gap: $1.7M
• Expenditures to date: $1.2M
– $846k for Linked Restrooms and Sprung
Structures
5 Next Steps
• November 2022
– Execute license agreement
– Begin second round of
environmental review
– Complete site design and pre-
development
– Continued funding discussions
with Solano County
• April 2023
– Close escrow on purchase
– Issue RFP for Operator
• May 2023
– Begin construction
Contact/Questions
Terrance Davis
[email protected]
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