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Project Overview The City of San Leandro is actively developing a Broadband Strategy to guide project priorities and investments. One specific project, Lit San Leandro, is underway and positioned to produce a dramatic positive impact. Dr. J. Patrick Kennedy, CEO and founder of OSIsoft LLC, is installing a high -speed fiber optic network that will support modern businesses and enable the city to attract next generation enterprises and jobs. "A fiber network is going to determine economically who succeeds and who doesn't. The loop will be able to serve companies that require access to huge amounts of bandwidth, such as medical In this important public /private partnership, firms, online gaming and media compa- Dr. Kennedy will spend $3 million to install a state- nies, and data centers. , of- the -art digital backbone loop of fiber optics within an existing city -owned 11 -mile loop of r. Patrick Kennedy P buried conduit around the industrial and Presi dent, OSIsoft, Inc. commercial areas. A map of the Fiber System with i Existing Businesses is shown on the reverse side. This partnership allows Dr. Kennedy to benefit from a pre- existing City infrastructure investment while the City and community benefits from his willingness to make a substantial capital investment for the fiber installation. The digital network will be connected to the outside world via a new vault to the BART Telecommunications fiber optic infrastructure that runs through San Leandro and onto the information superhighway. Modern industrial trends such as rapid prototyping, medical imaging, and 3D printing, to name a few, require high -speed connectivity that is frequently unavailable in the United States. Implementation of Lit San Leandro will allow the City to embark on a program of technology -led development and provide support for the industries that will be driving job creation in the coming decades. The City is working regionally with the cities in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties through the East Bay Broadband Consortium to expand the system. The East Bay is a cradle of innovation and one of the top regions nationally in attracting venture capital investments. Without a robust fiber optic network, one of the nation's most important innovators could dry up. Funding Request To most effectively leverage the $3+ million local investment, the City of San Leandro is seeking funding to expand the system beyond the limits of the current conduit loop. Geographically, San Leandro has indentified options to extend the system to the north in partnership with the City and Port of Oakland and south in partnership with Alameda County, as well as to expand service into under - served areas that are not adjacent to the fiber loop. Funding can also be used to assist local businesses with the capital costs of building the lateral connections needed to connect to the Lit San Leandro fiber backbone, thus increasing the project ability to attract new industries and help local companies grow and expand employment. Funding Opportunity: This project is consistent with the criteria for the EDA's Public Works, Economic Adjustment Assistance, and GCCMIF Economic Development Assistance Programs.