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San Leandro Commercial Broadband Strategy make it easier for the public to conduct business with the City online. Other California cities, such as Victorville, Corona and Grover Beach have developed plans and policies to encourage broadband deployment and use. These plans address the particular needs of each community, and concern issues such as residential and commercial service gaps, future institutional network needs and construction standards, and the impact of large scale greenfield developments. 4.2. Benchmark analysis Existing broadband - related policy in San Leandro was evaluated on the basis of how well it supports development, construction and access to commercial and industrial - grade service. Four policy goals were benchmarked: • Facilitation of infrastructure development. • Support for smart infrastructure and connected communities. • Protection for environmental quality and visual aesthetics. • Efficiency of government operations and delivery of services. Specific benchmarks for those goals, as adopted by the State of California, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and other California local governments, were used to evaluate San Leandro's current policies. A complete list of goals and benchmarks is in Appendix D. The benchmarks used in this study are, to a large degree, derived from work done by CETF. It was established by the CPUC with the mission to "close the digital divide by accelerating deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities and populations." Among other initiatives, CETF has published a broadband policy guide? for local and regional governments. 4.3. Existing San Leandro practice meets or exceeds best practices In many respects, San Leandro's broadband related policy is consistent with or better than the standards adopted at a state level and elsewhere in California. Particularly, San Leandro has a straightforward process for reviewing proposed projects, conditional use permits and encroachments. For the most part, high technology projects, including broadband infrastructure, tend to be evaluated within traditional planning and operational frameworks on a common sense basis. Staff generally consider high technology uses as having a positive effect on the community while giving due consideration to any specific negative aspects on a timely basis. Getting Connected for Economic Prosperity and Quality of Life, California Emerging Technology Fund, October 2010. 16 July 2012 TellusVenture Associates Page 21