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6. CIO participation on an economic development panel, representing Lit San Leandro, in <br /> the 20l3 Broadband Communities Summit in Dallas, Texas (April 20l3\. <br /> Open Trench Policy — One of the policy recommendations contained in the City's 2012 <br /> Cunnnnercie| Broadband Strategy is the development of an (]pen Trench Policy. According to the <br /> Strategy: <br /> A furnne| notification procedure coordinated with regional and statewide programs <br /> should be implemented for street cuts. The gue| of placing conduit any time e street or <br /> right of vvey is dug into should be established. Conduit could be installed by <br /> telecommunications service providers or the City. The cost of doing so is relatively |uvv, <br /> involving staff time and inexpensive materials. Similarly, information regarding <br /> construction or upgrading of wireless facilities should be shared widely to encourage <br /> joint use. <br /> Accomplishments To-Date: City staff has conducted comparative research to identify examples <br /> of Open Trench Policies used by other cities and regional entities. Staff has also begun internal <br /> coordination efforts tuexplore huvv broadband expansion goals will coexist with infrastructure <br /> development plans. <br /> Business Attraction, Retention, and Expansion — LSL provides the City with e new and <br /> still unique tool tu use in its efforts tuattract, retain and expend business and new investment <br /> into the City. <br /> � <br /> Attraction of new business and investments will focus on three <br /> opportunity sites. Two of the three are existing sites under contract <br /> with LSL; and the third site will be newly constructed tech office space: <br /> l. Westgate Shopping [enter: R8b[3DdiDg and [8Ol3[k8tiDg the <br /> 350,000 sf2"u floor space as e Tech Hub specifically suited for <br /> Advanced Manufacturing, Video, C|eentech and other Maker <br /> Space type uf business activities. <br /> 2. Buvfu/rShopp/ng [enter: 47,000 s[ 2 nu f|uur <br /> space in the retail nne|| is being repositioned as �NF IR <br /> space uniquely suitable for software <br /> cemte � <br /> companies. <br /> 3. Westlake Development Partners new construction of approximately 400K sftech <br /> office development adjacent to the San Leandro BART station. Development of this <br /> ity of San Leandro I Economic Development Strategy and Work Plan I December 2013 <br />