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lots and metered spaces, will require a communications systems to support it. The Master Plan <br />shall include a description of the fiber optic infrastructure required to support the parking system. <br /> <br />Wi-Fi <br /> <br />The City installed Wi-Fi in the downtown core and has expanded it to both community centers <br />and the museum area. However, there is more demand – such as parks and additional <br />commercial and economic development areas. A Master Plan will provide guidance on where the <br />City should deploy Wi-Fi in conjunction with its other projects and construction. <br /> <br />Additionally, the report shall identify new technological advances in wireless technology, <br />especially where these technologies could provide a lower cost solution to the current expense of <br />constructing laterals from the network to the end-user. The Master Plan should also provide <br />guidance on potential strategies for allowing businesses to piggyback on the public Wi-Fi network <br />to provide seamless connections for their customers. <br /> <br />Commercial Broadband <br /> <br />Lit San Leandro is fundamentally a business-serving initiative. Working in partnership with the <br />City, Lit San Leandro has been successful in getting dozens of businesses and buildings <br />connected to the network. The Master Plan should include strategies for continuing this process <br />and using Lit San Leandro as a business attraction tool. <br /> <br />Residential Broadband <br /> <br />The City is highly interested in a thorough evaluation of the different business models that could <br />be used to deploy a residential broadband network and would like to understand the pros and <br />cons of each model. In addition, the City would like to have a ballpark cost for each model to <br />ascertain a basic understanding of the financial commitments required. The Master Plan should <br />also provide a high-level assessment of other technologies (either presently available or <br />anticipated in the future, such as wireless broadband) that might provide a comparable quality of <br />residential service at a lower cost. <br /> <br />Emerging Technologies <br /> <br />Drones, driverless cars, advanced robotics, and mobile library hotspots are technology areas the <br />City is interested in having a high level understanding of as it related to City governance and <br />management. A Master Plan should address, at least in brief, how the City should begin to <br />prepare itself for these advances as it related to their fiber planning. <br /> <br />Policy Requirements <br /> <br />In general, the City would like an overview of broadband-friendly policies that can be used to <br />support its Fiber Optics Master Plan. In particular, the City would like a detailed evaluation of <br />“open trench” policies and clear guidance regarding how one should be structured in the City of <br />San Leandro. A basic overview of how open trench policies have been structured in other cities <br />and counties and an evaluation of their effectiveness, different models, and costs, is desired. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />