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<br /> 121 <br />selecting a business model as it is likely this endeavor would follow suit. The City would <br />be best served in partnering with a private service provider to deliver services to business <br />customers. Under this type of partnership, otherwise known as a Public-Private <br />Partnership (PPP), San Leandro would own, oversee and pay for the construction of the <br />physical broadband infrastructure, while the private provider delivers retail service <br />offerings. This arrangement is similar to the current relationship with Lit San Leandro for Phase 1. <br /> <br />This arrangement would provide the greatest positive impact to the City, while leaving <br />substantial fiber capacity that could be used to support the municipal operations of San <br />Leandro well into the future. The additional capacity will help “future proof” San Leandro, <br />allowing the City to take advantage of future technologies that require robust connectivity, <br />at little incremental cost. <br /> <br />Recommendation #7: Incorporate Broadband Strategies <br />San Leandro should work to incorporate broadband governance strategies into the daily <br />operations of all City departments and work with local and regional public agencies and <br />private investors, especially for dig once and joint trench, leveraging streetlight poles for <br />in-kind fiber swaps during small cell lease negotiations, during development review <br />committee meetings, capital project budget considerations and during development <br />agreement negotiations. <br /> <br />FIBER MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />The Plan also identified specific challenges the City currently faces in managing its fiber <br />network. For instance, fiber tracking has historically been done on computer-aided <br />drawing (CAD) files, spreadsheets and similar database files. However, these can <br />become outdated over time. In addition, fiber strands are not tracked in GIS; only conduit <br />is. This presents difficulty when fiber is spliced or changes need to be made as previous <br />modifications may not be known to all parties involved resulting in fiber strands not <br />connecting where they are supposed to or not being available when they should be. <br /> <br />Specific steps can be taken in order to improve this situation: <br /> <br />• Conduct a fiber audit to ascertain usage throughout the entire fiber optic network. <br />This should include cataloging connectivity of each strand and bundle. <br />• Denote the number of strands in each section of the network. For example, some <br />areas have 48 strands whereas others have 72 or more. <br />• Mark all City strands within Lit San Leandro bundles. <br />• Identify quality of fiber strands throughout the network by measuring throughput <br />and performance. <br />• Procure a fiber strand management software that can integrate with the City GIS <br />system for tracking and planning purposes <br />• Develop an in-house process with the IT Division, GIS, Public Works, and <br />Engineering Departments for reporting all fiber installations, changes, updates,