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Department interviews conducted during Magellan's site visit make clear that City of San Leandro management and staff have significant interest in Smart City initiatives. San Leandro, in fact, has made laudable strides in deploying technology -enabled services such as adaptive traffic signaling, public Wi-Fi and broadband service, backend IT infrastructure modernization, smart street lights, energy and waste management solutions, a mobile 311 smartphone app for residents, data analytics platform, and a digital literacy program for community members offered in public facilities, such as the Library System and Senior Community Center. Smart parking, public safety cameras are being discussed, pedestrian and vehicle traffic monitoring, and other projects are in the pipeline. San Leandro has made such strides because of its planning and development of fiber optics facilities, which are the fundamental building blocks for Smart Cities and high- speed broadband connectivity networks. San Leandro, through its municipal network and its unique, public-private partnership with San Leandro Dark Fiber (Lit San Leandro) is "fiber rich" and this has created an incredible opportunity for San Leandro to continue its global leadership role as a leading Smart City. San Leandro Smart City Vision While many definitions can be found for a Smart City, there is no single definition that can be applied that perfectly suits every city. This is because cities vary greatly. They can be big, small, urban, rural, modern, quaint, and everything in between. As such, a one -size - fits -all approach to defining Smart Cities doesn't work. To be effective, each local government needs to understand its population, its values, its constraints, goals and objectives, and then be able to translate these into solutions that support them. In speaking with San Leandro community members, City Staff, and Elected Officials in several interviews and community meetings, and soliciting input and feedback from City Staff, a collective vision statement was developed that represents a vision for San Leandro as a Smart City: San Leandro as a Smart City will be easy to use and navigate, friendly and kind, inclusive, sustainable, and promote innovation and the arts to enhance economic development and quality of life for its residents. 33 1 P City of San Leandro, CA Fiber Master Plan