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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In planning for the future, cities have begun to envision novel ways to achieve sustainability, innovation, and versatility. Technology, in all its diversity, is an increasingly vital asset in the realization of these goals. Digital technology has become essential to effectively managing and using traditional systems even as it has opened new possibilities for business, commerce, education, healthcare, governance, public safety, and recreation. These innovations depend on infrastructure, bandwidth and connectivity—the ability to move information quickly and flexibly from and to most anywhere. Therefore, cities around the globe are realizing the emergence of high-speed broadband internet as an essential utility among businesses, residents, and municipal operations. The City of San Leandro ("the City") has taken immense strides in realizing the importance of broadband and Smart City solutions. San Leandro's position as an ambitious city in close proximity to Silicon Valley puts a spotlight on the City's innovation and vision for an efficient, affordable and reliable broadband network, along with technological solutions and implementations. As such, San Leandro has already made significant progress in planning for the future through a partnership with Lit San Leandro (LSL), Smart City projects, such as Public Wi-Fi, connected facilities and traffic signals and, more recently, Smart Street Lights.. These steps have enabled San Leandro to get ahead of the curve in planning for the best interests of the community, its businesses, residents, stakeholders, and for the continued growth of the City. To further these goals, San Leandro's leadership selected Magellan Advisors as its partner in commissioning this Fiber Optic Master Plan & Smart City Strategy. Throughout the process of its development, Magellan's team worked with the City and community to assess the current and future needs of San Leandro and to develop a blueprint for San Leandro to ensure the availability of affordable, reliable high-speed internet access. City staff, the local business community, community anchor institutions, and the broadband provider community provided key input for the development of this Fiber Optic Master Plan. The experience and best-known practices of other pioneers have been incorporated into this Master Plan, and include: • Managing the public right-of-way and assets therein; • Using advanced networks to deliver government services; • Leveraging public works projects to support the cost-effective installation of telecommunications infrastructure; • Partnering with local and regional utilities and transportation agencies for joint trench and other cost sharing opportunities; 5IP City of San Leandro, CA Fiber Master Plan