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BOOK III frlut 11.C.1. JOINT FIBER OPTICS PROJECT - INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF VERO BEACH AND SCHOOL DISTRICT (postponed from 11/16/99) The Board reviewed a Memorandum of November 2921999: Date: November 29,1999 To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners Thru: James E. Chandler, County Administrator y J Thru: Thomas W. Frame, General Services Director From: Terry Smith, Telecommunications Manager 7—jy2—* Subject: Joint Fiber Optics Project Interlocal Agreement BACKGROUND: Note: This item had been on the Agenda for November 16, 1999. Due to the appendices being added as additional information the Board requested the item to be continued until December 7, 1999. The School District approved the Interlocal agreement on the evening of November 16, 1999 The enclosed copy of the Interlocal agreement is the most current version and has all attachments. TWT— General Services Director Indian River County's involvement with a fiber optics network began with its networking of various County buildings and ultimately the fiber optics connections between the 800 MHz towers and facilities. At the same time, it was noted that the City of Vero Beach already had a network of fiber optics to support its electrical power generation and distribution facilities. Likewise, the Indian River School District had plans for a fiber optic based distance learning network between schools. Since all parties had existing or plans for expanding a fiber optic network, the three parties informally agreed to share parts of the fiber optic cable network. Indian River County provided the necessary fibers from the County Administration Building to the Sheriffs Office in the existing cable. The School District partnered with the County in the extension of fiber optic cable from the Sheriff's Office to the Hobart Tower and on to the North Tower. The City of Vero Beach furnished fibers from the County Administration Building to the South Tower by way of the police department and a new section of fiber that had to be placed from the vicinity of Staples Office Supplies to the tower. ANALYSIS• In the discussions on the fiber optic cables required to provide the inter -tower trunking for the radio system, it became obvious, by the three participants, that by cooperating in the expansion and use of the fiber optic cable network, everyone could realize some economic savings over each going on their own. This proposed Joint Fiber Optics Project Interlocal Agreement lays out the groundwork and foundation on what the role of the three parties is and what their responsibilities and liabilities will be. In the future, with the network expansions planned, we will be able to expand the "wide area network," and be able to provide auto attendant and voice mail functions to remote sites. Internet and e-mail access from remote locations will become possible. There will be improved signal quality and new programming opportunities on the governmental access channels. Video applications such video conferencing, remote video monitoring of street intersections or remote county buildings, remote video pictures of beach conditions, etc. will become possible. December 7, 1999 84 0 is