6.4 Fiber Optic Cable License AgreementCITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
4/12/2010 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO: 6 AGENDA:
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
PLANNING
ITEM
NO. 4
BY:
BY: Dean Andrew
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ITEM:Resolution No. 10-6721
License agreement between the City of Salina and Salina Region al Health Center to allow the
installation of a private fiber optic cable across the public right-of-way of Santa Fe Avenue to provide
additional fiber optic connectivity between the main hospital and the Santa Fe Medical Plaza at 501
South Santa Fe.
BACKGROUND
:
The Salina Regional Health Center constructed the Santa Fe Medical Plaza at 501 South Santa Fe in
1994 to provide additional medical office space in close proximity to the main hospital facility at 401
South Santa Fe. A license agreement was approved at the time of building construction to allow
conduit and fiber optic cable to be placed under the Santa Fe Avenue right-of-way to provide data and
telephone connectivity between the two buildings.
The purpose of this license agreement request is to allow additional fiber optic cable to be installed
from an entry drive / parking ar ea landscape island on property owned by Salina Regional Health
Center at 400 South Santa Fe to a north landscape island at the Santa Fe Medical Plaza at 501 South
Santa Fe. The right-of-way crossing for this c onnection would be underneath Santa Fe Avenue at a
location south of the current license agreement area beneath Sant a Fe Avenue where cable is
currently serving the two faciliti es. This new agreement is needed to provide additional data and
telephone capacity between the facilities. The current license agreement area is filled, including spare
conduits previously routed in the initial license agreement area. SRHC ha s placed more hospital
services and departments within this facility, creating a demand for additional connectivity to the main
facility. While it is not ideal to place private fiber optic cable in the public right-of-way, Santa Fe
Avenue bisects the Salina Regional Health Center campus and the overhead pedestrian walkway over
Santa Fe is an example of another hospital improvement constructed under a license agreement.
Staff has contacted the other public and franchise utilities that utilize the public right-of-way and they
do not have any objections to the pl acement or proposed location of the fiber optic line under Santa
Fe as proposed. The Salina Regional Health Center’s use of the right-of-way would be subordinate to
the use by public (water and sewer) and franchise (Westar, Kansas Gas and AT&T) utilities.
The Salina Regional Health Center has hired Mid-Kansas Underground to do the boring and install the
new conduit and fiber optic cable which would be approximately 175 ft. in length. The attached license
agreement has been developed to authorize the Salina Regional Health Center to install what will be a
privately owned and maintained fiber optic line across the public right-of-way for Santa Fe Avenue
which is usually reserved for public and franchise utilities. This type of license agreement requires the
owners of the line to acknowle dge that there are certain risks and liabilities associated with the
installation of private improvem ents in public street right-of-ways. The agreement outlines the
responsibilities of the owner of the line and their successors for maintenance of the line and the
possible need to remove or relocate the cable or hold the City and franchise utilities harmless should
the fiber optic line be found to conflict with the existence or ongoing maintenance of public or franchise
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
4/12/2010 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO: 6 AGENDA:
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
PLANNING
ITEM
NO. 4
BY:
BY: Dean Andrew
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utility lines located within the Santa Fe Avenue right-of-way.
COMFORMANCE WITH STRATEGIC PLAN:
Approval of this agreement would be consistent with Goal #3 and #6 which state:
“The City will provide the highest quality of services, consistent with governing body direction available
resources and staff commitment to quality.”
“The City will work to make Salina a city that has connectivity physically and socially.”
FISCAL NOTE:
The cost of installation of the conduit and cable under South Santa Fe will be paid for by the Salina
Regional Health Center. There s hould be no fiscal impact on the City. The health cent er will have
maintenance responsibility of the line from the hospital to the Santa Fe Medical Plaza.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is recommended that the City Commission approve Resolution No. 10- authorizing the Mayor to sign
a license agreement with Salina Regional Health Center authorizing conduit and a private fiber optic
cable to be placed in the South Santa Fe right-of-way.
Enclosures: Application
License Agreement
Exhibits
Resolution No. 10-6721
cc: Jack Hinnenkamp, Salina Regional Health Center