Agenda Date: 08/19/2025
Subject:
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Resolution 79-2025: Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arapahoe County for fiber sharing MRO (maintenance, repair, and operation) for Littleton Boulevard and Broadway
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From: |
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager |
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Prepared by: |
Scott Rogers, I.T. Director |
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PURPOSE:
Does council support the sharing of fiber optic cable with Arapahoe County?
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Safe Community, High Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The City of Littleton, in partnership with Arapahoe County, is striving to create a reliable, secure and high-speed fiber network which will improve the jurisdictions’ safety, communications, and operations, including within the traffic signal system, between facilities, and for emergency services.
This resolution defines the shared maintenance, repair, and operations responsibilities of each jurisdiction of the fiber network. Through specific fiber allocation each entity will be able to realize current operational efficiencies, cost saving opportunities, while maintaining future expansion capabilities. Additionally, the City of Littleton is looking to leverage the geographic diversity of Arapahoe County infrastructure to establish a Disaster Recovery Site for redundancy of technology resources including compute resources and backup storage devices and media.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Littleton, in partnership with Arapahoe County, has entered into multiple agreements for the sharing and construction of fiber optic infrastructure throughout the City of Littleton. This resolution provides the specific responsibilities for each organization regarding the maintenance, repair, and operations of the newly constructed shared fiber optic network.
Establishing an interconnected fiber network for municipal and emergency management services use ensures that the city and its partners can provide rapid and reliable communications throughout their networks to keep staff informed and the public safe.
Prior Actions or Discussions
An IGA with Arapahoe County for the construction of the Broadway Fiberoptic Project was approved by city council as Resolution 12-2024 on February 6, 2024.
On May 20, 2025, council approved Resolution 45-2025 approving a construction contract with TAK Broadband, LLC for the construction of the Littleton Boulevard Fiberoptics Installation for Traffic Operations Project, City Project No. 21-37.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
There is no cost associated with this IGA.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approving the resolution with Arapahoe County for fiber optic sharing.
ALTERNATIVES:
If council does not approve, the City of Littleton will return $100,000 of contributing funds received from Arapahoe County for the fiber optic construction project.
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to approve Resolution 79-2025 authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arapahoe County for fiber sharing MRO (maintenance, repair, and operation) for Littleton Boulevard and Broadway.