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March 22, 2022 Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 22 - 89 - Adoption of a resolution approving a Memorandum of Agreement with the City of Chesapeake authorizing mutual limited occupancy of rights-of-way and a limited fiber strand exchange. Background:  The City has designed and constructed a fiber network ring to, among other purposes, provide resiliency and ensure service availability to municipal operations.  A small portion of the Portsmouth ring has been constructed within City of Chesapeake right-of-way (“ROW”). Portsmouth must obtain permission from Chesapeake to occupy Chesapeake’s ROW.  Chesapeake is also planning to construct its own fiber ring network to serve its municipal needs. Chesapeake wants to build a small portion of its ring in Portsmouth’s ROW. Chesapeake must obtain permission from Portsmouth to occupy Portsmouth’s ROW. Discussion:  The proposed agreement will allow Portsmouth and Chesapeake to occupy each other’s ROW at the specifically listed locations to complete their rings. This agreement is beneficial to both cities, as the geography of the Portsmouth/Chesapeake border makes it challenging to complete a ring without encroaching on the other jurisdiction.  In addition, to better coordinate public safety resources, Portsmouth and Chesapeake staff would like to connect Portsmouth’s and Chesapeake’s public safety buildings through the fiber rings. Therefore, the attached agreement also includes a fiber exchange between the two cities. Chesapeake grants Portsmouth access to 12 strands of Chesapeake’s ring at specific locations, and Portsmouth grants Chesapeake access to 12 strands of Portsmouth’s ring at specific locations. Financial Impact:  None. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the resolution. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The City Manager will execute the Agreement. Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Woodard, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: “RESOLUTION APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AUTHORIZING MUTUAL LIMITED OCCUPANCY OF RIGHTS-OF- WAY AND A LIMITED FIBER STRAND EXCHANGE. WHEREAS, the City has designed and constructed a fiber network ring; and WHEREAS, a small portion of the City’s ring has been constructed within the City of Chesapeake’s right-of-way; and WHEREAS, the City of Chesapeake also intends to construct its own municipal fiber network ring; and WHEREAS, a small portion of the Chesapeake ring will be constructed within the City of Portsmouth’s right-of-way; and WHEREAS, the two Cities also intend to better coordinate public safety resources by connecting their public safety buildings through the fiber network rings, which can be accomplished through allowing each other access to fiber strands at specific locations; and