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Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
RESOLUTION 10-022
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION BY SCALE TO GOOGLE'S REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION (RFI) FOR THE "FIBER TO HOME" (FTTH) PROJECT
Motion By: Millar
Second By: Kee
WHEREAS, Google, amulti-billion dollar company, has proposed to undertake an unprecedented
investment in an open architecture, "Fiber to the Home" experiment that is intended to
make Internet access better and faster for everyone; and
WHEREAS, Google -plans to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations
across the country; and
WHEREAS, Google is asking interested communities of 50,000 to 500,000 residents to provide them
with information by March 26, 2010 through a Request for Information (RFI), which they
will use to determine where to build a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network; and
WHEREAS, The FTTH networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what
our citizens have access to today (over one gigabit per second); and
WHEREAS, The ultra-high speed broadband networks are proven and successful economic
development tools as well as positive educational and quality-of-life amenities to
residents; and
WHEREAS, SCALE (the Scott County Association for Leadership and Efficiency) will be developing
a formal response to the Google RFI on behalf of its member communities; and
WHEREAS, With over 300 miles of a regional fiber ring already in place, our technically savvy
population, our ready project team and the existing culture of partnership, our larger
community is poised to become a leading contender for Google's FTTH venture; and
WHEREAS, Our City along with the other members of SCALE, have demonstrated years of working
together in collaborative efforts for the benefit of all citizens.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City Council of Prior Lake hereby supports the SCALE application to Google's RFI for the
FTTH project and authorizes the SCALE Project Team to respond on the City's. behalf as part of
this SCALE collaborative.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 15t" DAY OF MARCH 2010.
YES
NO
M ser X M ser
Erickson X Erickson
Hedber Absent Hedber Absent
Keene X Keene
Millar X Millar
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Frank B ity Manager
www.cityofpriorlake.com
Phone 952.447.9800 /Fax 952.447.4245
State of Minnesota
City of Prior Lake
I, Frank Boyles, duly appointed, qualified and City Manager for the City of Prior Lake, State of
Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of a resolution with the
original minutes of the proceedings of the Council of Prior Lake, Minnesota, at their session
held on the 15t" day of March, 2010, now on file in my office, and have found the same to be a
true and correct copy thereof.
Witness my hand and official seal at, Prior Lake, Minnesota, this 16t" day of March, 2010.
Frank o ,City Manager
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