Title
Resolution - A Resolution to Consider Executing a Distribution Pole License Agreement with Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC Allowing the City of Mansfield and Its Contractors to Attach Fiber Optic Cable to Oncor-Owned Poles for Service to the Elmer W. Oliver Nature Park and the Parks and Recreation Administration Building
Requested Action
Approve a Resolution to Execute a Distribution Pole License Agreement
Recommendation
Approve Resolution
Description/History
In April 2018, site development and construction of a new administration building that will house the Parks and Recreation and CVB/Tourism administrative staff began at the property owned by the Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation (MPFDC) on Matlock Road. The single story building is scheduled for completion in early 2019.
In order to connect the facility to the City’s network, City-owned fiber optic cable must be extended from Fire Station #2 on Country Club Drive, down Ragland extension and Matlock Road to the south. The project will include a City contractor installing cable on forty nine (49) existing overhead utility poles owned by Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. Along the route, the contractor will include a service drop at 1650 Matlock Road for future fiber service to the Elmer W. Oliver Nature Park. Consideration was given to an underground route, but was deemed unfeasible due to the number of utilities in the existing ROW.
The proposed Distribution Pole License Agreement has been reviewed by TOASE and includes utilization of forty nine (49) existing utility poles along Matlock Road and Ragland extension for the installation of the City-owned fiber optic cable. As part of the terms of the agreement, the City will make annual rental payments to Oncor for use of their poles. The current rental rate is $28.92 per pole, equating to approximately $1,417.08 per year. Construction is scheduled to begin once the agreement has been executed and the Oncor permit has been...
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