PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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REQUEST APPROVAL OF RENEWAL ADDENDUM TO FIBER EXCHANGE AND RECIPROCAL LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH BLUE STREAM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Martin County and ITS Telecommunications entered a reciprocal fiber optic network agreement in 2010, enabling the County to access ITS’s fiber west of the Turnpike and ITS to use County-owned fiber east of I-95. The ten-year contract allowed up to four five-year renewals; the first renewal lasts until November 29, 2025. After ITS was acquired by Blue Stream Communications in 2020, Blue Stream assumed the agreement. County staff recommends renewing the mutually beneficial partnership for another five years.
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DEPARTMENT: Information Technology Services
PREPARED BY: Name: Frank Moehrle
Title: Assistant County Attorney
REQUESTED BY: Erika Sinclair, Chief Information Officer
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
1. Agreement drafted by: Frank Moehrle, Assistant County Attorney
2. Parties to the Agreement: Martin County BOCC and Blue Stream Communications LLC
3. Purpose of the Agreement: Exercise the second five (5) year renewal of original contract
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Renewal
5. Duration: November 29, 2025 to November 29, 2030.
6. Benefits to Martin County: Continued fiber network access for county facilities in the western portion of the County.
7. Cost to Martin County: No cost.
ISSUES:
None
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine whether it is constituent with applicable law, has identified and addressed legal risks, and has developed strategies for legal defensibility.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board approve the renewal agreement.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Pull this item from the Consent Agenda and provide direction to staff.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☒Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☐Resolution
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