Title
[Grant Agreement] Budget Adjustments and Asset Swap Agreement with Fidium Enterprises for the Last Mile Connectivity Project
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01163
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to enter into a partnership agreement with Fidium Fiber for conduit space; and 2) adjust the revenue and expenditure budget of the Last Mile Connectivity Project (A07001800), Fund 3703 (Federal Capital Grant), Fund 3704 (Other Capital grants). to $19,216,942.07.
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Contact
Contact: Mollie Chacon, IT Manager, (916) 808-7909, mchacon@cityofsacramento.org; Cassy Vaioleti, Program Specialist, (916) 808-804, cvaioleti@cityofsacramento.org; Darin Arcolino, Chief Information Officer, (916) 808-0403, darcolino@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Information Technology
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Swap Agreement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On September 29, 2023, staff applied for grant funding through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Last Mile Federal Funding Account (FFA) to implement the Sacramento Last Mile Connectivity Project. The project is intended to expand broadband infrastructure in underserved Sacramento communities and improve access to affordable, high-speed internet.
The underserved locations were selected based on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) census-block-level data. The grant defines broadband as internet capable of delivering symmetrical speeds of 100 Mbps. The original project proposed to expand broadband infrastructure to 4,620 underserved units.
On September 13, 2024, the City received a $38,696,843 award after the CPUC approved the grant through Resolution T-17835. On October 15, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution 2024-0309 authorizing staff to accept the Last Mile Connectivity Project grant.
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