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File #: O-175-21    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/16/2021 In control: Public Works Committee
On agenda: 5/6/2021 Final action: 5/6/2021
Title: AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FRANCHISE TO OPENFIBER KENTUCKY COMPANY, LLC PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CHAPTER 116 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES.
Sponsors: Nicole George (D-21)
Attachments: 1. O-175-21 V.1 042221 Communications Srv to Openfiber Ky Co..pdf, 2. OpenFiber Kentucky Franchise Agreement Exhibit A.pdf, 3. OpenFiber Kentucky Ordinance - Franchise Agreement (March 2021) (002).pdf, 4. ORD 057 2021.pdf
ORDINANCE NO. ________, SERIES 2021
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AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FRANCHISE TO OPENFIBER KENTUCKY COMPANY, LLC PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CHAPTER 116 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER GEORGE

WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 116 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances, Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Louisville Metro") solicited bid proposals from parties interested in obtaining communications services franchises to erect, install or maintain communications facilities, or provide communication services by use of said communication facilities within the confines of Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, OpenFiber Kentucky Company, LLC submitted a bid proposal to Louisville Metro for a communications services franchise that meets all of the requirements of Chapter 116 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances and all other applicable state and federal laws; and
WHEREAS, OpenFiber Kentucky Company, LLC is the exclusive wholesale partner of KentuckyWired, a project run by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Kentucky Communications Network Authority; and
WHEREAS, OpenFiber Kentucky's core business is to connect customers to the KentuckyWired "middle-mile" statewide fiber optic network.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I. Louisville Metro hereby grants to OpenFiber Kentucky Company, LLC for a period of 20 years, a non-exclusive franchise to erect, install or maintain communications facilities or provide communication services by use of said communication facilities within the confines of Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky pursuant to Chapter 116 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances.
SECTION II. The Franchise Agreement by and between OpenFiber Kentucky Company, LLC as appended to this ordinance is hereby ...

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