Subject: OaklandConnect Fiber Network Partnership Legislation From: Information Technology Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Waive The Competitive Solicitation Process And Enter Into An Indefeasible Rights Of Use (IRU) Agreement With Sonic.Net, LLC, A Wireline Internet Service Provider, In An Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($720,000) For A Term Of Fifteen (15) Years To Lease Dark Fibers To Complete The City Owned Network, OaklandConnect; (2) Enter Into Memoranda Of Understanding To Connect To The City-Owned Network At No Charge For A Term Not To Exceed Ten (10) Years With The Following Housing Providers Or Affiliated Entities Of (A) Oakland Housing Authority (OHA), (B) Fruitvale Development Corporation, And (C) Bridge Housing Corporation; And (3) Waive The Competitive Solicitation Process And Enter Into A Fiber License Agreement With Another Corporate ISP, LLC DBA Monkeybrains, A Local Internet Service Provider, To Access And Integrate City Fibers Into Its Service Network To Enhance Broadband Availability For Oakland Residents At A Rate Of Zero Dollars ($0.00) For A Term Of Ten (10) Years

City Resolution Passed Introduced May 26, 2026

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Committee: Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council/Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board
Requested by: Information Technology Department
Introduced: May 26, 2026
On agenda: June 16, 2026
Passed: June 16, 2026
Enactment no.: 91221 C.M.S.