City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to renewing a franchise granted to the Regents of the University of California to install and maintain an Information Technology Systems facility in the public right-of-way.

This ordinance renews a franchise for the Regents of the University of California to install and maintain an Information Technology Systems facility in the public right-of-way. The original ten-year franchise was granted in 2015 via Ordinance No. 183765. The renewal is for another ten years, through June 30, 2035. The facility involves a 2-inch galvanized steel conduit containing a telephone cable and a fiber optic cable, to be installed across Weyburn Place to connect buildings at 1000 Veteran Avenue and 1001 Gayley Avenue. The franchise is a limited exception to Los Angeles Administrative Code Division 13, allowing for private telecommunications purposes only. The Regents must pay an annual rights-of-way use fee of $5.00 per linear foot per conduit, calculated as $100 annually for the 20 linear feet of conduit. The franchise requires a $10,000 performance bond and includes indemnification of the City and specific insurance requirements.

This renewal primarily affects the University of California's internal infrastructure. Residents will not experience direct impacts as the facility is for the University's private telecommunications and does not serve the public.

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