DEPARTMENT: Aviation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Frank Miller
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Joint Use Agreement with Time Warner Cable Texas, LLC for Stinson Municipal Airport
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing a Joint Use Agreement with Time Warner Cable Texas, LLC (TWC) to authorize access to buildings, including the terminal, and property at Stinson Municipal Airport to provide cable and internet services to tenants of the building.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Currently, tenants of terminal building of Stinson Municipal Airport are provided internet services from AT&T and COSA through the City's free wi-fi service. The City's service was not meant to support daily business activity. TWC would like to offer internet and cable services to the tenants and has requested permission from the City of San Antonio to access buildings, including the terminal, and surrounding property, to install connections for these services. With this access, tenants will have the option of internet services.
The scope of the agreement includes the installing, repairing, operating, replacing, and removing all necessary equipment, including lines, wires, poles, conduits, pipes, converters, amplifiers, splitters, lock boxes and facilities in order to install two connections for TWC to provide cable television, multi-channel video programming, high-speed data, high-speed internet access, voiceover internet protocol, internet telephony, digital service, and other entertainment, data and telecommunications services of accommodating voice, data and video transmissions and/or telecommunications at the locations specified in agreement.
ISSUE:
City Council authorization is required for all Joint Use Agreements.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council could choose not to approve this request; however, disapproval of this request will result in TWC not being able to provide these services to the terminal building tenants.
FISCAL IMPACT:
TWC is solely responsible for all costs of construction, installation, repairs, maintenance, operation, and the like of any property placed by TWC at Stinson Airport. There is no cost to be borne by the Airport.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the authorization of the Joint Use Agreement with TWC at Stinson Municipal Airport.