City Council

(7) 13­0815 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to approving the University of Southern California (USC) request for an additional private line telecommunications facility permit to its current Information Technology System franchise. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE USC's application request for the City to grant an addition to its current private line telecommunications franchise to install and maintain private line telecommunications facilities located at 3000 Hoover Street and connecting to existing telecommunications lines at 30th Street and extending to the proposed USC Rawlinson Women's Soccer Stadium, as detailed in the Information Technology Agency's (ITA) report dated April 19, 2024, attached to the Council file. Fiscal Impact Statement: The ITA reports that implementation of the Information Technology System franchise will generate new revenue in the amount of $147.50 per year in addition to USC’s current annual franchise fee obligation in the amount of $288,356.88 for a new annual total of $288,504.38. In addition, USC has updated their franchise performance bond amount to $4,572,000.00.