ARPA Programs: Innovation and Technology

The Department of Innovation and Technology drives innovation, modern technology practices, process improvement, and collaboration in order to create exceptional user experiences.

The following are the programs/projects with ARPA funding  allocations:

Project Title Project Description Project Location District/Office City Resolution Project City ID Budget
Targeted Community Project (3-5 Designated Priority Areas) The project is a continuation of the Public Wi-Fi Installation project. It will install public Wi-Fi in targeted parks based on low-income communitity areas. City-wide Innovation and Technology R-21-0352 40-B223521 1,000,000.00
Smart Infrastructure Delivery Team - WIFI Project Team to manage delivery of broadband infrastructure, smart deployments. This is essential to successful deployment. 3-year, limited engagement. City-wide Innovation and Technology R-21-0352 40-B223521 500,000.00
Parks Public Wi-Fi Installation The project is to establish public Wi-Fi services at 15 pilot parks, to provide no-cost internet access to low-income consumers residing near each of the Parks. The Wi-Fi service is provided by Acordis as a turnkey solution. The Wi-Fi network is a standalone Cisco-Meraki system that is not connected to the City network. Acordis will completely manage and maintain the service, including trend analysis for system optimization. The City will have access to the Acordis Management Portal in order to monitor performance as needed. The project is designed to provide 200/20 Mbps download/upload with bursts up to 300/30 Mbps download/upload; therefore, it will exceed the symmetrical 100/20 Mbps download/ upload requirement within each of the 15 parks. Project was procured through cooperative procurement following federal regulations and best practices. City-wide Innovation and Technology R-21-0352 40-B223521 1,000,000.00
Total: $2,500,000.00