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CAFIIAt I'i\i iL ll ltS ANl.t l.]TlLllitli of the network has been ongoing since 1999 under prior lease arrangements. ln 2016 the City began to contract wlth Northwest Open Access Network for wholesale telecommunications services. The City provides telecommunications services to customers, the municipality, public agencies, and telecommunicatlons service companles. The City provides network services, lnternet access services, dark fiber services, and others. Unlike other City owned and operated utlllties that serve resldents and businesses, the telecommunicatlons utility has no obligation to serve all Clty customers. The 3-year Telecommunications Strateglc Plan (2015-2017) evaluated the costs, benefits, competltlve rlsk, and community support to expand the Clty's 27 mlle flber optlc network to reach all residents and businesses. Based on the outcome of the strategic plan and to mlnlmize competitive risks, City Councll declded to extend the network to reach customers that are willing to pay for thelr costs for servlce extenslons. The City Councll considered, but dld not choose to proceed wlth a citywide flber to the premlse prolect due to the projected $22 mllllon capital investment, unrealistic high customer rates that would need to be achleved to remain solvent, competitlve rlsks wlth other servlce provlders, and a lack of communlty support at that tlme. The Capital lmprovement Plan forthe telecommunicatlons utillty is antlclpated to be prlmarlly funded through a combinatlon of revenue generated through rates, grants, and revenue bonds. Typically the telecommunlcatlons utllity has been successful at receiving grants for telecommunlcatlons utility capltal lmprovements that focus on economlc development. The 2015 grant revenue for the telecommunlcatlons facllity was approxlmately $343,fl)0. As a relatively new utllltythe City has used general obligatlon funds to bond telecommunlcatlon capltal lmprovements. [ibrary The City of Ellensburg operates a public library, founded in 1907 in partnership with Andrew Carnegie by the Women's Municipal Movement Society of Ellensburg. The Society donated two lots on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Ruby Street and opened the library in 1910. The library has maintained a historically and socially important location in Ellensburg's downtown core, and continues to serve as the heart of the city, providing services to residents throughout the region. CITY OF ELLENSBURG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o CAPITAL FACILITIES AND UTILITIES o PAGE 103