Economic and Infrastructure Development Committee
MEETING NOTICE
Stan Flemming, Chair, Connie Ladenburg, Vice Chair, Dan Roach, Member, Rick Talbert, Member, Jim McCune, Member
Clerk: Kate Kennedy, (253) 798-7798
Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 9:30 a.m. at the Pierce County Council Chambers, 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 1045, Tacoma, WA.
Agenda Items:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes: None
5. Proposal No. 2013-3, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Finding the Proposed Non-Exclusive Telecommunications Franchise to Level 3 Communications, LLC, for a Telecommunications Network in Pierce County, to Be in the Public Interest; Setting Forth Terms and Conditions Accompanying the Granting of the Franchise; Providing for the Regulation of Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Use of the System; Prescribing Remedies for the Violation of the Provisions of the Franchise; and Authorizing the County Executive to Enter into the Franchise Agreement.
Sponsored by: Councilmember Joyce McDonald
Department contact person: Al Rose, Executive Office, (253) 798-2662
Council contact person: Jeff Cox, (253) 798-7579
Date of final Council hearing: To be determined
6. Proposal No. 2012-53, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Adopting the ‘Pierce County Rivers Flood Hazard Management Plan’ (Flood Plan); Including it as a Comprehensive Planning Document in Chapter 19D.60 of the Pierce County Code (PCC); Repealing the ‘Puyallup River Basin Comprehensive Flood Control Management Plan, 1991’; Adopting Findings of Fact; Initiating Amendments to County Codes Necessary to Implement the Flood Plan; and Commending Members of the Flood Plan Advisory Committee for Their Dedication and Assistance in Development of the Flood Plan.
Sponsored by: Councilmember Joyce McDonald
Department contact person: Anne-Marie Marshall-Dody, Public Works and Utilities, (253) 798-2494
Council contact persons: Hugh Taylor, (253) 798-3665, and Jeff Cox, (253) 798-7579
Date of final Council hearing: February 19, 2013
7. Other Business
8. Adjournment
The Council encourages public participation. Opportunities for public comment are provided for every non-emergency action item on the agenda. You may also provide written comments at any time up to final adoption of a proposal. The mailing address and fax number are at the top of this notice and on the Council’s web page: www.piercecountywa.org/council.

The Post is awaiting more information on the telecommunications network. We are anxious to hear if it will provide some competition to Comcast pricing.