Telecommunications network & flood management plan on county committee agenda

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.

 

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

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