TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Hamburg
MEETING DATE: July 11, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Hamburg
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification of Submission of Letter to State Senator Hueso Opposing Assembly Bill 1665 Regarding Access to State Broadband Funding (Sponsor: Supervisor Hamburg)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Ratify submission of letter to State Senator Hueso opposing Assembly Bill 1665 regarding access to State broadband funding; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Supervisor Hamburg is requesting that the Board of Supervisor ratify a letter to State Senator Hueso opposing Assembly Bill 1665. This position is based on the Board of Supervisor's 2017 Legislative Platform to "Advocate for expansion of rural broadband and important issues including adequate funding from state and federal programs such as the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) and Connect America Fund (CAF) for the deployment of broadband infrastructure projects..." AB 1665 in its amended form excludes rural areas in counties including Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino which is one of the reasons these three counties oppose its passage; other reasons are included in the letter to Chair Ben Hueso and the members of the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION/MOTION:
Do not ratify submission of letter.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
SOURCE OF FUNDING: N/A
BUDGETED IN CURRENT F/Y: N/A
CURRENT F/Y COST: N/A
ANNUAL RECURRING COST: N/A
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: ALL
VOTE REQUIREMENT: MAJORITY
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: N/A
CEO LIAISON: Janelle Rau, Deputy CEO
CEO REVIEW: Yes
CEO COMMENTS:
FOR COB USE ONLY
Executed By: NICOLE FRENCH
Final Status:APPROVED
Date: JULY 12, 2017
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