PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 02/19/19
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CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION BY MINUTE ACTION TO RATIFY LETTER OF SUPPORT TO CONGRESSMAN MARK DESAULNIER REGARDING FEDERAL LEGISLATION H.R. 530 - ACCELERATING WIRELESS BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT BY EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACT OF 2019
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve by Minute Action
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2018-2021 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Municipal Broadband/ Public Fiber Project, Opposition to SB 649 (Hueso), Opposition to S. 3157 (Thune) are adopted policy items under the FY 2018-21 Council Adopted Workplan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
Federal Communications Commission Ruling
On September 26, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new regulations that require local cities to quickly approve or deny wireless carriers' requests to deploy 5G wireless cell installations. While the goal of rapidly deploying 5G industry is widely shared, the FCC's approach has come under considerable criticism, particularly from states and cities. The new FCC regulations constrain the time cities have to review wireless deployment requests while also limiting them from taking into account environmental impact issues or other impacts, which affect local neighborhoods or public right-of-ways.
A complete copy of the FCC declarative ruling, which went into effect January 14, 2019, is found at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-facilitates-wireless-infrastructure-deployment-5g
The new FCC declaratory ruling runs roughshod over state and local authority in the deployment of 5G wireless infrastructure. Since, the FCC and the wireless industry consider these deployments relatively small, the FCC is not as worried about how they'll impact local communities. However, once this Order went into effect, local governments will be required to approve or deny de...
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