Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 23-059, granting a non-exclusive telecommunications franchise authorizing limited use of the public road rights-of-way in Snohomish County, Washington to Ziply Fiber Northwest, LLC d/b/a Ziply Fiber
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
ORIGINATOR: Lori Ericsson
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Ken Klein 6/2/23
PURPOSE: Set public hearing time and date to hear and act upon the County Engineer’s recommendation to grant a non-exclusive telecommunications facilities franchise to Ziply Fiber.
BACKGROUND: Ziply Fiber has applied to Snohomish County for a non-exclusive franchise to construct, operate and maintain a telecommunications system in public rights-of-way in unincorporated Snohomish County. The Franchise will encompass unincorporated rights-of-way in Snohomish County as specified in Section 1.3 of the Franchise and as depicted on Exhibit A to the attached Engineer’s Report. The maximum term of the proposed Franchise is twenty (20) years. In accepting this Franchise, Ziply Fiber agrees to comply with the requirements of Federal Law, State Law, County Charter, County Code, the EDDS, the County’s Utility Accommodation Policy, and all right-of-way use permit application, review and construction standards. See attached Engineer’s Report for additional conditions and background.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
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EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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102 50650131011 Administrative Salary |
$1,000 |
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$1,000 |
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TOTAL |
$1,000 |
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$1,000 |
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REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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102 3064443895 Reimbursable Revenue |
$1,000 |
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$1,000 |
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TOTAL |
$1,000 |
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$1,000 |
DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: County expenses are for the preparation and processing of the Franchise. All costs are to be reimbursed by the applicant prior to acceptance of the Franchise. Budget authority at program level.
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Reviewed/Approved by Prosecuting Attorney’s Office as to form only (J. Kraft-Klehm 5/23/23), Risk Management (Sheila Barker 6/1/23) and Finance (Nathan Kennedy 6/2/23)