REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 16, 2020
FROM: BRYON HORN, Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
SUBJECT
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Actions Pertaining to Small Cell Fees:
1. Adopt a finding that this approval is statutorily exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 557th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to add a conduit/conductor fee related to Small Cell Deployment. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a finding that this approval is statutorily exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a); adopt the 557th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution No. 80-420 adding a conduit/conductor fee related to small cell deployments. The addition of this fee to the MFS will allow the City of Fresno (City) to charge the appropriate fees, where applicable, related to the shared use of existing City conduit(s)/conductor(s).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City has been diligently working with carriers on a Master License Agreement (MLA) that meets the needs of the City and carriers, and to comply with the requirements of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order 18-33. As part of that process, staff recommends adoption of a fee to help accommodate the carrier's access to utility power, where available. Where applicable, this conduit/conductor can be used at a fee of $400 per year, per pole to provide electricity to equipment placed on City infrastructure/poles.
BACKGROUND
On September 27, 2018, the FCC issued FCC Order 18-33 placing strict limits on state and local government's ability to manage and control government assets relating to small cell infrastructure in the ROW. Since then, the City has been diligently working with carriers on a MLA that would meet the needs of the ...
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