DocuSign Envelope lD: C5D55FC6-57AC-4982-A924-90AC34E82038 RESOLUTION No 5579-2024
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COU NCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL
REQUESTING THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
DENY AT&T'S APPLICATIONS TO BE RELIEVED OF ITS CARRIER OF LAST
RESORT AN D ELIGIBLE TE LECO M MU N I CATION CARRI ER DESIGNATIONS WHEREAS, AT&T has submitted applications, A.23-03-002 and A,23-03-003, through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to be relieved of its Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) and Eligible Telecommunication Carrier (ETC) designations in certain areas of California including Sebastopol and surrounding areas without identifying an alternative carrier to assume responsibility for maintaining the landline communication servicesl, 2 and
WHEREAS, a COLR obligation ensures that everyone in California has access to safe, reliable, and affordable telephone service; and
WHEREAS, an ETC is a telephone company operating in a specific geographic area, that receives financial assistance from the federalgovernment established UniversalService Fund to provide high quality, and affordable telephone service to customers at all income levels in specific geographic areas; and WHEREAS if approved, AT&T would have no obligation to ensure reliable access to 9-1"-1 or Lifeline program discounts; and
WHEREAS landline phones can be more reliabte than Voice Over lnternet Protocol (VOIP) and wireless cell phones for emergencies, especially during a power outage3; and WHEREAS during the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa over 70 cell towers were knocked out of operationa and wireless emergency notifications during the 2018 Camp Fire faileds; and WHEREAS, residents and businesses in Sebastopol, including the City of Sebastopol depend on landline phones.
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DocuSign Envelope lD: C5D55FC6-57AC-4982-A924-90AC34E82D38 NOW THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED, that the City of Sebastopol requests the CPUC deny AT&T applications, A.23-03-002 and A.23-03-003; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk mail a physical copy and submit an electronic copy of this Resolution to the CPUC; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk mail a physical copy and submit an electronic copy of this Resolution to Sonoma County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins. pAssED AND ADOPTED, by the CrTy COUNCTL of THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL COUNTY OF SONOMA of STATE OF CALIFORNIA on this 2nd day of April 2024.
l, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City of Sebastopol City Council by the following vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Hinton, Maurer, Mclewis, Vice Mayor Zollman and Mayor Rich Noes: None
Absent:None
Abstain:g6ns
by:
APPROVED t)iot* kd,
na Gardner Rich
ATTEST:
Mary ourley, C, Assista Manager / CiW Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Larry Mclaughlin, City Attorney