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<br />CenturyLink Exemption <br />June 8, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Subsequent to the meeting with Mr. Krebs, staff has had multiple phone conversations with <br />Patrick Haggerty. Mr. Haggerty expressed a desire to work with the City to reach a <br />compromise but ultimately repeated the sentiment expressed by Mr. Krebs. The City had <br />offered to allow aerial deployment in rear-yard easement areas even if the existing services <br />were located underground in an effort to spur compromise. This concession was <br />appreciated, however nothing further was offered in return from CenturyLink. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Before the Council for your consideration is Resolution 8415, a resolution approving an <br />exemption to CenturyLink for the deployment of fiber optic facilities to be hung aerially due <br />to economic considerations, with conditions. The resolution has been expanded to allow <br />for aerial deployment in rear-yard easement areas regardless of where the existing <br />facilities are located, but otherwise, the allowances remain unchanged. <br /> <br />The City Council will need to discuss and determine to what extent it is willing to deviate <br />from the City Code which requires utilities to be undergrounded. If the resolution is <br />adopted as presented, the number of households potentially served will drop from the <br />originally proposed 759 to a scaled back number of 360, the difference being those <br />households where existing CenturyLink facilities are located underground, within the public <br />right of way. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Resolution 8415 <br /> <br />