Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3
Subject: Subpoena to Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Receive testimony from representative of Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California ("AT&T") regarding AT&T's recent applications to the California Public Utilities Commission and consider possible County actions to address emergency preparedness in the unincorporated area, including the coastside; and
B) Consider whether further steps are needed to obtain additional information and direct staff with respect to such steps, with such steps potentially including to adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the President of the Board of Supervisors to issue to AT&T a Subpoena on behalf of the Board of Supervisors; and
C) If determined necessary by the Board of Supervisors, adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the President of the Board of Supervisors to issue to Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California a Subpoena on behalf of the Board of Supervisors to provide testimony and produce documents at a hearing to study actions the County might take to address emergency preparedness in the unincorporated areas of the County, including the coastside, that will be held on March 26, 2024 at 1 p.m. or as soon thereafter as is reasonable.
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BACKGROUND:
The County has a responsibility to engage in emergency preparedness planning under the California Emergency Services Act. Such plans are governed (in part) by Article 6.5 of that Act [Government Code Section 8593, et seq.]. Between 2016 and 2023, there have been multiple bills amending or adding to requirements for these plans.
Among many related emergency planning requirements, the County must describe in its plan its outreach efforts to "prepare communities and individuals to take action in the event of an e...
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