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City Clerk's Office Item # R3
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 12, 2025
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Andrew Hayes, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
AND SPECTRUM PACIFIC WEST, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY
SUMMARY:
The Ordinance will approve a license agreement with Spectrum Pacific West, LLC, a
Delaware Limited Liability Company, which grants it a nonexclusive license to place
telecommunications cable and ancillary facilities within the streets and right of ways of
the City of Pueblo in order that the company may operate within the City of Pueblo as a
broadband provider. The license agreement preserves, to the extent permitted under
of the public without discrimination among telecommunications and broadband
providers.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
The City of Pueblo has previously approved identical or substantially similar license
agreements with other qualifying telecommunication and broadband providers in the
past.
BACKGROUND:
Spectrum Pacific West, LLC has requested a telecommunications license from the City
of Pueblo for installation of a fiber network within the City of Pueblo. Currently, the
company is intending to construct fiber telecommunications infrastructure to connect
communities outside of the City of Pueblo.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Spectrum Pacific West will pay the City of Pueblo applicable sales and use tax fees,
E911 fees, and occupation taxes as required by the terms and conditions of the
agreement.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES:
Pursuant to federal and state law, the City of Pueblo is prohibited from discriminating
among or granting preferences to competing telecommunication providers in the
issuance of licenses and from creating or erecting any unreasonable requirements for
proposing amendments to the proposed license agreement that are consistent with the
foregoing limitations.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Telecommunications License Agreement Pueblo Spectrum - Final
ORDINANCE NO. 10944
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LICENSE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION AND SPECTRUM PACIFIC WEST, LLC, A
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The License Agreement between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation
and Spectrum Pacific West, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, a copy of which is
attached hereto, having been approved as to form by the City of Pueblo Attorney, is hereby
approved.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor is authorized to execute and deliver the License Agreement in the name of the
City of Pueblo, and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same.
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
this Ordinance and the attached Agreement to implement the policies and procedures described
therein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on April 28, 2025.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on May 12, 2025.
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President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
Approved on _______________.
Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of ____________, on _____________
Council action on _______ failed to override the M
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President of City Council
ATTEST
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Deputy City Clerk