El Paso – Teller County E9-1-1 Authority

February 1, 2007

Special Session Minutes

 

 

Authority Members Present:                        Bill Beahan, Pete Carey, David Felice,

                                                                        Manuel Navarro, Bud Silloway and

                                                                        Tim Sullivan.

 

Authority Members Absent:                         Robert Weller, Marcus Woodward and

                                                                        Paul Zani.

 

Vacancies:                                                      None

           

Other Personnel Present:                              James Anderson, System Manager, Bob

                                                                        Cole, Legal Counsel and Christy Davis,

                                                                        Administrative Assistant.

 

 

1)         Call to Order:

 

            The February 1, 2007 special session meeting of the El Paso – Teller E9-1-1

            Authority was called to order at 10:00 AM by Chairman Tim Sullivan.  The

            meeting was held in the E9-1-1 boardroom, located at 2350 Airport Road,

            Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

2)         New Business:

            A -       Consideration of tariff rate offered by Qwest and dropping legal

                        action against Qwest.

 

                        A motion was made by Manuel Navarro to adjourn to executive session to

                        obtain legal advice from the attorney regarding the Qwest litigation  

                        CRS24-6-402(4)(b);  second by David Felice.

 

                        Motion passed unanimously on voice vote.

 

                        Executive session was entered into at 10:03 AM.

 

                        Regular session reconvened at 10:31 AM.

 

                        Motion was made by Manuel Navarro to authorize the Board Chair,

                        Vice-Chair and Secretary to sign a settlement agreement with Qwest, the

                        specific language of which to be first approved by the signors, the System

                        Manager and the Authority’s legal counsel, and which includes the

                        following elements:  1)  The new Qwest E911 tariff be set at a rate no

                        greater than $10.07 per 100 lines per month.  2)  The El Paso – Teller

                        E9-1-1 Authority will not protest the new Qwest E911 tariff.  3)  The

                        Authority will dismiss its complaint in PUC litigation, Docket No. 06F-

                        039T.   4) Qwest agrees that the new E911 tariff rate be effective a

                        minimum of 3 years, unless the State-wide total records in the Selective

                        router base drops 10% or more, at which time Qwest can seek to adjust

                        rates to maintain revenues under the E911 tariff at $3,865,000 annually.

                        5)  Qwest provide the Authority a credit against its E911 tariff charges

                        equal to the difference between the old and new tariff rates, multiplied

                        times 3 months, or approximately $277,547.  Seconded by Pete Carey.

 

                        Motion passes on a roll call vote with 6 ayes and 3 not present.

 

3)         Adjournment:

            A motion was made by Dave Felice to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Tim

            Sullivan.

 

            Motion passed unanimously on voice vote.

 

            Meeting was adjourned at 10:39 AM.

 

            Submitted for Approval By:


            David Felice, Authority Secretary