HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-070 RESOLUTION NO. 01-70
ARESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE FLORIDA
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PETITION
TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION ("DA 01-341", "DOCKET NO.
96-98") TO PRESERVE THE 561 AREA CODE
FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY; AND CREATE
A NEW AREA CODE FOR THlV, COUNTIES OF
ST. LUCIE, MARTIN, AND INDIAN RIVER
V~ITH RELIEF SPANNING TWENTY-FOUR
YEARS INTO THE FUTURE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
thc following determinations:
1. On September 27, 2000, in a meeting with the Public Service Commission ("PSC") staff
in West Palm Beach, representatives f~om our 561 area code region, and the Treasure Coast
expressed overwhelming opposition to the PSC's tan-digit dialing recommendation.
2. Subsequent to that meeting the PSC sided with the request to allow Palm Beach County
to keep its 561 area code and asked for a new area code to bc provided for the Treasure Coast.
3. Unfortunately, the federal contractor who assigns area codes turned down the state's
request citing a federal regulation that violated industry-developed guidelines that require the codes
to last at least five years.
4. This matter will be decided by the Federal Communications Commission in the near
future.
5. This Board beheves that the state plan which was approved bythe PSC which extends the
561 area code life a minimum of three years is the best alternative to all concerned.
6. This Board further beheves that with the addition of new technology and the
implementation of number conservation measures the 561 area code would have a much longer than
projected life span. Additionally, through this plan, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin Counties
would enjoy a new area code with rehef spanning twenty-four years into the future.
7. This Board further believes that the residents of Palm Beach County and the Treasure
Coast would be accommodated with the adoption of a plan that creates a new area code for the
Treasure Coast, preserves the 561 area code for Palm Beach County, and eliminates the need for 10-
digit dialing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Comnilssioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby support the Florida Public Service Commission Petition to the
Federal Communications Commission ("DA No. 01-341", "CC Docket No. 96-98") to preserve the
561 area code for Palm Beach County; and create a new area code for the counties of St. Lucie,
Martin, and Indian River with relief spanning twenty-four years Into the future.
2. The County Administrator is hereby directed to forward copies of this resolution to the
Federal Communications Commission, Attention Ms. Magalie Salas, 445 12a Street S.W., Room
TW-B204, Washington, DC 20554; Tim Vaccaro, Florida Public Service Commission, Capital
Circle Office Center, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0872; and The
Honorable Ron Klein, State Senator, District 28, 406 Senate Office Building, 404 South Monroe
Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32358-1100.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Frannie Hutchinson AYE
Vice-Chairman Doug Coward AYE
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE
Commissioner Cliff Barnes AYE
Commissioner John D. Bruhn AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 27~ day of February, 2001.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
APPROVE~xAS TO FORM AND
COUNTY ~EY
ST. LUCIE~ COUNTY,