City IT Agency recommends 10-year renewal of Quest Diagnostics telecom franchise

The private cable linking Quest buildings in Chatsworth and Canoga Park would keep using city rights-of-way for $4,280 a year.

City Council· posted Oct 15Report$43K

Quest Diagnostics would be allowed to keep running a private telecommunications line under city streets connecting its buildings on Fallbrook Avenue to a facility on Roscoe Boulevard, paying the city $4,280 a year. The Information Technology Agency recommends approval and asks the City Attorney to draft a ten-year franchise ordinance.

What happens next

City Council action and City Attorney preparation of a draft franchise ordinance

Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto
Hydee Feldstein Soto

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