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<br /> I " <br /> , <br /> 1.1 which effectively illustrates the value of that asset to competitive service providers in an <br /> I 2 unregulated marketplace. Unlike oilier businesses which pay for the use of public rights-of-way, <br /> I 3 telephone companies currently pay property taxes only on a fraction of their facilities located in <br /> 4 public rights-of-way and nothing for the value of the right to use them. <br /> I 5 Response: <br /> I 6 . The responsibility for managing and protecting public rights-of-way must remain with <br /> 7 cities and other units of government entrusted with protecting the health, safety, and <br /> I 8 convenience of the community. <br /> I 9 . Construction and safety standards are of paramount importance to cities, and consistent <br /> I 10 with respective industries' desire for uniformity, should be developed by the municipal <br /> 11 engineering community for adoption by cities to ensure effective rights-of-way <br /> - management. <br /> I 13 . Cities and other governmental units responsible for the protection and management of <br /> 14 public rights-of-way should be authorized to require reasonable compensation which <br /> I 15 reflects the policy and fiscal objectives of their community. <br /> I 16 . The courts should remain the primary forum for resolution of allegations that <br /> I 17 communities have exercised their authority in an unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious <br /> 18 <br /> manner. <br /> I <br /> I 19 IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY <br /> I ''In SD-l. Redesigning and Reinventing Government <br /> -,. Issue: Every level of government is reevaluating, reprioritizing, redesigning, and renewing its <br /> I 1997 City Policies 27 <br /> ., <br /> -- <br />