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<br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE, MN <br />CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 95-06 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF THE <br />"MINNESOTA EMERGING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ACT OF 1995" <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the North Central Suburban Cable Communications <br />commission ("Commission") is a Joint Powers Commission organized <br />pursuant to Minnesota Statue 471.59, as amended, and includes the <br />following eight (8) municipalities: Blaine, centerville, Circle <br />pines, Coon Rapids, Ham Lake, Lexington, Lino Lakes and Spring Lake <br />Park (hereinafter "Cities") and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Commission's Joint Powers Agreement assigns to the <br />Commission the responsibility to monitor the operation and <br />activities of cable communications; to provide coordination of <br />administration and enforcement of the cable franchise; to promote <br />the development of locally produced cable television programming; <br />and to conduct such other activities to insure equitable and <br />reasonable rates and service levels for the citizens of the Member <br />Cities and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is the intent of the cable franchise to ensure the <br />development and continued operation of a cable communications system <br />so that the cities may achieve better utilization and improvement of <br />public services and contribute significantly to the communication <br />needs of its residents and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in pursuit <br />private interests the use <br />Way. <br /> <br />of these goals the cities have granted to <br />of Public Property and Public Rights-of <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the <br />City of Centerville, the City has reviewed the proposed Minnesota <br />Emerging Communications Services Act of 1995, and hereby endorses <br />the proposed legislation and encourages its adoption by the <br />Minnesota State LegiSlature for the following reasons: <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />1. Public Property and Public Rights-of-Way are valuable public <br />assets and Local Authorities are entitled to ensure that the public <br />is benefited, compensated, protected and able to access and share in <br />the use of any Emerging Communications services that makes use of <br />those Public Rights-of-Way by a private for-profit provider. <br /> <br />2. There is a wide range of Persons seeking to use Public <br />Property and the Public Rights-of-Way to deliver video, voice and <br />data services and all such Persons should be treated similarly by <br />State and Local Authorities. <br /> <br />3. Existing state statutes do not adequately address these <br />