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Resolution No. 8504 Page 2 WHEREAS, Existing law provides this City and other franchising authorities no authority to control or question the imposition by cable franchisees of exorbitant rates upon citizens whose rights-of- way have been placed at the companies' disposal by virtue of the grant of franchises; and WHEREAS, The National League of cities has adopted policies in favor of increasing local governments' cable regulatory authority and in favor of more competition in the provision of cable television service to consumers; and WHEREAS, Legislation that is now pending in the Congress seeks compre- hensive changes in the Cable Communications Act of 1984; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Roseville declares its support for the restoration of local regulatory authority over cable television systems; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Congress of the united States should rewrite the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 with particular focus on reregulation of subscriber rates, allowance of telephone company provision of cable service under the circumstances that respect local government authority, system ownership transfers, the impact of vertical integration in the cable industry, and other aspects of the Act that directly impact local regulation and consumers; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The City Council of the City of Roseville urges congressional action for appropriate federal legislation to restore local authority over cable systems to eliminate the barriers to competition, and to rectify other aspects of the 1984 Act that work to disfavor cable consumers. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Cushman, and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Matson, Cushman, Kehr, and Rog, and the following voted against the same: None. WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. STATE OF MINNESOTA) ) SS COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified City Manager of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have carefully compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes of a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 25th day of September, 1989, with the original thereof on file in my office. WITNESS MY HAND officially as such Manager this 28th day of September, 1989. SEAL s~ager