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i <br />No. R-88-16 <br />CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />C O U N C I L R E S O L U T I O N <br />Date September 14, 1988 <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT <br />BY A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION <br />WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights (hereinafter "City") recognizes the functions <br />that community access on a cable communication system can perform in serving <br />the communications needs of the variety of community organizations, institutions <br />and individuals, and in enriching the cable subscribers/viewers by providing <br />information about community events and resources plus an awareness of the scope <br />and dynamics of activity within the ten-city area, and <br />WHEREAS, the North Suburban Cable Commission (hereinafter "Commission") is <br />authorized to act on behalf of the City through a joint and cooperative agreement <br />to oversee and administer the franchise that the City has granted to Cable TV <br />North Central, and <br />WHEREAS, the Commission has completed a thorough study of community access <br />which study's main conclusions include that community access would be best <br />by a non-profit corporation rather than by the cable communications company, and <br />that Cable TV North Central has failed in its efforts to provide the proper mix <br />• of resources to support and produce a successful access operation; <br />THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City directs its Commission representative to <br />support the Commission's negotiations to effect the orderly transfer of community <br />access management functions and resources from Cable TV North Central or its <br />successor to a non-profit corporation which responsibility it is to promote <br />the community access opportunities and to manage resources provided for same in the <br />ten-city area, and which will have sufficient funds to perform its duties; and <br />The City directs its Commission representative to report the result,of negotiations <br />to the City for review and appropriate action. <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Approved by ~~~~ <br />Mayor <br />Yeas <br />~~ALDWIN <br />vC'`tERNIA <br />Absent CHENOWET <br />~ibPALL IN <br />A~t BLSH <br />Adopted by <br />Nays <br />in Favor <br />H ~ Against <br />Counci 1 September 14, 1988 <br />September 14, 1988 <br />Date <br />Attested by ~~ '~ ~ a~ <br />Administrator <br />September 14, 1988 <br />Date <br />