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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Meeting of the City • Council of the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota was held on the 16th day of July, 1980. The following members were present: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Steele, Brown, Eggert and Larson and the following were absent: None. Council- member Eggert introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. RESOLUTION 80-17 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE NORTH SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights is included in an approved cable service territory which includes nine other cities in the major metropolitan suburban area, and WHEREAS, recently amended Minnesota Statutes Section 238.08, Subd. 5, authorizes municipalities to delegate to a joint cable commission their power to prepare, adopt, grant., administer and enforce a cable franchise and to establish rates thereunder, and WHEREAS, it is of the utmost importance for communities to attempt to deal with the franchising process and with subsequent regulation of cable television in a manner best serving the public interest,. and WHEREAS, by joint and cooperative action with other cities in the approved cable service territory, the City of Falcon Heights can share in the expense of the study of the franchising and regulatory process, can develop a uniform approach to the matter of franchising, and can explore possibilities of joint and common action on a permanent basis, and WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights deems it proper and in the public interest to enter into a Joint .and Cooperative Agreement presented at this meeting and which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights as follows: 1. That the city of Falcon Heights participate in the North Suburban Cable Commission. 2. That the appropriate official execute the Joint and Cooperative Agreement and file it with the City Manager of the City of Roseville. 3. That the Gity of Falcon Heights appoint as its Director to represent it on the Joint Commission, F.onald Eggert, Council- member, who resides at 1868 Simpson, F~.lcon Heights, MN 55113, phone #647-0266, and that said individual's name, address and phone number be filed with the City Manager of Roseville. • 4. That the City of Falcon Heights appoint as an alternate Director, Gene Steele, Councilmember, who resides at 1776 Arona, Falcon Heights, MN 55113, phone ~~646-0227, and that said individual's name, address and phone number be filed with the City Manager of the City of Roseville.