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. . . RESOLUTION NO. 3029 PAGE TWO WHEREAS, existing law provides the City and other franchising authorities no authority to control or question the imposition by cable franchisees of exorbitant rates upon cities 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 services to consumers; and WHEREAS, legislation that is now pending in the Congress seeks comprehensive changes in the Cable Communications Act of 1984. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mounds View 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 Mounds View 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. Adopted this 23 day of April, 1990. ATTEST: (SEAL)