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% <br /> • <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 3029 <br /> PAGE TWO <br /> WHEREAS, existing law provides the City and other <br /> franchising authorities no authority to control or question <br /> the imposition by cable franchisees of exorbitant rates upon <br /> cities whose rights-of-way have been placed at the companies ' <br /> disposal by virtue of the grant of franchises; and <br /> WHEREAS, the National League of Cities has adopted <br /> policies in favor of increasing local governments ' cable <br /> regulatory authority and in favor of more competition in the <br /> provision of cable television services to consumers; and <br /> WHEREAS, legislation that is now pending in the <br /> Congress seeks comprehensive changes in the Cable <br /> Communications Act of 1984 . <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council <br /> of the City of Mounds View declares its support for the <br /> restoration of local regulatory authority over cable <br /> television systems . <br /> • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Congress of the United <br /> States should rewrite the Cable Communications Policy Act of <br /> 1984 with particular focus on reregulation of subscriber <br /> rates, allowance of telephone company provision of cable <br /> service under the circumstances that respect local government <br /> authority, system ownership transfers, the impact of vertical <br /> integration in the cable industry, and other aspects of the <br /> Act that directly impact local regulation and consumers; <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of <br /> Mounds View urges congressional action for appropriate federal <br /> legislation to restore local authority over cable systems to <br /> e imi a = . . . . .- . , . . • - • . - <br /> aspects of the 1984 Act that work to disfavor cable consumers . <br /> Adopted this 2-3 day of April, 1990 . <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Mayor <br /> (SEAL) <br /> Clerk-Administrator <br /> • <br />