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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 28, 1995 Page 6 • 1 IX. NEW BUSINESS 2 A. Ordinance 1995-002 re: Plumbing Heating Air Conditioning_Refrigeration Fees ( 1 st .3 er ading 1. 4 Mornson explained that the fees had not been adjusted for quite some time. This ordinance will 5 simplify the calculation of fees. He stated the fees would now be similar to the fees charged in 6 New Brighton and less than the fees charged in Minneapolis. 7 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance 1995-002, relating 8 to fees, amending fee Nos. 11 and 12 of section 615.07 of the 1993 St. Anthony Code of 9 Ordinances.. 10 Motion carried unanimously. I 1 B. Resolution 95-024 re: Supporting Passage of the "Minnesota Emerging 12 Communications Services Act of 1995. 13 Mornson explained that the League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Association of 14 Community Telecommunications Administrators are promoting legislation that would: 15 1. require any new telecommunications services to be subject to permitting requirements for 16 the use of public property and rights-of-way to deliver new communications services for 17 profit; 18 2. require any new telecommunications service to compensate municipalities for the right to 19 use public right-of-way to deliver new services for profit; 20 3. require any new telecommunications service to reserve capacity on its network for public 21 and governmental use; and 22 4. prohibit redlining of service territories. 23 In response to Marks, Mornson explained that the purpose of this legislation is to protect the 24 cable companies and maintain competition. Without this legislation,the telephone company 25 could take over the cable industry and operate with just the telephone lines. 26 Fleming explained that if the telephone companies take over the cable business the community 27 may lose all it's public access. 28 Ranallo added that there is a franchise fee that is paid by the cable companies. He expressed 29 concern that if the telephone companies take over,there will no longer be public or education 30 networks. 31 Motion by Ranallo, second by Fleming to approve Resolution 95-024, Supporting the Passage of • 32 the "Minnesota Emerging Communications Services Act of 1995".