RES 81-039 RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY

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Councilmember Sundland introduced the following resolu- tion and moved its adoption: • RESOLUTION 81-039 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony (.City)_ has resolved that the develop- ment of a joint cable television system is in the best interest of the City, and WHEREAS, the City has received a study report assessing communica- tions needs , and has determined to continue the cable franchising process, and WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony has participated in- the North Sub- urban Cable Commission . (_Commission) , and WHEREAS , the Commission was delegated the responsibility to prepare and adopt and did prepare and adopt a Request for Proposals (RFP) and a preliminary draft .franchise ordinance for a cable communi- cations system for the City of St. Anthony along with the Cities of Arden Hills , Falcon Heights , Lauderdale, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks , Roseville, and Shoreview, Minnesota, and WHEREAS, the City is the franchising authority, and WHEREAS , section 4 . 410 (D) (1) of the Official Rules of the Minnesota Cable Communications Board requires that the franchising authority shall adopt in a public hearing the Request for .Proposals , and WHEREAS , notice of said public hearing was .published in the official newspaper of the City of St. Anthony on .May 28, 1981, and WHEREAS, members of the public have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard. NOW, THEREFORE,- be it resolved by the St. Anthony City Council as follows: (1) The City of St. Anthony adopts the RFP and receives the draft preliminary franchise ordinance. (2) The RFP accompanied by a draft .of the preliminary franchise ordinance has been issued by the Commission .on behalf of the City of St. Anthony on or before July 1; , 1981, and has been on file in the City office of the City of ,St. Anthony. (3) The City of St. Anthony hereby delegates to the Commission the responsibility to perform on behalf of the City all tasks incident to the issuance of the RFP as required by the Official Rules of the Minnesota Cable Communications Board.