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No. R-95-06 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION Date: March 8. 1995 ---------------------------------------------------- ARESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PASSAGE OF THE MINNESOTA EMERGING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ACT OF 1995 WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights is responsible for monitoring the operation and activities of cable communications in the city, and WHEREAS, the city provides coordination of administration and enforcement of the cable franchise; promotes the development of locally produced cable television programming; and conducts such other activities to ensure equitable and reasonable rates and service levels for the citizens of the city; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the cable franchise to ensure the development and continued operation of a cable communications system so that the city may achieve better utilization and improvement of public services and contribute significantly to the communication needs of its residents; and • WHEREAS, in pursuit of these goals the city has granted to private interests the use of public property and public right-of-way. NOW, THEREFORE, at a regular meeting of the Falcon Heights city council dated March 8, 1995, the city endorses the "Minnesota Emerging Communications Services Act of 1995" and encourages its adoption by the Minnesota State Legislature for the following reasons: FINDINGS Public property and public rights-of-way are valuable public assets and local authorities are entitled to ensure that the public is benefitted, compensated, protected and able to access and share in the use of any emerging communications services that makes use of those public rights-of-way by a private for-profit provider. 2. There is a wide range of persons seeking to use public property and the public rights-of- way to deliver video, voice and data services and all such persons should be treated similarly by state and local authorities. 3. Existing state statutes do not adequately address these emerging communications services. 4. Local authorities are well equipped to analyze and implement the needs and interests of the local citizen/consumer, and protect taxpayers' investment in public property and public rights-of-way.