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RESOLUTION NO. 8850
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA URGING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
TO REVISE THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1984,
AND EXPRESSING GENERAL CONCERN ABOUT THE NEED
FOR GREATER LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Since the passage of the Cable Communications Act
of 1984, concentrations of ownership amounting to monopolies have
increased among cable operators, even though the Act was intended
to "promote competition in cable communications and minimize
unnecessary regulations that impose undue economic burdens on
cable systems".
Section 2. Municipalities throughout the nation, including
this one, have been subjected to substantial rate increases,
service reductions, and programming changes that do not reflect
consumers' needs or the original intentions of their franchise
agreements.
Section 3. Cable Television is rapidly being priced beyond
the reach of lower income people, including families with
children and the elderly, who are particularly in need of
information and other services that are available solely through
cable television.
Section 4. Existing law provides this City and other
franchising authorities no authority to control or question the
imposition by cable franchisees of exorbitant rates upon citizens
whose rights-of-way have been placed at the companies disposal by
virtue of the grant of franchises.
Section 5. 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.
Section 6. Legislation that is now pending in the Congress
of the United States seeks comprehensive changes in the Cable
Communication Policy Act of 1984.
Section 7. The City Council of the City of Azusa, declares
its support for the restoration of local regulatory authority
over cable television systems.
Section 8. The Congress of the United States, with the
support and approval of the Executive Branch should rewrite the
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, with particular focus on
re -regulation of subscriber rates, 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.
Section 9. Such legislation shall include the provision of
immunity from damages of any nature for local government
exercising or attempting to exercise in good faith the authority
conferred.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution.
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7th day of May , 1990.
Euge a F. Moses, Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the forgoing Resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular
scheduled meeting thereof held on the 7th day of May 1990
by the following vote of the Council:
AYES
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
DANGLEIS, STEMRICH, NARANJO, ALEXANDER,
MOSES
NONE
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