HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1983/11/15 Item 8 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 8
Meeting Date 11/15/83
ITEM TITLE: Resolution // fr(Endorsing the Proposed Resolution of the National
League of Cities relative to Federal Cable
Legislation, Local Authority and Cable Subscriber
Protection (4/5ths Vote: Yes Nox )
SUBMITTED BY City Attorney _ ';
A resolution has been circulated by the City of Lakewood which
will be proposed to the National League of Cities to modify
proposed federal cable legislation. This resolution would support
the Lakewood resolution and instruct the City's voting delegate to
vote in favor of it.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Resolution
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DISCUSSION:
The Mayor of the City of Lakewood, Paul E. Zeltner, has written to
the City Council requesting support for a resolution urging the
members of the National League of Cities to have that body
withdraw its support for cable legislation presently before the
Senate and the House of Representatives until certain consumer-
oriented provisions are incorporated into the bill. The House of
Representatives cites an earlier National League of Cities
compromise as the official stance of cities across the nation,
The proposed resolution would more correctly state the position of
cities with regard to cable legislation.
It is recommended that the City support the Lakewood resolution
and instruct our delegate to vote in favor of such a resolution at
the National League of Cities Congress of Cities meeting in New
Orleans on November 27-29, 1983.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
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Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79)
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