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RESOLUTION NO. 81-102
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING THE LOCAL REGULATION
OF CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISES AND OPPOSING THE
ADOPTION OF UNITED STATES SENATE BILL 898.
WHEREAS, the development of cable television requires the use
of local government rights-of-way in and over public streets; and
WHEREAS, the use and regulation of the public streets and
rights-of-way is and has been traditionally the concern of local
government; and
WHEREAS, a community antenna television system is in its very
concept a form of electronic media which is capable of being limited
to local communities with a capacity for providing local access
which is not available through the media utilizing the airwaves;
and
WHEREAS, local government has, without Federal or State inter-
vention in the area of local control of cable television, provided
for the regulation of the cable television industry in a manner
which has benefited the public as well as the industry; and
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WHEREAS, the intervention of Federal and State government
into the local control of cable television systems is unnecessary
and would be counterproductive to the progress made by local
government in assuring the effective and systematic development
of cable television in the local communities; and
WHEREAS, United States Senate Bill 898 has been introduced in
the Senate to restructure the tele-communications industry and has
been amended by the Senate 'Commerce Cimmittee to provide for the
deregulation of cable television by local government; and
WHEREAS, said amendments reflect no consideration of the public
interest in the regulation by local government of its streets and
rights-of-way, or of the developing monopolies being developed by
cable television companies in the local communities; and
WHEREAS, the cable television industry has been growing
rapidly even with local regulation of the industry.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, resolves as follows:
1. That it strongly endorses the concept of local control
as it relates to the issuance of cable television franchises and
the supervision of such franchise operations, and that the State
and Federal governments be urged to reaffirm this historical
relationship and the responsibilities expressed thereunder by
cities and counties;
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2. That it opposes the adoption of United States Senate Bill
898 while it contains provisions limiting the control of the cable
television industry by local government; and
3. That copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the Orange
County League of Cities, the California League of Cities, Senator
S.I. Hayakawa and Senator Alan Cranston, urging their opposition
to United States Senate Bill 898 so long as it contains provisions
limiting the control of cable television franchises by local
governments.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Tustin, this 8th day of September , 1981.
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ATTEST:
RLL: sl: D: 8/24/81
MAYOR
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STATE. OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of
the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing
Resolution No.' 81-102 was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 8th day of September, 1981 by the
following vote:
AYES : COUNCILPERSONS: Sharp, -Hoesterey, Edgar, Kennedy, Saltarelli
NOES : COUNCILPERSONS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILPERSONS: None
City of Tustin, Californi~ "