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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5783 RESOLUTION NO. 5783 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE REGULATIONS TO REGULATE LOCAL BASIC TIER CABLE TELEVISION RATES AND CHARGES WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is a municipal government within the State of California; WHEREAS, federal and state law permit local cable television franchising authorities to regulate basic tier cable television service and equipment rates and charges; WHEREAS, the City is such a local cable television franchising authority; WHEREAS, in order to regulate local basic tier cable television service and equipment rates and charges, the city must be certified by the Federal Communications Commission to do so; WHEREAS, the City has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for certification to regulate local basic tier cable television service and equipment rates and charges, and the City is now certified to do so; and WHEREAS, in order to regulate local basic tier cable television service and equipment rates and charges, the City must also I) adopt and administer rules with respect to rates and charges subject to regulation that are consistent with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission, and 2) utilize procedural laws and rules governing rate regulation proceedings that provide a reasonable opportunity for consideration of the views of interested parties. 5783 \ NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Arcadia hereby adopts, and shall administer, the rules and regulations established by the Federal Communications Commission, as now issued and as from time to time hereafter amended, with respect to the basic tier cable television service and equipment rates and charges which are subject to regulation by the City. SECTION 2. In connection with such regulation of basic tier cable television rates and charges, the City will ensure a reasonable opportunity for consideration of the views of interested parties. SECTION 3. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the City and file with the Federal Communications Commission or any other person such forms or other instruments as are now or may hereafter be required by the Federal Communications Commission in order to enable the City to regulate basic tier cable television service rates and charges. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall be effective immediately. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this -5-th day OfApri 1,1994. ATTEST: ~ 5783 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 55: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifY that the foregoing Resolution No. 5783 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the city Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of April, 1994 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Fasching, Harbicht, Lojeski, Hargett and Ciraulo NOES: None ABSENT: None AD Arcadia ci 5783