HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2010-065CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2010-065
A RESOLUTION STATING SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY ACCESS
PRESERVATION ACT (HR 3745)
WHEREAS, the City Council of Plymouth, Minnesota is the official governing body
elected to preserve and protect the best welfare and interest of the City and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, public, educational and government (PEG) channels play a significant role
in Plymouth; and
WHEREAS, PEG channels are a unique and valuable resource for local information and
discourse for the residents of _Plymouth; and
WHEREAS, PEG channels televise local government meetings, including City Council,
Planning Commission, city board and school board meetings, so that citizens are informed about
the actions taken by local elected officials; and
WHEREAS, PEG channels contribute to the democratic process by providing
opportunities for candidates and others, such as the League of Women Voters, to discuss local
issues during election campaigns; and
WHEREAS, PEG channels provide a window through which residents can view the
diversity of cultures, recreational activities and artistic endeavors in their local community; and
WHEREAS, PEG channels reflect the unique identity of the communities they serve; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth hereby vigorously opposes any federal legislation that
will reduce the right of local governments to establish benefit requirements including public,
educational, and governmental access channels, including funding, facilities, and equipment for
such channels; and to require dedicated capacity or institutional network systems for educational
and governmental purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth will support legislative efforts to ensure that all
residents have unfettered access to all forms of information resources and to ensure that those
entities that use public rights-of-way and benefit from the use of public rights-of-way continue to
be obligated to provide compensation in the form of public, educational, and governmental
access channels and funding, and other support services for PEG access channels as well as
ongoing community needs requirements notwithstanding technological changes or
advancements; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the act is to make clear that the definition of "cable service"
under the Cable Act is applicable to all forms of technologies that make video programming
available by landlines to subscribers enabling the rightful authority of local governments to
ensure uniform treatment of providers of video services within their community; and
WHEREAS, HR 3745, the Community Access Preservation Act, addresses critical and
immediate threats to PEG access.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
The City Council supports immediate passage of HR 3745; and
The City Council calls on our Congressional delegation to take all possible actions in
support of the passage of HR 3745, including, but not limited to, endorsing, co -sponsoring and
voting for HR 3745, and to work for its rapid passage.
This Resolution becomes effective upon approval and adoption by the City Council of
Plymouth, Minnesota
ADOPTED in a regular session of the City Council meeting this 91h day of March, 2010.