80-2825 CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 80-2825
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RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND APPROVING FRANCHISING
DOCUMENTS AND AUTHORIZING SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN
CATV STUDY COMMISSION TO DISTRIBUTE DOCUMENTS,
AND TO ARRANGE APPLICANT HEARINGS.
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins has resolved that the development
of a joint CATV system is in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has received a study report from its citizen
advisory committee and has determined to continue the cable franchising
process; and
WHEREAS, Documents relating to franchising per rule of the
Minnesota Cable Communications Board have been developed by the City, its
advisory committee and the Southwest Suburban CATV Study Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to seek applicants for a franchise for
a cable communications system to serve Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins,
411 Minnetonka and Richfield.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT,
The City authorize the Southwest Suburban CATV Study Commission
(Commission) to issue the Invitation for Applications as adopted by this
City after a full public hearing;
The City authorizes the Commission to distribute the Invitation,
Preliminary Franchise Ordinance, and Communications Needs Report to
potential applicants, the Minnesota Cable Communications Board, the public
and others;
The City authorizes the Commission to publish and distribute the
Notice of Availability of the Invitation for Applications;
The City participate in hearings on the applications submitted
together with the cities of Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka and Richfield,
as organized and publicized by the Commission;
The City will receive the Commission' s recommendation on the
. final ordinance and franchisee to making its decision on these matters.
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota,
at a regular meeting held the 19th day of February 1980.
H. E. RICHARDSON, JERRE A. MILLER,
City Clerk Mayor
JOSEPH C. VESELY,
City Attorney