HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 82-11RESOLUTION NO.82-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,PINAL COUNTY,ARIZONA,OPPOSING HOUSE
BILL 2383,PRESENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE STATE OF
ARIZONA 35TH LEGISLATURE,AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Apache Junction,Arizona,that:
WHEREAS,House Bill 2383 was introduced for legislative consider-
ation on February 4,1982;and
WHEREAS,House Bill 2383 will adversely affect the City's ability to
insure control of television construction,operation,and maintenance;and
WHEREAS,House Bill 2383 may eliminate the availability of access
channels for use by Apache Junction citizens;and
WHEREAS,House Bill 2383 removes all controls on rate regulation
i n a defacto monopolistic situation;and
WHEREAS,there appears to be a reasonable desire for the City to
exert a certain amount of control over the construction,operation,and
maintenance of the cable television system;and
WHEREAS,the City has considered a complex television licensing
process intended to provide the controls requested by the citizens of
Apache Junction.
WHEREAS,House 3ill 2383 will take away the City's right to provide
programs that are desirable and beneficial to the citizens of Apache
Junction;and
WHEREAS,House Bill 2383 will effectively remove the City of Apache
Junction's right to govern itself locally i n the area of cable television
service;and
WHEREAS,municipal governments are more knowledgeable and sensitive
to the programming and installation method needs of its citizens than other
governmental agencies or private concerns.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Apache Junction oppose House Bill 2383 and urge the members of the
Arizona 35th Legislature to vote against its passage.
WHEREAS,the immediate operation of the provision of the Resolution
i s necessary for the preservation of the public peace,health and safety of
the City of Apache Junction,an emergency i s hereby declared to exist,and
this Resolution shall be i n full force and effect from and after i t passage,
adoption and approval by the Mayor and Council of the City of Apache Junction,
and i t i s hereby exempt from the referendum provisions of the Constitution
and the laws of the State of Arizona.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Apache Junction,Arizona,this 16th day of March ,1982.
Resolution No.82-11
Page One of Two
WENDELL J.CLARKr
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Resolution No.82-11
Page Two of Two