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AGENDA STATEMENT
Meeting Date: September 13, 1982
SUBJECT : Cable Television
EXHIBITS ATTACHED : (2) Resolutions
RECOMMENDATION : Consider
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:Additional fundsmay be made available for community service television.
DESCRIPTION :In April 1982 the City Council appointed Councilmember Burton to
participate on the Citizen's Cable Television Advisory Council as
the Dublin representative. Cm. Burton has requested that the City
Council formally recognize the Advisory Council as an advisory body
to the Dublin City Council on matters related to cable television.
Cm. Burton has also requested City Council consideration of a
resolution which would designate the Tri-Valley Community Television
Corporation as the official non-profit corporation to receive funds
and request Viacom Cablevision to deposit fifty cents per Dublin
subscriber with the Tri-Valley Community Television Corporation for
the purpose of supporting and promoting community service television.
Viacom has allocated such funds on behalf of Livermore and Pleasanton
subscribers.
Charlotte Severin and Darla Stevens will make a presentation to the
City Council , which will provide the City Council with additional
background on the work of both the Citizen's Cable Television Advisory
Council and the Tri-Valley Community Television Corporation.
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RESOLUTION No.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
DESIGNATING THE CITIZENS CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY COUNCIL AS
THE OFFICIAL CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY GROUP TO THE
CITY OF DUBLIN
WHEREAS, Viacom Cablevision is the franchiser which provides cable
television services to residents of the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, expertise in the area of cable television will be essential
to the renegotiation of the City's franchise agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton have officially
appointed the Citizens Cable Television Advisory Council to serve as the
advisory body on cable television to each City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Citizens Cable Television Advisory Council has demon-
strated its ability to research and advise effectively in two recent rate
increase proceedings in the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin City Council believes that the assistance of
the Citizens Cable Television Advisory Council would be valuable on
issues related to cable television.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin officially
recognizes and designates the Citizens Cable Television Advisory Council
as the cable television advisory body to the Dublin City Council .
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION No.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
DESIGNATING THE TRI-VALLEY COMMUNITY TELEVISION CORPORATION AS THE
OFFICIAL BODY TO RECEIVE CABLE TELEVISION GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin recognizes the value of community service
television to the residents of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, Tri-Valley Community Television has been duly incorporated
as a non-profit corporation with its purpose being to receive and disperse
funds and to promote community service television, and represents all the
tri-valley interests including those of Dublin residents; and
WHEREAS, Viacom Cablevision has allocated funds in the amount of
fifty cents per subscriber per year on behalf of subscribers in the Cities
of Pleasanton and Livermore to support and promote community service tele-
vision; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin City Council believes it appropriate that funds
for community television be allocated on behalf of Dublin cable television
subscribers.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Dublin City Council hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1 : Designates Tri-Valley Community Television
as the official non-profit corporation to receive and
disperse funds and to develop community service
television.
Section 2: Respectfully requests that fifty cents per
Dublin subscriber per year be deposited by Viacom
Cablevision with Tri-Valley Community Television, a
non-profit corporation, to support and promote community
service television.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk