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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3604 - Approve Participation - TML - Telephone Franchise Steering Committee - 04_25_1991Resolution No. 3604 April 25, 1991 Item #30 RESOLUTION NO. 3604 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK , TEXAS, APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN TELEPHONE FRANCHISE STEERING COMMITTEE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City has a public responsibility to protect the public rights -of -way and easements and to require the telephone company to assume certain duties and responsibilities regarding such easements and rights -of -way by means of reasonable terms and conditions in a franchise ordinance; and WHEREAS, a steering committee of cities could share information, develop a model ordinance, obtain special legal and auditing counsel and provide further assistance to the member cities in the adoption of franchise ordinances with the telephone utility company; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of LUBBOCK , Texas: Section 1. That the participation by the City in the Telephone Franchise Steering Committee is hereby approved and does not obligate the City to any payment. Section 2. It is anticipated that a pro-rata fee shall be assessed by the Telephone Franchise Steering Committee at a later date. Such financial obligation shall require the approval of a separate resolution. Such fee shall be based upon expected costs for the purposes stated above and be determined by the population of the City. Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective when adopted. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this the 25th day of APRIL .1991. APPROVED: e ayor ATTEST: C;ity4ecretary CO r Office of eCity Secretary City of Lubbock P.O. Box 2000 Lubbock, Texas 79457 806-767-2026 FAX: 606-762-3623 May 2, 1991 Mr. Frank Sturzl, Executive Director Texas Municipal League 211 E Seventh, Suite 1020 Austin, Texas 78701-2383 Dear Frank: At its April 25, 1991 Regular City Council Meeting, the Lubbock City Council unanimously passed a Resolution approving participation in the Telephone Franchise Steering Committee. A certified copy of that Resolution is enclosed. If we can provide other information, please contact us. cerely, Ranette Boyd, CMC/AAE City Secretary RB:bmr Enclosure CITY OF LUBBOCK § COUNTY OF LUBBOCK § STATE OF TEXAS § AFFIDAVIT Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Ranette Boyd, who, being by me duly sworn, deposed as follows: My name is Ranette Boyd, I am of sound mind, capable of making this affidavit, and personally acquainted with the facts herein stated: I am the custodian of the records of the City Secretary's Office for the City of Lubbock, Texas. Attached hereto is a copy of Resolution #3604 from the City of Lubbock Permanent Records. These records are kept by me as City Secretary in the regular course of business, and it was in the regular course of business of the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas or an employee or representatives of the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas, with knowledge of the act, event, condition, opinion, or diagnosis, recorded to make the record or to transmit information thereof to be included in such record; and the record was made at or near the time or reasonably soon thereafter. The records attached hereto are the original or exact duplicates of the original. Af iant BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for said County, Texas, on this day personally appeared Ranette Boyd, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 2nd day of May, 1991. (seal) airy Public, State of Texa My commission expires: 04/03/95 This resolution is not financially binding on your city, but is merely intended to serve as a guide in determining the interest in forming a statewide committee. The Committee will provide you another resolution, at a later date, which will call for a financial commitment if you select at that time to become a member. Please give Councilman Bill Holmes, City of Belton (817) 939- 5851, a call if you have any particular questions. Thank you for your attention to this matter.