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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL
REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "CABLE TV LEGISLATIVE EFFORT
- 98TH CONGRESS"; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS
OPERATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000, FROM REVE-
UES AVAILABLE FROM CABLE TV LICENSE
FEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVISING LEGISLATORS
OF THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING PROPOSED FEDERAL
LEGISLATION AFFECTING CABLE TELEVISION AND THE
CITY'S REGULATION THEREOF; AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE AGREE-
, 14ZNTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED TO
CARRY OUT THIS PURPOSE; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, S.66, as amended and passed by the U.S. Senate on
June 14, 1983 would have severe adverse impact upon the City of
Miami's ability to protect consumers through regulation of its
cable television licensee; and
WHEREAS, S.66 has been referred to the U'i'8. House of Re-
presentatives Committee on Commerce -an Eh_! gy;Aand
WHEREAS, the House Sub -Comm tt a on'Teleommuriications, under
Chairman Tim Wirth, is now draft' t
g A le to *vision legislation
to be introduced in the House; a
WHEREAS, the Ci Comm sicin`FPassed Motion 83-507 on June
15, 1983 authorizing aA1 i ing the City Manager to take the
necessary action t sehA, ssage to the Congressional delega-
tion and to our Sena rs'Te istering a strong protest of the
City of Miami Commissi,, of Bill No. 66 reaardina Cable Tele-
vision; and k r�ecting that City representatives fly to Washing-
ton, D.C. to
sentatives;
.YHERE S
developed a
feren e
ni ' Lal
scuss this matter with our Senators and Repre-
,XMIWk Israel, the City's legislative lieoson, has
islative action plan with City staff, the U.S.
Mayors, the City of New York, and other concerned
es; and
, a vital part of this legislative action plan is a
recordation that the Mayor
fly to Washington, D.C. in la
with members of the Florida Cc
key legislators, including the
CITY COMMISSION
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