HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 66-09 - 12/8/2009 - COMMUNITY ACCESS PRESERVATION ACT RESOLUTION NO. 66-09
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY ACCESS PRESERVATION ACT
WHEREAS, public, educational and government channels (aka PEG channels) such as
EGTV Channel 6 are important to our community because they provide an important outlet for
programming about our community that is available nowhere else, and
WHEREAS, HR-3)745, the Community Access Preservation Act has been introduced in
Congress to provide targeted changes to the Cable Act to help resolve the following issues:
Allowin- PEG fees to be used for any PEG-related purposes;
Requirin=g PEG.channels to be carried in the same manner as local broadcast
channels;
Requiring the FCC to study the effect state video franchise laws have had on PEG
channels, and requiring operators to provide the greater of the support required under
state laws, or the support historically provided for PEG; and
Making cable television-related laws and regulations applicable to all landline video
providers; and
WHEREAS, the problems that the bill seeks to address are immediate, real and
significant, and threaten the survival of PEG channels here and elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, Congress has recognized the severity of the challenges facing PEG in
hearings held over the last year and a half. and'members have been urging the FCC to take action
to protect PEG: and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage. Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees expresses its unfailing support of the
Community Access Preservation Act, and
Section 2: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees encourage our U.S. Representatives
and Senators to co-sponsor this important piece of legislation.
Section 3: That a certified copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to United States
President Barack Obama and the members of the U.S. Congressional delegation who represent
the Elk Grove Village community.
Section 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 8'h day of December 2009.
APPROVED this 8" day of December 2009.
APPROVED:
Mavor Crai2 B: Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Judith M. Keegan, Village Clerk
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