1988-062-Opposing The Enactment Of Assembly Bill 2802RESOLUTION NO. 1988 -62
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OPPOSING THE ENACTMENT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 2802
(CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE FEES)
WHEREAS, Assembly Member Hill has introduced Assembly Bill 2802 into the
California State Legislature; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2802 would, essentially, reverse the recent
Appellate Court decision in Cox Cable Television v. County of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the effect of Assembly Bill 2802 would be to forbid a local
government from collecting any otherwise authorized property tax, on the fair
market value of the franchise interest owned by a cable operator, if the
collection of such a tax, coupled with the collection of any franchise fees
owned by the cable operator, would exceed 5% of the gross revenues; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2802 would provide a new and unnecessary windfall to
cable television companies and would deprive local communities of an
opportunity to share appropriately in the profits generated by cable television
companies operating within the community; and
WHEREAS, in the Town of Los Gatos and in other California communities it is
important that cable television operators be required to contribute back to the
community some reasonable share of what are extremely significant profits
generated from within the community, profits which are not now being
reinvested, in any significant degree, in either better service quality, or
extension of service, or in any other benefit to the local community; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2802 represents, in the opinion of the Town Council,
unfair special interest legislation, which is of direct detriment to the
public, and which will disproportionately benefit a few financially privileged
cable television operators; and
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WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2802 should be defeated by the State Legislature.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos hereby urges that Assembly Bill 2802 not be enacted into law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos, California, held on the 4
following vote:
day of April , 1988 by the
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Thomas J. Ferrito, Robert L. Hamilton Brent
N. Ventura and Vice -Mayor Joanne Benjamin
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Eric D. Carlson
SIGNED: -W,,1 .
V I Ctf -X 1YOR OF THE TOWN OF,' SOS GATOS
ATTEST:
CLERK OF^'THE TOWN OF LOS GATRA
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