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78-R-86
A RESOLUTION
Supporting Franchise Agreement Negotiations
between.the Illinois Municipal League and
Illinois Bell Telephone
WHEREAS, the Northwest Municipal.Conference is a
corporate organization representative of municipalities and
townships chartered within the State of Illinois and the County
of Cook; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 20, of the Constitution
of the State of Illinois, and Chapter 127, paragraphs 741
through 748 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, authorize and
encourage intergovernmental association and cooperation; and
WHEREAS, the public officials of the Northwest
Municipal Conference represent thirty-six (36) local
governmental bodies and a population of over 950,000 Illinois
residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is a member
municipality of the Northwest Municipal Conference; and
WHEREAS, in 1984, the Illinois Bell Telephone Company
entered into three (3) year interim franchise agreements
expiring January 1, 1987, with the member municipalities of the
Northwest Municipal Conference; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston
believes it is in the mutual interest of both the Illinois Bell
Telephone Company and municipalities to continue to enter into
franchise agreements; and
WHEREAS, it is economically beneficial for the
Illinois Bell Telephone Company to continue to explore new uses
for phone lines, including: fiber optics, computers, video
transmissions, cellular, interactive, and bypass networks, such
• that a general communication franchise needs to be developed;
and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Municipal League as the
statewide representative.of municipalities will assume the
leadership role in negotiating the terms of a new franchise.
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agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Northwest Municipal Conference supports
the Illinois Municipal League, of which the City of Evanston is
• also a member, in resolving the issues and disputes which will
arise during the negotiating process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Evanston that the City of Evanston support the
action.of the Northwest Municipal Conference in requesting the
Illinois Municipal League to establish an advisory group
composed of representatives from area councils of government
and downstate municipalities to provide input to the
negotiators.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that during the negotiation
proceedings the following issues be addressed:
That the concept of percentage of gross revenue be.
considered in establishing a new franchise fee.
That the franchise agreement should address the cost
for burial of overhead lines in a coordinated
• approach with other utilities.
That in the terms of the franchise agreement a
mechanism be provided which would allow for
consideration of alteration of the agreement in order
that changes in technology can be reviewed and
incorporated as appropriate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this
resolution be forwarded to the Northwest Municipal Conference,
the Illinois Municipal League, Area Council of Governments, all
Conference member municipalities and Illinois Bell Telephone
Company.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
• Adopted:-� �, 1986.
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