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CASE INTRODUCE RIGHT-OF-WAY ORDINANCE By: Ryan R. Schroeder, City Administrator Background: A year and a half ago, staff originally approached Council regarding passage of a Right of Way Ordinance. Just prior to this time, regulation of municipal rights of way had become an issue when a telecommunications firm took a Minnesota city to court over that city's attempt to regulate its rights of way. At the time of our initial discussion, Council requested that staff bring the issue back upon further study. Since that time, the courts have made findings and legislation has passed impacting the issue. As a result, both the League of Minnesota Cities and the Quad Cities Cable Commission law firm have revised model ordinances (to comply with new law). The QCTV law firm of Bemick and Lifson has prepared the draft contained in your agenda. They have also prepared the memorandum comparing their draft to that of the LMC. The City of Ramsey cable commissioners are Councilmember Beahen and Ramsey resident Ken Peterson. Mr. Peterson is intending to be at the Council meeting to answer any questions you may have regarding the ordinance draft. It should be noted that Attorney Goodrich is out of town until July 7, and may not have had an opportunity to review the draf~ ordinance in any detail. That being the case, it would be expected that, if the ordinance is introduced, Mr. Goodrich will be prepared with any suggested changes prior to final adoption. Further, that if changes significantly alter the ordinance, an additional introduction would be necessitated. Council Action: Motion to introduce an ordinance Managing the use of Public Right-Of-Way in the City of Ramsey. Reviewed by: Copies also distributed to: City Administrator City Attorney CC: 070897 /jmt RO~.doc q3