Resolution - #80-151 - 11/25/1980

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Councilman Mickelson introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #80~151 RESOLUTION CABLE TELEVISION LOBBYIST POLICY OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY VfHEREAS, various individuals have approached and will in the future approach, City Council members to communicate with them regarding various vested interests in the cable television franchising process of this area~ and WHEREAS, the City Council's decision on the cable television franchise will be enhanced by its receipt of information from all sources interested in the cable television franchising process; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes it important that Council members are fully aware of the source of information received so that Council members may best evaluate the expertise and motives of the individuals with whom they are communicating; and ~EREAS, the City believes that aside from discussions initiated by individual City Council members and City Staff for the purpose of answer- ing individual question~ all communication worthy of communication to all Council members at a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council; and WHEREAS, in the democratic free exchange of ideas, a lobbyist best serves the perspective he or she represents by the open expression of that perspective before the entire City Council so that all Council members have the opportunity to subject that represented perspective to public scrutiny and question~ and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that in order to credit any input it receives from individuals who are nonmembers of the City Council, the supplier of that information must be identified along with the identi- fication of any special interest, association, cable company or the like represented by said lobbyist. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) Ail individuals sharing information with individual City Council members, City Staff, or the City Council as a whole, shall identify themselves and any special interest, association, cable company or the like which he or she represents. 2) To this end, and in furtherance of this resolution, the City Council hereby establishes the permanent lobbyist registration list compiled by the secretary of the City Council, made a permanent addendum to the Minutes of the City Council, and made a part of the similar permanent lobbyist registration list of the Anoka/Champlin/Ramsey Cable Commission. Any individual, association, cable company or the like who supplies or in-