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Recent
Resolutions
RESOLUTION
2 of 2007 WHEREAS, the Village of French Settlement desires
to encourage and promote competition within its municipal
limits for cable services (as that term is presently commonly
understood within the cable service industry) and other
video programming ("Cable Services") for its citizens;
WHEREAS, the Village of French Settlement desires to promote
nonexclusive opportunities for Cable Service providers
to operate within its municipal limits; WHEREAS, the Village
of French Settlement desires to provide nondiscriminatory
franchise agreement opportunities for all providers of
Cable Services within its municipal limits; and WHEREAS,
the Village of French Settlement desires to cooperate
with the Louisiana Municipal Association and other municipalities
within the State of Louisiana in order to meet the foregoing
goals throughout the state. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that on this 1st day of March, 2007 that the Village of
French Settlement, did meet in open and special session
in order to consider this Resolution and to hereby state
the intent of the Village of French Settlement regarding
franchise agreements for Cable Services and the encouragement
of access to and competition among Cable Service providers
with its municipal limits. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that,
should any Cable Service provider desire to provide Cable
Services within the municipal limits of the Village of
French Settlement, the Village does hereby agree to enter
into a cable franchise agreement substantially similar
to that agreement attached hereto and made apart hereof
as Exhibit A (the "Cable Franchise Agreement"). BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED, that should any non-incumbent provider
of Cable Services agree to and execute the Cable Franchise
Agreement, the Village of French Settlement does hereby
agree to enter into a substantially similar Cable Franchise
Agreement with any incumbent provider of Cable Services.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City shall, henceforth, not
enter into any franchise agreement for Cable Services
other than agreements substantially similar to the Cable
Franchise Agreement. THUS DONE, this 1st day of March,
2007 in the Village of French Settlement, Livingston Parish,
Louisiana. A motion to accept Resolution No. 2 of 2007
as presented was offered by Alderman ___________________________
and seconded by Alderman _______________________. A yea
and nay vote were called for and resulted as follows:
YEAS: NAYS: ABSENT: ______________________________ Toni
Guitrau, Mayor ______________________________ Monte Ferguson,
Clerk WHEREAS, the Village of French Settlement Board of Aldermen and I as duly elected responsible officials have come together to agree that, WHEREAS, The municipal building houses the administrative offices including the following; Clerk's Office, Mayor's Court, Flood/Building Permit Office, Municipal Meeting Room, and Police Department, WHEREAS, the Municipal Building's 25 windows are more than 30 years old, many of which are broken and are in the utmost need of replacement, WHEREAS, the Municipal Building is in need of furnishings such as office desks and chairs, equipment such as 2 computer systems to produce and preserve essential data for the Mayor, Clerk/Treasurer, Building Permit Offices. WHEREAS, the Municipal Building is the heart for providing communication and service to the general public, and as command station during emergencies, THEREFORE, we the Mayor and Board of Aldermen support the grant application to the Office of Community Development to renovate the Village of French Settlement's essential municipal building, for the general good of the community and the surrounding area. A motion to accept said resolution as
read was made by Alderman _________________________________________________
and seconded by Alderman ________________________________________.
A yea and nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: ABSENT: ________________________________________________________ This resolution passed on July 11, 2007. ________________________________ ATTEST: ________________________
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