RES NO 11-01-2008 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. I -tit -2008
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE PROGRAMMING
CHANGES AND IMPOSING ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION
REQUIREMENTS AS TO CERTAIN FAITH AND VALUES
PROGRAMMING ON COX COMMUNICATIONS CABLE
TELEVISION.
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren has granted a franchise to Cox Communications Arkansas,
pursuant to Van Buren Municipal Code 4.16.01 et seq; and
WHEREAS, Cox Communications has given notice to the City of Van Buren of its intent to
relocate certain faith and values based programming from the expanded basic
channels to new subscription channels; and
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren has a large number of senior citizens and home bound
citizens on fixed incomes that rely on their basic cable to obtain the Inspirational
Network, EWTN, Family Net and Trinity Broadcasting Network; and
WHEREAS, If Cox Communications implements these proposed programming changes, Van
Buren citizens, in order to continue viewing the above faith and values programming,
will have to pay an additional subscription fee, and in some cases even purchase a
new television;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The City of Van Buren, Arkansas hereby declares its opposition to the changes being
made by Cox Communications to faith and values programming as identified above.
SECTION 2. The City of Van Buren, Arkansas hereby requests that Cox Communications keep
its current faith and values programming on channel assignments that will make the
programming available to the greatest number of subscribers possible.
SECTION 3. The City of Van Buren, Arkansas hereby requests that Cox Communications not
require separate subscription fees to receive faith and values programming, because
such fees will disparately impact the elderly and the home bound already on fixed
incomes.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a copy of this resolution with the Federal
Communications Commission, the Arkansas Public Utilities Commission, and with
Cox Communications. The Mayor is further authorized to file with the Federal
Communications Commission any and all actions necessary to raise any objections
to the transfer of channels as proposed by Cox Communications.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did
pass, approve, and adopt, by a vote of (p for and 0 against, the foregoing Resolution at
its meeting held on the 17` day of November, 2008.
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Robert i. Fr :•i ayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FO 2M:
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Barbie Curtis, City Clerk/Treasurer N. Dona i 3-a :'s ty Attov -y