1986-10-06 - Resolution 1986-63 - ESTABLISHING THE ROLE OF THE NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE AND THE IL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE IN NEGOTIATING A FUTURE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE IL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYRESOLUTION NO. 86- 63
A RESOLUTION ESTASLISITING THX ROLE OF TIIE NORTHWEST MI'NICIPAL
CONFERENCE AND TITE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAI LEAGUE IN NEGOTIATING
A FUTURE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT I.IITH THE ILLINOIS BELL
TELEPITONE COMPANY
WXEREAS, the Vlllage of Buffalo Grove is a corporate organlzatlon
chartered wlthln the State of Illlnol8 and the CountLes of Cook and Lake; and
WEEREAS, Artlcle III, Sectlon 20, of the CoDstl.tutlon of the State of
Illlnols, and Chapter 127, paragraphs 741 through 748 of the Illlnols Revised
Statutes, authorlze and encourage lntergovernmental assoclatlon and
cooperation; and
mIEREAS, the Corporate Authorltles of the Vl1lage of Buffalo Grove
represeot a populatton of over 28,000 l11lnols residents; and
IIHEREAS, ln 1984, the Illinols Bel1 Telephone Company ertered lnto three
(3) year lnterlm franchlse agreemeflts explrlng January l, 1987, ldth the
member munLclpalltles of the Northwest llunlclpal Conference; and
WIIEREAS, lt ls ln the mutual lnterest of both the llllnols Bel1
Telephone Conpany and the Vlllage of Buffalo Grove to contlnue to enter Lnto
franchise agreemetrts; aDd
WEEREAS, lt ls economlcally beneflclaL for the IlLlnols Bel1 Telephone
Company to contlnue to explore new uses for phone 1lnea, lncludlng: flber
optics, computers, vldeo transmlsslons, cel-lular, lnteractlve, and bypass
networks, euch that a general comunlcatlon franchise needs to be developed;
and
WHEREAS, the Illlnols Uunlcipal League as the staterrlde representatlve
of nunlclpalltles rr111 assume the leadershlp role 1n negotlatlng the terns of
a new franchlse agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Northsest Munlclpal Conference and Vll1age of Buffalo Grove
support the Illlnols Munlclpal League Ln resolving the lssues and dlsputes
whlch w111 arlse durlng the negotlatlng process.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
TITE VILLAGE OF EUFTALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKX COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, that3
SECTION 2. Durin g the negotlatlon proceedlngs the followlng lssues be
addressed:
That the concept of percentage of gross revenue be considered ln
establlshing a new franchlse fee.
That the franchlse agreenent should address the cost for burial of
overhead llnes ln a coordinated approach wlth other utllltles.
That in the tenos of the franchlse agreenent a mechanLsm be provided
which would allow for consideratlon of alteration of the agreement
ln order that changes in technology can be revlewed and incorporated
as approprlate.
SECTI0N 3, A copy of thls resolutlon be forwarded to the ILllnols
Munlclpal League, Northwest lluniclpal Conference and lll,lnols BeII
Telephone Company.
AYES: 6 - Marlenthal, 0rRei11y, Glover, Reid, Shields, Kowalski
NAYES: 0 - None
SECTION l. The VIJ-lage of Buffalo Grove requests that the l1llnols
Munlclpal League establish an advisory group conposed of representatlves
frorn area counclls of government and dorrrstate EuniciPalltles to provide
lnput to the negotlators.
ABSENT 3 0 - None
PASSED:0ctober 6 1986.
1986APPROVED :October 6
Vlllage President
ATTEST:
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vi11 Clerk