R-0956-96 RESOLUTION NO. 956-96
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE,FLORIDA, URGING TCI OF SOUTH FLORIDA TO
INCLUDE SPORTSCHANNEL AS A BASIC CABLE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, South Florida is home to several professional and collegiate sports teams,
including the Florida Marlins, Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and the Miami Hurricanes; and
WHEREAS, local residents and fans of these teams wish to participate in these sports and
offer support to these teams, not only by personal attendance, but by watching these events on
television; and
WHEREAS, many of these games are televised by SportsChannel on cable television;
and
WHEREAS, TCI of South Florida provides cable service to the resident of Miami Shores
Village; and
WHEREAS, TCI of South Florida does not include SportsChannel in their basic cable
programming,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MIAMI
SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, THAT
Section 1. The Village Council urges TCI of South Florida to include SportsChannel
in their basic cable programming for the enjoyment of the residents of Miami Shores Village.
Section 2. The Village Manager is hereby directed to provide a copy of the
Resolution to TCI of South Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS i_day of October 1996.
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ATTEST: Louis S. Imburgia, Jr., Mayor
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Barbara A. Fugazzi, Villag Cl
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark S. Ulmer, Village Attorney