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PLEASAi~TON Ci'iTM COU~C1L <br />R~OLUTI01~ NO. 2339 <br /> <br />R~OLUTIO.~ U!CSiN(3 'PHS F~i~2dAL COilqlNICATIONS COD2<±S$10N 20 ~T A <br />COfSTROC'fiO~ PEld{i'f Af!D LiCEk\SE FOr, TELEVISION CiiA~JEL 2 TO BE LOCATED <br /> IfiT}'Ii THE CITY OF OAKLAi~!D <br /> <br /> V~E{ii~AS, the only existing television reception in Alameda <br />Co~ty at the present time is from the 'three existing S~] Francisco <br />television stations; and <br /> <br /> ~!~{EAS, existing stations provide i~adequate facilities for <br />programs setting forth the cor~unity activities of Oakland and the East <br />Day area; and <br /> <br /> .t.]~i~.~lS~ the cities of the _last ~ay are unique a~d separate <br />entities deserving of their o~ media of expression distinct from the <br />City of San Francisco; and <br /> <br /> ~Jfi'2~i[AS~ Oakland is one of the few remaininS cetro2olitan <br />cities in the United States without its ow~ television statio~G and <br /> <br /> .?~ER,~S, the Federal Colmntmications Commission has allocated <br />the last remaining VHF channel to be established in t~,is entire area <br />and is now considering applicants for this cha:mel; and <br /> <br /> i~I-[~ :2,5~ two of the applica~;ts plan to locate in San Francisco <br />which already enjoys three stations of its owm; and <br /> <br /> .d ~C~S, OaKland is the seat of Alameda County, the second <br />largest county in the state, ~,lich by most re~,ent survey numbers an <br />equal or 5reater l~nber of home receivers in operation than San ffran- <br />cisco, indicating a great interest in television progr~,~s; and <br /> <br /> ' ~i~), infor.~atio~ aw.~[lab!e to this boa- inaicates that <br />there is at ]_east one or.zanization eminently well quali£ied bot, <br />financial~ and from the sta:.dpoint of experience to :live t!:e highest <br />type of t~ecastin~ service to t~,~ area now oruani~:;ed in OakIa.'~i for <br />t~!is purpose~ now, therefore, be it <br /> <br /> [[iJSOLVE0: That the Towt~ of P!easanton r~quests and strongly <br />urges the Federal Cor~tmications Commission of the United States of <br />America to give prima~ consideration to capable aha qualified organi- <br />zations proposing to establish their studios within the City of Oakland <br />or the r~st Bay as those to ¥'~ .~ra~uted constrnct~o.~: anl other necessar$~ <br />pe~its to cor~mence telecastin['. <br /> <br /> The adoption of thic resoluti_,: ~-a: r:ovea !:y Cot~ici]~nan Abrott <br />and seconded by Councilman Cairo and carried by the following ~.~ote: <br /> <br /> I certify t[~at the foregoing is a full, true a.(c correct copy <br />O£ a ] esolution passed by the City Council of the ~ ~ <br /> ~o~,,'~ of Pieasanton, <br />California, on February 2~, 195~ <br /> <br /> ~Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />