HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1526_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1526
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING ORDINANCES
NOa 1.445 AND 1459, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE GRANTING OF
FRANCHISES FOR COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEMS; PRO-
VIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH
COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEMS AND FEES THEREFOR
THE CITY COUNCIL OF TTIE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: Sections 1, J; 6, B; 7, N; and 9, C of ordinance
No. 1445 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1, J. "Gross Annual Receipts'" shall mean all revenues
received by the Grantee for regular subscriber services -- i.e. ,
the carriage of broadcast signals and required non-broadcast services .
Section 6, B . ANNUAL FRANCHISE FEE. The grantee of any fran-
chise shall pay annually to the City during the life of the franchise
a sum equal to three percent (3%) of the gross annual receipts of the
grantee derived from subscriptions and users within the City, and in
addition thereto such other sums as may be provided for in grantee ' s
franchise,, Such payments will be made to the City Treasurer.
The balance of Section 6, paragraph B, remains unchanged.
Section 7, N. Consistent with the requirements of Rule 76.31
(a) (6) of the Federal Communications Commission, any modification of
Rule 76.31 resulting from amendment thereto by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission shall, to the extent applicable, be considered to be
part of any franchise awarded by the City, and such modification shall
be incorporated into such franchise by specific amendments thereto
within one year of the effective date of the Federal communications
Commission' s amendment, or at the time of renewal of the franchise,
whichever occurs first.
Section 9, C. Within ninety (90) days after the commencement
of construction and installation of the system, grantee shall proceed
to render service to subscribers, and the completion of the construc-
tion and installation shall be pursued with reasonable diligence
thereafter, so that service to all areas designated on the map accom-
panying the application for franchise, as provided in Section 22 here-
of, shall be provided within 18 months of the date service was first
commenced.
SECTION TWO: Section 19, 1 of Ordinance No. 1459 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 19, I. Grantee shall without charge provide in the
franchise area all subscriber services of its system to all public
schools, to any institution of general education, attendance at which
satisfies the State of California education code and General Laws of
the State of California, City police and fire stations, City
recreation centers and other such buildings owned or controlled by
the City as the City Manager shall designate. Such service shall
consist of a connection to the exterior of the building or property
involved and a connection to the interior of the building or prop-
erty to a television set if desired. Grantee shall further make
available at all times one channel for City use and one channel for
public school use (including the University of Redlands) . Grantee
may further be required to make available additional channels, up
to 20% of its channel capacity, for use by the City and/or public
schools in the event such use is pursuant to an existing, viable
plan and approved by the Federal Communications Commission. In the
event any City and public school (including the University of Redlands)
use channels are not in use for off-the-air transmission, local
origination, or educational television, grantee may use such channels
for additional programming, maintenance, or any other purpose con-
sistent with the terms of the franchise and with the Rules and Regu-
lations of the Federal Communications Commission.
SECTION THREE: This ordinance shall be in force and take effect
as provided by law.
SECTION FOUR: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this ordinance and cause the same to be published once in the Redlands
Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published
in this city.
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APPROVED FOR FORM:
City Attorney
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I, Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that
the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 18th day of December, 1973, by the follow-
ing vote:
AYES: Councilmen DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings
NOES- None
ABSENT: None
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