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MATTER RE,' LIGHTING <br />ROUTE 20 BRIDGE <br /> <br />WELFARE REPORT <br />PRESENTED <br /> <br /> THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A PLAN PREPARED BY VEPCO FOR LIGHTING ON THE <br /> <br />NEW ROUTE 20 BRIDGE AND APPROACHES. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET <br /> <br />COMMITTEE WITH POWER TO ACT, <br /> <br /> THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER~ 1961 WAS PRESENTED AND <br /> <br />~RDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING, <br /> <br />ON MOTION THE MEETING ADd~URNED. <br /> <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - NOVEMBER 6, 1961 <br /> <br />HATTER RE: BIDS <br />FOR COMMUNITY TELEVISION <br />ANTENNA SYSTEM FRANCHISE <br /> <br />BID RECEIVED - <br />JEFFERSON CABLE CORP. <br /> <br />B~D OF JEFF. CABLE CORP. <br />ACCEPTED SUBdECT TO <br />AMENDMENTS <br /> <br />ATTESTE: <br />ETHEL IRWIN <br /> <br /> THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WiTH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS <br /> <br /> PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. <br /> THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 16~ 1961 WERE READ AND APPROVED, <br /> <br /> THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THIS MEETING WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED FOR RECEIVING <br />AND CONSIDERING BIDS FOR A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FRANCHISE PURSUANT TO <br />RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER ~ 1961. THE CLERK REPORTED <br />THAT THE ORDINANCE GRANTING A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FRANCHISE TO <br /> <br /> ~ ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS~ TO USE THE STREETS AND OTHER <br />PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE) ALBEMARLE COUNTY) VIRGINIA~ FOR THE <br />PURPOSE OF OPERATING A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE <br />YEARS) AND INVITATION FOR BIDS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR SUCCESSIVE <br />WEEKS IN THE DAILY PROGRESS) A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS CITY. <br /> <br /> THE MAYOR THEN CALLED FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SEALED BIDS AND ONE BID WAS <br />DELIVERED TO HIM. NO FURTHER BIDS BEING PRESENTED) THE SAID BID WAS OPENED~ BEING <br />THE BID OF JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION WHICH IS IN WORDS AND FIGURES AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> FOR THE FRANCHISE DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED OFFERING AND <br /> <br /> ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREIN STATED~ THE UNDERSIGNED <br /> OFFERS SEVEN-TENTHS (70/10) OF ONE (t) PERCENT OF THE COMPANYtS <br /> GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES DERIVED FROM ITS OPERATION UNDER SUCH <br /> FRANCHISE) WITH A MINIMUM GUARANTEE OF ~500.00 ANNUALLY. <br /> <br /> JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION <br /> <br /> PRISCILLA L. DOYLE (SIGNED) <br /> PRIClLLA L. DOYLE <br /> PRESIDENT <br /> <br />SECRETARY <br /> <br /> PRIOR TO RECEIVING BIDS THE COUNCIL WAS ADDRESSED BY MR. ROBERT Wo STROH~ MANAGER <br />OF THE PARAMOUNT THEATER~ REGARDING THE USE THAT HIGHT BE MADE OF THE FRANCHISE TO <br />BRING PAY TELEVISION TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, <br /> <br /> THE BID WAS ACCEPTED SUBJECT TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS BEING ACCEPTABLE TO THE BIDDER <br />AND TO THE CITY, THE BIDDER AGREED TO ADD LANGUAGE IN SECTION 1 AND SECTION 3 WHICH <br />WOULD PRECLUDE PAY TELEVISION UNTIL SUCH TIME IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL <br />COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. ALSO ADDED TO SECTION 3 WAS THE PRINClPAL~ THE EXACT <br />WORDING TO BE PREPARED BY THE BIDDER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY) THAT IF AND WHEN A <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ~LBEMARLE COUNTY TELEVISION STATION IS LICENSED THAT ITS SIGNALS <br />WOULD BE CARRIED BY THE JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION. AFTER AGREEING TO THESE AMENDMENTS <br />BY THE BIDDER) AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING JEFFERSON CABLE <br />CORPORATION) A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF <br />VIRGINIA~ AND HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA~ <br />ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS~ THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF ERECTING AND MAINTAINING WlRE~ <br /> <br /> <br />