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MATTERRE,.' LIGHTING ROUTE 20 BR !DGE WELFARE REPORT PRESENTED THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A PLAN PREPARED BY VEPCO FOR LIGHTING ON THE NEW ROUTE 20 BRIDGE AND APPROACHES. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE WITH POWER TO ACT, THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER~ 1961 WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON HGTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED, CLERK P~s i-DENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - NOVEMBER 6, 1961 MATTER RE' BIDS FOR COMHUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FRANCHISE BID RECEIVED - JEFFERSON CABLE CORP. B~D oF JEFF. CABLE CORP. ACCEPTED SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE~ MR, MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 16~ 1961 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THIS HEETING WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED FOR RECEIVING AND CONSIDERING BIDS FOR A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FRANCHISE PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 2~ 1961, THE CLERK REPORTED THAT THE ORDINANCE GRANTING A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FRANCHISE TO ~ ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS~ TO USE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ ALBEMARLE COUNTY) VIRGINIA~ FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS~ AND INVITATION FOR BIDS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN THE DALLY PROGRESS~ A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS CITY. THE MAYOR THEN CALLED FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SEALED BIDS AND ONE BID WAS DELIVERED TO HIM. NO FURTHER BIDS BEING PRESENTED~ THE SAID BID WAS OPENED~ BEING THE BID OF JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION WHICH IS IN WORDS AND FIGURES AS FOLLOWS: FOR THE FRANCHISE DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED OFFERING AND ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREIN STATED~ THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS SEVEN-TENTHS (7/10) OF ONE (1) PERCENT OF THE COMPANY'S GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES DERIVED FROM ITS OPERATION UNDER SUCH FRANCHISE~ WITH A MINIMUM GUARANTEE OF ~500.00 ANNUALLY. JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION PRISCILLA L. DOYLE (SIGNED) PRIClLLA L. DOYLE PRESIDENT ATTESTE: ETHEL IRWIN SECRETARY PRIOR TO RECEIVING BIDS~THE COUNCIL WAS ADDRESSED BY MRo ROBERT Wo STROH~ MANAGER OF THE PARAMOUNT THEATER~ REGARDING THE USE THAT MIGHT BE MADE OF THE FRANCHISE TO BRING PAY TELEVISION TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, THE BID WAS ACCEPTED SUBJECT TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS BEING ACCEPTABLE TO THE BIDDER AND TO THE CITY, THE BIDDER AGREED TO ADD LANGUAGE IN SECTION 1 AND SECTION 3 WHICH WOULD PRECLUDE PAY TELEVISION UNTIL SUCH TIME IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. ALSO ADDED TO SECTION 3 WAS THE PRINClPAL~ THE EXACT WORDING TO BE PREPARED BY THE BIDDER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY~ THAT IF AND WHEN A CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY TELEVISION STATION IS LICENSED THAT ITS SIGNALS WOULD BE CARRIED BY THE JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION. AFTER AGREEING TO THESE'.AMENDMENTS BY THE BIDDER, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATIONs A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA~ AND HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA~ ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS~ THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF ERECTING AND MAINTAINING WlRE~