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145 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE: CABLE FRANCHISE <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano stated'that the franchise ordinance would <br />require the establishment of a committee, composed of <br />citizens and cable representatives, to address the Needs of <br />the community. Mr. Toscano proposed that the $30,000 to be <br />transferred from Adelphia to the CitY be reserved for cable <br />related activities. Mr. Toscano thanked the cable committee <br />for their work and added that he felt the result was better <br />because of the citizen participa%ion. <br /> <br /> Mr. Gouldman recommended that the ordinance be amended <br />to include that the funds be used' for ,,imprOving cable <br />television in the community." <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. vandever, Mr. Gouldman <br />stated that the franchise fee was expected to exceed last <br />year's payment of $147,000 since there is now a better <br />definition of gross revenues. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter questioned how the customer service <br />standards will be carried out and enforced. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano stated that Adelphia will be required to <br />respond to complaints within very specific time limits and <br />logs will be kept by Adelphia. <br /> <br /> Mr. Gouldman stated-that the cable committee will <br />regularly review the logs and if problems are found, Adelphia <br />will be given an opportunity to correct them, and if they are <br />not corrected the franchise can be revoked. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano made a motion to approve the ordinance, with <br />the language changed to reserve the $30,000 payment for <br />"improving cable television in the community." Ms. Waters <br />seconded the motion. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter questioned whether the issue regarding <br />restricting commercial use of the public access channels <br />could be addressed. <br /> <br /> Ms. Waters recommended that this issue be discussed <br />with Adelphia prior to the second reading of the ordinance. <br /> <br /> Mr. Randy Fisher, legal counsel for Adelphia, stated <br />that Adelphia would agree to limit the public access channels <br />to non-commercial use. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano amended his motion, and Ms. Waters accepted <br />the amendment, to restrict the public access channels to non- <br />commercial use only. <br /> <br /> Ms. Waters recommended that the opportunity to change <br />the tier of service at no charge as well as other provisions <br />of the franchise be advertised in "City Notes." <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CABLE FRANCHISE <br /> <br /> Mr. Gouldman explained that a 30 day period was required <br />between the adoption of the ordinance and the beginning of <br />the new franchise agreement and therefore requested that the <br />current franchise agreement be extended to July 15th. <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Slaughter, seconded by Ms. Waters, the <br />resolution temporarily extending the current cable franchise <br />agreement was unanimously approved by Council. <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING: WATER STREET PARKING GARAGE <br /> <br /> Mr. Gary ~O'Connell, Deputy City Manager, stated that the <br />parking garage was a 692 space, 19,000 square foot retail <br />space, public/private partnership proposal, including <br /> <br /> <br />