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CABLE FRANCHISING ORDINANCE (B)
ORDINANCE NO.: 0-04-62
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida relating to Cable Communications; creating a new Article VI of Chapter 14.5, Miscellaneous Business Regulations, to be entitled City of Gainesville Cable Television Ordinance; providing for legislative findings; providing definitions, franchise terms, use of public streets and ways, use of system facilities, and small system exclusion; providing for term of franchise, police and regulatory powers, right of condemnation, right to perform public works, emergency removal of system, removal, relocation, abandonment of the system; providing for fees, limitation on use of financial commitments, transfer of ownership or control, reserved rights, franchise renewal, taxes, fees, and payments; providing for forfeiture or revocation, equal opportunity policy, regulatory authority, supervision of the franchise, rates and charges, performance evaluation; providing for performance, construction and employee bonds, liability and insurance, liability and indemnification; providing authority to construct, construction and technical standards, extension of service, use of streets and poles, reporting requirements, tests and performance monitoring; providing, services to subscribers and institutions, installations, connections, and other grantee services, service calls and complaint procedures, operation after termination or expiration of franchise, protection of subscriber privacy, and required reports; providing for franchise applications, grant of franchise, and miscellaneous provisions; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
At its meeting on June 28, 2004, the City Commission authorized the City Attorney to prepare and the Clerk to advertise the proposed ordinance. Upon final adoption, the Cable Television Ordinance will apply to all cable communications systems that operate within the City.