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Ordinance 318
J r. ORDINANCE B~~ AN ORDINANCF. PROVIPFNG POR THE ISSUANCE OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE F R.M1NCHISE TO SElIINOLE CABLEI'I SIO\, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS A^:- ASSIGNS, I'U I;STAL L, OP[P 1TE, AND ?'4ItrTAI\' A CoP!MU\'I TY _ .:NTgRNA TELLVISI O;~ SYSTE61 WITH IM1 THE INCOR?OPATED LIMITS OF THE CITY OF I.ONGIYOOD, AND FURTHE R~fORE, SETTING FORTH THE GENER:;I. CONPIT IONS ACCOD1pANYI NG THE GRANTING OF THIS FRANCHISE: LS~fITATl ONS OF THE FRAN'Cfti SE: YUB LIC SERVICE RIGHTS: RI GIi CS RF.SEAI%ED TO THE CITY: SERVICE QUALI TI': FEES: tAIECELLANEOUS REQIII RED!ENTS: AN- OTfIER RELATED f•IATTEAS AS SET FORTtI IN TtiIS ORDINANCL. RE IT GRDAI NC- BY THE CITY OF LONCN'OOD, PLURI-A: that the Col law ing -ondixions and provisions sh ail apply t xhe granting and i tailing, ration and m of a Communito Antenna Televis ionn5ystam with- rOethe co'rporaxetlim list of the city of Longwood, Florida. GENEPAL CONDITIONS: Section 1. Sho rx Title: This ordinance shall be known and may be ct`cT-"The Longwood Commw,ity Antenna Television Company Franchise Ordinance." Section 2. Definix' For the purpose of this ordinance, the followi ngnwo rds, t phrases, and derivations shall have only the m ingsg iv them herein; and, ~.vh en ith xhee< of the erd finance, words ~edti othesp*ese nt tense shaltcinclude the Future tense; ords used i xhe plural farm shall include xhe singular £orm, i.ords used i xhe singular form shall include the plural form; and the word "shall" i always to be construed andato ry-, ~ rely directives n. C iT>sAntenna Television Sy o~nr my na 11 +l~e referred t "CATV Sy ste , yet nal ly be referred t o"C ab 1e TV". (2) CATVa Systemoshallom system o£ c cal cables o other electrical c aed equipment uaed or to be used primarily t audio and vidio s pals, directly o find irectly;ooff~theeair by m and by to<al orig-r order t _matrthamat su.,s cribers £or a fea as aF.erean contemplate day b. F.C.C.: shall m the United States Federal Communications Commission. c. F.C.C. Approval: shall any n authorization by the ~.C~te a CAT4'n system i ethesCity pursuant t the Cammuni.cations A<t of 1934, as amended, and all applicable F.C.C. regulations. d. Franchise: shall m the r - x~lusive a,thoriza Lion g Lod here- under b>-the City t talll, operate, and m :ntain a CATV System; and Further oper and n - a CATV Syst upor. t ,*publi<tways, a d places e- thecCity pursuant x< opt..tni~n gst he en.e ces_ary p m,s_ion where apFl icab le. e. C.r an tee: shall i n Seminole Cab le vision, lne. ncluding the pa.: umpany of ` a Tel rvision B Com s Corporation, o anyone ,: ho ee ds Amer Telev na§aCOm s Curporation to ac.ordance~wi.th xhc provisions ofrth is £r anchisetordinance. F, r s m,nual aetei t ,log Cross annual s riber r eipts shall mean all of tl,e follow- rng that i ollect ed by the Grantee: (a) Any a call gro sub s.r fiber <ompen and all ocher gross su4scr iber~consideracian in anytfo rm whaxsoevcr. (b) Any grass subscriber eipts whatsoever ved b}' the GranteeP4 either d3r ecxLy o inairec tly, fro any person for the of the Granteercab le regard- less if said u t for the transmission of telenisien aria%orrraaier~i finals. 1. The i t herein i o qua ra nt ee the City that ail bus solving the u of the Granteesstcabl e<a o subject t a franchise fee as ^~ set Forth in Uris r£ranchiso ordinance. (2J s Annual Re ceipxs shall n ncl.u de any t the s {arr. is hed by the Cra ee, imposed dire<tlyno zny subscriber by any c other governmental organ- w'hi<h i collecte dtby the Grantee for such govern- mentalnorganizations. q. Pe.rsen: shall m any domestic or £ore.ign corporation, f.i rm, -iat ion, syndicate, joint s ock comp ary, partnership of any kind joint v club, Ata ssa<husexts business or common Tara xru oc retdt r individual whatsoever. h. Street: shall m the surface of and the space above and below any public thoroughfare, including the right of way o leggally res ved For public u n lad ing but not restr icte do to: (1J All ay ser r (]) Par kraays (2J Avenues (8) Places (3) Courts (9) Sidewalks (4) Uri ves (10J Streets (5) Hi R~,ways and freeways (11) Terraces (6) Lanes (12) IVays .~ r. Subscriber: shall m any person r ing for any purpose the se~~ the CATVeSystem from xheeGranxee herein for the pay- ment of a fee. j. 5 shall mean the Lines, fixtures, equ ipmenxT a ac hments, and all appurtentzn<es thereto which a sed in het<onstruction, operation, and marntenance of the G1'£V rSyst em. Section 3. Liability and Indemnification. a. Li ab'i~ly understood and agreed upon by and bex n the ((~17J Gra ~~ arias the City that the Grantee shall s the City harmless £r ern all loss sustained by the City o ant of any s judgement, e cation, claim or demand whatsoever ingto of the c 'ts trucxion, operation, maantenan r val o£tthe syst m by xhe Grantee. (2) TheoGra ag re and keep in full for and ef£ec Dell t stduringttlris franchise ordi nancecsuff is lent liability in coverage to protect the City against a y .~ uch cl aims,ss e judgements, execution, or demands in the feller inq a (a) $Z SO,000nper~person i any o claim. (b) 5500,000 a any o cident o (c) $250,000 fortp roperty damage as to an yuone accident or (d) Theseas s do n t preclude eny larger s all c 1ny pa. the~eo£ a may be required ofsthe GranteeesYge any etherrpubl is ux'ility company i the City who has fire ted per n For the se of ixs poi es and/or onduit andmappurxe lances. u (~) The policy mentioned a 1•.e £o regoing paragraph shall name the City of Longwood, its officers, beard, commission agents and employees e additionally red. (C) k'r itxen n of c collation o reduc xion i 'age of sa td poi inyrshalll be delivered xo the City tev (1 OJ days advance of the effe<xive dare xhereo£, provided the coverage the andards. (5) If such i s provided i ither c e by a policy which also c the<Gra ntee o any other entity or person than thus mod abov then such policy shall contain xhe standara,~ cross liability endorsement. ' Initial Performance Guaranxe e: 1 all cathin sixty (60] drys after the effective date oErti issfr anchise ordinance post with xhe City a per- formance bo^.d in the a of $?5,000.09. (a) Said bond will bem~ the Grantee a the end hfs xbee (~) ieard andntesuchedrbor tltemCi is tx he sY t omp e approv y y, prov id edm the Yollow ing has been a omplished: (1) Shat the Grantee has<in good faith during said ced its c nstru<tion of tY,e system o becopei d pur xhis fr anchis within we lve (12)imonthssfrom xhe dare hereo £.e (2J Th ax the Grantee has completed the c and i offering Cn ble TV s ~hete orpor ated a of the Cityiwithin xhreet(3) yea s fro xherdate this franchise ord inane rs adopted, m (S) That the Grantee has in good faith complied with the and <ondit of the omplet ord in e wellma the rulesiand regulations herein re- quired and permitted, (b) If the Grantee shall fail to perform the obligations her to£or out i xhis s the Grantee shall Eor£ei tai to the Cixyetheohe re inabove Ini ti.al Perfurman<etGuarant ee. (2) Said Ini t.ial Performance Guarangee shall n t be in lieu of any other guarantee of indemnification contained in this franchise ordinance-. Permanent Pa and Performance Guarantee: xty ays of the effective date of1xhissordin ce furnish to the City a bond in the of $SO,000,an (2) Th is nb and shall r n full force and effe<x throughout the t o£ thi sefranchise ordinance to guarantee the paymenimof all s ms which may become due xo xhe City under this ordinance. v (3) This bond shall also guarantee the r vai of a achments upon of xhis franchise ordinance by any method of termination a s'et forth i this ordinance. (4) This bond shall also gua e to the City the performance by xhe Grantee of all the apro of this franchise ord- well a all laias, rules nand r galations herein permitted xo be adopted and enforced. (5) Failure of the Grantee to comply wixh the e of this franchise shall c e the Forfeiture of thisrb and in its entirety to the City. General Znsuran<e Polic Pro vtsi ons: 1 ompany a agen all i e policies and bondse reyuared of xhe Gra nthis franchis ordin ashall be ritten by a ompany o oapan ies auth- zednand quali£i ed to do businoss i the State of Florida. (aJ All such companies shall be s ced through an insurance agave doing businoss within }lorida. (b) Cert.if is axes of all c rage required shall be promptly filed by xhe Grantee ~ith the City. (2) \otific at ion of claim: the City shall r. tify the Grantee within thirxy (30) days after the presentation of any claim r demand, either by s otherwise, made against Una City o of any nnegligency o the part of the Grantee.. (3) ~o franchiseugran tad under this ordinance shall be effective unless o til each of the £crego ing policies of i requiredni this action have been delivered t iherCity. (4) t`either the provi.si ons of this s -e ny bond e cepted by the City pursuant thereto, n anynd am ages r red by the City thereunder, snail be c ued x ooperforman<a by the Grantee or limit the liability of tha~Granteo under any franchise i ued hereunder or for damages either to the full ciao unt of the bend or otherwise. Section 4. Cons.r action and Occupanc1' Conditions. u=e ~1 J~~ A11 t ana dis ribux lines and equipmentme ted by the tGranteenwithintthesCity shall be ' o located s s to cause mrn rmum .interference with the proper of s (2) Such u tshall < only m' interference with the rights n able e o£nproperty ox ner.s who adjo n any or reas ixhin they Citync ~ i , b. Restoration: In c oC any disturbance o£ pavement, sidewalks, ~r rveways o dny other surfacing, Che Grantee shall, at his o - expense andri a mann r approved by the City. replace and r e uch places ~o disturbed rn as good condiCion as before saidswork ced. C. Relocation: In the e that at any time during the period of tTir ss~'ranch ise ordinance the City shall lawfully elect t alter change the grade o{ any s the Grantee, upon r noble e by the City, shall r e, relay, and/or re locateSOCs equipment a exPe ns emov oWn d. PLacement of Pixtures: 1 1' o Gran eee s all n t place any fixtures e equipment where the s will i erfere with gas, electric, Telephone, w r r lines,nf fixtures, equ iPment and/or appurtenancesaxe (2)SeThe location by the Grantee of its lines and equipment shall be i uch m interfere with xhe usual travel on all s ithin thenCity. (3) tThe se r apply t Che c t location of public ork £ae ilit iesrm ned above, and i£rthe CATV equipment must be m ved because o£Cfuture n sit ies upon which xhe Grantee ouldt enodtfplant the vementeo£st he CATV equipment shall be com- i pen e. '[emso Removaloof P'ir s For Hui]din M1fovin 1 Tae Grantee s a l on t o request o e City temporarily r lower its w o permit them ing o£ bu'i ldings. (:J ThesGra nt ee shall receive compensation atvcost for xhis f. Ne P~rooe rt~R iehts~: (i) rvoth rng r txis franchis ord in shall gra xhe Grantee any right to property in City o ned landto (2) Nor sha 11 the City be compelled t intain any o£ i property any longer than o any fashion other thansin the City's judgemene i n business o eeds may require. g, Permit Rights: The Cixysshall n be required to as any espe s bii ity for the s ing of any righC of wa y,se arty other form o types of permission, including permitseand agreements with oxhar persons or utilities. h. Non-Li ab'1't of City: el ri ty ski 1 t be liable for any damage o ing Co the property ofathenGrantee c sed by the employeesuof the City n the pex £o rm once of their duties. (2) Neither shall the City be liable for the interruption of 1 e by actions of City employees in the performance of their<duties. (3) The City shall also n t be liable for the failure of Che Grantee to bo ab la Cooparform normal services due To tho Acts of God. t. Under r d Facilities: 1 pall sections ~' the City where the cables, w other like £ac ilities of public utilities a e presently placed underground, o required to be so placed under- ground i the future,rtheeGrantee shall place i cables, other like facilities underground t the m um ent that e rsting technology reasonably pe ~m its the im Grantee to doxs (2) Grant¢e's syst lay bo i tolled above ground i wher fist ingePonuer o telephone facilities a above ground exand shall be i tolled underground whereeboth a underground. Grantee shall a agreements for xhe purpos of sharing these {aciliCiesnt~th any person, firm, o rporat ion n r hereafte uxhori zed by lie franchise otherw isa t and m intain o erhead o underground o and <ableserezct be ing at he intent heraofr that all abovo ground installaCions of Grantee's system shall be a omplishrl on exasxi ng utilities poles and easements where Feasible. j. Tree Tr"mining: 1 r e Gra shall have the auxhor ity t upon and erhang ing streexs o the City s otp revenTethe branches of such t s from coming into centactxxith wires and cables of the Gra (2) All x inges ha 11 be done under the supervision and direction of xheiCity and at the expense of the Grantee. k. Erection Removal and Common User of Poles: 1 Wo location o any undergroun erground facility o of xhe Granxee shah be a xed i and such pole sto shall be vedvo modified by the Cra expenseswhen r themC.i ty determines xhax xhe public ae ix wn ould be enhanced thereby. (2) IvTere npoles o other w e holding s already e ing far ing the iC ity a ailab lerfor e by ihesGrantee but the Grantee does n make a angements £o rusuch u the City Cou cil may re qui~e the Granxee t uch poleseand i£ it det mines xhat xhe public convenience would berenha need thereby.e (3J Where the City o a public ut iiity s ruing xhe City desires make u of the poles a other , e holding s a£ the Grantee, but ogre thereto is ixh xhe Gr anxeatc t be ached, the City Counciltmay require the Grantee to permit uch u e for such c sideration and upon such t s the Council shall det o be ju and r nablemsif the Council determinesrthax xhe a ould enhan~e xhe public's and would not unduly inter £e re with the Grantee's operations. 1. Removal at End of Franchise: all promp xly, upon being given x n (10) days' e £rom the s r public places all such propertyrandi poles of sue hrsyst other than any which the Public Works Superintendent mayeperm.it to be abandoned in place i the e any of. the following o (a) Innt he e txhax xhe u of any par cof sthe CATV System s dis ued for anya re ason £or a conxinuous Period o£ x~•e l~ex (12) m nxhs. (b) In the e uch system or property has been i taped in any s rspubli< plat :ithout ccmplying uixh he requiremenes of the Grantee's franchise o this ordinance. (c) In the e ent that the franchise has been Berm mated, celled or has expired. (2) in th ea ent of such r va 1, xho Grantee shall promptly r a the s other a aofr om which such property w ued r to a condition satisfa d ory to the Public IVOrks Superintendent. m. Perm"x Re red: 1 i x<epti-o indivudual se vice drops, the Granxee shall n e<t anyrpoles, r anyr lines, make any a a<hments, n tshall any c ofnany kind be commenced withoux the Prior onltQ {c thSnCit (27 Said aPP royal hall ybe in xhe form o£ a permit issued by the City. n Re u sit for Permit: 1 Layout maps if requested) of the system xut horiced by this £ranchise ordinance shall show, but nox be limited t the following items: (a) PLa nx routing. (b) Ux.il ixy company poles xo which the system £acilities are o be attached (c) The locaeion of all t unk and disxrib ut ion line amplifiers. (2) Copies o all attachment requesxs and subsequent approvals made the Grantee by winter Park Telephone and/or Florida Power Corporation musx also be submitted to the City. Failure to Perform Street tfork: Upon failure of the Grantee to pursue, o omp e any ~: oak required by law or by xhe Provisions of this french iseeordinan<e to be done i any s public place, within the t e prescribed and T nthe s isfa<t ion of the Cixy, the City may, a their option, c vch work to be done and the Grantee shall pay o xhe City xheuc hereof in 'te~- zed a reported by the City t the Gr ante eow ithin thirty (3 days afxcr receipt of such itemrzedoreport. p. Fines: ~By a ce ptance o£ this franchise ordinance, the Grant ee agrees that cfailure x omply with any t requi referred to n Section 4, construcxi on d O<cup anc~ Cond it io shall salt in damage coiFte Lzt~ thaT t r and nail be i - practi<able to determine xhe actual amount of such damage mn the event of delay (2) The Grantee, Therefore, agrees that in addix ion to any other damage suffered by the City, i will Pay xo the City for each and e ery days delay beyond the t e prescribed, the s of nvhundred and £i{ty dollars (]50) per day, the t tai a ant ofvwhi<h shall n eed the < t for completion of any of xhe required to beedone by thisssectr Consxructi and Occupancy Conditions. (3) Tnas iz~n~aYi- a onsidered sopar ate from both the Initial Pe rfor e Guarantee and the Permanenx Pal7nent and Per £o rmance Gua and the end pos of this fin shall not jeopardiz< the CitLes claim xo a Y ofrthenGUarantees in xhe event the CiJr is hes voke the franchise and < e the forfeiture of t. Guar anteesras provided for in Sectionu3. - Sectron S. Other business Activities Prohibited. (a) General Prohibition: No franchise granxed hereunder shall be construe as a Ira his permix or license to u any CATV System for purposes other thanethose specifically s t forth in this franchise ordinance o regulated by f.C.C. (1) Additional u sallowed by The F.C.C. may be i orporaxed into this £ranch.ise ordinance be negotiation with the City Council relative to fee and servrce charges as well as mrnrmum ec hn ical specif i<ati ons. (2) Such negotiations shall stipulate the t and conditions of the additional us ncluding fees anderates for said addit- na1 u (3) All sac heapprnved additional u shall conform to the prov- of xhis franchise ordinance e cept a this ordinance may he ended through the rnclus ion%of srt id additional s rtes. (4) A31 sac hmnegot lotion a endments shall be done by ordinancerv pursuant to Code requirements of the Cits of Longwood. (5) All technical specificaTions and signal andards for such additional u shall also be required toTbe aPProved and nc laded as part of this franchise ordinance at the tame of negotratron. (b) Prohibitions of Related Tra Activities: 1 any a agen and employee shall n indicatenand shalltn end i any m r that a specif i~tsale o iablis hmentmo ind ividualnbe used For'the sale o eofaany television and/or radio s (2) The Grantee shalieproh ibit any of i officers, agents, and employees fro rotating the t of this s all whether rn the performances of dux res of<tFla nGranY ea or otherw rse. (c) Regulated Public Utilities: The Grantee shall i e that the syst oper tin erfer onfl ict sw ith xhe technical operation o£ any other publictu tility regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission. Section 6. Territorial Area involved. a. Ter iai Lim This franchise ordinance relates x the pre zal lrm t ~o£ the Ci xy and t any x rr rtory hen~e forth added therexorduring the term o. this franchise. e b. Areas to Receive Service: 1 T e Graitee s all provide GATU service to all areas currently ithin he City limixs. (2) Iv the c o{ a red a thn City e e furore t the Grantee shalloezt¢nd s©ryrceoupon the request of the C.i tye~ Section ]. Rules of the Granted. a. Authority xo Gover its Rusine ss: The Grantee shall have the authority o promulgate s rules, regulations, x and conditions govern- ing the and uc uof i s bus shalleben nab ly n ary to noble the Gra rights andetoope rformei ~obligat-. under thistfran his .e 11 a assure uninter- rupted serer ce to each ando allnofcitsn<ustomers. b. Franchise Ord in e Provisions: Such rules, regulations, t and onditions shallnn onflict +.~i th the provisions of this franchise ordinancesua aal losuch rules, regular ions, t and onditions she 11 be Filed with the City Clerk as well as allechanges thereto. ~LIMITATIONE OP FRANCHISE: Section 8. Granx of Non-Exclusive Authority a. Rights and Privilege of the Grantee: There is hereby granted by the Czty t rrg it pri ~ilege ect, operate,tand m intain upunanalong, a above,uo and under the w laid outer dedicated a we11~e all e thereof and addix s thereto, pales, + cables, underground ondui anholes~nand other telev is ionrcondu<tors and fixtures ary for tiie and operaT.i on of a CATU System {or x hee cepxi salet and<c ribut of audio and video signals an LhetC ity subject to~the cond it aonsrof this franchise ordinance. b. Use and Occupancy of Streets: The righx of u and o cupancy of s Lor the purpose herein se tfo rth shallnn t be exclusive a t heeCity r the right to grant s mil ar u o£ s s to any person at anyrtime during the period of this fran<hiserordin ante. c. F__rzn_ch_'_s_e____R_eq_u___r_e_d~for CATV System: No person shall u xhe s o£ erh City to install, operate, or provide a CATV System o, ervi<e without a franchise. (1) The Grantee sF.all enter into such agreements before undertaking uch facilities. (2) Copies of all ogre emenis mado with public utilities op orating i hin the City shall be placed on file with the City Clerk immediately upon their ex ecuta on. Section 9 Com lie ~'i th Laws Re latio Ordin and practices. a. Compliance to City's Control: The Grantee shall at all durr ng t~ o thrs tra nc hise or di.nan<e be subj oct totthes lawful e of the police power of the City and t uch r _- able.regulations not i t her e+<ith as xhe City shall heren after by resolution or ordinance provide. b. Jurisd is of Other ke gulatory Bodies er Ao + Noxhing shall be c-rue to~gra anT+e-urxntee any rig t~o~r pri •i le gc iawfuliy within the jurisdiction of any- other regulatory body er agency. c. Extend of Compliance: The Provisions of this s shall also ~ ~i on operation, m intenance,uandur > f nhe =yst ith good engineering practices ands in Full omplmanceaw uthce Nat Tonal Electx is Code and aFPlicable Laws, re gu lataons and ordinances of the City. Section 10. F'i lings and Conmun icaYions pith Aepulaxory Apen<ies: Copies of all petitions, applications and c s submitted by rho Grantee x the F.C.C. Gecuri ti ¢scand n F:x<ha nge Com any other federal o re gula'1y mission, o ate agency having jur3s di ction i asp ¢Cx t atterstaffecting CATV operations authorize drpursuantoton~ this franchise ordinance shall also be submitted stmultan- eously to xhe City Clerk for filing. Section 11. Prefer ral or -iscr im inatory Practices: The Gra arges, s e facilities, rules,nregulationsto any of herrrespec make or grant any undue prefer adva rage any person nor subject any person to prej udiie or disadvantage. Section 12. T f Service: Upon ter i ion of s e any s 3scri e'1-r,~ Lr an tee she llmPromptly r tai ito facilities and equipment from the pram tses ofm~uch subs<rib- or upon his request. Section 13. Int a-City Authorizax.i on Trans £e'r Any right or power i r boay~ rd of the C yo shall 6{f bj retmtootransfePabymthen City t any other officer, employee, department or board of theoC it y. ,~ PUBLIC RIGHTS: Section 14, Public Service. a. Flun~ici 1 Service. (1) 't'he wren tee shall provide CATV Service, i e (1) £ree x all at ion and sufficient signal strength fo~nad dit Tonal hookups plus any i nal ~. ing n ary, wi h any addit- na1 installationstto be a ,eforsn nihly charge to all of the following upon request by theoC ity Council: (a) A11 public libraries (b) City o ned recrea ttonal center buildings. (c) City Hall (d) C.i ty Police Stations (e) City Fire Stations (f) Pub Tic works bu.i ldings (g) Airport t Weis (h) At the po in xtwhe re CATV s anttored by the City for emPlia ith this ordine (.i) Other buildings ~a ned by xhe Citye and used by the City 1 far m Cipal .s (2) Ail t tai let ions aseprov'ided {or in this sectaon must be within st he City limits. b. Public and Private School Service: 1 Tie provt e TV s s further defined below wit houtnr tai let ion o onthly serv r<eacharge to all schools tt hi.n thesC ity limits m (2) Both the number of i tallations and the signal s ength shall be dependent only upon the needs of the indivual school and shall ha provided by the Grantee at the necessary levels xhe school system. (3) The<Grantee shall r e for the school system xhe number of channels so re quired~toybe o££ered by the F.C.C. Section iS. _E~~g cv Use: In the c of nny e ergency or disaster, the Grantee shall, upon request of the City Council, make enable t s facilities t the City for emergency use during the emergency or disaster period. g_ RIGN.TS RESERVED TO THE CITY: Ge<.ion 16. tiotificatio f Company Admi trato The City shall be kept rnfo ed od' ifi-3or~a mrn oCf icrals ~ and corporate effic ers of the G.4TV company yo ' Section 1). Franchise Amendments: The right is hereby r ved t e Crti~y or~i Lt e r'ey Council -to adopt, addition t xhe provisions c ned herein and t rng applicable ordin uch ra ddiTional regulat ionsta it shall find arysi st he ezerc se of the police po~.•er, provided thatss ich regular ions,rby ordin o her a shall not conflict Faith the rights herein granted., Section 18. Inspection and Supervision a. Ri ghx__f~ In~sp__ She City shalt have the ~ig ht to nspect the books, records, maps, plans, and other Sike m ra is of xhe Grantee related to its operations to the City of Longuood at any t me during mat business hours; and furthermore, all f *hc foregoing shall berms rntarned at a locax ion wix hin Seminole Co unxy. b. Right of Supervision: (1) T e Ci ti}~y s n11i the right to supervise all c xa l3 at ork performed, subject t the provis3onsroft th is franchise, andnmake such inspection a nshall find n ary t ~, omplian<e with xhe terms of thistfra nchise andeother pert- teprovisions of law. (2)n The City shall havo tha right t roquiro Yho Grantee to provide and ke op e rate calibrated test equipment on band in the County for the t ing of all s and operation standards outlined i this ordinance and t onduc to uch tesxs a requested by the City under the supervision of a Citysrepresenxative in order xo establish the level of performance of the system. (3J Ail c nstruction, i tal lotion and s e drops shall conform o Sectionog20-8 of the National Electr is alvCOde relative to Cable Grounding. Section 19. Rc ports e. Required R~ep__r~t~.s: The Grantee shall file an ual ly with the City C1 er nowt later than s zty (60) days of to ntha end n9 the Grantee s fiscal yea copy of the following required re por (1) Its report t oc kholders (if it preparests uch a report) (2) An i tappli<able xo rxs operaxions during the pr eced finger +olvom (12) months. (3) A balance sheet ~ E<) A s of i properties devoted to CATV operaxions and rai cable u ithin the Cixy of Longwood by tegor fie sxgiving i uch Properties o the bas of original c trlesstappli<ab le depreciation. n b. Preparation of fteporxs: eThese reports shall be prepared by a un~ 2 Fred by a orpor o£f is under pro of Section 1G and there shall be submitted along pith themvsuchnother noble information a the City Council shall request with respect t oathe Grantee's properx ies and erpe ns es related t s CATV opezai io ns and its coaxial cable use within the Cityit <. Cvrre nt List in of Stockholders and Hondho id ers: The Grantee shall eeP o rle t e Lrty er a current first of its stockholders and be ndhol Borst (1) If said company r a public corporation, the Grantow~ shall furnish a u.lly a list of the nnj or stockholders ning five percent (5%) o of the o anding shares. (2) Said report slia floc anyuother rnformation contained i the Gra repor rthe Sec and Exchange Commission itivs and shall ebesf it ed vi th tho Cityre he s that said report rs Filed with xhe Se<uri tics and Ezchan geeCommission Section 20. M1tultinle Use of Poles or Underground Conduits. a. Cit 's Use of Poles and Conduits: vty s rrg t, free o£ charge, during the life of thisefranchisa upon the poles undergro end condui s of the Grantee within theeCiiemlim itsnany such wir rrf fixtures which the t City may have an rnt re provided theree rsospace a4 ailable and s9 provided the effect of xhe City's utilization as setfo rth above t harmful to the Grantee. (2) Such w and £ixtures shall be c t red and m ned in accordance with the Grantee's reasonable<spe cificaxionsl b. Cit s Complia ich Rea nab le Rules d ReKUlat_ _: The Cixy 1 and m uch i an~f`.x 1 at all omply watke Yhecr noble rules and ro gulet of the Gran too m xhat there may a of danger of contact betv~ee the andfixt ur es of the Grantee and xhe xares and £i xtur'es used bywthesCity. Section 21. Removal and Abandonment. a. Removal f CATV System: At xhe expirntion o£ the term £or r.~h ich the ra~Finc rse~as ~n granted o upon and c cellar ion s provided fcr her the City shall haverther~ight t require the Grantee to r expense ail o any portion thereof the CATV System From all sY-eets within the City. b. Removal Procedures: '(I'~'7 r'I-e Granx tali promptly, upon being given t n (10J days c from the s eets all such property and poles o Lt the CATV System other than those which the City may permit o be abandoned in place. (27 Th¢ City shall give the Granted a noble t me 11m it t omp le to xhe r gal of the CATV System and said tome limit shall be s t bYmehc City. .1 (3J The City may e rend s uch t e limit £or thirxy (30) day " tervals, the total trme of rmhich shall not exceed on (1)nyeat. c. Abandonment: Z"j~ n~e rty of the Granted r ma ning in place a£tor the noble e limit s t by the rC ixy, after the t expir on of the Lranch is shall be [onside re drpermanently abandoned~r (2) The failure to reclaim property, before i sidered to be abondoned a utlined i this -shall c franchis rolztion andnshall c eofor £e Stare ofstheu Pe rmanenx Performance Guarantee and if it ai till in effect, foxfoixura of the Init.i al Performance Guarantee a etforth in Section 3, unles xhe City ogre cept ns £er of ormers hip of the abondoned property a etforth beloa. (3) Subject t the provisions of any utility join[ u achment agreement any property of the Grantee to be abandoned in place shall be abandoned in such manner as the City M1lan ager shall prescribe. (4) The Grantee shall submit t xhe Cixy a nstrument i rit ing, o be approved by the City Attorney, transferring to the City` the ownership of such property. Se ctron 22. Right o£ Intervention: The Cra ogre not t oppos t erven°on by thZrey 1n any s r pro eeding to which the Grantee is a parry wixh in xheuCity of Longwood. Sect i.on 23. Violations (a) r~A Qii o fiarmination xnd Cxncella pion: The City r the right t rm inate~an cancel th s franchise andaalls rights and privileges of the Gram ee~hereun der i the e ent that any o o£ the following occu but shall not he v limited xanthe following: (I) The Grantee violates any provision of this french ise or any rule, order, determination of the City made pur- rnt t this franchise, provided such vco lot ion i ithout fault o through e sable negligence and that xhirxy (30) days n e hascbecn given to the Grantee ing any violation of this franchise. (2) ThecGrantee becomes r solvent, arable o unwilling to Puy i s debts, o adjudged bankrupts (3) The Gr¢nt ee a tempts o disp se of any of the facil r property of i s CATV business co Prevent the City from purchasingts s Provided herein. '4) The Grantee a empts va de any of the provisions of this franchise or p~actices any fraud or dece rt upon the Cixy. (s) The Grantee £a ils t ithin o e (1) year from the e££eetSee<datenofrthis ordin ance.n (6) The Grantee fnil.s t complete cons ction pursuant to threeeg3i remenxs of othis franchisetordinance within t ( ) years from the effective date of this ordinance, b. Terms a d Condit.i ons: Such t n and cnn<ell at n al loll n~ and r ordan .i th xhe termscof r Florida Stetue es, Chapter 161[22 et. <s ek. sERI'I CE QUALITY: Section 24. Extent o£ Service Required- a. S~vstemCap~b_i_lrty: The Grantee's cable distribution system he 11 be capable of c rrying at leaax c.en ty (20) television sh noels and he e Fpi ad io band from s0 To 2]0 t•IHZ. (1) Prom the t nxy1 (20) telovi si on channels the Gr antes shall at all times operate The required number so reg- ulated by the F'. C. C. (2) At least o © (1) such channel shall be r ved for local programming and shah be made a ailable for the City's a n ch xge upon xhe equest of the City. (3) Prom t enty (2oJ leV ision channels the Cit shall ho ave on roi over one (1) and such channel may ~e used my £ortsu h purposes xhe City might appro e. b. Ser e Adva 1 wrWhen equipments rcially a ailable fur n "st51e of he arx~os vie e such a w w y xr ons the Granteceshallsderelop such offerings: (a) All r rules, and regulations she 11 ba approvedsby the Cixy Council. (b) All such approved items shall be filed with the City Clerk. (c) All such n offered shall conform to the h.i ghes industryvs ndards. (2) It i ually agreed upon and understood that as the mof the art" develops to allow add.i tional channels, and other improvements t the system, including rafinod t nay capabilities, su~h developments shall shall be i orporated i the system by the Grantee s 1 s pre callyopossible (s) Shouldnaadispu to a e between the City end the Grantee regarding the sof the art" and its relation to impro s tostheesystem o n providing additional r facilities, suchrdispute shall be r solved byrt heepro of orbit as provided for rn the Florida Argitrat ion Cod eati <. Studio Facilities: The Grantee shall m intain studio facilities ~' i~area and have the capability of local origin- ation of programs des.i fined for the audience of the City. d. Clio is f Programming: The specific programming c nxent for e ~otFi comm~e~ znd n - mmercial stations hall conform to tlse P.C.C. standards.co e. Existing Orlando-Daytona Beach Stations: The e ing television and FA: ra(Tio ink rb iando-DaytonatBea<h a the t ofttheoe ££ective date of tivis ordinance shallrbe lad 3n et heir e ety a ved by the Grantee xith announcements and advert isementseand without additions. f. Color TV: facilities used by the Grantee shall be capable of distributing color television signals. (2) Khen signals distributed a cervect in color, they shall he dist r.i bated in color. 11- S'ecx ion 25. Signal Quality Requirement a. Gen ral Standards e~t;ra-shell m and operaxe the system so that there will be absoutelyan interference with the television ce pxion, radio re<eP tion, telephone common is at or ocher Call at ions, which a e ow or may F.ereafter berinstalled anl~ e bs the City o a ynpersons i the City, in uch a o preventrrad ration fromni s Facilit iessi ofnt F.e limits specified in appli<ab letrules and re gu laxionss of the F,C.C. (2) The Grantee shall m iota in equipment that passed standard color Television and Fhi scgnals xithoux degradation. (3) The Grantee shall r that there will be sable c modulation productsnproduced i xhe CATV Systemvo any channel. (4) The Grantee shall Provide thatnthe system and allnequ ipme nx be designed and rated for twenty-Four (24) hours per day continous ope ra tton. b. Technical Specifications: The Grantee shall i that ehe CATV System i tolled and m ned i ordancerwith the highest and bes cepted standardsn of rthe industry t the e££e ct that the asha 11 r the highest possible level o£ s ith thetfollo,eing spec if is ax ion=_ x andards unlessrsuper<eded by m ingenx te<hn'ic al specifications of [he F.C.C. (1) oTechn real specifications for Class I, II, iII, and IV Service (a) Class I: The technical sped {i<at io ns Eor Class I oper- ation, as defined and regulated by the F.C.C. shall conform to the technical specifications co rained hereinafter to the F. C. C, specrficat ions, whichever provides the hiy~ and best s the c (bj Class II, III,eandc IVLe shallu<onform to the specifications of the F.C.C. (1) No n uch as Class IV, n t part of this Fra nth isorshall bo utilized o o~porated i this or din until F.C.C. sped {rest ions for thattclass has beene adopted. (2) In the absence of such technical specifications by the F.C.C. shall be developed and i or por ated into this franchise ordinance as prov ide dcfor rn Sectaons 5 and 1l. Technical Specifications for Class I (a) The system i tolled m t be capable of passing andard color TV signals without Lire introduct- of material degrad ax.i on on color fidelity and i xel ligib it ity. (1) The syst shall also i against picture degradation comprised of sthe Following: (a) Ringing (d) Loss o£ r solution (b) Smearing trast 1 (c) StrenLi ng (e) gHUmon - (£) Fe Election ar beats from ocher signals. (2) No picture d¢gradat ion discernable t the naked eye shall o r between the head-end and any subscribercdrop. (67 The signal level of the picture < r frequency For 1ch television Channel ind i.ca red ei the applic shall be ae least SO n vo its for va{i~e per t (95i) o{ the ttme unamplified t the antenna output. (cJ Ths system signal e not be less than thirty-six (36)odecibolmuthroughout the e system according to NCTA sped{i<- nnNCTA 005-C. (d) Fiumomodulat ion in the picture signal shall be less Than three percent (3 t) (e) The system shall employ only equipment and c - pon s ha ing a VSI~R or 1.4 or les if n possible, exceptions shall be specified andt descrrbe d. ', (f) The Gran toe shall m the head-end (an teJ, build ingsn and other improvn- nof a which will afford equipment subseantxalnprotected against rands lism. =12= The cable cynLem shhelhead endlude v tube to ca tioneor loca xi ons :vhera the (Grantee m te= theporar}~ or perman tudio.s and buildings fors e[Press purposeoof originating : c'dent al TrunkCeabl e.s shall be m i Wed tort( inuously 1 through directional coupleratapoff de v.i ces or amplified c She feeder cables hroughout xhe c ity shn11 be designed : ing directional couyleruxapoff devices providing forsm m possible disxribution xo alt ing and prospective subscribers. No~in di vid ual pressure taps stall be used along ehe feeder cnb le. All can for amplifiers, and directional xapoff d e~~i<es ns hallstie made w atherpronf eixher xhrough xhe of proper ~ at he rPTOnf.ing m ial or by provisions of neat he rproo£ housing or enclosures ary. All c 'i al cables used i xhe system shall have a nal XC her acteristic impedance of s my-five (15J ohms throughout the e ire frequency an ge to be utilized in the system,nt (1) Such cable impedance shalt n ary m than plus o n per t (+oor - 10 &)rfram my-fives (]5) ahmsen (2) Allecoaxial cables slue 11 be s eep test¢d by 1, ither the m nufact urer o the Grantee prior to the i Yal l.ation thereof. (3) No u wepx cable shall be used e ce pt for individual subscriber drop cables. Cro modulation of a signal sub- sxltuted a the syst mclnPUtuterminal for v ual oftany give rtes n (:='i th all others on adjusted for n mat operat~on) shall be not m than Fifty (507 decibels i ordance With then ant techniques of NCTAns tan de rd, NCTA 022026]. Underground c uc Lion i shall be of such yuaiity a ity oof s ithout xhe sity ofsfreque r pavement c - ingnandsshall contain a solf es eel ing flood tout all such cables against lea};a ge. FlnynCFlTV System shall n t hamper the abilixy of the v ing public t off the a s.i gnal.s whereisuch signa is e tedai eab le form prrnr o the CATV system'sXe The CATV cable syst unk and feeder cal+~~ shall u only c ialicablestwh ich have a full shieldaa o braided shield shall be u~ed Tin tho trunx or feeder cables under nny A11 u sad cable ends or directional coupler noffudcu shall be t xed i xheir char impednnceeandn shi elded a o Siva open endsis}.a 11 be permitted at any Fo int within the system. The love is of intensity o signal s angt6 per- ixted o any drop shall be clos elytadjusted to prevent s ray radia of the CATV signal. 'f he Grantee shall xa Y.e nsxeps sary to prevent of e e RF red Tat Tortes w'h exenthe Granteens multiple customers in the e building or building, t nations made at the television r shall not radiatetto other Lelevisiont re ce:vc rs in the same omplex. A11 amPli£ier housings shall be effective si:ields againsx ra dinr~on by the amplifying equipmenx. '~ 13- (v) The t unk amplifier a maiic gar rot sysx shailrs changes ntlevel e ingnthe [ unk m ' - amplifien and properly compen erfor xhe changes ¢ab le the e passband of xhe S~ste Hthow ver~ Che u esoE chermar [ronsng devices al lmbe excluded fromsthe trunk por Of xhe system, ~` (w) .411 cables i any given o er he ad span shall be lashe'1 together u ing a lashing machine xo provide a neat omp acx bundle. (1) Only o e (1) uch bundle of cables slia 11 be allowed i span. (2) The m madiametcr of the bundle shall not eedxthree inches (3"). (3J Ifct he bundle e eeds this limiiat ion, the cables shall be installed underground is ith (n) of xhis section prevailing. (xJ Drop and s tal la tions shall be made i ordan ixh rs andard Bra ings developed by theM1c Granteee and allts Bch drawings n t be submitted to the City £or approval before construction begins. (y) gterophon is signals of any FM s ing that mode of transmission shall be faithfully reproduced in the cable. (1) The signals of each PAt station shall be individ- ually c rolled. r (2) The output fidelity shall be equal to that at the head end input. (3) Specifications at Sv bscriber's Inlet. (a) No v sable degradation shall he Permitted i the farm of gho s'ts produced £rom o channel signals picked up the subscriber set. n (6) The system shall be capable of delivering a nal signal level of two millivolts (2000 in volts) ith v iat ions n ceding plus o s four deci- bels red a xhree-hundred (300) ohm rmterminals cto any ind ivudual television rec- (c) Isolation between any t o (2J subscribers on the system shall be at least thirty (30) decibels. (d) At the input to each subscriber's television the m amplitude v any television channelmshall be less thaniplusaor mrnus tvo (+ or - 2) decibels. Section 26. Operaxion and Na intenance o£ the System r (a) EEf is lent repairs and s The Grantee shall render eff icicl e pr oinpt repair and i errupt the service only for' goodrea use and for the shortest t.tmetposs ib le. (b) Notification of Interruptions: Such interruptions, i sofar a possible, shall be proceeded by n and shah occur Burin gs periods of mrn rmum use of the sysxemce (c) Limitation of Failures: ?hc Crantee shall limit failures to a yT n~ ing malfun s promptly, but ent longer than t rtyrfour (24J hours rtf ter n0trce has been g~v n by xhe subscriber the City. (iJe Ezception shall be granted es long a my where the pe rfarmance of this obl.i gati or. is preventedeby an Act of God. (2) The s shall prevail when repair i impossible due to instances o which the Granteeshas n ont rol. (3) Arcomplete report rshall be submitted t the City for each failure las ing longer than x my-four (24J hou which the Grantectmay petition for righx of estopel against penalty /~ For such Fnil ur es. ., 14- JectrOn _-. SafeT~' Repur a. National Elec[r is Safety Code: The Grantee shall r ea 11 and :n n ~ requiremea65to `, thetNa ti onal Electr icquS afety Code<promui<atedt~ai the National Bureau of Standards and the letionel El ec tricalgGOde of ~ the .Vmeiican Insurance Assoc laCi on, and i such a thae they " ith any ins tall at ionsrof the C~i tynor of a pubs is ucilitytsnrvingethe ~Clxy. b. Prr f FaiLUres: The Gran to shall nt all t employ du¢ oand s a~ tall end m rvtainai only re cep tad methods an d~dev es for prey ing failur andua tide nts nh ich are li kely to ce use<damage, inJ unv r nua sances to the public. c. 4 d Condit Al] r and z11 lines, equ ipme t a~ co~ion-.in under anduupanathe of the City n ~.hcr tad orelocated shall a all t sebe kept and m - 'nedein safe and sua xable, sub stanx.i al condition, and in goodn order and repair. d. Res idenx Agents: The Grantee shall m a Force of o agen employees xithin £ifteenn (15) miles t velyd io re eof the Cityrlim its of the City of Lon g~aood, a allrt and shall have sufficient employ©es xo PTOVide safe, adequate andaprompt servace for its fat ilia ie s. FEES Section 29, Pa l~nent t the City. a. Amount to be Paid t the Cit1': The Grantee shah pay t the City e percentage o s Annual Rec e.i pts se tforth inoExh.i bit D ach yea and pa yme shall be made in the nanner prescribed in subsection c. belawt 6. Furpo of Payment: 1. Papnent t ~ G'i ty {or each of the years that this ordinance i effect shall be made o r before the f t day o£ November s of each yea*, based upon the fiscal r ord srof the Grantee for tha preceding calendar year (as c of ie d) to by a reputable aad r ecogni .ed and certified public accountant). _. The First of such a ual Payme shall be made o r before the First day of Jan ary~, 19]3 if any portion o£ tha nystam is an operation prior to said date. 3. Ali such payments shall be based o the fiscal r ords of rice Grantee for the preceding calendarnyear or portion thereof. ~ 4. The determination of the Grantee's r shah be i ompliance ith Se ctien ]6.31 of the F.C.C. ruleseand regulations adopted on February 3, 19]2. ~. The first cash payment shall be w.i.th i.n t enty-five. (25) days from h gra trng nd a <epeance of the franchise ordinance agreement. (a) Said cash paymen shell be far the Poriod described in M(1). above. (b) Said cash pn ymenY shah e part of t cep Lance pro s by the Gra setfo rth in Secxron<33, sub- sectron 6 and a (17 ehereofs Section 29. Ser e Rat and Charges. a. Fair and Reasonable Rates and Charges (1) The r and charges for xel ev is ion and/or radio signals distribution hereund ea' shall bo to it and r nab le. (Z7 Sucb r and charges sha 11 be no higher than n ery t allot o£ s (us ing ef£icl ant andcE cal nag em nt)SincludingVac £a .r r the on gi.nalcc ~ ep~u<hms silhss depreca at ion ofsube propLrti le odevoted regar equen sa or tran_fer pr iceeof cosx .or sue ht properties. b. Council Authorit n Re ards to Rates and Charpes 1 T e Cicy Council shall e poker, n fiority, and right t the Gran andncharges to conform to the pro- ~rsions of xhis section. "~ , se n so. conflicts. xii oraira ct i s nces or parts of orainanoee in coaei "1 iat herew!tn be ana the same ere hereby re-Baled. Se '! 31. ective date.-- This Ordinance s a_1 become ef.ec ~.vve im~,eciately upon its _ sage and adoot'on .n PAS'oEJ AA"D PDOPTED th?s .1.~ / day of (~J1.. A.il. 19]y~. __.25_ 4x..DIVC /r~-.~/-7~ ssco*ru uca~iac: a-. a3- 7.3 ve City o= Longwood, Florida ~~ k!AYO,Z a2 the C - ~~i.~:iaod, Floxcda nTicST: [, Onnie R. Shomate, as Lf ty Clerk of the Li ty of longwoop, F7 prida, do hereby certify that I did, on the 16th. day of March A.O. 19]3. past three (3) true anp co rect copies of the fore9oi ng Ordinance ho. 318 at three (3) public places in the City of Longwood, Florida, namely: ~~ .E //r~,~/C 9G ~~ !~~ J /~,~„A~' Onnie R. Shama te, Cf ty Clerk FR QDIZ n ~•:orn aar,= sacca.n.c ~, nole ~ ri lv o end `Llcinle P.-ell ins FnnnnS'D 1) st nutle x: nse=11„xinn Cnarn° 5 25.00 . nr_taly e. - « c +rv_ 6, sn 27 ~ddi t=renal nt~tl cts: Tnstal latio*. 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