HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-108-05/16/1989-REGARDING THE TENTH-YEAR REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORLD COMPANY DBA COLUMBINE CABLEVISION UN RESOLUTION 89-108
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REGARDING THE TENTH-YEAR REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE WORLD COMPANY (D/B/A/ COLUMBINE CABLEVISION)
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE 1978 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Franchise Agreement between the City of Fort Col =,s and
the World Company (d/b/a/ Columbine CableVision) , dated September 5, 1978,
pre ides that on the fifth, tenth, and fifteenth anniversary of the
granting of the franchise, the City Council shall conduct a public hearing
to examine the performance of the Franchisee and consider recommendations
for changes in its facilities, equipment and services; and
WHEREAS, the Franchise Agreement was in effect for ten years as of
November, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the City Council created a Cable TV Board and appointed seven
(7) members to that Board to assist the City Council in gathering
information necessary for the performance review; and
WHEREAS, the Cable TV Board received input from the public, the
Franchisee and the major cable television users in the City and reported
its findings and recommendations to City Council in a report dated May 1,
1989; and
WHEREAS , the Franchisee has agreed to comply with all the
recommendations issued in the following areas:
* Financial Documentation
* Complaint Procedures
* Line Extension Policy
* Recordkeeping Procedures
* Reporting Procedures
* Informational Pamphlet
* Local Origination
* Channel Repositioning
* Programming Guide
* Cable TV Forum
* Surveys
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1 . That the recommendations of the Cable TV Board be adopted
as the recommendations of the Council of the City of Fort Collins.
Section 2. That in a future action, the City Council consider
adoption of an ordinance to waive the provision of the Franchise Agreement
that requires Columbine CableVision to pay the City a 3% annual fee from
the Company's gross subscriber revenues generated outside the City limits.
Section 3. That the tenth-year review of the performance of the World
Company (d/b/a/ Columbine CableVision) under the terms of the 1978
Franchise Agreement be deemed satisfactorily completed.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Fort Collins held this 16th day of May, A.D. 1989.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk