HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-105-09/04/1984-REGARDING THE FIVE YEAR REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORLD COMPANY (D/B/A COLUMBINE CABLEVISION) s
• franchise fee reporting,
• reports on compliance with F.C.C . requirements ,
• theft of service audits,
• producing a technology update timetable,
• programming,
• participating in a Cable Advisory Board, and
• participating in a Public Access Advisory Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
1. That the recommendations of the Cable Franchise Review Committee
be adopted as the recommendations of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins .
2. That the response of the Franchisee dated April 12, 1984, be
deemed an acceptable initial response to the concerns posed by the Cable
Franchise Review Committee.
3. That the Franchisee enter into a continuing dialogue, working
toward satisfactory mutual solutions with both the Cable Advisory Board and
the Public Access Advisory Board, to resolve the issues which have arisen
in the areas of leased access, basic programming fees, technology updating,
and cost sharing arrangements for public access.
4. That the five year review of the performance of the World Company
(d/b/a Columbine CableVision) under the terms of the 1978 Franchise Agree-
ment be deemed satisfactorily completed.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Fort Collins held this 4th day of September, A.D. 1984.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City C
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RESOLUTION 84- 105
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REGARDING THE FIVE 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 Collins and
the World Company (d/b/a Columbine CableVision) , dated September 5, 1978,
provides that on the fifth, tenth, and fifteenth anniversary of the grant-
ing 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 five (5) years as
of November 1983; and
WHEREAS, the City Council created a Cable Franchise Review Committee
and appointed seven (7) members to that committee to assist the City
Council in gathering information necessary for the performance review;
and
WHEREAS, the Cable Franchise Review Committee 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
February 7 , 1984; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on March 20, 1984, to
receive further input from the public and the Franchisee and to consider
the Cable Franchise Review Committee's recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council requested that the Franchisee respond to the
recommendations of the Cable Franchise Review Committee which was done by
the Franchisee in a response dated April 12, 1984; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the Franchisee' s response to
the Cable Franchise Review Committee's recommendations and discussed the
issues with the Franchisee; and
WHEREAS, in response to the recommendations of the Cable Franchise
Review Committee and the City Council , the Franchisee has agreed , as
reflected in the Franchisee's response to City Council dated April 12,
1984, to make certain changes in its present policies and procedures,
including:
• complaint procedures,
• leased access,
• public access,
• ownership of produced programs,
• franchise fee payment on subscriber revenues generated in the
county,