HomeMy WebLinkAbout77-064WHEREAS, Nor Cal Cablevision, Inc: applied for a non-
exclusive franchise; and
WHEREAS, this Board held a duly advertised hearin~ on
the question of granting a non-exclusive franchise in the Biggs
and Gridley areas, which area is fu11y described in Exhibit "A",
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as set forth in
fu11; and
WHEREAS, this Board deemed to grant such franchise on
the same basis as the a£oresaid Nor Cal Cablevision received from
the cities of Biggs and Gridley.
EdOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
The Coun~y of Bu~re hereby grants a non-exclusive franchise
for cable television withirc the area described in the attached
Exhibit "A" to Nor Cal Cablevision, Znc. on the same tervns and
conditions as se~ torth in the attached Ordinance 199 o.f the City
of Siggs which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B", and the £~'an.chise
and licensing agreement with the City of Biggs which is aCCached
hereto as:Exhibit "C", and Ordinance 219 of the C~.t,y of G~idley
which is attached here~o as Exhibit "D", and the £raiock~.ise and
licensing agreement with the City of Gridley which is attached
hereto as Exhibit "E". This franchise is based on ~he same terms
and conditions as set out in Exhibits "B" tlirough "E" and wherever
the term City.of~.Biggs o~ City.of Gridieq is stated, they sha11 be
deemed to mean for pu•rposes of this k7esolution the County of Butte.
RESOLUTION GRANTING FRANCHISE FOR CABLE
TELEVISION SERVICE TO THE AItEAS SURROUNDING
THE TOWNS OF BZGGS AND GRIDLEY
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Soard of
:Supervisors ~his 12th day of April, 1977, by the following
vote:
AY~~~S~pervisors ~emke, Madigan, Moseley, W~nskon and Chairman Richter
NOES:None
ASSENT: None
NOT VOTING:None
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~BERNARD D. RICHTER, Chair~nan
of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CLARIC A. NELSON, County Clerk and
ex-officio C1erk o£ th.e Board
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E3iGGS PFtOV:CD~i~3G FOR 7'HE. G~iAi~ITI?1G OF F~tAf?C3i~~ES FOFZ
C01~1N'itjlVl~'`' AAI~EI\~NA TW'LEtIZS1:ON SYST~fiS IP1 T3~IE CTTY 0~'
I3:~CGS A~dD PRC~VT~iIi~?G TEft~yiS AND COiV~I7:'I03vi5 FOit THE
-~.- ~. ,;...~.; w,.;,._.; - t7PFRATIUI~T OE~ SUCH COn,::~;UNITY' AI~JTENPdA TF'L~'VIS:[0~ S`CSTi;~ ;S
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BL; IT ORUALI~TE~ ~3Y TFIE COUNCI:F~ UF T3IE CTTX C1F }3IGG5 as
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F SFCTION l: Fi?ANCH-~SE 'i'0 OPERATE: A non-ex_cl~zsive f'ra: chise
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to construct, operate and rr~aintain a commun:~ty an~enna. t~elevisian
systera a.n ~he Ci~y ot' Biggs may be granted by the Ci_ty Counc~t to
' ai~y person, firm ar corpoxation offering to furnish and proviG.e
suct. sy::tem unde~ u,nd pursuant to the terms and provisior:s o~' th_ts
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~~ O.rd~.n~nce an~. applicable la~as of the C~.ty and the St~~e of California. ~
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~~ RTO grovisior:s herein may be construed as to require tPle
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gran.ting of' a franchise when, in the opinion of the Council,, it is
i~~i ~he puolic znteres~ to res~rict the num'oer o~ franchises ~o one
ar mare. ~
SECiION 2: DEFINITIO~S: For the purpose of this Ord~ir_ance,
t?~e fol.lo~,ring ~erms, phrases, tvord.s and derivations shall have the
mc2ns.ng given herein.- .1tThen not inconsistent ~rith th.e con~exG,
f.or~cts used-in the present tense include the f~ture tense, ti~ords in
tre pJ.ural nurn'aer include the singular number, anrl vrorcls ~n the
singular incl.ucie the plural number.
(a) "CITY" sha11 mean the City ~f ~3iggs, a Diunic~.pa1
Corl~ara~icn of the State of Califbrnia, in its present incorporated
~orrr~ or in ari~r later recognized, consolidated, entar~eci or rein--
corporated i'orm. .
(b) "COUPdCIL" snall rnean the govern-~ng body of the City.
. (c) '°~'~ANCHISE" sha11 mean and include any authorization
granted her~under in ~terms of a franch~se, privilege, permit,
:liceiise or other~~risa tu canstruct, operate and ~naintain a CATV
s~rster~i ~n th.e Ci.ty. Any such aut:~orization, in v~natever ~'orm
-~-- granted, sha~J~ not r~~an and include any license or permit rec;uired
fo.r the privile~e of transactin~ and c~rryin~ on a bus;n.ess iz~
accoz~dr~nce vrith Ordinance ;~100 and ~~101~, entztted "E~USIN~.SS L:CC~'s=lES."
(c~) "GRANTEE" shall rnean th~ person, firn or r.arpo.rat.ion
to ~~aharn or wh:~cn a fxancnise under th:is ~rdinance is grant~d bjr ttie
l";:i.~5~ (;a~.~ncil anrl the J.a;~rfu1 successor, t•ran~ferer ar assi~r:ee o#'
. ~..~ s__1'~n a pws Sc:fi Ox' "'C~=^~O~'-uJ10?1.
~ (~) "RZGFiT`•.Oi,--.';!~Y" s1~a11 mean tY.e surf'acL of' a~ia r,ple spa.cs
==z~~-,•.=e, bslo~-~, and the en~;ir~ wicith of any streEt;, hi~;hc•;ay, a:~~n~ or
~,.i:a:~_a.c v.c•S.:~itiy' easer.!ent, no:a oT- hereafter e;:istizn~ as such arz~liin
':.h=: G~.~t;ST. `1'he ~~i.ght--af-~-way s~la1:L includ~ onl.;T i;}io.s:; ri~;t:t;s--of.--u -c:
~:.•;inte~:i. to t~i~ City of Big;€;s an any deed o3 ~asem~~nt ryr r~g~.t;--of-
t•z=3;~ t.o t.'~e Ci~y ancl :~s subjeet to ~11 re~;u.l~Lions i.n sa._~d dc ~cis and.
a.ri any c~r~.v;;r~~?lts ~Artaining ~her~~o.
( ~•) nCO~•~'~NNI`i'~ Ald'~ EiJf~A ~!'~L~JISIUPv SYS~'~i,'~ kierr:ir_a~Fter
referr~ed ~o as CAZL', shall rn~an a sys~ern of antenna coaria~ cables,,
r:;_r•~s, w~.ve ~;uid~~s or o~her C011C1L1C'tOY'S or fac:ili~ies de:~ignecl., con-
s~xucted or v.sQd for pro~aiding television and F~i s~rvices hy caU1e
o_~ throug}i it~ facilzties as herein contemplated. CATV sn~.11 not
~~iea~ or inclu~?e th~ ~ransmissior. o~ any ~pecial ~rogra.m or event
?'or. ti~:~~iclz a saparate and disi,inct chargE is nad~ to th:~ subscrio~r
ir. fi=^e r~~anner Cornr~onl}- ki~otr+-n n,nd refe~red to as "closed cxrcui.t" ar
"p:.~y te~.evi_sion" transtnission. No'thing in this paragraph sha11.
pr~~cluds ~he righ~ of the C~.ty to permit thz franchis2 holder to
~r.arsr.:~ii, sp~cial prograrns, closel c,ircuit as hereinafter TJY'[iV7C1EC~.
(g) "SLIBSCFtIEE~,S" sh~11 rr~~an any pe-rson er entit;y re--
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ce~.v~.n~; ~'or any purpose the'CATV ser~~ice of the ~r~~r."ea. `
(h) "GROSS ANi~UAr ~tF,CFZPTS" shall mean 2ny an:i a.3.Z
CGC^_~~:1S~.t?011 3273 ot,her eonsid~ratiori 1.17 c.'131}r f07'P.1 v;ha~ever c^::Ii~
an~ con~ributin; ~rant or subsidy received direc~ly or ~r_direc~Zf
~y a C.ra_n.tee from subscribers or us~rs within th~ City in }7,~~*f!le~t
for re~~:l.ar subscriber se:cv7.ces, tha~ is, th~ carr-~ag~ oi te1_evisio,~
CT' a.c1~;1:L0 ?lE,t:c.~S ?:I`~.~ requ'rc:CX TEGT]-~JT'Q?C~C~.`.~~ SE,'T'VJ.Cc,S~ O2' °?"17'iC~
ex.::~ud=ii~~ ar. f taxes on t??e ~PrV.I.CeS ~urnishnd b3r tl~~~ Gra_ztee
~ir~ci,l.y on =~ny user or subscri.ber b~ an.y C:i.ty, St2i;e or oti~~r
gc~~'~rnr;,::;nt unzt ce]_lect~ed by th~ Gra~tee for such go~~ern:?ent~ 1
unit. ~
(i) "LOCAL TELEVISION" sliall inean ~: tele~rision sta~:i_o~i .
d~i1.~ licensec~ b~ the Fec:e~al Comrnunic~.tions Co~rliri.ss:i.on and aut~~ori.~~ad ~
t~ i'~.rnis%1 tel.evis.-~on ser~~ic~: ~o an ar~a within i~s scepe of
pc;~:er.
( j) "011F;HHEAD F~~!JIPi~iE1~T" :sY~al~_ rr~~ar. a CIt'i'v sy^~e;n c~n-
„~;t'•.iC;~,~~C7. ~:bove grotm~i on ;~O~.CS cLTlCt SI.T'lit;tUl6'S 1:1C~'U.Cl1T:~ C~IJ~ ".S ~ ~:?.j:
;+7 x't?:; ~ FzYiCl'1Gi'S i C(;:~C~UCtOT'S ~ arr,r~IifierS ~ c?~F~~:LC:.li1C~:i 3i1~'l :.tt2? ~ii'!1?Yl ~:i
.. ~; ~.ac~:d an or attar.h~cl ~o poles, o~!~rhea<: str,,ic~ur~s nr k~Aaced auo~i~
the surface of tFi~ ground and as necessary a?:1 appuxten~.r~t to the
CI~'PV sys•tem. .
(k) "UIVDERGROUND E~UZPF~iENT" shal_1 mean a CATV syster~ con-
structed below the surface o#' the gr~ound, including cables,'can-
auctor.s, ducts, conduits, vaults, manhvles, ampl.ifiers, appliances,
and at~achrnents necessdry- and appur~enant to tne CATV system.
~ (1) "PROPERTY 0~' GRAPdTSE" sha~l mean al'1 property o~vned,
inst411ed or us ed by a C~rantee in the cot~duct of a CA'I'V business in
the Caty under the authority of a franchise granted pursuant to
tha.s ord~inance.
(ni) "ENCROACHPfEid~" shall mean any property o~' gran~ee
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~~ v~lnich is placed a.n, under or over any r2ght-of-ti•aay.
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~ ' (n) "C~TY POLE" sha].1. mean any pole ot-meci solely by th.e
r.a c~.tV,
(o) "FCC" shall mean the Federal Communications ComL*nission.
SECTION 3: USE OF TELEPHONE FkC~LITIES: ~;rh~n and in the
event that the Grantee of any franchise granted hereunder, uses a.n
his CATV system, distribution channels .£urnishec~ to ~he Grantee by
a te_lephone company whpse ~'acilities are constructed, operated and
maintained pursuant to its state-~grantEd telephane ~'ranchise and
said Grantee makes no use of the streets,~independent of such
teJ~ephone company furnished ~'acilities, sa~.d Grantee shall be re-
c~uirec~ to co~npZy wi~.h a11 of ~he provis~.ons herEOfi as a"_licensee"
~.n~ in ~uch even~ iahenever the tsrm "Grantee" is used herein, it shall
be deemed to mean and xnc].ude "lic~nse2." No prov9.sion of' this
ordinance sha1.J. be d.eemed or ~construed as requiring ~the grant:in~ of
a~xanchise her~under ~o a telephone compan3r f.urnishing such ~z
channel service. ,
SEGTZON 1~.: US~S PER~~i.CT`PED $Y GRANTEF:
(a) Any franchise granted pursuant to the prov:ision of
~his Ordinance whall authorize anrl permit the Grante~ to enga;e in
~. ~he business o£ operating and pxoviding a CA1V sys~em in Lhe City
and for ~ha-~ purpose to erect, install, construct, repair, rep].ace,
reconstruct, maintain and re'tain in, on, over, under, upon, across
ancl alon~ any ri~ht.-of-way such po~es, ti~rS_res, cabl.e conductors, duc~s,
condu.it, vavlts, r.~anhales, amp~ifiers, appl.?cances, attzchments, and
othEr property as may be necessary anc~ a~~p~zrtenant to the CA`i'V" sgs~er:l;
._:LC:~ ',._ ~~.'~.ii=~=0T1~ SO '~.^. U£if'~ O;:y'T'3:., ~ti1.'i 1:1;"~'1`ii.uf~ :i1~~ii.i^_~' ia^11-S.i,~CS
rr• ~,rcn: rt:~::s rer_te<~ ~:r ?.eas~d f'ron otl~ur ~ersc:.~, f'irrr:~.~ ox corpor~-
a~~.~~1~, ~_ncluaing bui; nc~i, ~.~?r.ite~ ~o, ~-.r.y pubzic u.tili~y .or ather
(=~~a.-.t;e:; zranchi~ed or permi~~t~d to do ousin~~ss in the Cit;y.
~ b~ ~O ~Y'~IiC~11St? ~ rc11:~.2C~ 1"iGl EL1Y1C7:`.'2' SF18.11 }~P. CQ;lSi,7.'Ll~~.~ 8.S
a.franc'_::is~, permi~ or 1:icense ~o tran~mj_t any spec:ial gro~ram o~
ev~ant ior ~~%r~ich a separa~e ~nd ctist3_nct char•;e is ~naJ.•~ i.o ~che sub-•
sct.-~b!~i' in t~ie manner coi~.rnonly ic~~o~•m ar.d referred ~o as "pa~ tele-
vision," a:~a no grantee sha1:L a~ree~ly or indirec~lf in.stall,
~n~z~i:w~.n or~ operate on any television set a cain box or any other
de~~~.c4 oz' mea.ns for co:Llecti.on o.f money for inda.vidual progr~ms.
FIo;•.~=veJ°, t~,is sec~ion, if pr.eempted by the Fede-`ra1 Cor~:mun_i.cations
CUrrw~l.;sion, sna11 be ineffective, in so far as i~ zs in conft~.c~ vrith
~::C rules, ~
(c) Gra.ntee"s nse of rigl'1~5-Of'-r~13y' sh~~i be cor:fin~d to
t~s inst~]_l~tion af such overhead equipr~e~t and/c,r und_erground
e,~_iipr: er_t f'or wh:~ ch ~he City shall have given Grantee encroachr;ient
p~ rr.~ts to instal~. ~
(d) The ~rantee may make a charge to subscribers for
irs~=.l.latior. or connecti~~~ to its C~!TV sys~err and a. fixecl ~~io?~ii,hly
ehzrge as _f'i1ec~ with th~ Cs.ty anc~ approv~d as here~.n provicied. I~o
inc.r~as~ _~n the rates and charges to subscrib2rs, as set forth in
t.h~ schedu].~ filed and appreved.cti*ith Grantee's application, ma~ b~
iaade t•Tithout t:~~ priar a~prova3 of the L'ounci.~ expressed by teso~-
;itio?~ aciopted. ~f~er public proceedings a_f~'or~.in~ du~ pi•;~c~:ss.
SEC:LIO?d l L~U1ZkTT0~J OF FRF~A;CH~SE:
(a) Pdo franchi~ti~rart~d by tY~e Counci_l ~~nde_r ~t;ha_s
Orc?:~.n ~r.ce sP~ ~1]_ be for a t~ rr:~ lo?t~e?^ ~l~a?~ fif'te~n (:L5 ) years
~'~17_'•_o~,r~ng t~x~ ctate oi' acceptance of sucn franchise by i,he Grante~
c~r• the re~~G~t~a~ ther~as".
(b) Anjr sucr fra.nr•i~is~ gr•~~i:ed l~ere~j.?~der i~!ay be ~,ermi.za~.ed
prior ~o its date of expiration b~r Lhe Cou?lcil :~n t~?e event ~.hat;
saicl Co~2nci.I shall h~.ti ~~ound, af'~Ler th~_rt;T { 30) days' wrritten _..
r~c;ri.c~ o~' ar~j~ propos~d term7nation ai~d puu7_-ic heari.n~, t}is~t:
{1) 'fhe Grantee r:as fa'~le~~ tc> comply ~ri~h a;ay provi.sion
of ~hi.s oxd:iri,^nce, ax has, b~ acL' cr omissi.on,
violat~d anp term or condit.:~on of ,any ~'~°anchise or
p~rmit issued hereun~er or• ,
(?_) AnSr ~~r~;;_LS].011s c~f' ~c7iis orlinat~c~ have becom:: ir_valid
or Linen:fo~ceabl~; and t.he Council furt;her fin3s ~h~~
sucn ~rovision5 constitu{~e a cons.'~deratio:: ma~er~a~
to the gran.~ of' s~•i.d f.ra.nc?~ise; or
' t3i The' C=i.ty ac~~u:ires ~~~° C~'IT~J s_f=~t;~rn p~op~rty ci i.hc
~ G:r t e e.
SEGTIO~ G: TIP~IITA~E'IONS OI' FRAP~C}fIS~: ~
(a~ Any franehise granted under this Ordinance shalZ be .
330i1-EXC~.USIVE.
(b) No privilege or exeinp~a.on shal_1 be ~ranted or can-
ferr~d i~~r any fraricllise ~ranted under tr~is Ordinance excep~ those
s~eci.iica.7.ly prescribed herein.
~~- ( c) Any privilege cla~ rned und~r sach franchise by ti~~e
Gr~.n~ee in any right-of-way or City pole or other public property
shall bn subordinate to any prior lawful occupancy of ~he righ~s-
oi~-way, City po1e, or public property by arzy o~her party. The
~~ Ci.ty sha1.1 be judge in determinzng such claims. The C~ty reserves
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~ the right to maintain and to operate its facil.ities in sucn manner
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~~ as cvz11 bes~ enable it ta fulfil.l i.ts own service requirements. ~
Neither the City nor any other oti~mer shall be liable to Grant~e ~'or
a.ny intex•x~uption to Gran~ee's servzce or for any interference v~rith
the operation of GrantEe's equipment arising in any manner ~'rom the
use of any righ~-of-t,~ay-, pole or faci~.ity ~nereon b3r ~he City and
each saic~ o~ther owner.
__ (d) Any such f.ranchise shall be a pri.vilege to be h~~.d
in personal trust by the original Grantee. ~t cannot, in any
even~, b~ so1.d, trans#'erred, leased, assigned. or disposed of in
vrhole or in merger, consolidation or otheririse, without the
prior consent of tihe Council expressed by resolutior and then on].ST
~.nder such conditions as rnay be therein prescrzbecl., provided, hoti•;ever,
that such Council consent shall not be unre<<sonably UrithheJ.d.
(~) T7me shal~ ~e oi i,he essence in any f';anchise grantecl
ia~reunder. The Grantee 5hall not b~ r~lieved o:~' his obligations io
• cornply prompt.ly with any of t~he nrovisions of this Ordinanc~:: or Uy
fa.ilure of. th~ City to enforce paornpt compliance.
(f) Any ri.ght, ox powez~ in, ar duty impressed u~an,
any~of~:icer, employee, de~artment or board of the CiL}r shall be ~
subject to transfer by the City to any other officer, en~pl.oyee,
c~epartment or board of ~:1e Cz~y.
(g) Grantee slza~.l have no recourse v~hatsoever against
the Cir.y for any los~, cost, Expense or d~~age arisin; our of
any prov9.sion or rec{uirem:;nt of this Ordinanc~ or it,s enfo.rcem~nt.
(ki) Grantee• sha1~ be ~subject Lo all r,~quiremeni,s of
' .~,h~ C:;.t•y ordina~lces, ,.lzs, regulations and spec zcatioris :e: ~-
~to:E'o~~e r;x• h~,rea.fGer eracted or established. Grantee sha.ll c~m-
plyT wa.th Cecieral Order ~~95 a;~ci GE~l~xa~. Order r'fl2$ of tl~~e Public
UC:i~~.t~ies Co~r~_issi~n of the Sta:,e of. California a.nd an~ sunple--
1:.~:~~~~•s t:rze-.rr.t.o anci ?°~vi.sions ~hereof.
(i) Any such frr~~~his~ t;rantecl sh~l'1 nnt re1.=i.~vc~ tY~e
Gr~ni.e~ of any abligat; ~ o~~s involve~ ~.t~ a~~ta_in~.n~ nole sp~a.c.: ~r.•om --
t,he Cia.f or Utility Cornpan;~ or frore the ob~i~;a~ion to obt2~1.'."l an
enc.roac'n~nen~t perrai~ 1'or installatien of any ef Grartee's r~ra~2rtSr
on th~ ri7'r~ts-of-ti•:af. PJeither shalt it reli~v~ the Grani,ee: S'roa~,
tl:e cbligauion ir~pos~d ~~z any encroa.c~~rnent permS.~.
( j 1 Ar_y f'ranchise gl•anted hereunder sha71 be ~n lieu
cf a~y- and all o~her ri~hts, privi~e~ES, pov~rers, immunities 2_nd.
oth~r authorities o:<med, poss~ss~d, contro_lled, or exercisuole .
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by Gx~ar.te~ or any successo~: to an}~ interes~; of Grantee, or per-
tair.ing to the construction, operation er mairztenarce of any
CIti1V systein in th2 City; and the acceptancE ef any fr~nchise
1-~ereunder shall ope~ate, ~s b~tween Gran~ee and the City, as an
abanao~im~~t o~' an;~ and aJ~l of sv.ch ~ ights, pz~ivileges, powez~s,
irrli*nar.-~ie5, and ~athori~~ies within the Citf, to the ef?e~~ tha't,
as betweer? Grante~ and the City, any and al_l cons~ructzon, ~
c;peracion an~3 ma~n~znance by any Grantee of an~ CATtT sys~cem zn
~Li?e City sha:L~. be anct shall ~e deem~d and construed ir. ~11 izi--
s~a.r.c~s and respec~s to be under anci pursuarit to said fr~~nr'r~ise
at~d nct ur.dzr or pursuant to a.ray Otl"18X' Y'1.~~'1t, priv~.Zege, po~•te.r,
i;r*aun_~.~;y or authoritYr tivhatsoever.
SEC'~ 1:0~1 7: RTGHTS RESERT; ~D TO THE CI`PY:
(a) lvo~hing he~ein shall be deerr~eci er construed to
c~.ncrac~ az~,ay or ta noda.fy or ab.ricige, ei~her for a term or in
. t ~
~iarpe~u3_~~r, the City' s right of em~-ner~t domain:
(b) T~e?"P, is hc.reby r.~s~rv~d to ~.Yi~ City EV~cT~y~ right
a:~d power ti,hich is renui.red tn he h~~:cein res~rved or provaciel by
ar:~r ordi?•~anre of ~he City, aald the ~x~an~ee, by 5.ts acceptance _.
of a~~y ~'x•~nchise, aUrees to be bouazd thereby ar.d to comply t~:i.th
ar:;- ~ction or requiremen~ of t}ie Ci~y in its exerci: e o.f s?.ch
ri~;h~s or povr~~r, ~ier~etofore ar n~r~a~rter er,act~d oz~ establ.ished.
(c) rreitn~:~ t.iie ga~wnti~ig o~ any ~'ranch~isE he~~~unc?~r
nr,r any c~.f ~he pcov~.~ions cont,ai: ed here ::~ s?~a~.l be co:?strt~eci t:~
^t?'...'~` `1-...., i,lt,~r {~r(:;R C2,7.i' `1~; ~.~':% _.~.^2'.i_:1,r.1i. t7i S,lt,^:1~ :i" :'t'•,.1-
~ . ^~_:~e ';c~ any eCh:;r ~;i~son~ 11TT,i OX' cor~or~tic~. ~-.i';?:in a11 o:r
ar.;~ p~rt;ioii of ~h~ C:i.ty. .
(c~) There a.s hereb~ reserved to the Cit~y tr~e po.•:er to
ainnnd an}r section or ~~art of tl~is Ordznar~ca so as to requi.re
addit:iona' or greate~ stan.dards of const.ruc'~ion, operation,
ma:i.f~tenanc2 or othertivise, on the part of' LtiE: Grantee.
(e) P3either thE grantin~ af any~ franchice nor any
~__~ provision h.ereof shall constitutb a_ ~~aa.iver or bar ~o ~hp e-r_er-
eise o.f any governmen~a.l r~.~h.t or poti•~er of ~he Czty.
• (f) ThE Council r~ay do all things which are necessary
a~c~ r.aizvenient in the exercise of its jurisdictior~ un~~r this
o.r~znazice and rnay determine any question of fact ~;*hich may a-ris~
~ ~
~J ciu.r:~ng the existence of anf ~~anch:i.se granted hereunde~^. The
~•~t
~a
~~ Director of Public 4STorks is hereby au.thorized ancl empo~~~ered ~o
C~ .
ac~just, se'tt~e, or compromise any controversy or charge arisin~
~ ,
~'ro~~ the operat~ons of any ~rantee under this Ordinance, either
~c;n beh~lf of the City or any subscriber, in th.e best interest
of the public. Either the ~rantee or a member of the pub~.i.c
who may b~ dissatisfied v~rlth ~.he decis~on of the Director o~'
~ub~ic 1~`7oa.°lcs may appeal the matter to th~ Council far hearing
2na de-tc~rmination. The Council may accept, reject or r.iodzfy
the decision of the birectox o~' Public Vlorks and the Counci_t
~ ma~ adjusG, settl.e or compromise any controversy or cancel an3r
cha.rge arising from the op~ratioris of any ~rant~e or fro~n any
p~orriszon o~' this orainance: .
SECTIODT &~ F~IITHFUZ PFPFORMA~?C~; BOND:
(a) The Grantee sha11, concurren~l~r r!i.th the fil.in;
of and accep~anc~ o~' a.Trrard of any :['ranc~iise grant~d ur,~er thi:;
Oxd:i.nance, file with the City C~erlc and at a1.7. tim~s thei°eaf'~er,
r3:aintain in £ull foxce and effect for the term of the franchise
or any r~n~wal thereo~', at Grantee's sole expens~, a corpo-rate
sur•ety bond in a conlpany iri a forrr! approvec~ by the City Attorr.ey,
`~- in thE:.a~nount of ~wenty thousand d.ol7.ars (~20,~00) zor the .first
t~•~o y~:ars, ren2~vab~.e ar~nua~ly, d.a~in~ from the effective c~ate o~
az~y franchise gran~ed hereby and in the amount of fif~een thausa::cl
doll.ars (:~i5,000) for the i~hird year o£ any franchise and in L-he
amount o.f ten ~rhousand do~lars (~10,000) for ea.cl•~ y~ar ther~-
a:Cte.r, rer~=~wabl.e arinually, and conc3i;,inned upoi~ tlz~ fai.rl~i'~~1
pe .r`orma.r_c..: of f;rantet, antl upon the fu..rther condita.or~ tt~at in
;,tit~ c. t~E:r~i, Grar~tee _na~_l i'~Jil ~o ciiaip:Ly i•;ith • f cn~ ar~ racre oi
t~.e: ~;~°o~a~i.sion~ or th.is Ord_~nance, ~r of' a_r~~~: f'z~az~.cn=s~ iss;~.~~ci ~o
~,?^° ~i;'_'171j:E?C h~reu1~42?^~ ~}!GY'i,' s':ia11 k;c'. T'E~~;,;'Er'c~~71.f' ,tO:i.Citl~~ c1l?C'l
~i-_'.U~'.I'c~~.~_y ~Z'Olil L:lti ~)? ].!lC].p<a_'l 8.11C~. S1~S'<~V Oi S1J.C~1 ~,~Y:') clYl'Sr rJ.a?~~~';~~ .
or 1<~~s staf.fe.rea•by th^ City as a resul~ thereof, t~~~~luci~_r?~ the
iu=~7_ a*~iount of ar.y compensatian, i_nc3emr_iiir.at•ion, or cost of.
x~~;r:;ova~1. o^ adatidontr:ent o~' any propertJ uf th~, Gi a~i~;ee as pre-
scrio,:c;. ner•ebf ~LY~~.en may bc. in d~:fault, p]_us a re~~.ona.b.l~; ~z~_lo~•r-•
a~ce ror a~~orne~'s f~~s and costs, u~ to the ful~ a~n~v~~ oz
t.?~e ~or~~?; s~.id conclitian to ~,e a. cor_tinuin~; obl.i~ai;~on for the
CiuP~1't~p_e Oi SUC~3 fY'~t1~ChXSE: ~11~~ a?1V x't-31E.':v8;_ thereo~' ~t:~~t' i;rie;f'C-
a.f.t_:.r unTil t~e G-ran'tee has l.iqu._idatecl a'11 of' ii;s obl_~g~.t:i.or~s
rlitn ~;he City tizat may n~ve arisen ~'rem ~h2 ~.ccFptance of. sai~
f'rancl?_i_s~ o-r r~nevral by. thn Grantee or frcm its exercise oz" a:~.;~
privi ~e~;e therai~ ~;ra~te~.~. The bond sha11. px•olricir; ttiat -t::irty
C~czyu~ ~3~~ pr~or "v:"X'].~~~.I~ Xl0't]_CE: O~ 1f1~E1'li,:i.G!1 YlOt~ i.0 r`Eil(;SY~
cancelaation or materi~.l cha.nge be giveri '~;112 City. ~
(b) Nei-~her the provisions o.i ~.his s~ct~~on, z:o?• an;T
bo~!d acce~teci by ~the Czt~ purs;.zant here~o, nor any carrages
x•ecover.ed by t;~e Cit;y thereunder, snall 'oe cons~Grued to excu.se
i~itr;.fL~l. performance by the Grar~te~ or ~_imi~ L,hE: _L1c1~1J_1L~r of
tne Gran-~ee under ~:r_y ~'ra.ncnis~ i~suecl h~r~unde~~• ar icT, d~~~.~es
eitner to. the ft~11 ar.:cunt of t~-~e band ~r oLh~,r•~r-~ se.
SECTIOV ~~ TP1DEi~TTFTCf~TIOi~I GF' CITX'W
(a) The Grante~ sha].1, concurrentl~* v~~ith tile fi:lin~
oi un. ac ~eptance of av~ard. of ~ny fra.lc~~ise grar_~.~ci under ~nis
O.r~~tiiza~~ce, furnisFt to t~a r:~ty ~.na ~ile 3,,r~-~l~ t.i; C; ~,r Clar;c, and
~.. c~_1 '.~.17R8S Cltl.~'7_21~ i~}1L E'.~:'!St:~T1CE: !~.~ 8.;tj" fY`.9t7C~::L.`.'B ~''7"~_1?GCt~ 11~i'~,--
under, ~;~ai.~ta~n i_n ~u~l force ancl eifec~~~, a-t its c:••:~. cos~ ~n~.
e:xp:;r.;,e, a liab;.lity insu.raz~.ce pol:~cy ~.r_ i.he a.r.~ount. of' f.~;~z
~;u.ndr•ad trousaei~ (,~500,GC30) doll~.r:, in a. co;r~,aany a~oprc~reu k~~,~ the
C=it3r ~'L•~L-orn:.~y an.c? i;1 a f'oa•m satisf'~ct.ory ~o ; thp Cit~r l,~L'v3~n::y,
~riderliZi~'ya.n` and savin; harmless ti~e C:ity, i.cs of'zcer~ a~d
~Er.ploy~~~~s i'ror~ aild ag~ir.st ar~y ~~nd aX7:. cl.a~.~r:: , c~eman~s, acG =otis,
suits aild procn~c?ings b;;T othFrs, ag~.~nst a?l 1~a,~~.l~i:y to o~)?er~,
:iIlC1L1Cll_I"Sf; ~JU"G IlUt ~li?'is.'~;BC: '~,0~ 7.T1~/ 11.,~.~~..~:Lt:J fUT' C~:~C[,c`I~ES i:i~T Y'e~~,ul'1
p~~ Or' ar_i.s:tng cu:~ o£ wny ~'a:~lure b;~ T.hc: (:rr~.azt~e t.o s~::ct.r~ t:osi-
sc;n~~~ from 'the otan2rs, a.u~i~oriz~~i di_stri3~utors oi~ licen~e~s of
,~.?•c<<;r~~.<<:s -to be dc~', • ve•rud ~o the Gx~ani,e~,'s. Cr;~ " sys~~m and a~,ains~
any lo^s, cost, expense and damaoes re,suZting tk~erefbrm, includ•i.n~
reaso~i~1L~_le attorney's fees, aris~n~ our to the Exercis~ or, en.joy--
mei.t of.' its franchise, irresp~cti_ve of ~he amount of the co~~~re-
hensive liabil.ity insurar_ce policp rea,uired hereur.Uez .
(b) The Gran~ee shall, concurren~ly Ura.th the f'i1.inG o.f
i• an accept~.a.nce of award. of any franchise granted under this ordinance,
:furrish to the City ar~d file with the City Clerk, and a.~; alI ~:~~es
durin~ the existence of any franchise granted hereu.nder, main-
tair~ in full force and ef£ect, at its ovm cost anci er.pense, a
gen:,~ra1 comprehensive la.ability insurance policy, in protection
of' the City, its off~.cers, boards, ~ommissions, agents and emplo,reES,
~~
r~ zi~. a cornpany approved by the Citjr ~t~torney, an.d a 1'orm satisi'ac~ory
~ -~+
~.,~ to the Ci~y At~Gorney, protec~~ng the Gity and al~ persons against
~
~ l~_abi_lity for loss or damage for personal injury, dFath and prop~rty
damage, occasioned by the operations of ~rantee under such f'ran-
chise, bVlt~l minimum liability lirnits of fzve hundred thousancl
dollars (~500,000} for personaJ~ injury or death of any one p~rson
and one million do~lars ($1,000,000) for personal irjuz~y o.r death
oi two or more persons ~n any one occurr2nca, and one hundred
~, t~housand dollars ($J:00,000) for damaae to properi,y r~SUI't1I1~ f'rom
any one occurrence. ~
(c) The policies mentioned in the fbr~gaing paragraph
shall name the City, a.ts officers, boards, comrr,issio~s, agents
and all eniployees, as additional. insLred and sha11 contain a
pr~vision that a written noi.ice o~' cance~lation or reducti.on in
cov~.r~ ~;e of said policy~ sha.l7_ be deli.~;ered to the C~.ty ~hir~y
~30) c~ays in advance o~' the e~'~ective da,te thereo:~; if' such
insurance is provided by a policy which also covers Ga•antee or
any other entity ~r person other than those above nar-~ed, ~.han
sucn policy shall contain tY~e stand.ard cross-liaba.=Li~y endorsement.
S~CTSON 10: I1~TSPECTION OF PR~PERTY AND ~E,'COR1~S :
__ (a) At all reasonable times, the;GrantEe shall permit
any c~ul.y authorized representative of the Cii.y to examine a11
property o~ the Gr.antee, ~ogether with any a.ppurtenant property
of' tYie Crantee situated tiv~.t~iin or ~vzt'nout the Ci~y, ancl to
extznline and transcrib~ any and al~. r.?aps anci other recorcis k~pt or
r~~a~ntairced by the Grante2 or under its control, ~,:nich d~a1 ~vith
. .-_.;,- .o;;~_.:~;~lo::s, a~:~° r,, r,ra..~s:~ctior.s ar prop~ .y o.[ ~hW G:a.?~t;e~
~~r:~."•'~a x~F~U~~ct }o iis frar.c~~i~e. If any s1Rch mans or recorc~s are
ro~:. ti;:~pt :~_n i;h~ CiLy, or ~zr~~^.n rEasona~i.le r~;que~t r.r.a~le ~~r~il~t~le
t.c t3~:~:, C•ii,:*, a.r.~l if' the Gouncii s~iall 3eten~~ine t,h~i.i• atl ex~:mir~a-
i:ian thcr:;of is nec~ssary cr acNr.ai>r;.aL-e, thei? a7.:1. Lr~avel and
;naznte.~ance ex~ense necessaril}~ lIZ =L:f )°ed ir~ m~?c--ng s~_ich e.~_a~~u_na•-
tio3i sh~:l' be paid. by Grante,~.
(b) 1he Gran~~•a shall urepare a.nd i'urni~:~: t;o t•.h~
Dirc~c~or o~ Pub~~c- V~`orks and the City C?.er?_ ut ~th~ tirnes and ir
tha for.~. nr~scrib~d b;~ eithe.„ o~' said o.ific.`~~:Ls, such r~por~s .
;~i~k~ reupec4• to a.ts ot3era~ior:, ~ffa.ir•s and tr~~sa~~~a!~s of pro~~eri,y,
~±: rn~:y b~: reaso*;ably n2c~ssary or ~ppropria.te to L:rtz ~~~rlorr~a.nce
of ar;r or t~ie rinhts, ~'uncticns or duties o~' the C~ty or of any
a~ :i~s ~~ t'~cers i_n connecti.~n vrit'r_ the franc.iiise.
( c) Trae Grantee shal]. at a3.~ times r~~.lc~ ar~d }:eep a.n
~Y:-~ :;i~y ful~. ard com~lete plans and records shoT~7ing the exact
I.~,catior. of a11. C~!TV system equipmant installea o-r xn use in
~
righ~~s-~i-way and o~her public places a.n the C~ty.
(d) The Gr~.ntee shall file ui~h ~.he D~r~c~or af P~blic
Z~lo7•k~ on or bpfo~e th~ last c~ay in .~iarcki of eac:~ yea: , a current
^::p or s~~ o~' maps cir~w?-~ to sca? e, stio~^Ting all C~'~TV s, stern equip-
n^~~Zt; ins#~a11ed uncl in place ~ n'rights--of-*~ray ar_d other public
p ~ aces ar ~;he C~~Zr.
S~C'! ~C~ ~1: MISC~sLL~1~~TE0US FRO~TSSI.U.~!S e
(a) t,t?e:~ not 0~~1~°;r~•JZS~ 1~I'escrih~d h~r~in, a~l rratters
he~ eiii r::q~irea ~o ba filed ~•~i~h ~h~ Ci~y shaZ1 be filed t•:~zth th~
Ci.f~y Cle?°_:.
~t7~ ~'x:c.i.7~.E.'2 S~'i'-,.'.].~ :P~-3r t;0 tr.2 ~.'1.(~~r cl 5Ui'sl v_i li!:3"1@y~ SL'~i:i_C.1.F'.~"ti.
L~ .reirri~~~r~ e i~~ fo: all publ~.cation ex_penses incu~r°ed l~y it ir~
con~nc*ion ~~a:ifi.h ~h~ grant~..~g of a f'ra_zchis8 DLl?"SUc`1Ylt''. to i:.~e pro-
~~:isions c~ ~'r~is Ordir.ance. St~ch pay3r~ent sha]_~ be m:~de ;~,att.~.7a thirty
(3~) ~l~}r~ a.Cter ~he. CS.ty furr_~sl~es the Grantee ~ai'~h a~nri.tten sta'e-.e-
,i::nt o.f such e~~~Y•~~~5 l~y deliv~x'y oa sam~ ~o the Ci.~y C~erlc. ~
( c) T'rz~ Crar~tee shall maintain a;~ ~ff. icE z,~ithi_i the CS.ty
1,~117~5 GY' 3'~ ~ ZOCci'L1021 ~•IfY1CS1 SL1:iS.'Y'l~~c?X':i T?]~)T C1~1. ~~T1i.1"tOti~ incurrit:G
'c:C)ra'E,<< il'.E: ~Sr1€;F~ OY' t^11 C~?1Y"~;;5 SO 'E;113i; ~~17'S~ ?1131Y!~~::T'!:li1CG S^'1'U1.CE S'f1~Z.1
jJ-~ L~T'iliili~.l~V~ c`).~!2-1~.c.U~° ~:,U :~}.:~~JS,^-Y'7~~."`Y:i. ~.'tlE-' ~!?C~~_ C~c.}~1Ci~ r~i}?c3~_1 ~°
G~:~:3:1 F,~j 2'~~CF.'! VP. "!F!:~li.:LI'?.~'S L7T' COt~I: .'•_;;1T?G ~ FY'O~1 S~.tO',i;T' C~~: L'S C~UI'lil.g i!OA'. .~-
=-ii^SS iiUUT'S~ ~IY:C~ L'I; ClC .'.V~~Tli. =~~~ :,~`19.;'? ~=Z.~n ~,O rJ:v~~~ r~"q'l:jr~.%~
~JU.f:' _
3'.~17•O~lj~i1 i~riday. ~~7' . COI7iU.~r`).1T]ts f'ro~~ su~~::;cr.~~t ., :;]1~~~ be i:~~esti~atel
arid ac1~.?d upon as soon as possible,. buL at le~st tivithin thr•~~ bus-
ine~s c~aj~5 0~' their race:~pt. ihe C~rantee shall keep a ma~r_L-en~nce
service lo~; which wi11 indicate the nature of each se•rvice ~or~p].a~nt,
t}1-r, daL-e and tzme it wa.c> received, tl~e d~,spositian o£ said cornpl.a.in'~ ~
ancl the time and date thereof. This log shall be made ava.ilablc: i'or
~eri..octic inspection by tk~e City. •
~^ (d) No person, firr~i or corporati.on :1n the existin~ service '
area o~ the Grantee shall be arbitrarily refused service, provided,
lioVrever, that i;he Gran~ee shall not b~ required to pz~ovide service
to any subscriber who does not pay the applicable connection fee or
monthly service charge.
~J
~~ (e) The Grantee shall not en~age in the busin~ss of sEl~ing
`°' or ~Leasing ~elevision or other rece~vers wreich make use of signals
~~
~
transmi~~ted b~r its systEm, nor sha11 Grantee engage ~.n the repair
of such receivers or the sale of pa~ts ~'or the same.
(~') The Grantae s~all not impose on or make any charge to
any subscriber ~or the transmission of any televisian broadcast t•~hich
; ~
~s rt-~ceivec~ at the same time free of eharges by the pub~ic generally
fror~ regularly licensed channel~s and broadcasting stataons. No~hinn
`, in a franchise granted hereunder sha.ll be cons~rued as a. franchise
. to disat9.bute services corunonly knoUm as "pay ~V."
. (g) The Grantee may make ~ charge to subscribers #'or '
co~nec~,ion ~,o i~s CATV system and a fir.ed montl~ly- charg~ as fz].ed '
and ~pproved as her2in provided, for transmissior tia them onlyr oi' ',
television programs receiv~d free by ~he publ~c general~y at tne
I
sam~ t1.me, from regularyr licensed televi~=ion stations. '
(1. ) In the de livery of proGrams ,'~h~ Grant~=n sha? t ~~o ~
de?ete the commercials of the program spo?~sor nor shall.`he interrup~ ',
3ny programs or parts thereo~ and substxtute co~rmercials or adver•- '
ti:~em~n~s for those oi such program sponso:c. fIowever, this s~ction, '
• if p-reemptied by the Fedea~a~. Commun:ications, Commission, sha1~ be
--- `Gne~~'ective, ~n so far as it is in conflic~ h=ith FCC rul~s. ,
. (i) L'lherever CATU cables ar~ installed adjacent ta pub~.~.c '
or paroch:i.al. schoo ~.s or municioally oti~med pizblic builczings, C5~'V
service shalZ be macie avai~ab3.~ wzttiout charge to such sch~ols or
C;.t,y; p.r~vi.d.ed, howev~r, the in~tal.la~~iun cost an:l cos~ of m~.inten~nce
of su.ch :ittstalla.~ion raay be recovered by the Grantee fram the scho~al.s
;.r Ci~t~r beir~g s~ served. The Grant~e slaa~l ma'ce a vacan~ c}iani~el
i.'.':~,.: .~..'::~;3.E; [~O ~IlE,' ~OC~:• ~~11~3]_l.C SCr1C:i1S ~:(J Cci.'.."i'~r r° ~.OCa~ C.LOS'~Ci
c~.rc~.ti'~ cd~~.^a~iuna~ prograrn ori~;ir~at~cl ~}T ,:tie Local schoo]_ d~strict.
1~}?7.S 2ri:~"tY'ltL'f;:! O?lc"t.1. C~ OS~Ci C:7LX'CU7.~ S?Y'J1.C~ sY~a11 be C~;~;; ~~~"~ CO tl?~
crrnGi CTIv"i.2':1."'t: c~5 ?'?A~0~9-a~e.i but 1I1 Il0 eVE`"lt ctt I"IIO.c tl'ic''.C! COS~ j?ZLl°
i:E'_T: ~J~'Y'C:;1'i't. ~.~.{~jo?. ]-~Ol•I:;~TE7'~ 'f.t1:L~ S:Ct::LOTl~ i:E' preerni?f"..E;~'l. Oy vh? A`E=uC.'W'c^.~1
~iOI',li(:tll"!],Cc'IL:I.Ci1S ~i'O?TITC11::;i1011y S~l;l~.~. ~° lYlE:ffOC~~:LVc'.~ lI? SO t~c!I' u.5 l.i, 15
in co_7 ~'l:i_ct, ~~_~h FCC rules.
( j) The Gran~ee shull by apr~ropri ;te -r.ea:?s, such a.s a ca: c?
or brc?cr~~~re, as subscrib~rs are connecte~'~ or recr~~~z~4c.ted to tk~e
~;~~~F;rr~~ i'.kX'?11.5~1 7.rifOI'I11~'~i0;7 COi1CeT'R1ri~, '1::2z p~'OC;edures f~07' Mc'~1{:~Tl~
i*~~ti~-ri~:s a:?d/or complaints, ~rcludin~; ~he nacrie, ac~.clress und l~ca1
i;~leT,l~cne n~.:~.ber of the ei~iployee cr eraployees ci•r a~ent t~ ~v'_~~om such
ir,cuiries o:^ compl.aini.s arr to be addressed. Ti~e Caty apr~ini,s the
City C=i_er~c as its ag~nt rz~pQrsible ~'or ~.rc~pJ.em~nta~ion of the complain~~
?~f'r3CC~;iiJ'Z'P..i 1Y1C1 ccntinuing aciminisi,ration o{' fra.nci~? ses ~TY'3:fi~ E:i~. r18Y'~LtY1iJi1',
s~;cz~Tor, tz: ~~VPZ,l"C:~T7QP1 FUR ~~.t~~rctiz~~~
(a) Appl~.~.ation ~'or a fr~nchise hereuncl.er ~ha11 b~ i.n
i•ari~z:i~,• s.z~.31 be #'iled with i;he C~a,;y Clerk;and st~al~ con~~,in
tt~:e ~'~31o~•rz?1o in~o-r~_atian:
(1} i:r~e nar~e and adcire ~s of the applicani~ . Zf t'rc~
~pplican~ is-a partnership, the na^~e ard a.d~re~s
of ~acl. pa..r~ner shall be set forth. Ii the ap?.~l_~_~-
cant is a corporation, the app_licati.o~: s3~Eali a.l_s~
sta.~e the;names:and add.resses of ~~;s d.irector•~,
main of~icers, major stockhal.ders and ad~r~~sses
oi ~a.re~,.t and s~.~bsidiary companzes.
(2) A statea:~ent a~d aescriptior~ of' tlze CF~TV s~rstem
proposed to be construct•~~, instal~ad, maintainec~.
o.~ op2x'a~ed ~y t~ e applicant; Lhe prop~sed loca--
tion of s~.~c~~ system and. its vario~s corr~p~neiLt~:;
the m~nner in ia'r,ich a~plican~ px•npos~s ~.o construci;,
znstall., main~ain ~~n~~ operate tha sa.m.e 9 a-~ct part~.c -
ztlarly, tne e.~~~en~t; ar_c? rnlnne~~~ ~r~ :~;i~;c~~ e;_istirg ar
iu~ur~ po1_es or O~I1CY~ ~'acilztiea oi o'..I~~r pt_blic
util~.rie:~ .•~:11 0~ used ~'o~ s~~ci~. syste-rn.
( 3) ~l descri.p~ioiz, in d~tail, of th~ right~-of'--;~ay
ZtT7.i.Y21ri t•ahich 2j~;0i1.C211t pY'Oj~~S°S O1" S-G'2ii&' 7.~'.i.t10X'lty
to constrlcL, ~.nstal=L or rr,a~iltain any C:;1T~d eZuip-
ment or f~cil.ities; ~ detai.~ed ciascri~i;i.o~~t cf tt~e
equip;nent or f~cili~r:~es pr~posed t.o b~ coc7sLrucr~d,
insta]_:L~d or ma=incs~:ined the?^~in; an1 tl~.r-: p~oposeci
sp~cific lo~~tiori ~l~~reof.
(1~) A r~aP, s~~cificall~Y shov,in~ and c~elireatiF~g; tli~
pro,~osed serJice ~z~~~~~ ~r a:^eas wz~•l;i_n ~~,r.i.ch ~.,r_,pl; _
can~ ;.~ropose.s to prov: ae C:~.7'~~ servicc;s ancl :io.r• ~„~ich
a fr~.~.~1~i.sE+ is z•aqueste~~l.
( 5) !! s~a.tetr~~nt, or• s~:nedu~_e a~' propose;.l r~.;,;:,: ~a:td
char~;es ~~o .~abscribe.r i'or i:istal..la~~ion atic' ,.e.rvi.ces
c'lI;i~ ci COC~Y CI ~1r'OpO~~Cj. a~~?::°V].C~ a~reeme??t ~:~'.~.lti~ETL ~il"
GT'1nt~'0 3Y?CL _Cf;~ :~'~.lUBC?'1:iC:I.•.~ ~i~17~_~. c.CC':p:'Fi~.'~?l~~ ,Il'-1.
2.~~;~I.:t~ut%].p11. j'iT11F;I: +:.~?E'. 5'?Y'ti1.CE: C1~~~? 1S 3":li.Y'~?' ~.~'i~l~': 1:i'::7
hundreJ. (2.~0) ~EP,t o.f' c+.:st~r~ce fro?n sz~_r:a1_ ca~?.c to
conn~ctio ;• O.L SL:Y'~ll.Gv t.G sizbSCl"l~Jc.7'S ~ 2.1"i ~iC~C1 ~'i:].OT?2~.
. • inrr.al~lation ct~a.r~e aver t3~at :^~r1~ally ch~ar~~cl .f'or
in ~liation, as specified in: _~e appl.icant's ~r•oposal
m~aJ be ch~rged, if such char~es are detailed i.n th~
propos~d charges to~~ubscribers. For remote, relatively
9.naccessible subscr9.bers ~rrithin tlze City, service rr.a~
. be made available on the baszs of cost of materials,
labor and easements if re~u~.red by Gra.ntee. .
(6) A copy of' any contraet, if e;ci~~in~;, bettiveen the 4~
applicant and any puUlic utility providin~ for the
use of' fac:ilities of such public utility, such as
poles, lznes or cotiduits.
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(7) A statement setting far'th aIl agre~men~:s atZd und~:r--
~ standings, ~dzether vrrztten, oral or implieci, existing
between the applican~t and any person, fS.rm or cor•por-
ation wi~th respect to the proposed franchise of' th~
proposed CATV Qperation. Tf a franchise is gran~ed
• to a pzrson, firm or corporation posing as a front or
as ~he representative of another person, firrn or
corporation, and such inform~tion is not disclosed in
the origina_l application, such franchise shall be
deemed void and of no force and ef~'ect ~~;hatsoever.
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~j ($) A~'znancial statement prepared by a certified pub.l_ic
~a accountant, or person otherwise satisfactor-~ to the
~ Council, shov~,ing applicant's financiaJ. status and. his
r~~~ financial abilit to com lete the consi,ruction and
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ins~azlation of the proposed CA~.'V system.
(9) The Council rnay, at a.r~y time, demancl and appl:i_cant
shall provide, such supp3~ementary, a.dditiona~. or
o~her informa~~.on as the Council. M~y deern reasona.bly
necessary to de~,ermine whether the requested franchise
should be granted.
(b) Upon consideration of such application, ~he CounczJ. may
~ re#'use ~o grant the reques~ed franchise o~ the Council or may, by
~~. ordiz-~ance, resolution or contract, grant a fran.chi~e for a CATV system
to any such applicant as may appeax from. said application ~o be, in
zts opinion, best qualif'iEd ~o render proper and efficient CATV service
to ~el~vision vie~;rers anc~ subscribers in ~he City. Any such clocur~e_nt
a~Jardin~; a franchise may be adopted only after a pub7_ic proceeding
i.n~ro].v~ng public notice and an opportun~~y ~or interested parties to
par~~cipate. Z'he Council's decis~.on in th~ rnatter sha1.1 ~e final. I~
favora.bly considered, the application submi~ted sha11 constitute and
fo.rrn pax•t of the franchise as gran~ecl.
(c) Any franchise gran~ed pursuar?t to tliis Ordinance shall
include ~he ~ollolving conditions:
The CATV system herein franchise sh~11 be u~;ed ancl operated
_~ solel.y and exclusively for the purpose expressly authorized by
ordinance of ~he City of Biggs and no other purpose lahatsoever.
Inclusion of the foregoing statement in any- such franchise
i
~haJ.]. not be deemed to lzmit the ~uthority of' the Cit~,r to incluue
any otlzer reasonabZe condition, l~.mitation or restrict~ion ~~,h5_ch z~
rnay deen; necessar~ to irripc~s~ in connection ivitYc such franchis~
` ~?'?._; =.i.. ri;~~~ 't);9 Ct::~.*,7EU '~~ ;~1Tli, 'e.r:E? i~UT,~?U'Cl.~'i Of~ tl"3~' r~lY~,r "~:J 1T1C~_~_lii2
~r~~Y o".;ti~i° reasonat~le conc~ition, lifnitat:Lon or res~ra.ction zv~:icfi i.t
ma;Y daei-~ r~cessary to impose in connectiozz ~~rith such frac:chis~
~:i:r..`,u .n~~ ~o the a~xtYL~rit;~ conferrecl by- this Qrdir~ance.
S~:C`P~0~1 :~___._3: FitAA?CH'C.SL IiET;F~~~?~1L: Any franch:ise ;;r~ant~d •
under ~i1is Or~in~nce is ren~w~Ule at the app:L:icati.on of ~the Grani:F~e
in ~•re sam-~ rr~:na~er ar.d upo~ the sa.rne terrns and conditions as x~c:au.ired
Y~,re~a~ f'cr obtaina.n~ tk~e or~.g~naZ fr~anchise, excep~t i;hose t~tnich arE
ny ~hei_~ t~rms ~xpres5ly inapp~icaLle; provide~.~, hov;ever, Lhat; th~~
Coux ci1 may, at i~s optz.on, waive coarnl.iance with a.ny or al.l of t.l~i~
z•equa.re.n-~n~s of the Sec~ion entitled, APPLTCA;.'IOPd~ ~C~~ FR~i~~dC~3ZS~, here-
ni .
IvTo rznewal hpr~of shall be granted ur~less authoriz~a by tf1~
Co•an.:~l follo:~ing an appropriate pabl.ic p-roc~edit~g involving rubl9.c
no~ic anci an opportunity .ior znt~rested parti~;s to parti.cip~fi,~ ~ ~UL~I.:~b
c~,~'~c~! }~roce°din~;s the Grantee's pa~ pe~^~'orrnance, the ac~eo,uac}r of
t;~?~ f'rar.cili~e's provisions, and the coizsistency of those p-rova.sions
vrich ~.pplicat~le FCC Ru3.es have been considered.
Si?^TIOTd 14: ACCEPTAtTC~ AP3D EF~'ECT~VE DATE OF FRAP;C~i.~S~'_,
CG~TS~'t~.UC7.'IU~.~T ~CHFDULEs
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_ (a) No franck~ise gi•an~,ed ~ursuar_t to the provi~ions of -
th ~s Or~ina.nce sha11 'beeome ef.~ective unl~ss and unt;1 th~~ docum~nt
graii~ing sarr.~ has beco;re effe~tive and, in additior~,. tuzless and until
all t~:~:i~~s -~ea,aS.r°.~ in this Ssction and Sections ent•ii,led, FAIT:I: L~,
PER~ORi•:~.~~:C~ BOT~F~ ATdD IPiD~;i~iVT;+ICII~'JON CF CIT~, paraorar~r.s (a) ~nc
(b) tl:ereof' respectively ar~ c~one and comp]_e~ed, a]_1 0~' such ~t.hit~;;~
b:;'.Ilt; ~l°Y'~~tJ''y'` C~F'C18.i ^C~ ~O b.-^, i;0;1C~1.tlOi:S ~=^t?C0C'::~:Y?~ ~0 L}]E E:~~w':;Ct'.l.~ii;l'183:3
of' any s~~cYi Franch~.s; grant~d herevnder. 7~, i~~E: eva?.1~, ~~n.y oi such ~
I
. things arE not done Gna CO?Tip.I-~~C'~1 :Lri tne tirre and na.zner rec~u:i_red,
the Council mzy cleclare the franclnzse null and void..
(h) E~li~~~in ~hir~;- (30) days a~ter t;he ef~'vci~zve da~;e of
the docurner~t a~r~rdin~ a zranchise, or ~vithin such extendecl per~.od
of time as the Council, in its discretion, may authorize, the .~~'rai?:.ee `
sk:ai,t file ~:ith the Ci~y Clerl;. his• Urrit~:,en acceptance in a. for~a satis-
fac::ory t~o tY~e Ci~y A~~tori~ay, of tl~~ ~rat~ch-~ s~, ~c~get}:er i~rith ~he
~ond ar~ct :i.rxsu~•a.nce polic:i.es requix•ed b}~ Sec+,io~s ertti.tled, i~AITFe. uL
PE~i_~C;F:::r~~`?G" BOnF~ AN~i I~1D~:[~~l?•:CF.~C~;.'TOl' [7~~' C~_TY, ~~a~~agra,r..hs (a) a~~~1 (~.i)
~tl°rc.'JS. ~ 2'c;`~U~.'-^,~ively, c`li"1C~. ~"'i1.5 3~Y'c;°.f:~.'.Y'it ~O ~£: ~O::rtC~ ~~~ ciPCl t0
Cf'^''~~J~r ~'111,11 3.J?C~ ~O ~:~.~, E3.ZL 'l:~il.t?~F~S Y'~C3::.7.T'@C~ C~~ 1']l~i! b}r t.(;C 1~]^C~~I1S:~Qt?-`",
~ ;~~i t's?is .';~~:iraance an~ che ~:r.znchise. Such acc~~. _~.nce an~ ag;re~:nent~
~ siial7. ~^ ~ennowJ.edged by the G.ranLee before a r,ota~ y public and shal.l
i;~ ~`orm and content be sati~~fact_nxy to and approveci by the City
l.ttorney.
(c) Within one (1) ye~r from i;he date Y~he ~'CC ~.rants the .
Gra.n`;ee a certz~icate of compliance authorizin~ cabl.e t~levision
o~e?^atact~s :in the City, Lhe Gr~ntee sha11 acco*.nplish s:~~nificant
constr. uction of its Cabl.e Te~.evision S fster~. It shall ther~:after
reasonab?y and equitably make cable televisa.on serv~ce available to
2U~~ of th.e Czty each year, until service is available th.roughou.t the
City. Adctitiona~. time -~o complete cons~ruction may be granted by
~he Co~mcil for good cause shotivn upon reques~ of the Grante2.
`~~ SECIZOAI 15- ~TO~A'I':CONS:
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t',,,.> (z) From and after the effective da'te o~' this Ordinance,
Cr.~ '
~ it shall be unlava.fu~ ~'or any person to establ~_sh, operate or to
carry on the business of distxibuting to any persons in this City
ally television signals or radio signals by means of a CATV syst~m
unl~ss a. f.ranchise therefor has firs~ been obtained pursuant to the
nrovisions of this Ordinance, and unless such ~'ranchise is in full
force and effect.
`-" (b) Fxom and af~er the efiect3ve date of ~his Ordinance,
it sY~a~_1 be unlavrful for any person to constrµct, instalZ or maintain
v:ithin ~r_y right-of•-~;ray in the City or with~.n any priva~.ely o~,med
area ~ai~hin the City which has no~ yet becorne a public ra.ght-of--
~ray but is desig~ated o.r delineated as a~roposed right-of-k~ay on
a.ny tc:nt~.tive subdivision map approved by ~he City, arLy equipment
or ~'aci:liti,es for dist~ibv_~ing any television signa7_s o.r ractio ~~~+Gn2.is
through ~3. CATV system, unZess a~'ranchzse au~theri<,ing such u.se of'
such ri~ht-of-titi~ay or pxopert}r or area has ~'~rst been obtain.ed purs~an~~
to the provzsions of this ardinance, and unless such ~'ranchise is in
flzl]. force and effect.
(c) :Ct shall be unlavrful for any person to make or u.se
~ any una~k~orized connectian whether physically, e.lectrica:i.ly, acoust-
ically, inductivel.y or oth~rvrise, erith any pa:rt o£ a~'xanoh~sed
cable television. system within tl~is City for the pttrpose of taking
or receiv.~ng or enabling himself or others to r~ceive or use any
tf_:~E?V:i.510:? S.l.~',ric1.~S~ radio signalSt picture, ;~T'OUT'?lri er SOUIlCZ~ ~'IitFZ~i~~
paym~nt ~o the o~ner of saxd system.
;cl) ~t sn?.11 b~ ~~r~a~sft:l. for ar~l p~'•.rson, ~•;ithout ~.he consent
0;:~:. ~".',,:' C~•iS:c`;:!'y t:0 411111'- ~.~j i,;ll'fl~l'1P'L' L~i~.t:'fll ~ Z'Gr00~li' UT' 'lJU~`'C 3i!~' C<~J l rac~,. ~
sr~.~~e:~, cr equipmeni, used for distribu~icn of ~•~:i.evision sigrial_~, ra~3~o
~z„ria7.s, p_ct,ures, progra~.s or sound.
(e) Ary persoz~ vio'i_at;xng any of the provisa~ns o£ ~Y~is
:'c?c:i•:'teri i5 of thzs ordinanc:; sh~~ll be deent~;d qui~ty of a r;~isderneanor
u.:t: Z:po..L conviction i,her~of sr:all. be fined in an arnotzn~t nat erc~c:dirLg
F.~•~~;: ;Iu:~a~~ecl Doll.ars ($500.Q0) or be imprisone~l in ~~he C•,,u.r~Ly jail
x"c:r a. pez~ioci not exeeedir_g s:~r. (6) mor_ths or be bott- so f:ined and
i:;inri.sor~e:d. Each day such violation iv commi~tecl or per~riittec? to
^OYlt-ir.~~.e s~~~31. consti~ute a separate offense and shall be punis?Zable .
~as such h~r~under.
s~cT~o~1 ~6: MODIF-LCATTOPI 0~' FCC RUL,£S: Cons~sten.t ~c•rith
~,h~~ reauirerne.r.ts of FCC Rule 7~.31, ~ny rnodificacion or arl~nc~r~,~,nt
thereoi b~y ~he FCC snall, ~o ~h~a ex`,~itap~licaole, ne considered
~
~a be par•t of any franch:i:se grar.tec~ hereunder as of ~he ef'feci.a.ve
dat~ o.f such a^~ar.dr~ent, and shall be i.ncorporated a.nto such frar:chise
h~r a,:endr~ent thereto withir. on~ (1) year from the effecLitie c«.t~ of
th~ r'CC°s ~.rr:~ndcneri-t or at the tir~e of renevval of the frar.chi~~,
r~}~ichever occurs firs~. ~
Sr1C"~'TOId 17= SEVE~tA.BT_I,T~~Y: If any sectio*_., subsec~•ion,
s~n~ence, cla~.~se or phrase of'.~this drdinance 5.s for any reason ~-
rie~d i11~~a.1, inva'lid or unconstitutional by tha dec°~sion of ariy co~~rt
;
oi cc~.npe~ent jurisdic~ioii, such decision sha~_1 not a.f~ec~ t.he validii,y
o~' ~.he .remainir_~ por~ions hereaf. ~he co~ncil r~ereby declares ~h^.t
i~~ vao~ild ha~,~e passed ~his Ordir_ancz and each sect~on, subsec~ion,
s~~ntence 9 clause and phrase hereo~', irrespactitie o.f ~he fa.ct that
c!;^.~T pI?.~', 0=' I`('.OY'E,' S°Ci;10T1S ~ 5L_aSBCi.10T:S r S°1:tC'Y1CC.5 y CL :t'SE?S; pi 17}~ r~u`;c,c
Le cl~~c:~a.r,~i ~_llegal, invai.ic~, o~ uriconsti.~.~tion~..l. T11e in,.TC~]_:id~.~y
o.f' <ry portion oi tl-i~i.s O.rd~nan~•e shal~ not a~ate, raciaca or other-
~vise af'fec~ an~ consic~er.at3.on o:r other o~ili~ation reriui.red o.f th~
Gx~ante~ of ar~y- franr}iise gr~nted hereuncler.
SFC'PION J_$~ PRFE;E~~'TI0.1 If any provisions oi this Gr~d~nar~c~~
have bee.~ r,xeemp~ed by Rules oi the F~'CC, FCC F~u.les shall_ gove-r•n
S~?C1'IOt~T 1~: ~~ 1~ ~'CT:i'~r£; DATE: This ordin~Ynce s?~a] ~. b~~corie
efrectiv~ t~lirty (30) days ~roin and after i~;s passage.
T HF'!~~,SY CrRT:LrY tY:~G the abave and ro.rzuo:in~ Ox~~.~_nance v~~~~s
cu1.y a.nd r•c~~;ul.a.rly intro:~~~ced a~, a z~eg;utar mee~;:tr:~; i::-.:Ls~ ~~t;
~`:00 0`Ciae~: P..A'I. OTl t~~e 9th day of Au~izs~, 1.97fl, ~,_13 ;~:a~~~~d a.nd ado~~:~e:~
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~~~ ~;:~: C.:~~.y Counci~ afi a re~;u~.ar Iii~'E;t:lTlf~ thereof h~:~.a on th~: ~;~h
c~n.y a~' Sept~nab~r, 1970, by the fa~lo~~ii~~~ vate, ta r;it;
A~'~S : COU~iCILMrP~R~ Carson, Ca.lla~~~r~y_, r.CUx'Il.~.'T' ar~~4 Fru.dln .
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GOUI~I~Y` OF RU~'TE ) ss .
G`_ETY ~F BIGGS )
x, L~a.ella A. `Pamagni, City Cler. k of th~ Ci~,y of Ba.~~s,
Stat;~ of Califarnia, DO HEREBY CERT~FY that the foregoin~
~rd:~nanc~ No . 1~9R is a t.rue and corre c~ copy of th~ ar~g~.na~l.
as anp~ars on.record in this~office.
W~'1'1~ESS my had and sea1. tha.s g-~h day af Narch, ~.9'~'~.
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~~A3dCHISE COi~T~ACT F~R CABL.E ~E~EVIS~OiV
TE~~S FlGREE~-~~N~' bet~leer~ the CITY 4F BrGGS, a r~un~cipa7 corparatian inco~°pora~~d
iEnder t~e genera~ la~~s af ~~e S'tate o~F Cali~'orni~ (C~~ty), ~t~cE NOP, ~A~ CA~iL.~~JZSI~Ji•~,
Xf~C. ~ ~f~~or C«1) . ~ .
1. Ft~CITALS
~.0~ . Ci ~y i s~mpo4~rerec{ by 4rd~ nance fso. 4~~_ ~a grant a francF;~ se -~or
CO~~ma~t~ ~y An'ter~~a ~fel evi s~i~n Syste~€s ~CA`~V) ~1i thi n~ ts c.i ~y 1 imi ts.
1. 02. Nnr Ca~ i s a corpora ~i on i ncarparated -i n~hA S~at~ af C;ai ~-Farr~i a ~ n
the bus~ ness o~F provi di ng CA7V servi ce 7 n var~ ous areas ~of the Coun ~i es o~F ~~ t~e,
Sut~er a nd Yuba , i n th~ S~Ca~e of Cal i forn i a.
1.U3. ~y ~ie~~e~ da-~ed June 21, 1976, Pdo~^ Cal s~bmi ~t~d to Ci%y an ap~~i-
cati an ~or ~ CATV frar~cl~i se i n~hc Ci ty of ~~ ggs . . . ~ .
I.0~. . Pursuant to resoi ut~ on mad~ fol ~ o~~1i ng a du~y noi.i ced pub~ ~ c h~ari ng,
~f~e C~ ~y h~s agreed to g~an~ the a~pl i ca~i on o~ ~dor° Cai ~or a~ranchi se_
~. ~ER€~S
2.p1. City h~r~by grants to fdor Ca~ a nan-exclusive fr~~cf~~se, rig~~ ar~d
pri vi 1~ye ~o cons~r~c~, er~ct, operate, modi ~fy, ma~ n-~ai n i n, ~rpon, ~1orZg, acr°DSS y
above and a~~er and undbr hig~V~rays, s~reets, a7~eys, sidetida~I~;s, public t~rays a~~ pu~~~c
pZaces no.,~ laid ou~ or d~dicai.ed and a1~ ex~erts~or~s ~hereof a~c~ ad~~~io~s h~re~o in
~the Ci ty, ~ol es , ti~r~ re~ , ca~"I es , unde~qround condu~ ts , mar+;~o 1 es ar~d othAr ~~~1 ~vi s~ on
:
conduc~rors and -F~ xi:ur~s necessary for ~he r~ai r~~~en~nce ~r~d Oq~Y'r~ ~l(3i1 i tl tha~ Ci ty of a
cable ~e~evision syst~m for ~ii-~ purp~s~ of distr~bu~~i~c~ ~e~evisior~ anc~ rac~io si~n~7s
and o~~ier e7ectronic impu~~es i~ ordEr to furnis~z t~lcvis~on a~d rad~o proc~rams a~d
~ vari aus comr~~n icati ans a»u o~n~r ~1 ectr°on~ c servi ces ta ~he pu~1 i c. T~~ r~i gi~ts so
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gran%ed i nci ude the r~ gh~ to use ar~d occupy such str~e~s , ai 1~ys , pub1 i c c~rays , and
public places and ail man~er of easements for ~he pur~oses ~erein set ~or~i~. Pr~ovide~,
ho4r~ver, ~ha t~he grant o-F easement sha~i be subserv~ent ta any prior grants of ease--
men~ for u~:ility purposes to Paci-F~ic Tel~p~one anu T~7egraph or electr~ca7 purposes
and provided, ho:~rever, that ~he us~ o~F sai d po7 ~s by CT ty for z~s e1 ectr~ ca7 dT s-
trz bu~i an sha7 ~f be paramo~t~~.
2.02. Nar Cal sha11 e~,ter in~a a pole use 7icense agreemen't for the use
o-F po~ es oti~rned by ~he C7 ty i n~he forr~ at~ached here~~a as Exh7 bi t A and i ncorpora-Ged
herein by r~ferer~ce. ~ .
2.03. The Ci ty does no~ guararr~ee or ~varran~t access ta any ~o~ es governed
by a Pac~ f7 c Te~ ~p~or~e and 7e7 egraph or Paci -~i c~as & E1 ~ctri c Ca .~]o~ n~ ~01 e
' Agreeme~t. , .
2.~4. FUrther, upon th~ signing a-F this ~'ranchis~ agreemen~, Nor ~al
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agrees to pay ~fl ~~ ty ~1~e sum af ~~~~17 ~_ p~b7 -i ca-t~i on fees ~For ~he pub7 i ca~i or~ o~'
Ord~nartce No. ~~. . ~ .
~ 2.05. fh~s frar~ch~se is subject to ~'ur~h~r mod~f7ca~~on by the Federal
Cor~~uni ca ~i ons Comm~ ss i an . Shau~ d tf7e comr~i ss ~ on ~ n the ~u ture modi ~y i ts frar~ch~ s e
standards, saic~ modi~F~ed s-~andards shail ~e incorpora~ed 7nto t}~e franchise L~~~iiin
or~~ year of ~he issuance o~F said modifica~ian s~andards.
2.06. ~a~es ~o be charged are more specifical~y se~ for~~~~ in the appZi-
cat7or~ af Jt~ne 2~, ~976.
2.Q7. Th~ cabl~ ~eievTSion syst~m herei~i i'ranci~-isu~l s~a11 b~ ~isec~ ar~d
op~~^ated so~e7y ~r~d exclusive~y -for ~he p~arpose~ ex~ress1y authorized by Ordina~~ce
f~a. _~`(~ o~ the C~~y of Bic~ys ancl no o~ther purpose ~~Jha~soever_ ~his franc'nise
sha7~ ~e non--exclusive.
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2.08. Any damage done to C-i~y fac~lities du~7ng cans-~r~action, ma~ntenance,
or opera~ion o~~ ~he cable T.V. by Nor Ca~ sha31 be ~~ie 7iabili~~y of Nor Cal,.ti•rf~3cn
sha~fl reimb~~se the Ci~y for repa~r ancl/ar replacemer~t. ~
2.09. Viola~ian of any o~' -Ehe terms of tt~is franc~~se sl~a7~ ~e gra~nc~s
~For revoca-~i an a-~~er duiy no `i, ced publ i c hearti ng .
~ 2.10. ~fhe frar~chise granted the company herein shall termina~e i5 years
from c[ate of grant, subj ect to rene«ai as s~~ ~Far-~h -i n the ~na~1 ~ r~g ard~nance.
2.17. The company shail, d~ring each year.of operat~on under this franchise,
pay to the Ci ty 3% a~' tf~e annual gross subscr7 ~e~^ reve~u~s rec~i ved by ~~he compar~y
~or regu~ar mont}~iy cable ~eZ~vision serv~ces r~ndered to cus~omers located +rrith~n
~he Ci ty. At the time o~ th~ s annua7 payr:~ent, the company sha~f 1 furr~7 sh the Ci ty
with an opErating repor-~ sho+~~ir~g the company's ar~nira7 grass subscr7b~r rev~r~ues
c~uri ng ~F~e precedi ng year an'd s ucf~ o~Eher i r~farma-~-i on as ~he C~ ~y sha13 reasor~ab~y
requ7~^e U~it~~respect to proper~ies and expenses r~~at~d to the company's serv~c~s
- w~th~n ~he City for such a period. ~'he repor~ anc~ ~ayment shta~~f be due on ar before
~F~e January 15~1~ immedia~e~y -~allo~~ring ~he end o~ tf3e year in ques~~ion.
2.12. The part~es` conduc~ ~nder ~he con~ract, speci~ical7y incl~iding
ratES and operat~ ng condi t~ ans , sha 1 Z be governed ~y ~he ena61 ~ rtg ord-i n~nc~ ancf -~~Q
appl ~ ca~~ on da~ed June 21, 1976, v~r~i cn , pursuant ~to Secti an ~~~ of Ordi nance
Nn..1~.., constT~ute an in~egra•~ed ~art of. th~s francf~ise ~c~reem~~~ ~r~d ~•rhicn arC.
i ncorpara`tcc~ he~ei n~y re~'erenc~. r._ .
2.13. ~'~~s franch~se 7s personal ~o Nar Cal a~d is no~ ass~gr~abl~ or
transf~rab~e ~o any o~her person or corparation, other tha~ a~•fhol7y--owned sUhsidiary
or a successor corpbl"ZtiOn havi~tc~ 5Q% ar more o~F ~~e 5ame stockholders as ~lor Cal,
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wi~Gha~t ~he pr7ar CO~15~11~ 0~ C~~,}I. ~rovidecl, ho4lever, s~ci~ C0135~T~3~G Vl1~~E T70'~ E7~
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~XECUT~D ~hi s~~ day of ~~~~ u,..~ , 7 977. .
CITY OF BIGGS
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L.ICENSE AGREEMEN~f
'~~~~ CITY 4F BIGGS, a f~~u~ici~a1 Corparation, F~ereinaf~er called "C7~y," a~d
~ {~O~t GAL CABLEV~SiOy, INC., here~nafter~ ca7~ed "fdor Cal,~: mu~ua~iy agre~ ~t~a~ thn
. ~o~ ~ awi ng terr~s and cond~i t~ ons shal 1 q overn t~ar Cal ' s Use of po~ ~s a~~rr ~t1 by Gi ~y,
hereir~a~ter ref~r~red ta as "City po~es." .
`~~i s agree~~er~~ i s mad~ pu;^suan~ to ardi nance Tla. ~~ o~F t~~ C~ 4y Counei 1 af
~ th~ Ci ty of 8~ ggs, ado~tQd ~e ~ ~ , 797~, and en~ti ~i ed, "AiV OP.DIP~A?JCE OF
THE CITY COl1NCIL OF 7FEE 'CI~Y OF BIGGS PROlIID~f~~G FOR THc GRAy~I~dG 0~ F'RANCHTSE5 FOR
CO~ii~UNITY AN7EE~l~iA ~FE~.~VI5IOP~'5YSTEt~1S I~ TFI~ C~TY OF BIGGS RT~~ PROVI~IhG 7~W`~S A~all
~ COf~DITiOh~s F~~ T~E OP~RAT~Oti 0~ SUC~ CO~rdU~V~TY ANTtNr~R ~'~~EVISIO~E 5Y5TE~~S A~~D
PPOVIRING PENA~TIES FOR UNAt~~'HORi~~D CONNEC7I0I~ QR US~ QF THE FRA~CHIS~. S1lSTEt~ OR
F0~ 7F~~PERTN~ T~{ER~4~IT~i,~~ h~r~~inafter re-ferred to as ~he "CATV francn~s~ ordirtance,"
dt~d ~RA~lC~~I5~ AGRE~PI~~JT to cons~ruct, operate and ma7nt~~n a Communi~y Antenna 7eZ~--
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vi s 1 on Sys~em, s ubmi ~~ed by Nor Cal and dat~d ~~, i 977. ~'h~ ~ef~ ni ti ons i n
~ ~he CA~V franch~se ,ordinance sha11 have the same m~aning ~n ~his agreem~nt as in -the
sai d o~^di nance, except ~:hat ir~ f.hi s agreement ti•rE~ere tf~e wor~ "eqtii pment" i s usea, i~
shali mear~ "overhead e~uipm~r~~"~as defined in the CA~V francnise ord7na~ce.
1. Nor Cal's use o~F City po~es shall be c~onf~r~ed ~o sup~ort~~~g ~hose cab~~s,
wf res , and appl i ances, toqei.her wi th associ a~ed mess~ng~r cabi es , c~uy »7 r~s , anchars ,
and o~h~~^ appurtertances , al ~~ hereina~t~r ca~ ~ed "equi p~n~r~; ,° l,rhi ef~ C~ ty t~as given
Nor Cal writ~en pern~ss~on to ins~al~. ~for Ca-1 may us~ said ec~ui~men~ ir~ a cor~rn~r~-;~iy
antenna ~e~evision sys~em operati~g 4~rith~n tf~e aforesa~id areas to t~15~T'1bi~~E
~ telev~ si on proc~ra~ns ~o ~the ~one and busi n~s,es o~ ~wor Ca~'s subseri b~rs .~~r~ t~~ ~t iche
C~ty of Biggs-
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~, tidhenever ~Vor Ca~ shai ~ r~esi re ~to p~ ace equi pm~nt on any of ~i~e Ci ty {~ol es,
~for Ca1 sha~ ~~make wri t~en appl ~ cataan, ~ n~tri p1 ~ cate, to C~ ~y far permi ss~ an ~o
do so, subs~an~ia7~y in ~he tar~n i~ereto at~ached, snarked "Exh~bit R" ar~d made a
par~ her~af. If' said appl~ca~~or~ is approv~d, perm~ssior~ i:o place ~~~2 equip<<,en~
des cri becl ~ n sa~ d appl i cati or~ o~ the Ci ~y pol e or Ci ty ~oi es ~~here7 n i d~n~~ fi ed s~a~ I
be gran ted by Ci ~y by s~ gr~i ng one cop~ of s ai d a pp7 i ca~~ or~ i r~ 'che pl ace pr~ov ~ ded
~ ~her~on fior ~f~at purpose and ret~rni r€g sai d.si gned copy ta ~lor Cal .
3. ~Epon receiv~ng sa~d signed capy of said aopl~cation, but not before, Nvr Ca7
shai 1 have ~he r7 ght ta i nsta7l , ma~ r~~ai n and ~s e 7~s ec~u1 pr~en~ described i~r sa~ ~~
appl i ca~i on o~ tf~~ Ci ~y pol e or Ci ty pol es ~ dent5 fi ed the~ei n; prov~ ded, ho~~ever,
tha'~ ~for Ca~ shal ~t camp~ e~te such -~ r~sta~ 1 ati on Vri t~~i n sucF~ ~easo~tabl e~ime i~mi t as
may be s~ecified ~n said approved a~p~~ca~~an.
4. Nor Cal shai~ no~t have.:.the right to place, nor sh~17 i~ place, any addi~~ona~
eQuipr~en~ on any City ~ale used by i~ hereunder withou~ ~irst making applica~ion for
and rece~v.ir~g p~rmission ta do so, ~71 as prescribed in ~Par~c~rap~t 2 h~reof; n~r s}talI
[~or Cal change the pos~tian o~ any e~u~pment vr~ any Ci~y pole ~er~~nder ~tz~hou~ Ci~y's
~ri or wr~ ~~en approval .
5. {a }!•~or Cai s~a~ l, a~ ~ ts a~Xn so7 e ri sk and exper~se, place ar~d mairt~a~ rt
sa~d eq~ipmen~ on sai~ City poles (i) ~~ a sa~e condi~ion and ~n thora~gh rL~aiE,
(ii} in a man~~r s~i~able 'to Ci~y and so ~s no~ ~o conf73ct or ir~~e~fi~~P ~~:itf~ t~e
wor~i ng use af sai d Ci ~ty po~ es by C~ ~ry or others us ~ ng sa~ c~ Ci ty pol es , ar w~ ~h ~t~rw
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~ work~ing use of facilities of C~ty or o~hers on ~or fror~ tiErte ~o ~irtt~ placed o~ said
C1 ty pol es , ancE ( i~~} i n confor~ti ty ~rri ~h such requ~ rer~°nts and sp~ci ~Fi ca~~ or~s as
Ci~y. sha13 from ~~me ~to time prescr~be an~ ~r~ ~ccordance with ~he Cf~TV f'ranct~ise
vrdinance, ~he appl7ca~~on fr~anchise, an~ ai.l o~hpr doci~ments to ~he franchis~ and
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~ th3 s agrec-~~nt and in accardance -~r7 ~~ a1 i~aws ar~d ~he regula-~ians, arders and
decrees o-~ a~~ law~u~~y car~s~~itu~ed bo~7~s and tribunals, pertain~ng ~a po1~ i~n~
~ canstr~ction, i r~c~ ud~ rig w~ t~oUt 1 irni ting ~he scop~ o~f the fare~oi ng Genera~ Ord~r
~(o. 95 0~ the ~ubiic l1ti~~ities Com~issior~ of th~ S~a~~ of Caiifarnia, and any
supplemen~s there~o anc~ rev5s7or~s ~hereof.
~b) t~or Cal shali co~pl~~e the ~~stai~a~ion of ~f.s equi~mer~~. on ~he City
p~l e or Ci ty po~ es cover~~~ by eac~r approved i ndi vi dua~ app7 i ca Gi on lV7 ~Yl l ~l s~ch ~~r~e
i lr~i ~ as C~ ~y sha7 ~~~si gr~ate on sa~ d appl z cati ort for suc'n i nstai 1 a~~ on; and i n~ne
eveni. PJar Ca7 sY~ould fa~l to complei.e the ir~s~ailation of its eq~~pm~n~ or- sa~d C~~y
pol e ot° C~ ~y pol es wi th5 n said prescr~ bed ti me 1~ r~i ~, the perr~z ss~ on grar,ted by Ci ty
to pl ace s ai d e~~i pr~ent on sai d Ci ty pol e o r C7 ty po~ es s ha7 ~ th~reby autor~a~i ca~ Zy
be r~vaked and f~o~^ Cai sha71 not t~av~ tf~e rign~ ta place sa~d equipme~t on said Ci~y
~01 e o~^ Ci ~y po1 es 4ri ihou~ ~i rst rea~p~y~ ng for ancE ~ec~i v~ ng perrr~ ssi on to do sfl =
all as pres~ribed in Paragr~ph~~2 hereof.
6e If,~ ~n th~ j~dgment of Ci ~y, the accom~adatior~ of any of hor Ca1's equip~~e~~
~ necess?tates t~e rearrar~gemen~ of facili~ies on a Ci~y ~ole or th~ repTacemzii~~ of a
City po~e, City sF~a7~ ir~diea~e on said app~~icai.~on -~ne necessary changes and ~r~e
~s~`ir~a~ed cos~ the~ea~' and return 7t to hor Ca~; and i~ ~or Ca~ s~i~1 desir•es ~o use
sa~ d Ci ty paI e or suc~ repl ac~d Gi ty ~01 e and ~eturns t~e appl i ca~~ on ~rarked ~~o so
7 f-f~7 Cd'~~, G~ ~y wi 1 I~nake such po~~ re~~Eacer~en~ i f re~u~ red, dC1CJ Cl ~y 5YT ~~I make a~td
v~~~~ request ot~?er~ awners, i'F ar~y, of sa3d ex~sting facS~~~ies to mak~ silcl~ ~~arr~nc~~_
n2n ~s ar ~rans~~;^s o~F sa~ ~~Xi 5~3 ~ig raci 1 i~i zs as r~ay b~ r~nui red;~ ai i C~ L-~nFU so? e
ri sk and exp°nse of Nor Cal , and Pdor Ca1, on dema~d, st~al l reimburse ~i ty ar~d eaci~
sucf~ o~her o~~rner o~ faci ~ i t~es for the En~~ re expense ther~by ~ ncurred by eac~ of
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. ~ i.t~er~. City sf~ali nat b~ resports~ble ~a Nor Ca~ far any loss st~stair~ed by E~or Ca~
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by reason of t~e fai~ure o~ any s~c~ o~her o~~ner o~ f~c~lit~es ~a ~a};e suc~ r2arrange~
n~nts ar trans~ers.
7. If ~tor Cai shouId require e~uipmQ~~ ~n a ioca~io~ upan a~y r~g~~ o~ ~ay or
przva~e property, and ~~ere is no ~x~s~ing po~e ar pol~s so 1oca~ed as ~~ ful~i~i
~ar Ca7's ~equ~rem~~~s, ~or Ca~ sha71 no~7fy City af i~s ne~d ~or such pole; in
order ~ha~ Ci ty may d~termi ne k~l'r~ef:h~r i t w7 s~es ~a p3 ace pal es ~ n s~cl~ 7ocat~ ona
. Tf Ci ~y ~ s wi 7~ ing ta erec'c poi es ~ n suct~ i oca~i a~ ad~c~ua~te to c~r~ fo~^ ~~e serv~ c~
~ requi rerner~~s of ti~e par~i es ~ereto, C7 ty shal i so no~i fy Nor Ca~ and tf~IIr~eu~an Nor Ca~
~ shal l nake appl ~ ca~~or~ und~r thi s a~re~mAn~ ~'or p~rn3~ ssi on to ~1 ace i ts equi pr~~n 4
• ~hAreon.
Upan rece~pt o~ sa~d ap~l~catior~, C~ty sha~i praceed to erect sa~d Ci~,~
~o~es. ~ ~ ~ . - .
8. In ordpr ~o l~eep t~e number v~ po]es on publ~c ~horougt~fares and else~rl~ere
- to a prac~5cab~e mi~~~um, Nor..;CaI agrees not ~o erect any pole of ~~s o~~~ in or r~~ar
ar.y ~ocatian ti~h~re Ci ty or any other owr~er of ~01 es i s~~ii ~ 1 i ng to ~ccar;r~ocla~~~ t~or
~al `s ~qui p~~~n ~ ar ~o provi d~ a pol e adequa~e ~o accc~mmoda ~e ~or Cal's equi p~ar~~.
Nar Ea1 f~r~~r~er ag~^e~s not ta erec~ any pol e a~ i~s a~~rr~ near any ex~ s-i.i ng po3 e uri~~ ]
~h~ o~~rner of suci~ ex7 st~ ~g pol e has noti fi ed f~or Ca~ ~1~a~i i t i s ur~~~ri l~~~tg ~~ ?cca~nrr~a-
da ~e Nar Cal's equ~ pmen~; and not ~o erect any ~ol e of z~s ot~rn ~Ihere no pa~ e exis~s
unti~ City has no~ifi~d Nor Ca7 tha~ City do~s na'~ d~sire ~v ~r~c~ po7es •~~ suc~
i aca~ior~. f~ei ~~er s~ai 1~~or Ca~ erec~ ar~y poles of i ts owr~ i n an area w~er~: C~ ~:y
di rec~s t~at equi pme~t of P~or Cal siiai 1 be placed undergrounc#; prc~vi ded, Fo~,r~ti~2r,
tha~ unde~gro~nci eq~i p~n~n~ sha~ 1 not be requ~ rec~ unl ess tF~e area i s c~~si gr~a i ed as ~n
ur~dergraund area ~or al~ uti7ities.
9, fVathing in this agre~men~ shali be construe~I to obl~gate City to grartt
l~or Ca~! pe~ rr,i ss~ on to use any par~i cul ar po7 e or pq~ es.
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10. (a ) Nor Ca1 , a ~ ~ ts ati~rn soT e ri s~C at~d expens~, sha~ t provi de, av~ln, and
mainta~r~ s~c~ guys anc~ 4ncnors as are required ~o ho~d ~he strains of i~s equipme-~t
on said C~ty poles ~n a]1 cases ti~r~er2 ~or Cal's ar~charage requ~rernen'~s are t~o~
co~ncideni w~tFi tf~ose of City.
(b) Ir~ ger~era~, ir~ ~hose cases -~h~re ~f~e ancnorag~ r~equiremer~ts o-~ ~~tor ~a1
and Ci ~ty are cai nci de~t, tne s~ra~ r~s of P~a~ Ca~ 's equi pmer,~ and a-F C~ ~y's f~ei I~~i ~s
on sa~d Ci-ty poies shai~ be h~1d by the sa~,~ c~uys and anchars; ho~~rever, in 7nd~vidu~i
cases 4vhe~, ir~ C~ty's judgr~er~~, svcr~~prncedure is dnsi~ab~e, Pdo~ Cal, at ~LS o~~m so1~ .
risk and expens~, sha71 ~rov~d~, own and main~ain separa~e g~ys or anc~~ors, or bat~,
to ho~d the strains of i~s equ~pmen~ an said C~ty poies. ~ ~ ~ .
(c) Tn '~hose cases w~~re exis~7~g g~ys and anc~ro~^s 1re ~nad~q~a~e to hoid
tJor~ Cai's s~rains ~an~ separate..g~ys and ar~chors are not desired, or if g~ys ar~~
anchors be~ng used by Nfl r Cal s~ou7d be ~~~d~quate ~o hoid additional s~ra~ns of
. City and any other otrner or ow~r~ers of faci17t3es on said pales, ~r any ~i' ~hem,
~ res~i tirtg ~rom ~~~ ~1 acf ng o~` addi t~ or~a~ faci ~ i~i es on sa~ d Ci ~y pol es ~~d sai ci guys
and ar~~hors wo~~d have beer~ ad~quate to ho~d fihe ac~d5~~o~a~ stra~ns ~f Nor Ca~'s
strains were rer~oved the~efrom, City shal~ causP the exist~nc~ guys and anc~~rs t~ ,
be re~laced ~•~3th adeq~at~ guys and anuYrors a~ ~he sole risk and exper~se of Plor Ca~ q
and f~or Ca1, on demar~d, snall re~m~urse Gity ~far t~re ent~re expense th~r~by ir~c~rr~d.
11. C~ty reserves to ~tseif and to each o~ner awner o~'fac~Ii~i~s an sa7d ~oles
t~e righ~ ~~o mainta~n sa7d Ci-~y poles and to opera~e t~~~ir ~Faci ~i~`ies ~~~er~,sn -in suc~
manner a5 ti~~~ 71 bpst ena~l e t~er~~ tti `u1 f~ ~ 1 i,he-~r ~~•tr s erv i ce ~~qu~ re~,en ~s , anc~ n~~~ ~~~~~r
Ci ty nor a~y sa7 d a-~her a:~rr~er shal ~~e 1~ ab~ e to ~~or~ Ca1 far ar~y ~ nt~rrup~i on ta t~o~^
Ca~'s service or for any inter~erence ~rith the operation of ~dor Ca~'s equ3pmen~
arisinc~ ~n any manner from tt~~e use o~f sa~d C~ty poles an~ ~~e ~aci~it~es therean by
C~ ty an~~ each sa~ d oti~er o~~rner~,
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12e ~or CaZ s~ali ab~a~n ~roi~ public au~har~~ies un~ private oti•~~~rs o~ real
property ar~y and a~~ perr~i~s, I~c~ns~s ar gr~an~s necessary ~or ~h~ ~ati~f«~ ex~rcise
o~' ~he perm~ss~or~ granted by any a~plication approved heres~nder; a~d Plor Ca~ shall
subm~t ~o City evid~nce of campiiance vrz~h ~he faregaing requiremen~s pr~or ~o or
a~ th~ time of makir~g appl~ca~~an ~or permissio~ ~o p7ace sa~d ~quipment on ~a~d
City }~o7e a~ C~ 4y poTes. Tt sha~~ bz the respor~~~biliiy of ~Ja~^ E~,1 to obL-a~n the
conset~t of a~y ot~er own~r a~' a po~e own~d jo-~nt7y by t~e C3ty and said otf~er o;~~er.
13. ~~'or Cai sha7~ at any ~~me, at i~s o4~1r~ sole risk and expens~, ~u~on r~otic~
~rom C~ ~y, re~ ocate, repi ace or renew s ai d eq~i pr~en~ ar tra r~sfer ~~ to repl ac1 ng
C~'cy poles or p~r~Fo~m a~y oth~r work in conn~c~ion ~~ti~}1 Sr~T~ equig~e~~ tha~; may ~~
requir~d by City; pravi~ed, ~ow~v~r, that in cases of e+~erg~r~cy Ci~y ~ay, a~
~vor Ca'~'s sa7 e r~ sk and exp~nse~; rel ocate, repl ac~ or re~etr~ sai d~ equ~ ~~,ent, ~r~nsi`er
i~~a rep7 aci ng po1 es ar per~'orr€~ a ny ~ other ~lork i n conr~ec~i an +~r7 ~h sai d~gui pr~ar~~
tha~ may b~ required in ~~e ma~~ttena~ce, rep~acement, rer~ova~ or re7cca~-io~ o~ s~~cf
Ci ty po~ es or the faci l z~i ~s ~hereor~ or wt~3 ch may b~ p7 ac~d ~.hereo~ , or for tf~~ servi ce
r~e~ds a~ Ci~y ar any other o}rrner o-f faci ~ i~~~es thereon, and ~~or Cal , on de~nar~d, sl~a1l
re~mburse City -For ~h~ en~ire expe~se the~eby ir~curr~d.
14a Nor Ca~ may at any t~m~ remave its eq~i~men't fra~n any of sa~d Ci~y po~es
a~~, ir~ cach such casE, tdor Cal sha77 ~mmed~a~ely g~v~ Ci~y ~rit~~e~ t~o~ice of suc~3
rer~ova7 ~n the n~~b°r af cpp'ies an~ in the farm fro~ tir~~ i.o ti~e ~rescrihed by
C7 ~y. R~~rov~l of sai d eq~i pTen t-~ror~ any p~1 e s ha~ ~ cons c~i ~Ute a'cet~r~i n~-~i c~~ o~=
~dn~ C~1's r~c~hu to iES~ st~c~ ~a~~. '_
1~. For the pr~ v~ ~ ege of pl aci r~~ and mai n~az ni ~g sai d ec~u~ pm~n~ or~ sai d C~ ~y
poles, Nar Ca7 s~all pay to City ar~ annu~l fee based on tF~e num~~r oi ~:oles in use
on ~he 31s't af Decemb~r of each ~ear. Said ~ee sha~l be iden4ical to th~ fee
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charg~~ by ~acific 7eZephone a~d 7elegraph Company as of said datE ~or t~e use o~
sa4d company's po'Ees in ~he Caunty of Butt~, 4w~th a~2.50 a year p2r pol~ m~~tim~,m.
~'~e ~total sum sha~7 be payable na la~er ~han ~he 3~st a~' ~3an~ary oT ~h~ year
~ fo7low~ng. In ~he case of any .pol~ owned ~oin~ly by Ci~y ar~cf ~he Paci~ic Te~e~hone ~
an~ Tel egra ph Comparty , the 3~ cens e f e~ sha7 i b~ }~ai d~to Pa ci ~-~ c Te~ epnone and ~'e~i e-
grapt~ Company Sn accordance vri~h ~~s agreem~n~ w~th ~for Ca1 and shall ria~ ~° paya~le
to t~e City.
16. No ~se, t~oti~rever extent~ed, of any o~ s~id C~ty po~es under ~~~is a~reem2n~
shal~ cr~ate or vest in Nor Ca1 any o~~dnersh-~p or p~^~per~y ~ ights ~there3~, 6u~ ~lor
Ca7's ri ghts -~f~~re~n sha~ 1 be and re~ai n a mere 1 i cPnse; r~h~ ch as ta any ~arti c+~lar
~ity pole or City paZes may be ~erminated at any tine by City upon ~h~r~y (30) days'
wr~ tte~ notice ~o Nar Ca1, and .E~or Cal sha~ 7 remov~ i ts equi p~ent fro~ sai d Ci ~y
pol e or Cz ~y ~07 es wi tY~ i r~ sai d thi r~y ( 30 )~ays . No~~~ ng h~re i n con~a i n~d sl~a~ l be
con~trued to cor~~e~ Ci ty ~o ~a i~r~ ~ai n any parti cul ar Ci ty ~01 e or Ci ty ~01 es for a '
per~od 1ar~ger than dema~d2d ~y 5ts o-,~n service req~iremen~s.
1~, ~or Cal shall exer~cise spec~al precautions ~o ~vo~~ P;or Cal's catisi~~ damag~
to the faci 1 i ti es af Ci ty and athers on po3 es, ar.d ~far Ca1 shai 1 assu~ne al i respo~s~-
b~li~y ~or any and a~l 7oss from such dar~age. ~kar Ca1 sha~l make an inm¢c~iate report
of '~h° occr~rrer~ce of any such dam~gd to t~e owner of tY~~ c~amaged ~F~ci ~ i i~i es a~d sha~ l,
~ an dema~d, reirb~rse sa~d a~~rner for t~ie entire expe~se 3ncurred in makirg repairs.
i 8. Ci ty stzal i have the ric~h~. ~o i r~saec~ ~ac~ nGr~ -i ~s~~a11 ai.~ on a~' Pior Cal `s
. ~~
_ equi ~men~ on ar~d i n~~e vi ci n~ ~~y o E any po~ e ahc~ ~a ma1:v ~~ri cd~ c-i nsp~i~ci ons , s W~~ -
.~nnua~ ]y or more often as Q3 an~ condi ti ons may ~~larrat~~, o~F suc}~ of ~or Ca~ `s pl an~
as it deems necess~ry. Such ir~spections, made or nat, sha11 no~ re~ieve t~or ~~7 of
any respon~ibi ~ i~y, ob~ i gattion or 17 ab~ 1 i ty assur~ecl unc~er thi s agr~~°r~~_
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~9. f~or Ca~ covenan~5 and agrees no~ ~o p~ov~ide servic~ ~o any subscriber
withau~ ob~ain7ng a sigr~ed car~tract from said subscr~ber conia~ning a provisior~
substan~~al]y as fo7~o~~s: .
"Subscriber und~rs~ands ~ha~ 3 n provi di ng ~.e~ ev~ si ar~ ar~t~r~na
~ serv~ ce Nor Cal ~ s maki r~g use a~ po~ es a;vned by ~hA Ci ty a~f Sz ggs ,
pa] es o~~r~ed ~y the ~ac9 fi c 7e~ epnone ar~d T~~ ~c~ra~h EG~pany, ar~d
pa~ es a~~ne~ jo~ r~~7y by ~~` Pac~ ~i c T~~ ephon~ an~ Te] egrapt~ Cor~~~n~
a~d th~ C~ty of B~ggs, and ~t~a-~ th~ cnn~xnued use oi ~hese po~es zs
in no way g€~aran~i~~d. In the ever~t ~he cor~~ir~u~d ~s~ pf s~c~ po1~s -
. ~ s deni ed to No•r Ca7 for any reaso~t, Nar Ca7 s~a~ 7 rrake ev~ry ~easa~-
. able e~fort to prov~de ser~r~ce over a~terna~e rou~eso Subscrib~r
agrees he v~z71 make na claim nor ~ndertake any ac~ion agains~ t~e
Pacific Tei2pnane and ~'e7egrapn Co:~p~ny ~r tche C~~y of Biggs, hav~n~
an own~rshi~ or other ~nteres~ in said pa~es due ta int~rrupi.ian.or
di scon ~7 nua~ce of th~ servi ce ~a b~ provi ded b;r P~or Ca~ hereun~er~,"
~"hc form o-F P~or Ca1's contrac~ tiv~ ~h 7 i.s sR,bscribers si~al ~ be subjec~~ ~a
approval by C~ty w~tE~ respect ~o t~e inc3usior~ o~~ tt~is pravision.
'. 2Q. I~or Ca~ shal l~ ndemr~~ ~y and hold harm7 ess Ci ty and other own~rs o~~ a~
i nterest i n or af fac~ 1~ t~ es~' an'~'any po7 Es , and each of ~her~, and t~ei r respEC~i v~
i~e~rs, adm~nistrators, executors, successars and ass~gns, agai~s~ and from~any ~~d
all r.laims, demar~ds, causes a~F ac~iort, da~:ages, casis or 7iab~~~t~es, in 1a~~1 or in
e~ui~y, of every kind and na~:ure whatsoever, dirzct~y or proxinaieiy rest~i ~ing fr~om^
or caused by ~a) ~h° insta~la~~on, main~enar~ce, use ar r~m~val o~ said equipEren~ an
or from sa~d pa~es, or (b) ar~y in~err~spt~on, discon~~nua~rce, ar 3nter~erenc~ v~i~h
No~ ~a~'s service to any a~'zts s~bscrib~rs occasior~~a or c7a~m?d ~o have been .
occasioned by any act~or~ flf Ci~cy or each a~.F~er sucf~ a~•,~n~r, or ~ny ~~~•ro ar r~ore ~~
t~?e~t, pu~s~~nt ~o ar coris~s~ent 4~~~t~- ~h~s ~~~eer~~n~, a~~d ~tor C~i sh:~~~, u~an d~~~~d
ar~d a~ its oUln sole r~s~c and expense, de~Fend any an~ all sUi~s, ac~~ons or o~~i~er
1ega1 proc~ed~ngs ti~rh~c~ may be braug~t ar 7nst~tuted by ~n~rd per~sons agains-~ C~ty
or ar~y other such o,~rner or any ~s+ro or mare ofi them, or ~he~ r resp~cti ve he~ rs ,
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adm'i~~is~r~~ors, execu~tors, successors or assigns on any s~ch clalm, demand or cause
o~ ac~ion; and sha71 pay ~nd sa~~sfy any j~d~~ent ar decree ~~hich nay be ren~er~d
aga~ns'~ Cityy or any o~her s~tcfi aUrner, or any two or ~nore o~F tli~m, or t~eir resp2c'~ive
he~rs, adm~n~strators, ~xecutors, 5l~CC~SSO~"S or assigns, ir~ any sucf~ su3~g aeic~on ar
other legal proce~d7ng; ar~d, fi~rtt~er, N~r Ca~ sha~i re7m~urse Ci~ty and each o~~;z~
such o~~vner for any an~I al l~ ega~ exp~nse i ncurred by eacf~ of ~he~n ~ n con~ec~~ on
therewi~n.
21. Thro~g~o~~ .~he ~ife o~ this agre~nen~, i~or CaT shai] rrta~nta-in ir~ rUl7 forc~
attd effect Y~i th a carri er or carr3 ers sel ected by Nor Cai and sati sfactary to Ci ty:
(a ) Cor~pensa~~ on 7 nsurance ~ n compl ~ ance w~'th ai i~•rorkn;en's cor~pensation
i~suranc~ ar~d saf~ty laVrs of ~he St~te of Gal~forni~ ar~d ar~~n~n~~~s
ich~ret~ ~ .
(b) 8od~ly injury liab~lity insurar~c~ ti~rith i~r~i ~s of ~5QO,OQO each
person and ~1,000,~Ofl each accurrence; and ~
~c) Property dar~ac~e ~~ abi 1~ ty i ns~rance 1+I"i'~}l ~~I~17'~S o~ $300,000 ea~h
accident. ~ -
7he ~r~surance desc~~bed ir~ ~b) and (e) a~ove shal l also. pravide cor~~~r~e~ua7
liabi~i~y coverage satisfac~ory ~o C~ty wi~h r~spect tv 7~a~i~i~y assurn~d by F,or Ca1
under the provisian~ af Parac~ra~~ 20 hereof. ~lritter~ proof of comp~ia~1G~ ti~i~~f~ i:he t
r~q~~reme~~s of Paragrapf~ 21 sha11 be f~led wi~h and approved by Ci~ty pr~or ~to ~~°
ins~a~Ia~~on af any said e~~r~pr~~n~ on saTd Ci"~y pol~s ar~d pr~o~^ ~o ihe exp3ra~~o~ a~
each p~Zicy y~ar ther~eafteM.
22. (a ) I~ i~or Ca~ shQt~l d cle+ au~ ~ i n tF~e p~r~vrma~~~ of ar~y tvor~; s~1~i ch i t i s
~b1~ga~.ed ~o da t~nd?r ~his a~ree~~,av except ~~h~ 41fl1"~: of r~r~~v~n~ its ec~u~pmen~~ ~Fror~
~ any po3 e wi ~hi r~ the ~ime a~ ~ ati~ed for such afork, Ci ~y may e~ ec~ ~o c~o such ~rork a~
I~or Ca1's sole r~slc and expense and l~or Cal , on demand, sha7 ~ reimburse Ci~y ~'or ~he
ent~re ~xpe~se ~hereby incurred.
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(b) If Nor Ca1 shn~7d de~a~lt ~~ ~~~ rerr,oval of i~s e~uipment from any p~7e
wi~t~in ~~,e ~7m~ allo,•~ed far s~cn remova7, City may elec~, ~y a wri~~.en r~~t3ce ~o i~or
Cal, {~} ta remave sa~d 2~L37~]Cfl°Cl~ a~ Nor Ca~'s so7e r~sk and ex~ens~, in ~~t~~ch even~~
Nor Ca~ sha'11 reimburse C~ ~y on demanc~ for if~e ~n~i re ex~°r~se ~~er~by i~curred, or
(i i}~o beca~~e the sa~e and absai u~e o:~~ner of saic~ equ~pn~en~; ir~ ur~icn ~v~n-~ t3 ~T~
~a sai d equ~i pm~nt s~al1 ves'~ ~ n Ci ~y as o~ t~e da~~ o~ s ucf~ ~~ri i ten r~~~:ice,
23. In the ever~~ af any s~~~, ac~iar~ or o-~her legai proce2d~ing ~o er~~Farce t~r1s
agrezmp~t~, ~he ~ osi r~g pa•rty sha11 pay ~h~ preva~ i t ng par'~Y, i n ad~3 ~tia~ ~o a~y
judgmen~ or decree for costss such r~easona~le at'~orneys' ~re~s as ~L may hav~ ~ncurr~d
~n s~ci~ scai~, ac~ian or oth~r lega~ procee~]zng.
24. 7he ~'a~~ure of Ci~y to enforce any ~rovisio~ of ~nis ~greem~nt or ~i~A Waiver
~~°r~of in any ~ns~ance st~al~E no~ ~e cons~rued as a genera7 ti~a3ve•r or relz~rqu~s~mzt~~
~ o~ i~s pari ~~F any such provis~on bu~ t~~ same sha71 neve~th~~ess be and re~a~n in
' fu~~ force ar~d ef~ect. ~
25. A~~E amounts payabie by P,or Cal to C~~y ar athers ur~d~r ~c~e prouis~arts o'~
th~is agreemen~ shall, ~n~ess othe~rise sp2cified, be ~ayab~e 4~i~h'ir~ ~or~y-f~ve (45)
days after pres er~tati on of bi ~ 1s ~herefor. P~onpaymeTit o~' any s~,ci~ amo~r~t ~h~n d~~ }
shal ~ cor~st~ tut~ a de-~au~ t ofi ii~i s agreement.
26. ~~oth~ng F~erein cor~~aine~ sha~l be cons-cru~d as ~f-~ec~inc~ any rigtt~s or
pr~ v71 eg~s prev3 o~s 7y car~ferred by C~ ~y or any ather os~r~~r o~ an i n ~eres ~. ~ n o~ of
fac~li~~es on any po~es, by co~'~raci, or o~ner+.•r~s~, Upon o~rn~rs i.o ~isz a~y pa~es
cc;v2r~r~ by i~is a~ra~m~n~i; und C~ ~~ ar~c4 ea~'n ain~r• suc~ o~:f~er sha'll h~~~e ~~h~ r~;'r!i.
to continue and expend s~ch r~g~~~s or privile~es. The prYV~leges ~~~~~n c~rar~ted io
t~or Ca~ shaZ~ a~C al~ ~~r~es b~ subjzc~~ ~o any such exis~7~c~ co~trac~s a~3d arrarzgE~en~s.
~7. Thi s agreetnen~ sh~~ ~ au~~or~~a~~ c~l iy ~err~S na ~e ti~~i ~h ~he tQrm7 naii nn o~ a CATV
franch~se unl~ss sooner ~er~n~nated as ~rovidec~ herein ~n ~ho1~ or ir~ par~ by at 7~ast
_~p_
$~x ~6} mon~hs' prior not~ce ~r ~rrit~ng from ~i~her par~y ~o the ather. Upon ~ar~ina-
tion of ~h~s ~gree~~rit, all r~gE~~s a~d priviieg~s n~ ~or Ca~ here~~d~r as ~o ~~e poTes
affec~~d by sai~ notice or ~h~se in the area e~co~passed by ~he CAT~ ~`ranchise sha11
for~hwi~h ~erm~nat~, and P~or C~I shal~ remove sa~d eqU~pme~t frorn said po~~s as
prQVided herei~- an~ as prov7ded ir~ a11 the docc~men'ts ~n th~ CAN franchise4
-.~.
Any '~e~mina:tia~ of ~his agre~r~er~t iE~ ti•~hoZe or in part shaZT r~o~ ~^e~~ease
P~~or Ca~ from any 1 i ab~ ~~~y or a~7 i gat~ o~ 1-~erzurde~, wf~ether o~F 3 ndem~i ty ~r oth~r~•~i s~,
wh~ ch may ~ave accrued or w~~ ch r~ay be accru3 ng or ~r~~ch ari ses ou~ of any cl aim that
~nay have accrued or z~ay b~ accru~ng at t~e tim~ o~ t~~ tern~~nat~fln.
28s f~or Ca~ sha~l no~, ~~r~~hout the prior car~sen~ in ~~~r7ti~g o~' Ciicy, assign,
~ra~sfer or subl~~ any ~rivilege granted to i~ hereunder, r~or sha11 ~~, wi~.fi~ou~ such
cansent, ass~gn, transfer, sub~et ar perm~~ a~y o~~e~ persar~ to use any o~ ~ts sa~d
equ~pr;~er~~ a~tached ~o Ci~y po~es. S~b~ect to t~e forego~ng, this ~g~~empnt sha~l
~ inur~ to ~h° benn~'it of and be.b7r~dfng upon the respect~ve t~eirs, adr~~r~is~ra~~~rs,
. executors, s uccessors and assi c~ns ~ o~f ~h° parti es h~r~~:o. Prov~ der~, ho~rever, such
cnnsent ~ri 71 nat be unreas~r~ab~y w~ thnel d.
29, IrJherever ~ iz thi s agreement no't~ ce i s provi d~~ ar requ~ red to b~ g~ ven by ,.
ei -~h~r party here~o to t~e o~her, such na'~~ ce s ha~ 1 be i n Yrr~ ~i ng and i,ransm~i t~~d by
Uni~ed Sta~es ma~l or ~y persona~ tlel~very to C~~y at t~e office o~ ~~e Ei~y C7~~rk,
Ci~y Hai~, 21bz E 5tre~~, Biggs, CA 9~9~[7, and ~a P~or Ca~ a~ 7]2 ~. S~re~~,
t~iarysvi~l3~, CA 959~1, r~r i,o suc~ oihQr address as ~3'~~1~~' party i~~re~.o ~ay -fro;~
~'~r~ ~ ~~ '~~n~~ d~~i~~ate ~For -~~a~~. pu~~ase. f.
30. Tf~i s agre~ment shai 1 no~, under zny ci rcun3siances , become ef F~c~~ v2 ~n Gi 1
a11 the provisions of ~aragr~a~ns i9, 2a, a~ci 27 i~ave be~n carried out.
3~ . 7hi s ac~reemer~t shal ~l be su~j~ct ~a sucf~ changes or f11DC~1 ~1 Cc1~1 On5 ~s may b~
~ requi red or authori ~ec~ by any regui atory co~mi ss ~ on i r~ ~h2 exerci se o-~ i~s lat~t~ui
=11- .
j.~r~sd~c~ion, and any modifica~i~~, rev~sion, renewa~ or extensio~ of ~his a~r~eme~~
shali so statc. .
32. ~he ~~rm o~ ~h~s ~ic~~se ayreemen~~ sha11 ru~ concurren~ly r~i~h ~~e t~ nn
o~ ~he ~ra~c~~ise agre~m2n~ re~erred ~~o ab4v~ and any rene~~~ra~s ther~o~.
p~~;~c~: ~'~b~uary 28 , 1977.
(SEAL AFF~.XED}
. CTTY 0 ~ BTGGS
gy /s/ B~n L. P~rden
~ gy /s/ Lue11a ~. Tar.tagni :
N~R ~AL CABLEV~SiO i~a, I1~C.
gy /s/ John J. Ham~yn
~esia~ ~
~y /s/ Daugl.as T. Fos-t~r
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APPLICATION Ai~D PERMIT
CI~Y 0~' BIGGS
C, ~y H~71
~~6? S Street . .
8~~gs, CA 959Z7 - ,
In accordance w~~h tf~e ~erras o-F the agree~nen~ da~ed , 1977,
~ cover~ng ~as~ of C3ty poTes, t~~e ~ere~y request pern~issio~ to p~ace ar~d rainta~-~ cer~~ain
equ~ pme,~~ o~r c~rtai n Ci ~y pa~ es , a17 as e~ore partlcular]y descri bed ar.d c~el i rea~:ed ar~
~he s~ce~ch ar-d ~i agrarn appear~ n~ on the a~~achecE .drati~i ng ( s).
Da red : , 19 . .
~1QP. CAL CABL~ViSION, Z~lC. ~
, $y . .
P~Y'f[k75574ti is her~eby grant~d ~a p~ace ~h~ a~ov~-descr3bed equ~ip:nen~ o~ ti~e ~
above-~d2ntified po~e(s), sub,~ec~~ ~o: .
~7} T~e terr~s and conditions af the a5ove-mer~t~oned agreemen~; and
~(2~ Rec~ivir~g authnrizat3on ~o make, a~.your sale risk and expe;~sE, ~he
changes and rearrangQments detailed on ~.~e a~~aef~ed st~ee~ es~imai.ed ~o
cost $ .: .
Installa~i.on o~' said equipmer~~ on sa~d pole(s) s1~a1~ be comp~~~ed «~t€~~n
days ~r~om ~he date hereof , fiai 1~i ng +~rt~i ch the permi ~si orr h~reby granted shall au~n--
matica3~y be revaked.
Dated: ~ 19 .
CITY~OF BIGGS
BIGGS, CA~.I~OR~IIA
By
'~You are hereby author3 zed ~o maEce th~ ~bove-m2~t~~ or~2d charges and rearr~n~2-
men~s a~ aur t~is~C and expense.
~a~ed: , ~9
NOR CAI.: C!~,BLEV~SI~~~, ~I~C. ~
By
*f~07~: 1l~en no char~ges ar rearranc~e~nents are involved, d~ie'te it~ (2) 7n the p~ra--
graph grant7nc~ permissiar~ ~o p~ace equi~men~ on po1es and ddle'te the p~ragruQh
~u~~oriz~ng changes and rearrangements to be macie at ris!c 1nc! ex~erlse df ~f~e ~1CEf~52L>
~xf-~i,~~,T- ~.`
,- ~ AN ORUTNIrTL;:~ OF Z'~T[~ CtTX COUNCIT, O~; '1'4ir
~...... Go::::'.~; ~`•~,•. _-~~ CJTX OF Gi~IDLEY PROVIDYD'.G i OR THL; GP.11':CT-
ING OI~ ~'P.fitlCft~Sk:S k0~ COr~1Ur]T~rz ~T~~~~ivt~
~~'~~~-~ f~ -~ ~~°r~ `1''ELEVIST~Iv SXSTFi~S I\ Tf3~ CTTX UF GRIULEY .
.,,; ~. _.a - ~1ND PROVZDiT.dG TE;RidS l>ND CO~DZ~'ZQNS k'OR
''~";"''"'~ ,`' '~ TiIIE OPER?jT:CU?~ OT' ~UCFi COA'LnfC7LtITY ANTEi~1~
, T:~LEVISIO~: ~YSTENES ,
Ii1; I~' ORDASN:uD I3X 2'kiE COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF (;~IpT,T~Y
~s_ fo3.?_ows :
SECTION Z: FRANCfISSE TO OP~RA'I'E: A non-Excluai~ve fran--
ch? s~ to coz~.s~Lrizc't, operate and rnain~.ain a community a.nt~nnU
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t.elntrision system in the City of Gra.dley may be granL.ed by
the C~.ty Council ~o any person~ firm or corporation o~fering
to furnish and grova.c~e such syster:~ under and pursu~.s~t to tl~e
terms znd provisions of iclzis Ordinance and applicable_ la~~s
of the City and the State of California.
No provisions herein may be con.strued as to recy~ire
c
the gran~ing of a franchise ~ahen~ in the opinion of tti~ Coun-
cil, it is in the public interest to res'~rict the x~umb~r of
fr~nchises to one or ma~e. . ~
S~CTION 2, DFFZN:CTIONS: For the purpose o~ tha.s Qzdin-
ance ~ the follot~ing, terms , plirases ~ words and derivations
sha11 have the meaz~ing given her_ein. ~~Then no~ ir.consis'te~t
with the con~text~ words used in ttze present tense includ~ t.hn
f.u~ure tense~ 4~ords in the plural number include the szngul~r
number, ~nd words in the singular include the plural i~unber,
(a) "CITY° shall mean ~the CitX of Gridley, a 24u~i.cipal
Corporation of the State of Calztozn~.a~ in its present iz~cor-
po~_ated :Eorm or in any 1at~r reeognizec?, conso].ids~.ec1; ~~~nl.ar:~~d.
o-r ~~einc.orpora-ted for.rn,
(b) "C~UNCI~" shall mean the governinc~ body of ~he C:~`yo
(c) "FRANCHISE" shall mean and a.nclude any authoriza-
tion gx-anted her~under in terms of a franchise, privi].~get
p~rmit, license or othersaise to consL•ruct~ operat.e a~nd ~ain-
tain a C~1TV system in the Ci.ty~ Any such authorizat~.or~~ in what.-
ever term granted, sh~l.l not mean and incluue any li.cGS,.~e o;-
per.mit required ~or the ~rivilege of ~trans~cting and carryinc~
on ~ business in ac.cordance taith Ordinance ;=73, enti~tledi "B?IS-
:ti~i:S{; I,1CF~NSES" _
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(d)."GF~NT~E" sha11 mean the person~ firm ar corpo~a-
tion ~o whom or 4;hich a franchise under this Ordinance.is
granted by tl~e Ci.ty Council and the lawful succ~ssor, trails-
~eree ar assi.gnee of said firm~ person oz cozpozation,
(e) "FM" shall mean frequency moclulation radio trans--
missiono
(f) "RIGfIT-CF'--WAY" shall mean t~e suz~ace of and the
space above, below, and the en-~ire width of any street, high-
way~ a11ey or public utility easement~ now or hereafter ex-
zsting as such within the City, ~`he zight-of-way sh~ll include
- only those riqh~s-of-use granted to the Ci.-~y of Gridley in
`any deed of easement or right--of-way to the City and is subject
to all regulations in said deeds and xn any~covenants pertain-
xng th.ere-~o .
• (g) "COMMUNTTY ANTENNA TELEV~SION SYSTEM": hereinafter
reterrec3 to as CATV shall mean a system of antenna coaxial
cables, wires, wave guides or other conductors or facilities
design.ed~ cons~ructed or used for providing televisi.on and F~:
services by cable or through a.ts facili~ies as herein contem-
plated. CATV~sha~.l, not mean or include the ~ransmission of any
special program or event for which a separate and dis~inct
charge is made to the subscriber in ~he manner commonly known
and referred to as "closed circuit" or "pay'television" ~rans-
mission.~Notning in this paragraph shal]. pzeclude the ri.ght of
tY~e City to pezmit ihe franchise ho:Lder ~~o ~transmi•~ special.
programs, closed circuit as hereinafter providcci.
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(h) "SUBSCR:LBERS" shall mean any person or entit~r re°
ceivirig for an~ purpose the CATV servS.ce of the Grante~.
{i) "GR05S ANNUAT. RECEIPT5" shall mean any and all corlp-
ensa'tion and otl~er considera~ion in any form whatever and any
contzibuting grant or subsidy raceived directly or indirectly
by a Grantee from subscrzbers or u~ers in paymez~t ~ox televis-
ion or.I'M radio s:ignals or service received within the C9.t~~
e~.cept any taxes on the services furnished by the Grantee da.--
i°cctly or any user or subscrib~.r by any Ci~y~ State or other
' government unit col~lec'ted by the Grantee for such governmenual
1•~_r, ;_ t: ,
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-(j) "LOCAL TEL~VISTON" shal~ mean a~elevision station
,
du]~y licensed by the Federul Cortmunication Commissa.on and auth-
orized to ~urnish f_ree television service to an area ;aithin its
sco~c of po~auz.
(k) "dVF.RHEAD EQUIPM~NT" shall m~an a CATV systern cons-
tructed above ground on poles and structu~es including cables,
guy ~:ires~ anchors~ conductors~ amplifiers~ appliances and
at~achmen~s placed on o~ attached to poles, overhead struc-
tur.es or placed above the surface o~ the ground and a5 neces-.
sary and appurtenant to the CATV system.
(1) "UND~RGFt03Jid17 ~QUZPMENT" shall m~~n a CATV syste~n
cozlstrnc~ed below the surface o~ the ground~ including cabl.e~~
conductars~ ducts~ conduits, vaults, munho~es~ ampli.fiers,
app~iances~ and attachments necessary and appur~enant to t}ie
~ CATV sys~em. ~
(in) "PROPERTY OF Gi2ANTEE" shail meaz~ all property owned~
i.nstalled or used by a Grantee in ~he conduct of a CATV busz--
nes_s xzi the City under the authora.ty of a franchise gran'ted.
pursuan~ to this ox'di,nance~
(n) "ENCROACH~~4ENT" shall mean any property of frantee
wYcich is placed in~ under or over any right-o~-~way.
{o} "CITY POLE° shall mean any pole oc~ned soTe7.y by the
City, .
SECTrON 3. USE OF TELEPHONE FAC7LI'~IES: 4~ThEn and in the
even~ that the Gran'tee.of any franchise granted he.reun~er, uses
in h3_5 CATV system,. distribution chann~ls ~urnished ~o the
Grantee by a teleghone company w3zose facilities ar.e consl-ruct-
- ed, operated and maintained pursuant to its state-c~ranted telc-
phone _franchise and saicl Grantee makes no use of the streets,
independ~n~ of such telephone company furnished facilities~
said Grantee shall be requa.red to comply v~ith all of the pro-~
va.sions hezeof as a"lic~nsee" and zn such even~ whenever the
•t~rm "Gr~ntee" is usecl herein, it shall be deened to nzean and
~ nclude "licensee" , No provision af tliis ordinance shall be c~eer;1-
cc1 or constr~cl as r~quiring~ the granting of a frzinchisv ;~exe-
undcr to a telephone company furnishing such a c.hannel service.
3.
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SEC`CIOI+] ~1. USES PEI~~iITTFD BX GRANTEE: ~
(a) Any franclli.se granted pur~uant to the provisions of
~h.is Or.dinance sha1~. au~thorize_and permi~ th~ Graritee to en.--
g~cre in the business of operating and proviaing a C~~V systern
in the City anc~f for that purpose to erect, insta~l, construct,
repair, replace, rECOnstruct~ maintaS.n and retain in! on~ over,
under, upon~ across and along any right--of.-v~ay such poles~
wires~ cable conduc~torsr duc~s~ conduit, vaultsf manholes~ amp--
~.i~iers, appliances, attachmen~s, and other prop~rty as may
be necessary an.d appurtenant to the CATV system; and, in add-
~tion, so to use, operate and provide simzlar ~acilities or
properties rentecl or I~ased from other persons, fi.rms or
corporations~ incl~dir.g but not lima.ted to~ any public uti.lz-
t~r or ot~er Grazitee franchised or permitted to do business in
the City.
(b) No franchise granted hereunder shall be construed
as a franchise, pezmit or license to transmzt any special pro-
gram or even-~ £or ~,rhich a separate and distinct charge is
made to the subscriber in the manner commonly known and refer°
red to as "pay television", and no grantee shall directly or
indirectly install, mai~tain or operate on any te3~evision se~
. a coin box or any other device or means for collection of mon-
~ ey for indiviclual programs. _
(c} Grantee's use of rights-of-F~ay shail be confinecl to
i;he ins*allation of such overhead equipmen~ and/ar underground
equipnent for which the City shall have given Grantee enc~oach-
ment permi~s to install.
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(d) The Grantee may make a charge to subscribers for in-
s~allation.or connection to its CATV system and a fiaed month--
ly charge as ~iled and approved as herein provided, No increas~
in the rates anc~ charges to subscribers~ as se~. forth in the
schedule filed and approved with Grantee's applica~a.on, may be mad2
withou~ the prior approval of the Council er.pressed by resolu-
tion. ~ ~
--SFCT301~? 5, DU~2ATION OF FRAt~7CHISE:
(a) No franchise granted by che Counci~ under this Orelan-
ance sha~l be for a term longer than ~wenty (20) years fol.-
n~
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lorri_n~J the da~e ot acceptance of ~uch £zanchise by tt3~ Grantee
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{b} ~ny sucki ~ranr.hise g~anted hereunder may be termin-
; ated pr.io~ to its clate o~ expirai~ion by the Council :i.n rhe
~ event that said Coun.cil shal.l have ~ound~ afLer thir~~~ (30)
days' ~•rri~ten no~ice of any proposed termination and ~~ublic
hcarinc~! that:
(I) ThE Gran~ee has fail.ed ~o comply with any pzo~-
vision of this ordinance~ or. has~ by act or om-
ission~ violated any -~erm or conda.tion of 1ny
franchise or p°rmit issued herEUnder or
~ (2} Any provisions of this ordinance have becor:~e in--
valid or unenforceabl~ and the Council ~urthez
finds tha~t such provisions consti-~ute a consiclez-
a~~on ma~terial ta ~he g~'an~ of said franchise; or
(3) The City acquires the CATi7 sys~em p~op°rty nr
the Gzan~ee.
SECTZON 6, I.~NiTTATTONS OF FR~INCHISE: ,
{a} 2lny franchzse granted under this Ordir_ance shall
be non-exc].usive,
(b) No privi_lege or exemp~ion shall be granted ar con-
- fer~ed by any franchise granted under this Ozdinance except
those specifical~y_prescribed herein,
{c) Any privilege claimed under such franchise by the
Grar_tee in any righ-t-of~-~aay or City pole or other public prop-
erty shall be.subordinate to an~ prioz la~aful occupancy of
the Y_~.Cf~3'E-5-"Q~-Wd~r City pole~ or pub~ic praperty by anX other
party. The City slial.l be judge in de-~ermining such cl~ims. ~'he
City zeser~;es the rzght ~ro maintairz znd to operate i~cs iacil-
ities in such m~nner as wi~l bes~. enable i~L- to ~u~fili. its
own service requir~~nen~s. I~eit.her the City nor any other ~aaner
shall be liabl.e to Grantee for any interruption tio Grantee's
service or for any inte~ference wi~.h the opera~kion of Grantee's
eZuipment ar.ising in any manner from the use of. any ric~ht-
of-caay, pol~ or faczli-~y thereon hy tl~e City ai~d each said
other owner.
(d) Any sucli f.ranchise shall be a privilege to be h~ld
in p~rsonal trust by ttie originai Grantee. I~ carLno~, in an~~
event, be so~.d, transfexred, leased, assigrxec~ or disposac: o~
5.
in wI-iole or in merger, consolidau~on or othAr_wise~ ~aithott th~
prior consen~ o~ the Council exQr~ssed by zesolutian ar.d then
o;~ly unc~er_ such conditions as-may b~ therein p~escribecl;'-,
(e) Time si~al.l be of the essence in an~~ franchise c~rant-
ed hercunder. The Grantee sha11 not be~relieve~ of his obl.ic~a-
ta.ons to comply promp~tly ~aith any of the provisions o~ this
Orclinance or by failure of the City to enforce prompt comp~i-
ance:
(f) Any right, or power ~.nf or duty impressed upon, an~~
officer, employee, c~epar~ment or board af the City sha11 be
subject to transfer by the City to any other officez~ empln~ree~
clepa~:tmen~ or board of the City,
'(g} Gzantee sha11. have no recourse wha~soever against
tihe City for any toss, cnst, expense or damage arising out o£
any provision or requirement of this Ordinance o~ its eniorce-
ment. ~
(h) Grantee shall be subject to all requirements of the
C.if:y orrlinances, zules~ regulations and specifications here-~ ~
to~ore or herea£ter_enacted or established. Grantee shaXl
comply with General Order #95 and General Order ~128 of the
Public Utilities Commission of the S~ate af California and
. any s~pplements thereto and revisions thereof,
(~} Any such franchise granted. shall not relieve the
Gran~ee of an.y. abligation involvecl in obtainS.ng pole s~ace from ~
the City or Utility Company or from the obligatiorz to obtain
an enczoachment permit for installation of any of Gran~ee's
property~on the rights-o~-way. Neither shall it relieve the
' Gran~ce £rom the obliga~ion imposed in any encroachmei~t perr~it.
(j) •~~ny franchise granted hereunder shal.7. be in lieu oi
. any and all other rights, pri~~ileqes~ powers~ immuni~ties and
other authQrita.es nwned, possessed~ cnntrolled, or exercis-
able by Grantee or any successor to any interest of Grantee, or
pertaining to the construction~ opera~ion or mai.ntenance of
ar,y C~TV system in the City; anc~ t~e acceptance of any £ran-
c}~S.se hereunder shall operate, as between Gran~ee and the City,
as an abandonittent of any and all of such rights~ privileaes,
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~ po~aGrs, immunities, ancl autho.rities ~•rithin the City~ to t:he
eff:ect rhat, as bet~a~en G.rani~ee aaid the Czty; any anfl a11
con~~:ruction, operaLion and maintenance by any Grantee of any
CAT~~ system in the City sha11 }.ie a~id sha11 bc dcem2cl and con-
s~rued in a11 instances and respects to b~ unc3er and pu-rsuan~
to said franchise and.not under or ptirsuazat }o any other right,
pr~vileg~, po~~er,, immiznity or authori~y whatsoever.
SECTION 7. RIGHTS P.ESERV~D TO TkI~ C3~'Y:
(a) Nothing herea.n shall be deeMed or construed to con-.
tract away or to modzfy or abridge~ ei~her ~or a term or in
perpetuity~ the Ca.ty's rigk~t of eminent clo~nain,
(Y~) There is hereby reserved to the City every right and
power which ~s required ta be herei.n reserved or px-ovided by
any ordinance af the City,~ and the Grantee~ by its acceptance
of any franchise,.agrees to be bound thereby anc~ ~o comply
wi~h any action or requirement.of ~he City in its exezcise of
such rigiits or power, he.reto~ore or hereafte.r enac~ed or es-
tablishEd.
(c) Neither the granting of any franchise hereunder nor
~ any o~ the provzsions contained herein shall be canstrued to
prev~nt the City from granting any identicai or similar~
franchise to any other person, fa.rm or corporation, wi~hin all
- or any por~ion of the Ci.ty.
i (d) ~'here is her~by reservec~ to the Ci~y the pawer to
amend any section or part o~ this Ordinance so as 't0 Y'ECjll1Z'c-
ac~da.taona'1 or c~r~ate.r standards of construction~ operationt
anaintenance or_ ottter~rizse, on the par~t oE the Gran~ee.
(e) Neither ~he grantina, oiE any franchise no~ any pro-
vision Piereof ,shal~ constitute a waiver or bar to tYie Exer-
cise af any governmental right or power o~ the Cit~,'
(f} The Council may do al~. ~hings wtiich are necessar~
and convenient~in the exerc~se of its jurisdiction under.
thi.s orainance and inay determine any question oi fact ~ahich
may a~ise during the existence of any ~ranchise grati~ed hcre-
uzzcler, ~'he D~.rector af Public Works is hereby aul:horzzed a~ d
em~owc.red to adjust, settle, or comnromis° an~~ controversy or
cl~arge arising fzom the oper~~tions of any Grantee unaer this
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e~~ciin'~nce~ eittier on behalf of the City ar.any subscriber~ in
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t~~ze best ir.ter:est of the public. Either the Grantee or a mem-
i~er of the public wtio may be dissatisfied ~azth tne deci_sion
of t~~e Director of Public C~,'orks znay appea]. the matter to the
Coua~cil for hearing ~nd determination, T}ie Council. may accept,
reject or modify the clecision of i:he Director of Public
Lkorks anc? the Council may adjustf se~tle or coznpr_omise any
controversy or cancel any charge arising from the aperations
of any Grantee or from any provision of this ordinance,
SECTION $ . FAITHPUL PBP.~'O?~iANCE BOND :
(a) The Grantee shall, concurrently wi~h the fila.ng of
and a~ceptance of a:aard of any franchise granted under'this
Ordinance, fi3~e with ~he City Clerk and at al~ ti.mes thereaf-
ter~ maintain in full force and effect for the term of the
franchise or any renewal thereof, at Grantee's sole exgense,
a corporate surety bond in a company in a farm approved by
the City Attorney, in the amount of twenty thousand dollars
($2QjOC0) for the £S.rst two years~ renewable annually~ dating
from ~he ef~ective date of any franchise gxanted hereby anc1.
zn the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for tlie
third year of any ~ranchise and in ~he amount of .ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) fo.r each year thereafter, renewable annual].y~
and conditioned upon the faithfu~ performance of Grantee and
upon the fu~the-t condition that in the even~ GrantEe shall fai1.
to comply with any one or more of the provisions of this Ord-
inance~ or of any franchise issued to the Gzantee hereunder,
there shall be recoverab3.e jointl.y and severally from the prin-
cinal and surety of such bond any clamages or loss suffered by
the City as a result thereoff includi.ng the fu~.1 amount af any
comnensation, indemnification, or cost of removal or abandon-
rr~ent of anX prooerty of the Gran~.ee as prescri.bed hereby whicl~
may be in defaul~, paus a reasonable allowance for attorney's
fees and costs~ up to the full amount of the bond; saicl can8i-
tion to be a continuing obli.gation for the dur.ation of such
franchis~ ancl any r~newal thereo~ and thereaftez until the
Grantee has liquidated all of i~s ab~igations wz~h the Ci~y
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"_htzL. may have ,..:~isen f:rom the ac.ce~canc:e _... sa~_d fraFichise or
renetval by the GranteE: or from i~s excrcise oi any px-ivzlege
. ~
'therein granted. ~'he bonci sha~l prov:i.de ~ha~ tliirty c~ays' (30)
prior wz9.tten notice of i.ntenti~n nou ~o rei~~~~r r,anceJ.lat~.on
or. materiaJ. change he given th~ Ci~y.
(b) i~Ieithez the ~rovisions of ~his sectioni nor any bond
accepted by the City purusuar~t heret~o, nor any damages recotr-
~red by the City thereunder! slzall be constru~d to excuse faith-
ful performance by the Gran~ee ar limit the liabili~y o~ the
Grantee unc]er any franchise issued hereunder ox for danages
either ~o the full amount of the bond or otherwise.
Sk~C`k'z0i3 9. .INDEMNIFICATION OF CI`TY:
(a} The Grantee shall, cnncurrently wiLh the filzng of an
acceptance of award of any franchis~ g.ranted under this Ord--
inance, furnish to the Ci_i.y and ~ile with the City Clerk, and
a't all times during the existence of any franchise granted
. hexeunder~ mazntain in full foree and effect~ at its own cost
~ and expensef a liability insurance policy in the amount ot
/ tive hurcc~red ~housand ($50a~000) da~la~s in a company approved
'~ by ~the City Iit'~orney :and in a form satis~actory to the Ci~y
Attorney~ ~ndemnifying and saving harmless the City, its offi--
cers and employees fram and against any and al~ claims, demands,
act-ioris~ suits arid proceedings by othezs, agains~ a1l~liabS.lity
. to othersf incl.uding but not limi~ed tor ~ny liability for dam--
ages by reason of or azisi.nc~ out of any failure by ~he Grantee
to secure consents from the ocaners, author~.zec~ distributo.rs
or 7.icensees a~ programs to 1~e deliver~d to the Grara~e~'s CATV
system and against any loss, cos~t~ expense and damages resul4-
~ 3.ng there£rom, including reasonable attorney's feesi arising
out of the exercise o.r enjoyment of its francha.se, irzespec-
tive o~ the amount of the comprehensi~re liabi3.ity insurance
policy required hereunder. .
(b) The Grantee 5hall~ concurren~ly F~ith thA filiny of. an
acceptance of award of any franch:ise granted under this ard-
in~nce, furnish to th~ Czt~ a~nd file with:the Czty Clerk, ~znd
at zll times durinq th~ existence of any franchise e~ranted
he.reuncler, mai.ntain in fu11 force and effectl a~ it5 o~.n cost
9.
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ancl cxpense, a c~eneral cotnprehensive liability insuratice poli-
~ .
cy~ in protection of the Cif.X~ i~s officers, boards, commiss-
io~~s, agents and employees, S.n a company approvec? by the.Ci.f,y
Att.ozney, and a form satisfaCtory to the City I~ttorney~ pro-
tectl.ng the City and all persons against ~liabS.J.z.ty for loss oz
clamaq~ for persana~. injury, cleath and property damage, oceas-
ioned by the operations of Grantee under such franchise, u~i~h
minzmum liability limits~of five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000) for personal injurX or death of any one pezsan and
one mill.ion dollars ($1,000~000) for personal injury or dea~h
of ttioo or more persons in any one o~currence~ and one hundr~d
thousand dollars ($IOOr000) for damage to property resulting
~rom any one occurrence.
(c) Tkze policies mentioned in the foregoing.paragraph sha21
name the City, its officers~ boards{ commissions~ ag~nts and
all empl.oyees, as additional insured and sha11. contain a pro-
v~sion tha't a written notice ot cancel~.atzon or reduction in
coverage of said policy sha11. be de~ivered to the City '~hirty
(30) days a.n a~vance of the effective date thereof; if such
insurance is provided by a policy which also cove~s Gran'tee
~ or any other entity or person other than those above named,
then such policy shall contain the standard cross-liability
endorsement. ~
SECTION :LO. INSPEC'I'T0~7 4F PROPERTY AND RECORbS:
(a) P,.t a11 reasonable timesr.the Grantee shall permit
any au1.y au~thorizec~ representative o~ the City to exam~ne a~.l
propezty of ~he Gran~tee, togethex' with any appurtenant'proper-
ty of the Gran'tee situated within or withou~ the City~ anc~ to
examine and transczibe.any and a1.~. maps and other records ]:ept
or rnaa.ntained by the Grantee~ or und~r i~s control~ ~ahich deal
with the operations, affairs~ transactions or property o~ tl~e
Grantee wi~th respect to its fzanchise. If any such maps or
records are no't kept in the City, or upon reasonable reques~
made available to the Cityr and if the Council. shaJ.l. determine
that an examination ~hereo~ is necessary or appropriate, then
all travel ann maintenance expEnSe i~.ecessarily incurred in
making such examina~ion shall be paid by Grantee.
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(h} The L,z: .~::ee stia3.1 prepare anc~ fur. sh to ihe Direc-
tor. oi publ.ic Works ancl ~lze C~ty Cl.erk at the tir~es and zn t~te
fos:~ 3~~r_escribed by either oi sa~id. o~ficials~ such rcpor.ts with
re::~pect to its opera'tion, uffairs and tr_ansactions of ~ropes-tyr
as inly be reasonably necessary or appio~riate to the pe~form-
anc<~ oi any a~ the rights, functions or duties of the City or
nf any of. its of£icezs in connection a~ith the ~ranchisc.
(c) The Grantee shall at a1.1 times make and ke~p a.n the
City full ~nd complete plans and recpxds showing the exact
locztion o~ all CT~TV system equipment installed oz in use in
rights-of-way and other public places in the City,
(d) The Grantee sha11 file wi~h the D~rector of Pub~.ic
Y7orks.on or before the Zast clay in March of each year~ a cur-
rent map or,set of maps drawn to scale, showing all CATV sys--
tenl equiprnent installed and in place 9.n righ~s-of-way and
other public places of the City.
S~:CTJON 11. MISCELLANEOiJS• PROVxS~ONS:
(a) When not otherwise prescribed herein~ all mat~ers
herein required to be filed with the City sk~all be filed wi~:li
the City CZerk.
(b) Grantee shall pay to the Ci~.y a sum of money sufficzent
to reimburse it for aIl pub]~ication expenses incurred by it
in connection with the gran~ting of a f~anchise pursuant to
the provisions of this Ordinance. Such payment sha11 be made
wi~hin thirty (30) days aftex tlze City furnishes the Grantee
~aith a wri~tten s~tatement o~ such expenses by delivery of sam~
to the City C~.erk.
(c) The Grantee sha11 maintain an officE wzthin the City
Liit~i~s or at a loca~aon which subscribers may call without in-
curr"ing addecl inessage or to11 charges sa th~t CATV ntain~enanc~
ser.vice shall be promptly available to subscribers,
(d.) No person, firm oz corporation in the e~:istS.nc~ serv-
i.ce arEa of the Grant~e shal7. be arbitrarily refused serva_ce,
ps:ov~.der~, however, that the Grantee sha.ll not be reauir~d to
pLovide service ~o any subscriber ~~ho does not pax the appli-
cabJ.e connection fee or mon~~h~y se~vice, charqe.
{~) Tne Gzantee sha~l not engac~e a.n ~he business of sell-
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ing oz leasing television or other receiversrwhich make use
oE signals fransmitted by its sys~temi nor sha11 Grantee en--
qage in the repair of such receivers o.r the sale of parts'f_or
thc same, • ,
(f) The Gr.antee shall not impose on or make anY charge
to any subscriber foz the 'transmissio~a of any television broad-
cast which is received at the same time free of charges by the
public generally •from regularly lioensed channels and~ bx'oacl-
cas~ting sta~ions. NothincJ in a franchise granted hereundei s~all
be construect as a fzanchise to distribute services cnnunonly
known as "pay T~7" ,
(g} The Grantee m~~y ~nake a charge to subscribers for con-
nPC~ion to i-~s CATV system and a.fixed monthly charge ~s fiied
and approved as herein px0~17-t3eclr foz ~ransmission to them on-
~y of televi_sion programs received free bp the pnblic g~nera~.-
ly at the same time, from regularly licensed televiszon stations.
(h) In the delivery of proqrans~ the Grantee sha~.l not
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delete ~he commerCials of the program sponsor nor sha11 1-ae in~-
errupt any programs or parts thereof and substitute commercials
or advertisements foz those of sucYi program sponsor.
(i) Sdherever CATV cables are ins~alled adjacent to public
. or parochial 5chools or municipally o~aned publi.c buildings~
C7~TV services shall be made available c•rithout charge ~o such
schooZs or City; p~ovi.ded, however, the instal.~.a~ion cost and
cost of maintenance oz such ins'cal~ati.on may be recove.red by
~.he Grantee irom the schools or Ci-~y being so scrved. The Gran-
tee sha1~ rriake a vacan~ channel av'ai~.ak~le to the ~loca~ public
schools to caxry a local closed circui~. Educational p.ragr«m
origi.nated by the local schoo]. distric't, This instruc~ional
closed circuit service shall be charged to the school district
as negotiated bu~t in no event at more than cnst p~.us ten per- ~
cent (l0a) .
SECTION 12. AYPLTCATION F~R FP.ANCHTSE;
(~) p,ppl~ication for a franchise hereunder sl~.ali be in
. v~ri•ta.ng; sh~.ll be filed ~caith -~he Cit~ Cler}:; and shall coni~-
ain the following in£ormation:
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(~) The name ar.~ ~~dress of the applican~. If the ap-
plicant is a purtnership, the name ana address
of each p~rtner sha~l be set forth, ~i th~ appli-
c~r.t is a co~~orat~on, the application sha11 also
state the names ~ncl addresses of its directnrs,
main ofiice.rs, major stockho:Lders and addresses of
~arent and subsidiary companies.
(2) A statemen~. azzcl des~ription of the C~i'PV systnm
proposed ta be constructed~ zns'~a1led main~E~ain-
ed o.r operat~d by tk-e applicant; the proposed
location oE such sys'~em and its vazious omponen~s;
~he manner in t~;hich applicant praposes to construct~
' instal'_, m~.intain and opera-~e ~he sam°; and par-
tkcularly, the extent and manner in which
existing or fu-~u-re poles or other faciliti~s ~
of ather pub~l:ic utilities c~~ill be used for such
sys•tem.
(3) A description, in detail, o~ the rights-of--way
within which applicant proposes or seeks autharzty to
construct, ~nsta_ll or maintain any CATV equipraent
or faca.lities; a detaiied description o~ L-he equip-
ment or. facilities proposed to be construc'tecl f in-
s-~a11ed or maintained -~hezein; and. the propos~d spe-
cific location thereof. _
(4) A map;specifically showing and delinezting the pro-
posed service area or areas wi~hin which,applicant
proposes to provide CATV sezvices and for which a fran-
chise is reques•ted.
(5) A sta~e;nent or schedule of proposea ra'tes and char--
ges to subscriber ~or ins~allation and services and
a copy.at proposed serv~.ce agreement bet~~~een ~he
Gran~tee anci its silbscribers shall accompany ~he
application. V~Then the service cab~e ~.s moze than
. two hundred (200) feet of clistance from siqnal
cable to connection of service to subscribers, an
additiona7. i~nstallation charge over ~hat normally
charged for installata.on~ as speciiied in the appli-
cant's, proposai may be chargedi if sucli cha.rges are
detailed in the propased charyes to subscrik~ers. ~'or
remote, rel.atively inaccessib~e subscribers within the
Ci~.y~ ser~crice may be made available on the basis of
cost of ma~erialsr labor and easements if requirec~
by Grantee. _
(6) A copy of az~y contract, if existingr b~t~~;ezn th~
~ppli.cant and any publia utility provid:ing for the
' use of faci~.ities of such pt~bJ.ic util_it~~~ such as
poles, lin~s or conduits, ,
(7) A staterlent se'~ting for~h a1.1 agreem~nts and .und~r-
standings, whether writ~en~ oral or implied~ exist-
inq between ~he~app~icant and ~~y p~.rson, firrn or
corporation with respect to the proposed ir~nchise
of the proposed CATV ope.ratian, If a~ranchise is
granted to a person, firm or corpozatzon. posing as
a fr.ont or as the representztive of another person,
£irm or corporation~ and such information is no•t
disclosec~ in-the oziginal ap~lica~ion, such fr.anch-
zse shall be cleemed void anc~ of na ~orce and effect
~~ha~5oever .
(8) A fin~ncial statement prepared by a ce~tified public
' accoLmtant, or person otheraise satisfactory to
tne Council; sho~ainc~ app~icant's financia~. st.a~us
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and his financial a~ility to com~~l:ate the
cons~ruction and i.nstallation o~ the propased
C11~'V sys r.em. ~
(9) '~'he Council may, a~ any ti.me, demand and appli-
cant shall provide, such supplementary~ ar3c~itiorial:.
~ or other information as the Council may deem reas-~
onab2y necessaxy to determine whether the requested
franchise shoul.d be graritec~,
(b) Upon consideration of s~zch application, the Councz.l
may refuse to grant the requested francY~ise of the Council or.
may, by ozdinance., grant a franchise for a CATV systen~ to any
such applicant as may appear from said application to be~ in
ivs opinion, best qualified to render proper and ef~icien~
CATV service ~o television viewers and subscribers in the Ci-~y.
The Council's decision in ~he mat~er shall be final. If fav-
orably considered, the applicatzon submitted shall constitute
and fnrm part of the franchise zs granted,
(c) Any franchise granted pursuant to ~his Ordinance shall
includ~ the ~ollowing condztions: '
The CATV system herein franchise sha11 be used and opera-
ted solely and exclusively to~ the purpose expressly au~.horized
by ordinance of the City of Gridl~y anr~.no other purpose
whatsoever. ~
Tnclusion of the foregoing statemen~ in any 511Gk1 franch-
ise shal3 not be cleemecl to limit the authority of the City to
incl.u.de any other reasanable COTlditiOn~~ limitatiQn or restric-
~tion which it may cl~em necessary to impose in connection with
such franchise pursuant to the authority conferr~d by~this Ozd-
ir.ance ,
~FCT3~N 13. ERANCrIISE RFN~G~AL: Any franchise granted under
this O~dinance is renewab~e at the applicat~on of the Grantee
in the ~ame inanner and upon the same terms and conditions as
zec~uired herein for obtaining the oxiginal franchise, except,
thase which are by thezr terms ~xpressly inapplicablef provi-
ded, how~ve~, tha~ the Council may~ at its option~ ~aaive com- .
p];zance with any or a].Z of the xequirements of the Sec~.ion en-
titJ.ed~ APPLTCATION FOR FRANCHISE, hereof_.
:SEC`L'ION -1~ ." ,~.CC~PTANCE AND EFFEC'I'TVE: D~2'~ OI' FR~INCHISE:
(a) No franchise granted pursuant to •the provisions of
' this ordinance sha~.1 become effective unless znd unti.~. the Ord-
inan~e granting s~me has becor.~~ effective and, in adclitionr
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unless and until aJ.l..tliings required ~.n this Section and
S~•ct.ions entitled, ~'AIi~Ik'UL ~ERFORf~NCE BOND~II;~D I1~~7Ei~1NIFI-
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CA~'zON OF CTTY, paragraprs (a? anc~ (b) ~hercof- respecta~vel_x
ar_~ done and comple•tcd, all of such i:hS_ngs bei5~n heret~y c~e-
clar.ed to be conclitions preceder~t to the effecta.veness of any
s~ich franchis° granted hereuncler, zn the event any of such
thiz-xgs are not donE and comple~ed in the time and manner re-
quired, the Counail may declare the franchise null and v'oid~
(b) Within ~k-irty (30} days after the effective date of
the Ordinance awardini~ a franchisa, ox within sucY~ ex~enc~ed
period of tizne as ~he Council, ~.n its discre~ion~ may author-
ize, ~he Gran~.ee shall file with ~h.e City Cier}~ his ~~~ritten
acceptance,in a fo~m sa~isfactory to the City P.ttorney~ of
the franchi.se, t~gether with the bond ancl insurance po~icies
required by Se~cti.ons en~itl.ed~ FAtTHFUL PER~ORNIANCE B0~7D AND
ZNDE~INIFICATrO1~I OF CITX, paragraphs (a) and (b} ~hereofr re-
spec~ive~.y, and his agreement to be bound by and to comply
with ~nc1 to do all things zequired of him by the provisions
of ~.his Ordinance and the franchise. Such accep~ance and
agreement shall be acknoialedged by the Gran.tee before a not-
ary pub~ic ancl shall in form and conten~-be satisiactozy ta
and apprnved by the City AttornEy,
S~:C~:COI~T 1.5. VIOI~A7'IODIS:
(a) From and ~£ter the effectzve c~atie of~this Ordinance~
zt sha~~. be unlawful for any persan to establishr operate or
to carry on the business of distribu~in~ to any par.sons in
i~his Ci~y any ~elevision sign~ls or. zadio signals by rneans o`
oi a CATV system unless a franchise Eherefor has first been
obtained pursuant to the provisi~~is of this Ordinance~ and
unle~s such franchise is in fu11 for.ce and ~ffect,
(b) From and after tlie effective date of this Orc?inance,
it shall be unlawfu:L for an.y person to construc~, install or
maintain within any zigh~-of-~aay in th~ Ci~y or ~~ithin any
privately owned area ~vithin the Ci~y 4~izich has not yet b~came
a gublic xight-of-way but is designated or d~7.ineatec~ as a pro-
posed right-of-waX on any ~en~ative subdivision m:~p apgroved
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b~ the City, anX ec~uipment or faciliti~s fo~ distributing any
t.el~vision signals or xadi.o signals thraugh a CATV syst~mf un--
less a f.rai~chise authorizing such use of s~.ich zighk-of-way or
pro~~ert~ or area has first been obtained pursuan.t to the pro-
visions of this Ordinance, and unless such franchise is in
fu~l £orce.and effect.
(c) It shall be un~.awful for any person, fa.rm or corpo--
r.atian to make any unauth~oized connectian, whether pliyszcal_-
~X, elec•~rically, acoustically~ inductive].y~ or.otheLwis~r v~a.th
any part of a franchised CATV system wi~hin•this City for
the purpose of tal:ing or receiving television signals, radio
signals, pictures, programs or.sound.
(d) ~t sha11 be unlawful foz any person, firm or corpa-
ration to make unau~.horized connection, whe~her physically,
electrically, acoustically, ~.nductively or otherwise~ with
any par-~ o~ a franclzisecl CATV system within thzs CitX far the
purpose o~ enabling himself or others to receive'any te~.evis-
ion signal, radio signal, pic~ure, ox program or sound~ with.-
out payment to the awner of saicl sys•tem,
(e) It shal.l bE unlaw~ul for any person, wi~hou~ the
cansent of the owner,"to wilfu].ly tamper with, remove or in-
jure any cablas, viires, or equipment usecl for distribution of
television signals, raclio si.gna].s, ,pictures ~ p~rograms or
sound. '
S~;~TIOtti' 1S. SEVFT2ABILIiY: If any 5ection~ St1}~52C:t"!on, s~n~°nc~,
cla~.~se or phrase of ~his Ordinance is for any reason held il-
lec~al~ invata.d or unconstitutional b~r the decision of any
court.of com~etent jurisdiction, such decision sha1J, not affect
t.he validity of the remaining portions hereof~ Th~ Council
hereby declares that it ~aould ha.ve passed this Ordinance and
~ each section, subsection, senLence, clause and phrase hereof,
' irrespective of the fact that an~ one or more secti.ons, suhsec-
tions, sentences, clauses, or ph.zases be declared il]_egalf in-
valid, or unccnstitutional. The invalidit~ of any portion o~
' tiiis Qrdinance shall not abate, YECZUC~ or otherwise zf£cc~ any
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consideration ar other obliga~tion required of the Grantee of
any frazichis~ qran~:ed ~e.reunder.: ,
SF'C`i'IOi~T 17, kFI'~CTIV3~ nATE: 2'his orcl.inance shall becom~ efiec-
ta.ve thirty (30) daXs from and aft.er its passage,
I IiEREBY C~R''i'IE'Y that the above and forc:going Ox~dinance
~ris duly and ~egularly introduced 'at a regulaz meetang held
at E:00 O'C1ock~PM on the second (2) day of December, 1958,
and passed ~nd adoptecl by the Ci~y Council a~ an adjouzned
regular meeting thereof held on the ~StY~ day of December~
196H, by the following vo~e, to t,ri~: -
F~~'ES: COUNCII~A'.tEN HA1~Ii~fAt~, FiEI~HES, SHIFFLET, -SQU.CR~ PS:.D
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I~1C)ES: COUNC~LNEEN 230Iv£ ' '" ~ ~ `
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COLI~ICILMEDT t301d~
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CI~'Y CLERK
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Stace oE CaliEornia -
Councy af Bucte s.s. ATTESTATION JF~11!P_T~Y ~? •-1.9f ~_-
C1TY OF GRIDLEY ~ . ~;~c
I, tlie andersigned, the .ppointed Cicp Cterk oE ehe Cicy of Gridley, and cha S:eeper of ehe Cicy reco:ds,
includin~ che joucnal of praceedings of the Cicy Cocncil, do hereby CfiRTIFY:
. 'I'hat che annesed pnper is a t~ue and corFecc copy of OELpINANCE IiO. 7_]-0 -
aqproved 1i3d p1ssed by che Council of;I~lie Cicy oE. Gc~dley' ic ehe c1C~ i C`U':'P.P.C? 7'E ~U~ ~~T'
rneeting held on che ~=-?i ~.y o£ :Tl•;rr T,~~.n _ ~~__._. 1? ~=-~- .
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~ZCENSF ~1C~R~Et~#~tlT
TEi~ CI~~CY OF Gi2Z~lLt~.Y, a~"un~cipal Cor~orai7on, h~re-inafter cal~ed "Ci~ty," anc4
I~OR C~1L C~1CiLE11ISi0f~, St~~.., f~~r~~~na~Ft~r cal7ecf "i~lor Cal,'~ mu~~ua~7y a~ree ti~a~ ~he
~o~ ~ o~,=r? nc~ ~I:er~~s and condi ~~ons shal 1 govern C~ar Ca3's use o~f po1 es o1~rnEC[ by C~ ty,
_ here~in~f~ter re~F~rr~d ~o as "C~ ~~y pa7~s." ., .
. _ 'f~~i s ayree~nent ~ s~ade pursuant to ard~ nan~e No: 2~ 9 af the Ci ~y Cour~ci.7 0~ :
~'r.e City o-F Gr~~iey, ~dopted D~cember 16, 1968, and en-~i-tled, "AN ORDI~~~A~~C~ OF' THE
CITY COLE;VCIL OF THE CIT~Y OF aRIDLEY ~ROViDItdG FOR THE GRAhdTING OF F~2ANCIiISES FOR
GUP~~~~~.~i~JITY ~1NT~~~~dA 7"ELE~II5ZOf•t SYSTEP~IS TP~ 1'N~. CITY OF GRIDL.EY AN~ PROVI[}Ih~G ~~~i{i5 Af~~o ~
C~Jf~l~Z7~OPd5 ~t~R 7H~ OPERR7ION 01= SlJ~H COt~P~illNITY A~d7'~f!«A T~LEVI5IOP~ SYSTE3~S," and
~Jrc~inar,c~ ~do. 290, adop~ed flu~us~ 15, ~975, entit7ed, `~At~f OP,DIPd~I~~lCE at= ThIC CITY CQUtd~IL
OF ~hE CITY OF GRI~~EY Ah1ENDING ORDI~d1~~dCE 27S DEALIf~G 4~~I7'H1 CA~L.~~ 7.V. F'R~3E~CI~ISE A~SD
PRCVIDT1dG PErdA~..TIES FQ~ U~~aUTFiOR~ZE~7 CON~JECTII~id OR i:SE OF ~HE FRAI~CH~SE SYSEEf~9 OR
~tiR 71~€~9P~RIPIG 7f~EP.~!~lITI-I,'' h~relnaf~er ref~rred ~o as ~he °CA"fU ~Franchise ordinances,"
arrd FRAI~ICHISE AGREEI~i~t~T tv construct, o~era~e anc~ mair~~~ain a Ca!~}m~an~ty Ar~~~nna Te~~--
v~ si r~n Syster~, submi t~~d by Pdar CaT and da ~PCE Oc~ober 26, 1976. ~he def7 ni t~ons 3~
~he CA7V i rar~ch~i se ordi riar~ce shal l have the sa~t~~ m~ani r~g ~ n~~~ s ayreer~er~~~ as i n the
sai c! ord-i n~nce, except ti~at ~n thi s agreemen~ ti,r€~~re ti~e vrord °~qui pm~r~t" i s used, i t
sh~; l l mean "averhead ec~u~ pmen~" as. de~F~ r~ed i n the CIt7+! franc~~i s~ ordi r~ance~
~. ~~'n;~ Ca~'s ~as~ of C~~.y poles si~a'I? b~ can~F~n~d hc~ sup~or~~in;~ ~trn~~ e.aaivs,
~~i'ir~s, ar~a anp~iar~ces, co3~~her~ 4ai~n assoc~atecl ~essenger cable~, guy ~~~ires, a~c~ors,
Gt7ci r~ ~.i:~r ~E~p~~r~~en~~icGs , a~E 7 herzi naf~er ca ~ ~ ed ~'~C~l! 3 p1~1~~~ ~," t~rll~ cn i; i~y f~as gi v~t~
fv~~r C~ ~ ti~~ri ~~e~t per~ni ss i an to i ns~tal ~. fdor Ca7 n~y ~ESe sai c~ ec~ui ~~~n~~ ~ n a car!?r~!~n~ ty
anter~na te~ eV751 On sys-~em op~ra~~ nc~ ti~~i ~hi n~he af'~res~~ d area~s ta d~ s-~ri ~ru~.e ~
~elev7s'iot~1 pragra.ms ~o tf~e ho~e and bus~nzsses o-F ~~or Ca~'s subscribers ~ri~~i~n thQ
G~ty of Gridl~y.
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2, ti5lhenev~r t~or Ca7 shal i des3 re to pl ace equi pment on any of the C~ ~y poZ es ,
Nor Ga7 shal 1 ma[ce «Y°~i'~ter~ ap~7 icai.ion, ~ n trip7 i ca~e, ~o C~ ty far per~n~ ssion ta
da so, subs~ant~al~y ir~ ~~re ~orm ~et,eto at~ached, n~ar~:ed "Exizib~t ~" and made a
p~r-~ h~reaf. If sa~ d ag~l i ca~i on ~ s a~proved, ~er~i ss ~ on to p~ aee ~h~ eq~~ ~m~nt
C~E5G1°ibed i r~ sai d app~ i cat~ an on ~he Ci ty pol e or Ci ty pol es t{iere~ n i~e~~i'fi ed shal ~
be c~~ar~~i:ed by Ci ty by si gni ng ane copy of sa~ d appl ~ cati on ~i n-~he p1 ace prov~ ded
. ~'nereon ~For. ~Y~at~ pur~ose and ret~arni r~g sai d s i,ned co~y ~o PJor Ca~ .-' ; '.
3. Upon recei vi r~g s a7 d s~ g~ed copy o~ s ai d app~f i ca~~i an, bu G no~ befare, P~or ~ Ca~
sha~7 have ~he righ~ ~o insta~7, maintai~ and use its equipmer~~ d~seri6ed in sa~~
app3 i ca~~ on o~ t~e Ci ty po i e or Ci ty oal es i dent~ fi ed ~herei n; provi ded, hoi~rever,
tha~ l~or Ca1 s ha7 ~ comn7 e~e s uch i r~stal l a~t~ on -~~i th3 n such r~asonab~ e t~ me ~ i m~ t as
may be sp~c~f~ed ir~ said approved appl9ca~~on.
4. ~Vor Ca1 sha71 not have -~he rig}z~ to place, nor sha1~ i~ place, a~yradditionai
equ~ prne~i~ an any Ci ty pol e~sed by ~ t hereunder tv7 thout ~i rst maki ng a;~p11 cat~ ~n '~or
and receivirtg permission to do~so, a~i as prescr~bed in Para~raph 2 h~reo~; nor sha31
Nor Cal change t~e pos7~ian of any equi~,ment on any C~ty poie hereunder wi~~hou~ C7~y's
pri ar vrri tten a~prnval .
5. ~a } Nor Cai s~t~l l, a~ ~~s ovrn so7 e ri sk and ex~ense, pl ace aric~ r~ai n ~ai n
sai d e~ui pmer~~ on sai d Ci ~y po~ es (~ ) i~ a safe candi ti on and i n~horo~ac~h rcpai r~,
(i ~i )~ n a r~an~rer su~ ~t~b~ e-~o C~ ty and so as no~ ~o confi z ct or i n~~rf~re ~~ri ~~h ~he
i•~or~:~ 3~~ us ~ of 5d7 CI C1'Ly ~o~ ~s by C i~~y ar o~tners usi ~,y sa~ d C~i ~cy }}o~ ~s , o r~•r~ ~cn ~c~Q
~•rarki n~ use of i aci ~ i~~i es af C-i ~~y or a~E€~~rs an or ~Fro~~ ~i r~~ ~a ti r~e pT aced on sai d
~-i-i.y poi~s, and ~'1'17~ 7T~ con~~o~~ni iy t~r~ ~h SUC~l requ~remen~~s anc~ sp.~ci~~~c~-~~o~s as
Ci~ty sha~~ fram t~me -~o ~ime prescribe ~nd in accordance ti~ri'th ihe CFITU ~Franchise
orc~i nance, the appl ica~~or~ ~ranch7 se, and a~f 1 other doc~~ments ~o ~he francll~se and
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~:r~~ s~gree~ner~t and ~ r~ accorr~ance l~ri th a1 ~ 1 aitas and the ~ec~ul ati orts , arc~ers and
tiec7recs a~F a17 ~ ai•~~'ul iy consti tuted ~adi es and tri bUnal s, per~ai ni n~ to ~o~ e 1 i ne
cor~s~truc~t~i on, i nc~ ud-i ng ti~ri ~rh~ut 1 i~ni ti nc~ ~h~ scape af the ~~~arego~i n~ Gen~ra~ Qr~er
No. 95 o~F -~he Publ ic ~1~~i 7 7 ti es Comm~ ssion af ~he Sta~e of Ca~~ i farnia, and any
sup~le€~en~s ~~Er~to and revisiQy~s thereof.
(b )~var Ca~ s f1a 1! compl et~ ~he i nsta~ ~~-~~ on af i~s equi pmen~ ot~ ~I~e Ci ty
_ ~ol e or Ci ty pol es cavered by eacl~ approved i nd~ vi d~aT appl ~ cati on i~~i t~i n such i~r~e.
_ 1 imi t as Ci ty sha~ ~ des~ gna~e on sai d app7 i ca~~an -~or such ~ r~stal7 atior~;~ and i n~ne
ever~t NQr ~al s~ouT d fai 3~o co~pl ete the i ns~a i~ at~ on o~F ~~s egui pmer~t o~ sai d~i ~y
po~ e or Ci ty ~oi es ~r~ thi n sa~ d prescri bed t3 me 1~m3 ~, ~i~~ per~r~i ss i or~ gra~ted by Ci ~y
to place said equip~er~~ or~ sa~d Ci~ty po7e or City pol~s sha~l thereby au~amauical~y
be revo~Ced and Nor Cal st~a~ 1 na~ ~ave the r~ gl~-~ to p7 ace sa~ c~ equi pment on sai d Ci ty
po7 e or Ci ~y pol es +r~i tha~~ fi rst reapp~y~ ng ~or ar~d recei v~ ng ~ermi ssi an ~oL do so,
aIi as prescribed ~n Paragrap~ 2~hereo~.
b. I~', in the ju~gment o~ City, the accor~r~odation af any of ~Jar Cai's equ~pr~ent
rtecessi ~ates t~e rearrang~€nen~ of fac~ 1 i~i es on a-Ci ty pole or -~he re~7 acer~~ni of a
C~ ty pol e, C7 ty shal i~ nd~ ca~e o:~t sa1 d app~l i ca~i on the necessary changes and tne
es~~mated cost ~hereo~' ar~d ~^eturr~ -i ~ to Nor Ca~ ; and i f 1Vor Cal st~ i 1 des~ res to ~~se
sa~ d C1 ty pol ~ or suc~ rep~ ac.ed Ci ty po7 e and returns ~he ap~] ~ ca~i or~ r~~rked ta .so
i ndi catE, Ci ty wi i 7 ma~e such pal e rep~ acement ~ fi~ requ7 red, and C~ ty ti~ii 71 ma~:e and .
~~i~i ~~ 7"f'.C~licS~~ U~Cl2(' 0~;11`I~.-'Y'S , i I c1~1`/, 0'i Sd~ ~ f'X"i S~1 t~~ 'i 3C~k ~ i ~1 E.'S "CO 1~1~1!.f? S?ICfi Y'~~tl"1^dTlt~'~~
men~ts ~r ~~rans~Fe~s~ o ~ sai c~ ex3 s~i r~g ~aci 7 i ti es as tnay be rec~t~i red, a1 ~ a~ t~e so~ e
r;s~< <~~~~.r.x~er~se oF ~aor CrAI, anc~ s~for C~1, on der~and, shzl~ rc~imb~arse C~i~~y ~nc! ~ac'~~
s~ch ot~ier ol~ur~er o#' faci 7 i t-i es for ~he en~i re expe~se ~hereby i ncurred by ~ach o~
them. C-i~y sf7a11 no~ be responsible ~o ~ior C~l for a~y ~oss sus~a~ned by tdor Cai
by reason of the fa-i 1~re ot any s uch o~her otdn~r of faci ~ i~i ~s to m~tke s~cY~ rearrange-
ments or trans~Fers. .
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7. 3:f Tdor Cal shot~l d requi re eq~i pment i n a I ocat7 on upon any r~ gh~ o~ -•ray or
priva~te ~roper~y, and ~here is na exis~ing p~1P or poles so ~ocatec~ as ~a ~ul~i~l
s~~or C~z l's requirer~~r~ts, P1or Ca7 sha7 ~ no-~i-Fy Ci ~y fl~ its neecl for sucf~ pales~ i n
orcier that Ci ty r~ay de~~erin~ ne a•~he~Gher ~~~r~i shes to ol ace pale5 ~ n such 1 acation.
I f Ci ~y ~i s wi 1 ~ T ng to erec't pol es -i n suc1~ ~ ocati on adequa~e ~o care for t~~ serv~ ce
requ~rements of the r~ar%ies hereto, C7~y sha~i so not~fy ~Vor Cai and thereuoon h~or Cai
shal ~ n~ake app~ ~ cati on under thi s agrePmeni. fior perr~~i ssi on ~to plac~ ~ ts equi pmen~
~:~1n3"2pt1.
Upan~r~cE~pt 0~ SalC~ application, Clty 5}ta~~ prac~ed to erect said Ci~y
pQ1BS.
8, in ord~r ~o ~Ceep the nu~6er of pol es an pu~rt i c thorougf~ fares a~d e~ set~~i~ere
~o a~racti cab1 e m~ nir~ui7, fJar Cai agr~es no~ ~o ~rect any pol ~ o~F i ts ovrn ~ n or r~ear
any ~ ocati on ti~rF~er~ ~i ~y or any o~her os^~ner of po~ ~s i s wi 11 ~ ng ta acconmoda~e t•~or
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Ca3's equi pmer~t or to prov~ d~- a po7 e adequa~e to accomr~odate Nor Cal `s eq~i p~ner~~.
A~or Cal further agrees not ta erect any pa~ e of i ts ovr~Z r~ear any exi sti r~g ~ol e unt~ i
~he a~~~ner of s~uch ex~ s~i ng po~ e has no~i ~~ ed Nor Ca~ that ~~ i s unti•r~ 1 Z i ng ~o accor~mo-
cla~te~laor Cal's equ~pr~en~; and nat ta erec~t a~~y po7e o~ ~ts ot~rn vrhere no poie ~X'~5'~5
ur,~i ~ t;i ~y has no~i fi ed €~or Cal ~f~at C7 ty c~aes not desi re to erect po~ es i rr such
iocation. Neither sha~l Nar Cal erec~ any po~es oi its aav~ 3n an area ~rnere City
directs tf~a~ equipr~~ent a~F fdar Cal shal~f be placed underc~t°aund; ~,rovided, ho~~ever,
~.i~a i. uF~d~rg~oi~r~ci equi p;}~e~i~~ sha7 ~~~o~~ be r~ q~_~:i •r~d Ll~l~ L'S5 '~r;~ ~r~a -i s ci~s i~na ~ed as an
t:nderc~~'ourick area ~For ~~ 1 Lltl ~I 3'~1 ~'S.
9. P;~'~~i ng ir~ ~ hi s a~r~emer~~ si~~l l be cons~iruec~ to a61 ~ ~~~:e Ci ~~y to c~r~r~~t
i~or Ca1 perm~ss3an ~o use any particular po~e ar ~oZes.
~ 0. ~a) ~~lor Ca7 , a~c 'i ts o~~1n sa7 e ri s k ar~d ex~erise, s h~ I~ provi de, 04•1ti, a~d
~a~i n~ai n s uch guys ancl anchors a5 are rec~t~i red to no~ d the strai ns of i ts equi pment
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~rn ~ai d Ci ~y poles 1~~ al i cases Url~ere fJar Ca1's ancil~ra~e rec~Ui rer~ents are not
ca=~~cider~t tv~~~ ~F~ose o~ City.
(ia) Tn ger~era~f , i n~hose cases ti~here th2 ancharage requi rer~nnts af l~~or Cal
and C~ ty are coi nci c€er~~r, ~he s~tra~ ns af [~or Cal ' s equi ~men~ anc~ of Ci ty's -~aci 1~ t~ es
on sai d Ci ~y poI es s}~al ~ be E~e1 d by ~he sa~rie guys and anchors ; however, ~ t~ i rtdi v7 dua3
cas~s ti•rhen, ~n City`s ~uc~gm nt, such procedure ~s desirable, Pdor Cal, at ~is o4~m so~e
ri sk and ex~ens~, st~a~ 7 provi de, o4~m and, m~~i ~rtai ~ s~parat~ giiys or at~cho~s,. or both,
.. to hold ~~he strains of ~ts ~quipmer~~ on sa~d City ~o~es. ~ .
(c} ~r~ t~ose cases Gv~ere existing g~rys and ar~cl~ors are inadequa~e to ho3cl
Nor Ca~'s s~ra3ns and separate guys and anchars are not desired, or 1f guys and
anchars beir~g used I~y tdor Ca~ shou~Q ~e ~nadec~uate to ho~d addit~anai strains o~
C~i ~ty ar~d any ~ot~~er otvner ~ or ot~n~rs o~' faci 1~ ti ~s on saY d, po~ es, or any af ~h~r~,
r~s ~t~ ti «y -~rar~ ~h~ pl aci r~g o~F ~ a ddf ~i ana~ faci 7 i ti es on sa-i d C~ ty pol es and sa~ d c~uys
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and anchars G~roul d have b~~n ac~ec~uate ~o ho1 cE ~ne addi ti ana7 strai r~s i f P~or Cal's
s~~a7ns t~ere re~aved ~her~from, City sha17 cat~se the exzsting guys and anehors to
be repiacec~ 4d~~h adeqUa~:e guys and anchors a~ ~he so~e ris~ anc! expense o~ Nor Ca~,
and Nor Cal, on demand, shali re~mburse City fo~~ tl~e ~nt~re exper~se ~~.}~er~by i~ncurred.
~ 1 o Ci ty reserves ~:o i~s ~1-F and -~o ~act~ o%~er owner a~ faci 1 i ti es on sa~ d~o i es
the r~ ~nt to nai n~Ga~ n sai d ci ~y ~ po~ es ar~c# ~o opera~e ~i~e~ r faci i~~ti es ~i~ereon i n suci~
rr~~nrrer as ti~~ 11 best enab~e t'rrem ~o -~ul ~'i i~~1iei r o~rn servi ce requi rer~en~s, ar~d nei ti~Fr
C•i ~~.y i4nr t:~~y sa~d a~her c~rrner s~ra~l'[ be 7 i~b1e ~~o ~Jar Cal i or a~_y -in~tA~r~~~cio=~ to ~;or
E:al `s sFrv~ ce or for any ~ n~ter~erer~c~ 4Ji th ~~f~e o~erat~ on of Nar Ca-i `s equi pr~En~
ari s i r,~~ ; r~ ~ ny r~ar~ner -F~r4m th~ u~e of sa~ ci Ci ~~y ~o~ ~s , arzci ~I3P 'FrICZ ~ l'~'I ES ~r~erec;~ by
C~~ ~y ~nd ~ach said other o~~rner.
12. hor C~ l shal 1 obi:ai n trom pub7 i c autf~ori ~~ es ar~d pr~~ vate oa~rners a~F rea i
property any and aI~ permi~s, ~icenses or gran~s necessary -For ~~~e 7atvful exercise
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o~F the per~ission granted ~y any app~~ca-tion approved he~eunder; ~nd «or Ca~ shail
s~~bm~i ~~:o Ci ty ev3 der-ce o~F conip1 ~ ance wi th the -~ore,yo~ ng requi rements pri a~ to or
a~ i.he i.ime af mak~ rig appi i c~~i on' for ~ermi ss~ on ~o p7 ace sa~ ci equi pmen ~ on sai d
Ci ty ~o~ e or C-i ty po1 es . T~ sha~f [ be the respor~si b~ 1 i~y o~= Nor Cal to o~~i ai n~~~
cc~nser~t of a~y o~her otuner a~ a p4~fe orrned joint7y ~y ~he City an~ said other oi~ln~r.
~i 3e ~dor Cal sh~l ~ at any~ ti ~ne, at ~ ts , awn so7 e r~ sk ar~d ex}~ens~, upon no~t~i ce
frc~s~~ Ci ~Y, reloca~e, rep i ace or ren~4~ s~~ d equi pmP~t ar trar~sf~r_•~ ~ to rep~ aci r~g
Ci ~y po~ ~s or ~erform ar~y o~her ti~rork i n conr~ec~i or~ v~i ~Gh sai d equi pmen~ tf~at r~ay be
req~,i red by C~ ~ty; pr~vi ded, ho~rever, tFrat i n cases o~ emerger~cv Ci ty may, a~
~or Cal's soie r~sfc and expense, re~oca~~, rep`~ace or rene~~t said equipmen~, transfer
i'~ ~o repl ac~ ng po~ es or per-For~ any o ~her ~~or[~ i n connec~3 on v~~ ~h sa i d equ~i ~me~t
~}~a L~nay be re~ui red i n the r~ai n~enance, rep7 acement, remova~ or re7 aca~r~ on o~. sai d
C~ ~y po ~~s or the faci ~~~i es thereon ar t~rh7 c1~ r~ay be p~ aced t~erean, or for ,the serv~ ce
needs o~F Ci ~ty or any other owne~^ o~ fac7 ~~ ti es ~~hereon, ar~c[ No,r C~1, o~l de~nar~c~, shal ~
re~~burse C~ty far ~he en'~ire ~2xper~se ther~by incurrecl.
14, Nor CaE may a~ any time remove its equ~pnent from any of said C~~y pa~es
a~c~, ir~ each s~ch case, PJor Ca~ sha1~ imr~ediately g~ve C~i~y writter~ il~tZC~ af' sucn
rer~r~vai i r~ ~ the ~tumber o i copi es and ~i r~ ~h~ for~n firor~ time to ti me ~rescri bed by
C~ -~y~. Removal o-F sai d equl pment -From any pol e sha~ ~ consti tute a t~rmi na~ti on o~
~for Ca1's rig'r~~ to use s~ch po7e.
i 5~ f~c~r i.ne ~ri vti I~y~ o F~~I aci r~c~ ~nd r~ia~ ~~~:ai ni ~J sa ~ d~c~u i}~m~~~t c~n sal c[ Ci iy
po7 es, P•tor Ca ~ shal l pay ~i a Ci ty ar~ annua~ ~~ee based on Gh~ nur~t~`r o~F ~n1es i n Eise
~n '~~,e ;-~ _; t o F D~cem~ze'r o~~ ~~acn y~~~r~. Sa~ d~~~e sha~l 1 be ~ c~Qrl ~ i r.al to ~th~~ f~.,
charged by P~ci f~ c Tel ephone anci ~"el ec~ra}~h Company as of sai ci date for tE~e tasP o F
~T~~~~~ a ; 2 .50 ~ ye~~: p :~ ~:b:~e ~-~ ~ir::u
sai d co~:~pany's pa1 es i n~he Coun~~y o~ Bu~~e, ~~~I~e total sum sha~[ 1 be payab~l e no 1 ater,
~han t~e 3~ st of .?ar~uary n~F ~he y~ar fa~ ~ oti~i nc~ . In the case of any po~ e oti~rned jai ni.1 ~i
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by Ci~y anc~ ~he Pacl~Fzc Te~ephone and Tel~graph Company, t~e ~icense fee shaZl ba
pa-i d~o Paci fi c Te1 epfzone ar~c~ Te1 e~raph Cosn;~any i n accordance ~r~ th i~~s agreer~er~'~ s~~~ ~h .
tat~r Ca7 and st~a~[7 not be ~ayab~Ie to the Ci~y.
16.. P~o ~se, haL•rever exi.ended, of any of saicE Ci~y poies tander th~s agreement
~i~al ~ crea~~e or vest i n Nar Ca1 any o1~rnErshi p or ~roperty ri yh~s ~her~in, b~t ~~or
Cai `s ri jh~s t~rerei n sh~l l be and rem~i n a m~re ~ i cens~, ~rh~i ch as ~~o any~ par~i cu3 ar _
_ ~~~ ty pol e or E~ ty po1 es ~ay be ~;err~i i~a~ed a~t ~any t-i ~iie by C~ -~y u~on '~Yii r~y (:30 ) days' _
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w~~i ~~~en not~ ce ~o ~for Ca7 , and Ivor Ca1 s ha~ i remove ~ ts ec~u ~ pmer~~ frarri ~a~ d Ci t,y
po~e or City poles wi~hin said th7r~y (30} days. ~lothing t~erein con~a~n~d shal~ be
co~s~rued to cor~~~7 Ci ty ~a ~nai ntai n any par~Ei c~~ ar C~ ~y pol e or C~ ~y po1 es ~Far ~
period 7onger ~han de~and~c~ by 7~s o~m servic~ requ~remer~~s.
~17. ~~or Cal s~al~ exercise special precau~~ons ta avoid Nor Cal's caus~r~g damage
-to the faci~7~~es of City arid o'~hers or~ poles, anc[ Nor Ca~ shall assume a~l}rPSpor~sl-
bil~ty ~for any an~ a~7 ~055 ~'rom ~such dar~age. P~or Cal sf~aT~ ~ake a~ i~media~e report
of ~he occurrence of any such damage to ~he oti~r~er of ~f~~ damaged faci 7 i~~ es anc3 sh~3 T,
on de~anc~, rei~burse said oti~rner far ~he entire expense ir~curr~d in mak~ina repairs.
~ 8. Ci ty sha11 have ~he .r~ c~~~t to i nspect eacF~ ne~~r i ns~~al 1 a~~i on of Paor Cal `s
equ~pn~en~ on a:nd in tne vic~ni~~y of any poie and ta r~ake perioci~c ins~ections, sec~i--
annually o~ more of~en as p1ant conc~it7ans may ti•rarran~, of s~ch of fJor Ca~'s plan~
as i t cfeer~s t~ecessary. Such i nspect~ ons, made or r~o~, sha~ 1 nat rel i eve [Ior Ca~ of
-~ny r~~~onsib~ii4y, o~~l~g~~L~ari or 1~ab~~ii~~y assur~ed ~~nci~r ~i;i~is ~inr?~i~~e~rG.
~ 9. P~or Ca~l covenan~s and a~rees not to {~rovi d~ serv~i ce ~o arty subscri ~a?r
~~~ i~~,~o~~~~: ~~~vai ~ i n~ a s~i c;n~ri can~rac ~ f rorn sa7 ci ,ub~cri b~r cnnta~ n'i nc~ a provi si c~~~
substan~ially as ~Folla~~~s:
°5ubscriber understands that -i rt provi d1 n~ ~ei ev~ sion an~~enna
s~rvi ce f3or~ ~al 3 s mak~ ng us~ of ool es oti~rr~ed by ~he Ci ty of Gr~ d~ ey,
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po~ es QGVned by ~t~e Paci ~Fi c 7e1 epl~one ar~d ~"el egraph Corn~any, and
po1 es o~~n~ci joi nt7y by the Pac~ ~i c 7~~ ephone anci 7e1 egraph Com~any
and -~he Ci ~y o~r Gr'i dl ey, and tha~ the cant-i nued use of these po1~s i s
-in na c,ray guaran~eed.. In t~e event ~he con~~r~~ed use of such poles
is denied ~o Nor C~~ ~or a~y reasori, ~1or Cal sha11 maE:e every reaso~--
ab7e ef~Fort to prov~de serv~ce Qver a~~erna~~e routes. Subscr~~~r
agrees he ~r11 i make no c1 ai m nor ur~c~~r~take arry acti ~n agai r~st the
Pacif7c Telephone a~d ~e7egraph Company or tl~~ Ci-~y of Grid7ey, hav~ng
an ollners t~i p or o~h~r ~ nter~s~ 7 rr sai d pol es due ~o i r~terrup~~ on or
discon~inuanc~ of ~the service to be prov7ded by Nor Ca1 hereunder:"
The forn of P~or C~~'s con~ract 4vith zts subscribers shali be su'bject t~
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~pp~ova~. by C~ty ti,~i,th resp~ct to the ~i~c~usior~ of this prov~sion> .
2Q. ~ior Cai sttal l i r~~ler~ni fy ar~d ho~ d harml ess C~ ty an~ otf~er o4~rners o~ an
in~terest -in or of faciT~ities on any pa]es, and each o~ the~, anc~ their respective
he~rs, adm~nis~rators, ~xec~~tors, successors and ass~c~ns, against and frorrz any and
al ~ ci a~ms , dema~ds, ca~ses of ac-~ion, dar~ages, cas ~s or 1 i ab7 7 i t~ es, i n 1 a4~r or 7 n
~~ui ty, of every fc~ nd and na~ure ti•~hatsaever, di rec~7y ar proxima~e~y res~tl t~ ng frorts
or causeci by (a )~he i ns~al ~ ati on, ma~ n~enance, use or rer~aval o~ sai d eqc~i p~en~ on
ar from said po7es, or (b} ~r~y ~nt~rrubt~on, discon'tinuance, or ~nter.ference i•r7ti~
IVor Ca~'s service ~o ar~y o~ 'i~s subscribers occas~aned vr cla~~ed to have bee~
occasioned ~y ar~y action af ~~~~y or each other s~cE~ o~~rne~^, or any tti•ro or more of
~he€~, purs+~an~~ to ar consi s~:en-~ ~~ri th -~}~~ s ac~reement; ~nd P~or Ca ~ sha~ l, ~!~on der~and
an~ a~ ~ts oti~~n soke risfc ~~d expens2, de~'end any ancl all s~~'~s, actions or o~h~r
lega~ proceedings tdh?cri may be brouc~ht 4r inst~~ute~ ~y tnlyd ~ersons aqa~rtst City
cr ~rsy ~ther sr!ch cvrr~er ar an~~ ~wo ar r~are of thP~, ar the~r respec~.iv~ heirs,
~;c;m~r~-is~~:.ra~ars, ex~cutars, staccessors o~ il5S"i~ns nn any s~cc~ c1ai~~, d~n»r~d or cz.us~
u~~' ac~E7on; and sl~~l~ pay ~r~d sat~sfy any j~dc~men~~ t~r decree ti•1~~ic~ r~~Y be re~d~;~Qc4
u~ai r~s~L C i'Cyy 01" ar~y a ~her suc~~ o;~r~er, or 1ny ~:v~a ~~r r~~re ~ ~` 'L:~pi~~, or i,~e~ r r~;~~c~t7 v:
he~rs, ~d~r3in~istrators, ex~c~~~~~rs, staccessors ar assi~!~s, ir~ any such su~i~, act~on ~r
oti~er ~ec~al proceed~nc~; ancl, ~fur~t~~r, ~°~or Cai sl~al E reir~burse Ci~Cy and eaci~ other
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such o.~tner for any and a~~ ~ega~ expense incurred by ~ach of ~hem ~~ co~nflc~ian
th~r~~~ri ti1,
23 .~flro~gf3ot~~t the i 7~'e a~' ~his agre~r~e~~, ~~c,r Cai sha71 mai nta7 n i n tul ~ farce ~
an:! e~r~ec~ ~:~~ ~F~ a carr~i er ~r carri ers s el ected by P~or Cal and sa~~i s-~actory ~o ~i ~y :
(a) Compens~~ion insurance 7n cflmpl5ar~ce 4~r~th a71 t~rorkr~~~'s cor~pens~t~~n
i nsurance anu sa~Fety i a4rs of ~Nz~ Sta~e o~ Ca i~~orni a ancl ame~~meE~~ts
~t~ere~o; ~
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- (b ) Bodi ~y i~~j ury ~ i ab~ 17 ~y ~i nsurance t~ii th -~ i~ii ts of ~500,D00 each :
~ --:.person ancf $f,OGQ,GOQ.each occurrence; and . ~
{c ) Property damage 7 i abi T~i ty i nsurar~ce L•r~ th ~ i m~ ts af $700,QOQ~ each
' acciden~. '
The ~nsurance c~escribed 3p {b) and (c). above sha11 a~so provide con~rac~ua~
~~ a~~i17 ~y eoverage sa~i sfac~ory to C~ ty wi ~th respec-~ ~0 1 i ab~i 7 i ty assur~ed ~y ~~or Ca1
under ~r~~ prov~ si ons of Parayraph 2Q hereo-F. tidri tten praof o'~ cor~~l i ance Vii th the
~^equirements o~ Paragra~h 2~ sl~a1 ~ be -~i ~ ed Vri th and approved by Ci ty pri or to -~he
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i r~s~al ~ ation o~ any sa~ d equ~ pm~nt on sai d Ci ~y po~ es and pr~ or ~o the expl ra~~ on o~F
eacF~ po~ ~ cy year- therea-F~Er.
Z2. ~a } T~ Pdor Ca7 si~ou~[ d de~au~f ~ i n-the per~Formance of a~ty work ti~hi ch i~ i s
ob3 i gated to do unde~ thi s agreer~en't exc~pt ~he ~~rork nf removi ~g its e~u~i~p€~en~ fror~
`any po1 ~~» thi n~~e ~fine a7 `[oti~ed for such t~raric, Ci ~y may e~ ec~ ~o do such ~~rork a 4
t;or Cal `s so~e risk and exper~se and V~or Ca~, an deE:~a~d, sha17 reir~burse City ~For the
~ntire expense -~hereby ~rtcurred.
~o} I~ ~~or Ca1 SilOi~~C~ C~z~idif7~ 'ffl the r~~ava1 0~~ i tis eq~i~~=~~rs~t ~ram any pole
t,li •th~ r~ ~he ~~~e al losved -For sucf~ r~er~ova~I , Ci ~y may elECt, by a ti,~r~ ~~ten not-ice to f~or
C~1, (~) ~to r~mo~~e 5ai~ ~c~u~pn~er~-~ a~ tdor Cal's so~e r~sk ~nd c~x~ensQ, in +,i~i~h ~v~nr
[r'or C~~E shal~ rei~burse City on ~lemand ~'or ~he entire expens~ ~hereby incurred, or
(~ ~)~to ~ecor~e ~L-he so7 e a~~d absol ute otiJner o~ sai c~ equi p~:~er~~t; i n ti~thi ch event ti ~~l e
~o sai d equ~ pmer~t sha71 vest i n Ci ty as flf the date of such 4~ri t~en r~oti ce.
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?_3a In tne even~~ o~F any su-i t, acti on or otlier 1 egal prflcPedi ng ~o er~ k orce th~ s
a~ree~en'~, t~e 1 os~ ng party sha1 T pay the pr~vai 1 i r~g par-~y, i~t adcl~ ti an to ar~y
~ udgme~z'~ ar decree ; or cos~s, sUCfi reasonab] e at~orneys ` f~es as i~t r~ay t~ave i ncurred
i n sucl~ sui ~, actzon or o~her 7 ega~E proceedi r~g.
24e ~'he fa~ ~ ure o~F Ci ~y ~o ent~arce any prov~ s i on of tl~i s agree~cnt or ~the ti~rai ver
t~z~reo~F..i n any ~ ns ~a~nc~ s hal T not be cons~ruecl as a genera7 wa~ v~r or re~ ~ nqu~ snmQr~~C
- or~ ~ ~s p~~r~~ c~f ariy .s~ch prou7sion but the~sar~e si~a~1 nevertheless be~and; rer~aln tn _
-Full iorce and ef~eet.
25> Al l ar~our~ts payabl e by E~ar Cal ~o Ci ty or others under the PY'QV1 Si Oi~S of
~I~i s agreer~ei~t sha~ 1, unl ess atherwi se speci fi ecl; be payab7 e a~t~ th1 tz forty--fi ve (4~~)
~ays af~Eer preseei~at7 on a~' b~ 11 s-therefor. I~~anpayment o~F any sUCh amar~n'~ ~rf~en due
sha~~ cons~i-~u~e a de'Fa~1~~ of this agreemer~t.
26. ~lothi ng here7 r~ con~ai ned shal l be construec~ as arfec~i ng any ri ghts or
pr~ vi 1 eg~s prev~ ous~y con-Ferred by Ci ty or any other otvner~ a-F an ~~~eres-~ ~ n or of
~ac~~7ties Qn a~y po7es, by cantrac~t or ather~a~se, U~on others to use any poies
covered ~y ~h~ s' agreer~er~t; and C~ ty and each o'~her such n~vner shal l~ave ~h~ rZ gf~~
~o con ~~ nue ar~d expend such ri g~lts or pri v~ ~ eges. The ~r~ vi 1 eges ~erei n c~ranted ta
Nor Ca~ sh«11 at all ~~mes ~e s~~bjec~ ~o any sucli existir~~ con~Erac~s ar~d arrang~r~en~s.
27. ~'h~i s agre~rr~en~ sfia~E 1 autar~a~Y.ical ly termi r~ate ~~r~ ~h the ~erm~ na 4i on of a CE1TV
;~~nc;~-i ~F E.r~~ ess soor~er ~~rr~~i r~a~ted ~s ~rrovi dr~cl h~r~i r~ i n!•~hal e or ~i n pari, b;~ at 1 a[~-S L
six (~) ~i7c~nt~s' ~r~or ~a~Eic~ -in ~~~riting •Fror~ e-~ tl~er ~ar4y 4a ~~fze ott~er. Upor~ ~.err~ina--
~ion of ~his ayreem~rit, ai7 rig~~ts and priv~'feges o~F hJor Cal hereunder ~s ~o t'n~ poles
a~Ffec~Pd by sai d r~oti ce or tflas~ ~ n~pe are~ encar~passec~ by ~~he CATV franchi se s~za3 7
~~ ar~zi~t~~i th ~~err~~ n~te, ancl idor Ca7 shal 1 rei~€ove sai d equ~ p~er~-~ -Fro~n sa~ cl pal ~~ ~s
prov~ ded h~r~~ r~ ar~d as provi ded ~ n a17 the docuinen~~s i n tY~e CR~'U franchi se.
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Any ~~rr~i nati a~ of ~h3 s agreer~en~ i n 4~~i~o1 e or i r~ part s f~ai 7 nnt rel eas e
~~~or Cal from any ~ i abi 1 i~y or ob~ i gati on hereu~ider, 4~rhether a-~ ~ ndemni ty ar vther~•ri s~,
~rlhi c~ r~~y l~ave accrued or ti~~h~ ch may be ~ccrui t~~ nr tira'ni ch ar3 ses out a-~ ar~y c1 ai~a that
~ay f~~ve accr~ed or r~~y be zccru~ng a~ ~~e tlme o~F ~he ter~inat~on.
28, Nor Ca~ sha11 not, t~t~ thaut the pri or cor~sent i n ti,~r~ ~i ng o~ Ci ~y, ass~ c~n,
trar~s~~ er or su~7 e~ any ~rivi [ ege grar~ted to i t hereunde•r, nor sha17 ~i t, ti~t~ t~au~ such
cor~snE~~, assic~n, ~rar~sfer, suble-~ a~ permi~ any ather person to use any af i~s saic~
e~u~ pr~°t~~U a~C~achecl ta C~ ~y ~o i es, Su~j~ct ~o the for~goi ng, ~hi s agree~n~nt sha~ ~
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' -i rrure ~to ~he . ben~ ~~ t o-~ and b~ b~ ndi ng ~pan ~~f~e ras~ec~'i ve hei ra ,~c~r~i tti s~ra~ors ,
executors, successors and ass3gns o~F ~he ~arties hereto. Provided, i~otivever, s~cii
• consent ~•ri 17 no~ be unreasonably tir~ ~nhe~ d,
29. L~lherever ~ n t3~i s ac~reement no~i ce i s provi de~ or requ3 red ~o be gi vet~ by
e~ ~her par~y her~t~ ta ~he other, such no~tic~ sha'i l b~ i n vrri ti nc~ and ~ransm~ t~ed by
Uni ~ed S~tat~s r~ai ~ or by persanal del i very to ~i ~y a ~ tiie o~F-~'~ ce af ~he E7 ty Cl er~C,
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Ci ~Ly FI~1 ~, 865 Kent~cky Stree~, Gr~ dl ey, G~1 95955, ar~d ~a P~or Cal at 7~ 2~. Stree~,
~Ylarysville, CA 9590~, or to such_other address as either par~y hereta may fram
tir;~~ ~c~. ~ir~e aes~nr~ate ~For tha~t purpose,
30. This agree~en~ shall no~, ~nder a~y circumstances, become ~ffec~ive un~il
a~l ~:he pY'4V1S10115 a~ Para~rap~s 79, 20, anc~ 2i ~ave be~n carried a~E~_
37. 7h'is agree~en~t sh~i~ b~ subj~ct ~:o such changes or mod~fica~lo~s as may be.
requ~rec~ o~^ au ~hori zecl by any rec~ul a ~ory ~ conm~ s s-i on 7 n the ~xe~ci s e o~ ~i ~s 1 ativ-Fu ~
,~~,ri~ci~c~f.iar~, ~nd a.r~y r~;oc~~i~~~~ca~iian., ~e~~is~c~i~, r~~~°L=ral or ~x~.~nsion of ~~h~; agr4e~:en~
s;za~i'3 sa s~~a~.~~
32. ~~€e '~er~ oi' ~hi s 7~ c~ ~se agreemen ~- shsa~ 1 r~m cancurren~~ly ~,ri ~th ~he ~ erm
pf ~he ~rancll~ se, ac~ree~nen~~ referred to abov~ anc1. any re~e4la~ s ti~er~o-F.
pa~~c~: ~anuary ~ , 1971.
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TrIFS AGR~Ch1F~1`~ bettveen ~ne CZiY QF GRID~~~Y, a Enun~ic'i~a3 cornara~~an incarpora~~ed
t~r~d?r the qe~era~ 7avrs of the 5~a~.e af Ca1~forn~a (C~tY),ancl IIOR CAL CF~B~EVZSI~~l,
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1. RECI~'ALS
1.01. City is empawered ~y Orclir~ar~c~ ~~a. 2~9, as ar~encled by Ordina~rce
~ T!u . 2°0, ~o ~rant a franch-i se for Commun~ ty ~1n-~enr~a Te~ evi si o~i Sys~4er~s (CATV~ Gli ~f~i r~
its c~zy ~i~~-ts. .
~ ~.02. f~or Gai is a corporation incorporated ~~ th~ Sta~~ o~~ Ca7~fornia 7n
~: the bus'i~~ess of provid3r~g CA7V S~Y'V7C~ in various ar~as of ~he Cou~t~es o~F ,~,~at~e,
Su~Et~r a~~d Y~bz, in the Si.a-~e af California.
1.03. Qy 1e-4ter da~~~d -A~r~1 1&, i976, fsor Ca1 suE~m-i~~ed ~~o C~~y an a~pli-
cation far a CA7V frar~cfi~~ se i r~ the C~ ty of ~r~ ~7 ey and s~id ap~l i ca-E~on r~as am~nc~~d
~ by 1et~ter .dated t~ay 18, ~~7b.
~ i.04. Pursuant to reso7~~~ior~ made ~o7~ot~ling a clu7y T~D'~iCEd ~U~]~I1C f~earfnc~,
t~e Ci-~~ hus agreed to grant the appiica-~ior~ of taor Ca~ for a franchise.
2. TERP~IS .
2.07. City hereby gran~.s ~o hor-Cal a r~on-exc~usiv~ -Fr~rrch~se, r~c~h~ ar~~
}7Y'7 V1 ~ 2(~~' '~d cons-tr~ci., erec~~, 0~°Y'c1'~~', r14C~1 "~V , mai r~~a~ n 1~1, l!~]Oil , c1~ E?;lfJ , c~CT'QS5 , -
~I~ov~ at~d over ~r~d ur~der hi yf~i~~ays , siree~~s , a~ ~ cys , 51 CI?Ly~~l ~CS , publ i c L•rays ~tnd p~~i i c
~ places nosa 7aid o~t~ or dedica~~ecl anc~ uIl ex-~er~sior~s ~th~reof a»d addi~t~~or~s ~~er~~~:o ;n
~ t~l~ C~i ty, po~ Es ,~vi res , cabl es , un~I~rgrounci canc~ui ~:s , mar~}~~~ es a~id o~~~~er ~~e~ 2v~ si o;~
co~~duc4ors and fixt~res nec~ssary ~or th~ n~ain~~n3~vL and n~~r~~io~t ~n ~t}~e Ciiy o~F a
ca~~e te7evis~on syst~i~ far t~e purpose o~~ di;~r~i!~u~i~~c~ -rel~v~ =ian and radi~ signa3s
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and at~rer e1 ectroni c ~~7174~~ 5~5 i n orcfer to furrt~ sh tel evi si nn arod radi o pragrams and
various eomr7un~ic~r~~ions and oti~er elec~~ronic s~rv~ces to t€~e pubiic. Tt~e riJ~~s so
gran~~e~! ~nc1Ud~ ~he r~ght ~o i~se a~td occUpy such s~~re2~s, a7leys, publ~c tivays, a~d ~
publ~c p~Caces and a~i manner o~~ easer~~~nts ~ar th~ aurposes he•reir~ se-~ for~~. Prav~ded,
hotivever, -~ha~ ~he gra~~~ o~ easema~t shaTi be subservien~t to any pr~or gr~~i:.; ~~F eascm~c~nt
~For ~t~ 1 i ty purposes ~:o Faci f~ c 7e~ e~i~one and Teleqrapi~ ar e1 ectri cal p~rpases and
prov~~ed, howcver, ~hat ~he use of said poles by City f.or i~s ~~~ctr-~cal dis~ributio~
sha3 E be ~iaramount. .
2.~Z. In the event o-F •che joint use af a poie b~longinc~ excTusiveiy to
C~ ty, Nor Cai sha~ i enter ~ t~to a~oi r~t Po7 e Agreemen t t~t~ ~h Ci -~y fol ~ a~•ri ng the genera 1 ~
tenor of ~he Associa~ed Join~ Po~e Agree€~en~ be-~t~re~n C~ty an~ Pac~-fic Te1ephone and ~
Te~ ec~raph. A~ so, in ~he cas~ of pa7e not~r ex~ s-~i nc~ 4~i ~i~i n Gi -~y unar, «l~i.ch ~here is a
~o~nt Poi e A~reeme~t 1~ri th ei ther, ~he ~e~ ephone company or ~acifi c Gas & E~ectr~ c,
t~e righ'~ ~o ~se. saic! Pole sha7~ be determ~ned t~y sa~d agreemEn~. The ter~s tander ~•rh~c~'
said ~a~es ar~ ~s~d sliall be de~err~~n~d ~y ~~e ~telep~~one com~an,y or Paci~Fic G~s &
E~ec~ric Cn. and C~~y wii7 ~ake n^ Jo~nt Po~e Aq~e~ments o-~her ~ha~ ta cansen~~ ~o the
a~ree~nen~t en~4ered in~o b~tweer~ Nor Ca~ and the ~~~e~F~one compat~y ancl/or Azc~i~F~c G~s &
.~lec~r-ic Co. ~ -
2.03. ~'he Ci ~y does no~ c~uarantee nr ~~arrant access ~o any po1 es c~overned
6y a Pac~fic TE~e~hone and Te7egraph o~ Paci-~ic Gas & Elec~ric Ca. Jo~n~ Pole Ac~ree~~n~~.
2.04. Nor Ca~ ac~rees ~EO abide by a1~1 F.C.C. rules, ~'.L~.C. r~a1ES, a~~cl any
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o~h~r ru~es tha~ m3~i~t be r~odif~ed by Governme~~~ au~tharit~es ir~ regard to the use or
~a~es and/ar undergrounding ~Faci~ii-eies. In partic~lar, Genera~ Orc~er (do. 95 of ~.t~~
Sta~e o~f Ca~~forr~~a mus~ be adh2red ~o.
2.05.. I-~ any pole n~eds ~a be replaced ~or any reason in ord~r to be ava~il-
ab~e to ~dor Cal, Nor Cal shall rep7ace said poles at ~~ts oi~rn cost. ~t~l1 con~truc~ion
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by E~or Cal nust ~'irst be a~proved by ~Lhe Ci~y af ari~lley Department o~ P~~bl~ic .~lork5.
~ 2.06. Furti~er, ~pon the sign~nq o~~r ~I~is ~'r~r~chise agree~n~nt, f~or ~a7 ac~rees
to pay ~o Ci ty ~F~e s~m of ~622. 00 pU~l i ca~ions f'e~s , bei n~ ~498. ~0 ~x~er~deq -For ~:~e
~ub7 i cat~ or~ of Ordi nancE Nc~. 27 9 and ~7 2~ . 00 expe~id~c~ fo•r the pub7 i c~ti on of Ordi nai~c~
fso. 29~. ..
2.07. ThZ s~r~nchi se i s subj ec~ f;o -Fur~~her r,~od~ ~Fi ca~cion hy ~he ~e~lera3
Co~mt~n~cat~ot~s Cnmm~ssion. Shou7d ~h~ comr~issiar~ 7n ~he •~u-~ure modify its fra~cnise
standards, .sai d mod~ ~~ ed standards shai 1 b~ ~~cor~ora~ed ~ n~o the franchi se S~~ri -th~ n or~~
year o-F -~he lssuar~c~ o~ sa~~E mod~~icatian s~andards. .
2. Q8. Ra'~es ~~a be charge~ ar~ more speci ~Fi cai 1y se-~ fflr~h 7~ the app~ i cat~ o~
of Rpri ~f i 6, 1976, ~nd as amended. by ~~p7 i ca~ti on 1 e~t~er of N€ay ~i8, 1976.
~ 2. Q9. Payme~t for Joi r~~t Po7 e use sha17 be made upor~ demand o~' the Ci ~y and
~he 3% or the gross annual subscribers revenue sha77 be ~a~d to t~e Ci-Ey annu.a1ly r~r~ or
~ before January '15th 'o~ eacf~ ar~ci every year, ~or the pr~or year.
2.1(3. Tt~e.cable -~elevisior~ syster~ hereir~ ~ranchis~d sha~1 be us~d and oraera~zed
. sa7ely and exc7 usi veiy ~For ~he pur~ose ex~ress1y au ~hori zed by Ordi E~ance ~~~o. 21 ~ anc~
Ord~r~ance fVo. 290 0-~ the C~~y of Gridley ar~d r~a a~Eher purpos~~ ti~il~a~saev~r. Th~s -Fra~ch~s~
sha77 be nan--exciusive. . . .
2. ~ 1. Ar~y da€~age dflne ~~o Ci ty faci ~ i~i es d€~ri ng construct~ or+, main-~er~anc~,
or opera~ion of ~he Cable T.V. by Pdor Ca~ s1~a11 be ~he liab~ii~y o-F Plor Cal,c~rho shail
r~~mburse ~Ll~~° C~i ty i or r~p~~ r ar~c~Jar r~p ~ acer~en~t. ~
.. 2.72. V-io~a~~an a~ any of ~he ~er~ns o~ -~his Frar~chise sha17 be gr~ounds ~Cor
r~voca~i:~ on a~F~er du~,Y ~o~ti c~d p~b~l ~i c f~ear~ n~ .
2.13. ~'f~e frartch~ se ~r~t~~ed -~he compan,y herei n sha11 ~ermi nate i~ years -~rorn
dat~ o~' c~rant, subject ~o renetival as set for~.h ii7 ~rhe en~b~inc~ ord~nance, as amen~~d.
2.~4. ~he com~any sha71, dur'ing eac~ y~ar of o~er~~7on t~r~d~r this fr~ncE7~se,
pay ta tf~e C~i~y 3! of the ar~nua~ gross subsct,ib~r~ rQV~n~es receiv4d by tlze com~~~~
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for reyul ~r ~onthly cabl e tel eV'i S~ OTl serv7 ces rer~der~ci to cus~omers i oca~ed v~i t~i n
t~re C~ity. At th~ ~~ime of -~h~s annE~~l paymen'~, ~~he cor~pany sf~al~ furr~ish th~ Ci~y 4~~iih
a~~ operat~~g r~por~~ shoUring ~k~e company's an~ua~ grass subscriber rever~~3es cl~ring ~he
~reced7ng y~ar ~nd s~ch o~~h~r ~n~~'orma~~on as ~he Ci-~y shali reasanab~y require ti~r~-~1~
res~ec~ ~o ~ropert7 es anc~ expenses re~ ~ted ~o -the carnpany' s servi c~s t~~i ~h~ n~h~ Ci ~~;~
iFor sUCh a per~ oc~. .
2.15. 7he par~~i es' ~.onduct un~er the contrac-~, spec~ fi ca~ ly i r~c~ U~i r~g
r~~es ar~d ope~^~~~ ng cand~ ~~Tar~s , sha71 ~e ga~~erne~ ~y ~he e~a6~ i nc~ ordi na~ce as ~
ar~ended and ~he a~pi i ca~i on as amended vrh~ ch ,~ursuan~ ~o Secti on 3 2~b ) of Orc~i nance
lao. 219, as a~ne~ded by OrdSnar~ce Pdo. 290, does co~s~ri~ute an ~r~~egrated part o~ ~f~~s
franchis~ ac~~~emer~~ a~d which is ~ncorporated here~~ by re~'er~r~ce, as L~~ell a5
ap~'! ~e~~i on da~ed Ap~i ~ 16, ~ 976, ar~d as am~nded by appl i cati on 1 etter of ~•9ay 18, 1975.
2.1b. This f-^anchise is pe~sor~al -~o iVor Cal and -is no~ assigriable or
trar~sfet°abie to any o~her p~rson ar cornaration, other ~har~ a L~rno37y-o~,~r~ed subsidiary
or a successor corpora~t~an hav~ng 50% ar r~ore o~ ~~h~ sar~e stockl~o~ders as ~Iar Ca1,
wi thou~ the ~r~ or cor~sent of C~ ~y. Provi ded, ~at~ever, such cor~sen~ ~~ri 1 Z no ~ be
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