HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2307 ORDINANCE NO . Cj• Z AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1808 AS AMENDEDlyr, uk§DPI'ACES4 C 2157 TO AMEND THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE GRANTED T i�2, itiSTgN OM- C MUNICATION CORPORATION AND ASSIGNED TO WARNER-TVC CORPORATibC;,<,T'O AUTHORIZE CERTAIN TELEVISION RATE INCREASES AND FOR OTHER PURkSES . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE , ARKANSAS : Section 1 , That Section 13 of Ordinance Number 1808 as amended by Section 3 of Ordinance Number 2157 is hereby amended to read as follows : The Company shall pay to the City for the privilege of operating a community antenna television system under this franchise a sum equivalent to 38 of the Company ' s gross subscriber revenues per year derived from regular cable television operations in the City , provided a sum equivalent to 38 of the Company ' s gross revenues shall be paid to the City in the event the Federal Communications Commission formally changes its rules so as to permit same . If and for so long as the Federal Communications Commission permits franchise fees of 48 of gross subscriber revenues derived from regular cable television operations in the City , Company shall pay to the City 48 rather than 38 of such gross subscriber revenues , provided a sum equivalent to 4 % of the Company ' s gross revenues shall be paid to the City in the event the Federal Communications Commission formally changes its rules so as to permit same . The term " gross subscriber revenues " is meant to include only those revenues derived from the supplying of regular subscriber service , that is , the installation fees , disconnect and reconnect fees , and fees for regular cable benefits including the trans - mission of broadcast signals and access and origination channels if any . It does not include revenues derived from per program or per channel charges , leased channel revenues , advertising revenues or any other income derived from the system . Any franchise fee in excess of 28 of gross subscriber revenues may be passed on directly to the subscribers at the sole option of the Company and without further approval from the City . Section 2 . That Section 8 , Ordinance 1808 as amended by Ordinance No . 2157 is hereby amended to read as follows : SCHEDULE " A " The Company may charge no more than the following rates for its services : T_ 925 638 MICROFILMEDT 1 . 1978 DATE - REEL Page 2 - ' Ordinance Residential Rates : (Monthly rate for single family dwelling houses , duplexes , apartment , mobile homes and similar dwellings . This rate is also applicable to com- mercial establishments where service is for sole use of proprietor or his employees or agents . ) One service outlet $ 6 . 50 Second service outlet 1 . 50 Each additional outlet or service jack 1 . 00 Commercial Rates : ( For business engaged in sale or repair of television receivers - monthly rate . ) One Service outlet 8 . 00 (No additional charge for additional outlets or service jacks in reasonable quantity for display of sets or repair purposes . Addi - tional outlets as required may be installed by customer or will be installed by Warner TVC Corp . on a " time and material " basis . Monthly rate for Hotels , Motels , Rooming Houses (where on-premises meal preparation not permitted as distinguished from apart- ment houses ) , Fraternities , Sororities , Dormitories and similar uses . One service outlet 8 . 00 Each additional outlet or service jack 1 . 20 Special Service Rates : Connection Fee 12 . 00 Relocation Fee 10 . 00 ( To move from one apartment to another apartment or from house to house or similar relocation ) Re -Connection Fee 10 . 00 ( Where service has been temporarily dis - connected voluntarily by customer ) Re-Connection Fee ( NON PAY ) 10 . 00 (Where service has been terminated by Company for non payment of monthly service fee ) S25 Fw39 Page 3 - ' Ordinance All money due from previous use must be paid in full in advance in addition to re- connection fee ( NON PAY ) F . M . Connection Fee 10 . 00 ( For F . M . or Stereo service in location other than location of T . V . Receiver ) Inside Move Fee 10 . 00 ( To relocate service outlet within same building ) Special service other than the above will be negotiated by the Company and the customer with charges to be based on a " time and material " basis . Section 3 . The Board of Directors hereby determines that the rate increases authorized herein are required in order to enable the Company to meet all necessary costs of service and obtain a fair rate of return on the value of the system as a going concern ; that payment of costs by the Company is necessary for public television service and the public welfare ; and that this ordinance is necessary to meet cost of service . Therefore , an emergency is hereby declared , and this ordinance being necessary for the public welfare shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage . PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 4S DAY OF , 1977 . APPROVED : MAYOR P�TE-5 ijr 0 ' State of •` T City of i ayeiiovaic SS •u•• ] r rt4 •� � . CLT .4 CLERK _•,, ..I•.` . " a� I, Darlene Westbroo'.t, Citv Clerk and rix- Officio recorder for 4110 City of Fayetteville, do hereby certify Chat the annexed or fore- going is of ,r//e���co��rd in my offic and the same aPPears in(SF]Q1�lAO i � .AnY I - -- at PavAo--nezvwitness my T X25 PAO hand and seal this — ` — day of City Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder / CERTIFICATc OF RECOR"� OF ARY,ANSAS ss. Oryicio Recorder for „7atE on County or tore- .1 ItollmeYefcircuit Clerks hat the an nexth �r/,aY I, Alma L. hereby certid 1 MY ffice on a Countiy, do and thes2mpe :n/ Washington was filed�fp/� reco ��yy++d" going in ment 19(J-a o c o:. atpave cord Ot Al, duly recprd hand and seal this Witness mY prded if$Tiit'clerk .Officio Re By DePuy Clerk STATE of ARKANSAS ss. County of Washington hereby certify that t am the Publisher of THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES, a dally newspaper having a second class mailing privilege, and being not less than four pages of five columns each, published at a fixed place of business and at O"VIANCE NO. fair a fixed (daily ) intervals continuously In the City of Fayetteville, County of AN ORDMANCE AMENDING OR. Washington, Arkansas for more than a period of twelve months, circulated DINANCE NUMBER tme AS AMEN. DED BY ORDFRANCIR 2157 To AME" and distributed from an established place of business to subscribers and THE CABLNTE 'I1♦LE UBvis P7tANC IRE om. readers generally of all classes in the City & County for a definite price for GRANTED TEI.�ON rR COME MUNICATION CORPORATION AND each copy, or a fixed price per annum, which price was fixed at what is ASSImTOATVC ARso AUZE Rrconsidered the value of the publication, based upon the news value and AND service value It contains, that at least fifty percent of the subscribers thereto have paid cash for their subscriptions to the newspaper or its agents P !t or through recognized news dealers over a period of at least six months ; That tM of no and that the said newspaper publishes an average of more than forty percent �at anoom IllBe`thin news matter. � .te�('f97Y dk: nu hereby -:My M Ne (4y I further certify that the legal notice hereto attached 1n the matter of of assuming a tlQvlEal System e am epWvalenr 'Comst 'a as from' Oar Year leetli n _ ......� —le in cent or the was published in the regular daily issue of said newspaper tor..... 711 that then be he -- itin Cuvmiisslon Insertion as follows : as, min an ns kfor so '.t I . G co u I The tire[ insertion on the \ _ _____. day of .. Q. .....___ 19.Za s hass [nen M CO 'g o shunt the second insertion on the -- day of se sn 0 Pap R uta hent rather the third insertion on the ____.__ . day of -. __— 19 __. . aenher t - Cnt of a hum eAnivnlent to r Gen{ of the Com ralto the emaa revenuer then he Pew ' and the fourth insertion on the ...... .^.. _ _. _ day of ....__.__...—___-____ 19........ to the Ci it in the event lM1t Phumalt ater Communications Cnmmi.acion formally channe"Me. s its ruler an as k Parma raven. The term '•gross wideanythoseLi Hi revenre V meant ve WdPde pill. those revenues derived rima tM sapplymusthel of ,regular suhacrwer ees, hoe, tMt n the IneMwtbn war, Sworn to and subscribed before me on this _._/._....____ day of ... 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", 1, PnYcs nutlal within same bulldink) Spi I In tuber than Ne Seat will be A&I ut.d by the Company and the rmloral "W rhergea In he based on a "time;e-d n oterial" best- eerhinn T It ^f 11r.rl.+te hereby detRr"_ine[ that the rale In- oses Authprird herYn Aro req nrpd in nMer to en'1h1e Ins COmi to Ilk It all necessary nos of 40" eAnd ,,[,I in a fair rete of Iolurn on the [ Able o. a eyelem AS A - ^na conte ' that ear of coeh h, the Cmli T,' is m- n tele service , ",reand: and that this nrdinanoe Is nereammi W meet ' of .wr.,ce. Tchei 'me. An emergency h herney declared, and VIA nrChtt heine nuares into for the public sellouts shall ce in full force and effect from and After its pasmes. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 13th DAY OF February. 1977 APPROVED' Ernest E. Lancaster Mayor ATTEST Darlene Westhrook CITY CvERK 1 To I