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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 84551 f g~ ,. _ .`-- r ORDINANCE NO 84 ~~ ~~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II SECTION 3 "CABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION" a (1)(d) OF ORDINANCE NO 8291 GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO SAMMONS OF FORT WORTH TO PROVIDE FOR CHANGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN AND DE- CLARIIQG AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS SECTION 1 That Article II Section 3 'Cable Communication System Construction" a (1)(d) of Ordinance No 8291 is n.ereafter amended to read as follows (d) 'Any changes in the plan shall require approval by the City Council only if such changes affect greater than 10°7° of the total number of housing units in a single census tract or if more than one census tract is involved in a change more than 10% of the total number of housing units in the group of census tracts " SECTION 2 That this ordinance shall take effect and~be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City ttorney ADOPTED o2 ~ /98'f EFFECTIVE ~ ~~ City o~' wort worth,, ~eacas .1~ICay®r and C®~n~a~ ~®an~nun~~a~a®~ DATE REFERENCE suBJECr Amend Orrdinance NO 8291, Cable PACE NUMBER ' COmmllnl.catiCDnB Franchise 1 of~_ 10 28 °81 C-5962 Rev? s~;d Tn adopting Ordinance No 8291 grs,ntgng a cable communications franchise to Sammons Communications Inc provisions were included That require City Council approval of any changes in the cable construction plan submitted by Sammons Section 3a(1)(~1) states that'any changes in the plan shall require approval by the City Council and must be filed with the City Secretary" Interpreted literally, this pro~isi~n requix'ES Council approval for a___.~. change, regardless of whether it affects ~, singly: household or 10 000 households In response to Council discuss~.o~n during the Pre-Council meeting of October 13 1981, the Cable Study Committee met with representatiza~es of Sammons and City staff to develop a plan for reviewing prc,posed changes that would protect the interests of Fort Worth citizens while meeting the company's need for quick response to their change requests The Cable Study Committee proposes that Sectia~n 3a (13 (d) be amended to read as follows Any changes in the plaax shall r~quirc^ approval by the City Council only if such changes affl~et g>eeate~ than 1.0% of the total number of housing units in a singly census tract or if more than one census tract is involved in a ceha~;ge more than 10% of the total number of housing units in the group of census tracts ' The Cable Study Committee fuxthe.~ pr~c~poses that for all non-major changes involving fewer than 10% of the total number of hous~.ng units in a census tract (s the Company shall provide the Office of Cable Communications with an opportunity to review such. changes prior to thef,r implementation A record of changes will be maintained by staff and provided to the, City Council upon request Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Section 3a (1)(d) of Ordinance No 8291 as described above ~ RPPROVED C 11. c~~ c®u~ A ta~hment +~ 198 ~,~~ Ci ecxeraxWoxth, ~axM C of gOYC ADOPTED ORD9NA~CE N0 g~SS~ SUBMITTED FOR TMt CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY: ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD: R e A e MCKinne CITY 'SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT Sam Nunn E}c~ ~ 6110 DATE