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ORDINANCE NO 84 ~~
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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
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DATE REFERENCE suBJECr Amend Orrdinance NO 8291, Cable PACE
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COmmllnl.catiCDnB Franchise
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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
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RPPROVED
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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