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RELATING TO CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT iIITN SAMMONS OF FORT IIORTH
WHEREAS, On June 28, 1988, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth by
Resolution informed Sammons of Fort Worth that it was out of compliance
with provisions of the Cable Television Franchise granted by Contract
No. 11863 pursuant to Ordinance No. 8291 and directed the Cable
Television Committee to negotiate a resolution of the disputed issues by
August 28, 1988; and,
NHEREAS, on August 30, 198$, the Council extended the time period for completing
these negotiations to September 13, 1988; and,
MHEREAS, as a result of these negotiations, the City's. negotiating team and
Sammons have reached an agreement in principle with regard to the
disputed franchise issues; '
NON, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLYEO BY THE CITY COONCII OF THE CITY OF FORT NORTH,
TEXAS:
That the City Council approves the agreement in principle which incorporates
the following general provisions, to be specified further in an Amendment to
the Franchise Agreement:
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1) The community programming functions which Sammons was obligated to
provide by the Franchise Agreement will be taken over by the City,
and Sammons will be relieved of such responsibilities.
2) Sammons will provide to the City the funds necessary to construct
and equip a suitable studio facility, and will provide annual
operating funds to support local programming. Community Program
Production Grant funds currently on hand as a result of past Sammons
payments to the City will be used for support of community
television programming, facilities and equipment.
3} Sammons will provide the City with the opportunity to test potential
uses of the Institutional Network, and if such tests are successful,
will cooperate with the City in developing further uses.
4) The Franchise Agreement will be extended for a period of ten years
beyond the present expiration date.
5) The City and Sammons also reached agreement on a number of
subsidiary issues to be specified in the Amendment to the Franchise
Agreement.
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