HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 99-169 N.C.S. 08/23/1999 I
1 Resolution I~To. 99-1691®T.C.S.
2 of the City of Petaluma, California
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5 ~ RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION 95-213 NCS AND INCREASING TIIE
6 CABLE ACCESS FEE TO $2.00 PER MONTII PER SUBSCRIBER
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8 WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma and Viacom entered into a Cable Television Franchise
9 Agreement in 1995 which provides that the City may enact, by resolution, a Cable Access Fee
10 which would apply to all cable subscribers to support Public Access Television activities; and,
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12 WHERAS, the City of Petaluma enacted Resolution 95-213 NCS which call fora $.50
13 per month per subscriber access fee which Viacom could pass through to their subscribers; and
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15 WHEREAS, Viacom was subsequently owned by TCI and is currently controlled by
16 AT&T; and
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18 ~ WHEREAS, AT&T is bound to all sections of the agreement between the City of
19 Petaluma and Viacom (TCI); and
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21 WHEREAS, the current. Cable Access Fee does not provide sufficient revenues to
22 provide the efficient operation of the Public Access Media Center and Public Access Channels.
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24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby rescinds
25 Resolution 95-213 NCS, and further increases the Cable Access Fee, as allowed under Section
26 10.6 et al. of the Franchise Agreement, to $2.00 per month per cable subscriber. This fee is to be
27 submitted by AT&T and forwarded directly to Petaluma Community .Access, Inc., on a quarterly
28 basis.
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30 ~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the fee shall be applied at a 20% discount to those
31 subscribers who qualify for the 20% discount on tb.e Basic Service Rate.
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Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (~j~aTx~,B~ meeting ' _
on the .-..2~T'.S)..---.-..... day of .........._Aug.4!st.........._ 29.99-., by the
following vote: ~ _
i y ttorney
AYES: ' Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Keller, Maguire, Torliatt
NOES: ~ Healy, Mayor Thompson
ABSENT: None ,
ATTES'T': • : ~
City Clerk Mayor
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