HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 733 N.C.S. 07/06/1964EER:doc 61364
ORDINANCE NO .733_ N.C.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
Kenneth.- J. Colin Thoma-s... J, Ellis, Jr.
AN =ORDINANCE. EMPOWERING THE CITY MANAGER TO
IS5 °U -E PERMITS AUTH•ORI'ZIN,G THE PLACEMENT OF
' TELEPHONES ON THE PURLh'C SLDEVTALKS. OF
THE CITY OF PE- TAL +UMA 'AND 'SE•T'TINIG '.. FORTH THE
TERMS OF SUCH .LICENSE
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CO'.UNCIL OF THE CITY'--O PETALU AS FOLLOWS::
Sec,t_ion 1. It is in 'the p:ublicA'hterest'that public
telephones be placed on the public sidewalks of the City of Petaluma
at locations to be de,s :gnated as providgd in :Section 3 of this
Ordinance,.. Such t,eleph,0ne1s wIll :aid fire. p the prevention
and de- tect,ion of crime - and the reporting of ac.ci.dentsr and - other emer
gencies.. Such telephones will ;also be a conve:nie to the, public.
When so located, such telephones- w ,l,l h t,.unr,e:aso:nably interfere with
with the righ of the public to uses such- si.dew,alks and will be con
sistent with their dedication to the 'publ=ic.'
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Section 2. The pe - mittee shall pay to the City of Petaluma
an amo.,unt equal t.o fifte:en per cent ('15%) of the receipts in lawful
currency of the - United States (exclusivb of Federal communications
excise from the coin rece of . the public telephones
installed pursuant to this permit. Payments. shall be made to the
City not less frequently.th annually.
Secfion :3,', 'The 'G`ity M�ana is authorized to issue per -
mits from time tT time' to the s,.ervin°g telephone company for the
installation and maintenance of-public telephones on the public
sidewalks of the City of Petaluma. The City Ma- nage.r shall approve
the number and location of such public telephones so as to best serve
the public interest
Section 4. The installation of ' A-bet public telephones is
to be in a manner acceptable to the City Engineer of the City of
Petal.umaj and the City f Petaluma'• ' at- its. expense , will furnish
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electrical service for illumination for such installations.
S�e,ct;ion 5. Permits issued- pursuant to Sect -i'on 3 of this
Ordinance shall include. the following provisions:
(a) The permittee shali'maintai:n`the. public
telephones and any associated baooths in good repair
and safe and sightly condition at permitteels expense
and to the 'satisfaction of the City Manager
(.b) The permittee shall, save the City of
Pe'taliima harmle -ss from any and all losse claims
or judgm,e,nts for damages to any person or property arising
from in:sta1l-a-t1on; maintenance or presence of the
public telephones'.
(0 The .permit shall be revocable, thereby_
c permitte:e to remove .its in or
installa,ti,ons..on. thirty ('3'0) days wri"t'ten notice to
the permttee from the City Manager. The perm„ttee
in its discretion may remove any telephone installa-
tion at any time ; In the event of the removal by
the permitt-ee of any such i,nst:allation or installations,
either at the request of the City Manager or in the
exercise of the permitte..e's dis _permittee shall
restore the sidewalk as nearly as practicable to its
condition prior 'to -such installation or installations,
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.Sec-tion 6.. T, City Clerk be, and she is hereby
directed to post 'thts 'Ordinance for the period 'and 'in the
manner required by the City Charter.
Onde.t"ed •posjed this. • 15t,h day., of June, 1964.
AYES: Counci,lm',e4, Battaglia.,. - q4v-anagh,jr,.,., Colin., Ellis,
Gans, and Mayor Van Bebbe
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council-man Brainerd.
Mayor
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CITY CLERK
I hereby certify that -the wl-thin• ordinanc was. pasted in
one pu b 1 ic Fetalum.a, .
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place in the Ci wit`r In, fh,e;-City
Hall on the 15th day of June,, 1964.
I hereby certify thal• the, •hole, ,4umb;er_ of members of the
Council of the City of Petaluma is sexen ,and 'that. the- for'e:-
going ordinance was pa'ssed by the Council at its meeting of
the 6'th day 6f:July, 19 164•, by the following V to -wit:
AYE C,ounc Battaglia,,, Brainerd, Colin,
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Ellis Gah , and Mayor Van Rebbe r
(SEAL)
The f orego Ordinance Number 733. New- Ghrter Series having
been regularly pa.sse,d and presented to �-, - 6 day of July,,
1964, is hereby a-ppr•oved by" me this 6th -,day of . 1y 1964.
Effective date% August 5, 1964.-.
May.6r
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