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CITY OF RENTON, •WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO . 2386
A RESOLUTION GRANTING MUNICIPAL APPROVAL
TO THE MERGER OF TELEPROMPTER CORPORATION
AND 'A• SUBSIDIARY OF WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
CORPORATION
WHEREAS Northwest Cablevision, Inc . , ("Northwest
Cablevision") . a subsidiary of Teleprompter Corporation ("Tele-
prompter") , is the cable .television francisee in Renton,
. • Washington; and •
WHEREAS ,: Westinghbuse' E.lectric Corporation ("Westinghouse")
proposes . to acquirecontrol of Northwest Cablevision through a
• merger between Teleprompter and a subsidiary of Westinghouse ,
as set forth in a letter application• dated January 26 , 1981 ; and
WHEREAS° approval has been requested to the proposed
• merger;
NOW THEREFORE , THE CITYCOUNCIL' OF THE CITY OF RENTON ,
WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE .AS FOLLOWS : •
• SECTION I : The above .recitals ' are found to be true .
and correct in all respects
SECTION II : The City sofRenton hereby grants its
approval , as requested, to pe mit. Westinghouse to acquire control
of. Northwest Cablevision .through .the merger of Teleprompter and
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a subsidiary of Westinghouse ;• all as set forth in the letter
application , dated January . 26, , 1981..
PASSED BY .THE CITY . COUNCIL this • 16 day, of March , 1981 ,
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Delores A. Mea ity Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 16th.day of March , 1981 .
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Barbara Y .' Shinpo h, Mayor •
Approved as tp form;
Lawrence J . -Warren, Ciy-•Attorney '
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CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO . 2497
A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER
OF FRANCHISE OF CLEARVIEW T .V . CABLE TO GROUP
W CABLE .
WHEREAS Clearview T. V . Cable holds a cable television
franchise in Renton , Washington , and
WHEREAS under the terms of Section 17 of City of Renton
Ordinance No . 3137 , any transfer , lease , sale , merger or consolidati(
of such a franchise must be approved by the City Council of the City
of Renton, and
WHEREAS under the terms of that same Ordinance a public
hearing was necessary and was held on February 28 , 1983 , and
WHEREAS Group W Cable has agreed to voluntarily take the
following actions in order to convince the City Council that this
transfer of franchise should be approved :
1 . The Clearview T. V. Cable System will be upgraded to
a status equal to or greater than the present system maintained by
Group W throughout the rest of the City of Renton within twenty-
four (24) months .
2 . Group W will not request a rate increase for this
franchise until the system has been upgraded as referenced in the
prior subsection .
3 . The bond for this franchise will be increased to
$15 , 000 . 00 and liability insurance will be increased to the face
amount of $1 , 000 , 000 . 00 with limits of not less than $500 , 000 . 00
per incident , $1 , 000 , 000 . 00 cumulation for both property injury
and bodily injury .
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS :
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SECTION I : The above recitals are found to be true and
correct in all respects .
SECTION II : The transfer of the Clearview T.V . Cable
Franchise to Group W Cable is found to not be in violation of the
public interest .
SECTION III : The City of Renton hereby grants its
permission for the transfer of the franchise held by Clearview T . V .
Cable with the City of Renton to Group W Cable , under the same terms
and . conditions as the original franchise of Clearview T.V. Cable .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21st day of March, 1983 .
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Maxine E. Motor , City Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 21st day of March, 1983 .
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Barbara Y .hinpoc , Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Wren , City Attorney ,
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO . 2517
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR
ULTIMATE CONSOLIDATION OF CABLE TV FRANCHISES
WHEREAS the City of Renton granted a cable TV franchise
to Clearview TV Cable , and
WHEREAS City of Renton also granted a cable TV franchise
to Teleprompter ; and
WHEREAS Group W Cable has now assumed both cable TV franchises ,
although at different times and under different conditions , NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : The above recitals are found to be true and
correct in all respects .
SECTION II : That once the conditions contained in Resolution
No . 2497 concerning the approval of the transfer of the franchise of
Clearview to Group W have been satisfied, then the City Council of the
City of Renton does hereby resolve to combine the two franchises into
one franchise under one set of terms and conditions .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL thisllth day of July , 1983 .
Maxine E. Mbtor , City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 11th day of July , 1983 .
? b3 4.S44-*)Barbara . Shin , Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. W ren, City Attorney
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2641
A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER
OF FRANCHISE OF GROUP W CABLE TO TCI CABLEVISION
OF WASHINGTON, INC.
WHEREAS Group W Cable holds a cable television franchise
in Renton, Washington, and wishes to assign that franchise to TCI
Cablevision of Washington, Inc . ; and
WHEREAS under the terms of Section 17 of City of Renton
Ordinance No. 3137 , any transfer, lease , sale, merger or consolidation
of such a franchise must be approved by the City Council of the City
of Renton; and
WHEREAS under the terms of that same Ordinance a public
hearing was necessary and was held on April 21 , 1986 ; and
WHEREAS TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . has agreed to
voluntarily take the following actions in order to convince the
City Council that this transfer of franchise should be approved:
1 . TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . will not request or
make a rate increase for this franchise until December 29 , 1986 .
2 . TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . will provide the
City of Renton with a character generator, a channel and any equip-
ment required for the airing of a community bulletin board throughout
Renton, subject to resolution of technical considerations .
3 . TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . will supply cable
to Garden Court North in Renton.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION NO. 2641
SECTION I: The above recitals are found to be true and
correct in all respects .
SECTION II: The transfer of the Group W Cable Franchise
to TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . is found to not be in violation
of the public interest.
SECTION III: The City of Renton hereby grants its permission
for the transfer of the franchise held by Group W Cable with the
City of Renton to TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . , under the
same terms and conditions as the original franchise of Group W Cable .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 28th day of April, 1986 .
Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 28th day of April, 1986 .
Barbara Y. inpoch, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J.42A/V-r.evair44 .7440. 1,---
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Exhibit A
Enabling Ordinance No. 3137; dated May 16, 1977
Enabling Ordinance and Grant of Franchise to Teleprompter
No. 3155; dated September 12, 1977
Resolution Granting Transfer of Franchise from Teleprompter
to Group W No. 2497; dated March 21, 1983
Resolution Consolidating Franchises No. 2517 dated July 11, 1983
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2647
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
APPROVING THE SALE OF THE STOCK OF GROUP W CABLE,
INC. TO FIVE BUYERS, THE ASSIGNMENT AND/OR TRANSFER
OF THE FRANCHISE TO A WHOLLY-OWNED AFFILIATE OF GROUP
W CABLE, INC. AND THE CHANGE OF CONTROL OF SAID
WHOLLY-OWNED AFFILIATE TO TCI CABLEVISION OF
WASHINGTON, INC.
WHEREAS Group W Cable, Inc. is presently the holder of a
cable television franchise from the City of Renton, Washington; and
WHEREAS Group W Cable, Inc . , a New York Corporation ("Group
W Cable" ) , operates and maintains a cable television system in the
City of Renton pursuant to that certain franchise, license, permit
or other authorization (as amended to the date hereof) granted by the
City of Renton and evidenced by Ordinance No. 3155 of the City of Renton
(such cable television system and the Franchise being hereafter
individually and collectively sometimes referred to as the "System") ; and
WHEREAS Group W Cable ' s parent corporation, Westinghouse
Broadcasting and Cable, Inc. , an Indiana Corporation ("Westinghouse" ) ,
desires to sell and otherwise transfer all of the issued and outstanding
shares of the capital stock of Group W Cable to Century Southwest
Cable Television, Inc. , a Delaware Corporation; TCI Holdings, Inc. ,
a Colorado corporation; American Television and Communications
Corporation ("ATC" ) , a Delaware corporation; and affiliates of, or
subsidiaries or partnerships owned or controlled by, Houston Industries
Incorporated, a Texas corporation; Comcast Corporation, a Pennyslvania
corporation; Daniels & Associates, Inc. , a Delaware corporation; and
ATC (the foregoing entities being herein referred to individually as
a "Buyer" and collectively as the "Buyers" ) , and thereby transfer
control of Group W Cable to the Buyers; anda() • ;
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RESOLUTION NO. 2647
WHEREAS, upon liquidation of Group W Cab1eE, Inc. , the Buyers
intend to cause the transfer of the System to a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Group W Cable, Inc . ("GWC Affiliate" ) ; and
WHEREAS the Buyers presently intend to cause Group W Cable
to transfer control of the System and the GWC Affiliate to TCI
Cablevision of 'Washington, Inc. , a Washington corporation and an
affiliate of TC:I Holdings, Inc. , (the "Transferee") as soon as practicable
after the closing of the. -foregoing stock. sale (the "Closing Date" ) .; and
WHEREAS the City of Renton is willing to consent to (i) the
foregoing transfer of control of Group W Cable to Buyers on the Closing .
Date, (ii) the transfer of the system from Group W Cable, Inc. to the
GWC Affiliate, and (iii) the transfer of control of the System and the GWC
Affiliate to the Transferee after the Closing Date upon certain conditions ;
and
WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of Renton City Ordinance
No. 3137 , a public hearing on said transfer request was held before
the City Council on April 21, 1986 ; and
WHEREAS TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. has agreed to
voluntarily take the following actions in order to convince the City
Council that this transfer of franchise should be approved:
1. TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. will not request or
make a rate increase for this franchise until December 29 , 1986 .
2 . TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . wirll provide the
City of Renton with a character generator, a channel and any equipment
required for the airing of a community bulletin boardlthroughout Renton,
subject to resolution of technical considerations.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2647
3 . TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc . will supply cable
to Garden Court North in Renton; and
WHEREAS, thereafter the Renton City Council agreed to approve
said assignment and/or transfer of control, NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WAiSHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1
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SECTION I: The above recitals are found to be true and
correct in all respects .
SECTION II: The transfer of the Group W Cable Franchise to
TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. is found to not he in violation
of the public interest.
SECTION III: The City of Renton hereby consents to (i) the
sale of Westinghouse of all the issued and outstanding shares of the
capital stock (and the transfer of control) of Group W Cable to the
Buyers on the Closing Date, (ii) the assignment and transfer of the
System to the GWC Affiliate, and (iii) the transfer of control and of
the System to the Transferee after the Closing Date under the same
terms and conditions as the original franchise of Group W Cable,
provided that the consent set forth in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) above
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shall be subject to the condition that the GWC Affiliate and the
Transferee shall (promptly after the date of such assignment and/or
transfer) execute and deliver to the City of Renton its acceptance of,
and its agreement and undertaking to perform all of the duties and
obligations of the franchise under such franchise .
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RESOLUTION No. 2647
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 16th day of June, 1986 .
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Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 16th day of June, 1986 .
Barbara Y. Sh'inpoch,M.yor
Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J. ren, City Attorney
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GROUP
CABLE
Group W .A Sulrarliary of
WESIINGHOUSE BROADCAS11NG AND CABE F.INC
15241 PACIF IC HWY S SI:A1 II.E WA 98l88(206)433.3433
January 31, 1986
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The Honorable Barbara Shinpoch
Mayor, City of Renton
200 Mill Avenue S.
Renton, Washington 98055
Dear Mayor Shinpoch :
As we have communicated previously, the stock in Group W CaLile, Inc. is being
sold to a group including five cable operators. '_rio•u ri o e-
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As we have also discussed previously, under the buyers' current plan, one
of the buyers of the stock will have primary responsibility for the operation
and management of the cable system which serves our customers and your consti-
tuents. The enclosed form also recognizes that designation and chain of respon-
sibility and requests your approval of the ultimate transfer of franchise interests
and system facilities to that particular responsible group. That second request
is being made now to avoid any delay in the future or confusion in the interim.
As soon as you have had a chance to review this enclosure, please give me a
calla If you have any questions, I will resolve them promptly.
We would like to complete the formal transfer- requirements as soon as possible.
I am available at your convenience to discuss an appropriate schedule for that
to occur without unnecessary delay.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours, ••
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John W. Stevens, Jr. •
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General Manager >
�QN$ENT TO TEANSFER 4F CONTROL
THIS CONSENT of the
The City Council of The City of Renton
( "Grantor " ) , granted the date cot forth under the signature line
below,
WITHESSETH :
WHEREAS , Group W Cable , Inc . , a New York corporation
( "Group W Cable " ) , operates and maintains a cable television
s sLem in Grantor ' s ccr��rr.unit Y� y pursuant to that certain franchise,
license, permit or other authorization (as amended to the date
hereof , the "Franchise" ) granted by Grantor and evidenced by the
document ( s ) listed on Exhibit A hereto (such cable television
system and the Franchise being hereinafter individually and
collectively sometimes referred to as the "System" ) ; and
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WHEREAS . Group W Cable ' s parent corporation,
Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable. Inc . , an Indiana corporation
( "Westinghouse" ) , desires to sell and otherwise transfer all of
the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of
Group W Cable to Century Southwest Cable Television, Inc . , a
Delaware corporation; TCI Holdings . Inc . , a Colorado corporation;
American Television and Communications Corporation ( "ATC" ) . a
Delaware corporation ; and affiliates of , or subsidiaries or
if r ;hi .c ,t.:i10d or C ..ift1o11 by, lIonhton .Innystrir>>
Incorporated , a Texas corporation, Comcast Corporation, a'
Pennsylvania corporation, Daniels & Associates , Inc . . a Delaware
corporation, and ATC, as are specifically identified in Exhibit B
hereto ( the foregoing entities being herein referred to
inalv )uuall'y as ' Buyer ° and collectivel% as the 'Buyers ' ) , and
thereby transfe ,_ control of Group W Cable to the Buyers ; and .
WHEREAS , the Buyers presently intend to cause Group W Cable
to transfer control of and/or assign the SysteM to TCI Cablevision of
Washington , Inc . , a Washington Corporation and indirect
subsidiary of TCI Holdings , Inc . ' ) as soon as
( the Transferee
practicable after the. closing of the foregoing (stock sale ( the
' Closing Date ' ) ; and
WHEREAS , Grantor is willing to consent to (Ji ) the foregoing
transfer of control of Group W Cable to Buyers on the Closing
Date and ( ii ) the transfer of control of a.nd/or , assignment of the
Sy:.t.:,n lu the Transferee after Lhe Closing Date ;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of theYpremises, Grantor
hereby consents to ( i ) the sale by Westinghouse of all the issued
and outstanding shares of the capital stock (and the transfer of
control ) of Group W Cable to the Buyers on the Closing Date and
( ii ) the assignment and transfer of the System tip wholly -owned
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subsidiary of Group W. Cable and
(iii ) the transfer of control
and/or assignment of the System to the Transferee after the
Closing Date , prod that the consent set forth in clauses
and ( iii ) above shall be subject to the condition that the holder
of the Franchise shall
(promptly after the date of such
assignment and/or transfer ) execute and deliver to Grantor its
and its
acceptance of , agreement and undertaking to perform all
of the duties and obligations under, such Pranchifse .
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF. Grantor has executed this consent ,
effective the Closing Date referenced above .
GRANTOR
By:
Title :
Date: 1986
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Exhibit A
Enabling Ordinance No. 3137; dated May 16, 1977
Enabling Ordinance and Grant .of Franchise to Teleprompter
No. 3155; dated September 12, 1977
Resolution Granting Transfer of Franchise from Teleprompter
to Group W No. 2497;- dated March 21, 1983
Resolution Consolidating Franchises No. 2517 dated July 11, 1983
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 3137
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ESTABLISHING AND DEFINING TERMS , CONDITIONS , RATES
AND CHARGES , REQUIREMENTS , OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF
A SYSTEM FOR TELEVISION SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION WITHIN
THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON., AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : Purpose. There has been established upon all
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political subdivisions by 47 CRF part 76 the duty to regulate
television signal distribution systems within that political
subdivision. There exist within the City Limitsiof the City of Renton
such systems and this Ordinance is to meet the dictates of 47 CFR,
part 76 , and further to provide an integrated Ordinance concerning
television signal distribution. This Ordinance hereinafter will be
referred to as "CATV Ordinance. "
SECTION II : Application For Franchise. Each application
for the granting or renewal of a franchise to construct , operate or
maintain any cable television system upon a city right of way shall
be filed with the Office of Cable Communications or any other agency
designated by the Renton City Council in a form approved by the City
Attorney of the City of Renton. At the time of the application, the
following information shall be presented :
(1) A detailed statement of the business organization of
the applicant , including the following :
(a) The names , residence and business addresses of all
officers and directors of the applicant ;
(b) The names and addresses of all persons having control
of, or being entitled to have or control , 5% or mire of the ownership
of the applicant , either directly or indirectly, and the respective
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ownership share of each person.
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c. A detailed and complete recent financial statement
of the applicant showing the resources required to; construct and/or
operate the proposed system and the ability of the; applicant to
accomplish same.
(2) A detailed plan of the operation of the applicant,
which shall include:
a. A description of the cable district proposed to
be served and a proposed time schedule for installation in each 1
neighborhood or portion of the district .
b . A statement or schedule setting forth all proposed
classifications with rates and charges of any kind to be made
against subscribers .
c. A description of the equipment to be utilized and
operational standards to be met as proposed by the applicant .
d. A statement that the applicant is willing and able
to comply with all relevant federal , state and local regulations
regarding cable television.
SECTION III. Terms of the Franchise . Any franchise to be
granted under the CATV Ordinance shall not be deemed and held
to be an exclusive franchise or permit and shall not in any manner
prevent the City of REnton from granting other or further franchises
or peLwits in, along, over, through, under, below or across any of
said rights of way, streets , avenues , and other public lands and
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properties of every type and description; and such ;franchise and permit
shall in no way prevent or prohibit the City of Renton from using any
of said roads , rights of way, streets or other public properties or
effect its jurisdiction over them or any part of them, with full
power to make all necessary changes , relocations , repairs , maintenance,
establishment, improvement, dedication of same as the City may deem
fit, including the dedication, establishment, maintenance and
improvement of all new rights of way and thoroughfares and other
public properties of every type. Grantee agrees and covenants , at
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its sole cost and expense, to protect, support, temporarily
disconnect, relocate or remove from any street or other public
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property any of its installation when so required by the City
of Renton by reason of traffic condition, public safety, street
vacations , dedications of new rights of way and .the establishment
or improvement thereof , freeway construction, change of establishment
of street grade or the construction of any public improvement or
structure by any governmental agency acting in a governmental
capacity, provided that Grantee shall in all such cases have the
privilege to temporarily by-pass , in the authorized portion of
the same street or right of way, upon approval by the City of
Renton any section of its cable or appurtenance to `be so temporarily
disconnected or removed.
. SECTION IV: Rates and Charges . ivo Grantee shall impose
or be peLwitted to impose upon subscribers or user rates or charges
for installation and for basic services , approved by the Federal
Communications Commission an/Or the City of Renton, until it has
first been determined in the manner hereinafter provided that such
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rates are not in excess of a reasonable amount. In connection with
the original grant of a franchise pursuant hereto the reasonableness
of rates and charges shall be recommended by the Office of Cable
Communications or any other body designated by the Renton City Council .
Included in the proposed rates and charges filed by the •
Grantee with the Office of Cable Communications orjany other body
designated by the Renton City Council will be a special discount
to the low income elderly or low income permanently disabled; such
discount to be in the sum of Two Dollars ($2 . 00) from tiie monthly
basic rate, upon making application to the Grantee .] To qualify
for such discount, the provisions of Section 3-231 (B) of Title III
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of Ordinance No . 1628 and Section 715 (D) and (E) of Title VIII
of Ordinance No. 1628, or as same may hereafter be amended, shall
be controlling.
Any applicant for the granting or renewal of a franchise
and any Grantee proposing any increase in rates and charges for
installation or basic services shall first file with the Office of
Cable Communications or any other body designated by the Renton City
Council, a schedule of the proposed increased rates and charges
together with supporting financial data. Such supporting data
shall include a statement covering the period sine the last previous
rate adjustment showing clearly what total proceeds were derived from.
the system in terms of ratepayers payments and users charges and
the proportion of those proceeds
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devoted to the operation and maintenance of the system and construction
of capital plant in the local._service 'area.The Office of 1 Cable Communications
or any other body designated by the Renton City Council shall examine
and investigate the material submitted by the applicant or Grantee,
and make recommendations to the Renton City Council with respect thereto
within thirty (30) days after receipt. The Office ofjCable Communications,
the Grantee,
/or any other body designated by the Renton City Council may recommend
a review of proposal of such increase by a Hearing Examiner and the
Hearing Examiner shall determine the reasonableness of the proposed
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rates and charges . The Hearing Examiner shall give. notice of a /hearing
and such notice shall briefly describe the proposed rates and charges
and the recommendation of the Office of Cable Communications or any
other body designated by the Renton City Council with respect thereto
and shall state the place where the application and relevant facts
are available to the public, the time and place of the hearing, and
the date by which written comments must be submitted. ; Notice of the
hearing will be sufficient if published at least oncea week during
each of the two weeks preceding the hearing in a newspaper of general
circulation within the City of Renton and in one or as many more community
newspapers within the cable district of franchise areas , as may be
necessary to cover the entire cable district and if broadcast over the
local access channels of the applicant or Grantee (if ''any) in the cable
district or districts affected at least once each working day between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. during the two weeks immediately preceding
the hearing. The purpose of the hearing before a Hearing Examiner shall
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be to determine whether the rates and charges proposed by the applicant
or Grantee are in excess of a reasonable amount. In the event the
Hearing Examiner determines that an independent auditiof the applicant ' s
accounts and records by certified public accountants is essential to •
a determination of the fairness of applicant's proposed rates and
charges , he may direct applicant to cooperate. In the. loperation of a
CATS' system under a franchise granted pursuant to this Ordinance , no
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Grantee shall make or grant any undue preference or advantage to any .
subscriber , or user or other person, nor discriminate against any person
or group; provided that this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit
tradepromotions customaryin the industry, provided such trade
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If the request for rate increase has not been acted upon
within one-hundred-twenty (120) days of filing date, the Grantee may
increase subscriber rates subject to final action by the Renton City
Council.
SECTION V: Franchise 'Fee.: The' Grantee shall pay unto the
City of Renton quarterly., on or before the 10th day of each April,
July, October and January, a sum. equal to three per cent ( 30) of the
basic subscriber fees received by the Grantee within the corporate
limits of the City of Renton as now or hereafter fixed. The Grantor •
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to inspect the books and records of the Grantee for the purpose of
ascertaining accurately the actual basic- subscriber receipts of 'Grantee
and Grantee shall furnish promptly unto the City of Renton, with each
payment, a statement outlining the basic subscriber ,receipts upon which
payment is based.
The City of Renton shall have -the right to. renegotiate the
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amends or changes its rules , CFR 76,31.,'subparti (6).. The franchise fee
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collected by the. City of Renton shall be used for the regulation and
administration of cable communications . Any excess amount received
over and above the cost for the administration and regulation of cable
communications shall be placed in a special fund earmarked for the
cable communications and
promotion and development of/access channels including government,
educational , and public. Disbursement of .such funds', shall be made
only after the approval of the Renton City Council.
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SECTION VI : Length of Franchise . Each franchise granted
by the City of Renton under this Ordinance shalllrbe for a term of
fifteen (15) years from the date of acceptance by, the Grantee .
The City of Renton may terminate the franchise by Ordinance
enacted for such purpose , pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance,
in the event of the willful failure, refusal , or, neglect by the Grantee
to do or comply with any material and substantial requirements contained
in this Ordinance, or the rules and regulations of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission, adopted pursuant to this Ordinance , or as amended.
System failure in all or a major part ofany cable system
for a period of ten (10) consecutive days or for a period of 24
consecutive hours on 30 or more occasions during any period of
twelve (12) consecutive calendar months shall constitute non-compliance
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with this Ordinance. The Renton City Council may initiate termination
proceedings if, after public hearings , it determines that the Grantee
has not complied with all the sections of this Ordinance , except that
failure due to natural disaster shall not constitute non-compliance on
part of Grantee.
SECTION VII : Modifications . If any portion of this Ordinance
should be inconsistent with any rule or regulation now or hereafter
adopted by the Federal Communications Commission,'1 then to the extent
of the inconsistency, the rule or regulation of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission shall control for so long, but only for so long , as
such rule or regulation shall remain in effect , but the remaining
portions of this Ordinance shall not hereby be affected,
This Ordinance must be amended whenever possible, to conform
with the rules and regulations of the Federal Couuuunications
Commission as they are amended, and such amendments must be made
within one (1) year after the passage of such rules and regulations .
SECTION VIII : Certificate of Compliance. ' The franchise holders
shall have a valid certificate of compliance issued by the Federal
Communications Coiiunission or a pending application before operating
or maintaining transmission and distribution lines for cable
communications in the City of Renton , Washington. !
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SECTION IX: Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative
Action Plan. Grantee shall comply with the City of Renton Summary
of Fair Practices Policy Adopted by Resolution 0017 - "The Policy
of the City of Renton is to promote and afford equal treatment and
service to all citizens and assure equal employment opportunity to all
persons based on ability and fitness regardless of race , creed, color ,
national origin, sex, physical , sensory or mental handicaps , age or
marital status . This policy shall apply to every, aspect of employment
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SECTION X: Complaints . The Office of Cable Communications
or any other body designated by the Renton City Council shall
investigate all subscriber complaints and resolve them by conciliation,
if possible. If the complaints cannot be resolved by conciliation,
then an appeal from any ruling may be made to- the Renton City Council
to review the facts and their determination shall be final.
SECTION XI : Performance Test. At its discretion, the Renton
City Council may request the Office of Cable Couiuiunications or any
other body designated by the Renton City Council to• make tests of the
cable Communications system to assure that such system is adhering
to the technical standards as required by the Fedjeral Coutuiunications
Commission.
• SECTION XII : Obscenity. No Grantee may exercise any control
over program content on an access channel , except! to the extent
necessary to prevent the presentation of program material prohibited
by the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Co,nuiission.
The Grantee shall at all times adhere to the Federal
Couuuunications Commission rules , CFR 76-215 , as now in force or any
any time amended.
SECTION XIII : Discrete Areas , The City of Renton shall be
• considered part of South King County as to recognition of discrete
communities for purposes of cable television and access channel
regulation.
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SECTION XIV: Access Channel . The Grantee shall at all times
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(access channel) , as now in force or at any time amended.
SECTION XV: Unlawful to Steal Service. Every person who
knowingly and willfully make unauthorized connection, whether
physically, electrically, or inductively, or attaches any unauthorized
device or devices to any cable wire , or other component of a franchised
cable television system or to a television set , for the purpose of
intercepting any program carried by a franchised cable television
system which such person is not authorized to receive , .shall upon
conviction therefor be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished
by fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars '($250 . 00) or by
imprisonment for not over thirty
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SECTION .XVI : Amendment of Ordinance. Upon recommendation of
the Office of Cable Communications or any other body designated by
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be made by the Renton City Council . The Renton City Council under its
police powers reserves the right to amend any section of this
Ordinance at any time.
SECTION XVII : Transfer of Ownership . Any franchise shall be
a privilege to be held in personal trust by the original Grantee .
It cannot be sold, transferred, leased , assigned or disposed of, in
whole or in part , either by forced or involuntary sale , merger , con-
solidation or otherwise , without prior written approval of the City
of Renton. Said approval shall be granted by the Renton City Council
only after a public hearing and under the same terms and conditions
as an original application. Said applications shall not be refused
unless the Council finds that the public interest will not be served
by the proposed transfer.
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In the event the Grantee is a corporation, an assignment
of the franchise shall be deemed to occur if there is an actual change
in control or where ownership of more than 50% of the voting stock
of the Grantee is acquired by a person or a group ofpersons acting
in concert , none of whom already own 50% or more of the voting stock
singly or collectively . Any such transfer or assignment shall be made
only by an instrument in writing, such as a bill of sale or similar
document, a duly executed copy of which shall be filed in the office
of Cable Communications and the office of City Clerk, City of Renton ,
within 30 days after such transfer or assignment.
SECTION XVIII : Hearing. The Renton City Council , or any
other body it designates , shall conduct a public hearing to determine
the following:
1 . That the public will be benefited by the granting of the
requested franchise ;
2 . That the applicant has the necessary resources to build,
operate and maintain a cable television system in the franchise area .
3 . That the applicant will comply with all terms and conditions
placed upon the franchise by the Council ; and
4 . That the applicant is willing and ableIto comply with
all relevant federal , state and local regulations .
SECTION XIX: Consumer Protection . Subscribers and users
in each cable district shall have the protection described in this
Section in addition to all other rights conferred in this Ordinance .
(a) upon request , each Grantee shall furnish to the Office
of Cable Connumications or any other body designated by the Renton
City Council , and the Office of Cable Communications or the designated
body shall compile and maintain for public inspection during regular
business hours , copies of:
1 . All applications and other communications submitted by
the franchise applicants or Grantees to the City of Renton, the Federal
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Communications Commission or any other Federal , state , or local regulatory
body having jurisdiction with respect to cable communications within
the City of Renton;
2 . Current information on ownership and management of the
Grantee;
3 . Current information on forms of subscriber agreements
used by the Grantee ; complaint procedures followed by the Grantee ,
and non-basic services offered by the Grantee and the rates and charges
thereof; and
4 . Records of all written requests for use of public access
channels and leased channel time and the disposition of such requests ,
and records of all signals and programs carried (other than radio and
television broadcast signals) .
(b) The Office of Cable Communications or any other body
designated by the Renton City Council shall also compile and maintain
for public inspection during regular business hours , copies of:
1 . All federal , state , and local laws and regulations appli-
cable to cable communications within the City of Renton;
2 . Records of all written complaints filedwith the office
of Cable Communications or any other body designated by the Renton
City Council and the disposition thereof; and
3 . Policy statements and administrative and staff operating
procedures of the Office of Cable Communications or any other body
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(c) No Grantee shall cause or permit the viewing habits
of any subscriber to be monitored without the subscriber ' s expressed
consent.
(d) Whenever a Grantee shall offer a new service or facility,
or changes in channel allocation or assignment, the Grantee shall give
notice thereof to the subscribers and the Office of Cable Communications
or any other body designated by the Renton City Council .
Whereupon, such new service or facility shall be made available
to all subscribers , if technically and economically practicable .
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(e) A Grantee shall give subscribers a 30-day written notice
of any hearing concerning any proposed change in subsicriber rates and
charges .
(f) With respect to basic services , the Grantee shall provide,
if technically practicable, all basic subscriber services and a tie-in
connection without cost (except for actual cost of installation) , to
one outlet (one T.V. connection) to each state-accredlited public or
private educational institution and each building designated by the
Office of Cable Communications or other body recommended by the Renton
City Council , which is owned and controlled by the City of Renton and
used for public purposes and not residential use , when such recommended
building is within 300 feet of the distribution cable .
(g) No Grantee nor any major stockholder of a Grantee shall
directly or indirectly engage within the City in the business of selling,
leasing, renting, servicing or repairing radio or television sets or
other receivers or parts thereof which make use of standard broadcast
entertainment signals , provided that nothing therein shall prevent
Grantee from making modifications to the tuner input circuit of the sub-
scribers television receivers and the fine tuning of the customers
operating controls only, to insure proper operation under conditions
of cable connection at the time of installation or in response to sub-
scriber complaints , or from the selling, leasing, servicing, or
repairing receive s and other equipment belongting to other CATV system
operators for use in the conduct of their businesses
SECTION XX: Construction Variances . The Grantee is required
in all cases to request and apply for all Construction Variances for
system extension, subscriber installations , or any other variances
that may be required by the City of Renton .
SECTION XXI : Rights Reserved to the City A Grantee shall
upon request of the Mayor or City Council make its facilities immediately
available to the City for emergency use during the period of any emergency
or disaster declared by the Mayor or City Council .
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SECTION XXII . CATV Construction System Expansion. Aerial and
Underground .
A. Subscriber Installation - Aerial from existing distribution
cables .
1 . The resident shall request service. 1
2 . The resident shall be connected to cable at standard
connection charge if the aerial connection drop does not exceed 150 feet.
3 . If the connection aerial drop exceeds 150 feet, the resident
may be charged the actual cost for the distance exceeding 150 feet plus
standard connection charge and Grantee may request advance payment for
such installation .
B . Underground from existing distribution cable .
1 . The resident must pay for furnishing open trench as
specified by the cable company, backfilling and restoring to original
conditions .
2 . The resident shall arrange for all necessary easements
over or under private property .
C . Systems Extension Aerial up to 300 FeetExtension.
1 . The resident shall request service .
2 . The Grantee shall extend a system toy a resident who
requests such service .
3 . If the energized distribution cable ,is more than 300 feet
from the residence , the Grantee may charge actual cost for normal
construction for any distance exceeding 300 feet and may request advance
payment .
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The Frnachisee shall within six ( 6) months from executing
its acceptance of this frnachise prepare and submit a plan acceptable
to the City for the completion of the construction of previously
unwired portions within the geographic area of this frnchise . Con-
struction under said program shall be staged for completion and be
completed during a period of time not greater than twelve (12) years
after the Grantee has received a Certificate of Compliance . Said
program shall be subject to the approval of the Renton City Council and
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the Office of Cable Communications and an annual review of the program
by the Office of CableCom; unications to assure compliance . Failure
by the Franchise Holder to have constructed and located such tines anf
cable shall at the option of the Renton City Council operate as an
abandonment of the rights under this franchise .
E . Under grounding of g g System. For system expansion in
existing developments , the Grantee shall place the cable system under-
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For existing aerial facilities Grantee shall replace aerial facilities
with underground facilities concurrently and in cooperation with
similar programs of the telephone and power utilities . At no time
shall the cable system be the only aerial facility. Where undergrounding
is required, the Grantee shall have the option of sharing or not sharing
utility trenches, at no charge, if agreeable to utility.
F. System Expansion, New or Existing Underground Developments
or Tracts . Grantee may, at its option, extend energized or unenergized
cable, or conduit, to all new residential developments as they are
constructed. Cost of trenching, conduit, pedestals , and/or vaults
and laterals as well as easements therefore required to bring service
to the development shall be borne by the developer and/or landowner.. ..
All installation and construction by developer and/or landowner shall be
to the specifications of the Grantee . Grantee need not provide
cable television services to such a development until thirty percent
(30%) of the residential dwelling units passed by cable have agreed
to subscribe to cable service.
G. System Expansion Limitation. Upon petition by the Grantee,
the Renton City Council may defer or indefinitely suspend any expansion
required. by this Ordinance after a showing by the Grantee that such
expansion would cause unreasonable financial hardship to 'Grantee . Any
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such Council decision shall be made by the Council after public hearings .
The City Clerk shall publish a notice of any such hearing (at •leaSt
ten (10) days prior to the hearing) , setting forth a time and place
when and where any person or persons having any interest therein may
appear before theCouncil and be heard. .
H. Industry Participation in LID' s and RID' s Where Cable
Systems do not exist. The Grantee shall participate in all LID' s and
RID' s where no cable plant exists at the time of construction:
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public thoroughfare without prior written permission from the City.,
acting by and through its :Director of Public Works .. All such cons-
truction and installation work, whenever same crosses any of the public
properties , shall be done under the supervision of and upon the
inspection of the Director of Public Works and Grantee shall timely
submit unto the Director of Public Works , prior to any such work,
detailed plans and specifications of any such proposed work. The
location of any franchised property in a street or other public area
shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works and
such approval shall be given in writing and Grantee shall be subject
to all applicable Ordinance , regulations , permit or license fees
as provided for by the Ordinances of the City of Renton from time to
time.
B. During :any period of construction, all surface structures ,
if any, shall be erected and used in such places and positions within
said public rights of way and other public properties so as to inter-
fere as little as possible with the free passage of traffic and the
free use. of adjoining property, and Grantee shall at all times post and
maintain proper barricades during any such period of construction as is
required by the laws and statutes of the State of Washington. Any
portion of the street so excavated shall within a reasonable time and
as quickly as possible after said excavation be restored and replaced
by the Grantee at its sole cost and expense in at least as good
condition as it was immediately prior to the time of such excavation,
and all to be performed in accordance with the applicable rules and
regulations of the Public Works Department.
C. Grantee , its successors and assigns shall commence con-
truction under any franchise within one (1) year f� om and after the
date of granting thereof, and all such work shall be done and
completed with the greatest amount of dispatch so as to reduce any
interference with the vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the public
safety and welfare to a minimum. If Grantee has failed or neglected
to commence such construction within said period of one (1) year, then
all rights , privileges and authorities herein granted shall cease and
terminate and the Franchise shall be of no further force and effect.
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Grantee covenants and agrees , for itself, its successors and .
assigns , that in the event of any neglect, failure, ',refusal or omission
to comply with any of the terms , conditions and regulations of any
frnachise and the rules and ordinances of the City olf Renton that the
City may give notice of said default, and if such default has not been
corrected or the conditions of the Franchise have not been complied
with within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, then any
franchise and all rights accruing thereunder shall be immediately subject
to forfeiture and termination, at the option of the ;City.
D. Grantee, its successors and assigns shall promptly repair
any damage to City property of every type and nature and all other City
improvements caused by the failure or workmanship of Grantee ' s work during
the life of any franchise; Grantee shall comply with all ordinances and
regulations of the City of Renton regarding such excavation and whenever
deemed necessary by the Public Works Director, shallibe required to post
a performance bond in favor of the City warranting, among other things ,
that such restoration work will be done promptly and in a proper, work-
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SECTION XXIV: Indemnity and Hold Harmless ;and Waiver of
Damages :
A. Grantee , its successors and assigns shalll indemnify and
hold harmless the City of Renton from any and all liabilities , fees ,
costs and s dams e whether damages , to person or property, or expense of any
type or nature which may accrue to the City by reason of the construction,
operation, maintenance, repair and alteration of Grantee ' s facilities ;
provided, however, that in case any suit or action is instituted against
the City by reason of any such damage or injury, thelCity shall cause
written notice thereof to be given unto Grantee and Grantee thereupon
shall have the duty to defend any such suit or action, without cost,
or expense to the City .
B. Grantee shall have no recourse whatever; against the
City of Renton for any loss , costs , expense or damage arising out of
any provision or requirement of any franchise or the , enforcement
thereof. No privilege nor exemption will be grantedror conferred unto
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Grantee by any Franchise except those specifically prescribed herein,
and any such privilege claimed under this Franchise by the Grantee
in any street shall be subordinate to any prior lawful occupancy of
the Street or any subsequent improvement or installation therein.
SECTION XXV: Bond and Insu•rance. Grantee !shall , before
construction file a good and sufficient bond as determined by the
City of Renton executed by a surety company authorized and qualified to
do business in the State of Washington , conditioned upon the faithful per-
formance of all duties and obligations to be performed by the Grantee under
the terms of this Ordinance, including the payment of all gross revenue
payments imposed by the terms of this Ordinance , andtthe removal of said
system, and including repair and restoration of streets , and all public
utilities of every type and nature incident to all work done by the Grantee
pursuant to the terms of any franchise , and such bond to be renewed by the
Grantee annually and kept in full force and effect at all times during th'e
life of any franchise.
Grantee shall forfeit all rights and privileges conferred
by any Ordinance , and the Franchise shall be null and void and of
no force and effect whatever unless Grantee shall, before commencing
construction of any part of said coaxial cable system, file with the
City Clerk proper evidence that it has in full forceland effect and
shall keep in full force and effect during the life if the franchise ,
public liability insurance , naming the City of Seattle and City of
Renton as additional insured with coverage of not less than $100 , 000 . 00
per person, $300, 000. 00 per accident and property damage liability of
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SECTION XXVI : Codes . All work done by the Grantee pursuant
to any franchise shall be in full compliance with the National Electrical
Safety Code and all applicable laws of the State of Washington and
Ordinances of the City of Renton then in effect. In the event that
Grantee fails at any time to furnish any required safeguards , signs ,
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then thr. City rese-,- us the right to nroceed as maY ; be required to
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• SECTION XXVII : Raising or Moving Wires. If the raising
or moving of cables or wires is required by any third party at any
time to enable use of the streets , or other public rights of way or
properties , such party shall •make written application at least five
(5) days in advance• of such required use, and Grantee shall raise or
move said cables , wires and/or other equipment at the expense of such
applicant. •
SECTION XXVIII • Condemnation. If, during the term- of the
franchise, or any extension thereof, the City shall acquire by purchase
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or condemnation any of Granteets property or assets maintained or
used hereunder, no greater sum shall be allowed for the value of the .
rights herein granted, in addition to all other elements affecting
the value of such purchase or condemned property, than the actual
cost of obtaining the franchise. .
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Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed . I •
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SECTION XX) . This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage , approval and five days after its publication. ,
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 16th o •day f• ' M,a.y . • , 1977.
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Delores A. Mead , Cpt Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 16th day of May 1977 .
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Date of Publication :
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS •
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ACCESS CHANNEL: A free composite channel to be used by government;
• .education and public.
ALL-CHANNEL ANTENNA: An antenna which receives signals equally
well over a wide band of frequencies.
AMPLIFIER: A device consisting of electronic components used to
increase power, voltage or current of a signal .
AMPLITUDE MODULATED LINK: A form of microwave which uses amplitude
modulation of a microwave carrier rather than the conventional
• frequency modulation usually used for microwave television links .
This is usually accomplished by heterodyne conversion from conven-
•tional TV channels. .
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ANTENNA ARRAY: A radiating or receiving system composed of several
. spaced radiators or elements . •
ATTENUATOR: A device for 'educing the power of a signal.
ATTENUATION LOSS : The actual power loss in a 'cable, attenuator,
coupling, or other device when electrical energy is transmitted
through it, usually expressed in decibels .
AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL (AGC) : A circuit which automatically controls
the gain of an amplifier so that the output signal level is virtually
constant for varying input signal level.
AUTOMOTIC TILT: Automatic correction of change in tilt, or the
relative level of signals of different frequenicies. •
BACK MATCHED TAP : A cable tap device which employs transformer
isolation and also employs impedence matching at the tap-off
points. .
BRIDGER: An amplifier connected directly into the main trunk line
to feed distribution cables with minimum insertion loss in the main
trunk line.
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CABLECASTING: Origination of prograuuiiing by a' CATV system, usually
other than automated services . such as scanning weather dials , and
• exclusive of broadcast signals .
CABLE POWERING: A method of supplying power through the coaxial
cable to system amplifiers .
CAPACITIVE. TAP : A tap device with a capacitor network providing the
desired amount of loss and isolation between the feeder cable and
the subscriber drop cable.
CASCADE : The operation of devices (usually amplifiers) in sequence
in a cable system with the output of one device feeding the input
of the next. •
CASCADEABILITY: The performance capability of amplifiers used to
reamplify the same signal along a cable system without noticeable
degradation.
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• _CHANNEL COMBINER: An electronic or passive device which accepts
the RF signals from many sources and• combines them for delivery
to the cable.
COAXIAL CABLE: A cylindrical outer conductor (shield) surrounding
a central conductor held centrally in place byjan insulating material
referred to as the dielectric . It is the most; commonly used means
• of CATV signal distribution.
CO-CHANNEL: A form of TV signal distortion where the same frequency
is received from two different transmitters simultaneously, It
• generally appears as horizontal bars in the picture.
• CONDUIT: A tube, manufactured of an environment protective material,
through which CATV• cable is conveyed in an underground system.
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. CONVERTER: An electronic device that will shift any television
channels) from one channel to another. I •
CROSS MODULATION: A form of signal distortion in which the visual
content from one channel is superimposed on the visual content of
another channel.
DIELECTRIC: The material , usually an electrical insulator, which
separates two conductors between which an electric potential exists .
Usually, the insulating material separating the center conductor
• and outer shield of a coaxial cable.
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DIRECTIONAL COUPLER: A passive device that divides signal power
between two paths with a greater degree of attenuation in one
direction than in the other. •
DIRECTIONAL TAP : A passive line tapping device based on directional
coupler principles which diverts a. portion of the signal from the
line to the drop cable. The directional quality attenuates signals
from the drop line, reducing reflections in the distribution cable.
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DISCRETE AREAS : The separation of King County into separate commu-
nities as required by the Federal Communications Commission regarding
Access Channel. • - . ! •
DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER: An amplifier used with the main trunk cable
at a point from which one or more feeder cable's are extended
(branched out) .
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: The part of a CATV systehi used to carry signals
from the head- end to 'the subscriber's re•ceiyers .
DROP : The cable which connects the tap on the' feeder line to the
• subscriber's house. 1
FCC: Federal Communications Commission,
FEEDER LINE : The coaxial cable running from bjridgers , to line.,
extenders and taps . Sometimes called a distribution cable. •
FIELD STRENGTH METER: A frequency selective heterodyne receiver
capable of tuning the frequency band of interest , as used for TV,
54 to 216 MHz , with indicating meter showing the •magnitude input of
voltage and the dial indicating the approximate frequency,
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FREQUENCY: The number of complete cycles or vibrations per unit
of time (example : 60 cycles per second) .
GAIN : A measure of the signal level increase in an amplifier
usually expressed in dB.
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• •; • •4 "I P HEADEND: The electronic equipment located al the start of a cable
.system, usually including antennas , preampli iers , frequency
• converters , demodulators , modulators and relted equipment. Both
the building and the . equipment which receive, the television signals
and processes them before application to the cable system are
known as the head-end.
INSERTION LOSS : Additional loss in a system when a device such as
a directional coupler is . inserted; equal to the difference in signal
level between input and output of such a dev ce.
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mprovement districts. • .
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LINE EXTENDER: Feeder line amplifiers used io'; provide signals at
. a sufficiently high level to the more distant subscribers .
LOCAL SERVICE AREA: Area where cable operaters have operating
cable systems.. .
LOG PERIODIC ANTENNA: A' form of antenna wit , intrinsic broadband
• • and directional characteristics . Characters ed by low response to
the back 'and sides. .
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MAJOR TELEVISION MARKET: The specified zone of a commercial televisi
station licensed to a' Top-100 couauunity, or ' combination of such
specified zones where more than one communit is listed.
• • • MARKET GENERATOR: An electronic instrument •rovi.ding variable or
fixed signals and used. in conjunction with t efrequent sweep testing
to determine a specific frequency in 'the RF :spectrum. .
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• • MESSENGER: A steel cable, strung between po es or other supporting
structures which supports the CATV coaxial c-ble, The coaxial cable
• is usually attached to the messenger by lash.ng with stainless steel
wire.
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' MODULATION: The process , or result of the process , whereby some
characteristic of one wave is varied in acco .dance with another
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NOISE : In general , any unwanted signal or i terference . Usually , .
• refers to unwanted signals of a random natur_ arising from thermal
• effects in the input circuits of amplifiers . This form of noise is
• known as "snow".
• OFFICE OF CABLE COMMUNICATIONS : City of Sea .tle .Board, of Public'
Works Office of Cable Communications adminis .ers and regulates
CATV Franchises in greater King County.
PARABOLIC ANTENNA: An antenna that has a fo ded dipole or feed horn
mounted at the focal point of a metal or mes dish having a concave
shape known as parabola. .
PREAMPLIFIER: An electronic device, usually ihaying superior input
noise figure, designed to strengthen or boost a weak off-air signal,
to a ieyej. where it w±),I. be sufficient to dz ' e. succeeding amplfier.s
• PRESSURE TAP: A device which connects to the center conductor and
shield of a distribution cable to extract television signals ; tap •
does not require cutting of cable to make contact for. a subscriber
• drop.
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RESOLUTION : A measure of picture resolving capabilities of a tele-
vision system determined primarily by band width, scan rates
and aspect ration. Relates to fineness of details .perceivable.
R. I . D. : Road improvement district . •
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CABLE TELEVISION ORDINANCE
Section Page .
1. Purpose 1
2. Application for Franchise 1
3. Terms of the Franchise 2
4. Rates and Charges 3
5. Franchise Fee i 5
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6. Length of Franchise i 6
7 . Modifications 6
8 . Certificate of Compliance 6
9 . Equal Employment and Affirmative
Action Plan 7
10. Complaints 7
11. Performance Test ti 7
12. Obscenity 7
13. Discrete. Areas 7
14. Access Channel 8
15 . Unlawful to Steal Service -8
16. Amendment of Ordinance 8
17 . Transfer of Ownership 8
18. Hearing 9
19 . Consumer Protection 9
20. Construction Variances 11
21 . Rights Reserved to the City 11
22 . CATV Construction System Expansion 12
23 . Limitations and Conditons - 13 a
24. Indemnity and Hold Harmless and Waiver.
of Damages 15
25 . Bond and Insurance 16
26. Codes 16
27 . Raising or Moving Wires 17
28 . Condemnation 17
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CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO . 31c4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY'' OF RENTON , WASHINGTON,
AUTHORIZING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO OPERATE
A CABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (CATV) WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
T;IE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : PURPOSE : This franchise shall constitute
an agreement between the City of Renton and Clearview TV. Clblt
of Enumclaw, Inc. , a Washington Corporation (Grantee) to construct,
maintain and operate a •CATV system for the distribution of television
signals .
SECTION II : LENGTH: OF FRANCHISE . The length of this
Franchise shall be for a term of 15 years from the date of acceptance
by the Grantee. /�
SECTION III : <TERMS OF FRANCHISE: This Franchise granted
to Clearview TV Cable of Enumclaw, Inc . shall not be deemed to be
exclusive and shall not in any manner prevent the City of Renton
from granting other or further franchises , The Grantee agrees to
all the terms , conditions , requirements , obligations and duties as
outlined in Ordinance No 3137 , dated May 16 , 1977 of theCity of
Renton as passed by the Council of the City of Renton, as may be
amended from time to time . Time is of the essence in complying
with said Ordinance. A`:'true and correct copy of said Ordinance
is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein as if fully
set forth.
SECTION IV: FRANCHISE FEE : Grantee shall pay unto the
City of Renton, quarterly, on or before the 10th day of each April ,
July, October and January, a sum equal` to three percent ( 3%) of
the basic subscriber fees received by the Grantee as more particularly
set forth in Section V , 'Franchise Fee, of Ordinance No. 3137 , same
being Exhibit "A" attached hereto .
SECTION V ; AMENDMENT OF FRANCHISE : The Renton City
Council under its police powers reserve5the right to amend any
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SECTION VI : CONDEMNATION: If, during the term of the
franchise, or any extension thereof.; the City shall acquire by purchase .
or condemnation any of Grantee ' s property or assets maintained or
used hereunder, no greater sum shall be allowed for the value of the
rights herein granted, in addition to all other elements affecting
the value cf such purchase or condemned property, than the actual
cost of obtaining the franchise.
SECTION VII This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval and_ five days after its. publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this .1..2th day of September, 1977 .
De ores A. Mead , City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR thisl2th day of September; - 1977 .
o . Perry, Mayor Pr T m
Approved as to form:
rar M. hellan
City. Attorney
Date of Publication: 9/16/77 '
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CITY OF' RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO ..
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AUTHORIZING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO OPERATE
A CABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (CATV) WITHIN THE
• CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : PURPOSE: 'a ,® 20anchA©®_.©ha7_l ;.constitmt® a
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a A v (437® C E for the distribution of television signals .
SECTION II : LENGTH OF FRANCHISE : The length of this Franchise
shall be for a term Of 11 y®'E from the date of acceptance by the
Grantee . /"03(_
• SECTION III : TERMS OF FRANCHISE : This Franchise granted
to Northwest Cablevision d/b/a Teleprompter Corporation, shall not
be deemed to be exclusive and shall not in any manner prevent the
City of Renton from granting other or further franchises . The
Grantee agrees to all the terms , conditions , requirements , obligations
and duties as outlined in Ordinance No . 3137 , dated May 16 , 1977 ,
of the City of Renton as passed by the Council of the City of Renton,
as may be amended from time to time. A true and correct copy of said
Ordinance is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein
as if fully set forth.
•SECTION. IV : FRANCHISE FEE : Grantee shall pay unto the
City of Renton, quarterly, on or before the 10th day of each April , .
July, October and January, a sum equal to three percent ( 3%) of
the basic subscriber fees received by the Grantee as more particularly
set forth in Section V , Franchise Fee, of Ordinance No . 3137 , same
being Exhibit "A" attached hereto .
SECTION V : AMENDMENT OF FRANCHISE : The Renton City Council
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under its police powers reserves the right to amend any Section
of this Ordinance at any time .
SECTION VI : CONDEMNATION: If, during the term of the
franchise, or any extension thereof , the City shall acquire by
purchase or condemnation any of Grantee ' s property or assets maintained
or used hereunder, no greater sum shall be allowed for the value
of the rights herein granted , in addition to all other elements
affecting the value of such purchase or condemned property, than the
actual cost of obtaining the franchise.
SECTION VII : This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage , approval and five days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL' this 12thday of September, 1977 .
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Delores A. Mead, Citerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12thday of Septen ei I.977 .
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Approved as tb.::form:
G and M. S ellan, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 9/16/77
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CABLE TELEVISION ORDINANCE
Section Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Application for Franchise 1
3. Terms of the Franchise 2
4. Rates and Charges 3
5. Franchise Fee 5
6. Length of Franchise 6
7. Modifications 6
8. Certificate of Compliance 6
9. Equal Employment and Affirmative
Action Plan 7
10. Complaints 7
11. Performance Test 7
12. Obscenity 7
13. Discrete Areas 17
14. Access Channel 8
15. Unlawful to Steal Service 8
16. Amendment of Ordinance 8
17. Transfer of Ownership 8
18. Hearing 9
19. Consumer Protection 9
20. Construction Variances 11
21. Rights Reserved to the City 11
22. CATV Construction System Expansion 12
23. Limitations and Conditons 13 a
24. Indemnity and Hold Harmless and Waiver
of Damages 15
25. Bond and Insurance 16
26. Codes 16
27. Raising or Moving Wires 17
28. Condemnation 17
EXHIBIT " A "
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 3137
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ESTABLISHING AND DEFINING TERMS, CONDITIONS, RATES
AND CHARGES, REQUIREMENTS, OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF
A SYSTEM FOR TELEVISION SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION WITHIN
THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Purpose. There has been established upon all
political subdivisions by 47 CRF part 76 the duty to regulate
television signal distribution systems within that.political
subdivision. There exist within the City Limits of .the City of Renton
such systems and this Ordinance is to meet the dictates of,147 CFR,
part 76, and further to provide an integrated Ordinance concerning
television signal distribution. This Ordinance hereinafter will be
referred to as "CATV Ordinance."
SECTION II: Application For Franchise. Each application
for the granting or renewal of a franchise to construct, operate or.
maintain any cable television system upon a city right of way shall
be filed with the Office of Cable Communications or any other agency
designated by the Renton City Council in a form approved by the City
Attorney of the City of Renton. At the time of the application, the
following information shall be presented:
(1) A detailed statement of the business organization of
the applicant, including the following:
(a) The names , residence and business addresseslof all
officers and directors of the applicant;
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(b) The names and addresses of all persons having control
of, or being entitled to have or control, 5% or more of the ownership
of the applicant, either directly or indirectly, and the respective
ownership share of. each person. .
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c. A detailed and complete recent financial statement
of the applicant showing the resources required to construct and/or
operate the proposed system and the ability of the applicant to
accomplish same.
(2) A detailed plan of the operation of the applicant,
which shall include:
a. A description of the cable district proposed to
be served and a proposed time schedule for installation in each
neighborhood or portion of the district.
b. A statement or schedule setting forth all proposed
classifications with rates and charges of any kind to be made
against subscribers.
c. A description of the equipment to be utilized and
operational standards to be met as proposed by the applicant.
d. A statement that the applicant is willing and able
to comply with all relevant federal, state and local regulations
regarding cable television.
SECTION III: Terms of the Franchise. Any franchise to be
granted under the CATV Ordinance shall not be deemed and held
to be an exclusive franchise or permit and shall not in any manner
prevent the City of REnton from granting other or further franchises
or permits in, along, over, through, under, below or across any of
said rights of way, streets, avenues, and other public lands and
properties of every type and description; and such franchise and permit
shall in no way prevent or prohibit the City of Renton from using any
of said roads, rights of way, streets or other public properties or
effect its jurisdiction over them or any part of them, with full
power to make all necessary changes, relocations, repairs, maintenance,
establishment, improvement, dedication of same as the City may deem
fit, including the dedication, establishment, maintenance and
improvement of all new rights of way and thoroughfares and other
public properties of every type. Grantee agrees and covenants, at
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its sole cost and expense, to protect, support, temporarily
disconnect, relocate or remove from any street or other public
property any of its installation when so required by the City
of Renton by reason of traffic condition, public safety, street
vacations, dedications of new rights of way and the establishment•
or improvement thereof, freeway construction, change of establishment
of street grade or the construction of any public improvement or
structure by any governmental agency acting in a governmental
capacity, provided that Grantee shall in all such cases have the
privilege to temporarily by-pass, in the authorized portion! of
the same street or right of way, upon approval by the City of
Renton any section of its cable or appurtenance to be so temporarily
disconnected or removed.
SECTION IV: Rates and Charges. 1.o Grantee shall impose
or be permitted to impose upon subscribers or users rates olr charges
for installation and for basic services, approved by the Federal
Communications Commission an/or the City of Renton, until it has
first been determined in the manner hereinafter provided that such
rates are not in excess of a reasonable amount. In connection with
the original grant of a franchise pursuant hereto the reasonableness
of rates and charges shall be recommended by the Office of Cable
Communications or any other body designated by the Renton City Council.
Included in the proposed rates and charges filed by the
Grantee with the Office of Cable Couuuunications or any other body
designated by the Renton City Council will be a special discount
to the low income elderly or low income permanently disabled; such
discount to be in the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) from the monthly
basic rate, upon making application to the Grantee. To qualify
for such discount, the provisions of Section 3-231 (B) of Title III
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of Ordinance No. 1628 and Section 715 (D) and (E) of Title VIII
of Ordinance No. 1628, or as same may hereafter be amended, shall
be controlling.
Any applicant for the granting or renewal of a franchise
and any Grantee proposing any increase in rates and charges for
installation or basic services shall first file with the Office of
Cable Communications or any other body designated by the Renton City
Council, a schedule of the proposed increased rates and charges
together with supporting financial data, Such supporting data
shall include a statement covering the period since the last previous
rate adjustment showing clearly what total proceeds were derived from
the system in terms of ratepayers payments and users charges and
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devoted to the operation and maintenance of the system and construction
of capital plant in the local service'area.The Office of Cable Communications
or any other body designated by the Renton City Council shall examine
and investigate the material submitted by the applicant or Grantee,
and make recommendations to the Renton City Council with respect thereto
within thirty (30) days after receipt. The Office of Cable Communications,
the Grantee,.
/or any other body designated by the Renton City Council may recommend
a review of proposal of such increase by a Hearing Examiner and the
Hearing Examiner shall determine the reasonableness of the proposed
public
rates and charges. The Hearing Examiner shall give notice of a/hearing
and such notice shall briefly describe the proposed rates and charges
and the recommendation of the Office of Cable Communications or any
other body designated by the Renton City Council with respect thereto
and shall state the place where the application and relevant facts
are available to the public, the time and place of the hearing, and •
the date by which written comments must be submitted. Notice of the
hearing will be sufficient if published at least once a week during
each of the two weeks preceding the hearing in a newspaper of general
circulation within the City of Renton and in one or as many more community
newspapers within the cable district of franchise areas, as may be
necessary to cover the entire cable district and if broadcast over the
local access channels of the applicant or Grantee (if any) in the cable
district or districts affected at least once each working day between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. during the two weeks immediately preceding
the hearing. The purpose of the hearing before a Hearing Examiner shall
be to determine whether the rates and charges proposed by the applicant
or Grantee are in excess of a reasonable amount. In the event the
Hearing Examiner determines that an independent audit of the applicant':
accounts and records by certified public accountants is essential to
a determination of the fairness of applicant's proposed rates and
charges, he may direct applicant to cooperate. In the operation of a
CAT'' system under a franchise granted pursuant to this Ordinance, no
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Grantee shall make or grant any undue preference or advantage to any
subscriber or user or other person, nor discriminate against any person
or group; provided that this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit
trade promotions customary in the industry, provided such trade .promotions
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are otherwise/prohibited by law.
If the request for rate increase has not been 'acted upon
within one-hundred-twenty (120) days of filing date, the Grantee may
increase• subscriber rates subject to final action by the Renton City
Council.
SECTION V: Franchise' 'Fee. The Grantee shall pay unto the
City of Renton quarterly, on or before the 10th day of each April,
July, October and January, a sum equal to three per cent (3%) of the
basic subscriber fees received by the Grantee within' the corporate
limits of the City of Renton as now or hereafter fixed. The Grantor
• or his authorized agents shall have the right, at all reasonable times,
to inspect the books and records of the Grantee for the purpose of
ascertaining accurately the actual basic subscriber receipts of 'Grantee
and Grantee shall furnish promptly unto the City of Renton, with each
payment, a statement outlining the basic subscriber receipts upon which
payment is based.
The City of Renton shall have the right to renegotiate the
franchise fee if at any time the Federal Communications Commission
amends or changes its rules, CFR 76,31., '.subpart; (b).. The franchise fee
collected by the.City of Renton shall be used for the regulation and
administration of cable communications. Any excess amount received
over and above the cost for the administration and regulation, of cable
communications shall be placed in a special fund earmarked for the
cable communications and
promotion and development of/access channels including government,
educational, and public. Disbursement of •such funds shall be made
only after the approval of the Renton City Council.
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SECTION VI: Length of Franchise. Each franchise granted
by the City of Renton under this Ordinance shall be for a term of
fifteen (15) years from the date of acceptance by the Grantee.
The City of Renton may terminate the franchise by Ordinance
enacted for such purpose, pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance,
in the event of the willful failure, refusal, or neglect by the Grantee
to do or comply with any material and substantial requirements contained
in this Ordinance, or the rules and regulations of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission, adopted pursuant to this Ordinance, or as amended. •
System failure in all or a major part of any cable system
for a period of ten (10) consecutive days or for a period of 24
consecutive hours on 30 or more occasions during any period of
twelve (12) consecutive calendar months shall constitute non-compliance
with this Ordinance. The Renton City Council may initiate termination
proceedings if, after public hearings, it determines that the Grantee
has not complied with all the sections of this Ordinance, except that
failure due to natural disaster shall not constitute non-compliance on
part of Grantee.
SECTION VII: Modifications. If any portion of this Ordinance
should b.e inconsistent with any rule or regulation now or hereafter
adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, then to the extent
of the inconsistency, the rule or regulation of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission shall control for so long, but only for so long, as
such rule or regulation shall remain in effect, but the remaining
portions of this Ordinance shall not hereby be affected,
This Ordinance must be amended whenever possible, to conform
with the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications
Commission as they are amended, and such amendments must be made
within one (1) year after the passage of such rules and regulations.
SECTION VIII: Certificate of Compliance. The franchise holders
shall have a valid certificate of compliance issued by the Federal
Communications Commission or a pending application before operating
or maintaining transmission and distribution lines for cable
communications in the City of Renton, Washington.
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SECTION IX: Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative
Action Plan. Grantee shall comply with the City of Renton Summary
of Fair Practices Policy Adopted by Resolution #2017 - "The Policy
of the City of Renton is to promote and afford equal treatment and
service to all citizens and assure equal employment opportunity to all
persons based on ability and fitness regardless of race, creed, color,
national origin, sex, physical, sensory or mental handicaps, age or
marital status. This policy shall apply to every aspect of employment
practices , employee treatment and public contact. "
SECTION X: Complaints. The Office of Cable Communications
or any other body designated by the Renton City Council shall
investigate all subscriber complaints and resolve them by conciliation,
if possible. If the complaints cannot be resolved by conciliation,
then an appeal from any ruling may be made to the Renton City Council
to review the facts and their determination shall be final.
SECTION XI: Performance Test. At its discretion, the Renton
City Council may request the Office of Cable Communications or any
other body designated by the Renton City Council to make tests of the
cable Communications system to assure that such system is adhering
to the technical standards as required by the Federal Communications
Commission.
SECTION XII: Obscenity. No Grantee may exercise any control
over program content on an access channel, except to the extent
necessary to prevent the presentation of program material prohibited
by the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.
The Grantee shall at all times adhere to the Federal.
Communications Commission rules , CFR 76-215, as now in force or any
any time amended. •
SECTION XIII: Discrete Areas. The City of. Renton shall be
considered part of South King County as to recognition of iscrete
communities for purposes of cable television and access channel
regulation.
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SECTION XIV: Access Channel. The Grantee shall at all times
adhere to the Federal Communications Commission rules CFR•'76-251
(access channel) , as now in force or at any time amended.
SECTION XV: Unlawful to Steal Service. Every person who
knowingly and willfully make unauthorized connection, whether
physically, electrically, or inductively, or attaches any unauthorized
device or devices to any cable wire, or other component ofl a franchised
cable television system or to a television set, for the purpose of
intercepting any program carried by a franchised cable television
system which such person is not authorized to receive, shall upon
conviction therefor be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished
by fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars •($250.00) or by
imprisonment for not over thirty (30) days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
SECTION XVI: Amendment of Ordinance. Upon recommendation of
the Office of Cable Communications or any other body designated by
the Renton City Council, a review of this Ordinance may periodically
be made by the Renton City Council. The Renton City Council under its
police powers reserves the right to amend any section of this
Ordinance at any time.
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SECTION XVII: Transfer of Ownership. Any franchise shall be
a privilege to be held in personal trust by the original Grantee.
It cannot be sold, transferred, leased, assigned or disposed of, in
whole or in part, either by forced or involuntary sale, merger, con-
solidation or otherwise, without prior written approval of the City
of Renton. Said approval shall be granted by the Renton City Council
only after a public hearing and under the same terms and conditions
as an original application. Said applications shall not be refused
unless the Council finds that the public interest will not be served
by the proposed transfer.
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In the event the Grantee is a corporation, an assignment
of the franchise shall be deemed to occur if there is an actual change
in control or where ownership of more than 50% of the voting stock
of the Grantee is acquired by a person or a group of persons acting
in concert, none of whom already own 50% or more of the voting stock
singly or collectively. Any such transfer or assignment shall be made
only by an instrument in writing, such as a bill of sale or similar
document, a duly executed copy of which shall be filed in the office
of Cable Communications and the office of City Clerk, City of Renton,
within 30 days after such transfer or assignment.
SECTION XVIII: Hearing. The Renton City Council, or any
other body it designates, shall conduct a public hearing to determine
the following:
1. That the public will be benefited by the granting of the
requested franchise;
2. That the applicant has the necessary resources to build,
operate and maintain a cable television system in the franchise area.
3. That the, applicant will comply with all terms and conditions
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placed upon the franchise by the Council; and
4. That the applicant is willing and able to comply with
all relevant federal, state and local regulations.
SECTION XIX: Consumer Protection. Subscribers an users
in each cable district shall have the protection described in this
Section in addition to all other rights conferred in this Ordinance.
(a) upon request, each Grantee shall furnish to t.ie Office
of Cable Connumications or any other body designated by the Renton
City Council, and the Office of Cable Communications or the designated
body shall compile and maintain for public inspection during regular
business hours, copies of:
1. All applications and other communications submitted by
the franchise applicants or Grantees to the City of Renton, the Federal.
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Communications Commission or any other Federal, state, or local regulatory
body having jurisdiction with respect to cable communications within
the City of Renton;
2. Current information on ownership and management of the
Grantee;
3. Current information on forms of subscriber agreements
used by the Grantee; complaint procedures followed by the Grantee,
and non-basic services offered by the Grantee and the rates and charges
thereof; and
4. Records of all written requests for use of public access
channels and leased channel time and the disposition of such requests,
and records of all signals and programs carried (other than radio and
television broadcast signals) .
(b) The Office of Cable. Communications or any other body
designated by the Renton City Council shall also compile and maintain
for public inspection during regular business hours, copies of:
1. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations appli-
cable to cable communications within the City of Renton;
2. Records of all written complaints filed with the office
of Cable Communications or any other body designated by the Renton
City Council and the disposition thereof; and
3. Policy statements and administrative and staff operating
procedures of the Office of Cable Communications or any other body
designated by the Renton City Council.
(c) No Grantee shall cause or permit the viewing habits
of any subscriber to be monitored without the subscriber's expressed
consent. •
(d) Whenever a Grantee shall offer a new service or facility,
or changes in channel allocation or assignment, the Grantee shall give
notice thereof to the subscribers and the Office of Cable 'Colmmunications
or any other body designated by the Renton City Council.
Whereupon, such new service or facility shall be made available
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(e) A Grantee shall give subscribers a 30-day written notice
of any hearing concerning any proposed change in subscriber rates and
charges. •
(f) With respect to basic services , the Grantee shall provide,
if technically practicable, all basic subscriber services and a tie-in
connection without cost (except for actual cost of installation) , to
one outlet (one T.V. connection) to each state-accredited public or
private educational institution and each building designated by the
• Office of Cable Communications or other body recommended by the Renton
• City Council, which is owned and controlled by the City of Renton and
used for public purposes and not residential use, when such recommended
building is within 300 feet of the distribution cable.
(g) No Grantee nor any major stockholder of a Grantee shall
directly or indirectly engage within the City in the business of selling,
leasing, renting, servicing or repairing radio or television sets or
other receivers or parts thereof which make use of standard broadcast .
entertainment signals, provided that nothing therein shall prevent
Grantee from making modifications to the tuner input circuit of the sub-
scribers television receivers and the fine tuning of the customers
operating controls only, to insure proper operation under conditions
of cable connection at the time of installation or in response to sub-
scriber complaints, or from the selling, leasing, servicing, or
repairing receive s and other equipment belongting to other CATV system
operators for use in the conduct of their businesses.
SECTION XX: Construction Variances. The Grantee is required
in all cases to request and apply for all Construction Variances for
system extension, subscriber installations, or any other variances
that may be required by the City of Renton.
SECTION XXI: Rights Reserved to the City. A Grar tee shall
upon request of the Mayor or City Council make its facilities immediately
available to the City for emergency use during the period of any emergency
or disaster declared by the Mayor or City Council.
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SECTION XXII. CATV Construction System Expansion. Aerial and
Underground.
A. Subscriber Installation - Aerial from existing distribution'
cables.
1. .The resident shall request service.
2. The resident shall be connected to cable at standard
connection charge if the aerial connection drop does not exceed 150 feet.
3. If the connection aerial drop exceeds 150 feet, the resident
may be charged the actual cost for the distance exceeding 150 feet plus
standard' .connection charge and Grantee may request advance payment for
such installation.
B. Underground from existing distribution cable.
1. The resident must pay for furnishing open trench as
specified by the cable company, backfilling and restoring. to original
conditions.
2. The resident shall arrange for all necessary easements
over or under private property.
C. Systems Extension Aerial up to 300 Feet Extension.
1. The resident shall request service.
2. The Grantee shall extend a system to a resident who
requests such service.
3. If the energized distribution cable is more than 300 feet
from the residence, the Grantee may charge actual cost for normal
construction for any distance exceeding 300 feet and may request advance
payment.
D. Systems Expansion.
The Frnachisee shall within six (6) months from executing
its acceptance of this frnachise prepare and submit a plan acceptable
to the City for the completion of the construction of previously
unwired portions within the geographic area of this frnchise. Con-
struction under said program shall be staged for completion and be
completed during a period of time not greater than twelve (12) years
after the Grantee has received a Certificate of Compliance. Said
program shall be subject to the approval of the Renton City Council and
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the Office of Cable Communications and an annual review of the p-ogram
1.,y the CffiG(.: of CableCenications to assure compliance. Failure
by the frinchise Holdbo tr, have coniltructed and boated such
line:; ani
Cc ble shall at the opti.on of: the Renton City Council operate as an
abandonment of the rights under this franchise.
E. Undergrounding of System. For system expansion in
existing developments, the Grantee shall place the cable system under-
ground in localities where both telephone and power lines are underground.
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For existing aerial facilities Grantee shall replace aerial facilities
with underground facilities concurrently and in cooperation with
similar programs of the telephone and power utilities. At no time
shall the cable system be the only aerial facility. Where undergrounding
is required, the Grantee shall have the option of sharing or not sharing
utility trenches, at no charge, if agreeable to utility.
F. System Expansion, New or Existing Underground Developments
or Tracts. Grantee may, at its option, extend energized or unenergized
cable, or conduit, to all •new residential developments as they are
constructed. Cost of trenching, conduit, pedestals, and/or vaults
and laterals as well as easements therefore required to bring service
to the development shall be borne by the developer and/or landowner.
All installation and construction by developer and/or landowner shall be
to the specifications of the Grantee. Grantee need not provide
cable television services to such a development until thirty percent
(30%) of the residential dwelling units passed by cable have agreed
to subscribe to cable service.
G. System Expansion Limitation. Upon petition by the Grantee,
the Renton City Council may defer or indefinitely suspend any expansion
required by this Ordinance after a showing by the Grantee that such
expansion would cause unreasonable financial hardship to 'Grantee. Any
such Council decision shall be made by the Council after public hearings.
The City Clerk shall publish a notice of any such hearing (at least
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ten (10) days prior to the hearing) , setting forth a time and place
when and where any person or persons having any interest therein may
appear before theCouncil and be heard.
H. Industry Participation in LID's and RID' s Where Cable
Systems do not exist. The Grantee shall participate in all I.ID' s and
RID' s where no cable plant exists at the time of construction:
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a. Grantee shall be given plans of projects as soon
as they are available so it may design the system to its specifications
using conduit or direct burial cable.
b. Wherever possible, trenches will be provided free of
charge of the Grantee in all LID's and RID's.
SECTION XXIII: Limitations and Conditions.
A. Grantee's facilities shall be so located or relocated
and so erected so as to interfere as little as possible with traffic
or with such streets, avenues, highways, bridges and other public
places and egress from and ingress to abutting property, provided,
however, that Grantee shall not break up, block or disturb any street
or other
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CABLE TELEVISION
• GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ACCESS CHANNEL: A free composite channel to be used by government,
education and public.
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ALL-CHANNEL ANTENNA: An antenna which receives signals equally
well over a wide band of frequencies.
AMPLIFIER: A device consisting of electronic components used to
increase power, voltage or current of a signal.
AMPLITUDE MODULATED LINK: A form of microwave which uses amplitude
modulation of a microwave carrier rather than the conventional
frequency modulation usually used for microwave television links.
This is usually accomplished by heterodyne conversion from conven-
tional TV channels.
ANTENNA ARRAY: A radiating or receiving system composed of several
spaced radiators or elements.
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ATTENUATOR: A device for reducing the power of a signal.
ATTENUATION LOSS: The actual power loss in a cable., attenuator,
coupling, or other device when electrical energy is transmitted
through it, usually expressed in decibels.
AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL (AGC) : A circuit which automatically controls
the gain of an amplifier so that the output signal level is virtually
constant for varying input signal level.
AUTOMOTIC TILT: Automatic correction of change in tilt, or the
relative level of signals of different frequencies.
BACK MATCHED TAP: A cable tap device which employs transformer
isolation and also employs impedence matching at the tap-off
points.
BRIDGER: An amplifier connected directly into the main trunk line
to feed distribution cables with minimum insertion loss in the main
trunk line.
CABLECASTING: Origination of programming by a CATV system, usually
other than automated services such as scanning weather dials, and'.
exclusive of broadcast signals.
CABLE POWERING: A method of supplying power through the coaxial
cable to system amplifiers.
CAPACITIVE TAP: A tap device with a capacitor network providing the
desired amount of loss and isolation between the feeder cable and
the subscriber drop cable.
CASCADE: The operation of devices (usually amplifiers) in sequence
in a cable system with the output of one device feeding the input
of the next.
CASCADEABILITY: The performance capability of amplifiers used to
reamplify the same signal along a cable system without noticeable
degradation.
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CHANNEL COMBINER: An electronic or passive device which accepts
the RF signals from many sources and combines them for delivery
to the cable. •
COAXIAL CABLE: A cylindrical outer conductor (shield) surrounding
a central conductor held centrally in place by an insulating material
referred to as the dielectric. It is, the most commonly used means
of CATV signal distribution.
CO-CHANNEL: A form of TV signal distortion where the same frequency
is received from two different transmitters simultaneously. It
generally appears as horizontal bars in the picture.
CONDUIT: A tube, manufactured of an environment protective material,
through which CATV cable is conveyed in an underground. System.
CONVERTER: An electronic device that will shift any •television
channel(s). from one channel to another.
CROSS MODULATION: A form of signal distortion in which the visual
content from one channel is superimposed on the visual content of
another channel.
DIELECTRIC: The. material, usually an electrical insula=or, which
separates two conductors between which an 'electric potential exists.
Usually, the insulating material separating the center conductor
and outer shield of a coaxial cable.
DIRECTIONAL COUPLER: A passive device that divides signal power
between two paths with a greater degree of attenuation In one
• direction than in the other.
DIRECTIONAL TAP: A passive line tapping device based on directional
coupler principles which diverts a portion of the signal from the
line to the drop cable. The directional quality attenuates signals
from the drop line, reducing reflections in the distribution cable.
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DISCRETE AREAS: The separation of King County into separate commu-
nities as required by the Federal Communications Commission regarding
Access Channel. •
DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER: An amplifier used with the main trunk cable
at a point from which one or more feeder cables are extended
(branched out) .
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: The part of a CATV system used to carry signals
from the head-end to the subscriber's receivers.
DROP: The cable which connects the tap on the feeder line to the
subscriber's house.
FCC: Federal Communications Commission,
FEEDER LINE: The coaxial cable running from bridgerst to line,
extenders and taps. Sometimes called a distribution cable. •
FIELD STRENGTH METER: A frequency selective heterodyne receiver
capable of tuning the frequency band of interest, as used for TV,
54 to 216 MHz, with indicating meter showing the •magniIude input of
voltage and the dial indicating the approximate frequency,
FREQUENCY: The number of complete cycles or vibrations per unit
of time (example: 60 cycles per second) .
GAIN': A measure of the signal level increase in an amplifier
usually expressed in dB. .
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}IEADEND: The electronic equipment located at the stars of a cable
system, usually including antennas, preamplifiers , frequency
converters, demodulators, modulators and related equipment. Both
the building and the equipment which receives the television signals
and processes them before application to the cable system are
known as the head-end.
INSERTION LOSS: Additional loss in a system when a device such as
a directional coupler is inserted; equal to the difference in signal
level between input and output of such a device.
LID: Local improvement districts.
LINE EXTENDER: Feeder line amplifiers used to provide signals at
a sufficiently high level to the .more. distant subscribers.
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LOCAL SERVICE AREA: Area where cable. operators have operating •
cable systems.
LOG PERIODIC ANTENNA: A form of antenna with intrinsic broadband
and directional characteristics. Characterized by low response to
the back •and sides.
MAJOR TELEVISION MARKET: The specified zone of a commercial televisior
station licensed to a Top-l00 community, or a combination of such
specified zones where more than one community is listed.
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MARKET GENERATOR: An electronic, instrument providing variable or
fixed signals and used in conjunction with the frequent sweep testing
to determine a specific frequency in the RF spectrum.
MESSENGER: A steel cable, strung between poles or other supporting
structures which supports the CATV coaxial cable, The coaxial cable
is usually attached to the messenger by lashing. with stainless steel
wire.
MODULATION: The process, or result of the process, whereby some
characteristic of one wave is varied in accordance. with another •
wave.
NOISE: In general, any unwanted signal or interference. Usually , .
refers to unwanted signals of a random nature arising from thermal
effects in the input circuits of amplifiers. This form of noise is
known as "snow".
OFFICE OF CABLE COMMUNICATIONS: City of Seattle Board' of Public
Works Office of Cable Communications administers and regulates
CATV• Franchises in greater King County.
PARABOLIC ANTENNA: An antenna that has. a folded dipole or feed horn •
mounted at the focal point of a metal or mesh dish haying a concave
shape known as parabola.
PREAMPLIFIER: An electronic device, usually haying superior input
noise figure, designed to strengthen or boost a weak off-air signal
to a level where it will be, sufficient to drive succeeding amplifiers_
• PRESSURE TAP: A device which connects to the center conductor and
shield of a distribution cable to extract television signals ; tap
does not require cutting of cable to make contact for a subscriber ' .
drop.
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RESOLUTION: A measure of picture resolving capabilities of a tele-
vision system determined primarily by band width, scan rates
and aspect ration. Relates to fineness of details perceivable..
R. I. D. : Road improvement .district.
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public thoroughfare without prior written permission from the City,
acting by and through its Director.of Public Works. A11 such cons-
truction and installation work, whenever same crosses any of the public
properties, shall be done under the supervision of and upon the
inspection of the Director of Public Works and Grantee shall timely
submit unto the Director of Public Works, prior to any such work,
detailed plans and specifications of any such proposed work. The
location of any franchised property in a street or other public area
shall be subject to the approval of the. Director of Public Works and
such approval shall be given in writing and Grantee shall be subject
to all applicable Ordinance, regulations, permit or license fees
as provided for by the Ordinances of the City of Renton from time to
time. •
B. During :any period of construction, all surface structures,
if any, shall be erected and used in such places and positions within
said public rights of way and other public properties so as to inter-
fere as little as possible with the free passage of traffic and the
free use of adjoining property, and Grantee shall at all times post and
maintain proper barricades during any such period of construction as is
required by the laws and statutes of the State of Washington. Any
portion of the street so excavated' shall within a reasonable time and
as quickly as possible after said excavation be restored and replaced
by the Grantee at its sole cost and expense in at least as good
condition as it was immediately prior to the time of such excavation,
and all to be performed in accordance with the applicable rules and
regulations of the Public Works Department.
C. Grantee, its successors and assigns shall commence con-
truction under any franchise within one (1) year from and after the
date of granting thereof, and all such work shall be done and
completed with the greatest amount of dispatch so as to reduceu any
interference with the vehicular and pedestrian traffic an th d e public
safety and welfare to a minimum. If Grantee has failed or neglected
to commence such construction within said period of one (1) year, then
all rights, privileges and authorities herein granted shall cease and
terminate and the Franchise shall be of no further force and effect.
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Grantee. covenants and agrees, for itself, its successors and
assigns, that in the event of any neglect, failure, refusal or omission
to comply with any of the terms, conditions and regulations of any
frnachise and the rules and ordinances of the City of Renton that the
City may give notice of said default, and if such default has not been
corrected or the conditions of the Franchise have not been complied
with within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, then any
franchise and all rights accruing thereunder shall be immediately subject
to forfeiture and termination, at, the option of the City.
D. Grantee, its successors and assigns shall promptly repair
any damage to City property of every type and nature and all other City
improvements caused by the failure or workmanship of Grantee's_ work during
the life of any franchise; Grantee shall comply with all ordinances and
regulations of the City of Renton regarding such excavation and whenever
deemed necessary by the Public Works Director, shall be req ired to post
a performance bond in favor of the City warranting, among other things,
that such restoration work will be done promptly and in a proper, work-
manlike manner.
SECTION XXIV: Indemnity and Hold Harmless and Waiver of
Damages:
A. Grantee, its successors and assigns shall indemnify and
hold harmless the City of Renton from any and all liabilities, fees,
costs and damages, whether to person or property, or expense of any
type or nature which• may accrue to the City by reason of the construction,
operation, maintenance, repair and alteration of Grantee 's facilities;
provided, however, that in case any suit or action is instituted against
the City by reason of any such damage or injury, the City shall cause
written notice thereof to be given unto Grantee and Grantee thereupon
shall have the duty to defend any such suit or action, without cost,
or expense to the City.
B. Grantee shall have no recourse whatever against the
City of Renton for any loss, costs, expense or damage arising out of
any provision or requirement' of any franchise or the enforcement
thereof. No privilege nor exemption will be granted or conferred unto
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Grantee by any Franchise except those specifically prescribed herein,
and any such privilege claimed under this Franchise by the Grantee
in any street shall be subordinate to any prior lawful occupancy of
the street or any subsequent improvement or installation therein.
SECTION XXV: Bond and Insurance. Grantee shall, before
construction file a good and sufficient bond as determined b the
City of Renton,executed by a surety company authorized and qualified to
do business in the State of Washington, conditioned upon the faithful per-
formance of all duties and obligations •to be performed by the Grantee under
the terms of this Ordinance, including the payment of all gross revenue
payments imposed. by the terms of this Ordinance, and the removal of said
system, and including repair and restoration of streets, and a•ll public
utilities of every type and nature incident to all work done by the Grantee
pursuant to the terms of any franchise, and such bond to be renewed by the
Grantee annually and kept in full force and effect at all times during the
life of any franchise.
Grantee shall forfeit all rights and privileges conferred
by any Ordinance, and the Franchise shall be null and void and of
no force and effect whatever unless Grantee shall, before commencing
construction of any part of said coaxial cable system, file with the
City Clerk proper evidence that it has, in full force and effect and
shall keep in full force and effect during the life of the franchise,
public liability insurance, naming the City of Seattle and City of
Renton as additional insured with coverage of not less than $100,000.00
per person, $300,000.00 per accident and property damage liability of
not less than $50,000.00.
SECTION XXVI: Codes. All work done by the Grantee pursuant
to any franchise shall be in full compliance with the National Electrical
Safety Code and all applicable law.s of the State of Washington and
Ordinances of the City .of Renton then in. effect. In the event that
Grantee fails at any time to furnish any required safeguards, signs,
signals, and/or
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excavation as r-•:mired by any law,• ordinance Or regulation,
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. so comply, and in such event the Grantee agrees and covenants to promptly
,,a„;:.; rg•imburse,-the .Ci.ty.for al] expenses, of; such .work. _.,.; .
SECTION XXVII: Rais' rip•'or Moving Wires. If the raising
or moving of. cables or wires is required by any third party a1t any •
tithe to enable use of the streets, or other public rights of'way or
properties, such party shall make written application at least five .
(S) days in advance• of such required, use, and Grantee .shall raise or
move said cables, wires• and/or other equipment at the expense of such
applicant. •
SECTION XXVIII • Condethnation. If,, during 'the term.of tl ..•
franchise, .or any extension thereof, the City shall acquire 'by purchase
or condemnation any of Grantee's property or assets maintained or
used hereunder, no greater sum shall be allowed for the value of the .
rights herein granted, in addition to all other elements affecting •
the value of such purchase. or condemned property, than the actual •
cost of obtaining the franchise. •
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SECTION XXIX:... Any and ,all Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION XXX . This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval and five days after its publication.
PASSED BY *THE CITY COUNCIL this` '16th day of " May" • , 1977.
Delores A. Mead, Ci Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 16th day of' May " 1977.
/6C�1�fP.r�f�C/
Charles Delaurenti, Mayor
Appr- ved as to form:
air M. •ne an'City Attorney
Date of Publication: 5-2o-77
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ends Ordinance No. 3011
3137, 3450, 4105
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4254
1. ) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ADOPTING
THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1990 ; 2 . ) AMENDING SECTION 5-
103 (C) 7 OF CHAPTER 1, BUSINESS LICENSES, OF TITLE V
(BUSINESS REGULATIONS) AND SECTION 6-2204 OF CHAPTER 22 ,
PRIVATELY OWNED BURGLAR AND/OR ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEMS, OF
TITLE VI (POLICE REGULATIONS) , RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE
FEES AND POLICE ALARM FEES; 3 . ) AMENDING ORDINANCE 3450 , AND
ORDINANCE 3137 OF THE CITY CODE APPENDIX RELATING TO CABLE
COMMUNICATIONS FUND AND FRANCHISE FEES; 4 . 1) DISSOLVING
FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING AND COULON .PARK CONSTRUCTION FUNDS ;
5 . ) ESTABLISHING PARK AND GOLF COURSE FEES; AND 6 . )
TERMINATING PARTICIPATION IN PUGET SOUND COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS .
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THt CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS :
SECTION I: That the Annual Budget for the City of Renton for the
year 1990, heretofore prepared and filed with the City Clerk, as
modified and approved by vote of the City Council of the City of
Renton on December 11, 1989 , after due notice and hearing thereof as
provided by law, be and the same is hereby in all respects ratified,
adopted, and confirmed as such Annual- Budget for the year 1990 , and
same, by this reference, is incorporated herein as if fully set forth,
labeled as (A) Expenditures, and (B) Resources. Ordinance No . 4252 ,
adopted under the date of December 4 , 1989 , fixed the amount of tax
levies necessary for the year 1990 .
SECTION II: The following total sums for expenditures are hereby
allowed and established in each of the following funds in said 1990
Budget, to wit:
(A) EXPENDITURES: s,917
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000 - GENERAL FUND 5,012,34078
101 - PARK FUND 40
3,012,465,3 45
102 - ARTERIAL STREET FUND •
103 - STREET FUND 195,484
105 - IMPACT MITIGATION FUND 851,219
106 - LIBRARY FUND
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107 - CONTINGENCY FUND 237,
118 - RESERVE FOR PATHS AND TRAILS 45,64113
125 - 1% FOR ART FUND 435,353
127 - CABLE COMMUNICATION FUND 131,696
207 - 1978 LIMITED GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND (Senior Center) •
212 - 1989 LIMITED REFUNDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND (City Shop) 337,792
213 - 1983 UNLIMITED REFUNDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND (Coulon ark) ... 1,395,384
215 GENERAL GOVERNMENT MISCELLANEOUS DEBT SERVICE FUND 915,832
219 - 1989 UNLIMITED GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND (Senior Housing) I 477,287
220 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE FUND 2,066,314
221 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT GUARANTY FUND 1 643,410
301 - STREET FORWARD THRUST FUND 106,890
316 - MUNICIPAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION FUND 347,715
317 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 5,076,498
319 - SENIOR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION FUND 6,001,845
320 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION FUND 728,669
401 - WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY FUND 12,279,032
402 - AIRPORT FUND 1,111,487
403 - SOLID 5,100,913
WASTE UTILITY FUND 5,100,913
404 - GOLF COURSE FUND
421 - WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STORM5,758,263
DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION FUND 1,863,196
501 - EQUIPMENT RENTAL FUND f 5,293,104
502 - INSURANCE FUND l 5,293,104
601 - FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND 1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES (A) $84,481,548
TOTAL RESOURCES (B) $84,481,548
SECTION III : Chapter I, Business Licenses, of Title V (Business
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled 'Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby amended to
read as follows :
Section 5-103 (C) 7 , Sunset: This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect until December 31, 1991 at which time it shall
terminate unless reinstated by formal City Council vote and later
adoption of a formal ordinance.
SECTION IV: Chapter 22 , Privately Owned Burglar and/or Robbery
Alarm Systems , of Title VI , (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No . 1628
entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,
Washington" is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6-2204 : False Alarm; Charges by City, Removal by Police
Department: In the event of any response by the Police Department
to any such false alarm, the City may levy and collect a minimum
charge of twenty-five dollars ($25 . 00) and any such charge shall be
paid within thirty (30) days by the owner or operator of the premises .
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ORDINANCE NO. 4254
SECTION V: Sections I and II of Ordinance No. 3450 relating
to the Cable Communications Development Fund is hereby amended to read
as' follows:
Section I : There is hereby established and created a special
fund to be known as the "Cable Communications Development Fund" . Said
fund is created for, but not limited to, the promotion and development
of cable communications and access channels inchding government,
education, and public, pursuant to Ordinance No. 3137 .
Section II: The monies in said fund shall be expended as
hereinabove specified, or for any other purpose as approved by the
Renton City Council .
SECTION VI . Section V, Paragraph 2 , Franchise Fee, of
Ordinance No. 3137 is hereby amended to read as follows :
The franchise fee collected by the City of Renton may be used
for, but is not limited to, the regulation and admi istration of cable
communications . The use of said funds shall be approved by the Renton
City Council .
SECTION VII : The following City of Renton Funds are hereby
closed and dissolved: The Federal Revenue Sharing Fund (199) and
Coulon Beach Park Construction Fund (315) .
SECTION VIII: Certain Park and Golf Course Fees are hereby
adjusted and established. Such fees are attached hereto as Exhibit
"A" and made a part hereof as if fully set forth.
SECTION IX: City of Renton participation in the Puget Sound
Council of Governments shall terminate as of December 31, 1990 , unless
reinstated by formal City Council vote.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4254
SECTION X: A copy of the Budget as herein adopted shall be
transmitted to the. Office of the State Auditor, Division of Municipal
Corporations, and such other governmental agencies as provided by law.
SECTION XI: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval , and five days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this llth day of December, 1989 .
Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this llth day of December, 1989 .
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Earl Clymer, Mayo ..
Approve ,As to form:
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Lawrence J. Warn, City Attorney
Date of Publication: December17 , 1989
ORD. 124 : 12/1/89 : as.
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 4254
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1990 CITY OF RENTON BUDGET
AMENDMENT EXPENDITURES REVENUES
1.) Pgs.19—2o,GENERAL FUND—LEGISLATIVE SERVICES(COUNCIL):
A. Establish a Hospitality Account and Add $500. 500 ---
B. Decrease General Fund Ending Balance by $500. (500) ---
NO INCREASE TO THE 1990 BUDGET I 0 0
2.) Pgs.35—38,GENERAL FUND—POLICE DEPARTMENT,
ADD TWO POLICEOFFICER POSITIONS:
• A. Increase Police Patrol/Traffic Salaries and Benefits. 72,000 ---
B. Stagger Hire Dates: 3/March 1, 1990; 1/April 1, 1990;. 1/May 1, 1990 (10,800) ---
C. Increase Patrol/Traffic Division Supplies for New Officers. 4,000 ---
D. Decrease Police Department Overtime. (35,053) ---
E. Decrease Quarter Master Account. (3,500) ---
F. Use Seized Vehicle in lieu of purchase, - Cut EgUipnent Rental. (3,500) ---
G. Reduce Copier Rental - Relocation will allow cut. (3,597) ---
H. Cut Police Training Account. (1,600) ---
I. Defer Refurnishing Traffic Office/Capital Outlay. (2,950) ---
J. Decrease General Fund Ending Balance. . (15,000) ---
NO INCREASE TO THE 1990 BUDGET 1 0 0
3.) TRANSFER PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF PARK PROPERTY FROM CIP FUND TO
GENERAL FUND,AND REPLACE TRANSFER TO THE INSURANCE FUND WITH
GENERAL REVENUES,RATHER THAN PROCEEDS FROM PARK PROPERTY SALE:
A. Pg. 59, GENERAL FUND REVENUES;
Add Proceeds from the Sale of Park Property. 369,000
B. Pg. 29., GENERAL FUND/NON-DEPARTMENTAL:
Add Transfer-Out of General Fund Revenues to Insurance Fund. 369,000 ---
C. Pg. 82, INSURANCE FUND REVENUES:
Change Reference on Transfer-In, from Park Property
to Transfer-In from General Fund. --
D. Pg. 73, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND (CIP):
CIP REVENUE: Delete Sale of Fixed Assets/Park Property. --- (369,000)
CIP EXPENDITURES: Delete Transfer-Out to Insurance Fund. (369,000) ---
NO INCREASE TO THE 1990 BUDGET I 0 0
4.) Pg.69,SENIOR HOUSING DEBT SERVICE FUND ADJUSTMENT:
A. Increase the Senior Housing Excess Property Tax Levy by
$188,000, to provide for the. 1989 interest payment. --- 188,000
B. Increase the 1990 interest account by $188,000. 188,000 ---
INCREASE TO THE 1990 BUDGET . I 188,000 188,000
5.) GENERAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND AMENDMENT:
Pg.17,PARKS CIP PROJECT ADJUSTMENTS: • .
A. Delete Project #2, 4th/5th Floor Remodel, covered in the
1989 mid-year budget adjustment. (65,000) --.-
B. Reduce Project #10,'Senior Center Improvements by
S4,100 to $15,900. (4,100) ---
C. Reduce Project #11, Carco Theater Improvements by
$2,000 to $20,000. (2,000) ---
D. Add Park Equipment:
(1) Subcompact Truck for General Services 11,300 ---
•(1) Aerial Lift Truck for Park Facilities 37,200 ---
(2) Subcompact Trucks for Park Facilities 22,600 ---
NO INCREASE TO THE 1990 BUDGET I 0 0.
TOTAL AMENDMENTS#11 #5 188,000 188,000
TOTAL 1990 PRELIMINARY BUDGET AS PRESENTED . 84,293,548 84,293,548
TOTAL 1990 CITY OF RENTON BUDGET AS AMENDED • 84,481,548 84,481,548
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EXHIBIT "A"
CITY OF RENTON,. WASHINGTON
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ORDINANCE NO. 4254
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The Renton Park Board duly recommends fee, changes to be effective in
the 1990 Budget for the City of Renton Parks and Recreation
Department. The changes and effective dates are as follows:
Effective March 1, 1990 , Green Fees at the Maplewood Golf Course shall
be as follows :
SUMMER RATES March - October 9 holes $ 9 . 00
18 holes $12 . 00
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Senior Rates $10 . 00
WINTER RATES November - February 9 holes $ 8 . 00
18 holes $10 . 00
Senior Rates :
• weekdays $ 7 . 00
weekends $ 8 . 00
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Effective April 1, 1990 : Boat launch fee for NON-RESIDENTS $ 5 . 00
Saturday; Sunday, and Holidays ONLY
Effective June 1, 1990 : Swimming lessons - RESIDENTS $10 . 00
Swimming lessons - NON-RESIDENTS . $20 . 00
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Effective June 1, -1990 :. Swimming pool admission fees:
Children 12 and under $ . 50
Ages 13 - 17 $ . 75
Adults $ 1 . 00
.Senior Citizens $ . 50
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