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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance No. 1000-04 12-14-2004 ORDINANCE NO. 1000-04 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CABLE FRANCHISE TELEVISION ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Marcus Cable Associates, L.L.C. d/b/a/ Charter Communications ("Charter") currently holds a cable franchise with the City of Richland Hills, Texas ("City"), granted by Ordinance No. 420, adopted on May 7, 1979 and extended by Ordinance No. 666 adopted on September 14, 1984, and by Ordinance No. t~®,~~1~dopted on June 22, 2004 ("Franchise"); and, WHEREAS, Charter's Franchise with the City is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2004; and, WHEREAS, Charter and the City have not yet begun informal renewal negotiations in accordance with Section 626(h) of Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; and, WHEREAS, the parties continue to reserve all rights not already waived under the formal procedures of Section 626 of Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; and, WHEREAS, the amount of time required to conclude negotiations and allow for public review will extend beyond the initial expiration date; and, WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to extend the current Franchise for an additional period of time so that cable service to the public will not be interrupted; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS: SECTION 1. The Franchise of Charter shall be extended through December 31, 2005. SECTION 2. Charter is hereby requested, not later than March 31. 2005, to submit to the City Manager its proposal for renewal which shall include provisions indicating Charter's proposal for the maintenance and expansion of the City's i-net system. PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, this the 9th day of November 2004, at which meeting a quorum was present and voting. PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, this the 1~th'~~~C~' U~cember, 2004 at which meeting a quorum was present and voting. ~ ~s''~„6a ~ APPROVED: tr ~ e ~ 1 ~ ~ r ~ ` ~ ~ : he Honorable Nelda Stroder, Mayor '~s ATTEST: . ? ~ ~r . ~ ~ o` o 0 1 y Secretary Accepted this day of Marcus Cable Associates, L.L.C. By: Name/Title: