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^ Memorandum March 30, 1988 Page 7 VI. OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE CABLE COMMISSION AND MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES Even though a court would likely reject the city's attempt to regulate or prohibit the programming of channel 341 the city or the Cable Commissions could still take ac- tion to express their displeasure with the Company. Below please find a hierarch-, of actions which the ci`: could. take from the less extreme (above the line) through actions which would in all probability be held impermissible by a court of law (Listed below the line). The Cable Commission or the member cities could: 1. Take no action. 2. Pass a city's objection 3. Pass a cit objection specifically req gramming from cal resolution express?ng the Commission's or to such programming on channel 34. resolution expressing the Commission's or to such programming on channel 34, and lest that the Company remove the adult pro- 3le channel 34. 4. Pass a resolution expressing the Commission's or city's objection to such programming on channel 34, and order the Company to remove the adult programming from cable channel 34 (if the Company chose not Eo c: ply with ttsis ,irder, any attempt to sanction the Company would in all probability be held impermissible by a cv of law). S. Pass a resolution expressing the Commission's or city's objection to such programming on channel 34, and order the Company to remove the programming from channel 34 within 15 days of written notification or face the fines and penalties provided for in the franchise. 6. Pass a resolution expressing the Commission's or city's objection to such programming on channel 34, and order the Company to remove the programming or face termina- tion procedures of the franchise for failure to comply with the franchise sections prohibiting x-rated or otherwise pornographic material. (This step would not be available to the Quad Cities Commission.)