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City of Hugo ORDINAINANCE 1989-257 NCE SUMMARY I DAVIT OF P U B L!C A T I O N Final Franchise City of Hugo An ordinance, including addendum with exhibits, granting a franchise to STATE OF MINNESOTA ] Group W Cable of_Ramsey/Washington, SS Inc., d/b/a Cable TV North Central, COUNTY OF WASHINGTON (hereinafter"Cable TV North Central") to operate and maintain a cable commu- nications system in the City; setting forth conditions accompanying the Duane A. Rasmussen , being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the grant of franchise;providing for regula- tion and use of the system;and prescrib- ing penalties for the violation of its publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the provision. STATEMENT OF INTENT AND PURPOSE;FINDINGS. newspaper known as The Times, and has full knowledge of the facts The City of Hugo(hereinafter"City") adopts a cable television franchise to bring about the development of a cable which are stated below: communications system and the contin- ued operation of it.Such a development can contribute significantly tothecom- (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements con- munication needs and desires of many. Further, the City may achieve better utilization and improvement of public stituting qualification as a legal newspaper, as provided by Minnesota services.The City Council found Cable TV North p p Central's technical ability, financial condition,legal qualifications, Statute 331A.02, 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as amended. and character to,be appropriate to con- struct and operate a cable television sys- tem within the City. (B)The printed public notice ARTICLE I.SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS The Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Cable Communications Or- dinance.The definition section includes which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and 22 terms which are defined for the pur- pose pose of the franchise. ARTICLE II.GRANT OF AUTHORITY wasrinted and published once each week, for one successive AND GENERAL PROVISIONS p SECTION 1.GRANT OF FRANCHISE AND ACCEPTANCE. weeks: it was first published on Thursday , the 4 day The City grants.to Cable TV North Central a non-exclusive franchise to be properly executed and acknowledged by of May , 19 89, and was thereafter printed and published Cable TV North Central and delivered to City. Cable TV North Central shall de- posit with City a non-refundable accep- each week to and including ._Thursday , the 4 day Lance fee for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses of development of the franchise.Letters of credit, cer- of May , 1989 tificates of insurance, and organiza- tional and creation documents of the Smust delivered to City. SECTION 2.AUTHORITY GRANTED The City grants to Cable TV North BY• / L. Central permission to use the streets for erecting, constructing, operating and TITLE: Publ i sher maintaining the cable communications system. SECTION 3.AGREEMENT Cable TV North Central agrees to be Subscribed and sworn to before me on bound by all terms of the franchise and to provide all services set forth in its proposal to City. this fifth SECTION 4.FRANCHISE TERM This franchise shall be for a term coin- cident with the expiration date of the day of May ,19 89 Franchise Ordinance and Franchise Agreement of the Ramsey/Washington County Cable Commission. SECTION 5.AREA • 11,,,ott4,444f2 The franchise is granted for the City as it exists from time to time during the term of the Franchise. 40( J did •. LcSTRUD SECTION 6.POLICE AND EMINENT ? NOTARY PUBLIC • MINNESOTA DOMAIN POWERS e9`;• Cable TV North Central's rights are t•„ ; NQJV®VSIN1$,U ON COUNTY subject to the rights of eminent domain �1. MY COMMISION EXPIRES of the City and to the police powers of the City. APRIL 16. 1995 SECTION 7.USE OF GRANTEE FACILITIES (1)Lowest classified rate paid by commercial The City has the right to install and users for space comparable maintain any fixtures it desires upon the p $ 4.40COI.inch poles and within the underground pipes and conduits of Cable TV North Central. SECTION S.WRITTEN NOTICE (2)Maximum rate allowed by law for the above All notices shall be delivered in writ- matter $ 4.57 col.inch ing to the offices of City and its Legal Counsel,and the local office of Cable TV North Central. (3)Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 4.40 col.inch SECTION 9.RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS No signals shall be transmitted from (4)Rate actually charged for additional the subscriber terminal except as re- quired to provide service authorized by insertions COL inch the franchise and the subscriber.Infor- mation from subscriber terminals may not be gathered or stored without the ex- press written permission of the sub- scriber.The terms and conditions of the written authorization are included in chic cart inn - • _