Page 1 City - Mobile (AL) ~ Document = orr300 of pte ORDINANCE NO.__1679_- An Ordinance renewing a nonexclusive franchise to Comeast’ Cablevision Corporation of Mobile, Inc., its successors and assigns, to operate and maintain a community antenna television system in the City; setting forth conditions accompanying the Grant of Franchise; providing for authorized City Regulation and use of the Community Antenna Television System; and prescribing penalties for violation of the Franchise provisions, BE If ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY oF PRICHARD AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. DEFINE'TIONS For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words,- abbreviations and the derivations shall have the meaning given herein; provided, however, that when not inconsistent with the context, the terms ’ Phrases, words, abbreviations and the derivations not defined herein shall be given their common and ordinary meanings, . and the words used in the present tense shall include the future tense, words in the plural shall include the singular and words in the singular number shall include the plural number. A. “Basic Subscriber Service": All local broadéast signals, if any, required by the Federal Communications Commission to be retransmitted on the cable television system; all programming transmitted on the Public, Edcational and Government Access Channels, if any, and such other programming as designated by the Franchisee from time to time as part of the Basic Subscriber Service. 1 en Page 2 Q' ae) B. CATV or Cable 5 1 2 1 1 5 830 207 198 32 93.258339 television 5 1 2 1 1 6 1054 215 153 30 92.327690 system:: 5 1 2 1 1 7 1236 218 22 23 95.990410 A 5 1 2 1 1 8 1281 221 118 28 96.520782 system 4 1 2 1 2 0 198 271 1194 41 -1 5 1 2 1 2 1 198 272 34 25 95.966194 of 5 1 2 1 2 2 275 275 165 26 95.360550 antennas, 5 1 2 1 2 3 489 271 131 31 96.004768 cables, 5 1 2 1 2 4 670 273 219 33 90.445129 amplifiers, 5 1 2 1 2 5 917 275 134 32 38.154266 -wires, 5 1 2 1 2 6 1101 278 111 29 69.588333 lines, 5 1 2 1 2 7 1262 283 130 29 95.053497 towers, 4 1 2 1 3 0 195 315 1197 63 -1 5 1 2 1 3 1 195 334 169 29 96.746979 microwave 5 1 2 1 3 2 399 334 110 30 93.611420 links, 5 1 2 1 3 3 547 338 218 32 95.862991 waveguides, 5 1 2 1 3 4 805 339 98 26 96.455650 laser 5 1 2 1 3 5 938 315 125 62 94.768951 beams, 5 1 2 1 3 6 1090 343 136 29 94.547836 optical 5 1 2 1 3 7 1262 345 130 33 94.547836 fibers, 4 1 2 1 4 0 197 399 1194 41 -1 5 1 2 1 4 1 197 399 199 29 95.544159 satellites, 5 1 2 1 4 2 453 404 209 28 92.616501 converters, 5 1 2 1 4 3 724 404 214 28 61.863770 cenductors, 5 1 2 1 4 4 994 405 235 30 91.025375 transmission 5 1 2 1 4 5 1281 408 110 32 87.263214 lines, 4 1 2 1 5 0 195 463 1200 39 -1 5 1 2 1 5 1 195 464 167 33 96.617775 equipment 5 1 2 1 5 2 397 471 36 18 95.990135 or 5 1 2 1 5 3 469 463 195 38 96.553329 facilities 5 1 2 1 5 4 705 468 160 32 96.337837 designed 5 1 2 1 5 5 902 467 59 28 95.611626 and 5 1 2 1 5 6 996 474 215 26 96.002457 constructed 5 1 2 1 5 7 1247 474 57 26 95.525467 for 5 1 2 1 5 8 1338 477 57 25 95.909439 the 4 1 2 1 6 0 171 525 1219 48 -1 5 1 2 1 6 1 171 525 153 33 51.781994 ‘purpose 5 1 2 1 6 2 375 530 36 26 93.258934 of 5 1 2 1 6 3 460 528 194 35 93.464478 producing, 5 1 2 1 6 4 718 530 193 33 89.703979 receiving, 5 1 2 1 6 5 968 530 153 39 94.536613 storing, 5 1 2 1 6 6 1178 539 212 34 85.664429 processing, 4 1 2 1 7 0 191 591 1198 46 -1 5 1 2 1 7 1 191 591 239 35 96.687836 transmitting, 5 1 2 1 7 2 461 591 213 36 93.197983 amplifying, 5 1 2 1 7 3 709 594 199 30 81.239700 serambline 5 1 2 1 7 4 933 599 58 26 59.226650 and 5 1 2 1 7 5 1015 600 238 32 96.842354 distributing 5 1 2 1 7 6 1271 603 118 34 95.474426 audio, 4 1 2 1 8 0 190 655 1203 41 -1 5 1 2 1 8 1 190 655 106 32 96.326797 video, 5 1 2 1 8 2 330 655 131 34 96.314774 digital 5 1 2 1 8 3 492 657 59 27 95.570961 and 5 1 2 1 8 4 579 659 99 27 96.754402 other 5 1 2 1 8 5 713 661 96 26 96.463135 forms 5 1 2 1 8 6 838 662 39 26 96.119835 of 5 1 2 1 8 7 905 663 198 28 44.246506 electronic 5 1 2 1 8 8 1131 673 38 17 95.394890 or 5 1 2 1 8 9 1197 664 196 32 51.686684 electrical 4 1 2 1 9 0 190 719 1203 46 -1 5 1 2 1 9 1 190 719 129 31 95.499290 signals 5 1 2 1 9 2 350 723 37 23 95.499290 to 5 1 2 1 9 3 420 720 214 33 58.285492 subscribing 5 1 2 1 9 4 659 726 152 39 64.696732 members 5 1 2 1 9 5 844 727 39 24 96.490082 of 5 1 2 1 9 6 917 727 58 25 93.239830 the 5 1 2 1 9 7 1006 729 119 30 52.754601 publig 5 1 2 1 9 8 1157 732 59 25 96.202980 for 5 1 2 1 9 9 1247 738 19 20 96.093452 a 5 1 2 1 9 10 1297 733 96 28 96.350410 fixed 4 1 2 1 10 0 185 784 263 31 -1 5 1 2 1 10 1 185 791 38 18 89.831108 or 5 1 2 1 10 2 243 785 112 30 95.683762 period 5 1 2 1 10 3 377 784 71 29 92.091339 fee. 3 1 2 2 0 0 183 852 1223 164 -1 4 1 2 2 1 0 356 852 1050 42 -1 5 1 2 2 1 1 356 852 32 22 77.758545 c. 5 1 2 2 1 2 473 852 189 27 79.691849 Channel"; A designated frequency band in. the electromagnetic spectrum which is capable of carrying video, audio, digital or other electronic signals, or some combination thereof. Dd. City: The City of Prichard, a municipal corporation of the State of Alabama. . E. Converter: An electronic device which converts signals to a frequency not susceptible to interference within the television receiver of a subseriber and which, by an appropriate channel selector, also permits a subscriber to view all signals delivered at designated dial locations. P. Council: The present governing body of the City or any future board constituting the legislative body of the City. GS. “FCC" or “Federal Communications Commission": That agency as is presently constituted by the United States Page 3 Congress ox any. successor agency with jurisdiction. over CATV matters. gw, 5 1 1 2 1 2 493 321 205 29 54.616417 Pranchise" ; The nonexclusive right. or authority to construct, operate and maintain a cable television system by use of the City-owned rights of way, easements or other publicly-owned properties. i. “Franchisee” or Operator; The person, firm or corporation to whom or to which a franchise, as hereinabove defined, is. granted by the Council and the lawful successor, transferee er assignee of said person, firm or corporation, J, Gross 5 1 1 4 1 3 599 900 164 31 94.883530 Receipts 5 1 1 4 1 4 791 903 142 27 96.142273 Derived 5 1 1 4 1 5 962 904 77 28 95.577934 from 5 1 1 4 1 6 1067 907 96 28 96.514938 Cable 5 1 1 4 1 7 1190 911 194 29 75.316338 Services; All receipts received by or for the benefit of the Franchisee derived from the cable services it provides in the City, to the maximum extent authorized by Federal -law and regulation. RK, “Leased Access Channel": Any channel or: portion of a channel designated by the operator as available for lease. L. Person: Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind. M. Premitm 5 1 1 7 1 3 680 1609 179 26 68.074295 Service: Programming services over and above those provided by Franchisee as part of its basic service for which there is an additional charge. N. Property 5 1 1 8 1 3 695 1800 39 27 94.985764 of 5 1 1 8 1 4 784 1804 239 28 8.926559 Franchisee‘: 5 1 1 8 1 5 1114 1810 59 23 50.061714 All 5 1 1 8 1 6 1219 1815 160 28 76.255730 property 2 1 2 0 0 0 167 1862 1212 42 -1 3 1 2 1 0 0 167 1862 1212 42 -1 4 1 2 1 1 0 167 1862 1212 42 -1 5 1 2 1 1 1 167 1862 106 28 91.828354 owned, 5 1 2 1 1 2 313 1862 173 29 95.897842 installed 5 1 2 1 1 3 521 1873 37 17 96.742264 or 5 1 2 1 1 4 593 1866 80 27 95.482971 used 5 1 2 1 1 5 713 1869 38 29 96.406548 by 5 1 2 1 1 6 785 1877 19 15 96.406548 a 5 1 2 1 1 7 841 1870 200 27 95.996887 Franchisee 5 1 2 1 1 8 1078 1872 35 26 95.261009 in 5 1 2 1 1 9 1148 1876 59 23 96.234932 the 5 1 2 1 1 10 1243 1878 136 26 95.917130 conduct Page 4 of a CatY business in the City under the’ authority of a franchise granted pursuant to this ordinance, 0. Street: The surface of and the space above and below any public street, road, highway, freeway, dane, path, alley, court, sidewalk, parkway, easement, xight of way or drive, now or herafter existing with the City. P. Subscriber; Ahy person legally receiving any service delivered by the Franchisee, SECTION 2. GRANT OF “AUTHORITY 2e1 GRANT OF FRANCHISE There is hereby granted to Comeast Cablevision Corporation of Mobile, Inc., a nonexclusive franchise to erect, install, construct, repair, replace, réconstruct, maintain and operate a cable television system and retain, in, over; under, across, and along any public street, publica way and public place, now laid out or dedicatd, and ali extensions thereof and additions thereto in Franchisee's franchise area such poles; wires, cable conductors, ducts, conduit vaults, manholes, amplifiers, attachments, and other property as may be hecessary and appurtenant to the CATV system; and in addition so to use, operate and provide similar fa¢ilities or properties rented or leased from other persons, firms or corporation, including but not limited to any public utility or other franchisee franchised er permitted to do business in the City. Page 5 2.2 be for twenty (20) years from the date that this ordinance and franchise granted hereunder are executed by both parties hereto. 2.3 TERRITORIAL EXTENT OF FRANCHISE The texritorial extent of the franchise granted herein shall be the legal boundaries of the City as of the date this Ordinance “is adopted or the boundaries as extended by annexation, provided that Franchisee shall only be required to extend its cable system into such annexed areas as per thé requixements set forth in Section 9,3 of this Ordinance. SECTION 3, 3.2 in consideration for the issuance of this Franchise, Franchisee shall pay to the City an annual franchise fee, hereby levied in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of Franchisee's gross receipts derived from cable services for each period of twelwe months (or fraction thereof) during which this Franchise is in effect, where nct inconsistent with applicable Federal legislation and regulation. ‘ 3.2 The franchise fee shall be payable in semi-annual installments based upon fFranchisee's applicable gross receipts for the half-year then ended, an@ shall be due Page 6 at intervals of from six (6) to twelve (12) months of the date of the grant of this Franchise, “ 3.3 At the. time it pays the semi~annual franchise fee installment, Franchisee shall deliver to city a verified statement of gross receipts derived from eable services in the City for the ‘preceding half-year. 3.4 fhe City shall have the right and authority to examine , the applicable books and records of Franchisee at any time during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice for the ‘purpose ef determining the correct franchise fees owing to City for the then-current and _ five next-preceding fiscal years of Franchisee. 3.5 The City reserves the right to increase or otherwise adjust the franchise fee levied herein as of January 1 of any year during which the franchise is in effect, provided, that any such increase ex adjustment shall not be unreasonable nor shall it violate applicable federal ox state law or regulations. SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND ORDINANCES 4.1 Franchisee shall conform to ail applicable laws, rules and regulations of the United States, the State of Alabama. and the City in the construction and operation of its cable television system, and all applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. 4.2 The City reserves the right to promulgate such additional regulations as it may find necessary in the exercise of its lawful powers, provided they are not Page 7 inconsistent with federal laws and regulations and do not unreasonably violate the intent of this agreement. SECTION 5, NSURAN( 5,1 . AMOUNTS Franchisee shall concurrently with the filing of an acceptance of award of the franchise granted herein, furnish to the City, and all times during the existence of the franchise granted herein, maintain in full force and effect, at its own cost and expense, the following: . a) A certificate of insurance evidencing general comprehensive liability coverage Listing the City as additional insured with a maximum Liability amount of ene million dollars ($1,000,000.) b) A certificate of insurance evidencing property damage insurance coverage listing the City as additional insured with a maximum liability amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.) 5.2 ALTERATIONS Franchisee shall not materially change or alter the terms or conditions of the insurance policies or petformance bond mentioned in this entire section except upoh thirty (30) days written notice to the City. CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS Franchisee shall provide coverage for any contractor Page 8 or subcontractor involved in the construction, installation, maintenance. or operation of its cable television ‘system by either obtaining the necessary endorsements to - its insurance policies or requiring such contractor or subcontractor to obtain appropriate insurance coverage consistent with is involvement in the eonstruction, installation, maintenance or operation of Grantee's cable television system. All insurance policies obtained under this subsection shall name the City as an additional insured. SECTION 6, SERVICES AND FEES 6.1 EXTRA“LONG DROPS if the installation of a service ontlet requires an aerial drop in excess of one hundred fifty feet (150') of an underground drop, Franchisee may charge the subscriber an amount that is equal to the costs of timé and materials in aceeordance with industry standards for that portion of the drop in excess of one hundred fifty feet (150') aerial. Franchisee shall provide the subscriber a written estimate of the costs of installing an extra-long drop and obtain such subscriber's written consent prior to any installation of such drop, provided, however, that Franchisee may require an advance payment of such costs from such subscriber as a condition of performing the requested installation. Page 9 6.2 If a subsoriber requests a nonstandaré installation for aesthetic purposes including, but not limited to, optional underground construction, concealed wiring or - routing from the tap _to the dwelling unit that differs from the easiest route that could otherwise be taken (usually following the telephone drop) which results in greater costs, Franchisee may charge the subseriber for such nonstandard installation in an amount equal to the costs of time and materials in accordance with industry standards. Franchisee shall provide such installation and obtain the subscriber's written consent prior to any such installation; provided, however, that Franchisee may require an advance payment of such costs from such subscriber as a condition of performing the requested installation. 6.3 COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement and except as provided herein, Franchisee shall not be required to provide services to subscribers by rewiring buildings already wired fox a competing technology 80 aS to allow the residents of said building to receive non~breadeast video services. Upon the request of any landlerd or any condominium or tenant association of any ‘building already wired for a competing technology, Pranchisee, in a timely manner consistent with its construction schedule, shall undertake a good faith effort Page 10 including such pre-marketing studies as shall be appropriate to ascertain the economic viability of providing cable television service to said building, Upon completion of its ascertainment, Franchisee shall inform the person who made such request of the results of said ascertainment, Where the results of said ascertainment demonstrate the economic viability of said building, Franchisee shall provide service in accordance with the construction schedule prepared by Franchisee, Where (the results of said ascertainment fail to demonstrate the economic viability of said building, Franchisee shall provide a written explanation of the results of said ascertainment to the person who initially requested Said ascertainment, SECTION 7. MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM During the term of this Ordinance, Franchisee shall mainatain its cable television System in good repair and condition. SECTION 8, CONSTUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS 8.1 GENERAL, Franchisee shall construct, install, maintain and operate its cable television system in a safe, orderly and workmanlike manner utilizing only Materials of good, durable quality with due respect for engineering considerations and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 10 Page 11 Fianchisee shall promptly restore or replace the - public way or private property in as good a condition as before the work causing such disturbance was done; provided, however, that where conditions prohibit prompt restoration . or replacement of the public way, Franchisee’s time for restoration shall be extended automatically for an appropriate period of time to complete such restoration. Franchisee shall conduct all restoration or replacement in a competent and efficient manner minimizing. disruption and inconvenience to others, 8.3 TREE TRIMMING Franchisee shall have the authority to trim trees upon and overhanging public streets and publie ways and places of the franchise area so as to prevent the branches of such trees from coming in contact ‘with the wires and: cables of the Franchisee and shall be responsible for debris removal from such activities. prior to ‘trimming, the City shall be notified and the City may require additional trimming to ensure aesthetics, provided that any such additional trimming shall be done at the expense of the City. SECTION 9. EXTENSION OF SERVICE 9.1 NEW DEVELOPMENTS Franchisee shall, upon its sole determination that such extension of service is economitally and technically feasible, provide service to all hew developments il Page 12 ate located within a portion of the franchise where construction of Franchisee's cable television systen has been completed or is in the process of being completed. 9.2 , DEVELOPER RESPONSIBILITIES Subject to state law, a developer shall be required to, at his own expense, make available trenches and install conduit for thé technical specifications required by Franchisee and presented to developer in writing. 9.3 ANNEXATION Upon annexation by the City of any new territory contiguous to its franchise, Franchisee shall, upon its sole determination that such extension of service is economically and technically feasible, provide service to said area upon terms and conditions mutually agreed to by the City and Franchisee. 4 SECTION 10. LEASED ACCESS Franchisee shall provide leased access channel capacity en its subscriber network system for local commercial use .as soon as feasible in accordance with Section 612 of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. SECTION 11, PARENTAL CONTROL DEVICE Franchisee shall make available suitable devices for limiting access to certain cable channels. SECTION 12, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Franchisee shall comply with all Provisions of Section 634 of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. 12 Page 13 SECTION 13. ER = Franchise shall establish and maintain offices and provide personnel, telephone service and other equipment, as needed, te ensure timely, efficient and effective service to customers. All business offices of © Franchisee shall have a locally listed telephone number and at a minimum be open for hours during a normal business day. SECTION 14. PRIVACY Franchisee shall be bound by all of the provisions of. Section 631 of the Cable Commynications Act of 1984. SECTION 15. - RENEWAL OF FRANCHISE A. During the six (6) month period which begins with the thirty-sixth (36th) month befere the franchise expiration, the City may on its own initiative and shall at the request of the Franchisee commence proceedings which afford the public in the City appropriate notice and participation for the purposes of identifying the future cable related needs and interests of the City and reviewing the performance of the Franchisee under its Franchise. Upon completion of the procedding, the Franchisee may submit an application for renewal. B. The City shall provide public notice of the Franchisee's application for renewal and, during the four (4) month period which begins upon the completion of the proceedings under Subsection A above, renew the Franchise or issue a preliminary assessment that the Franchise should 13 Page 14 not be renewed and, at the request of the Franchisee or on its own initiative hold a public hearing, giving notice to the Franchisee and the public to consider: 1. Whether the Franchisee has substantially complied with the material terms of the exist- ing Franchise and applicable law; 2. Whether the quality of the Franchisea's service, including signal quality; response to consumer complaints, and billing practices, but without regard to other services provided over the system, has been reasonable in light of the City's needs; 3, Whether the Franchisee has the financial, legal and technical ability to provide the services, facilities, and equipment as set forth in the Franchisee's application; and 4. Whether the Franchisee's application is reasonable to meet the future cable-related needs and interests of the City, taking into account the costs of meeting such needs and interests. The City shall make a transcript of such hearing and the Franchisee shali be afforded opportunity for full participation, including the right to introduce evidence, to fequite the production of evidence, and to question witnesses, 14 Page 15 Cc. At the Completion of the hearing, the City shall issué a written decision granting or denying the franchisee's application for renewal based upon” the record of the hearing and transmit a copy of the decision to the franchisee. The written decision shall state the reasons for the City's decision. BD, Any denial of an application for xenewal shall be based on one or more adverse findings made with respect te the factors described in subparagraph B above, pursuant to the transcript of the hearing. E. In the event the City deems it necessary, the City may hire an independent consulting agency or consultant to advise the City with regard to all the matters set forth hereinabove. The reasonable cost of said advice in connection with the renewal proceedings on behalf of the franchisee shall be borne by the franchisee and paid to the City if the Franchisee is awarded a new Exanchise. SECTION 16, 16.1 Pursuant te sections 626 and 627 of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1384, the franchise granted hereunder may be terminated by the City prier to its date of expiration for the following reasons: 15 Page 16 (1) Franchisee has repeatedly fatled to comply with any material provisions ef this Ordinance, (2) Franchisee has repeatedly failed to comply with any order of the Federal Communications Commission, or other provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. 16.20 PROCEDURES The procedure to be followed resulting in termination for any of the above reasons, save Franchisee's request, will be; (a) City 5 1 2 1 4 6 793 772 142 27 54.809715 Couned1 5 1 2 1 4 7 957 774 77 28 95.236252 will 5 1 2 1 4 8 1056 775 118 29 96.423920 direct 5 1 2 1 4 9 1198 780 37 26 96.435928 in 5 1 2 1 4 10 1257 780 138 41 94.732063 writing 4 1 2 1 5 0 189 806 1205 69 -1 5 1 2 1 5 1 189 806 202 50 62.593342 Franchisee. 5 1 2 1 5 2 417 828 37 24 94.227623 te 5 1 2 1 5 3 495 831 133 32 64.920242 correct 5 1 2 1 5 4 675 833 82 26 96.294952 such 5 1 2 1 5 5 797 835 240 30 94.467491 deficiencies 5 1 2 1 5 6 1079 845 38 22 96.307922 or 5 1 2 1 5 7 1158 844 119 31 96.263863 comply 5 1 2 1 5 8 1316 846 78 28 96.515419 with 4 1 2 1 6 0 190 887 1203 51 -1 5 1 2 1 6 1 190 887 72 26 96.267334 such 5 1 2 1 6 2 296 890 206 28 95.520615 regulations 5 1 2 1 6 3 536 893 127 26 86.887337 within. 5 1 2 1 6 4 693 896 124 32 96.102463 thirty 5 1 2 1 6 5 856 899 72 29 36.211617 (30) 5 1 2 1 6 6 948 903 91 30 36.211617 days 5 1 2 1 6 7 1074 911 37 21 96.143356 or 5 1 2 1 6 8 1142 913 21 20 96.112961 a 5 1 2 1 6 9 1196 910 197 28 95.776169 reasonable 4 1 2 1 7 0 186 950 1205 51 -1 5 1 2 1 7 1 186 950 112 28 95.724510 period 5 1 2 1 7 2 322 950 34 28 95.724510 of 5 1 2 1 7 3 379 953 91 26 93.142853 time. 5 1 2 1 7 4 515 952 53 32 88.229256 (b) 5 1 2 1 7 5 616 958 145 28 95.412338 Failure 5 1 2 1 7 6 785 962 40 26 96.308411 to 5 1 2 1 7 7 846 964 41 25 93.272865 do 5 1 2 1 7 8 913 969 38 21 56.312119 s0 5 1 2 1 7 9 970 967 79 27 96.385536 will 5 1 2 1 7 10 1074 975 95 22 95.725487 cause 5 1 2 1 7 11 1193 972 57 23 95.725487 the 5 1 2 1 7 12 1272 976 119 25 96.695724 matter 4 1 2 1 8 0 185 1013 1206 52 -1 5 1 2 1 8 1 185 1013 35 24 94.394936 of 5 1 2 1 8 2 254 1016 206 26 96.497299 termination 5 1 2 1 8 3 493 1021 36 22 96.588943 to 5 1 2 1 8 4 559 1021 39 24 96.278145 be 5 1 2 1 8 5 631 1022 147 31 95.195518 brought 5 1 2 1 8 6 811 1026 127 34 96.568054 before 5 1 2 1 8 7 966 1031 57 24 96.767387 the 5 1 2 1 8 8 1055 1032 78 33 96.471405 City 5 1 2 1 8 9 1164 1036 136 26 95.969856 Council 5 1 2 1 8 10 1332 1039 59 23 87.034645 for 2 1 3 0 0 0 183 1077 1206 50 -1 3 1 3 1 0 0 183 1077 1206 50 -1 4 1 3 1 1 0 183 1077 1206 50 -1 5 1 3 1 1 1 183 1077 144 31 96.033257 hearing; 5 1 3 1 1 2 409 1081 46 27 44.648369 (¢) 5 1 3 1 1 3 512 1085 37 25 94.966377 At 5 1 3 1 1 4 586 1086 78 25 93.221230 such 5 1 3 1 1 5 703 1088 144 31 96.172234 hearing 5 1 3 1 1 6 879 1093 60 23 96.790298 the 5 1 3 1 1 7 971 1096 195 28 96.128189 Franchisee 5 1 3 1 1 8 1200 1101 58 24 95.155594 and 5 1 3 1 1 9 1291 1103 98 24 96.179604 other 2 1 4 0 0 0 182 1141 1220 57 -1 3 1 4 1 0 0 182 1141 1220 57 -1 4 1 4 1 1 0 182 1141 1220 57 -1 5 1 4 1 1 1 182 1141 185 29 89.008408 interested 5 1 4 1 1 2 420 1148 134 27 89.008408 parties 5 1 4 1 1 3 607 1154 64 28 96.015244 may 5 1 4 1 1 4 729 1154 101 26 92.459114 offer 5 1 4 1 1 5 886 1155 157 30 92.459114 evidence 5 1 4 1 1 6 1098 1163 197 32 84.828751 explaining 5 1 4 1 1 7 1350 1173 52 25 53.373749 or. 2 1 5 0 0 0 175 1206 1211 49 -1 3 1 5 1 0 0 175 1206 1211 49 -1 4 1 5 1 1 0 175 1206 1211 49 -1 5 1 5 1 1 1 175 1206 192 33 96.192337 mitigating 5 1 5 1 1 2 398 1212 74 26 96.615593 such 5 1 5 1 1 3 500 1215 281 29 94.506165 noncompliance. 5 1 5 1 1 4 836 1220 61 27 76.951500 The 5 1 5 1 1 5 929 1222 77 33 95.849541 City 5 1 5 1 1 6 1031 1226 139 26 95.505829 Council 5 1 5 1 1 7 1200 1228 78 26 94.447426 will 5 1 5 1 1 8 1306 1224 80 31 96.778023 make 2 1 6 0 0 0 178 1271 1212 51 -1 3 1 6 1 0 0 178 1271 1212 51 -1 4 1 6 1 1 0 178 1271 1212 51 -1 5 1 6 1 1 1 178 1271 54 25 96.763733 the 5 1 6 1 1 2 273 1273 258 33 88.026871 determination, 5 1 6 1 1 3 561 1285 35 18 95.182587 as 5 1 6 1 1 4 639 1282 44 23 95.325775 to 5 1 6 1 1 5 727 1281 141 28 92.317116 whether 5 1 6 1 1 6 913 1287 76 25 93.101822 such 5 1 6 1 1 7 1022 1289 262 31 78.956451 -noncompliance 5 1 6 1 1 8 1326 1301 64 21 93.131142 was. 2 1 7 0 0 0 171 1335 1213 372 -1 3 1 7 1 0 0 171 1335 1213 372 -1 4 1 7 1 1 0 176 1335 1208 53 -1 5 1 7 1 1 1 176 1335 74 26 96.297012 with 5 1 7 1 1 2 285 1337 72 32 96.061272 just 5 1 7 1 1 3 392 1344 109 22 84.087608 cause. 5 1 7 1 1 4 555 1345 39 24 85.431458 In 5 1 7 1 1 5 627 1351 67 26 96.319229 any 5 1 7 1 1 6 727 1350 101 23 96.513824 event 5 1 7 1 1 7 861 1350 61 33 96.381821 the 5 1 7 1 1 8 956 1350 77 31 96.573975 City 5 1 7 1 1 9 1065 1354 135 28 17.172516 Council 5 1 7 1 1 10 1232 1361 61 27 95.901123 may 5 1 7 1 1 11 1325 1360 59 24 94.775642 fix 4 1 7 1 2 0 175 1400 1202 54 -1 5 1 7 1 2 1 175 1406 37 18 94.816154 an 5 1 7 1 2 2 250 1400 188 33 94.816154 additional 5 1 7 1 2 3 478 1406 74 25 92.560867 time 5 1 7 1 2 4 589 1409 127 29 65.762749 peried 5 1 7 1 2 5 754 1413 39 23 95.436035 to 5 1 7 1 2 6 833 1419 80 21 89.987000 cure 5 1 7 1 2 7 953 1418 75 24 89.987000 such 5 1 7 1 2 8 1066 1417 311 37 89.630310 deficiency(ies). 4 1 7 1 3 0 175 1463 1205 51 -1 5 1 7 1 3 1 175 1463 33 27 75.459282 Tf 5 1 7 1 3 2 245 1466 71 26 95.533234 this 5 1 7 1 3 3 349 1468 55 26 96.470207 has 5 1 7 1 3 4 439 1473 57 21 96.899529 not 5 1 7 1 3 5 527 1472 76 26 96.213150 been 5 1 7 1 3 6 637 1475 168 26 93.472450 effected 5 1 7 1 3 7 837 1480 40 22 96.067711 at 5 1 7 1 3 8 913 1481 57 22 96.067711 the 5 1 7 1 3 9 996 1482 196 30 95.462967 expiration 5 1 7 1 3 10 1232 1487 37 25 94.542130 of 5 1 7 1 3 11 1303 1486 77 28 96.479271 this 4 1 7 1 4 0 173 1528 1207 53 -1 5 1 7 1 4 1 173 1528 186 28 96.135056 additional 5 1 7 1 4 2 395 1534 153 27 96.624725 extended 5 1 7 1 4 3 584 1537 143 29 94.436882 period, 5 1 7 1 4 4 768 1542 59 24 96.165901 the 5 1 7 1 4 5 865 1543 82 33 95.350235 City 5 1 7 1 4 6 980 1546 136 27 85.749290 Council 5 1 7 1 4 7 1148 1552 63 29 95.837631 may 5 1 7 1 4 8 1247 1555 76 25 95.122604 pass 5 1 7 1 4 9 1362 1560 18 17 95.122604 a 4 1 7 1 5 0 171 1594 1208 47 -1 5 1 7 1 5 1 171 1594 187 33 96.200821 resolution 5 1 7 1 5 2 396 1598 175 32 96.120979 declaring 5 1 7 1 5 3 610 1603 61 24 96.852371 the 5 1 7 1 5 4 715 1604 180 28 87.165283 franchise 5 1 7 1 5 5 937 1611 36 21 96.475906 to 5 1 7 1 5 6 1010 1610 37 25 95.580887 be 5 1 7 1 5 7 1086 1613 197 28 93.440483 terminated 5 1 7 1 5 8 1320 1618 59 23 96.282959 and 4 1 7 1 6 0 171 1645 1207 62 -1 5 1 7 1 6 1 171 1656 181 30 91.866043 forfeited. 5 1 7 1 6 2 437 1662 47 27 88.283897 (d) 5 1 7 1 6 3 544 1666 34 22 65.704483 If 5 1 7 1 6 4 617 1667 63 26 96.297607 the 5 1 7 1 6 5 721 1645 160 60 90.167549 Operator 5 1 7 1 6 6 918 1671 134 30 94.926949 appeals 5 1 7 1 6 7 1089 1673 57 27 94.926949 the 5 1 7 1 6 8 1180 1675 198 32 96.516296 revocation 2 1 8 0 0 0 169 1721 1204 51 -1 3 1 8 1 0 0 169 1721 1204 51 -1 4 1 8 1 1 0 169 1721 1204 51 -1 5 1 8 1 1 1 169 1721 53 24 94.959038 and 5 1 8 1 1 2 259 1722 208 31 94.959038 termination 5 1 8 1 1 3 504 1729 34 25 95.908623 of 5 1 8 1 1 4 577 1730 55 27 96.822319 the 5 1 8 1 1 5 677 1730 182 31 95.998405 franchise 5 1 8 1 1 6 894 1735 139 32 96.224388 through 5 1 8 1 1 7 1068 1740 97 29 88.028305 legal 5 1 8 1 1 8 1200 1744 173 28 95.916336 remedies, 2 1 9 0 0 0 757 2013 35 24 -1 3 1 9 1 0 0 757 2013 35 24 -1 4 1 9 1 1 0 757 2013 35 24 -1 5 1 9 1 1 1 757 2013 35 24 96.271400 16 2 1 10 0 0 0 1678 1299 27 75 -1 3 1 10 1 0 0 1678 1299 27 75 -1 4 1 10 1 1 0 1678 1299 27 75 -1 5 1 10 1 1 1 1678 1299 27 75 95.000000 2 1 11 0 0 0 1691 1713 14 20 -1 3 1 11 1 0 0 1691 1713 14 20 -1 4 1 11 1 1 0 1691 1713 14 20 -1 5 1 11 1 1 1 1691 1713 14 20 95.000000 Page 17 the revocation of such franchise shall be hela in abeyance pending such judicial review by.a conrt of competent jurisdiction, provided appropriate bond is posted by Franchisee; (¢) Provided, nothing contained in the above sections of this section shall prevent the issuance of a new franchise by the City Council. to any Operator who has had a franchise revoked, on satisfactory assurance made to the City Council that the terms and conditions required by City can be met by the former Operator. 16.3 EFFECT OF TERMINATION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE if the franchise granted herein is terminated by the City by reasen of Franchisee's noncompliance, that part of the system located in the streets and public property shall, at the election of the City, become the property of the City at a cost consistent with the provisions of Section 627(b)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, with a reduction for any damages ana cost incurred by the City in connection with such termination, SECTION 17. THEFT OF SERVICE AND TAMPERING 17.1 DEFINITIONS (1) A person is guilty of theft of cable television services if, with intent to avoid payment by himself or another person of the lawful charge for any service of a cable antenna television system he: (a) tampers or makes connection with the equipment of the supplier, whether 17 Page 18 by mechanical, electrical, acoustical, or “other means; or (b) offers for sale or otherwise makes available, to anyohe other than the cable antenna television system for such system's own use in the provision of its services, any telecommunications decoder or descrambler, a principal function of which defeats a mechanism of electronic signal encryption, jamming, or individually addressed switching imposed ‘by the cable antenna television service provider of any such telecommunications Service to restrict the delivery of such services or (c) uses any other artifice, trick, deception, code or ether device to obtain cable service without payment of the established charges. (2) For the purpose of this section the telecommuncations decoder or descrambier in subsection (1)(b) or the equipment described in subsections (3) and (4) of this Section does not include any nondecoding and - Rondeserambling channel frequency converter or any television receiver type “accepted by the Federal Communications Commission, (3) In any prosecution under this section of the franchise, proof that telecommunications equipment, including without limitation, any cable television converter, descrambler, or related equipment, has been tampered with or otherwise intentionally prevented from performing its functions of control of Service delivery without the consent of the supplier of the service, or that telecommunications 18 Page 19 equipment, including without limitation, - any cable television converter,. descrambler, receiver, . or related equipment, Service, created or gvaused to be created with reference te such equipment, the condition so existing. A Person who tampers with such a device or equipment without the SO with intent to avoid, er to enable another to avoid, Payment for the Service involved. (4) mn any prosecution as provided herein, Proof that any 5 1 6 2 2 3 391 1158 356 55 80.063416 telecommunications 5 1 6 2 2 4 795 1186 144 33 75.832321 decoder 5 1 6 2 2 5 986 1205 38 19 75.832321 or 5 1 6 2 2 6 1071 1203 231 40 84.179901 descrambler, 5 1 6 2 2 7 1354 1225 19 19 84.179901 a 4 1 6 2 3 0 163 1216 1206 92 -1 5 1 6 2 3 1 163 1216 170 37 88.192429 Principal 5 1 6 2 3 2 355 1223 152 35 96.354797 function 5 1 6 2 3 3 527 1235 38 26 75.711388 ef 5 1 6 2 3 4 587 1240 105 27 95.334572 which 5 1 6 2 3 5 714 1247 137 33 95.372185 defeats 5 1 6 2 3 6 873 1263 20 18 96.541542 a 5 1 6 2 3 7 914 1263 181 31 95.206673 mechanism 5 1 6 2 3 8 1115 1272 38 25 95.475922 of 5 1 6 2 3 9 1175 1273 194 35 96.511391 electronic 4 1 6 2 4 0 161 1279 1204 94 -1 5 1 6 2 4 1 161 1279 111 30 95.797554 signal 5 1 6 2 4 2 326 1293 204 33 87.880470 encryption, 5 1 6 2 4 3 591 1303 156 37 91.734314 jamming, 5 1 6 2 4 4 803 1323 42 18 84.625320 oy 5 1 6 2 4 5 889 1307 251 59 44.337505 individualiy 5 1 6 2 4 6 1190 1339 175 34 82.010452 addressed 4 1 6 2 5 0 157 1345 1205 93 -1 5 1 6 2 5 1 157 1345 170 35 78.427986 Switching 5 1 6 2 5 2 392 1355 132 35 89.835609 imposed 5 1 6 2 5 3 593 1368 41 30 96.830215 by 5 1 6 2 5 4 707 1376 56 27 96.503197 the 5 1 6 2 5 5 827 1387 163 29 82.103470 Provider 5 1 6 2 5 6 1054 1398 41 22 85.741714 of 5 1 6 2 5 7 1162 1408 58 26 96.477493 any 5 1 6 2 5 8 1282 1413 80 25 92.042061 such 4 1 6 2 6 0 153 1405 1204 98 -1 5 1 6 2 6 1 153 1405 342 49 86.377190 telecommunications 5 1 6 2 6 2 540 1434 143 28 73.856804 Service 5 1 6 2 6 3 729 1443 37 23 86.925171 to 5 1 6 2 6 4 809 1451 161 26 91.529022 restrict 5 1 6 2 6 5 1017 1459 58 25 91.529022 the 5 1 6 2 6 6 1120 1463 156 40 76.814713 delivery 5 1 6 2 6 7 1320 1478 37 22 88.842010 of 2 1 7 0 0 0 149 1475 1206 90 -1 3 1 7 1 0 0 149 1475 1206 90 -1 4 1 7 1 1 0 149 1475 1206 90 -1 5 1 7 1 1 1 149 1475 74 25 93.654503 Such 5 1 7 1 1 2 255 1482 145 33 96.893341 service, 5 1 7 1 1 3 433 1488 57 27 96.558456 has 5 1 7 1 1 4 521 1494 79 29 92.670563 been 5 1 7 1 1 5 631 1501 140 32 79.864044 offereg 5 1 7 1 1 6 802 1509 64 29 96.370361 for 5 1 7 1 1 7 893 1510 78 34 96.565674 sale 5 1 7 1 1 8 1003 1529 38 19 96.463005 or 5 1 7 1 1 9 1071 1525 176 36 72.570541 otherwise 5 1 7 1 1 10 1275 1537 80 28 76.834137 mada 2 1 8 0 0 0 135 1666 1208 157 -1 3 1 8 1 0 0 135 1666 1208 157 -1 4 1 8 1 1 0 138 1666 1205 94 -1 5 1 8 1 1 1 138 1666 54 26 96.542168 for 5 1 8 1 1 2 222 1673 72 24 96.600235 sale 5 1 8 1 1 3 321 1683 39 18 95.299217 or 5 1 8 1 1 4 386 1681 172 32 95.198029 otherwise 5 1 8 1 1 5 583 1695 130 31 95.746536 making 5 1 8 1 1 6 739 1700 36 28 95.337280 it 5 1 8 1 1 7 803 1708 183 37 95.792442 available 5 1 8 1 1 8 1015 1717 73 30 96.145653 has, 5 1 8 1 1 9 1121 1722 80 29 96.683800 with 5 1 8 1 1 10 1228 1727 115 33 96.528694 intent 4 1 8 1 2 0 135 1729 1204 94 -1 5 1 8 1 2 1 135 1732 36 23 96.683456 to 5 1 8 1 2 2 195 1729 97 34 91.423645 avoid 5 1 8 1 2 3 314 1747 134 26 76.092575 payment 5 1 8 1 2 4 474 1750 38 31 95.679710 by 5 1 8 1 2 5 537 1754 144 32 95.505287 himself 5 1 8 1 2 6 708 1770 35 20 95.505287 or 5 1 8 1 2 7 767 1772 143 27 86.885376 another 5 1 8 1 2 8 932 1783 120 25 96.579201 person 5 1 8 1 2 9 1078 1787 38 23 45.600552 o£ 5 1 8 1 2 10 1143 1788 56 28 96.881432 the 5 1 8 1 2 11 1225 1794 114 29 96.279427 lawful 2 1 9 0 0 0 129 1797 1207 92 -1 3 1 9 1 0 0 129 1797 1207 92 -1 4 1 9 1 1 0 129 1797 1207 92 -1 5 1 9 1 1 1 129 1797 113 32 86.120720 Charge 5 1 9 1 1 2 277 1805 55 25 96.008049 for 5 1 9 1 1 3 367 1813 73 26 72.862228 such 5 1 9 1 1 4 477 1820 152 31 86.563332 service, 5 1 9 1 1 5 673 1829 156 31 94.216568 obtained 5 1 9 1 1 6 865 1845 40 18 81.318405 or 5 1 9 1 1 7 938 1846 177 33 96.122421 attempted 5 1 9 1 1 8 1152 1857 37 23 96.685860 to 5 1 9 1 1 9 1221 1860 115 29 96.500694 obtain 2 1 10 0 0 0 707 2031 32 23 -1 3 1 10 1 0 0 707 2031 32 23 -1 4 1 10 1 1 0 707 2031 32 23 -1 5 1 10 1 1 1 707 2031 32 23 96.010651 19 Page 20 17.2 (1) against the City. (2) any person aggrievea by any violation o£ this section of the franchise agreement may bring a civil action in the ‘ppropriat® court in the State of Alabama. {3} The court may: {a) grant temporary and final injunctions on such terms as it may deem reasonable to prevent or restrain violations of Subsection 18.1 of this Ordinance; {b) dixect the recovery . of full costs, including awarding reasonable attorney's fees, to an aggrieved Party who prevails; te) award ‘damages to be Tn determining the Violator's Profits, the Party aggrieved shall be required to prove only the violator's gress revenue, and the violator shall be required to btove his deductible expenses and the elements of Profit attributable to factors other than the violation; or (ii) in addition to actual damages the party aggrieved may recover any award of 20 Page 21 lp \ Statutory damages for all Violation involved in this action, in a sum of not less than two hundred fifty dollars or more than ten ‘thousand dollars, as the court considers just; (4) ‘upon Sonviction of theft of cable television Services,. order the seizure of any decoder, descrambler er other device, the use of which 48 prohibited herein a8 contraband and dispose of it at the court's discretion, (4) Any person convicted of violating any Provision SECTION 18. 18.1 0° This Ordinance Shall be construed pursuant to the laws of the State of Alabama, 18.2 DESCRIPTIVE HEADING Section headings are descriptive and used ‘merely for the purpose “Of organization and where inconsistent with the text are to be disregarded. 18.2 MODIFICATIONS In- the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond Franchisee's control that oseur in connection with the construction, installation, Maintenance or operation of its cable television System, Franchisee Shall have the right to Petition the municipality for modifications of the terms and/or the Ordinance where modifications sought 21 Page 22 If any provision of this Ordinance or any portion of any provision hereof is deemed invalid under any applicable ordinance ox xule of law, Such provision Shall be, to the extent invalid, deemed omitted and a1) remaining Provisions shall remain in £011 force and effect, & 18,5 > BORCE MAJEURE in the event that Franchisee's performance of any of the terns, conditions, obligations or requirements of this Ordinance is prevented or impaired due to any Cause(s) beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to Acts of God, labor disputes, InNanufacturers! Or contractors! inability to timely provide personnel or Material, failure of transportation, Or any cause not reasonably foreseeable, such inability to perform shall be imposed as @ result thereof, 18.6 APPLICABLE FED RAL,» STATE LAWS All provisions of this Ordinance are subject to applicable state or federal laws, rules and regulations, and shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance therewith, 22 Page 23 SECTION 19.- PUBLICATTON AND EFFECTIVE parr The Mayor shall sign thig Ordinance ang the City Clerk’ shall attest to the same but its enactment is SECTION 20. . WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE EL EPTANCE Within thirty (39) days of its effective date, Franchisee shall accept this franchise granted pursuant to this Ordinance by filing with the City Clerk of the City of Prichard, written acceptance o£ the terms and conditions set forth herein. ADOPTED THIS 15th pay OF March 71988, SA pene City Council of the City of Prichard on this 15th ¢ ay = ra H of March » 1983. u /- / Re oo OS | RR ee . f . 1 fo: va THE MAYOR OF THE CTTY-OF PRICHARD CLERK'S CERTTFTCATR: S ‘ ot Ordinance Number 1679 was Passed by a ‘unanimous vote of tha City Council, the Mayor's veto not-withstanding, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council held on April 5, 1988, in the City Hal2 of the City of Prichard, Alabama. This Council action can be found in Minute Book #117. yf 23 Eva Cc. Greene, City Clerk-Treasurer PLEASE PUBLISH: PRESS MAY 13, 1988 Page 24 ATTEST: THE CIty CLERK OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD COMCAST CABLEVISION CORPORATION OF MOBILE, INC. As its Gener, FRANCHISEE CLERK ' s. CERTIFICATE; SEE I PICATES Ordinance Number 1679 Was passed by a unanimous vote cf the City Council, the Mayor's veto not-withstanding, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council held on April 5, 1988, in the City Hall of the City of Prichard, Alabama. This Council action can be found in Minute Book #117, Eva Cc. Greene, City Clerk-Treasurer 24