12-10682r RESOLUTION NO. 10682
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY PUBLICATION
OF ORDINANCE NO. 2012-10
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the above referenced ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the verbatim text of the ordinance is cumbersome, and the expense of
publication of the complete text is not justified; and
WHEREAS, the following summary clearly informs the public of the intent and effect
of the ordinance.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield
that the following summary is hereby approved for official publication:
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 2012-10
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO COMCAST OF
ARKANSAS / FLORIDA/ LOUISIANA/ MINNESOTA/
MISSISSIPPI /TENNESSEE, INC. ("GRANTEE" OR "COMCAST")
TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CABLE SYSTEM
IN THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA SETTING FORTH
CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING THE GRANT OF THE
FRANCHISE; PROVIDING FOR REGULATION AND USE OF THE
SYSTEM AND THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; AND
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE
PROVISIONS HEREIN.
On August 13, 2012, the Richfield City Council adopted an ordinance designated
as Ordinance No. 2012-10, the title of which is stated above. This summary of the
ordinance is published pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Richfield City Charter.
The ordinance grants a cable television franchise to Comcast. The ordinance
serves two purposes. First, it is intended to provide for and specify the means to
attain the best possible cable service for the public by providing requirements for
cable with respect to technical standards, customer service obligations, and related
matters. Second, it grants a non-exclusive cable franchise to Comcast to operate,
construct and maintain a cable system within the City and contains specific
requirements for Comcast to do so.
The Ordinance includes the following: 1) requires Comcast to maintain a 750
MHz capacity cable system; 2) imposes on Comcast a franchise fee of five percent
(5%) of Comcast's annual gross revenues; 3) establishes a franchise term of ten (10)
years; 4) provides a list of schools and public buildings entitled to receive
complimentary cable service; 5) requires Comcast to dedicate channel capacity for
public, educational and governmental programming and provides capital support of
such channels; 6) mandates customer service standards regarding Comcast's
provision of cable services; and 7) requires a performance bond and security fund to
enforce Comcast's compliance with the Ordinance.
Copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City
Clerk during normal business hours or upon request by calling 612-8619738.
Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is directed to keep a copy of the
ordinance in her office at City Hall for public inspection and to post a full copy of the
ordinance in a public place in the City for a period of two weeks.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minneso this 13th day of
August, 2012.
Afri
Debbie Goettel, Mayor
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Nancy Gibb ity Clerk