2012-11 ORDINANCE NO. 2012-11
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 726
OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE
Whereas, the City Code at Section 726 currently contains a Cable Television Regulatory
Ordnance ("Regulatory Ordinance") which governs the provision of cable services by cable
operators in the City of Richfield, Minnesota ("City"); and
Whereas, on August 13, 2012, the City adopted Ordinance No. 2012-10 granting a Cable
Television Franchise ("Franchise") to Comcast of Arkansas / Florida / Louisiana / Minnesota /
Mississippi / Tennessee, Inc., ("Comcast") to provide cable services and maintain and operate a
cable communications system within the City; and
Whereas, the Franchise incorporates all of the key provisions of the Regulatory Ordinance that
the City may still enforce under applicable law, thereby eliminating the need to maintain the
Regulatory Ordinance as part of the City Code.
Now, therefore, the City of Richfield does ordain:
Section 1. Section 726 the Richfield City Code is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. This ordinance is effective in accordance with Section 3.09 of the Richfield City
Charter.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 13th day of August,
2012.
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy Gibbs, Clerk
www.MinnLocaLcom City of Richfield
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO.2012-11
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING
SECTION 726
OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE
Whereas,the City Code at Section 726
...r,., .._._ currently contains a Cable Television
MEDIA Regulatory Ordnance("Regulatory Ordi-
nance")OF PUBLICATION cable rvices governs
y cable the perators in the
City of Richfield,Minnesota("City");and
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) Whereas,on August 13,2012,the City
) SS. adopted Ordinance No.2012-10 granting
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) a Cable Television Franchise ("Fran-
COUNTY
chise")to Comcast of Arkansas/Florida
/Louisiana/Minnesota/Mississippi/
Richard Hendrickson, being duly sworn on Tennessee,Inc.,("Comcast")to provide
an oath,states or affirms that he is the Chief cable services and mamtam and operate
a cable communications system within
Financial Officer of the newspaper(s)known the City;and
as Whereas,the Franchise incorporates all
Richfield Sun-Current of the key provisions of the Regulatory
Ordinance that the City may still enforce
under applicable law,thereby eliminating
the need to maintain the Regulatory Or-
and has full knowledge of the facts stated dinance as part of the City Code.
below: Now,therefore,the City of Richfield does
ordain:
(A)The newspaper has complied with all of Section 1. Section 726 the Richfield
the requirements constituting qualifica- City Code is hereby repealed in its en-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provid- tirety.
ed by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, Section 2. This ordinance is effective in
and other applicable laws as amended. accordance with section 3.09 of the
pp Richfield City Charter.
(B)The printed public notice that is attached Passed by the City Council of the City of
was published in said newspaper(s) Richfield,Minnesota this 13th day of Au-
once each week,for one successive gust,2012.
week(s); it was first published on Thurs- Debbie Goettel,Mayor
day,the 23 day of August ATTEST:
2012, and was thereafter printed and Nancy Gibbs,City Clerk
published on every Thursday to and in- (Aug.23,2012)D2-Ord2012-11
cluding Thursday, the _ day of
,2012;and printed
below is a copy of the lower case alpha-
bet from A to Z, both inclusive,which is
hereby acknowledged as being the size
and kind of type used in the composition
and publication of the notice:
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before me on this 23 day of
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