HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-297ORDINANCE NO �1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-162 "ACCESS CHANNELS" OF CHAPTER 8
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON TO ALLOW PUBLIC AC-
CESS CHANNEL RULES TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE CABLE OPERATOR AND TO
DELEGATE TO THE CABLE OPERATOR THE AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AND
OVERSEE THESE PUBLIC ACCESS RULES, PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, under Section XXII of the Cable Television Franchise Agreement between
the City and Marcus Cable Associates, L L P ("Marcus"), the City and Marcus, or any succes-
sive cable operator or grantee must cooperatively establish rules for the use of the public access
channel, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest for Marcus to establish pub-
lic access rules and to authorize the delegation to the cable operator of the administration and
operation of the cable TV public access channel, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Section 8-162 "Access Channels" of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordi-
nances of the City of Denton is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (e), which shall read
as follows
Sec. 8-162. Access Channels.
(e) The City Council, in cooperation with the cable operator or grantee, shall develop
public access channel rules for the use of the public access channel The City Council may, by
resolution, delegate to the cable operator the administration and oversight of the operation of the
cable TV public access channel, and delegate to the cable operator the authority to develop ad-
ministrative and other procedures for the operation of the public access channel under such con-
ditions as the City Council may establish in that resolution The City Council shall have the right
by resolution to repeal or limit the power of the cable operator to administer and oversee the op-
eration of the public access channel or to repeal or revise any administrative or other procedures
the cable operator establishes
SECTION II That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of
this ordinance become effective, winch are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provi-
sions contained in this ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict only
The non -conflicting sections, sentences, paragraphs, and phrases shall remain in full force and
effect
SECTION III That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the / t4 day of M1997
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPijVED A TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY
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JACK R, MAYOR
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