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<br />CITY OF ELK RIVER <br />ORDINANCE #05-01 <br /> <br />SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND INTENT <br /> <br />The City finds that the delivery of Cable Service and related communications services <br />may contribute significantly to the communication needs and desires of residents of the <br />City, benefit local economic development, and improve public and municipal services. <br />The City's intent in adopting this Cable Ordinance is to encourage further development <br />of Cable Service and related communications services in the City, and to ensure that all <br />Cable Service providers are subject to comparable obligations and burdens. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. SHORT TITLE <br /> <br />This Ordinance will be known and cited as the "Cable Ordinance." <br /> <br />SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS <br /> <br />For the purposes of this Cable Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words, and <br />their derivations have the meaning given herein. Unless otherwise provided herein, <br />terms, phrases and words contained in this Cable Ordinance shall have the meaning <br />ascribed in the Cable Act, 47 U.S.C. Sec. 521, et seq., or if not defined herein or in the <br />Cable Act will have their normal and customary meaning. When not inconsistent with <br />the context, words in the singular number include the plural number. The words "must" <br />and "will" are always mandatory and not merely directory. The word "may" is directory <br />and discretionary and not mandatory. <br /> <br />a. "Basic Cable Service" has the meaning ascribed in Cable Act Section 522(3) <br />and 543(b )(7). <br /> <br />b. "Cable Communications System," "Cable System" or "Svstem" has the <br />meaning ascribed in Cable Act Section 522(7) and Minnesota Statutes, Section 238.02, <br />Subd.3. <br /> <br />c. "Cable Programming Service" has the meaning ascribed in Cable Act Section <br />543(1)(2). <br /> <br />d. "Cable Service" has the meaning ascribed in Cable Act Section 522(6). <br />e. "Channel" has the meaning ascribed in Cable Act Section 522(4). <br /> <br />f. "City" means the City of Elk River, Minnesota, a municipal corporation, in the <br />State of Minnesota. <br /> <br />g. "Commission" means the Sherburne/Wright Counties Cable Communications <br />Commission, a municipal joint powers entity consisting of the following municipalities: <br />Big Lake, Buffalo, Co kato , Dassel, Delano, Elk River, Maple Lake, Monticello, Rockford <br />and Watertown. <br /> <br />RJV-257201vl <br />SH255-1 <br />