<br />"ORDINANCE NO. DO-3
<br />Tl;I.~'City of Elk River,Minnesota.
<br />do~ordain as follows:
<br />Ordinance ,~o. . ~~D of the" city en-
<br />titled cable coinlnunications ordinance
<br />jsl;l.e~by. amended as follows:
<br />1. Article Ill. Section 8 iumended by,
<br />addiUo& as fotlQW!I: ", ,.',' , ",", '
<br />, ' Th~Grantee'it~ lluccessprs onlssivns
<br />'will notb~ req\lj~d! to implement the
<br />"nal'l'llw'Castimireauirementsl'until the
<br />earlieI"'of(~}th&reriewa~ of the Fran-
<br />, ,chise Ord'in~nce' bv the Citv or the
<br />Commission OF OlHhe sale or transfer
<br />\)fthe svs.tem;'?'" ,e, ,
<br />" 2.Aiiic:Jt>JII~.l*tion9iaa'mended by
<br />addition as 'follows: ' , '
<br />The oll"vation of Grantee to imnle-
<br />mjlnt a "relrionalchannel" will be stave4
<br />and der~rred for'at least two vearsfrom
<br />the date of this Ordinance No. 90-3;
<br />fqtu~'lltav1;l: or deferrals' ofthjsC)blill8.-
<br />i. tioQ:'a..~ ~ul1j~ tgfu rther, an,\,!:t:pval bv
<br />theCltv,,"i),' ",' " '",
<br />He :a. ./\Eiic1evr.Jl:-timi 4.B. ~ amended
<br />'by",dlljti9t!'~' J:> '. ,
<br />i"(l)'l1hiougp6;., ,~l-JnonhisFran-
<br />"Fhise,i~,aQ.w~'sAall pay tCl tfurOi~ or,
<br />,jtl!;,I4ltP,jp:i~e~..,vi,thi~ sixty (60), dli,ys 'af~'
<br />'ttrtthti'id9fe8(:hJiscllfyearofGrantee, :
<br />:ari ~I:mual Franchise fee 9ffive ~nt
<br />(1$%) 9f lIll. ~ross,~venues. :':'.: ,','
<br />f,' rpill~~halll!'eillthe lVIpuaJFr.nchise'
<br />" Fee 1;IJiiaTl be~ff~iyeIl9 of Sl,mtein~r t
<br />lWlai}{~o,paymtlnt. will. '~, allowell of
<br />anyFranchi~F~~!ltisdiffe..elJ.tfrpm '
<br />fivli! ~j!Ut. (1)%), other that the filing
<br />fee ll:I!ld pa)lDl8nt required of the suc~
<br />cet!sful I?;pp.Uc:s,ntp established by City
<br />;,toN~y~th8<1..l:Qst offranchising and
<br />'aliy l.lth~l'lldd'i~j.GnaI I!~~nts' which
<br />. a~: req~~.b,'t)ll" tetplS ofthi.,F,ran-
<br />. chis~i\t",:\,"'" .. ':"".' .....,
<br />. ~n?tirnieniwUllje IJIAIlet9Gity Of its
<br />: desigJiee wjth.~ itemizatioR,ofthe
<br />Gross. Revenues. '," .
<br />. 4. 'Article' VlJ.Section'" amended as
<br />follows: " ,,' .
<br />A.. Grantee .shall deliver to. Commis-
<br />SWf!.Bn irrevocab~e and unconditional
<br />. . Lettel'of'CFedit~ili form and lIubstance
<br />acc:eptab~ to the Commis!lion from a
<br />National or8.tatebank approved by,
<br />~mmission. in the amount' of Ten
<br />,Thousand' Dollars ($10.000.00), WWJ.:.
<br />fnl!' Citvasoneofthe draW-en thereon
<br />. : B.The Letter' of Creditllhall proYide
<br />;thllt fu,ndsyiill be paid toCit~ w:.Qwn:
<br />; I:niAai"UlJ1l?OnWri,t~en,; lieDj.imdof City III
<br />h COmmisllion'llnd .ill an.llJIlOunt solely
<br />;' 9.!:te~(lJed,bY. Q~ 9r'Cominission in
<br />'l!IlYJl'l.!:n~t,fol'~tf 'tt!es' fharged pursu-
<br />"nt tU',tl#lI';lI~t~ ,Jill pa)'lllllnt for any
<br />:moni~.,"ow~d b~~rantee pursuant to
<br />Its obl:tgati9ns\ulUWr tlUsFranchise. or
<br />in payment for ~~ daxp,ag;!l'jpcurred as
<br />a re,~lt,or!l:J:ly;~sl of-:~~oipl by
<br />gr~tee'Jil~f~~~',,~ th. ',;',
<br />,C;hl.,dlUtlOf!.j;qi~~veryq'...~~mP~es
<br />oyied; bYQ.J.'llntel.fto City 911Cowmission
<br />OJ! daDlll;geit'tQCit,y,or commission ,as a
<br />, resqlj;;, o~; 1!itY',aqts:, or,onUsllions by
<br />GrlU\ltee'pul'!iU'ant~Ute.ErlP).cliil!8"City..
<br />'or.caOmwi~lIionili(jta, sole. ,discretion
<br />, DllI;y,chargectoandcollectfromtheLetter
<br />of Credit. the following penalties.
<br />(thiFol' failure beyond the reasonable
<br />control of Grantee to complete System
<br />construction in accordanqe with
<br />.Grantee's . initial service area plan.
<br />unless City or Commission approved
<br />the delay, the pena1tysbiill.'~!lMo
<br />Hundred; Fifty Dollars.,($$O,OP)per
<br />day for each day, or part tPli!reof. 'lIUch
<br />failure occurs 'or continues. ,',',,' ".
<br />(2) F()r failure to proYide data. c,WllU-
<br />:ment.. ',reports ,or ,inCormation'after
<br />adeqv,ateJl()tice ,or to cooperate with
<br />City or Commission during iIIJl ~p'p)ica-
<br />tion process 'or .8.yste:rn ,~view..the
<br />penalty shall' be One Hv,nch:edDoUars
<br />($100.00)per day for eacp~y. 'or part
<br />thereof. such failure Occ:urBOr eontin-
<br />
<br />ues. '," '",'
<br />(3) For failu~toreasonably,coItiply
<br />with any oftheprovisionsof.this Fran-
<br />chise for which .a',penalty'is not other-
<br />wise specifu;a1)yproYidedpu.rsuant to
<br />this Paragraph C. the 'penPltysha.ll. 'Po,
<br />One Hundred Dollars ($100;00) per.day
<br />foreach@y.,or part,thereof,s9CPJail-
<br />ure'occurs or-contmues. :~:_::;"'~_"'"..
<br />(4) For failure to .te~t,aIllllYi~;~~d
<br />report On theperfor,mance oftl1li!~.Ys~
<br />tem within siXty"days following,_~-
<br />quest by City or Commi88ion the pen-
<br />alty shall be One Hundred, Dollars
<br />($100..00) per day for each day, or part
<br />,thereof, such failureqCCll!1t'lIrqlnt~-
<br />ues.. ','. 't,,'
<br />(5) For failurebeyOnd:the reasonable
<br />control, of Grantee ,tC) modQY the System
<br />or to provide additional ,services within
<br />sixty days after required by binding
<br />arbitration the penalty shall' hf;lTwo
<br />Hundred Fifty Dollal'!l($250.0Q) per
<br />day for each day. or part ~eniof, such
<br />failure occurs or continues., ',:' ','
<br />,(6) Forty-five, days follo~~ notice
<br />from City or Commis6ionof a Cailure
<br />beyond Grantee's reasonable contI;Qlof
<br />Grantee to complywitlloperatiOn or
<br />maintenance standards and sDqy AAYs
<br />following npt~ from City or 9owmiR-
<br />Iiwlof a failure~e'yo~iJ. GrllB~'!i,~a-
<br />sonable cOntrol of Giian~,\Ii ~~ply
<br />Wit,' hco,n,stru., ,ct" i~;S." t,a.'.".~d.".J,H,,"cll!, "....'tlie. "~. ,."n.-
<br />alty shallbe,~woB,Q.ri,~4J!'ift;y,:p,ol-
<br />lars ($259.00) per day fute~,~Y;;or
<br />part ~hereof,lIuc:h Jai1Q.~" o~ra;)<or
<br />continues. '
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<br />Mfidavit of Publication
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<br />(7). For failure be., y,.on .d, the ere.. as ""l.J,l.all, Ie -.,'/
<br />control of Grantee to provide thf\leerv- STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br />ices Grantee ,haspJ'OJXlsed or' tlUlir
<br />equivalent, including hQ.tUQt limited to -
<br />the implementation andthl! l!~~ation
<br />oC the access channels and the making
<br />available for use of the equipment jlD.d
<br />other facilities. the penalty shall be
<br />Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250,00)
<br />per day for each day, or part thereof,
<br />such failure occurs ,orcontinnes.
<br />(8) Eachviolatiopof !lJl.y'provision oC
<br />this Franchise shall be,considered a
<br />separate violation for which,a separate
<br />penalty can beimpolied, bl,lt in 'no event
<br />shall the City or Commissiom~.
<br />mum daily penaltyexcee40ne 'fPlIu-
<br />sand Dollars ($l"OOO,OO).perAAY.!, ,',
<br />D. Whenever City or ComTl'li\l"illJ:liinds
<br />that Grantee bas violat;eq ope 9J:'.more
<br />terms. conditio~',orpl'Qvi.!lion!! ,this
<br />Franchise. a written. 'potice,. .,h.,allhe
<br />given to Grantee J~onIling jtpf~ch
<br />violation. At any time!lol\eftwe~ty
<br />dayll following . local" ~ipt,pf ~tice
<br />proVided Grantee ~JIl~i!Jsin.y;iq~!l1;ion
<br />of one 01' mol'e.tenna,coQ.c!itipn@or
<br />provisions o(1;his FranclPs~jin~h@80le
<br />! opinion ofCityorpommis!lion.Gj1;y;llI
<br />
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<br />"'. ,n
<br />. '.*~'days
<br />~ioe,. l\AtifyCity III
<br />a there is a dispute as
<br />to whether a vio~tion or failure has, in
<br />'.f!lct. occ:urred..Such notice by Grantee
<br />,; to. ,~~t'y~"'Co~m;Rsion 'shan~specify
<br />",'witli. plU'bicu,laritY'thematters disputed
<br />by Grantee.,""';,' ,,0",;,,,.' '."l.""
<br />(1) City or Commission shall hear
<br />Grantee's dispute at the next regularly
<br />scheduled Council. or Commission
<br />meeting. . City or Commission shall
<br />supplement the Council or CommiRsion
<br />decision with written findings of fact.
<br />(2) Upon determination by City w:
<br />CommiRsion that no violation has taken
<br />place. Gity or Commission shall refund
<br />to Grantee without interest all monies
<br />drawn from the Letter of Credit by
<br />reason of the alleged violation.
<br />F. If said Letter of Credit or any sub-
<br />sequent Letter of Credit delivered pur-
<br />suant hereto expires prior to 15 months
<br />after the expiration of the term of this
<br />Franchise. it shall be renewed or re-
<br />placed during the term of this Fran.
<br />chi~ to provide that it will not expire
<br />earlier that 15 months after the expira-
<br />tion of this Franchise. The renewed or
<br />replaced Letter of Credit shall be on the
<br />same form and with a bank authorized
<br />herein and foJ:'. the full amount stated in
<br />. paragraph A of this section. Failure to
<br />renew or replace the Letter of Credit
<br />shall be grounds Cor termination of this
<br />Franchise. '
<br />G. If City or Commission draws upon
<br />the Letter of Credit or any subsequent
<br />Letter of. Credit delivered pursuant
<br />hereto, in, whole or in part, Grantee
<br />shall replace the same within fIfteen
<br />. days and shall deliver to City ~
<br />miWIm. a like replacement Letter of
<br />"Credit for the full amount stated in
<br />. paragj'liph A of this section' as a substi-
<br />. t'Util)u of.the previous Letter of Credit.
<br />H. If'any Letter of Credit is not so
<br />replacecl,9ityorCommission may draw
<br />on said Letter of Credit for the whole
<br />amount thereof and hold the proceeds
<br />without interest. and use the proceech
<br />to pay costs incurred by City ~
<br />miWIm. in. performing and paying for
<br />any or all of the obligations. duties and
<br />responsibilities of Grantee under this
<br />Franchise that are not performed or
<br />paid for by Grantee pursuant hereto
<br />including attorneys' fees incurred by
<br />City or Commission in so performing
<br />and paying, The failure to replace any
<br />letter of Crec!it may also. at the .option
<br />of the City or Commission be deemed a
<br />default by Grantee under this fran-
<br />chise. The drawing on the Letter of
<br />Credit by City or Commission and use
<br />of the money so obtained for payment or
<br />performance of the obligations. duties
<br />and responsibilities of Grantee which
<br />are in default. shall not be a waiver or
<br />release of such default.
<br />.1. The collection by City or Commis-
<br />~ of any damages. monies or penal-
<br />tIes from the Letter of Credit shall not
<br />affect any other right or remedy avail-
<br />able to City or Commission nor shall
<br />any act. or failure to act. by City w:
<br />Commission pursuant to the Letter of
<br />Credit, be deemed a waiver of any right
<br />of City or Commission pursuant to this
<br />franchise or otherwise.
<br />Passed and adopted this 26 day of
<br />February. 1990.
<br />. City of Elk River
<br />By James A. Tralle. mayor
<br />ATTEST:
<br />By Sandra A. Thackeray
<br />City Clerk
<br />(Mr14)
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<br />COUNTY OF SHERBURNE)
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<br />being duly sworn, on oath says tha he/she is the publisher 0;
<br />authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspa-
<br />per known as The Elk River Star News, and has full knowledge
<br />of the facts which are stated below:
<br />(A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements
<br />constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided
<br />by Minnesota Statute 331A02, 331A07, and other applicable
<br />laws, as amended. .
<br />(B) The printed O~A/U"SU 1(1) ,
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<br />which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper,'
<br />and was printed and published once each week, for ~_
<br />cessive weeks; it was fust published on Wednesday, th~ -
<br />day of YVt ~, 19qD , and was thereafter
<br />printed and published on every Wednesday to and including ,
<br />Wednesday, the_ day of 19 .
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<br />and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to
<br />Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
<br />and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the
<br />notice.
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<br />RATE INFO
<br />Lowest classified rate paid by
<br />commercial users for comparable
<br />space
<br />Maximum rate allowed by law for
<br />the above matter
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<br />above matter
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