HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 3-2001 - Cable Franchise – WideOpenWest Minnesota, LLC - 01/16/2001 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,NIINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO.3-2001
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO WIDEOPENWEST MINNESOTA, LLC,
("GRANTEE" OR"WIDEOPENWEST ") TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A
CABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, 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 January 16, 2001, the City of Eden Prairie ("City") adopted a Cable Television
Franchise Agreement Ordinance for WideOpenWest Minnesota, LLC. The Ordinance serves
two purposes. First, it is intended to provide for and specify the means to attain the best possible
cable television service for the public by providing requirements for cable television with respect
to technical standards, customer service obligations, and related matters. Second,it grants a non-
exclusive cable television franchise agreement to WideOpenWest to operate, construct and
maintain a cable television system within the City and contains specific requirements for
WideOpenWest to do so.
The Ordinance includes the following: 1) requires WideOpenWest to construct and
maintain an 860 MHz capacity cable system; 2) imposes a franchise fee of five percent (5%) of
annual gross revenues; 3) establishes a franchise term which will expire on or about January
2012; 4) requires the provision of service to new developments making channels available for
public, educational and governmental programming with WideOpenWest to provide support of
such programming through the term of the franchise; 5) requires an institutional network which
will serve all schools and public buildings within the City consisting of two fibers which will be
completely paid by WideOpenWest; and 6) requires a forty-eight (48) month construction
schedule.
It is hereby determined that publication of this title and summary will clearly inform the
public of the intent and effect of Ordinance 3-2001. A copy of the entire Ordinance shall be
available at the Eden Prairie City Hall.
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on the
16th day of January, 2001, and finally read and adopted and ordered published in summary form
as attached hereto at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City on the 16th day of
January,2001.
ATTEST:
Kathleen A. Porta, City Clerk Jean L. Harris,Mayor
PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie News on � SOD .
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO.3-2001
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A
FRANCHISE TO WIDEOPENWEST
MINNESOTA,LLC,("GRANTEE"OR
"WIDEOPENWEST ") TO
CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN A CABLE
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,
MINNESOTA SETTING FORTH
CONDITIONSACCOMPANYINGTHE Affidavit of Publication
GRANT OF THE FRANCHISE;
USE O INGFOR SYSTEM
AND
AND
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USE OF THE SYSTEM AND THE
PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; AND
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS State of Minnesota
HEREIN.
On January 16,2001,the City ofEden )SS.
Prairie("City")adopted a Cable Television County of Hennepin
Franchise Agreement Ordinance for
WideOpenWest Minnesota, LLC. The
Ordinance serves two purposes.First,it is
intended to provide for and specify the Stan Rolfsrud,being duly sworn,on oath says that he is the authorized agent of the publisher of
means to attain the best possible cable television service for the public by the newspaper known as the Eden Prairie News and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated
providing requirements forcable television as follows:
with respect to technical standards, A This newspaper has corn lied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
customs service obligations,and related ( ) P� 9 � g q g
matters.Second,it grants anon-exclusive newspaper,as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02,331A.07,and other applicable laws,as
cable television franchise agreement to amended.
WideOpenWest to operate,construct and (B)The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No(j:�?k
maintain a cable television system within was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
the City and contains specific requirements Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit.Said notice was cut from the columns of
for WideOpenWest to do so. the newspaper specified.Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z,both
The Ordinance includes the following: inclusive,and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind size of type used in the compos' ' n
1)requires WideOpenWest to construct and publication of the Notice:
and maintain an 860 MHz capacity cable
system;2)imposes a franchise fee of five abcdefghijkhnnopgr z
percent(5%)of annual gross revenues;3)
establishes a franchise term which will
expire on or about January 2012; 4)
requires the provision of service to new B
developments making channels available tan lfsrud,General anager
for public,educational and governmental or his designated agent
programming with WideOpenWest to
provide support of such programming Subscribed and sworn before me on
through the term of the franchise; 5)
requires an institutional network which
will serve all schools and public buildings ��
within the City consisting of two fibers
which will be completely paid by this ✓- day of 2001 ��sc�svti���-.-- �.. ..
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eight(48)month construction schedule. h"=a't�ti-' ,KIT,"�t';1=Lc_�� �r'. u
It is hereby determined that publication
of this title and summary will clearly , r .3
inform the public of the intent and effect
of Ordinance 3-2001.A copy of the entire Notary Public
Ordinance shall be available at the Eden
Prairie City Hall.
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Eden
Prairie on the 16th day of January,2001,
and finally read and adopted and ordered RATE INFORMATION
published in summary form as attached Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space....$20.00 per column inch
hereto at a regular meeting of the City
Council of Laid City on the 16th day of Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter................................$20.00 per column inch
January,2001. Rate actually charged for the above matter................................................$9.75 per column inch
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall
take effect upon publication.
Jean L.Harris,Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathleen Porta,City Clerk
(A full copy of the text of this Ordinance
is available from City Clerk.)
(Published in the Eden Prairie News on
Thursday,January 25,2001;No.3518)