Chapter 5.16 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE
Section 5.16.230 Miscellaneous provisions.
A. When not otherwise prescribed in
this chapter, all matters required to be filed with the
city shall be filed with the city clerk.
B. The company shall assume the cost
of publication of any franchise as such publication is
required by law. A bill for publication costs shall be presented to the company by the city clerk
on the company's filing of acceptance and shall be paid within thirty days.
C. The company shall provide without
charge a service drop and basic cable service to each
city governmental office building, fire station, police station, and public and nonprofit school
building that is within two-hundred fifty feet of the company's aerial plant or one hundred feet of
the company's underground plant. The distribution of the cable facility inside such building and
the extent thereof shall be the option, duty and expense of the building owner. The outlets of
basic service shall not be used to distribute or sell cable services in or throughout such buildings;
nor shall such outlets be located in common or public areas open to the public. Users of such
outlets shall hold the company harmless from any and all liability or claims arising out of their
use of such outlets, including but not limited to those arising from copyright liability.
D. In the case of any emergency or
disaster, the company shall, upon request of the city,
make available its facilities to the city for emergency use during the emergency or disaster
period. The city shall hold the company, its agents, employees, officers and assigns hereunder,
harmless from any claims arising out of the emergency use of its facilities by the city, including,
but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees and costs. (Ord. 496 § 2 (part), 1993)