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,,,, . ~ . z C L t CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0. 80-29 BY : TIR• BOEHr'IER AND LAIRS SARINGER <=rt~ -mom WEST SHORE CABLE TV, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO (AN OHIO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP), ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTEEN (15) YEARS FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE, ACCEPTANCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CABLE TELE- VISION SYSTEM IN THE STREETS OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF SAID FRANCHISE: AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SAID FRANCHISE, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the Council of the City of North Olmsted has found and determined that the public necessity and convenience would be served by the installation and maintenance of a cable television system within the City; and WHEREAS, the Council has thoroughly studied the possibilities of awarding a franchise to construct, operate, and maintain such a system; and WHEREAS, the Council has concluded full and open public hear- ings on July 1, 1980 , after public notice of such hearings was duly published on June 25, 1980 during which any and all applicants, interested parties, and members of the public de- siring to make application for or present statements concerning the grant of a cable television franchise, were afforded an op- portunity to do so; and the legal, character, financial, technical or other qualifications and adequacy and feasibility of the con- struction arrangements of all applicants were fully considered, and the qualifications and construction programs and proposals of were approved; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of North Olmsted, Ohio, that: SECTION 1: CRITERIA PROPOSALS shall be evaluated on the basis of the character, financial, and technical competence and past record of the ap- plicant. In addition, the franchising authority will consider: (a) System capability. (b) Production facilities and services available to local government and nonprofit institutions. (c) Provisions for program telecasting for neighborhoods, civic and public affairs. (d) Facilities and personnel allocated to service customer complaints. (e) Commitment to immediate development of the entire franchising area. (f) Experience of employees. (g) Reasonableness of rate schedules. (h) Equal employment practices. (i) Public interest. (j) Public access to facilities. While these are the basic factors that will be considered in the awards to be made under these proceedings, the franchising agent reserves the right to consider all other factors which are relevant in determining the public interest, convenience, and ne- cessity which would be served by each of the applicants considered.