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HomeMy WebLinkAbout112-89 - Res. Cable TV Franchise to Port Townsend Cable TV Ltd.544435 ELEL 521 FR 145 RESCLUTTod no. 112-89 A NEI:SOLUTION CUINTING A FllitilltOdiSil iEi Fins TV, Ste, , ITS SUCCESS:0PS fag) tifiCSTCNil TO CONCINfiCi, UPERsla AND dAsliHisiN A StrilEl tr COUNTY OF lIASON, CF iLidCHINCTOU, SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS ANCMPEINYINS THE GRANT OF FRANCHISE PPUIDINS FOR COUNTY PEOULATION AND NSF SF TNEC CADLE TEL:VISION SYSTEM: Section 1, DEFINITIONS, For the purpose of this seri:lance the follanNiry teriisti, phrases, words, abbreviatdens, atd their derivations shall have the meaniniyi herein -ys'iveh, Nhen not inconsistent oith the context, Nerds used in the present. tense. include the future tante, words id the plural nuober include, i heitben, and bards in the iiiini,juar inmbsr include no iiural simber: (a) "County" shall the County. of itasen. (b) "Cominission" sharl, siaar the Board of ilnson County Coiamissioners: Cc) "Company" shall mean the yrantee of ri'-yhts under this ordinance, (s) 'Person" shale sican any person, tin partnership., associsijan, corporation, company or iaranietistion of ahy iilau: (a) "Frarcnise area" shaU mead shot area. shonn eu attached as Exhibits A oud 3, (f) "Street snisi'i Nean the surface. of and the apace above and below any public street, yht Toy,. road, yninay, freeway, oridcy, lane, path, falieli court, sidewalli, reit or hereatter existiniy as such nithin the franchise araa, (ii,J) "Property of amuveny" mane all property oiniaid, ininoseThd or used by tne Cucipany in the coneuet of a laniV business in the Counnry, (h) "CATV" shall titian a cable telsaisiso systat: as hereinafter eafinad„ (i) "Cab7ne Television Sysort" shell mean a system competed of, nithsot limitation, antenna, cables, biros, lines, towers, uavo ar ana, ether conductors, convertors, eciuipcnent or facilities, dasineC, constructed or wired for the purpose of preducifti,i, ristibiviiny, amplifyini,j and eistrioutichy by AFFEMNr coaxial cable audio. andior visual radio, television, electronic or electrical Mai ____eiriunlials to anti: trom persons, suoscriners and locations in tne frahchise arasi„ EALEEsTwE 1).J) "Biasic fiddly Socitice" shall tiodu the distribution OT orstiebesst television EXC1SETAX =XFMPT n a 1 5 COr203:11-y , any roceivino be.sic CATV MAY I 8 „ iiross Annuai oasis stLbrdrisier hevenuas siho menus a p and eH compeansation and otiner consideretion neccdved directly by tne Copany true:. alobna basic suoscrlder rens-siva shall not incuide any maxat or services Tre'RS IYMS°X1"7164 tit _ :SS: ,„. AdA . _ „ _ -furnished diy! carspiany hq),e(i.. thoseinicen by user by ,:n2j! state or ether iyovernmental unit and collected by the Conipany for EUn iyevermiental unit - Section 2i GRANT OF ANTNORIFY, tlhereas the Caninission has apprevava the eiyal, character, financial, technical aro other litications of the Comvany and the and feasibility of tna Coispany' adequacys canal uction annan-L„crients as part Gf a full public procedini,,, affordiniy due process, and iu coesiderativin of the faithful performance and observance of the conditions and reservations hereinafter specified, the. riijht and privilaa. is hereby ijranten hyi the Commission Se tho C(aispahy to enaiye in the business of operatinij due providin9 a CATV system id the Franchise Area as listed in Exhibits A and and for that purpose to erect, install, construct, repaint replace, reconstruct, maiatoin and retain in,. OP, over, under, upon, across end aftni„, any puclio stree'i, public HOW 1-dd out or dedicated. and all extensions tderacit and additions tharetn in the franchise area such polas, .eires, cable, conductors, ducts, conduit vaults, ,dislpiHariers, appliances, Fettclaisents, and and appurtenant te the CO,TV system; and in addition, so to use, operate, and provioe similar facilAties 3r properties renten cr leaden other persons, firms or corporations incineini,., but not lindted to public atiiity cc other rantee franchised or pedivitted t de D',AS'fteSS the Conuty„ Section 3, NON-EXCLUSIVE GRANT, This Franchise i anted. spoh the further eispress conditions that. it shall not be deemed or ' to be an exclusive Franchise., and shall dot in any manner proniblt the County' frisch i,,rantIr2, other sod further Franchises over, upon, and alony any ot said reads end public iii,,J.hisays of any kiod or character that it csay deem neer, and this Franchise snali ih no 'Fay prohibit or prevent the County snoii nsini2 the said roads- or affect their BLEL 521 FR 04Fi jurisdiction over them or any part of the s,:iassi, with the full power to hicke all necessary repairs or changes in th.re se(som. Section 4, TERM OF FRANCHISE. The franchise and right, herein granted shell taka effect and be in force thirty. (35) days from and after fee final passaue fo hereof and upob iling f acceptn ace by- the Company and shall continua to force and effect for a term of fifteen 5) years after teo effective date of this franchise. The franchise may be renewed for an additional fifteen year period following a full public proceeding 000 effsh dna process, Section 5. CONDITaGNS OF STRE77.1) OCCUPPTICY. (a) All transciissioo and distribution structures, lines, and aspi-pment erected by the Coispauy within tne fraochise area. shall be so locates) as to cause no illi,Trferencie with the proper use of streets, and other. public ways and places, and to cause no interference with the rights and raisasonablo convenience of property owners who join any of the said street end other public wagis 8.r.d places. The CATV system shall be constructed and operated in compliance oith all Cotd0.y(„ State and Noticms(1 construction and el&retar.-00 ii. codes and shall be kspt current with new codes. The Company' shall in,s1,ell and maintain its nieces-, cables, fixtures and other equipment in such isenner that. they 'All ot. interfere nith any installations of the, County or cf a public. utility serving thm, Ccantjw In all areas of the County where any cables, wires, or other lihe facilities uf public utilities are required to be or placed underagroond, the Company shall place its cables, wires, or other like facies suderronne in conformance with permits issued by the County' Enfgineer to -the mioximum extent existing. techuoloy reasonably permits. ft) cnimpar00 y •snail furnish ma add file uitt the Cp(h ,ilats, and permaced'i reco is of the 7-e-tb,a in:tooter _ Imai(fis' constructed, incluCeinL, badargreud fisflLies, cacf baps, pl.ts, ,od per, dont records furnished sne ? Cotaber tns Company, (c) Tn case of disturbance of .00 er street, public way, cr paved way, or pavet re the Cmpany shall Lmediately at its awn cost and epense, and i o accordance' with County standards and speci ilcatisne replace and restore such street, public way, or penhed area in as good a condition or better as before the work involvinTj) such disturbance wes acne, (d) If at any tirds; during the period of franchise the CommOnp shall lawluily elect. to alter or chahe the grade of any street, sidewalk, alley„ cr ether public way, the Company upon notice b00 y the County shall remove, rely, end itb poles, wires, cables, undergrbfird cora.faits, 'in:strata:las, and other fixtures at. its own expense and in cotiplience County standards and specifications, (e) ihe Company shall, co the re00 quest of any person noldicg a bui00 lding. movinhg parrlit issued hy the County, temporarily move, noise, o00 r lower its wires to permit tine moving cf buildin00 s, The ex00 panse of such tainanTirarif rsmoval or raising or lowerin of wires shall be paid by the parson res.,hesting the same, and th00 e Co-mpany shall have the authority. to re;:i,nine such payment, in advance. Tne Company shall be given not less than forty ssignt (42) hours advance notice to arrange for such temporary wire changes ard should meat current height restriction re(quiremerts, (f) ilith County approval, the Cmpary shall hains the autnori'ty to trim tress upon and ovang erhing streets one public ways and places of the franchise area so as to prevent the branches of such trees from: anctbe ih contact with the wires and cables of the Csaspany and seall he responsible fer ,Matirris rertriml Them such activities, except that, at the option of the County, such tritiairg c,:z2 be daue by It. or under its supervision and dire -action at the eapense and lisarrli.t.g.,- of Com9any. (g) The Company shall, at its expense, protect, support, te, ritrilj disconnect, relocate ir the same street or Ether putlic place, or remove farm the street or other public lce, any property' of the Cadva,.,'.ty when reouired by the County' by reason of traffic C.c.)q-AltiCS, public safelv, street vacation, freeway - and street construction, chab,ge or establishm,ent of street grad, ic,,,elialHbetion of sewers, drains, water pipes, powier lines, signal ines, and trae)Ts or amy other type o00 structures sr inAnovements by 00ublic agencies; ided, however, that. the, PEL 521 IR 047 Coinpany shall in all such cases have the ts and oblietions of sbacilochrent of property- of the Company, subject to County rdicance] (h) The County shell have the riyh to. -hae. additional use, for ntcy pu, lid er rhunicipa purpose, of any poles or conduits controlled or -'nsaintiiiine exclusively' by or for tine Compony in any str&ext, provided such use by the County' does not interfere with the use hy the Cetipar,,jii. County shall irdemrit'y and hold fteribless the. Consvauy .j.ainst ',end fram ary add all cliailuffi, de,hishde, causes of actions, actionssuits, procedinjs, nainsjos; coots or t[iniiyiiiriaties of , e every hind and nature whatsoever erisinj out of sech use ef Coapenv's poles or ccitalitits. (i) In the 'iiaintenance end speratibj of its traiiiiintaisibilen and dis-bmiisitbich systarh in the. streets, alleys and other patflic places, and the course of any now construction or addition to ite facil'as, the Ceivoast shall proceed so as to. cause the least inconvenience to the jecoral public; auji oponinj or bios1ructlea in the. streets or oth..er public places mode by the Cotnpaitly' in the course of its operations shall be uuerdad and protected at al] ttmes by the ploceent of adequate barTiers, fenes, or ..!hibandin,js, tile bounds of whicin, periods of dush and ll darkness, shaba claarly dest,,,,nated by warrih,,, in accordance with the ilenual of UrnPforih Traffic COP:IT.,,:.1 Devices. cm , cA7rTv Dr,m A,L RiclidENTS, (a) The Ompany shall, at ell tieess, empro professional care and shall install and (otiintain in uso coirkohly accepted isethods and devices for prevontiiry failures and. accidents which ore iihely to cause abas, in.juries, or nuisances to the publici (h) struottres iod all lib ,,r,J anis upon the sLceals, : 32 platia of the franchise, area, vhorever ajtratint , or ,stadal ad.intaieed in a safe, switeali iesdaitlai, au' (a ,joirt divide aNi (s) The Scunty resectsi the tyamscal riyht Xn see last She ,jsaer a' County is constructed end ibirtairce ir a ssfe coudiSian sad :f Found ts :nisi; 10 on hir re Co paby Lo ants, iscostaaj renwire alterations othjth and if the loi„isd, cis]] fail rata a and alterations, the Sturdy say ve1s cho , co bate iber ,dr, sid calical Loci add expeise ShousicF freb the Coupaiyi Section -,. SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTTON. (a) Initial construction commences within six 5) ati-J1rui. from date of this ayreeie,eht, and be coaspleted wn 18 inonths of the date of this ehjrachricisatm The distribution system of the Coespany to he. hereafter installed shall not be abandoned either in whole or part nithout the consent of tine Connthssichi In tho event of the failure of the Cousipany to coisb,.eince construction of the sy.i.rUsis within sixty (60) days after the enactiseht of this resolution and the securirj of the pole franchise with sinners, Dr in the event of the fashbure of the Company to ender' C0f.ia1l',17,,y television service to the franchise area and the inhabitants thereof, as contemplated add provided for by this resolution within a period of one year from the effective date of this resolution, the ficromission snail have tbs. rijht, on reasonable notice to the Cirir.iparry, to declare this resclution end the riijhts and franchise. iyhanted, thereunder fistrifirted provided; however, failure to ceiarply with these terhss by reaaon of direamstaince beyond thd rest:seeable controf of the Coripaby ch could not be anticipated st the time of the acceptance of its termic by the Co'intpteh„ shall het be sufficient iroun1s to declare a fistraftiturea () Covsany, wheneveI r t shall receive a rail:utast for servi pce fribie at least ten (10) subscribers within 32-0 cable feet of its trunh cable, shall extend its systehis to such subscribers at no cost to the subscribers tor dye:team extension other than the usual connection fes. for all suscribers, provided. that suob extension is technically and pinyisineally feasible, The 1320 feet shall be measured in extension lenjth of Onnspahy's cable reulred for s&rvica located within the public way or caseement and shall not ire:buds lenjth of necessary service drop to the subscriber's hobo or premisesi ?iEEL 521 ER 04S (c) No parsoh, firsi, or corporatish in the Cihdpeny's service area shall be arbitrarily' refused service, 'discover, in recognition of the oasts Involved, for- unusual circuunstances, such as requirerient for underground cable, or iisore than 150 feet, of distance fro's:. distributido cable to connection of sethAF,:ce to subscribers, or a density of less than tou (le) subscribers psr 1732C feet of cable systess, in order to prevent. ineiiitabla burdens. on pcitharitial cable subscribers in. rsore densely populated areas, service mhy he ',nada available on tide basis of cost 3f siatesicials, labor, and ease,,nients. Section S. ORERATIOH STANDARDS. (a) The Cshall ope ompanyrate and reintaiu its 'cable television systea Th full 304-Hance with the standards set forth hy the Federal Cousisunitiations Commission, (t) Installations shall reception already' in sir;iistahce. inainteined so. as not to interfere, ndth (s) Slx viewing onarbels shoH ns furnished as channels are includac as part of the fiinimueu (d) Installation and ciaintenance of equipsnert shall be soch that color signals shall be trantanitted to any subscriber receiver. Additional vieuidg services shall be ibirhed by the Casseission !sped request by the Company and the Comissior shall have the righi upsh recess to request and risitieire avintrital viewing service of tine Ceripany. Section 9. LOCAL OFFICE: C011PLAINTC. The Cosvpany is net rafsulred to aaintaih a local business office in resos acnus Newever, a toll -free nueter shall be 'provided for subscribers to telephone i hours a day viltiain incurring added iniessage or toll charges, se that complaints regardln Cable TY operations soy be prou'Jptly reported. to the Cosipany. Should a subscriber have an unresolved cooiplaint regarding cable television °peat:ions, the. subscriber shall be coutilfired to file his coidiplaint isith the County Auditor and thereafter to fireed jelhtly nith a representative of the Ca'n:;ssion and a represeiriative of the Company witlitu thirty (30) days to fully discuss and resolve sun siatters. The Cuioiisany shell notify each subscribers, at the firne of intiel subscription to the savoilcie of the Company, of the procedures for reporting ead resolvincg such costplajitur„ Section lei The deterininetior of the Cue ad rates shall be subject to the rules and regulations of any state or federal assitrili.heity having jurisdiction or other autfiority which which subseva,nenllii, by due process of laaj acqu re jurisdiction over this type of iudustry or chteespri,o, Section 11. PREFEREIFFIAL OR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHTBITED, Coci9anyi shall not as to rotes, i, service faellitles, re!os, roenletdons flr in any' other rcspect or- grant iehy preferences Dr advantage to isAy -person nor subject any- person to any prejudice or disadvantage, provided that nothing in this franchise shall ba Cessited to prohibit the establistsss-,ent of a graeftiatesil scale of charges and clasfiisid, rate schedules. to ohich any enstoer canihn within such classification hiould entitled, and provided further that semeiotics and service. ch,ares be vialved er sicunified duriny prisrotdboal C5II"].,-,SjSIS,,j'r:3: of the CevTitio„ Inslallstidi and hadbadro,-, narlo r- -bell thit too Cdo,c,j DC' ,2('Isj'ss, Installation Sessirsjoil 12. FRANCNIFE PATIENTS,shal nyl pay to the County on or before Ranch 31 of each year, a Di franchise fez, based , dress ciintM basic subscriber revenues received for oasis television operations in the Franchise Arca for the preceding calendar year, Sales tax or other txas levied directly or a per subscerinaicen basis and collected by the Cossipany shall be deducto6 froa,', the gross ennual basic subscriber revenues before beitputatdon of surss due to the COUTSt.J, IS FIasCr The Oetipany shall provide an annual suscnery report shocin gross annual, basic subscriber revenues received durIn tae preced-ftfj a ara Py-se y:nil shall be siarie on or before:, the 1,Sth day of January April, Ou7y and October of each year of the suL Oue tareahh,,dar for ...hrecedirq ,-.2,uarter,„ The above e,H,,tal dercellaoh ,:hay "ae th,aohay)taleatad b:2„, either 521 FR 049 the County or the iyrantec iyiviiity the ether party thirty (70) requestinj meetiniyi for such roneyosiation, Section 13, INDEMIFT :CATION OF PONT'S. writ:tem notice (a) The Cuispany shall indemrif protect ern save, harmless the. County frith and aiyainst losses and physical dainan so propsdity, and. bobihly injury ur death te porsuds, Includinin ayments: mane U'iHt( ,a0y ecrainea's compensation low, which may arise oat of or be soused ny the erection, maintenance, removai of said. ettachisents or poles ulthin the Scanty, or by any act of the Company, its uijisints or employees and nd11 defend the County eiyatiast aHj and ell actions nnich may be broupht aoainst the Court] as a consequence thereo The Company shall carry insurance to protect the County and tno Company from and ichujainst ail claims, isei,uands, aotions, .jy, udiimentscosts, expenses, and liabilities whmay. arise or result, directly or indirectly from cc by reason of such loss, inury or du:mayo. Fhe amounts cf such insurance aiyaInst rinsiility due tit physical Cameiyie to property shall not be less than One iiiillion bialars as 49 any one accident anis not less than One (sillion Dollars l ayijroiyafe in any- diniye policy yeali, and a9ainst liability' due to bodily injury or to death of persbris not less than One Million Dollars as to any' one person ord not lees than One Million Dollars as to any one accident. The. Company shall else carry such insurance as 71 deems necessary to protect it fr(2, CLF2..ja.S under any uorkinen's compensathon laws in effect that inay be applicable to the Coi:opany, All insurance required by this aereeant shall be and remain is full force and effect for the entice life of this di.dreauent. Said poiicy o policies of insurance or a certified copy or copies thereof shall be approved 1 the Mason County Prosecatloy Attorney and tdeo deposited with and hept cin filo l the County Auditer. (b) It is understood that lane CW2any is an thdepandent contractor and is not an &ye:ant of the County, and all personnel used by the Compay in the perforance of this franchise shall be employees of tre Company and het of tne County, and shall have he claiiii acyaiinst the County for comipensafIen or otiher benet is available to efflployees of the County. (c) At the tiais this franchise beicoes. effectiv , the Company shall furnish -- a bond to the County in the. amount of len lhonsand 87 (510,000.00) Dollars id soon. for% and with such sureties as shelC; be accept:able to the County, ,yinicautesiny tne payment of all sums, :union may at any tinio become aide froir the Company to the County under the terms of this franchise (except soon sus as are covered rDy tine insurance provided in Section a), mrd furtnar jusrante44 cin the faithful perforitance of all the abiliyaticies ' the Dompary unde- the torms of this franchise. Section 11. PROCEDURES. (a) Any inquiry, proceadiniy, scion or other action to be toted or' proposed to be tarked by the County in rejard to the operatders of Company's cable television say:stein, includiiity dotden in roiyard to a chaniye is subscription rates, shall be taken eniy after thirty (30) days public reties. of such action cr proposed action is served directly on Catpsny;the Company has been iyilveh an opportunity to respond or commeht in wriy an the action or proposed action. (b) The public notice required by this section shall state clearly the action or proposed action to oe tako, the -time provided for response ans. She. person or persons ''Ln WhOM SUCh responses should be addrossen, and such other prociedures as may be specified Dy the Commissisa. If a nourihy is to be held, the public notice shell tyive the date and tisei of satin hearih.iy, whether public. participation hill be allowed one the procedures by whirdi sash participation isay de otained., Tne Compah shall be a necessary. party t.48 bearini,j conducted in resirili to Its operatnors. Section 15. PROCEDURE UPON TESSIINATION, Upon expiration. of 'clic froth:I-vise, if the Comany shali not: have acquired an extedsion hr. renewal thereof and p accepted the same, it may nave and it is hereby yranted, the riiyht to enter aped the streets, and public ways of the Couriy„ for tte purposes of removiney, therefrom any CT Eail Of itS proparty„ In so romevidny sale property idle Company shell refillat. itS expense, any excavation that. snall he made i::,,y at its o , wn expense, any eineavution that shall be mace by' it, and shall ileavie sa streets and tiays and places in as condition cr. better as that prevaiii prier the. Covipany's removal of its property% LL 5l. FR 050 Section 16. APPROVAL. SF TRANSFER, The Ca(apany chs17 net i1 cr. transfer its plant or systeis. to anster, other then a parent soispaoy or a hinollyrilhenee subsidiary of the Csispaoy, nor trahsfer any ri,,pjnts under fais franchise to anchtn,iir without Catiaission approval, Provided, that no sale or traiirsfor shall he effective until the vendee, assices or. lessee hes filod ia the office of the County Auditor an instrurent duly executed rearlari,L3 tile fact of such sale, assinment or lease acoeptin the ter.s„ of the Icifirshice and n(Jreeii to perfer all the. conditions thersof„ Such Csaisissien approval will not he isffsiiiicitalaly s,:iiiane]d and neither this Section nor other Sections of finis shall preclude the isort.f,-.).aius, hypothesatinf2, or the assi9niaent of certain riijhts in tho syste.,i„ or the plede of stock by' the. Ccsupauy for tts purpose of financln, Section 17, MECO DEVELOPENTS. sha1l be the policy of the Cietnty liberally to aio,end this franchise udoo app osatioe of the cavany, wnen necessary tt, enable. the Company to take advactab,e of any develepinents in the field of transoJission oF television and radio sioaiis which bill afforidopportuni. store effectively, efficiaseitly or econondsolly te servs Its castopra. Section 18, MISCELLANEOUS P2OVISINS, (a) Uhen not elitherijse prescritasH herein, all atters herein rat: filed Ath the County shall he filed with the County Autliter, (h) The Ceinpany shall esaniee the cost of publication of this franchise as such publication is required by lava A bill for publication ocsts shall he presented t.c tine Coispany hy the County Auditor ispon the Convany's -fillitsj of acceptance shall Os paid at that icae (c) in consideration of the ..Jruntiwi.3 of this franchise to the ficrany, as aforesaid, the facapany 'rill furnish without installation cnarje or (tenthly aorvice fee, a sinle-butlet to any of the County deparlasehtal offices t!ithin the service area sf the C,G. if and iThen requested to do so; hut such autleht shall not eitcood on a:(,p,jreata total of tar. consideration of the fzeintin Of the franchise to the Cosipany ao aforesaid, the Coh,leany hill furnish whansoi hasesdlicr. charjo or ildnably service fee a sinlehoutlet to any uL7ic SnUO''f, private sehoCk, puhlic '0JUS.;)it, and Ccunnersponsered social service ie:yattodus dithin the conffices areo of tho Coary if and Aon requesetheid te do so. (e) In the case of cc enert y di=ater tine Caisposny shall upon ths request of the &shanty, inaks availab its facilities ice ths °aunty fer snerency use, darin the iinner9ehey or sisdster (f) The County shall tate access at all reasonable. ftoors to oil of the Copany's .,,-)ans, contracts and erinaerir, eaccuatin financial, stafisisinool, sustainer and service recoids relatirdp: to the property and the operation of the Co4an.y' and to all other records required to he kept. hereanders The folloolh report shall be filisd with tho Cler'r, of the Connty Cnard end in tho 7cusai ffice, of the Cooverre Cross Revenue. Ar sannaf n'aert showina resiii)i. received oy tne uctspany fro's, its openirftans within the County darin the prececti year enC such other infuriiation as ths inbaill roc ist Ath respect to properties and expenses related to the Chnopeny's obrvice iiithin the County, Section 1l, OCHPLIANCE WITH APPL1CARLE PREN,I1SIONS, LANS AND OPSDIAANCES, (-0 The C3ff.0 shall he sabeet to all I exercise of the police poser v the. County, The Conrty reserves tine -hi,- a to adodt fresh thee Cs fThe iach.Tib to tnie prOV.iHSiC:6S herein contained such iainainces as r,a,y be desisco necessary to tne exercdso et police duirer. Such resliatier shall, be reasonable dud not destructive to ins nints hcrein ,rahted and net in conflict with the liens of the State, REEL 521 FR 051 (b) Upon failure of the Company to comply with any of the provisions or conditions hereof, within thirty (30) days after service of notice to comply with any such provisions, conditions, restrictions or limitations, evade and served by order of the Commission upon the Company, the Commission may declare by resolution and enforce an immediate forfeiture of this franchise. Section 20. FEDERAL REGULATION. Any modification resulting from amendment of Section 76.31 ("Franchise Standards") of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission shall be incorporated into this franchise as of the date such modifications become obligatory under FCC regulations, or in the event no obligatory date is established, within one year of adoption or at the time of franchise renewal, whichever occurs first. Section 22.. SEVERABILITY. Should any section, clause or provision of this resolution be declared invalid by a court of record, the same shall not affectthe validity of the resolution as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared invalid. Section 22. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) This resolution shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, subject to acceptance by the Company within said 30 day period. (b) This resolution shall be null and void unless the Company shall within thirty (30) days after its passage, approval and publication, file with the County, Auditor its written acceptance of all terms and conditions hereof. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 5th day of December, 1989 ATTEST: Clerk of the Board APPROVED: ACCEPTED BY: P� I itt To rase C1 Cab1Ltd. Title 2 hQAa 9-.�C),11A Date c: File Accounting Dept (2) Treasurer Port Townsend Cable TV, Ltd. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIO11ERS 1AS011 COUNTY, WASH I NGTON Annette S. McGee ChEirperson CILA)o Michael D. Gibso Commissioner Commissioner APPRO iS TO FORM: Dep Prosecuto • Yl-l.-o..do` Lea d 7 d,$tatlOn .- 7 t 4{a7F, P�. liEARMeI I�PGar�stakaRS l I� .6l�ara �f FLU� / � i �� ,\� a s LLB_ 5?1 FR 052 ATTACHMENT A 2tla l' �l r ;, !4- VL , i. r < `lam I1 ate shellfis' boratory / i, H'j RES 4,j1 R ATTACHMENT B LLL 'jai I- R. (153 Range. 3 and 7