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ORDINANCE NO. 81-11-2169
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AMENDMENT OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF PADUCAH AND COMCAST CABLE OF PADUCAH, INC.
WHEREAS, the City and Comcast Cable of Paducah, Inc., entered into a
Franchise Agreement on April 4, 1975, and
WHEREAS, it is the mutual desire of the City and Comcast to now amend said
Franchise Agreement.
NOW,"THEREFORE,-BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
-SECTION 1. That an amendment to the Franchise Agreement between the City
and Comcast Cable of Paducah, Inc. be enteredinto, said amendment to the Franchise
Agreement shall contain the following terms and conditions:
1. That Comcast Cable of Paducah will provide programming as
set forth in Exhibit A,, attached hereto, which basically
includes the proposal of the Cable Authority at its October
1, 1981, Public Hearing.,
2. Comcast will upgrade the technical aspects of, the system to
provide 35 -channel capability.
3. Comcast will agree to negotiate with any responsible third
party the cost and necessity of two-way capability if needed
to provide services such as burglar, fire, medical alarms,
etc.
4. The base rate for the 22 "non -pay" programs outlined in
Exhibit A shall be $7.95 per month.
(a) The fee for each additional outlet at a location shall
be increased from $1.50 to $2.00 per month.
(b) Comcast shall provide any subscriber who desires to
purchase a converter box that box at the prevailing
retail price. Comcast shall reserve the right to
charge an optional maintenance contract for the con-
verter or issue a disclaimer therefor.
(c) Comcast will lease to any person a converter box at a
cost of $1.50 per month per box. Comcast has the right
to request a rate increase in the converter lease
charge anytime it can show that the actual cost of
leasing the converter boxes exceeds $1.50 per month.
5. Comcast shall pay to Channel 2 of Paducah Community College
the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per year to
operate the public access channel, provided that Channel 2
continues with its present programming quality and level.
SECTION 2. That the Corporation Counsel shall approve all amendments to
said amendments to the Franchise Agreement.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will be
effective upon publication of title and a certified summary thereof.
Mayor
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners November 10, 1981
Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 24, 1981
Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, November 24, 1981
Published by The Paducah Sun December 1, 1981.