HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-02-8618AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO
COMCAST OF THE SOUTH TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CABLE SYSTEM
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY,
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE PADUCAH ORDINANCE
FOR REGULATION OF CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, AND APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND COMCAST OF THE SOUTH
WHEREAS, Comcast filed a request with the City to activate the formal process
for renewing its Cable Television Franchise Agreement ("Franchise") pursuant to 47 U.S.C.
§546(a) -(g); and
WHEREAS, the City commenced a proceeding to identify the future cable -
related community needs and interests and to review the performance of Comcast under its
existing Franchise; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah issued a request for proposals for a Cable
Television Franchise in January 2020 with a deadline of February 6, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Comcast of the South submitted the only proposal; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Franchise is to grant a non-exclusive franchise
to Comcast to continue to operate and maintain a cable television system within the City of
Paducah.
KENTUCKY:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized, by and on behalf of the City,
to execute the Franchise Agreement between the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and Comcast of
the South dated January 2, 2020.
SECTION 2. There is hereby granted by the City of Paducah, Kentucky, to
Comcast of the South the right and privilege to construct, operate, maintain, and extend a
Cable System to all places within the City in accordance with the provisions set forth in the
Franchise Agreement.
SECTION 3. Franchisee shall assume the reasonable publication
costs as shall be presented to the Franchisee by the City Clerk after acceptance of this
Franchise by the City and appropriate publication has occurred.
SECTION 4. That if any section, paragraph or provision of this ordinance
shall be found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid for any cause, the deficiency or
invalidity of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any other section, paragraph
or provision hereof, it being the purpose and intent of this ordinance to make each and every
section paragraph and provision hereof separable from all other sections, paragraphs and
provisions.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will
become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
Brandi Harless, Mayo
ATTEST:
mdsay Parish, CkClerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 11, 2020
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, February 25, 2020
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, February 25, 2020
Published by The Paducah Sun, February 28, 2020
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