Ordinance 83-5284
ORDINANCE NO. 83 -528
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AN ORDINANCE OF CITY OF H3PKINS
AMENDING THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE
ORDINANCE NO. 81 -486 EXHIBIT B, PARAGRAPH I,
SUBPARAGRAPHS Al, A3, B, C, D, E AND H1 AND H4
TO CHANGE THE RATES AND CHARGES FOR
INSTALLATION, MONTHLY RATES, CONVERTER,
RECONNECTION, EXTRA OUTLETS, COMMERCIAL RATES,
FM SERVICES AND PREMIUM SERVICES AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE TIME OF THIS ORDINANCE.
The City Council of the City of namaxs ordains:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No.81 -486 Exhibit B is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Paragraph I.A.1. is amended to read:
I. SUBSCRIBER NETWORK
A. Basic Rates.
1. TIERS
Standard
150 Ft. Aerial Seniors
Installation Monthly Homebound
(First Outlet)
TIER 1 Universal Service. err Free Free
Converter not re- 24.95
quired for this
service.
Family Service.
Subscriber owns $10.05 3.95 3.36
converter 24.95
Subscriber rents 10.95 Various Various
converter from 24.95
Grantee.
Full Service.
Subscriber owns 6-
converter 24.95 6.50 5.52
Subscriber rents
converter from *Various *Various
Grantee 24.95
TIER 3 Expanded Service.
(Expanded)(Included converter
and unit) 19.95
24.95
i0.95
13.95
Subdivision 2. Paragraph I.A.3. is amended to read as
follows:
3. Subscribers will have the option of renting various
types of converters as follows:
Grantee Converter Rate Schedule
Initial Monthly
Description Rate
1. Block Convcrtcr 1-.8G
21. OAK L -35 1.50
3. Cci nti-f O0
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3-.60-
reme eentrol opt on 4.00-
d A b c fo..tur 7"v-G0.
L i l l l b l e
42. ZENITH Z -TAC
A. Set -top converter
B. Set -Top Converter with remote
control including remote
volume.
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4.00
5.50
C. Enhanced Set -Top converter with
enhanced remote control in- 6.00
cluding remote volume muting,
favorite channel.
The rental rate shall be added to the appropriate base rate
13.25
shown in the table above if the subscriber rents the converter
from Grantee. Subscribers may choose to rent or buy converters
from sources other than the Grantee, however, a Grantee converter
or descrambler will be necessary for premium services.
Subdivision 3. Paragraph I.B. is amended to read as follows:
B. Extra Outlets.
TIER 1 Converter not required $10 -.OG each
15.00
TIER 2 Subscriber owns converter $1-0.40- each
15.00
Subscriber rents
converter $10.OG each
15.00
TIER 3 Subscriber owns converter $tea each
15.00
Subscriber rents converter
from Grantee $14.44
15.00
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*Installation (At
time of initial
Installation) Monthly
Free
$1.95 each
*Various
$4. -5 each
4.95
*Various
Each outlet installed after the initial installation will be
$11.95 $19.95 each.
Same Converter rental option as provided for under Section IA
of this Exhibit B.
Subdivision 4. Paragraph Z.C. is amended to read as follows:
C. Reconnection.
Charges for reconnection of existing installations shall be
$14,-94- $19.95 for each reconnection regardless of the number of
outlets.
Subdivision 5. Paragraph I.D. is amended to read as follows:
D. Commercial Rates For Subscriber Network Services.
These rates will be subject to negotiation and will depend on
the number of outlets required and the type of services selected.
A typical commercial rate for department store requesting 10
outlets on TIER 3 with no converters and no premium pay would be:
Installation (at cost on time and material basis)
Monthly Rate 1st outlet
2nd outlet
3rd outlet
Additional
outlets
$Isr, -AO• $20.00
$8O 15.00
5-.OG 10.00
4,49. 9.00
Subdivision 6. Paragraph I.E. is amended to read as follows:
E. FM Rates.
FM service rates shall
be $10.00 for installation and $2.50 per month. FM service shall
be available only on TIER 2 and TIER 3 and not available on TIER 1.
Subdivision 7. Paragraph I.H.1. is amended to read as
follows:
H. Premium Services.
1. Premium service rates shall be as follows:
MONTHLY
Home-Meet-el.-Het-week S 3.95 $8.95
Home Box Office 6 8.95
CINEMAX 3-.-50 8.95
The Movie Channel 4-.-50 8.95
Showtime 3-.-58 8.95
Premiere 7-48 8.95
HTN plus 8.95
Bravo 8.95
The Disney Channel 9.95
Spectrum Sports 9
Subdivision 8. Paragraph I.H.4. is amended tb read as
follows:
4. Installation for premium services shall be free with the
intital installation of TIER 2 or 3 service. Thereafter, any
number of premium services added at the same time shall be added
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at a maximum cost of $S 19.95.
SECTION 2. Process for Adoption and Acceptance.
Subdivision 1. Adoption by Other Member Cities and
Cancellation. That notwithstanding any other provision of this
Ordinance, if all of the Cities of Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins,
Minnetonka and Richfield do not adopt a similar franchise
Ordinance amendment then those that have may cancel the Franchise
Ordinance amendment adopted by it. This right of cancellation
must be exercised within thirty (30) days after all Cities have
act d on a similar amendment.
Subdivision 2. Time for Adoption and Acceptance. Grantee
shall have thirty (30) days from the last date of adoption of a
similar franchise Ordinance amendment by all of the Cities listed
in Section 9 of this Ordinance, to accept this franchise
Ordinance amendment in form and substance acceptable to City.
However, in no event will acceptance occur later than ninety (90)
days after the adoption of this franchise Ordinance amendment
unless the time for acceptance is extended by City. Such accep-
tance by Grantee shall be deemed the grant of this franchise
Ordinance amendment for all purposes.
Subdivision 3. Requirements with Acceptance. With its
acc ptance, Grantee also shall deliver to City an opinion from
its legal counsel, acceptable to City, stating that this
franchise Ordinance amendment has been duly accepted by Grantee,
that the said Ordinance, as amended by this Franchise Ordinance
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amendment is enforceable against Grantee, and the corporations
which signed the Agreement of joint and several liability dated
January 9, 1981 related to the franchise granted by the said
Ordinance, in accordance with its terms, and which opinion shall
otherwise be in form and substance acceptable to City.
Subdivision 4. Effectiveness of Ordinance. That this
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon adoption and
publication and acceptance in writing by Grantee.
Passed and adopted this
CITY OF MINNESOTA
By
Mayor
And
day of 1983.
Manager