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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-309 . _ I . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ~ 23 24 ~ 26 27 28 RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Cable Television operator will wire any unwired areas that meet the following criteria: A. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENDING CABLE (1) Adjacent to or within existing service area of cable operator. (2) In underground areas there must be a minimum of 65 homes per mile of cable plant. This includes any extension of cable plant to reach that area. (3) In aerial areas there must be a minimum of 50 homes per mile of cable. This includes any extension of cable plant necessary to reach that area. (4) In areas that do not meet the above minimum requirements, the Cable Operator will build that area only if the residents will pay the additional costs to serve that area. Costs will be based upon the number of homes in the area to be served at the time of construction. Residents must pay costs required to serve that area as follows: materials and labor, with the labor cost per mile established by a competitive bid process with joint acceptance by the City. The percentage of residents committing to cable service within the defined extension area must be equal to or greater than the existing penetration percentage. Each resident will be credited 1/65 (underground) or 1/50 (aerial) of the total cost to build one mile of plant. This credit . . . ',f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 will apply toward the charge assessed for~extending cable per the following formula: (a) Cost per mile times the distance to be served, divided by the number of homes in the distance to be served equals the cost per resident before credit. (b) Cost per mile divided by 65 (underground) or 50 (aerial) equals credit to be issued per customer. (c) Total payment per resident = (a) minus (b). B. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS (1) The Cable Operator shall have specifications for new plant that are designed to insure they maintain an acceptable signal quality to the subscriber. These specifica- tions limit the number of line extenders that can be placed in a distribution line. The maximum number of line extenders placed on a distribution line are as follows: . of Trunk Amps from Hub Maximum Allowed Line Extendere 1 - 8 3 9 and above 2 (2) In cases where the Operator cannot add another distribution line extender and adhere to the policy, the trunk will be extended from the closest feasible location to the area to be cabled. The costs of this extension will be included in determining the number of homes per cable mile for serving an uncabled area. - 2 - . t' r, . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoini resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 15th day of August , 1988, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Reillv. Flores. Maudsley Minor POpA Ludlam. Miller NAYS: Nnnp ABSENT: C:onn("il MAmhAr F:R.trnnn ~4fb <;Kty lerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this ld-iL day of Angn"t- , 1988. ~y" "00', ."yO" City of San Bernardino 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Approved as to form and legal content: - 3 -