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COUNCIL ACTION CORRESPONDENCE
To Council Member Steve Marks
Subject Membership of Community Television
Commission
Dare September 10, 1986
Meeting Date
September 9, 1986
Agenda Item No. 23
Action
The request from Councilman Marks for .Council discussion reRardin!'; member-
ship of the COllllllUnity Television COIl1IIlission was continued tQ ,~,el1!;.~~e_V,2 ,
1986, to allow Councilman Quiel an opportunity to discuss the membership
with Chairman Russ Lackner and Commissioner Larry Priest of the Community
Television Commission.
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Mayor Wilcox
Councilman Quiel
City Administrator
SHAUNA CLARK
City Clerk
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ORDINANCB NO.
ORDINANCB OF THB CITY OF SAN BBRNARDINO AMBNDING SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODB SECTION 2.42.010 TO DELBTE MEMBER
AFFILIATED WITH A CABLE TBLEVISION OPERATOR FROM THE MBMBBRSHIP
OF SAID COMMISSION.
THB MAYOR ~ COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLEows:
SBCTION 1. San Bernardino Municipal Code Section 2.42.010
is amended to read as follows:
-2.42.010 Members - Appointment.
The Community Television Commission shall consist of nine
members who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Common
Council, and who shall be and shall remain users of cable
television service within the City. The Mayor and Common Council
declare that the individuals appointed to the Commission are
intended to represent and further the interests of the consumers
and the providers of cable television services, and that such
representation and furtherance will ultimately serve the public
17 interest. Accordingly, the Mayor and Common Council find that
18 for the purposes of members of the Commission, the cable
19 television industry and consumers are tantamount to and
20 constitute the public generally within the meaning of Section
21 87103 of the Government Code. Members of the Commission shall be
22 appointed and serve pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.17.-
23 SECTION 2. The San Bernardino Municipal Code Section
24 2.42.020 is &mended to read as follows:
25 -A representative affiliated with a cable television
26 operator holding a valid franchise to provide cable television
27 services within the City shall be appointed by the Mayor to serve
28 in a liaison capacity between the cable television operators and
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the Commission. Said representative shall only attend the
executive sessions of the Commission upon an affirmative vote of
a majority of those members in attendance at Commission
meetings.-
SECTION 3..' The San Bernardino Municipal Code Section
2.42.030 is amended to read as follows:
-Responsibilities.
The commission shall:
A. Prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems
necessary or expedient for the administration of its duties,
including a procedure for complaint resolution, subject to
approval by the Mayor and Common Council.
B. . Review all City franchises, ordinances, resolutions,
and procedures relating to cable television service, and make
recommendations to the Mayor and Common Council regarding
amendment or revision or ordinances or procedures or the adoption
of any new rules or regulations relating to services provided by
cable television companies.
C. Review and make recommendations to the Mayor and
Common Council on requested rate increases, establish criteria
for determining whether rate changes should be recommended, and
recommend changes designed to afford all users within the City
comparable service at comparable cost.
D. Investigate, hear and resolve complaints regarding
community cable television services and noncompliance with
applicable ordinances and law.
E. Study developments in cable television technology to
determine whether and when to recommend that service to the San
Bernardino community shall be expanded or improved.
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F. Establish criteria for the solicitation and granting
of additional franchises for providing service within the City.
G. Recommend action to be taken by the Mayor and Common
Council in regard to state or federal administrative and
legislative action, including but not limited to applications,
licensing, studies, and legislative enactments.
H. Upon request, maintain the confidentiality of
business documents and information which are not public records,
and the same shall not become public records by reason of
disclosure to the Commission."
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
day of , 1986, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES:
Council Members
NAYS:
ABSENT:
City Clerk
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The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
, 1986.
day
Mayor of the City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
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