(a) No CATV franchise or renewal thereof shall be issued except on a written application.
(b) The applicant shall set forth such facts in detail as Council deems appropriate, including:
(1) If the applicant is an individual, partnership or unincorporated association, its statement shall contain the names and addresses of all persons, including corporations, having a proprietary or equitable interest in and to the prospective franchise's business operation, and in and to the prospective franchise if awarded to the proposer. "Equitable interest" includes all assignments for value, as well as all contingent assignments of any right or privilege under the prospective franchise, and also includes any benefit, payment or emolument whatsoever resulting from the grant of a franchise under this chapter;
(2) If the applicant is a nonpublic corporation, the statement shall furnish, additionally, the names and addresses of the officers, directors and shareholders of the corporation, together with the number of shares held by each shareholder;
(3) If the applicant is a publicly-held corporation, as defined by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statement shall contain the states in which incorporated and/or qualified to do business, and the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the corporation;
(4) A full disclosure of the ownership of the facilities to be used in rendering the service;
(5) The source of funds for operation of the system respecting the installation and maintenance of all CATV facilities, and demonstrating the financial ability to provide and extend service to proposed subscribers at a reasonable cost, and estimated cost of building and implementing a CATV System in the City;
(6) A detailed schedule of the rates to be charged for the services offered, the facilities to be employed and the general routes of the cables used in redistricting signals, the service area or areas, the commencement and completion dates of construction of the CATV System and the proposed dates the service shall be available to the area or areas named;
(7) A detailed schedule of rates to be applied to residential, apartment, commercial and other users of service; and
(8) A list of all CATV Systems wholly or partially owned and/or operated and their locations.
(c) The City may request such other information as it deems appropriate.
(d) All applications shall be open to public inspection, shall be kept on file a reasonable length of time at the discretion of the City, and any intentional misrepresentation in an application shall be grounds for rejection or for termination of the franchise.
(e) All applications shall be considered firm offers to the City, shall be signed and verified by the applicants, whose relationship to the applicant shall be set forth, and shall bind the applicant to the provisions thereof.
(Ord. 5757-1980. Passed 5-13-80.)