(A) It shall be the duty of an MCS provider to devise and implement a periodic preventative maintenance program for the multi-channel system in order to ensure that there is no material degradation of the multi-channel system that would affect the citizens' health, safety, and welfare, or negatively affect the quality of multi-channel services being provided. The requirements of this section shall be construed as augmenting and clarifying applicable FCC regulations.
(B) The Council/franchising authority shall have the right of approval of any preventive maintenance program. Within 45 days after the completion of any preventive maintenance component test, the MCS provider shall prepare and submit a written report (except for daily or weekly components, and tests which may be submitted once a quarter) to the Council/franchising authority detailing the results of the tests conducted, and all items performed or addressed during the periodic preventive maintenance program. Although not exhaustive, the following areas should be included in a preventive maintenance program, and subsequent report:
(1) inspection and repair, if needed, of the headend;
(2) Inspection and repair, if needed, of the antenna tower;
(3) Requiring weather-proofing and protection of the antenna lead connectors and on any other exposed fittings;
(4) Requiring the conducting of signal leakage tests that are in accord with FCC requirements;
(5) Removal of tree roots, limbs, and branches that interfere with or come in contact with the MCS provider's cable;
(6) Requiring the periodic servicing, testing, and calibration of the MCS provider's equipment, including service vehicles and field test equipment;
(7) Employing a status monitoring system to identify problems or situations in which the multi-channel system electronics are operating outside pre-programmed parameters;
(8) Testing of the emergency alert system to ensure that it will function properly during an emergency situation;
(9) Testing of the safety alert system or technology, if provided;
(10) Testing and recording of test data for all signals (audio and video) at the headend and all system extremity points;
(11) Testing as required or allowed by federal law or regulation; and
(12) Meet all operating parameters as may be set or allowed by the FCC, and as such may be changed or amended from time to time.
(Ord. 4-1994-20, passed 4-12-94) Penalty, see § 112.999