TABLE VIII: FRANCHISES
Ord./Res. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord./Res. No.
Date Passed
Description
O/R-576-81
10-20-1981
Awarding 20-year franchise to Cincinnati Bell, Inc. for a telephone and general communication system.
O-52-89
7-28-1989
Granting a 10-year franchise to ULH&P for gas transmission and distribution facilities.
O-66-89
10-3-1989
Granting a 10-year franchise to Owen County Rural Electric for distribution of electrical energy.
O-23-97
8-5-1997
Granting a 12-year non-exclusive franchise with TCI- TKR Cable of Northern Kentucky for the provision of cable television services.
O-11-09
3-10-2009
Granting and issuing a competitive, non- exclusive franchise for a term of 12 years to and authorizing the execution of the franchise agreement with Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC.
O-09-15
4-14-2015
Granting an exclusive franchise to Rumpke of Kentucky, Inc., for a term of five years, for the collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclables.
O-06-20
2-25-2020
Creating and establishing for bid a non-exclusive telecommunications (or related non-cable) franchise for the placement of facilities for the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of telecommunications or related non-cable services within the public rights-of-way of the city for a ten-year duration; and providing for compliance with other relevant laws, regulations, standards and ordinances; definitions; work, materials and construction standards; wire moving and tree trimming; performance bonds; indemnification; insurance; access to property and inspections; notice of filings with the Public Service Commission; no vested rights; limited assignment; notice of foreclosure and bankruptcy; cancellation or termination; violations and penalties; permitting and inspection fees; additional permitting and other requirements for substantial new construction; and bid requirements.
O-17-21
11-16-2021
Repealing Ord. O-11-09; granting and issuing a competitive, non- exclusive franchise for a term of ten years to and authorizing the execution of the franchise agreement with Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC.
O-15-23
8-22-2023
Granting a competitive, non-exclusive franchise to Spectrum Mid- America, LLC, for a term of ten years, for the provision of cable television services.
O-10-24
5-14-2024
Creating and establishing for bid a non-exclusive electric franchise for the placement of facilities for the transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity within the public right-of-way for a 20 year duration.