A. In determining whether to grant, deny, or grant subject to conditions an application for a transfer of a cable franchise, the City may consider:
1. The legal, financial, and technical qualifications of the transferee to operate the cable system;
2. Any potential impact of the transfer on subscriber rates or services;
3. Whether the incumbent grantee is in compliance with ifs cable franchise and applicable law and, if not, the proposed transferee's commitment to cure such noncompliance;
4. Whether the transferee owns or controls any other cable system in the City, and whether operation by the transferee may eliminate or reduce competition in the delivery of cable service in the City; and
5. Whether operation by the transferee or approval of the transfer would adversely affect subscribers, the public, or the City's interest under the cable franchise, or applicable law.
B. Requests for approval of a transfer will not be unreasonably denied.
C. No application shall be granted unless the transferee agrees in writing that it will abide by and accept all terms of this Chapter and the franchise agreement, and that it will assume the obligations, liabilities, and responsibility for all acts and omissions, known and unknown, of the previous grantee for all purposes.
D. The proposed transferee shall pay all reasonable costs incurred by City in reviewing and evaluating the applications.
(Ord. No. 2001-014 § 2)