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Applications for franchises issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be made upon blank forms prepared and made available by the City Clerk and shall state:
(a) The name and main business address of the applicant.
(b) The names and main business address of any firm, association or corporation of which the applicant is a division or subsidiary.
(c) The names and business addresses of all owners, partners, directors, officers and resident agents of applicant.
(d) The names and addresses of all stockholders of the applicant who own 10% or more of the applicant’s stock.
(e) Such information as the City Clerk shall find reasonably necessary to effect the purpose of this Chapter and to arrive at a fair determination of whether the terms of this Chapter have been or will be complied with.
(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974; Ord. 2899, passed 3-21-1984; Ord. 3486, passed 1-28-2002)
The City Council may approve a franchise pursuant to this Chapter only after the franchisee’s application has been reviewed by the following:
(a) The City Clerk, who shall inspect the City files and advise the Council as to past licensing experience with the applicant as well as other licenses or franchises and permits held by the applicant.
(b) The Chief of Police, who shall advise the Council as to the criminal record, if any, of the applicant, and all of the applicant’s owners, partners, directors, officers and resident agents.
(c) The Director of the Department of Public Works, who shall advise the Council as to the experience of that Department with the applicant and all of the applicant’s owners, partners, directors, officers and resident agents regarding any inspection of any of the applicant’s facilities which that Department has made pursuant to law.
(d) The Superintendent of the Parks and Recreation Department, who shall advise as to the experience of the Department of Parks and Recreation with the applicant regarding any work required to be performed by this Department due to any hazards caused by the applicant’s facilities and any trees and shrubbery in the City.
(e) The Telecommunications Advisory Commission, which shall advise the Council on any and all other pertinent matters with respect to the applicant as would be reasonably calculated to bear on the applicant’s ability to comply with the terms of this Chapter.
(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974; Ord. 2899, passed 3-21-1984; Ord. 3486, passed 1-28-2002)
The franchise fee represents compensation for a cable system’s use of City streets and other public rights-of-way and shall be an amount allowed by law and negotiated between the City and the applicant for the franchise.
(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974; Ord. 2435, passed 4-1-1974; Ord. 2516, passed 10-6-1975; Ord. 2899, passed 3-21-1984; Ord. 3486, passed 1-28-2002)
Each franchise granted pursuant to this Chapter is nontransferable by the franchisee to any other person, either directly or indirectly through a transfer of control of the franchisee, except with the express approval of the City Council and subject to such transferee having submitted an application as provided in § 15-11, and subject further to the transferee agreeing to accept and abide by all terms, conditions and requirements of this Chapter and the applicable franchise agreement. In lieu of the information required by § 15-11, the franchisee and transferee may submit a completed FCC Form 394 as their franchise transfer application.
(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974; Ord. 2899, passed 3-21-1984; Ord. 3486, passed 1-28-2002)
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