(a) The City of Grandview Heights ("City") finds that the development of Cable Systems and Competitive Video Systems have the potential of having great benefit and impact upon the people of Grandview Heights. Because of the complex and rapidly changing technology associated with Telecommunications, the City further finds that the public convenience, safety and general welfare can best be served by establishing regulatory powers which should be vested in the City or such persons as the City shall designate. It is the intent of this chapter and subsequent amendments to provide for and specify the means to attain the best possible public interest and public purpose in these matters and any Permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to include this finding as an integral part thereof.
(b) Further, it is recognized that Cable Systems and Competitive Video Systems have the capacity to provide not only entertainment and information services to the City's residents, but can provide a variety of broadband, interactive communications services to institutions and individuals. Many of these services involve City agencies and other public institutions by providing governmental, educational or health care communications.
(c) For these purposes, the following goals underlie the regulations contained herein:
(1) Telecommunications services should be provided to the maximum number of City residents.
(2) The Cable Systems and Competitive Video Systems should be capable of accommodating both the present and reasonably foreseeable future communications needs of the City, taking into account technical and financial feasibility.
(3) The Cable Systems and Competitive Video Systems should be improved and upgraded during the Permit term, taking into account the technical and financial feasibility of such improvements and upgrades so that the new facilities necessary for the operation of the Cable System and Competitive Video Systems shall be integrated to the maximum extent possible with existing facilities as provided for in this chapter and the Permit.
(4) The Cable Systems and Competitive Video Systems authorized by this chapter shall be responsive to the needs and interests of the local community, and shall provide the widest possible diversity of information sources and services to the public, taking into account technical and financial feasibility.
(Ord. 2007-13. Passed 6-18-07.)