The City hereby declares that its policy and intent in adopting this Ordinance is to fully comply with the requirements of the Act, and the provisions hereof should be construed in such a manner as to achieve that purpose. The City shall comply in all respects with the requirements of the Act, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Exempting certain route maps from the Freedom of Information Act, Act 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being M.C.L.A. Sections 15.231 to 15.246, as provided in Section 1051.04(c);
(b) Allowing certain previously issued permits to satisfy the permit requirements hereof, in accordance with Section 1051.04(f).
(c) Allowing existing providers additional time in which to submit an application for a permit, and excusing such providers from the $500 application fee, in accordance with Section 1051.04(g).
(d) Approving or denying an application for a permit within forty-five (45) days from the date a telecommunications provider files an application for a permit for access to and usage of a public right-of-way within the City, in accordance with Section 1051.05(a).
(e) Notifying the MPSC when the City has granted or denied a permit, in accordance with Section 1051.05(a);
(f) Not unreasonably denying an application for a permit, in accordance with Section 1051.05(a);
(g) Issuing a permit in the form approved by the MPSC, with or without additional or different permit terms, as provided in Section 1051.05(b);
(h) Limiting the conditions imposed on the issuance of a permit to the telecommunications provider's access and usage of the public right-of-way, in accordance with Section 1051.05(c);
(i) Not requiring a bond of a telecommunications provider which exceeds the reasonable cost to ensure that the public right-of-way is returned to its original condition during and after the telecommunication provider's access and use, in accordance with Section 1051.05(d);
(j) Not charging any telecommunications providers any additional fees for construction or engineering permits in accordance with Section 1051.06;
(k) Providing each telecommunications provider affected by the City's right-of-way fees with a copy of this Ordinance, in accordance with Section 1051.11;
(l) Submitting an annual report to the Authority, in accordance with Section 1051.14; and
(m) Not holding a cable television operator in default for a failure to pay certain franchise fees, in accordance with Section 1051.15.
(Ord. 739. Passed 3-24-03.)