TABLE II: FRANCHISES
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
140
8-3-1915
Granting a franchise for a right-of-way for a railway track, poles and wires for the use and benefit of the Kansas City Kaw Valley and Western Railway Company, a corporation, its successors and assigns, through the city.
145
11-4-1915
Franchise granted for a depot silo for passenger and freight depot, including platforms, out buildings, drives, poles, wires and the like, for the use and benefit of the Kaw Valley and Western Railway Company, a corporation, its successors and assigns, through the city.
575
10-22-1987
Granting Continental Telephone Company of Kansas, Inc., its successors and assigns, a franchise, the right and privilege to use the streets, alleys and public grounds of the city for the purpose of erecting, laying and maintaining conduits for telephone lines together with the necessary poles, wires and other apparatus, equipment and appliances therefore, and to string wire above ground or carry the same thereunder, and to do all things necessary and proper for the purpose of operating and maintaining a telephone system within the city limits.
627
9-5-1995
Providing for and approving the transfer of the cable television franchise in the city, by Douglas to Galaxy, granted pursuant to Ord. 596, dated March 21, 1990, amending the franchise ordinance in certain respects; providing for publication of the caption; and providing the effective date of the transfer.
643
2-15-2000
Providing for and approving the transfer of the cable television franchise in the city, by Galaxy to WorldNet, granted pursuant to Ord. 627, dated September 5, 1995, amending the franchise ordinance in certain respects; providing for publication of the caption; and providing the effective date of the transfer.
670
10-21-2003
Amending a prior ordinance relating to a franchise agreement with Sprint pursuant to K.S.A. 12-2001.
561-05
4-19-2005
Granting to Westar Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation, its successors and assigns, an electric franchise, prescribing the terms thereof and relating thereto, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with or in conflict with the terms hereof.
693
5-5-2009
Granting a nonexclusive franchise renewal to the World Company dba Sunflower Broadband, its successors and assigns, to construct, operate and maintain a cable system in the city; and setting forth conditions accompanying the grant of the franchise; and providing for regulation and use of the cable system.
696
9-21-2010
Approving the transfer of the cable television franchise granted by the city in Ord. 693 from World Company d/b/a Sunflower Broadband to Knology.
706
6-4-2013
Approving the transfer of the cable television, telephone and internet franchise granted by the city in Ord. 696 from Knology to WOW.
710
12-2-2014
Granting a franchise by the city to Atmos Energy Corporation, its successors and assigns, the right to furnish, sell and distribute gas to the city and to all persons, businesses and industries within the city and the right to acquire, construct, install, locate, maintain, operate and extend into, within and through said city all facilities reasonably necessary to furnish, sell and distribute gas to the city and to all persons, businesses and industries within the city and in the territory adjacent thereto and the right to make reasonable use of all streets and other public places as may be necessary, and fixing the terms and conditions thereof.