(a) Any person desiring an initial franchise or the renewal of a cable television system shall file an application with the City. A nonrefundable application fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000) shall accompany the application or renewal application. Such application fee shall not be deemed to be franchise fees within the meaning of Section 622 of the Cable Act (47 U.S.C. §542), and such payments shall not be deemed to be payments in kind or any involuntary payments chargeable against the compensation to be paid to the City by the grantee pursuant to Section 712.18 and applicable provisions of a franchise agreement, or part of the compensation to be paid to the City by the grantee pursuant to Section 712.18 and applicable provisions of a franchise agreement.
(b) An application for an initial franchise or renewal for a cable television system shall contain, where applicable:
(1) A statement as to the proposed franchise and service area.
(2) A resumé of the prior history of the applicant, including the legal, technical and financial expertise of the applicant in the cable television field.
(3) A list of the partners, general and limited, of the applicant, if a partnership, or the percentage of stock owned or controlled by each shareholder, if a corporation.
(4) The names and addresses of any parent or subsidiary of the applicant or any other business entity owning or controlling the applicant, in whole or in part, or owned or controlled in whole or in part by the applicant.
(5) A current financial statement of the applicant verified by a CPA audit or otherwise certified to be true by a legal officer of the grantee, complete and correct to the reasonable satisfaction of the City.
(6) A proposed construction and service schedule.
(7) Any additional information that the City deems applicable.
(Ord. 97-32. Passed 5-5-97.)