(A) If requested by the city, applications for a franchise or franchise renewal shall include proposals for the provision of public, educational and governmental access channels sufficient to meet community needs during the term of the franchise as determined by the city, and shall specify what grants, if any, it is willing to make for studio equipment and facilities to be used for local program production by all cable access users.
(B) Any access channel operations must conform to the following minimum requirements:
(1) The city may require in a franchise agreement that a franchisee provide studio space for access use. Access channels shall be carried on the franchisee's lowest priced service offering.
(2) The franchisee shall have no control over the content of any programming carried on access channels. The city may require a franchisee, or select a non-profit corporation or other entity to manage the access program and to establish reasonable rules for the use of access channels consistent with the requirements of this chapter. The franchise agreement and the intended purpose of such channels. Such rules shall be subject to review and approval by the city.
(Ord. 90-11-15, passed 11-15-90)