(a) Except as otherwise provided in a separate agreement with a grantee, the City may amend this chapter from time to time to allow grantees to innovate and implement new services and developments allowed by law.
(b) A grantee may provide cable television services as defined by the Federal Cable Act.
(c) A grantee may at all times comply with all laws and regulations of the State and Federal Government or any administrative agency. However, if any such State or Federal law or regulation shall require a grantee to perform any service, or shall permit a grantee to perform any service, or shall prohibit a grantee from performing any service, in conflict with the terms of the franchise or of any law or regulation, then, as soon as possible, a grantee shall notify the City of the point of conflict believed to exist between such regulation or law and the terms of the franchise.
(d) If any provision of the franchise is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid as conflicting with any Federal or State law, rule or regulation now or hereafter in effect, or is held by such court to be modified in any way in order to conform to the requirements of any law, rule or regulation, said provision may be considered a separate, distinct and independent part of the franchise, and such holding shall not affect the validity and enforceability of all other provisions. In the event that such law, rule or regulation is subsequently repealed, rescinded, amended or otherwise changed, so that the provision which had been held invalid or modified is no longer in conflict with the law, rules or regulations, such provision shall return to full force and effect and shall be binding on the parties.
(e) The Council and a grantee shall have the right to modify any of the provisions of the franchise agreement to such reasonable extent as may be necessary to carry out the full intent and purpose of the law. The City Council shall not reasonably withhold its approval of such modification.
(Ord. 1996-17. Passed 5-21-96.)