The arbitration panel shall be selected, the hearing scheduled within the time prescribed, notice given, the hearing conducted, a decision made, and the costs divided in the manner prescribed by Sections 11-1.1214 through 11-1.1219 of Article 12 of this chapter. The grantee shall make its cable communications system, other property and books, accounts, and other records available, upon request, for inspection by the County or its assignee or their experts. The discovery provisions of the California Arbitration Act (Sections 1280, et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State) shall be applicable to the arbitration proceedings under this section.
The questions which may be submitted to the arbitration panel and the jurisdiction of the panel shall be limited to the following:
(a) The amount to be paid by the County or its assignee under the valuation limits prescribed by Section 11-1.705 of this article; and
(b) An interpretation of the provisions of the franchise documents solely in relation to the issues within its jurisdiction.
Upon a request by the County or its assignee or the grantee, or upon its own initiative, the arbitration panel shall appoint and retain one or more independent experts for the purpose of providing advice upon the valuation issues to be determined.
The arbitration award may be judicially enforced, shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon the parties, and shall not be subject to Section 1286.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State. (§ 1, Ord. 961, eff. October 27, 1983)