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<br />JWF 02-22-05 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2005-027 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ENTER <br />INTO A CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE RENEWAL <br />AGREEMENT WITH ADELPHIA CABLEVISION OF SANTA <br />ANA, LLC, FOR THE OPERATION OF A CABLE <br />TELEVISION SYSTEM <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. This Resolution of Intention is adopted in accordance with Section <br />1303 of Article XIII ("Franchises") of the Santa Ana City Charter. <br /> <br />Section 2. It is the intention of the City Council to enter into a cable television <br />franchise renewal agreement with Adelphia Cablevision of Santa Ana, LLC, a Delaware <br />limited liability company doing business as Adelphia Cable Communications. The <br />proposed nonexclusive franchise agreement will extend Adelphia Cable <br />Communications' franchise, authority, right, and privilege to construct, reconstruct, <br />operate, and maintain a cable television system within the specified franchise service <br />area, which consists of the territorial limits of the City of Santa Ana. The proposed <br />franchise agreement addresses, among other matters, the following: payment of a five <br />percent franchise fee on gross revenues; requirements relating to the construction, <br />upgrade, or rebuild of the cable television system; special services to be provided to the <br />City; assurances to secure the performance of the cable operator's obligations; <br />requirements relating to liability insurance and indemnification; requirements relating to <br />consumer protection and customer service standards; requirements relating to the <br />provision of public, educational, and governmental access channels; requirements <br />related to the continued maintenance of an Institutional Network; conditions related to <br />use of the public rights-of-way; requirements relating to recordkeeping, accounting <br />procedures, reporting, periodic audits, and performance reviews; acts or omissions <br />constituting material defaults and applicable penalties for those defaults; requirements <br />relating to the sale, assignment, or other transfer or change in control of the franchise; <br />and the cable operator's obligation to maintain continuity of service. <br /> <br />Section 3. The City Council hereby sets the date of Monday, April 4, 2005, at <br />6:00 p.m., at the City Council Chambers located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, <br />California 92702, as the time and place where any person having any interest in or <br />objecting to the granting of this franchise may appear before the City Council and be <br />heard. <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2005-021 <br />Page 1 of3 <br />