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REL - CA 30 - y� ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1504 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 15 -255 AND 15 -256 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS PROCEDURE FOR THE REVIEW OF CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 15 -255 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 15 -255. Applications for franchises. No applications for a franchise under the provisions of this Article shall be filed except during such time as the council directs the solicitation of competitive proposals from prospective applicants in accordance with a written Request for Proposals approved by the council. The council may set a fee to be charged to each applicant as a condition to the filing of an application. In addition, it may require that a grantee of a franchise reimburse the City for costs incurred in the administration of the application process to the extent they may exceed application fee revenues. Each application shall be filed at the place and in the manner specified in the Request for Proposals, shall contain all information and documentation and the proposal description required by the Request for Proposals, and shall be accompanied by the required application fee. The council, or such officer as it may designate, may at any time demand from any applicant such additional information as is reasonably necessary to determine whether the franchise should be granted to such applicant. SECTION 2: That section 15 -256 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 15 -256. Selection of proposed grantee. After the close of the period for filing of appli- cations, the council shall proceed to select one applicant as the proposed grantee and shall cause to be prepared a proposed ordinance granting the franchise to such applicant and setting forth the terms, conditions, and covenants pertaining thereto. Such selection may be made on the basis of quality of service to the public, experience, reputation, and financial reponsibility of the applicant, adequacy and feasibility of construction arrangements, income to the City, and any other consideration which will safeguard the public interest. Thereafter, the council shall set the proposed ordinance for hearing in accordance with section 1303 of the charter. The resolution required by that section shall contain a brief summary of the terms and conditions of the proposed franchise grant and shall state that the complete text of the proposed ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Council. ■