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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1671
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE
BY ADDING DIVISION 11 TO ARTICLE IV,
CHAPTER 2, CONSISTING OF SECTIONS 2-660
TO 2-661 ESTABLISHING THE COMMUNITY CABLE
CITIZENS BOARD AND ITS POWERS AND DUTIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby
amended by adding a Division to Article IV of Chapter 2, to
be numbered Division 11, which said Division reads as
follows:
DIVISION 11. COMMUNITY CABLE CITIZENS BOARD
Sec. 2-660. Establishment of Community
Cable Citizens Board.
There is hereby established the Community Cable
Citizens Board of the City of Santa Ana, having such powers
as set forth in this chapter. The said board shall consist of
eleven (11) members each of whom must reside or have his or
her principal place of business in the City of Santa Anao
Members shall be subject to appointment and removal and
shall serve terms in accordance with Section 901 of the
Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Sec. 2-661. Scope of Authority.
The Community Cable Citizens Board shall have the
following powers and duties:
(1) It shall consider all matters that may be referred
to it by the city council or the city manager, and shall
render its recommendations, counsel and advice in regards
thereto.
(2) It shall conduct public hearings on rate change
requests made by any cable television franchisee and shall
make a written finding which shall specify all facts relied
upon in arriving at a recommendation to the city council
regarding such rate change request.
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(3) It shall conduct state of the art reviews as
required by any cable television franchise agreement and
report its findings to the city council and city manager.
(4) It shall conduct an annual review of the quality
of services provided by any cable television franchisee and
report its findings to the city council and city manager.
(5) It shall hear and resolve controversies between
complaining persons and any cable television franchisees
which cannot be resolved between the complaining person and
the franchisee.
(6) It shall assist the city council and city manager
in determining whether any cable television franchisee is in
compliance with its franchise agreement.
(7) It shall make such studies, investigations, plans
and recommendations as it may deem necessary for the purpose
of advising the community of the availability of cable
television services.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held
to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court or competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby
declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or
portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor
the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner
affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which
violations were committed prior to the effective date
hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions
of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such
license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any
violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or
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cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed
or deposit pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and
obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full
force and effect.
ADOPTED this ~2ltcL_day of February
, 1983.
ATTEST:
~thGeU~Y'co un~
Mayor
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Bricken Aye
Luxembourger Aye
Acosta Aye
Serrato Aye
Griset Aye
Markel Aye
McGuigan Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney-'