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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITEM IV-Acrnr or # WASHIRIGTOM AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Reviewed by Council & Committees: ❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES ❑ Airport ® Finance ❑ Hearing Examiner ® Municipal Serv. ❑ Human Services ❑ Planning & CD ❑ Park Board ®Public Works ❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other Action: Committee Approval Council Approval: Referred to Tabled Reviewed by Departments & Divisions: ❑ Building ❑ M&O ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor ® Finance ❑ Parks ❑ Fire ❑ Planning ® Legal ❑ Police ❑ Public Works ❑ Human Resources M Information Services ❑Yes ❑No ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing Until Until / / Councilmember: Cerino Staff: Rempher Meetinq Date: December 21, 2009 Item Number: Agenda Subject: Date: Page 2 of 2 ORDINANCE NO. 6 2 8 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.36, CATV SYSTEMS, OF TITLE 13, WATER, SEWERS, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE. WHEREAS, Chapter 13.36, CATV Systems, of Title 13, Water Sewers, and Public Utilities, is the code that governs the application of Cable Communications Systems; and WHEREAS, changing circumstances make it necessary to amend the existing Chapter 13.36. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Amendment to City Code. Subsection 13.36.020 R of Chapter 13.36, "CATV Systems" of Title 13, entitled "Gross Revenues" is hereby amended so that the definition of "Gross Revenues" reads as follows: R. "Gross Revenues" means any and all Tevenue Aprlvpj directly or indirectly , by Franchisee, or by Franchisee's Affiliates, as defined in the federal Cable Act, from the operation of the Franchisee's Cable System to provide Cable Services in the Franchise Area. Gross Revenues include, by way of illustration and not limitation, monthly and other fees charged Subscribers for Cable Services including Basic Service, Expanded Basic Service, an expanded Tiers of Cable Service, other Tiers of Cable Service, optional Premium Service, Video on Demand, pay-per-view, per-program Channels, Cable Service installation, disconnection, reconnection and change-in-service fees, Leased Access Channel fees, remote control rental fees, late fees and administrative fees, consideration received by the Franchisee from programmers for carriage of Cable Services on the Cable System and recognized as revenue under generally accepted accountinq principles (GAAP), revenues from rentals of converters or other Cable System equipment, advertising sales revenues (includinq local and a pro rata share of regional and national advertisinq carried on the Cable System in the Franchise Area) net of commissions due to Franchisee's unaffiliated advertisinq agencies that arrange for the advertisinq buy, revenues from rogram guides, additional outlet fees, revenue from the sale or carriage of other Cable Services, revenues from home shod inq, and a fair) apportioned percentage of Deleted: receipts and Deleted: s Deleted: received Deleted: from all sources, other than transactions related to real property receipts, by a franchisee, not including any taxes on services furnished by a franchisee, imposed on any subscriber or used by any governmental unit, agency or instrumentality and collected by a franchisee for such entity; provided that, net uncollectible debts are not considered as revenue in this definition. Ordinance No. 6284 December 7, 2009 Page 1 of 3 Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 Pt Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Ordinance No. 6284 December 7, 2009 Page 2 of 3 Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. INTRODUCED: PASSED: APPROVED: PETER B. LEWIS MAYOR ATTEST: Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Daniel B. Heid, City Attorney Published: Ordinance No. 6284 December 7, 2009 Page 3 of 3