Ordinance - #01-03 - 02/13/2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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6.3 6.4 of 47 U.S.C. § 542. Failure to pay required amounts shall also be a violation of this Franchise, subject to all sanctions herein. 6.2.4 The Grantee and the City agree that in the event of a federal or State statutory change that entirely eliminates the Grantee's obligation to pay a franchise fee, then the Grantee shall continue to pay to the City as PEG support an amount equivalent to the prior year's franchise fee. Said PEG support shall continue for one (1) year during which time the Grantee and the City shall engage in good faith negotiations regarding PEG support obligations. This paragraph shall not apply if the Grantee is required to pay a franchise fee to another entity (including, but not limited to, the State) rather than to the City. 6.2.5 The Grantee shall provide, at the time of the System Upgrade, at no cost to the City, the Commission and I-Net Users, the fiber-optic or other cabling, switching systems and other electronics, equipment, sof~ware and other materials necessary to route (i) PEG signals from their origination point through the Commission's master control to the appropriate subscriber network channel, including channels provided discretely, and (ii) I-Net signals to and from institutions and to and from institutions to Subscribers. The Grantee shall continue to have this obligation regardless of where the Commission's master control or the pertinent headend or hub is located. Provided, however, if the Commission moves its master control from 737 East River Road, Anoka, Minnesota, it shall reimburse the Grantee for the Actual Cost of any additional facilities that need to be constructed or provided to transport the signals to the new location. Regional Channel 6. The Grantee shall designate standard VHF Channel 6 for uniform regional channel usage to the extent required by State law. Leased Access Channels. 6.5 The Grantee shall provide Leased Access Channels as required by federal and State law. Universal PEG Tier. 6.5.1 The Grantee shall offer the following services and benefits to all current and potential Subscribers whose dwelling units are passed by cable plant: (i) the Universal PEG Tier, free of charge; (ii) free Installation of a service Drop; and (iii) one free cable television outlet. 6.5.2 The Universal PEG Tier shall be offered by the Grantee for the term of the Franchise, unless the Grantee (or its successors) and the Commission mutually agree to suspend or terminate the Universal PEG Tier program. 34