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ORDDAllCB RO. 33, SBUBS OP 1967
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1111BRBAS, llOUB'l'AI& S'l'A'l'BS VIDBO, IllC. ha• made application
to the City council of the City of Bnglewood for the issuance to it
of a non-excluaive, revocable permit and licen•• to install, oper-
ate and aaintain within the boundari•• of th• City of Englewood a
cable televieion •Y•t .. , a• hereinafter defined, and
1111BitBAS, the City council after due inveatigation and con-
•icieration, ha• deteaained that the inetallation, operation and main-
~ance of tueh a •Y•t .. ilaald ••rv• a public intere•t and that Mountain
Stat•• Video, Inc. i• capable, purauant to the provisions hereof,
ccapetent and willing to in•tall, operate and maintain the same,
mw, TBBRBPORB, BB I'l' ORDAillBD BY 'l'BB CITY COUNCIL OF THB
CITY OP BRGLBllOOD, a• follow•a
SectiP. 1. -Definition -A• ueed in thi• ordinance the
tena• •cable .,. evlelon Sy•t-, ' ·CA'1'V Sy•t•• or 'CATV" •hall mean
any facility which, in whole or in part, receive• directly over the
air, or via aicrowave or other .. an•, .. plifiee, or otherwiae modi-
fiee, th• •ignal• tran•ittin9 pr09r-• broadca•t by one or more
televieion •tation, wherever th• etation or etation• may be located,
and dietribut•• euch •iCJDal• by wire or cable to eubecribin9 members
of th• public who pay for euch eervice. 'l'he tera• •hall al•o in-
clude th• ori9ination of •iCJDal• tran .. ittin9 pr09rmn• to be re-
ceived by televieion ••t•, eo loDCJ a• the dietribution thereof is
by wire or cable only. 'l'he term• •hall not, however, include any
facility which ••rv•• only the reeident• of one or more dwelling
under c0111aOn ownerehip, control or aanag•ent and commercial estab-
lialment• located on th• •-• pr-iaea.
Sectifn 2. -Grapt of Licenee -Subject to the terms and
condition• here nafter cantalned, Mountain States Video, Inc. is
hereby granted the right and licen .. to inatall, operate and main-
tain a cable televieion ayet .. within the boundarie• of the City
of BDCJlewood, a• th• .... preeently exiet, or a• they may hereafter
be altered, which licen•• shall be effective from the effective date
of thi• ordinance for a period of 20 year• thereafter, unless sooner
revoked in accordance with the term• thereof.
S~tifn 3. -U•• of Str .. t• and Aller•. 'l'he licenae here-
in CJrantedal Include the rl9ht to make uee of the streets and
alley• within the City of Bnglewood for the erection, installation,
repair, r..oval and replac-•nt of all line•, cable•, transmitters
and other equipment neo•••ary to the operation and maintenance of
auch a ayat .. , provided, however, that •aid uae •hall be subject
to the following condition•a
(a) All cable•, line• and other equipnent to be
utilised by Mountain State• Video, Inc. in the operation
of it• CATY ayat• within the City of Bnglewood shall be own-
ed by it and Mountain State• Video, Inc. •hall not make use
of any equipment owned by any other pereon, partnership, util-
ity or corporation, eave and except to the extent that this
ordinance apecifically CJrant• Mountain State• Video, Inc.
the ri9ht and authority to do ao, without the express, written
coneent, evidenced by a duly adopted reeolution, of the City
council of the City of Bnglewood.
(b) lfO such equipaent ahall be erected or installed
upon, in, under, thrOQCJh or over any •treat or alley of the
City unl••• and until th• Director of Public Works gives
written approval of the location thereof.
(c) In any etreet or alley in which there presently
exi•t• utility pole•, or other facilitiea, capable of having
th• cable televiaion eyetan'• cable, line• and equipnent
attached thereto, Mountain State• Video, Inc. may either
place the ... e under9round in auch etreet or alley in such
location, at euch depth• and in auch manner aa may be approved
by the Director of Public Work• or attempt to obtain the
written coneent of the owner of euch pol•• or other facilities
to the attachll9nt thereto of the cable televiaion system's
cable•, lin•• and equipnent upon auch financial term• as may
be autually ac)reed upon between Mountain State• Video, Inc.
and •aid owner.
(d) In the event that the owner'• conaent cannot be
obtained, and in any etreet or alley within which there does
not exi•t adequate pole• or other faciliti•• for attaching
th• ayat .. '• equipnent, all cable•, line• and other equipnent
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to be placed in auch atreet or alley, •hall be placed under-
ground in auch atreet or alley in auch location, at such
depth•, and in auch manner, a• may be approved by the Director
of Public Worka.
(e) All equipment placed upon, in, through, under or
over any atreet or alley ahall be inatalled, erected and
maintained •o that the •ame •hall not ob•truct, or inter-
fere with, any other lawful uae of the ••e and uall be
aubject to th• approval, aa to location, by the Director of
Public Worka.
Section 4. Licenae Bon-Bxcluaive, Bon-Tranaferrable and
Revocable.
(a) '1'h• licenae herein granted, and all rights, priv-
ilege• and permit• iaaued hereunder, or appurtenant to said
lican .. , ahall be non-excluaive, it being understood.that the
City of BnglMllOOd may at any time grant one or more additional
licenaea of the •-• or similar nature.
(b) '1'he licen•e herein granted, and all such privileges
and peraita, ahall be conaidered to be a peraonal license
of Mountain State• Video, Inc. and •hall not be transferred
or aaaigned without the expreaa, written conaent of the
City Council of the City of Englewood, evidenced by a duly
adopted ordinance authorizing ~uch tranafer.
(c) '!'here ia hereby reaerved the right to repeal this
ordinance and to revoke the licenae, privilege• and permits
herein granted at any time, with or without cauae; provided,
however, that such repeal or revocation •hall not be effective
except through the adoption of an ordinance effectuating the
repeal or revocation, prior to the adoption of which Mountain
Stat•• Video, Inc. •hall be given an opportunity to appear
before Council and show cau•e why the •-•hould not be
repealed or revokedr provided, further, that Council's de-
termination to repeal thi• Ordinance or to revoke the license,
privilege• and permit herein granted ahall be held to be a
legialative deciaion and •hall not be reviewable by any court,
either in law or in equity.
(d) In th• event of a revocation of the license herein
granted, all equipaent and faciliti•• located upon, in,
through, under or over any public atreet or alley shall be
r..oved within a period of one (1) year after the effective
date of any repealing Ordinance and all atreet• and alleys
•hall be repaired and reatored to good condition in a manner
approved by the Director of Public Work•.
Section 5. Service and Rate•. 'l'he distribution services
of the cable televlalon system shall be available to every dwelling
unit or cOlllllercial ••tabli•hment within the boundaries of the City
of Bnglewood and all charge• therefor •hall be uniformr provided,
however, that nothing herein •hall be conatrued to prohibit the
utilization of tho•• facilitie• located within the City of Englewood
for the diatribution of television aignal• outaide the boundaries
thereof. the initial rate• to be charged aubacribera to the system
•hall not be more than a• followa1
Inatallation feea1
One aet hook-up in private home $14.95
One •et hook-up in caamercial eatabliahment -
actual time and material coat.
Additional outlet•
Relocation
Reconnection
Diac:onnection
Monthly .. rvice chargea1
Pirat outlet
Bach additional outlet
1.50
3.50
3.50
Free
4.75
1.00
llO rate• •hall be increa• .. without the expr••• conaent of the City
Council of the City of Englewood, a• evidenced by a resolution
thereof, adopted after a public hearing upon Mountain States Video,
Inc. requeat for an incr•a•• in ratea.
Section 6. Pree Diatribution Services. Mountain States
Video, Inc. •hall inatall, operate and maintain, free of charge,
line• and faciliti•• for reception of it• cable television distri-
bution ••rvicea through an outlet at each of the followings
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(a) At each public, or parochial, elementary, and
aecondary achool within the City:
(b) At each ,public or private accredited colleqe:
(c) At the Bnglewood Public Libraryr
(d) At the Bnglewood Police and Fire station:
(e) Any of the foregoing may request the installation
of one or more additional outlets and the same
•hall be inatalled by Mountain States Video, Inc .
at an amount equal to the time and material cost
therefor. In no event, however, shall Mountain
States Video, Inc. charqe a monthly service charge
to said eatabliahments, regardless of the number
of outlets inatalled.
Section 7. -Local Television Studio. Within ninety (90)
day• after the comaencement of the CATV ayatem herein envisioned,
Mountain State• Video, Inc. shall install, and thereafter maintain,
facilitiea, including television cameras and atudio, for the trans-
aiaaion throUCJh it• distribution system of locally-emanating tele-
viaion progr .. • and to reserve one televiaion channel for the trans-
mlaaion of auch programs. The method, and manner of operation of
auch facilitiea, including the place• and time• of operation, as
well a• the persona or groups who shall be entitled to use the
•-· •hall be mutually agreed upon, from time to time, between
Mountain State• Video, Inc. and the City Council of the City of
Bnglewood, or it• deaignee.
Section 8. -Prohibition•. Rothing herein contained shall
in any wiae be conatrued to change, alter, or limit the height
of any private televiaion antenna or tower now or hereafter erected
appurtenant to reaidential television reception equipnent, and all
operation• and inatallation• of Mountain State• Video, Inc. pur-
auant hereto •hall be conducted and effected in auch manner and
form a• to ainiaize any interference with normal televiaion re-
ception. Reither Mountain States Video, Inc., nor it• •ployees
or agent•, •hall ••11, leaae, or aervice televiaion aeta or antennas.
Any inatallation or repair aervice to be performed by Mountain
Stat•• Video, Inc. •hall be reatricted to it• equipnent. Mountain
Stat•• Video, inc. •hall at all times hereafter cooperate with all
local independent televiaion antenna aale• and aervice operators.
Mountain Stat•• Video, Inc. •hall refrain from •tocking, selling,
-rchandiaing, or otherwiae handling or diapenaing of component
part• of televiaion receiver•, or other equipnent or supplies appurt-
enant thereto.
Section 9 -Licenae Peea. Mountain States Video, Inc.
ahall, in addition to and not In lieu of, any other taxes, fees,
aa .. a .. enta or charge• required to be paid by the provisions of
any other ordinance or atatute, pay to the City of Englewood, as
a license fee, a sum equal to 5" of the gro•• subscription receipts
paid to it by it• aubacribera located within the City. The payment
of •aid fee •hall not, however, have the effect of increasing any
rate• aet forth in Section 5 hereof, nor •hall the same be added
thereto.
Por purpoaea of thi• section, the term "gross subscription
receipt•" •hall -an the amount received by Mountain States Video,
Inc. fraa the aale of it• aervicea within the City of Bnglewood,
le•• any 11110unt• collected for the connection, termination, or
inatallation of equipnent or lines necessary for rendering service
to any cuatomer.
All licenae fees •hall be paid on a quarterly basis and
shall be r .. itted, together with a atatement of gross subscription
revenue• for the quarter involved, on or before the 15th day of
April, July, October and January, caaaencing on the 15th day of
January, 1968. The Director of Finance for the City of Englewood,
or any other authorized official of the City, shall have the right,
for a period of •ix (6) month• after receipt of said fees and
atat .. ent, to have ace••• to, and to review, all of Mountain States
Video, Inc. financial record• relating to its troaa receipts at any
ti.Jae during normal buaineaa hours for the purpose of verifying
the financial information supplied.
Section 10. -Chang•• in Rates and Pees. Should any
governmental Uftlt within any ol the Counties ol Ad•s, Arapahoe,
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Boulder, or Jefferaon, or the City and County of Denver, levy a
licen .. or perait fee on any cable televiaion aymtem requiring the
payment to 8UCh governmental unit of more than five (S) percent of
the 9ro•• aubacription receipt• of auch cable televiaion ayatem,
lloantain Stat•• Video, Inc., •hall promptly give written notice to
th• Director of Finance of the grant of auch licenae or permit, the
preci•• tena• of the f-, and the installation, monthly aervice
charv• and all aiailar charge• provided for in such permit or license.
'lh• City of Bnglewood may be by written notice delivered to Mountain
Stat•• Video, Inc. within thirty (30) day• after receiving notice of
each auch licen•• or pezmit elect to be paid, in lieu of the license
f .. provided herein, whatever fee i• •pacified in any such permit or
licen... If th• City of Bn9lewood elect• to be paid such hi9her
licen•• or pez'llit f .. , the inatallation, monthly aervice charge and
other charv•• provided for in Section 5 herein •hall automatically
be changed to be the ••• a• the charge• provided for in such permit •
• tion l~. -Ti.Jae for CClllllencmD.nt. Mountain States Video,
Inc. ahall~rthWlt after thi effective date of thi• ordinance apply
for approval of th• Federal CClllllUDication• Camniaaion, and of any
other federal or atate avency havin9 authority over the same, for
the inatallation, operation and maintenance of a cable television
ayat .. within the boundariea of the City of Bn9lewood and shall,
upon obtaining all neceaaary approval• thereforr use all due diligence
to ce1111ence renderin9 aervic• to the public within aaid City. Within
a reaaonable time after ca..ncing the operation of such system,
Mountain Stat•• Video, Inc., ahall provide a aervice of not less than
fift .. n (15) channel•.
Secti~ 12. -Other L~red Ordin;rae•. In the installation,
operation and ant.nance of a ce teleVl80n ayatem, Mountain
Stat•• Video, Inc. •hall comply with all federal, and state statutes,
rule• and regulation• appertaining thereto or to any portion thereof.
Mountain Stat•• Video, Inc. ahall alao c01Dply with all other applic-
able ordinance• of the City of Bn9lewood, whether preaently existing
or to be adopted in the future, and for this purpoae, the provisions
of thia ordinance •hall not be conatrued to prohibit the adoption of
any further ordinance or ordinance• for the further regulations of
cable televiaion ayat .. a within the City for the preaervation of the
health, aafety or welfare of the City or the inhabitants thereof,
whether or not the •-e be conaiatent with the provisions hereof.
Section 1 • -Diacl imer and Indemnification. Nothing
herein aha e conatru to e an aut or zat on ran the City of
Bn4JlMIOOd for Mountain Stat•• Video, Inc., or any official, agent
or .-ploy .. thereof, to utilize, or to diatribute, signals trans-
mitting televiaion pr09r .. a ori9inated by partiea other than Mountain
State• Video, Inc., without the conaent of auch other parties and
Mountain Stat•• Video, Inc. •hall receive auch aignal• and transmit
the .... at it• aole riak and reaponaibility. Mountain States Video,
Inc. •hall inde11nify, protect and hold the City of Englewood harmless
fraa any claia of any type made avainat said City (including the ex-
pen••• of any neceaaary inveatigation and litigation) by any other
party ari•iD9 out of, or aa a reault of, Mountain States Video, Inc., 's
inatallation, operation or maintenance of a cable television system
within th• City'• boundariea.
Mountain State• Video, Inc. ahall carry insurance, to
protect the parti•• hereto from and avainat all claims, demands,
action•, judgment•, coata, expenaea and liabilitiea, which may arise
or reault, directly or indirectly, fran or by reaaon of any loss,
injury or d .. age to any other party arising out of, or as a result of
Mountain State• Video, Inc.'• inatallation, operation or maintenance
of auch a ayat... 'fhe a110unta of auch inaurance against liability
due to phyaical d .. ave to property shall be not le•• than $100,000
a• to any one accident, and not leas than $300,000 av9regate in any
aingle policy year1 and againat liability due to bodily injury or
to death of peraon• not le•• than $100,000 as to any person and not
le•• than $300,000 a• to any one incident. Mountain States Video,
Inc. •hall alao carry auch inaurance as it considers necessary to
protect it from all claims under any Worlanen's Compenaation Laws
in effect that may be applicable to Mountain State• Video, Inc.
All inaurance required by thi• Ordinance ahall be and remain in
full force and effect for the entire life of thi• Ordinance, or as
lon9 a• Mountain State• Video, Inc. i• operatin9 under it• terms.
•=ttifn 14. Ac:c•pt19ce of Licen••· Mountain States Video,
Inc. ahall 8pfy it• acceptance of the Ileen•• herein granted by
filin9 with th• Director of Finance, not more than ten (10) days
after th• effective date of thi• Ordinance, a written acceptance
thereof in the following forms
•Mountain Stat•• Video, Inc. hereby accepts the
licen•• granted by Ordinance Bo. , Series of
1967, and all of the terms and provisions thereof,
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and doe• hereby waive and releaae any right which it
aay now have, or which it may po••••• in the future, to
conteat the validity of aaid license or of any of the arms
or proviaiona of the Ordinance granting the aame."
Introduced, read in full and paaaed on first reading by
th• City council of the City of Bn9lewood, Colorado at ita regular
•-ting on the 20th day of Bovmber, A.D., 1967, and ordered pub-
liahed in the BDCJl.wood Herald and Bnterpriae.
Paaaed on Pinal Reading by the City Council of the City of
Bngl.wood, Colorado thia 4th day of Deceaber, 1967, A.D. and ordered
· publiahed in full in the Bnqlewood Herald and Bnterpriae.
Mayor Pro Tem
Atteat1
City clerk-Treaaurer
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