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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Imo/ Costa
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
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DATE: October 23 , 1989 sraz��x
SUBJECT: FUNDING ALTERNATIVES FOR COUNTY CABLE TELEVISION INTERCONNECT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOPKE NDATI ONS
1. Authorize the Cable 'TV Franchise Administrator to discuss
with the cable operators in the County what alternatives
they can suggest for ways to pay for the county-wide cable
interconnect system, attempt to negotiate a reasonable
compromise and return to our Committee with her
recommendations.
2. Request the Cable TV Franchise Administrator to identify
major events of significant public interest which will be
coming before the Board of Supervisors during 1990 which
might be appropriate to videotape and make available to each
of the cable TV operators prior to the time the interconnect
system is completed and operational.
BACKGROUND:
Our Committee has been providing oversight to the negotiations
over the revisions to the cable television ordinance. On October
23 , 1989 Sara Hoffman and Pat Burke met with our Committee and
reviewed the attached report with us. The report outlines
several options which would have various parties providing
various amount of the necessary funding to pay for the
interconnect system. Our Committee is not prepared to make a
unilateral recommendation' on which option we should pursue
without staff having further discussions with the cable
operators. After those discussions have been held with the cable
operators and we have received a report on the direction those
discussions have taken we will be in a better position to make a
recommendation to the full Board.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:YeS YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINIST ECOMMEN TION OF BOARD COMMIT
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SIGNATURE(S): TOM POWERS SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK
ACTION OF BOARD ON October , 1989APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I I I ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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—Sara- Hof-flita3l Cai9°le—TV—i�amirist'rator �� PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Pat Burke, Asst Cable TV Admin SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382 (10/88)
BY ^�`^'* �-� DEPUTY
We are also asking that staff identify several major events which
will be coming before the Board prior to the time the county-wide
interconnect system is completed which might be appropriate to
videotape and circulate to each of the cable TV operators during
1990.
10/18/89
COUNTYWIDE CABLE INTERCONNECT
FUNDING OPTIONS
Option 1 -Cable Operators provide all facilities/ equipment.
* Operators would be required to include a proposal
for equipment to transmit and receive TV signals and
for a production/playback facility as part of their
Renewal Application.
* Non-renewing Operators under Ord 82-28 are regulated
as follows: "Where it is technically and economically
feasible, the grantee may be required to interconnect
its system with other broadband communication
facilities at the discretion of the Board. . . "
Option 2 - _Cable Operators provide all facilities/equipment,
with credit on future franchise fees.
* Operators would pay all costs of the interconnect
(receiving equipment, transmission equipment, and
production/playback facility) . In return, they would
receive a prorated credit on franchise fee payments
over the next ten years for the transmission equipment
and production/playback facility costs. (Approximately
$400,000. See Attachment A) Receiving equipment would
be installed by the Operators.
Option 3 - County provides facilities/equipment (except for
receiving equipment) with no limitations on
channel use.
* Cable Operators provide receiving equipment and agree
to allow the County to lease the channel to cover
expenses. The County develops an RFP requesting
transmission equipment and the development of a
production/playback facility in exchange for use of the
channel for an agreed upon number of hours per day over
a specific period of time.
ESTIMATED FUNDING REQUIREMENT:
Receiving Equipment $213,000
Transmitting Equipment 147,000
Production/Playback Facility 165,000
Contingency ( 150) 79,000
TOTAL: $604 , 000