HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11011994 - 1.36 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Directing TCI to Keep )
Certain Accounting Records and to )
Submit Additional Documentation and ) RESOLUTION NO. 94/540
Extending the Time for County Review of )
TCI's Rates. )
WHEREAS, the County of Contra Costa ("County") is certified to regulate basic cable service
rates pursuant to the 1992 Cable Act ("the Act") and FCC Rules, and
WHEREAS, the County adopted an Ordinance ("Ordinance") prescribing procedures for rate
regulation consistent with the Act and FCC Rules, and is regulating basic cable rates, and
WHEREAS, on or about May 20, 1994, TCI submitted to the County an FCC Form 393, with a
schedule of existing rates for basic service tier and associated equipment, and the County ordered the
tolling of the review of such rates as set forth in a previous board order, and
WHEREAS, on or about September 20, 1994, TCI consented in writing to a further tolling of the
review of such rates to and including October 31, 1994, and
WHEREAS, the initial and partial submissions of TCI with respect to the rates in issue require
clarification and amplification, and
WHEREAS, County has requested from TCI additional documentation to support the rates and
TCI has agreed to submit such documentation to the County by December 1, 1994, and
WHEREAS, the County desires to grant additional time to TCI to submit the requested
documentation and, at the same time, to protect the regulatory discretion of the County, and
WHEREAS, in.the absence of this action, the County would have no choice but to disapprove
TCI's rates based upon the presently inadequate material submitted by TCI.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board resolves as follows:
1. Pursuant to the authority, provisions and requirements of section 76.933(c) of the FCC
Rules, the County does hereby direct TCI to keep an accurate account of all amounts received by reason
of the rates in issue and on whose behalf the amounts were paid.
2. Pursuant to the authority, provisions and requirements of section 76.937(e) of the FCC
Rules, the Board does hereby direct TCI to submit the requested documentation to the Cable TV
Administrator by December 1, 1994.
3. The Cable TV Administrator is authorized and directed to receive the requested
documentation from TCI, to analyze the documentation with assistance from the County Auditor's Office,
and to prepare a report and recommendations to the Board.
4. In the event that the requested documentation is not received by December 1, 1994, the
Cable TV Administrator is directed to prepare a report and recommendations to the Board using the best
information available, as provided in section 76.937(e) of the FCC Rules.
5. Whether or not the requested documentation is received from TCI, the Board shall have
until February 1, 1995 to issue a written decision on TCI's rates, as provided in section'76.936 of the
FCC Rules.
6. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to mail a copy of this resolution by first class mail
to TC I.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this 1 st day of November, 1994.
1 hereby certify t t the fo egoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of
said Boa d of S ervisor on th aforesaid.
Tom Powerstbhairman
Supervisors District 1
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board
CAO - Patricia Burke of Supervisors affixed this 1 st day of
November, 1994.
PHIL BATCHELOR, County Administrator
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.n
By- ACI, , l 4 D� J
Deputy Clerk