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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
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County
DATE: June 21, 1994
SUBJECT: FIX DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LICENSE
RENEWAL FOR SIX CABLE COMPANIES.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
FIX July 12, 1994 at 2 :00 p.m. for a public hearing to consider
renewal of the cable television licenses for unincorporated Contra
Costa County for the following six cable companies : Bay Cablevision
of CA, Inc. (Richmond) , Century Cable (Kensington) , Concord TV'
Cable (Concord) , TCI Cablevision of Contra Costa County (Clyde) ,
TCI Cablevision of Walnut Creek (Walnut Creek) and Viacom Cable
(Bay Point and San Ramon) ;
DIRECT the Franchise Administrator to file a copy of the license
applications. with the Clerk of the Board; and
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the hearing by
publication, one time in the Contra Costa Times, West County Times
and the Antioch Daily Ledger.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Costs incurred for review of renewal applications were covered by
$1,000 application fee specified in Cable Television Ordinance No.
93-55 .
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County Administrator PHIL BA HELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BY _DEPUTY
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BACKGROUND:
Existing cable television licenses are currently in force for the
following areas : Bay Cablevision (Richmond) , Century Cable
(Kensington) , Concord TV Cable (Concord) , TCI Cablevision of Contra
Costa County (Clyde) , TCI Cablevision of Walnut Creek (Walnut
Creek) , and Viacom Cable (Bay Point-San Ramon) . These companies
have applied for renewal of their licenses . Pending adoption of
County Cable Television Ordinance No. 93-55 and final review of the
renewal applications, the licenses have been extended by the Board
of Supervisors through July 31, 1994 .
Applications have been reviewed by staff for conformance with
Ordinance No. 93-55 . The Auditor' s Office reviewed the cable
companies ' regional financial statements and indicated that the
County should not have significant concerns about their financial
stability. Hammett & Edison, the technical engineers retained by
the County, reviewed one test point for each system required to
submit FCC technical standards tests and found all systems in
compliance with FCC standards at this time.
All systems have generally been responsive to customer complaints
and have proposed systems to meet future cable-related needs of
their communities, taking into account the cost of meeting such
needs and interests . Therefore, staff recommends that a public
hearing be fixed pursuant to 47 USC Section 546 (h) of the Cable
Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 to renew
the licenses for all six cable systems .
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE RENEWAL OF SIX CABLE TELEVISION LICENSES
The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on July 12,
1994 at 2, p.m. in the Board Chambers, County Administration
Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, CA to consider renewal of the
cable television licenses of the following six cable television
companies in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County: Bay
Cablevision (Richmond) , Century Cable (Kensington) , Concord TV
Cable (Concord) , TCI of Contra Costa County (Clyde) , TCI of Walnut
Creek (Walnut Creek) and Viacom Cablevision (Bay Point-San Ramon) .
These companies have submitted applications to renew their current
licenses for 10 years in accordance with County Cable Television
Ordinance No. 93-55 . Cable companies approved for renewal will be
required to comply with all requirements of Cable Television
Ordinance No. 93-55, including basic service rate regulation,
customer service provisions and technical standards .
At the public meeting, the Board will consider all written and oral
comments on the proposed renewals from all persons interested in or
affected by such renewals . Copies of the renewal applications are
available for review at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, 651
Pine Street, Rm. 106, Martinez, CA.
Dated: June 30, 1994
Phil Batcliolor, Clerk.of the Board of
*Olvisors and County Administrator
By
Deputy Clerk