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AN ORDINANCE
APPROVING A NEW RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE PURNISHING
OF COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SERVICES WITHIN
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY ATHENA CABLEVISION
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC.,UNDER ANY FRANCHISE RE-
NEWAL; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT
RESTRICT THE POWER OF THE CITY TO RE- DETERMINE
RATES; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, Athena Cablevision of Corpus Christi, Inc.,
(hereinafter referred to as Athena) has requested that its franchise to
operate a community antenna television system in the City of Corpus
Christi be renewed for a term of five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, Athena has also requested approval by the City
Council of new rates for services to be rendered under any such renewal
of its franchise; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the request for increased rates
was held by the City Council on August 14, 1974; and
WHEREAS, at such hearing Council received and considered
comments and data concerning Athena's investment in the system, Athena's
general financial condition, the cost of rendering services, and other
matters relevant to a determination of proper rates:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves and Athena is hereby
authorized to charge for its services the following rates, to become effective
upon the effective date of the franchise renewal term, if granted:
I. INSTALLATION CHARGES for applications for service on
file with Franchisee.on or before the expiration date of the current
franchise, granted by Ordinance No. 9470, and for installations in areas
where service was not yet available as of the expiration date of the
franchise granted by Ordinance No. 9470:
A. Initial tap-in connection charge for
one outlet - - - - - - - - - - - - no charge
B. Thirty -day trial period - - - - - - - no charge
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C. Each Additional outlet - - - $5.00
II. INSTALLATION CHARGES for all other installations, unless
otherwise specified by the terms of the franchise:
A. Initial tap -in and connection
charge - - - - - - - - - - - 15.00
B. For each additional outlet - 5.00
III. MONTHLY RATES for the following types of service:
A. All subscribers except as listed
in B:
1. One outlet - - - - - - - 5.75 per month
2. Each additional outlet - .75 per month
B. Public schools, colleges and
nonprofit hospitals - - - - no charge
IV. When a converter is necessary to receive all desired
channels the following charges are permitted:
A. A refundable deposit of $20.00
and a monthly service charge 1.00
OR
B. Purchase of the converter 35.00
SECTION 2. This ordinance is not intended to restrict or
waive the right of City to re- determine rates at any time and require the
furnishing to the City of such information as the City may deem necessary
for the purpose of considering any such re- determination of rates. Nor
does this ordinance intend to restrict the right of Athena to request
approval of rate changes during the term of the renewed franchise.
SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, sub-
division, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be
held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent
Jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the
definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full
force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
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That the foregoing ordinance as rend for the first time and passed
to its second reading on this the day of 19 by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
That the foregoing ordinance was read fot' Pe second timg_and passed
to its third reading on this the o2/sTay of 19X by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
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That the for e9 1 ordinance as read for the third time and passed
finally on this the day of /_, 19. 7t,G, by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark �,�
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the �da of —47—, 19 —T / 3.
ATTEST:
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vm CITY OF CORPUS C# TI, TEXAS
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT:y_
STATE OF TEXAS, tom:
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who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
of the Corpus C hristi Caller and The Corp- Christi Times,
Daffy Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State. and that the publication of
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