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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR
ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION AND TO OUTLINE THE DUTIES OF ACCESS USER
COUNCILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Section 2-302 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi be amended by adding the following
subsections to read as follows:
"(J) To certify Access User Councils, and reporting
such certification to the City Secretary.
(K) To establish rules and regulations for use of
public access channels until such time as a Public
Access User Council has been certified.
(L) To approve the rules and regulations of Certified
Access User Councils for use of access channels.
(M) To resolve disputes concerning program content,
allocation of access funding, channel space,
channel time, and the use of public access
equipment and facilities.
(N) To coordinate access activities of access users
and user councils."
SECTION 2. That Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Corpus Christi be amended by adding Section 2-303 to read as follows:
"Section 2-303. Access user councils. One access user
council may be established for governmental channel
access, public higher educational channel access, other
public education channel access, religious channel
access, and public access channel, respectively, by
application to the Cable Communications Commission
chairman and the City Secretary and certification by
the Cable Communications Commission. Upon
certification, an Access User Council shall have the
following duties and responsibilities:
(A) To establish guidelines, rules and regula-
tions for the use of applicable access channels,
subject to approval by the Cable Communications
Commission.
(B) To coordinate allocation of channel time and
channel space for programming produced by users.
(C) To coordinate training of individual access
users in television production methods and techniques.
(D) To report to the Cable Communications
Commission on the utilization of access channel space
and access channel programming.
(E) To promote public awareness, use, and
viewership of access television programming and
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actively seek additional membership from among
individuals or groups in the Access User Council's area
of interest.
(F) To administer guidelines, rules and
regulations for use of the appropriate access channels.
(G) To review program content to ensure
compliance with established laws, rules and
regulations.
(H) To establish its own bylaws concerning
organization and decision making within the Access User
Council. A copy of such bylaws shall be submitted with
the Access User Council's application for Certifica-
tion. Changes to such bylaws shall be filed with the
Chairman of the Cable Communications Commission and the
City Secretary within 30 days after any change occurs.
Membership on the Access User Councils shall be
composed of representatives of various community groups
who have an interest in access programming. Membership
on the Councils will be unrestricted; provided,
however, only bona fide non-profit organizations will
be permitted membership on the Councils. All meetings
of Access User Councils shall be publicly posted on the
public notices bulletin board of City Hall and filed
with the City Secretary. Furthermore, all meetings of
Access User Councils will be open to the public.
The Access User Councils should include, but not
be limited to the following:
(A) Governmental Access Council. Membership may
include interested City of Corpus Christi department
heads or their designated representatives, and
representatives of any governmental entity whose
boundaries lie within the city limits of the City of
Corpus Christi.
(B) Higher Educational Access Council.
Membership may include representatives of all public
institutions of higher learning conducting classes
within the city limits of the City of Corpus Christi.
(C) Other Educational Access Council. Membership
may include representatives of all public independent
school districts located in whole or in part within the
city limits of the City of Corpus Christi.
(D) Religious Access Council. Membership may
include representatives of all religious organizations
regularly and continuously located within the city
limits of the City of Corpus Christi.
(E) Public Access Council. Membership may
include non-profit community organizations, public
interest groups, neighborhood groups, and Athena
Cablevision of Corpus Christi.
Access User Councils are organized separately and
independently from the City of Corpus Christi and are
not boards, commissions, committees, or any other
subdivision of the City of Corpus Christi."
City Council
Cable Communications Commission
Athena Cablevision
Governmental
Access
Higher Educational
Access
Religious
Access
Other Educational
Access
Public
Access
That the foregoing ordinance las read fo a first time and p ed to its
second reading on this the ,5 day of . , 19,YJ , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinance was read for t second time and p sed to its
third reading on this the /t' day of , 1943 , by the
following vote: ,
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the tyhird time and passed finally
on this the Q. day of , 19 ) , by the following vote:
111, 0
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 1
ATTEST:
day of ?( u 1 Ju l l , 19 p3.
Cetary MAYOR
THE Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
5 -DAY OF
J. BRU E ;YCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney
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-6—NOTIGE,OF.PASSAGE
OF ORDINANCE -
NO. 17436
AMENDING CHAPTER 2
OF THE CITY CODE TO
PROVIDE'FOR ADDI-
TIONAL DUTIES OF THE
CABLE COMMUNICA-
TIONS COMMISSION AND
TO OUTLINE THE DU-
TIES OF ACCESS USER
COUNCILS
Was passed and approved
..Py the Cltv Counclbof the
ch CIty,of Corpus Christi, Texl.
as on the 1996 day of.
yip January, 1963. The full text
its of said ordinance Is'avall;
Iof able to the public In the
di- Office of the City Secretary.
,Is -5-15111g. Read.
CorpU6Christ ,
,CIty Secretarl
Texas .
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ANNA GARZA
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NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO 17436 AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY....
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