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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 2-183, "ACCESS USER
COUNCILS", BY REVISING PROVISIONS CONCERNING
MEMBERSHIP IN A PUBLIC ACCESS USER COUNCIL;
AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2-183 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi (the
"Corpus Christi Code") is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-183. Access user councils.
(a) 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:
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(1) To establish guidelines, rules and regulations for the use of applicable
access channels, subject to approval by the cable communications
commission.
(2) To coordinate allocation of channel time and channel space for
programming produced by users.
(3)
To coordinate training of individual access users in television
production methods and techniques.
(4) To report to the cable communications commission on the utilization
of access channel space and access channel programming.
(5)
To promote public awareness, use, and viewership of access
television programming and actively seek additional membership
from among individuals or groups in the access user council's area of
interest.
(6) To administer guidelines, rules and regulations for use of the
appropriate access channels.
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(7) To review program content to ensure compliance with established
laws, rules and regulations.
(8) 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
certification. Changes to such bylaws shall be filed with the chairman
of the cable communications commission and the city secretary
within thirty (30) days after any change occurs.
(b) Membership on the access user councils shall may be composed of any
individuals who are residents of Corpus Christi as well as representatives of various
community, public interest or neighborhood groups which are located in Corpus
Christi. Membership may also include, as appropriate, representatives of: i) city
departments: ii) governmental entities: iii) public institutions of higher learning: iv)
public independent school districts: or vil religious organizations, all as more
particularly described in section 2-183(c). groups who have an intcrcst in acccs.,
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.
(c) The access user councils should include, but not be limited to, the
following:
(1) Governmental access council. Membership may include interested
city department heads, or their designated representatives, and
representatives of any governmental entity whose boundaries lie
within the city limits.
(2) Higher educational access council. Membership may include
representatives of all public institutions of higher learning conducting
classes within the city limits.
(3)
Other educational access council. Membership may include
representatives of all public independent school districts located in
whole or in part within the city limits.
(4) Religious access council. Membership may include representatives
of all religious organizations regularly and continuously located
within the city limits.
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(5)
Public access council. Membership may include any individuals who
are residents of Corpus Christi as well as representatives of nonprofit
community,-organizatierts; public interest, group or neighborhood
groups which are located in Corpus Christi.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section
2-183, representatives of TCI Cablevision of Texas. Inc. may be
members of the public access council.
(d) Access user councils are organized separately and independently from the
city and are not boards, commissions, committees or any other subdivision of the
city.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, 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.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the
(i day of l q /� 19615 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes J VuJ Betty Jean Longoria
Dr.Jack Best _ ____ John Longoria
Betty Black Edward A. Martin
Melody Cooper (,U.11 i Dr. David McNichols
Tony Heldenfels
That the foregoing ordinance was ead for the second time and passed finally on this the ( IQ day
of MGi , 19 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes U Betty Jean Longoria
Dr.Jack Best '/�I t/ John Longoria lam_ ._i e _l.
Betty Black Edward A. Martin
Melody Cooper / Dr. David McNichols _
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Tony Heldenfels Oh3tt t I
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the Ito day of tiCti , 19 C15 •
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED: ID DAY OF May
,1995
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
A55idaniCity Attorney
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas, } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces } ss: Ad 42469
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Darrell G. Coleman, who
being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is Vice -President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said
County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim
Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria,
and Webb Counties, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO.
022236 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHIRSTI CODE OF ORDINANCES%
SECTION 2-183 which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -
Times on the 22ND day(s) of MAY, 1995.
ONE (1) Time(s)
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Vice -President and Chief Financial Officer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31ST day
MAY, 1995.
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Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
CONNIE HARALSON
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 5/14/97.
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NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE N0. 022236
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
CORPUS CHRISTI CODE
OF ORDINANCES, SECTION
2-183, ACCESS USER COUN-
CILS, BY REVISING PRO-
VISIONS CONCERNING
MEMBERSHIP IN A PUBLIC
ACCESS USER COUNCIL;
EFFECTIVE UPON PUB-
LICATION.
The ordinance was passed
and approved by the City
Council of the City of
Corpus Christi on the. MO
day of May, 1905.
/s/ Armando Cop
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi