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Timestamp: 2019-02-22 02:14:03
Document Index: 229985616

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 96', '§ 201', '§ 546', '§ 96', '§ 893']

Village of Maple Bluff, WI Cable Television
§ 96-2 Definitions and word usage.
§ 96-3 Rights and privileges of grantee.
§ 96-4 Obligations of grantee under franchise agreement.
§ 96-5 Franchise territory.
§ 96-6 Duration and acceptance of franchise.
§ 96-7 Franchise renewal.
§ 96-8 Police powers of Village; conflicts.
§ 96-9 Franchise required.
§ 96-10 Use of grantee facilities.
§ 96-11 Initial franchise costs.
§ 96-12 Notices; grantee to maintain central office.
§ 96-13 Letter of credit or security deposit.
§ 96-14 Construction performance bond.
§ 96-15 Insurance.
§ 96-16 Liability; indemnification.
§ 96-17 Rights of individuals.
§ 96-18 Public notice of meetings.
§ 96-19 Record of requests for service.
§ 96-20 Timetable for initial service area.
Chapter 96 Cable Television
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Maple Bluff 8-11-1998 (Ch. 18 of the 1986 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Maple Bluff Cable Television Franchise Ordinance," hereinafter "this chapter."
All subscriber services provided by the grantee in one or more service tiers, which includes the delivery of local broadcast stations and public, educational and government access channels. Basic service does not include optional program and satellite service tiers, a la carte services, or per-channel, per-program or auxiliary services for which a separate charge is made. However, the grantee may include other satellite signals on the basic service tier.
The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or other programming services and subscriber interaction, if any, that is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming services.
A facility of a common carrier which is subject, in whole or in part, to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. §§ 201 to 222, except that the facility is a cable television system to the extent that the facility is used in transmission of video programming directly to subscribers; or[1]
An initial authorization, or renewal thereof, issued by the Village as the franchising authority to a grantee to construct or operate a cable system.
All revenue collected by the grantee arising from or attributable to the provision of cable service by the grantee within the Village, including but not limited to periodic fees charged subscribers for any basic, optional, premium, per-channel or per-program service; franchise fees; installation and reconnection fees; leased channel fees; converter rentals and/or sales; program guide revenues; late or administrative fees; upgrade, downgrade or other change in service fees; local advertising revenues; revenues from home shopping and bank-at-home channels; and revenues from the sale, exchange, use or cable cast of any programming developed on the system for community or institutional use; provided, however, that this shall not include any taxes on services furnished by the grantee herein imposed directly upon any subscriber or user by the state, local or other governmental unit and collected by the grantee on behalf of the governmental unit.
As applied to the grantee, those hours during which similar businesses in the Village are open to serve customers. In all cases, normal business hours must include some evening hours at least one night per week and/or some weekend hours.
Those service conditions that are within the control of the grantee. Those conditions that are not within the control of the grantee include but are not limited to natural disasters, civil disturbances, power outages, telephone network outages, and severe or unusual weather conditions. Those conditions which are ordinarily within the control of the grantee include but are not limited to special promotions, pay-per-view events, rate increases, regular peak or seasonal demand periods, and maintenance or upgrade of the cable system.
The Village of Maple Bluff, Wisconsin.
Any grantee also agrees to provide all services specifically set forth in its application and to provide cable television service within the confines of the Village, and by its acceptance of the franchise the grantee specifically grants and agrees that its application is thereby incorporated by reference and made a part of the franchise.
Any franchise is for the legally incorporated territorial limits of the Village and/or any area henceforth added thereto during the term of the franchise.
Any franchise and the rights, privileges and authority granted under this chapter shall take effect and be in force from and after final Village approval thereof, as provided by law, and shall continue in force and effect for a term of no longer than 15 years, provided that within 45 days after the date of final Village approval of the franchise the grantee shall file with the Village its unconditional acceptance of the franchise and promise to comply with and abide by all its provisions, terms and conditions. Such acceptance and promise shall be in writing duly executed and sworn to by or on behalf of the grantee before a notary public or other officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such franchise shall be nonexclusive and revocable.
The grantee shall be entitled to the same due process rights included in Section 626 [47 U.S.C. § 546].
If the Village finds the grantee's performance satisfactory and finds the grantee's technical, legal, and financial abilities acceptable and finds the grantee's renewal proposal meets the future cable-related needs of the Village, taking into account the cost of meeting such needs, a new franchise shall be granted pursuant to this chapter as amended for a period to be determined.
In accepting a franchise, the grantee acknowledges that its rights thereunder are subject to the police power of the Village to adopt and enforce general ordinances necessary to the safety and welfare of the public and it agrees to comply with all applicable general laws and ordinances enacted by the Village pursuant to such power.
Any conflict between the provisions of a franchise and any other current or future lawful exercise of the Village's police powers shall be resolved in favor of the latter, except that any such exercise that is not of general application in the jurisdiction or applies exclusively to the grantee or cable television system which contains provisions inconsistent with this chapter shall prevail only if upon such exercise the Village finds a danger to health, safety, property or general welfare or if such exercise is mandated by law.
Costs to be borne by a grantee shall include any requirements or charges incidental to the awarding or enforcing of its initial franchise but shall not be limited to all costs of publications of notices prior to any public meeting provided for pursuant to this chapter and any costs not covered by application fees incurred by the Village in its study, preparation of proposal documents, evaluation of all applications, and examinations of the applicant's qualifications.
All notices from the grantee to the Village pursuant to any franchise shall be to the Village Clerk-Treasurer. The grantee shall maintain with the Village, throughout the term of the franchise, an address for service of notices by mail. The grantee shall maintain a central office to address any issues relating to operating under this chapter.
Within 15 days after the award of an initial or renewal franchise, the grantee shall deposit with the Village either an irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution, security deposit, or a corporate guarantee in lieu of bond in the amount of $5,000 with the form to be established by the Village. The form and content of such letter of credit or security deposit shall be approved by the Village Attorney. These instruments shall be used to ensure the faithful performance of the grantee of all provisions of this chapter and to ensure compliance with all orders, permits and directions of any agency, commission, board, department, division, or office of the Village having jurisdiction over its acts or defaults under this chapter and to ensure the payment by the grantee of any claims, liens, and taxes due the Village which arise by reason of the construction, operation or maintenance of the system.
If the grantee fails to pay to the Village any amount owed under the franchise agreement, that is not on appeal to the court of proper jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein or fails after 15 days' notice to pay to the Village any taxes due and unpaid or fails to repay the Village within 15 days any damages, costs or expenses which the Village is compelled to pay by reason of any act or default of the grantee in connection with the franchise or fails after three days' notice of such failure by the Village to comply with any provision of the franchise which the Village reasonably determines can be remedied by demand on the letter of credit, security deposit or corporate guarantee in lieu of bond, the Village may immediately demand payment of the amount thereof, with interest and any penalties, from the letter of credit, security deposit or corporate guarantee in lieu of bond. Upon such demand for payment, the Village shall notify the grantee of the amount and date thereof.
In the event the Village receives a thirty-day notice from a surety, it shall have the right to demand payment from the letter of credit, security deposit or corporate guarantee in lieu of bond unless the grantee provides appropriate assurance that a replacement letter of credit, security deposit or corporate guarantee in lieu of bond will be presented before the expiration of the thirty-day period. Assurance shall be determined by the Village at its sole discretion. This section shall not apply if the Village and the grantee agree that a letter of credit, security deposit or corporate guarantee in lieu of bond is no longer required or if the letter of credit, security deposit or corporate guarantee in lieu of bond is, by agreement between the Village and grantee, in the process of being reduced.
Within 30 days after the award of an initial or renewal franchise, the grantee shall file with the Village a performance bond in the amount of not less 50% of the costs to install or upgrade the system contained in the application or renewal proposal in favor of the Village. This bond shall be maintained throughout the construction period and until such time as determined by the Village, unless otherwise specified in the franchise agreement.
If the grantee fails to comply with any law, ordinance or resolution governing the franchise or fails to observe, fulfill and perform each term and condition of the franchise as it relates to the conditions relative to the construction of the system, including the franchise agreement that is incorporated herein by reference, there shall be recoverable jointly and severally, from the principal and surety of the bond, any damages or losses suffered by the Village, including the full amount of any compensation, indemnification, or cost of removal or abandonment of any property of the grantee, plus a reasonable allowance for attorney fees, including the Village's legal staff, and costs, up to the full amount of the bond. This section shall be an additional remedy for any and all violations outlined in § 96-13.
The Village shall, upon completion of construction of the service area, waive or reduce the requirement of the grantee to maintain the bond. However, the Village may require a performance bond to be posted by the grantee for any construction subsequent to the completion of the initial service area in a reasonable amount not to exceed the cost of construction and upon such terms as determined by the Village.
The Village, at any time during the term of this chapter, may waive the grantee's requirement to maintain a performance bond. The waiver of the requirement can be initiated by the Village or the grantee.
The grantee shall maintain, and by its acceptance of the franchise specifically agrees that it will maintain throughout the term of the franchise, liability insurance insuring the Village and the grantee in the minimum amount of:
Such insurance policies provided for herein shall name the grantor, its officers, boards, commissions, and employees as additional insured and shall be primary to any insurance carried by the grantor and shall contain an endorsement stating that the insurance policy may not be canceled by the surety nor the intention not to renew be stated by the surety until 30 days after receipt by the Village, by registered mail, of written notice of such intention to cancel or not to renew.
Disclaimer of liability. The Village shall not at any time be liable for injury or damage occurring to any person or property from any cause whatsoever arising out of the construction, maintenance, repair, use, operation, condition or dismantling of the grantee's cable television system or due to the act or omission of any person or legal entity other than the Village or those persons or legal entities for whom or which the Village is legally liable as a matter of law.
Indemnification. The grantee shall, at its sole cost and expense, indemnify and hold harmless the Village, its respective officers, boards, departments, commissions, and employees (hereinafter referred to as "indemnitees") from and against:
The grantee undertakes and assumes for its officers, directors, agents, contractors and subcontractors and employees all risk of dangerous conditions, if any, on or about any Village-owned or -controlled property, including public rights-of-way, and the grantee hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the indemnitees against and from any claim asserted or liability imposed upon the indemnitees for personal injury or property damage to any person arising out of the installation, operation, maintenance or condition of the cable television system or the grantee's failure to comply with any federal, state or local law.
Nonwaiver of statutory limit. Nothing in this chapter is intended to express or imply a waiver by the Village of statutory provisions, privileges or immunities of any kind or nature as set forth in § 893.80 et seq., Wis. Stats., including the limits of liability of the Village.
The grantee shall strictly adhere to the equal employment opportunity requirements of the Federal Communications Commission and of state and local governments and as amended from time to time.
Minimum public notice of any public meeting relating to the franchise shall be governed by the provisions of the State Open Meetings Law[1] and shall be on at least one channel of the grantee's system between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for five consecutive days prior to the meeting.