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RESOLUTION NO. 1220
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, DIRECTING TCI CABLEVISION OF TEXAS, INC. TO KEEP
ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY REASON OF
THE PROPOSED BASIC SERVICE TIER RATES; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc. ("TCI") has a
franchise agreement with the City of Baytown for the purpose of
receiving, sending, amplifying, and distributing radio and
television signals by cable to television sets to customers in that
portion of Harris County, Texas, which falls within the city limits
of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, on January 27, 1994, the City of Baytown in Ordinance
No. 6909 adopted regulations regarding rates charged by cable
companies to subscribers for the basic service tier; and
WHEREAS, TCI submitted a benchmark analysis for its basic
programming services to justify its basic cable rates based upon
the Federal Communications Commission' s ("FCC") reasonable rate
standard; and
WHEREAS, Council in Resolution 1215 invoked an additional
ninety (90) days in order to make a final determination regarding
the reasonableness of the basic cable rates submitted by TCI;
WHEREAS, Council held a public hearing regarding TCI 's basic
cable rate submission on August 25, 1994 , pursuant to Ordinance No.
6909;
WHEREAS, to date, Council has been unable to make a final
determination regarding the reasonableness of TCI ' s submitted
rates; and
WHEREAS, this accounting order will reserve Council ' s
authority to order refunds; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: TCI is hereby ordered to keep accurate account
of all amounts received by reason of the proposed basic service
tier rates and on whose behalf the amounts are paid; and
Section 2 : This resolution shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown this the 8th day of September,
1994 .
PETE ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. SHALL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
G
ACIO RAMIREZ, S