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RESOLUTION NO. 1221
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL TIME TO MAKE A FINAL
DETERMINATION REGARDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL BENCHMARK
ANALYSIS SUBMITTED BY TCI CABLEVISION OF TEXAS, INC. ON
FORM 1200, 1205 AND 1215; 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
Number 6909 adopted regulations regarding rates charged by cable
companies to subscribers for the basic service tier; and
WHEREAS, TCI submitted a supplemental benchmark analysis of
its rates for the basic programming services to justify its basic
cable rate consistent with the Federal Communications Commission' s
("FCC") reasonable rate standard; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 6909 requires the City Council to
review a benchmark submission pursuant to FCC standards and allows
council to invoke additional periods of time in order to make a
final determination regarding the reasonableness of the cable
operator' s rates; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires additional time in to
adequately review the complex filing; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: The period for review of TCI Cablevision of
Texas, Inc. Is Form 1200, 1205, and 1215 benchmark analysis is
hereby extended for ninety (90) days.
Section 2 : This resolution shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown this the 8th day of September,
1994 .
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PETE ALFAR , Mayor
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ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HAUL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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