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RESOLUTION NO. 1248
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, DIRECTING STAR CABLE ASSOCIATES TO KEEP ACCURATE
ACCOUNTS OF ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY REASON OF THE
REGULATED EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION COSTS WHICH WERE
SUBMITTED ON FORM 1205 ; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Star Cable Associates ( "Star Cable" ) 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 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, Star Cable submitted Federal Communications
Commission' s ( "FCC" ) Form 1205 regarding the regulated equipment
and installation costs on March 30, 1995 ; and
WHEREAS, Council on April 13 , 1995, invoked an additional one
hundred twenty (120) days in order to make a final determination
regarding the reasonableness of costs submitted by Star Cable; and
WHEREAS, Council held a public hearing regarding Star Cable ' s
regulated equipment and equipment costs on May 23 , 1995 ; and
WHEREAS, to date, no final determination regarding the
reasonableness of Star Cable ' s Form 1205 submitted costs has been
made; 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 : Star Cable is hereby ordered to keep accurate
account of all amounts received by reason of the submitted
regulated equipment and installation costs and on whose behalf the
amounts are paid.
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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 23rd day of May, 1995 .
/& c! Geer.
PETE C. AL ARO, Mayor
ATTEST: D
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ACIO RAMIREZ, S City Attorney
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