(a) 
All notices from grantee to the city pursuant to this article or the franchise agreement shall be to the city manager or his designee. Grantee shall maintain with the city, throughout the term of the franchise, an address for service of notices by mail. Grantee shall also maintain with the city a local office and telephone number for the conduct of matters related to this article or the franchise agreement during normal business hours. The grantee shall be required to advise the city of such address and telephone number and any changes thereof.
(b) 
Minimum public notice of any public meeting relating to this article shall be by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, posting at city hall, by announcement on at least two (2) channels of the grantee’s cable television system between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for five (5) consecutive days prior to the meeting.
(1991 Code, sec. 7-32)
The grantee shall not be excused from complying with any of the terms and conditions of this article or the franchise agreement by any failure of the city upon any one (1) or more occasions to insist upon or to seek compliance or prompt compliance with any such terms or conditions.
(1991 Code, sec. 7-33)
The grantor shall exercise appropriate regulatory authority under the provisions of this article and applicable law. This authority shall be vested in the city council and administered through the city manager.
(a) 
The grantor shall have the following regulatory responsibility:
(1) 
Administering and enforcing the provisions of the cable television system franchise.
(2) 
Rate regulation subject to the Cable Act and applicable FCC rules and regulations, state laws and regulations.
(3) 
Performance evaluation.
(4) 
Franchise award or renewal as specified herein.
(b) 
The grantor also reserves the right to perform the following functions:
(1) 
Coordination of the operation of government channels.
(2) 
Providing technical, programming, and operational support to public agency users, such as city departments and schools.
(3) 
Approval of procedure and standards for institutional operations and services, use of discreet institutional channels and sharing of public facilities.
(4) 
Coordination of plans for expansion, interconnection and growth of cable services.
(5) 
Analyzing the possibility of integrating cable communications with other city, state or regional telecommunications networks.
(6) 
Formulating and recommending long-range telecommunications policy for the city.
(1991 Code, sec. 7-34)
The city reserves the right to provide for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article and the franchise agreement by delegating the responsibility to the city manager or his designee for the conduct of the city’s responsibilities related to cable television. Responsibilities of the city may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) 
Monitor and recommend to the city council (through city manager) appropriate action related to the provisions of this article and related ordinances.
(2) 
Develop objectives and coordinate activities related to the governmental access channels of the cable television system.
(3) 
Provide the administrative effort necessary to conduct required performance evaluations on the fifth, tenth and twelfth anniversary dates of the cable television franchise award.
(4) 
Monitor grantee’s process for handling of complaints from members of the public and periodically inspect and analyze the records related to such complaints.
(5) 
Receive applications for basic subscriber television service rate increases and provide staff assistance in the analysis and recommendations thereto.
(6) 
Monitor grantee’s adherence to construction and installation schedule and line extension policy.
(7) 
Assure compliance of applicable laws and ordinances.
(8) 
Monitor operational standards as contained in the ordinance and franchise agreement.
(9) 
At the council’s direction, arrange tests and analyses of equipment and performance.
(10) 
Assure continuity in service.
(11) 
Receive for examination all data and reports required by this article.
(1991 Code, sec. 7-35)
(a) 
In the event that the city attorney determines that the grantee is in violation of any material obligation under this article or the franchise, the city attorney shall notify the grantee in writing of such apparent violation and require the grantee to cure the default within a reasonable time. The grantee shall respond in writing to the notice of violation within five (5) working days from receipt of such notice, setting forth the steps taken to correct or proposed to correct the violation. The city attorney may extend time for such response upon a showing of just cause by the grantee.
(b) 
Should the city attorney determine, on the basis of the response, that the grantee continues in violation or that the response does not adequately justify or explain the default, liquidated damages shall be assessed as follows:
(1) 
Up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for construction-related violations;
(2) 
Up to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day for recurring violations;
(3) 
Up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day for other violations.
(c) 
The grantee retains the right to seek review by the city council whose determinations shall be final of any penalty assessed under this section. Nothing provided in this section shall prohibit the grantee from seeking relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(1991 Code, sec. 7-36)