The grantee shall file with the city a construction bond in the amount specified in the franchise ordinance within thirty days prior to the commencement of any construction work by the grantee. The construction bond shall be in the form approved by the city attorney, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld if the bond is in a form consistent with the usual custom and practice of the industry.
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If required under the franchise ordinance, the grantee shall, at least forty-five days after the effective date of the franchise ordinance, file with the city a performance bond in the amount specified in the franchise ordinance and in the form approved by the city attorney. The city, in its sole discretion, may permit consolidation of the performance bond with the construction bond and letter of credit specified in this chapter.
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(a) 
Within forty-five days after the effective date of the franchise ordinance, the grantee shall, if required by the franchise ordinance, establish a letter of credit in favor of the city in the sum specified in the franchise ordinance and in the form approved by the city attorney. The letter of credit shall serve as security for the faithful performance by the grantee of all the provisions and obligations of the franchise.
(b) 
If thirty days following receipt of written notice from the city of the grantee's failure to pay the city an amount owing under the franchise, the grantee has not paid such amount as is due and owing to the city, the letter of credit may be assessed by the city upon five days prior written notice to the grantee indicating the intention of the city to draw upon the letter of credit, the amount to be drawn and the reason therefor. If authorized by the franchise ordinance, the city may assess the letter of credit for purposes including, but not limited to:
(1) 
Failure of the grantee to pay the city sums due under the terms of the franchise after due notice and opportunity to cure as provided under this chapter;
(2) 
Reimbursement of costs borne by the city to correct franchise violations not corrected by the grantee, after due notice and opportunity to cure as provided under this chapter.
(3) 
Monetary remedies or damages assessed against the grantee due to breach of the franchise after due notice and opportunity to cure as provided under this chapter.
(c) 
The grantee shall deposit a sum of money sufficient to restore the letter of credit to the original amount within thirty days after notice from the city that an amount has been withdrawn from the letter of credit, specifying the date and amount of the withdrawal.
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Remedies provided for in this chapter are cumulative and in addition to other rights the city may have at law or equity or under the franchise, which it may exercise at any time, save and except that collection of liquidated damages shall be in lieu of any claim for actual damages. In no event shall the amount of any bond or letter of credit be construed to limit the grantee's liability for damages.
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Each franchise ordinance shall contain a liquidated damages provision in connection with the construction, rebuild or reconstruction of the cable television system. Liquidated damages due the city shall be a proper charge against the letter of credit, or other security specified in the franchise ordinance, to the extent grantee does not pay such damages when due following due notice and opportunity to cure as provided under this chapter.
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(a) 
The grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the city from all damages, penalties, judgments and liability of any kind, and defend all claims, actions or causes of action arising as a result of the grantee's operation of the cable television system, regardless whether any act or omission complained of is authorized, allowed, or prohibited by the franchise, to the extent such damages, penalties, judgments, claims, actions or causes of action arise out of or are caused by the act or omission of the grantee, its officers, employees or agents. Upon demand of the city, made by and through the city attorney, the grantee shall appear in and defend the city, its officers, employees and agents in any legal action, whether judicial, administrative or otherwise, with respect to which city is entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(b) 
The city shall indemnify and hold harmless the grantee, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and shareholders from and against any and all damages, penalties, judgments and liability of any kind, and defend all claims, actions or causes of action arising as a result of the use of the grantee's cable television system by the city, including the use of access channels provided to the city for purposes of public, educational or governmental programming or the programming carried on such channels, or any public, educational or governmental programming provided by the city for carriage on any other channel or channels of the grantee's cable system, including without limitation with respect to the solicitation, production, content, selection, scheduling, funding or presentation or such programming and of commercial advertising or promotional material for use in connection with such programming, as well as such liability as may arise from claims of libel, slander, defamation, invasion of privacy, infringement of copyright, musical performing rights or any other right of any person. This indemnity shall not apply with respect to any programming provided by the grantee and which is carried on the access channels.
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(a) 
Within forty-five days after the effective date of the franchise ordinance, the grantee shall furnish proof that the grantee is insured under a broad form policy of liability insurance issued by a company authorized to do business in California. Such proof may be by one or more certificates of insurance evidencing compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the franchise ordinance. The insurance policy shall include, but not be limited to, coverage for premises operations, explosion and collapse hazard, underground hazards, contractual insurance, broad form property damage, independent contractors and personal injury, and automobile liability. The grantee shall also maintain a policy of broadcaster's liability coverage. The insurance shall be maintained at the sum specified in the franchise ordinance.
(b) 
The city and its officers and employees shall be named as additional insureds on said policy (except broadcaster's liability coverage) at no cost to the city. Grantee shall also provide workers' compensation coverage consistent with California statutory requirements. The city shall receive thirty days advance written notice of any proposed reduction in coverage of the insurance policies on which it is carried as a named insured, as well as on coverage required to maintained by this section. Such advance notice shall also be required as to any proposed or actual cancellation of any such policies of insurance. Insurance endorsements of such coverage shall be filed with the city.
(Ord. 1598 § 1, 1992)