Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 2987 effective January
1, 2007, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has the
authority to grant state video franchises. Under this new legislative
scheme, the city of Glendora will acquire certain rights and responsibilities
with respect to state video franchise holders. These include the receipt
of a franchise fee and a fee for public, educational and government
(PEG) purposes, both based on a percentage of the gross revenues of
state franchise holders, as well as the establishment and enforcement
of penalties for violations of customer service rules. The city will
retain authority, without change, over all city video franchisees
until such time as they no longer hold a city franchise, or are no
longer operating under a current or expired city franchise. The city
may continue to grant, modify, renew, extend or terminate city video
franchises for video service until January 1, 2008. After January
1, 2008, the city may modify, renew, extend or terminate existing
city video franchises, whether current or expired. The purpose of
this chapter is to help secure the city's rights and clarify its responsibilities
under the provisions of the new legislative scheme.
(Ord. 1875 § 2, 2007)
Not more than once annually, the city manager, or his or her designee, may examine and perform an audit of the business records of a state video franchise holder to ensure compliance with Section
5.25.030.
(Ord. 1875 § 2, 2007)