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 Monterey Park 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. 2048 § 2, 2007)
Not more than once annually, the city manager, or designee, may examine and perform an audit of the business records of a state video franchise holder to ensure compliance with Section
3.80.030.
(Ord. 2048 § 2, 2007)