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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section 3-7 (Regulation of State Video Franchise Holders) at Article I, (Finance) of Chapter Ill, (Finance and Taxation) Regulating Holders of State Video Franchises to Reauthorize the Public, Education, and Government (PEG) Access Fees Applicable to State Video Franchises Operating Within the City of Alameda. (Public Works 4205)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. ________
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AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 3-7 AT ARTICLE I (FINANCE) OF CHAPTER III (FINANCE AND TAXATION) REGULATING HOLDERS OF STATE VIDEO FRANCHISES
WHEREAS, the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 ("DIVCA") went into effect on January 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Section 5870(n) of the California Public Utilities Code, which was enacted as part of DIVCA, authorized the City to adopt an ordinance establishing a fee on state-franchised video service providers to support public, educational, and governmental access channel facilities; and
WHEREAS, in October 2008, Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC (or a predecessor entity, hereinafter "Comcast") notified the City that it had received a state franchise for a period of ten years after the date of issuance, and the franchise specified that the holder may apply for a renewal of the State franchise for an additional ten-year period, if it wishes to continue to provide video service to the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, on February 15, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3026 to establish fees on state-franchised video service providers to support public, educational, and governmental access channel facilities pursuant to DIVCA; and
WHEREAS, section 5870(n) of the California Public Utilities Code states that such an ordinance shall expire, and may be reauthorized, upon the expiration of a state franchise; and
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2017, the City received notification f...
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