CC RES 2002-106 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-106
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES DIRECTING COX COMMUNICATIONS
TO PROVIDE A DEDICATED EDUCATIONAL ACCESS CHANNEL
ON THE LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION NETWORK
WHEREAS, on October 17, 2000, the City entered into a nonexclusive
Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Cox Communications; and,
WHEREAS, Section (C)(1) of Exhibit E, Support of Local Cable Usage, of
the 2000 Franchise Agreement states "Following a determination by the Grantor's
City Council that a dedicated educational access channel will provide a meaningful
benefit to the community, taking into consideration alternative uses for the
channel, and that the channel will be for such use, Grantee will provide to Grantor,
at no cost to Grantor, one channel for noncommercial local educational
programming;" and,
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2002, the City sent letters to fifteen (15)
educational institutions, including public, private and non-profit agencies serving
the Palos Verdes Peninsula, soliciting their input on the creation of a dedicated
educational access channel; and,
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2002, the City Council considered the
feedback received from the educational institutions serving the Palos Verdes
Peninsula and the need for a dedicated noncommercial educational access
channel on local cable television.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That a dedicated noncommercial educational access channel will
provide a meaningful benefit to the community by providing the public and private
educational institutions serving the Palos Verdes Peninsula with the opportunity of
creating and producing programming for the channel, as well as possibly
incorporating the channel into their curriculum. The channel would provide an
outlet for local youth to learn about the technical and creative aspects of visual
media and would allow them a chance to conceive, write, film, edit and televise
their work.
Section 2: That the City Council took into consideration alternative uses for
the channel and determined that there is currently sufficient capacity on KCOX
Channel 3 for government access. Therefore, the addition of a second
governmental access channel is not warranted at this time. However, the City
retains its rights under the Exhibit E, Section III of the Franchise Agreement for
future increase in channel capacity for educational/governmental access
programming.
Section 3: That the dedicated educational channel will be used for a
sufficient time to warrant the allocation of a channel for such use because the City
will make the channel available to a wide variety of educational institutions serving
the Palos Verdes Peninsula, including local public and private schools, community
colleges and vocational learning centers, as well as visual and performing arts
schools.
Section 4: The City Council hereby directs Cox Communications to
establish a dedicated educational access channel on its local cable television
network. Furthermore, the educational access channel shall be made available to
subscribers as part of the Basic Cable Service package.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 17th day of December 2002.
AN.
Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2002-106 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at regular meeting thereof held on December 17, 2002.
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City Clerk
Resolution No. 2002-106
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