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<br /> ORDINANCE NO. //,/,‘ 9-8r
<br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EVERETT, GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE
<br /> FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL AND OPERATE LINES, WIRES,
<br /> COAXIAL CABLE AND APPURTENANCES FOR ORIGINATING, RECEIVING,
<br /> DISTRIBUTING AND SUPPLYING RADIO, TELEVISION AND OTHER CABLE
<br /> COMMUNICATIONS, OR OTHER FORMS OF AUDIO, VIDEO, DIGITAL,
<br /> ELECTRONIC, AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES OVER, ALONG, ACROSS AND
<br /> UPON THE PUBLIC' S STREETS, WAYS, ALLEYS, AND PLACES WITHIN THE
<br /> CITY OF EVERETT.
<br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
<br /> AS FOLLOWS:
<br /> Section 1 : Purpose. This Franchise shall constitute an
<br /> agreement between the City of Everett and Everett Cablevision,
<br /> Inc. , a Washington corporation, doing business as Viacom
<br /> Cablevision, (hereinafter the "Franchisee" ) . The Franchisee
<br /> promises to construct, maintain, and operate a Cable
<br /> Communications System for the distribution of television and
<br /> other electronic signals pursuant to the terms of this
<br /> Franchise. The City agrees to grant the Franchisee all
<br /> necessary rights and privileges to use public rights-of-way
<br /> necessary for a Cable Communications System. This agreement
<br /> shall , as of July 12, 1985, if previously accepted by the
<br /> Franchisee, supersede and replace all existing franchises
<br /> previously granted by the City of Everett to the Franchisee or
<br /> any of its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliated companies .
<br /> Section 2 : Duration of Franchise. The duration of this
<br /> Franchise shall be for a term of fifteen ( 15) years from July
<br /> 12, 1985, through ,midnight, July 11 , 2000.
<br /> Section 3 : Terms of the Franchise. This Franchise
<br /> granted to the Franchisee, shall not be deemed exclusive and
<br /> shall not in any manner prevent the City of Everett from
<br /> granting other franchises. The Franchisee agrees to all the
<br /> valid terms , conditions, requirements, obligations, and duties
<br /> as outlined in Ordinance No. 1138-85 dated May 22, 1985, of the
<br /> City of Everett (hereinafter "Cable Communications Regulatory
<br /> Ordinance" ) , and said Cable Communications Regulatory Ordinance
<br /> is hereby incorporated herein by this reference . Except for
<br /> sections 11 , 21 , 22, 23, 24, 26, 32 and 47, any rules and
<br /> regulations or amendments to the Cable Communications
<br /> Regulatory Ordinance hereafter adopted by the City shall not
<br /> substantially increase the burden or obligations of the
<br /> franchisee. All terms used in this Franchise Ordinance shall
<br /> have the same meaning as defined in the Cable Communications
<br /> Regulatory Ordinance .
<br /> Section 4 : Franchise Area . The franchise area shall be
<br /> the entire incorporated area of the City of Everett, in its
<br /> present incorporated form or in any later reorganized,
<br /> consolidated, enlarged, or re-incorporated form.
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