Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 3 Application for Franchise

Any person desiring a Cable System Franchise shall file an application with the Grantor. A reasonable nonrefundable application fee will be established by the Grantor. The application fee shall accompany the application to cover all costs associated with processing and reviewing the application, including without limitation, costs of administrative review, financial, legal and technical evaluation of the applicant, consultants (including technical and legal experts and all costs incurred by such experts), notice and publication requirements with respect to the consideration of the application and document preparation expenses. If such costs exceed the application fee, the selected applicant(s) shall pay the difference to the City within thirty (30) days following receipt of an itemized statement of such costs.

(§ 1, Ord. 1054-98 C-M, eff. July 9, 1998)

An application for a Franchise for a Cable System shall contain:

(a) A description of the proposed Franchise and Service Area;

(b) Resume of prior history of applicant, including the expertise of applicant in the cable television field;

(c) List of partners, general and limited, and their ownership interests, of the applicant, if a partnership, or the percentage of stock owned or controlled by each shareholder or member, if a corporation or limited liability company;

(d) Identity of officers, directors and managing employees of applicant, together with a description of the background of each such person;

(e) The names and addresses of any parent or subsidiary of applicant or any other business entity owning or controlling applicant in whole or in part, or owned or controlled in whole or in part by applicant;

(f) An audited current financial statement of applicant verified or otherwise certified to be true by applicant’s management;

(g) Proposed construction and service schedule; and

(h) Any reasonable additional information that the Grantor deems applicable.

(§ 1, Ord. 1054-98 C-M, eff. July 9, 1998)

(a) Upon receipt of any application for a Franchise, the City Manager shall prepare a report and make a recommendation respecting such application to the City Council.

(b) A public hearing shall be set prior to approval of any proposed Franchise Agreement. Within thirty (30) days after the close of the hearing, the Grantor shall make a decision based upon the evidence received at the hearing as to whether or not the Franchise(s) should be granted, and if granted, subject to what conditions. The Council may grant one or more Franchises, or may decline to grant any Franchise Agreements.

(§ 1, Ord. 1054-98 C-M, eff. July 9, 1998)