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City of University City, Missouri <br /> <br />Rules and Procedures for Rate Regulation/A(~irmation and Clarification oF <br />Ordinance No. 5272 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of University City issued an ori0inal cable television <br />franchise ~ich already contained certain local rules for the regulation of <br />subscriber rates in Article ilI~ Section 4. Rate Change Procedures~ and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Federal Communications Commission has subsequently issued rules <br />governing cable rate regulation, in accordance with the Cable Consumer Pr'otection <br />Act of 1792, which contain certain deadlines a. nd procedures that must be Followed <br />by all certified franchising authorities~ and <br /> <br />WHEREAS~ the City of University City filed certification to regulate cable <br />television rates and agreed to abide by all applicable Federal rules~ and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the allowable deadlines in the oriOinal local rules "Rate Change <br />Procedures" may be somewhat different than, but do not conflict with~ those in <br />the FCC rules, ~ld Franchising Authorities are not prohibited from reviewing any <br />records outlined in Article III, Section 4. which would allow the City to <br />determine the reasonableness of the proposed rates~ <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City of University City, intending to <br />regulate cable rates to the full extent allowed under Federal law, adopts these <br />local rules~ in accordance with all applicable FCC rules for rate regulation <br />(which are herein incorporated by reference as if Fully set out) in order to <br />clarify any ambiguities between the original Franchise Article III, Section 4. <br />procedures and the new Federal rules. <br /> <br />Local Rules ~er the Regulation of Cable Rates <br /> <br />I. General Provisions <br /> <br />1. The City has filed for and received certification From the Federal <br />Communications Con, mission to regulate tile same services regulated under Article <br />III? Section 4.a. of the original franchise: <br /> <br />(1) rates for the provision of all services to subscribers~ whether <br />residenEial or commercial, permissible under Federal law. <br />(2) rates for the connectionl installation and re-instatement (includind <br />converters) of all services, whether residential or commercial. <br />(3) rates for the instailation~ connection and reinstatement of all <br />services Where unusual circumstances exist such as remote or inaccessible <br />subscriber locations or subscriber requested underground service drops. <br /> <br /> Rates described in categories 2 and 3 aoove will be reviewed in conjunction <br />with the Hourly Service Charge mandated by the FCC rules. <br /> <br />2. The City Council, as Franchise Authority for the City of University City, <br />Missouri hereby delegates and authorizes the City Manager or his designer, on <br />behalf of the City Council, to review Filings, accept written comments From <br />interested parties~ and make recommendations to the City Council in regards to <br />all regulated rates for cable service. The City Manager of his designer shall <br /> <br /> <br />