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RESOLUTION NUMBER 97-5150
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING NO OBJECTION TO A BASIC SERVICE
TIER RATE INCREASE REQUESTED BY COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC.,
d/b/a TCI OF KANSAS, INC., AND EXPRESSING NO OBJECTION TO THE
PRESCRIBED INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT COLLECTED FROM EACH BASIC
CABLE SERVICE SUBSCRIBER FOR PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND
GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS SUPPORT.
WHEREAS, under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act ("1992 Cable Act") , the City's involvement in cable rate review
is limited to the Basic Service Tier ("BST").
WHEREAS, on March 1, 1997, Communication Services, Inc., ("CSI")
d/b/a TCI of Kansas, Inc. ("TCI") filed with the City of Salina its request for
a BST rate increase effective June 1, 1997, as follows:
Basic Service: Current $ 9.24
Proposed $10.06
Difference + 8.9%
WHEREAS, TCI has elected to pursue the annual adjustment
methodology authorized in Federal Communications Commission Order FCC
95-397 ("FCC Order 95-397).
WHEREAS, by electing to pursue the annual adjustment methodology
allowed under FCC Order 95-397, TCI was required to file its BST rate
adjustment request 90 days prior to the effective date of the proposed
changes, and may implement the proposed rate changes unless the franchising
authority (the City) rejects the proposed rate as unreasonable.
WHEREAS, pursuant to paragraph 5.4 of City of Salina Ordinance
Number 92-9492, (the "Franchise Ordinance") and the March 5, 1992 Agreement
between Community Access Television of Salina, Inc. ("CATS") and CSI (the
"CATS/CSI Agreement"), the $.65 per month currently collected by CSI and
passed through to CATS in support of public, educational, and governmental
("PEG") access (the "PEG Pass-through") is intended to increase by the same
percentage as any increase in the BST rate.
SO NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of
the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. In reliance upon the representations made by TCI in its
rate adjustment request, the governing body expresses no objection to TCI's
Basic Service Tier rate increase to $10.06 proposed to be effective June 1,
1997.
Section 2. The Governing Body expresses no objection to the
adjustment of the PEG Pass-through shall be adjusted $ .05 from the current
amount of $.65 per month to $.70 per month effective June 1, 1997.
Section 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners and signed by the Mayor
this 21st day of April, 1997.
( SEAL)
ATTEST:
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D. Ong, CMC City Clerk
Kristin M. geaton, Mayor