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RESOLUTION REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS
IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, Title 47 CFR, Part 76, Section 76.309 has been amended to grant cable franchising
authorities the right to enforce customer service standards for cable television service;
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights ('City') has thc authority to enforce and administer the cable
communications franchise of the City;
WHEREAS, the City desires to enforce customer service standards found in Section 76.309;
WHEREAS, Section 76.309 permits the City and the cable operator to agree to customer service
requirements which exceed the standards set forth in Section 76.309;
WHEREAS, the City and the cable operator have agreed to a Cable Communications Franchise
Ordinance which may contain customer service requirements which exceed standards set forth in Section 76.309;
and,
WHEREAS, the cable operator has agreed to comply with all existing ordinances of the City, and such
ordinances may contain customer service requirements which exceed the standards set forth in Section 76.309.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Columbia Heights that it will enforce the
customer service standards set forth in Section 76.309.
FURTHER, that the City will enforce any customer service requirements currently existing in the
Cable Communications Franchise Ordinances of the City that exceed the standards set forth in Section 76.309.
FURTHER, that the City will enforce any customer service requirements currently or hereafter
existing in the ordinances of the City in any case in which said ordinances exceed the standards set forth in
Section 76.309.
FURTHER, that staff is directed to provide Group W Cable of Columbia Heights/Hilltop d/b/a
Meredith Cable, ninety (90) days written notice of its intent to enforce the above-referenced standards.
Passed this 26th day of JUI. Y , 1993.
Offered by: Nawrocki
Seconded by: Ruet t i mann
Roll call: A 1 ! a ye s