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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
April 22,1970
Light and Power Committee Meeting
Committee:Chairman Tregent;Trustees Petrocine and Brownfield
Attending:Chairman Tregent;Trustees Petrocine and Brownfield
Also Attending:Superintendent Sweetland,Office Manager Duncan,
Town Administrator Hill,Assistant Superintendent
Dekker,Mr.Robert Smith from Colorado Cable TV
Co.and his attorney,Mr.Ginsburg
COLORADO CABLE TV CO.REQUEST FOR FRANCHISE:
Town Administrator Hill read the Colorado Cable TV Co.proposal for a
twenty (20)year franchise on a non-exclusive basis for which they will
pay a sum equal to three (3)7,of its annual gross revenues derived from
the monthly recurring service charges within the Town.
In addition to the proposal,Mr.Smith and Mr.Ginsburg consented to the
following conditions and changes:
1.Maintain streets indefinitely where patches have been made as
a result of cable burial.
2.Provide a performance bond in an amount acceptable to the Town
Board.
3.Install cable and system during the off season starting about
September 15.
4.Provide a local technician with the ability to handle program
ming and give assistance to customer problems.
5.Refrain from competing with local TV sales or repair businesses.
6.Strike the seven year restriction from Section 2.
7.Agreed that they would “talk”about increasing the amount of
the franchise tax.
8.Provide an extension policy for outlying areas.
If the decision of the Town Board is favorable,the applicant will sub
mit a request in regard to the Town’s condemnations of rights-of-way.
There being no further business,the meeting adjourned.
Da.Administrator