184 Consent To Acquisition Of Cable FranchiseRESOLUTION NO.
Town of Yelm, Washington
CONSENT TO ACQUISITION OF CABLE FRANCHISE
THIS IS A RESOLUTION consenting to and acquiescing
in the acquisition of that certain cable television fran-
chise affecting such services and their provision within
the Town of Yelm, Washington.
WHEREAS Cable TV Puget Sound, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tribune Publishing Co., is franchised to
provide cable television services in the Town of Yelm; and
WHEREAS Televue Systems, Inc., d/b/a Viacom Cablevision
(hereinafter Viacom Cablevision) has acquired the aforesaid
Cable TV Puget Sound; and
WHEREAS Section 16 of the Franchise Ordinance, which
is Ordinance No. 251 (1981), provides that the said franchise
be personal to the original grantee and that the same shall
not be sold, transferred, leased, assigned, or otherwise dis-
posed of without the prior written consent of the Town; and
WHEREAS Viacom Cablevision has established its ability
to overate the said franchise and provide services thereunder
in a manner beneficial to the citizens of the Town of Yelm,
and desires the Town of Yelm therefore to approve the afore-
said acquisition of said television cable franchise; and
WHEREAS Viacom Cablevision has further demonstrated its
good faith and public spirit by agreeing to amend the stated
compensation to the Town of Yelm for the o~~eration of the
said cable franchise to provide for the payment of three per-
cent (3~) of gross receipts from basic cable service to cus-
tomers within the franchise area of the Town, exclusive of
bad debt and installation fees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of
the Town of Yelm hereby grants its approval to permit the
acquisition of Cable TV Puget Sound by Viacom Cablevision,
which will comply with and be bound by all applicable cable
television franchise obligations and rights.
PASSED this ~~~ day of fi 1987,
effective immediately.
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Hon. Ron Lawton, Mayor
Attest:
Town Clerk
Approved as to Form and
Substa .
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Town Attorney