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'e e ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 98-..zzn.o AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE GRANT OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO TELE- VUE SYSTEMS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO CONTINUE OPERATION OF THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE, AND FRANCHISE TO ERECT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE GRANTING OF TinS FRANCHISE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, on January 9. 1980, the City of La Porte, Texas (the "City") passed and approved Ordinance No. 1775 granting a cable television franchise (the "Franchise") to Kip-Lee CATV, Inc. ("Kip-Lee"); and WHEREAS, on March 14, 1988, the City passed and approved Ordinance No. 1175-A consenting to the transfer of the Franchise from Kip-Lee to Prime Cable of Ft. Bend, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Prime"); and WHEREAS, on March 18, 1996, the City passed and approved Ordinance No. 96-2095 consenting to the transfer of the Franchise from Prime to Tele-Vue Systems, Inc., a Washington corporation ("Grantee"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, and Section 4 of the Franchise, Grantee has requested that the City renew the Franchise; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of the City of La Porte has concluded full and open public hearings during which it has identified the future cable related community needs and interests and has reviewed the performance of Grantee under the Franchise, and during which it has also reviewed the adequacy of the ordinance granting the Franchise; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has found that Grantee has substantially complied with the material terms of the Franchise and with applicable law; that the quality of Grantee's service, including signal quality, response to consumer complaints and billing practices, has been reasonable in light of community needs; and that Grantee has the financial, legal and technical ability to provide those services, and facilities and equipment necessary to meet the future cable related community needs and interests. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the City of La Porte-Tele-Vue Cable Television Franchise Ordinance. 1