2002-27 ORDINANCE NO. 2002-27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BE'I'~NEEN THE
CITY AND COMMUNITY CABLE TELEVISION BY
EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT FROM APRIL 22, 2008 TO APRIL 23, 2009;
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Community Cable Television d/b/a Comcast Cablevision, a Wyoming
general partnership ("franchisee"), has a non-exclusive cable television franchise
agreement with the City;
WHEREAS, the subject franchise agreement with the City is scheduled to expire on
April 22, 2008;
WHEREAS, the City and the Franchisee have agreed to extend the term of the
Community franchise so that it expires on the same date as the "TCI" franchise as both
franchises are ultimately controlled by AT&T Comcast Corporation; and
WHEREAS, an extension of a cable television franchise requires adoption of an
ordinance by the City Commission;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Expiration Date.
The expiration date of the franchise described above is hereby extended from April
22, 2008 until April 23, 2009.
Section 2. Severability.
If any part, section, subsection, or other portion of this Ordinance or any application
thereof to any person or circumstance is declared void, unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason, such part, section, subsection, or other portion, or the prescribed application
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thereof, shall be severable, and the remaining provisions of this Ordinance, and all
applications thereof not having been declared void, unconstitutional or invalid, shall remain
in full force and effect. The City declares that no invalid or prescribed prevision or
application was an inducement to the enactment of this Ordinance, and that it would have
enacted this Ordinance regardless of the invalid or prescribed prevision or application.
Section 3. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Berger, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Cohen and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg
Mayor Jeffrey M. Pertow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this lStday of October, 2002.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this lStday of October, 2002.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 12th day of November, 2002.
J~r~F-'~REY ~. PERLOW, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY