HomeMy WebLinkAbout84-171 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 84-171
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING INTERIM MINIMUM
SYSTHM DESIGN AND CAPACITY STANDARDS FOR CABLE TELEVISION
SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
WHEREAS, the City Council of Ranch. Cucamonga is in the process of
developing a request for proposal to provide cable television service
throughout the entire City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City Ranch. Cuoamonga adopted by
reference the San Bernardin. County Code Section 42.0512 (Rights Reserved to
the County 'City') which grants the City authority to require additional or
greater standards of construction, operation, maintenance, or otherwise on
part of the licensee to reflect technical and economic changes occuring during
the term, and to enable the City and the licensee to take advantage of new
developments in the cable television industry so as to more effectively serve
the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Ranch. Cucamonga does hereby set the following system design and capacity
standards for the present cable operators within the City of Ranch. Cucamonga
to be effective for all residents and developments not presently being
provided with cable service until such time as their license agreements expire
or new standards are developed:
The Residential Network shall have a capacity of at
least fifty (50) channels plus FM to subscribers
(downstream), and four (4) channels plus data from
subscribers (upstream). All of this capacity shall
be activated initially.
An Institutional Network, with a capacity of at
least fifteen (15) channels downstream and fifteen
(15) channels upstream, with the ability to divide
any six (6) MHz channel into narrow-band subchannels
for data and voice transmission. Any Institutional
Network shall have the capability to accommodate a
broad range of services including, but not limited
to, alarm monitoring, energy management, utility
meter reading, teleoonferencing, point-to-point and
point-to-multipoint transmission, polling, and
interconnection to other communications networks.
Both the Residential and Institutional Network shall
have addressable capability, and also the means to
provide signal security for selected channels and
subchannels through such techniques as signal
scrambling or encryption.
d. The Residential Network shall have the capacity for
providing interactive home services.
e. The system configuration shall include satellite
earth station capacity to receive signals
simultaneously from all operating U. S. satellites
carrying at least six (6) cable programming
services.
f. A parental "lockout" device or digital code shall be
provided to requesting subscribers.
g. The capacity for an emergency audio override shall
be provided which permits designated City officials
to override all audio signals in the event of an
emergency.
Resolution No. 8~-171
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h. One character generator and associated interface
equipment shall be provided for authorized
municipal, education and community use.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 6th day of June, 1984.
AYES:
Wright, Buquet, Mikels, Dahl, King
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Beverl~A. A~thelet, City 8lerk