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PASSED by th asco City Council and appro ed by its Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 1561
A RESOLUTION approving the City of Pasco's CATV Plan.
WHEREAS, the Citizens Advisory Committee on cable television
has recommended to the City Council a proposed CATV Plan that not
only meets the needs and desires of the City and potential sub-
scribers to a cable communications system, but provides fairness
to the current City cable television franchisee, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
The cable communications plan submitted to the City Council
by the Citizens Advisory Committee is hereby approved.
A copy of the approved CATV Plan is attached to this resolu-
tion and is by reference a part of the resolution.
CITY OF PASCO
CATV PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CATV PLAN, PASCO, WASHINGTON
PAGE
INTRODUCTION 1
II DESIRED SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE 1
REQUIREMENTS
III SYSTEMS SERVICES 2
IV LOCAL ORIGINATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS 7
FACILITIES AND SUPPORT
V RATES AND CHARGES 11
VI SYSTEM COMPONENTS 13
VII. SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION 16
VIII TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE 17
TESTING
IX WAIVER CLAUSE 23
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CITY OF PASCO
CATV PLAN
INTRODUCTION
The current franchise agreement with the Columbia Television
Company expired on December 10, 1982, and was extended by
Council Resolution to no longer than July 31, 1983 The
City Intends to grant a new CATV franchise for a period of
fifteen (15) years so as to provide for a state-of-the-art
cable communications system
This CATV Plan contains information and instructions about
the conditions and provisions on the construction, design,
operation and maintenance of the cable communications system ) and specifies the provisions which will be binding on the
Grantee
The new Franchise Agreement sets forth the City's minimum
requirements for the award of a CATV franchise It is the
City's belief that the potential of broadband communications
could have a large and important impact on the quality of
life in the City, and that while cable franchising is part
of the City's duly authorized regulatory process, the interests
of the public will be best served through mutually beneficial
arrangements between the Grantee and the City Micro Cable
Communications d/b/a Columbia Television shall pay the actual
franchising expenses to be determined by the City Manager based
on a billing showing the actual expenses to the City
Provisions for awarding a fifteen (15) year non-exclusive
franchise to construct and operate a cable television system
in the City of Pasco and setting forth minimum conditions
accompanying the grant of the franchise are contained in the
documents attached herewith The provisions in these documents
reflect the City's regulatory policies
The franchise agreement will incorporate this CATV Plan by
reference
II DESIRED SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
The City is establishing a significant number of performance
requirements (Sections 1 through 6) so that the Grantee has
a clear and complete understanding of the City's needs and
desires regarding cable communications services
The City fully expects timely delivery of those services specified
in Sections 1 through 6 Grantee must agree to support any
waiver required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
for any voluntary offer of services or technical standards
that may exceed FCC requirements
The City seeks a modern, efficient and cost-effective system
which will provide high-quality, state-of-the-art technology
and which will deliver a variety of communication services
The City seeks from Grantee a commitment to improve and upgrade
the system as need be to keep pace with state-of-the-art
CATV technology
The City's interest in cable television is predicated upon
the belief that cable offers more than a variety of entertain-
ment, but also offers a total communications network which
will open to the City's residents a maximum of opportunities
for access to information, education, energy conservation,
and such other benefits as are made possible by an advancing
communications technology
It is the purpose of this CATV Plan to obtain for the City
a system which will provide optimum serviceability, penetration,
and economic sufficiency to support a wide range of commercial
and public programming facilities and communications services
III SYSTEMS SERVICES
A Residential Service The Grantee shall provide entertain-
ment services to maximize subscriber penetration
Entertainment Services
(1) Off-Air T V Broadcast Stations The Grantee,
as part of its basic services, shall carry regional
T V stations These stations shall be carried
in their entirety, as reasonably available, and
shall include the following
CHEK (CBC CH6) Victoria, B C
KCTS (PBS CH9) Seattle
KSTW (IND CH11) Tacoma
KWSU (PBS CH10) Pullman
KEPR (CBS CH19) Pasco
KNDU (NBC CH25) Richland
KVEW (ABC CH42) Kennewick
The Spokane stations may be carried if a subscriber
survey reflects a majority interest in carrying
these stations
(2) Super Stations Thek Grantee shall provide, on
the basis of subscriber interest, the transmission
of "super stations" when available and permitted
by FCC Rules and Regulations The stations may
include, but not be limited to
(a) WTBS, Atlanta, Georgia
(b) WGN-TV, Chicago, Illinois
(c) WOR-TV, New York, New York
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(3) Satellite Video Services The Grantee shall provide
a wide variety of programming via satellite receptioll
according to subscriber interest, that may include but not
be limited to the following programs, as available
(a) General and Special Interest
Talking Books for the Blind
The Silent Network
TeleFrance USA
Spanish International Network
Black Entertainment Television Network
Alpha Repertory Television Service
English Channel
Warner's Music T V
Cinemerica
American Educational Network
Modern Satellite Network
Satellite Program Network
The Health Channel
Appalachian Community Service Network
Public Service Satellite Consortium
The Womens Channel/BETA/Daytime
UTV Cable Network
The Cable Magazine Channel
The Shoppers Channel
(b) Childrens Programming
Calliope
Nickelodeon
Kidvid Network
Multicultural T V
(c) Religious Programming
Christian Broadcasting Network
PTL Satellite Network
Eternal Work Television Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
(d) News/Sports/Public Affairs
National Newswire Service (e g AP, UP, etc )
Cable News Network or Satellite News Channel
Cable News Network II or Satellite News Channel II
AP Financial/Sports News
The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
The Weather Channel
USA Network
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network
(4) Local'Origination and Access
Public Access
Religious Access
Leased Access
Local Government Access
Primary/Secondary Education Access
Higher Education Access
(5) Automated Programming Thek Grantee shall provide
a variety of automated service and information programming
that may include but not be limited to
Channel Guide
Community Bulletin Board
Weather/Time
Consumer Guide
(6) Premium Services The Grantee shall make available,
on the basis of subscriber interest, optional premium
entertainment services These services shall have
Parental Control Devices, when requested by the
subscriber, to prevent unauthorized viewing and only
programming acceptable to community standards shall
be cablecast The Grantee shall charge the subscriber
no more than its actual cost for the Parental Control
Device The premium services should include but
not be limited to the following, or equivalent,
prograumang
Home Box Office
Showtime
The Movie Channel
Home Theater Network
Rockefeller Center T V
The Disney Channel
(7) Audio Services Local FM radio signals are to
be received at the headend, individually processed
and frequency-offset 200 KHz above their off-air
assignments for cable transmission as part of the
basic cable communication systems Also to be
provided are other audio services, such as
WFMT, Chicago Music Station
JISAL Audio Network
NCN "Family Radio"
Satori Network
Enhanced Audio for Premium Service Channels
Spectrum
(8) Channel Programming Shared channel programming
should be scheduled so that a particular channel
presents programming similar in theme
The Grantee shall coordinate with local media to
see that a comprehensive program guide is available
to subscribers In the event the media does not
make such guide available, Grantee will make every
reasonable effort to provide guides through convenient
commercial outlets, such as supermarkets
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C Audio and Video Emergency Override The Grantee shall
design and construct the cable communications system to
provide for a restricted audio and video override of all
video channels during emergencies, with activation to
be placed under the control of City or civil defense officials
The capability for both audio and video override will
make the system useful for the blind and hearing impaired
The system shall have an alert tone that activates an
automatic alarm device to alert those that do not have
the television on, at subscriber cost (based on time and
material)
The design of the Emergency Alert System is to be submitted
to the Grantor for approval prior to construction
Interactive Services The City of Pasco wishes to benefit,
if practicable, from recent and future advances in interactive
residential services The Grantee shall make a reasonable
effort to develop areas of cooperative interest with institu-
tional/educational facilities so as to provide interactive
services to the home and to provide security services,
1 e , burglar, fire, assault and medical alert system for
residences, institutions and businesses The Grantee,
also, shall expeditiously proceed to provide such services
when the City Council so directs, however, the Council
shall normally not so direct until proved economically
feasible in other systems of like size and description.
Play Cable, or a similar service, shall be provided when
proven economically feasible in other systems of comparable
description, or game channel or other similar service
Energy management services shall be provided when proven
economically feasible in other systems of comparable descrip-
tion
Electronic Interactive Banking Services shall be provided
when proven economically feasible in other systems of
comparable description
These additional services are considered discretional
services, and rates other than those for Basic and Premium
services shall be developed by the Grantee, which rates
shall be fair and reasonable for the service provided.
Institutional Network and Services The City considers
the provision of an institutional subscriber network desirable
for the total communications needs of the community
This system, when mandated by the City, should interconnect,
throughout the franchise period as a minimum all schools,
medical facilities, fire and police stations, library
and other principal municipal and public buildings and
facilities The system shall be designed to provide
both private and public sectors, with a broadband cable
resource capable of serving their message, data, and image
communications requirements now and throughout the franchise
period
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The headend shall provide Interconnect, processing and
switching facilities to establish a broad-based communication
facility designed for flexibility and future expansion
The first outlet and converter in all public buildings
will be provided, installed and serviced at no cost, as
requested by the City Additional outlets and converters
will be provided for standard fees
Institutional services shall include, but not be limited to
- Bi-directional Data Transmission The data
transmission service shall provide high, medium,
and low speed bi-directional (full duplex) data
transmission to allow selection of transmission
time and speeds
- Facsimile Transmission Servies The ,Grantee
shall provide subscribers a selection of facsimile
transmission services, including electronic mall
and file retrieval systems The service Is
to offer advantages to organizations that retain
large volumes of records or have much paperwork,
such as instant multi-location message delivery
by terminal display or hard copy, selected external
documents via interconnections and instant document
retrieval from centralized internal files
This is a specialized service not likely to be
widely utilized in the Pasco area Because
of its specialized nature, this service is to
be provided on an "as needed" basis and costed
on a "per case" basis
- Teleconferencing The City of Pasco wishes
to have teleconferencing available, on a case
by case full costing basis, to businesses and
public institutions such as but not limited
to banks, retail chains, schools, and fire
and police departments
- Marketing The Grantee is expected to produce
a progressive and responsive institutional program
to maximize community benefit therefrom Emphasis
should be placed on the following aspects
(1) Needs assessment
(2) Subscriber education
(3) Trials/tests and experience
(4) Activation of service
- Security Systems When economically feasible,
the Grantee shall provide high standard, reliable,
security services to public and private institutions.
The services shall Include fire, smoke, intrusion
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and medical alarms for commercial businesses,
large warehouses and manufacturing firms, banks,
public schools, and retail chains
Benefits of this service shall Include back-
up systems to lessen the risk of system failure,
manual as well as automatic (polled) alarm activation,
centralized computer storage of fire, security
and medical data for each subscriber, and continuous
computerized alarm monitoring on a polling basis
F Agreements The Grantee may at its discretion provide
a comprehensive service agreement for use in establishing
subscriber service This agreement should, as a minimum,
include the following
(1) Grantee's procedure for investigation and resolution
of subscriber service complaints
(2) Services to be provided and rates for such services
(3) Billing procedures
(4) Service termination procedure
(5) Change in service notifications
(6) Liability specifications
(7) Converter/subscriber terminal equipment policy
(8) Breach of agreement specifications
IV LOCAL ORIGINATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS FACILITIES AND SUPPORT
A Local Origination and Access Facilities The Grantee
shall, as a minimum, provide and maintain on a permanent
basis a local origination and access studio van Prograimaing
capability shall Include live cablecasting from a remote
location transmitted to the headend via microwave or cable
from the mobile production van, video taped at a remote
location by a responsible organization and video taped
elsewhere and sponsored by a local person or organization
The van and studio shall allow the production of simple
or elaborate community access programs The van shall
be equipped with lower broadcast, higher industrial grade
equipment The equipment shall include all equipment
typically found in a video production studio plus a film
chain, captioning equipment, editing system, and colorized
character generator with typewriter keyboard All equipment
quality, quantity and capability should be such that a
well balanced and logical video/audio production strategy
can be maintained throughout the franchise period Grantee
may optionally provide the studio separate from the van
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The Grantee shall provide a studio and facilities that
include the following equipment or other equipment of
equivalent quality and capability
REQUIRED LOCAL ORIGINATION EQUIPMENT
Camara
2 FP21 Hitachi/Zoom
OP 21 Camera Control Unit
2 KY1900 JVC
2 T-6 Tripod (ITE)
2 Pan & Tilt Head
Editing and Tape Decks
1 JVC Editing System
including CP-5500 U 1/2"
CP-8200 U 3/4"
Rm88
1 JVC CR6060 3/4"
1 Sony SLP 305 (Beta 1/2")
2 Sony Porta Pak
1 JVC BP 5300 U (VHS 1/2")
Switching and Effects
1 WJ 4600 B Spec Eff SW
1 WJ 225R (Pan) Routing Switcher 12 x 1
1 WJ 220R (Pan) Routing Switcher 6 x 1
1 Knox KS 50 Char Gen
Processing
1 T 120 Microtime
1 P50 Proc Amp (3M)
Test Equipment
1 VideoTek Waveform
1 VideoTek Vectorscope
Monitors
1 13" Color (Pan) CT-110M
1 pr 8" Color (Pan)
2 set 5203 B 5" x 3 B&W (Pan)
Audio
1 Shure Mixer-PreAmp
1 6 x 4 Audio Console
4 635 EV Mike
4 Mike Stand
2 Lapel Mike
-8
Lights
2 4 Lamp Portable
Film Chain
1 Buhl Film Chain
Miscellaneous
Cords
Cables
Intercom
Headsets
Batteries
4 Video D A
1 Audio D A
Van
1 Modulator
1 Demodulator
I set Microwave
Promotion of Local Origination/Access Programming.
The Grantee's staff shall work to develop public interest
in access productions Grantee shall train and assist
community programmers, schedule and air all local programming,
and work with community groups to build strong local
audience support and ascertain special interests for
new programming
Grantee shall provide time by its staff, upon reasonable
notice, for training in the use of the portable video
equipment This training shall at a minimum be routinely
available at the Local Origination and Access studio
and Pasco public elementary schools, and junior and senior
high schools Grantee may group potential users of
said equipment into training classes for efficient use
of Grantee's and user's time
B Access Equipment Usage
(1) Porta Pak Equipment The Grantee shall make the
Porta Pak equipment available on a free rental basis
to Pasco responsible organizations provided the following
conditions are met
(a) Grantee may charge a reasonable deposit for
the safe return of Porta-Pak equipment
(b) The user shall be responsible to the Grantee
for any loss of or damage to said equipment
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(c) Said Porta-Pak shall be available to Pasco responsible
organizations on a "check-out" basis, and Grantee shall
be given reasonable notice by an organization which
wishes to use said equipment
(d) Organizations may use the Porta-Pak for a reasonable
period of time, not more frequently than is reasonable,
all as determined by Grantee
(e) Grantee may deny use of said Porta-Pak to any
organization or individual who, in the judgement of
Grantee, is not competent in the care or use of said
equipment
(f) Grantee shall hold the City harmless from any damages
resulting from the use of Local Origination and Access
Studio and portable equipment, except when such is
being used by City employees in City authorized
production efforts
(2) Local Access/Local Origination Studio Van Subject to
reasonable regulations to be provided by the grantee and
approved by the City, upon reasonable notice froia
responsible organization, the Grantee shall make the studio
van available at the appropriate site for cablecasting the
program or event giving rise to the request, provided
however, such studio van and the equipment therein shall be
under the direct supervision, control and maintenance of the
Grantee's personnel
Access Channels The City of Pasco specifies, as a minimum, the
following selection of dedicated and leased access channels to be
made available when a 54 channel capability is reached There
is no intent to limit the power of the Grantee to provide
dedicated or leased access channels for use by institutional,
commercial, municipal, or individual users The list of access
services shall include, but not be limited to
(1) Public Access
(2) Regligious Access
(3) Leased Access
(4) Local Government Access
(5) Primary/Secondary Education Access
(6) Higher Education Access
Any or all of the above services may be provided on the same
channel, however, additional local access channels shall be
activated when the above access services result in the assigned
channels being in use eighty percent (80%) of the weekdays
(Monday through Friday) for eighty percent (80%) of the time
during any consecutive three (3) hour period for six (6)
consecutive weeks
D Access Facilities and Channels Operating Rules Access rules
are to be provided by the Grantee and, as a minimum, Grantee
shall address the following topics
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(1) Access Scheduling These rules shall cover such topics
as Priority of users (1 e , first time users vs
regular users), priority of prime time usage, scheduling
of subject matter for balanced programming, requests
for off-hours, studio usage, check-out policy, etc
Access scheduling shall normally be on a first come,
first served basis
(2) Advertising Rules governing advertising to promote
the sale of goods and services, including commercial
businesses, public entities, garage sales, candidate
campaigning, etc
(3) Lotteries Rules governing the use of the access
channel for conducting lotteries, games of chance,
betting, etc. The rules shall comply with the State
Laws of Washington
(4) Program Subject Matter Rules regulating the use
of the access studio and equipment for producing or
cablecasting Indecent or obscene materials, review
of material policy, etc
(5) Training These rules shall cover such topics as
requirements to prove qualification and ability to
use access equipment (i e , classes and testing),
responsibility of theft, damage or loss of equipment,
use of facilities by minors, etc
(6) Leased Access Rules for leased access will provide
for non-discriminatory access, and largely in accordance
with the general operating considerations/rules addressed
in subparagraphs 1 through 5 immediately above
(7) Local Access/Local Origination Studio Van These
rules shall cover topics such as reasonable notice,
length of availability, appropriate programs and events
for use of the studio van, and other matters relating
to the use and access to such equipment
V RATES AND CHARGES
Detailed below are the basic rates and charges to be made against
subscribers and customers for the different levels of service,
as specified
Charges shown in parentheses may be waived under certain conditions
The rates shown as effective July 1, 1984, are to be guaranteed
for eighteen (18) months from the date of implementation
A Basic Service Basic service is the reception of all
cable channels on one outlet excepting premium services
Basic installation is the extension (drop) of the cable
system from the plant outside the home (pole or pedestal)
into the house, and the connection of the primary television
set to this cable
The Grantee shall offer free basic installation to all
residential subscribers during the first sixty (60) days
service is available to a subdivision
The following rates shall be effective when Grantee activates
and programs a minimum of twenty-four (24) channels
This shall occur on July 1, 1983, or before
(1) Basic Residential Service
Service
First Outlet
Additional Outlet
Relocation
Reconnection
Standard Converter
Cordless Remote Converter
Parental Control Device
(2) Commercial Service
Rates shall be set by Grantee which shall be fair
and reasonable for the service to be provided
(3) FM
Basic F M Service as prescribed in the City's CATV
Plan will be available on all basic cable outlets
at no additional charge
(4) Other Charges
Underground Installation Standard Plus $20 00
(Underground Installation
when trench is provided)
Converter Deposit
Standard (no additional
charge)
None, subscribers with
a history of converter
damage may be charged
a $50 deposit, subject
to deduction therefrom
for damages
The following rates shall be effective when Grantee activates
a 54 channel two-way plant and programs a minimum of 36
channels This shall occur on July 1, 1984, or before
(1) Basic Residential Service
Service Monthly
Charge
$ 10 00
5 00
Installation
Charge
$ 29.95
9 95
First Outlet
Additional Outlet
Monthly Installation
Charge Charge
$ 8 75 ($ 29 95)
4 00 ( 9 95)
-0- ( 9 95)
-0- ( 9.95)
-0- -0-
2 50 -0-
-0- (No more than Grantee's
actual equipmenttost)
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(2) Commercial,_F.N.,and Other
Cr, Kates snaiI—be—setz-by Grantee which shall be fair
and,re --asonable for the 7 seryice to be,provided
Installation of drops of over 150 feet in length may be
charged at a maximum of $29 95 plus the cost of drop materials
beyond 150 feet for aerial installation Underground
drops of over 150 feet at $59 95 plus time and materials
for that portion beyond 150 feet Installation cost
estimates shall be provided in writing to potential subscribers
prior to installation where drops exceed 150 feet
E All City, State, and Federal Taxes shall be levied upon
gross revenue The City Utility Tax or franchise tax
and copyright tax, are an addition to the rates set forth
above and may be shown as separate items on the subscriber
bills
VI SYSTEM COMPONENTS
A Headend/Offices The headend, where all signals are
received, processed and distributed, shall be in a location(s)
to optimize off-air TV reception, satellite reception
and FM Radio and microwave reception A centralized
location within the service area will facilitate a multiple
trunk cable plant layout The antenna tower, earth station,
origination studio, electronic processing and switching
equipment, and customer service office, should be at a
single location, if practicable, to allow efficient operation
and maintenance
B Earth Stations The Earth Station shall provide the
capability for reception of at least three satellites,
and may consist of
(1) A single antenna with multiple satellite reception
capability, or
(2) Multiple antennas, each with single satellite reception
capability, or
(3) A combination of the above
The single dish antennas shall be a minimum of 5 meters
diameter, dual polarized feed, high performance units
designed for potential interference reduction from any
nearby terrestrial microwave band The antennas shall
be Scientific Atlanta (SA) 8008LS or of equivalent quality
and capability
The low noise amplifiers shall be capable of excellent
system noise temperature and signal to noise performance
The dedicated receivers may be single channel units.
Frequency agile units with threshold extension demodulation
are to be provided as hot standby backups for the dedicated
units
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The earth station system shall meet or exceed the following
parameters
(1)
(2)
(3)
L N A Noise Temperature
System G/T
Video Signal/Noise
100 deg K
24 dB/deg K
52 dB
(CCIR weighted)
(4) Video output level at 1 Volt Peak to Peak
75 ohms
(5) Video Bandwidth ± 0 5 dB (10 Hz - 4 2 MHz)
(6) Differential Phase - deg
(7) Differential Gain 1- 0 25 dB
(8) Line Time Waveform 1% Tilt
Distortion
(9) Field Time Waveform 1% Tilt
Distortion
(10) Audio Output Level 0 dBm
(11) Audio Signal/Norse 55 dB
(30 Hz-15 KHz unweighted)
(12) Audio Frequency Response ± 0 5 dB (30 Hz - 15 KHz)
(13) Total Harmonic Distortion 1%
• VHF/UHF/FM The Grantee shall provide individual antennas
for each station received from a different transmit location.
An Omni-directional, high gain antenna is acceptable for
FM radio reception All FM signals carried by the system
shall be individually processed Levels should be Independ-
ently controlled and maintained between 0 and -16 dBmV,
and adjacent channel levels should differ by no more than
6 dB as measured at the subscriber receiver
D Antennas and Antenna Towers All antennas shall be designed
and engineered for temperature extremes, and wind and
ice loading The towers shall be designed in accordance
with the structural standards for Steel Antenna Towers
and Antenna Supporting Structures, E I A Standard RS-222C,
theAISC Manual of Steel Construction andACI Reinforced
Concrete Codes, where applicable
• Electronic Equipment The processors, demodulators and
modulators shall be fully modular and all solid state
This equipment shall be state-of-the-art utilizing such
options as automatic switching, signal phase locking,
DC power operation, etc
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VII SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION.
A Construction Specifications Signal surveys such as
computed radio interference, microwave interference, and
signal strength studies, and also on-site measurements
of TV, AM and FM off-air signal reception surveys, are
to be used to verify the suitability of headend and earth
station location sites
The system, as a minimum, shall meet all applicable construction,
safety and operational standards of use pursuant to the
following
(1) Federal Communications Commission
(2) National Bureau of Standards
(3) National Electric Safety Code
(4) National Electric Code
(5) State of Washington
(6) City of Pasco Building Standards
(7) NCTA/CATV Cable Construction Manual, 1980 3rd Ed
Construction Schedule The Grantee shall adhere to an
expeditious construction schedule but must, as a minimum,
activate and program 24 channel service by July 1, 1983,
and shall have total completion of a 54 channel capability
of which a 36 channel system shall be activated by
July 1, 1984
Subject to Subsection (5) below, Grantor may, at its sole
option, apply any of the following penalties in connection
with delays in system construction Prior to Grantee
imposing any of the following penalties, Grantor shall
notify Grantee in writing within thirty (30) days of Grantor's
discovery of the violation alleged and of the penalty to
be imposed.
(1) Impose penalty of up to $500 00 a day for each day
in excess of sixty (60) days that any major facility
proposed by applicant is not completed or activated
as scheduled For the purpose of this section,
major facilities shall Include completion of physical
plant, signal processing headend, satellite earth
stations, microwave interconnects, and community access/
origination van
(2) Forfeiture of performance bond for delays exceeding
four (4) months
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The performance specifications for all headend equipment
shall meet or exceed FCC Part 76 605 for all Class I
and Class II signals
The system shall have the capabilities for multiple inputs
to the alphanumeric news and weather channels, such as
the Associated Press News Wire, NYSE Wire, NOAA, and local
weather sensors The output channels shall consist of,
but not be limited to, the A P National News, A P Local/
Regional News, A P Sports/Financial News, and Local weather
conditions
The system should be designed and constructed with expansion
capability of up to a 440 MHz with a minimum of alterations,
time, and expense
• Standby Power Emergency generators shall be equipped
with extended period propane gas or natural gas supply
to provide standby power for the earth station and headend.
Each of the generators shall be equipped with an automatic
load transfer switch to provide uninterrupted power.
The distribution system shall have a battery backup standby
power unit to be used at all distribution system power
stations where critical circuits are provided
All sensitive volatile memory computer equipment shall
be supplied by uninterruptible battery power supply systems.
G Distribution Cable The trunk and distribution cable
shall be Aluminum Coaxial Cable with copper clad center
conductor,uniacketed for aerial applications and flooded
jacketed cable, plus conduit where advisable, for all
underground use
H Drop Cable Cables used for aerial drops, from the tap
to the ground block and from the ground block to the TV
set shall have copper clad center conductor, expanded
Polyethylene dielectric, bonded and laminated aluminum-
polypropylene tape, aluminum braid, and PVC jacket, or
better
Aerial drops shall have mechanical support (e g messenger
cable) to the cable for resistance to ice loading, and
signal ingress or radiation Underground drop cable
shall have a solid polyethylene dielectric, flooding compound
between the jacket and aluminum shield and a polyethylene
jacket, or better
Connectors On all aluminum sheathed cable, Grantee
shall provide Integral sleeved connectors with high R F I
integrity, freedom from cold flow, corrosion resistance
and moisture seal
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(3) Termination of the franchise for delays exceeding
six (6) months.
(4) No penalty shall be imposed without a hearing before
the City Council No penalty shall be imposed for
delays where the result or causes are beyond the control
and without fault or negligence of the Grantee as
determined by Grantor Grantee shall be entitled
to an extension of time if construction is suspended
or delayed by Grantor or where unusual weather, acts
of God, extraordinary acts of third parties or other
circumstances delay progress which are beyond the
control of Grantee, provided that Grantee is not at
fault, and is not negligent under the terms of the
franchise ordinance
Delays in obtaining pole attachments shall not delay
commencement of underground construction The degree
of fault and/or negligence, and extension of time
allowed shall be reasonably determined by Grantor
The extension of time in any case shall not be less
than the actual no fault/negligence delay experienced
by Grantee To the extent practicable, the City
will assist the Grantee in resolving any difficulties
in obtaining pole attachment permits and to the extent
possible Grantor shall allow Grantee to use utility
easements.
System Extension Shall be as set forth in Section 7 4
of Ordinance No 2428
VIII TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE TESTING
A The Grantee shall comply with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations, Part 76, Sub-Part K
(Technical Standards) However, to accommodate interactive
and other state-of-the-art services, augmentation of FCC
Standards, as presented in the specifications herein,
are considered necessary To meet system design objectives,
the following referenced specifications will also apply,
unless exception is agreed upon between the City and the
Grantee
(1) Applicable City, County and State and National/Federal
Codes and Ordinances
(2) Applicable Utility Joint Attachment Practices
(3) National Electrical Safety Code, NFPA No 70
(4) Local Utility Code Requirements
(5) Local Right-of-way Procedures
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The system shall be designed and constructed to meet all
applicable technical performance specifications and standards
over a temperature range of ± 50 F from the mean temperature
of the Pasco area, and to function in all expected environmental
extremes
Performance standards definitions and measurements shall
be in compliance with National Cable Television Association
(NCTA) Manual 741 Signal Leakage and Interference Control
and NCTA Standard 008-0477 Standards of Good Engineering
Practices for Measurements on Cable Television Systems
The forward portion of the cable communications system
shall be capable of a minimum carriage of 54 6 MHz video
channels, the full FM broadcast band and adequate bandwidth
for pilot carriers or such auxiliary signals as required
for system control in the event that future restrictions
prohibit use of portions of the band (e g , the Aircraft
Navigational Frequencies from 108 to 120 MHz) A reduction
in channel capacity may be required, or modifications
made to the slope/gain control method to retain channel
capacity The combined forward trunk and distribution
system shall deliver signals to each and every subscriber's
receiver that will meet or exceed the technical specifications
listed below, at the local mean temperature ± 50° F
This shall include the effects of drop cables, interior
splits, and any terminal equipment such as descramblers
and set top converters
Forward System Specifications
(1)
(2)
Frequency Response across any ± 0 5 dB (i)
allocated TV channel at the haadend
Peak to Valley, any 6 MHz Video Channel, 1 dB
cable slope equalized at plant extremity.
(3) Carrier to Noise, 4 MHz bandwidth 44 dB
(4) Cross Modulation Ratio 53 dB
(5) Carrier to Hum Ratio 40 dB
(6) Carrier to Composite Triple Beat 54 dB (ii)
(7) Carrier to Discrete Triple Beat 60 dB
(CW Carriers)
(8) Carrier to Second Order Beat 60 dB
(9) Chrominance-Luminance Delay + 200 ns
Distortion (all chemicals)
(10) Carrier to Echo Ratio (greater than 40 dB
2 microsecond displacement)
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(11) Differential Gain
(12) Differential Phase
(13) Subscriber Signal Levels - the
signal level delivered to the
subscriber's receiver, except as
modified by Peak to Valley
specifications
1.0 dB
2 degrees
+ 2 dBmV Min
+ 10 dBmV Max (iii)
(14) Level Differential between adjacent 2 dB Max
channels
(15) FM levels shall be essentially
uniform and carried at approximately
the same level as the Channel 6
Sound Carrier
(16) Sufficient isolation between
subscribers shall be provided to
prevent interference between terminal
equipment and other portions of the
system
(17) RF radiation in compliance with
FCC Part 76 605
20 dB
Note
(1) Frequency Response of Headend Processors or Modulators
to be ± 0 5 dB from -.75 MHz to +4 MHz Picture Carrier
(ii) This specification may be met subjectively, 1 e ,
with )RC etc , however, a minimum of 50 dB must
13.,=Mat —oojectively
(iii) Except in special circumstances, e g , high ambient
signal strength areas
The residential reverse system shall be capable of initial
activiation .,of a minimum of 5 to 30 MHz in bandwidth,
with return signals from each subscriber and institutional
(Including all schools) signal source to the extreme end
of any area in compliance with the specifications listed
below
(1) The system capability shall include transmission
of Color video, Black and White video, audio and
both row and high speed data, whether analog or digital.
(2) No more than 60 dBmV output level shall be required
out of any customer modem to meet the system specifica-
tions Pending FCC rules may force this down in
coming years.
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(3) Where applicable, the end of the system specifications
shall include the effects of any signal reprocessing
equipment necessary to achieve forward transmission
(4) For Class I signals, the signal delivered to the
subscribers' TV receiver, after being transmitted
to the head-end, processed and retransmitted down
a forward channel, shall meet the specifications
of sub-paragraph C above
E Reverse System Specifications
The return system shall be operated so that a signal passing
through it and after delivery by the down stream system,
will be degraded by no more than 1 DB in any specification
compared to the normal down stream signals
The institutional system, if by a separate cable, shall
be of similar construction providing a minimum of 300 MHz
bandwidth, however, it shall be of a "super-split" design
Signal specifications compliance for forward and/or institu-
tional channels interchanged between other cable communication
systems and the applicant's system are to be determined
by applying the combined contribution of distortion of
all pertinent components of the worst case (temperature
and location) signal path The combined contribution
shall meet or exceed the specified technical specifications
at the termination of the worst case signal path the channel
could encounter At the interconnect point the party
delivering a channel or channels will provide signals,
transported either in the forward or reverse system to
the interconnect point, that meet or exceed the following
specifications at the local mean temperature ° 50 degrees F.
The signals are to be in compliance as stated at a point
which best represents the most direct signal path between
the party providing the signal and that party receiving
the signal Only one such interconnect point is to be
specified for all signal exchanges.
Inter-Connect Specifications.
(1) Frequency Response, across any
allocated TV Channel
1 DB
(2) Carrier to Noise, 4 MHz bandwidth 47 dB
(3) Cross Modulation Ratio 57 dB
(4) Carrier to Hum Ratio 46 dB
(5) Carrier to Discrete Triple Beat Ratio 60 dB
(6) Carrier to Discrete Triple Beat 63 dB
(CW Carriers) Ratio
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(7) Carrier to Second Order Beat 66 dB
(8) Differential group delay at 58 83 * 200 ns
MHz as referenced to 55 25 MHz
(9) Carrier to Echo Ratio (greater than 46 dB
2 microseconds displacement)
(10) Differential Gain 0 5 dB
(11) Differential Phase 1 0 degree
(12) Signal Level + 10 dBmV min
G Maintenance and Testing The Grantee shall have a maintenance
program that is preventive rather than corrective oriented
to minimize faulty service or system shut-downs and maximize
customer satisfaction This does not relieve Grantee
of the responsibility to provide fast and responsive corrective
action upon customer complaint or when otherwise deemed
necessary This kind of maintenance philosophy starts
with a proper system design, state-of-the-art equipment
and plant, and proper construction practices facilitated
by a well trained staff
The Grantee, as a minimum, shall perform all_testing to
meet the NCTA Recommended Testing Procedures(
FCC, Part 76 601 and relevant ordinances of the City of
Pasco Performance testing is to be an on-going process/
program conducted by Grantee throughout the franchise
period Performance testing procedures shall include,
but not be limited to, pre-installation testing of all
major components, testing to insure conformity to specifications
for headend, plant and terminal, and constant monitoring
of system signal ingress and egress Annual system performance
testing shall be done at permanent test points at selected
main trunk extremities. Random tests shall be performed
each month in addition to the annual testing
System Outage and Complaint Service The Grantee shall
maintain a Subscriber Complaint Service for routine handling
of customer service requests, as part of the requirements
of the local staff, as follows
(1) A call involving loss of reception on all channels
will be dispatched to the field immediately via two-
way radio If the loss of reception on all channels
affects five (5) or more customers, at any time of
day or night, repairs will be commenced immediately
and pursued diligently Total loss of reception
involving less than five (5) customers will be corrected
on the same day received, except if reported after
2 00 p m , in which case, correction may be postponed
to the following day The majority of all outages
(total loss of reception on all channels) will be
corrected in four (4) to eight (8) hours or less
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(2) The majority of calls involving degraded reception
or single channel outage will be handled on the same
business day if received prior to 2 00 p m In
all cases, such service calls will be handled no
later than the following business day
(3) Requests for repairs made after hours or on weekends
shall be answered by an answering service or staff
Outage calls will be referred immediately to the
standby technician for resolution in accordance with
Sub-paragraph (1) above Scattered calls involving
degraded service will be reported by the answering
service the next business day The staff will call
the customer to schedule a service call in accordance
with Paragraph (2) above.
(4) If, in response to a complaint, the service technician
finds no one home, a call to the company dispatch
operator shall be made who, in turn, shall try to
contact the subscriber by phone
(5) If the subscriber _still cannot be contacted, the
service -technician shall check and correct any problems
found outside the subscriber's home, and shall leave
a door hanger informing the subscriber what was found
and corrected, and requesting the subscriber to make
a service appointment if the problem still exists
(6) If the subscriber is home, the service technician
shall introduce himself/herself, talk with the subscriber,
determine the cause of the problem and correct it
if the problem lies in the cable system The technician
shall carry a test television set to compare pictures
with the subscriber's set
(7) At least ten percent (10%) of all completed service
orders shall be followed up by a telephone call,
postcard or both, and at least one percent (1%) of
all completed service orders shall be followed up
by a personal visit by a technical team management
member
(8) Grantee will maintain a data base, or "log", listing
date of consumer complaints, identifying the subscriber
and describing the nature of the complaint; and when
and what action was taken by the Grantee in response
thereto, from the date when the system is first energized
said record shall be kept accessible at the Grantee's
local office for a period of three (3) years, and
shall be available for inspection during regular business
hours, without further notice or demand by the City
Manager or any other duly authorized representative
of the City
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(9) The Grantee will not be responsible for problems
created by subscribers or for problems with subscriber-
owned equipment The subscriber must allow the
service technicians access to the problem if located
on the subscriber's property, or forfeit any refund
due for service outage
I New Technology The Grantee shall design and construct
a cable communication system that is the present state-
of-the-art, but this shall not be an end in itself, but
rather, be easily adaptable to applying emerging communication
technologies.
Subscriber Privacy Because of the nature of a two-way
communication system, there is always the possibility of
breach in security, albeit remote, of information that
the subscriber holds private There are three areas
of concern for privacy rights data collection, use
of data, and the interception of data
The Grantee shall have a policy that makes collection
of data identifiable to an individual subscriber prohibited
without prior written authorization This authorization
should be revocable at any time without penalty or cost
to the subscriber.
The Grantee shall not allow sale or release of data on
individual subscribers The Grantee shall take electronic
and physical security measures to inhibit any kind of
third-party interception of private information through
tapping or monitoring of the cable The Grantee shall
make available scrambling devices for additional security
and privacy measures as required by the user, who will
defray the cost of such additional conditioning
IX WAIVER CLAUSE
A No deviation may be made from the provisions of this CATV
Plan except with the approval of the City Council by resolution
The City Council shall have the right to waive, with or
without conditions, any requirement of the CATV Plan set
forth herein, using the following criteria as grounds
for variance or waiver from the requirements in this CATV
Pllan (any one or more of the following standards may
suffice)
(1) The granting of the waiver will not conflict with
the general intent of this CATV Plan
(2) Special circumstances applicable to the CATV Plan
(3) Changes in technology or other circumstances making
the requirement impractical, inconvenient, unduly
burdensome or unnecessary
(4) A waiver is in the public interest
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The failure of the City to insist, in any one or more
instances, upon a strict performance of any of the requirements
of this CATV Plan, or to exercise any right herein contained,
shall not be construed as a waiver, or a relinquishment
for the future of such requirement, but the same shall
continue and remain in full force and effect A waiver
by the City Council by resolution of any specific requirement
herein does not constitute a waiver of any other requirement
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