Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Renewal of Cable Franchise

Whereas, the City of Los Angeles is now considering renewal of cable television franchises; and

Whereas, the city’s Information and Technology Agency has requested public comment on terms of negotiation of said franchises;

Therefore, be it resolved that the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council recommends the following: (1) the community of San Pedro be combined into a single cable television franchise with a single operator; (2) the cable television franchisee be required to provide a studio offering state-of-the-art technology located in San Pedro for the production of public access programming; (3) the cable television franchisee be required to provide technical training in television production for individuals interested in public access programming; (4) the cable television franchisee be required to provide regularly-scheduled announcements of a least 3-5 minutes each for the purpose of informing viewers of neighborhood council meetings, events, and issues; and (5) the franchisee be required to provide an “on-demand” community bulletin board. (After discussions a vote was taken: 11 yes votes, 1 no vote. Motion passed.) June 12, 2006

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