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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS CABLE TV FRANCHISE -
ORDINANCE NO. Q~ú
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, on January 28, 1980, passed and adopted
Ordinance No. 796, granting "Blackhawk Comm. - Joseph
Hipple" the right, privilege and franchise to
establish, maintain and operate a cable television
system in the City of North Richland Hills, Texas for a
period of fifteen (15) years from the effective date of
the ordinance, (herein referred to as "the Cable
Franchise"); and
WHEREAS, Black Hawk Cable Communications Corp. (identified as
"Blackhawk Comm." above and as assignee of the
interests of Joseph Hipple in the City's Cable
Franchise) has complied with and abided by the
provisions, terms and conditions of the Cable Franchise
since accepting the franchise ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it now appears that the Federal Communications Commis-
sion has waived its rules banning television network
ownership of cable television systems, and that CBS
Inc., one of the three national television networks,
has agreed in principle to purchase the City's Cable
Franchise; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the qualifications and
corporate character of CBS Inc. to operate the City's
Cable Franchise and has found that the citizens of
this City will best be served by the approval of the
sale and transfer of the City's Cable Franchise to CBS
Inc., as well as the ratification of CBS Inc. as the
operator of the City's Cable Franchise; ,NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
Sec. 1:
THAT Black Hawk Cable Communications Corp. is the
"opera~orn of the City's Cab~e.Franchise a~d is ~ereby
au tbn~'17ed and 'Tc2.r:.t:ed \.hc .r :L'jD-¡:, po~"eL étHLl Fl: .J..V~ Lege
to sell and transfer to CBS Inc. the Cable Franchise
granted to "Blackhawk Comm. - Joseph Hipple" by
Ordinance No. 796.
Sec. 2:
THAT to effect such sale or transfer, Black Hawk Cable
Communications Corp. is authorized to file such
applications with the Federal Communications Commission
seeking its approval to the transfer as may be
required, as well as to effect any corporate reorgani-
zation, including the adoption of a plan of merger,
which the advisors to Black Hawk Communications Corp.
and CBS Inc. may recommend in connection with such sale
or transfer.
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Sec. 3:
THAT, following the execution of all required
documents of transfer, CBS Inc. shall be the "operator"
and holder of the City's Cable Franchise by which it
shall have the right, privilege and franchise to
establish, maintain and operate the cable television
system in the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, as
described in Ordinance No. 796.
BE IT APPROVED.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 11 th DAY OF
March
, 1982.
APPROVED:
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
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