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Ord. 0773 03-03-97ORDINANCE NO. 773 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE PEARLAND CHANNEL REVIEW BOARD, ITS PURPOSES, AUTHORITY, AND RESPONSIBILITIES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A REPEALER CLAUSE, AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. R97-4 at its regular meeting of February 10, 1997, implementing the Government Access Channel to be known as Pearland CityView 40; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines the need for the Pearland Channel Review Board which will oversee the general operations of said TV channel and review requests for broadcasting; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Pearland, Texas, is hereby amended to create a new chapter entitled "Pearland CityView 40 Government Access Channel", to read as follows: "Section 1. Creation; Members; Terms; Vacancies. (a) There is hereby created and established the Pearland Channel Review Board, which shall consist of five (5) regular members and two (2) alternate members, all qualified voters of the City. Said Board; including regular and alternate members, shall consist of no more than two (2) City staff members. Alternate members shall serve in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do so by the City Council or its designee, and shall have voting authority. Regular members shall be appointed by the City Council for staggered three-year terms and alternate members shall be appointed by the City Council for staggered two-year terms. All Board members shall be limited to two consecutive terms. All Board members shall serve at the pleasure of the City ORDINANCE NO. 773 Council, without compensation and may be removed from office at any time by the City Council without cause. lb) Of the regular members first appointed, two (2) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, two (2) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year. One alternate member shall be first appointed for a term of two (2) years and one alternate member shall be first appointed for a term of one (1) year. (c) Any member who is absent from three (3) consecutive meetings of the Board without valid excuse, as determined by the Board, shall be automatically dismissed from membership. Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the City Council for the unexpired term of the member whose place has become vacant. Section 2. Officers. The Board members shall elect a President, a Vice President, and a Secretary, annually, at the first meeting held in each calendar year. The President shall preside during meetings of the Board and shall perform other duties prescribed from time to time by the Board. The Vice President shall assume the responsibilities of the President in his absence. The Secretary shall make a detailed record of all of the Board's proceedings, which shall set forth the reasons for its decisions, the vote of each member, the absence of a member, and any failure of a member to vote. All officers of the Board shall have voting authority. Section 3. Quorum; Meetings. Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for conducting business and an affirmative vote of the majority present shall be sufficient to take official action, but not less than three (3) affirmative votes shall be required for said official action. The Board shall meet when necessary, as determined by the Board, to review cablecast requests, but in no event not more than ten (10) days after a request for review has been made. Board meetings shall be held at City Hall unless otherwise determined by the Board, and shall be open to the public and conducted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, as amended. 2 ORDINANCE NO. 773 Every decision shall be reached and all interested parties notified, without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. Section 4. Rules and Regulations. The Board shall adopt rules and regulations governing its procedures and actions on matters coming before it. Said rules and regulations shall be subject to approval of the City Council. Section 5. Purpose; Authority; Responsibilities. The purpose and responsibilities of the Pearland Channel Review Board shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Review requests that do not strictly meet Pear/and CityView 40 Guidelines; and determine whether special exceptions should be granted to allow these requests to be cablecast, based on evaluation criteria determined by the Board, where unusual conditions exist that make the literal enforcement of said Guidelines unjust. (2) Oversee general operations of the cable system as directed by City Council; and develop programming policies and update guidelines, as needed for Pear/and CityView 40 subject to approval of the City Council. (3) Advise the City Council of Pear/and CityView 40 objectives based upon its continued evaluation of the City's cable communications system, cable television franchises and continued assessment of cable technology; and make recommendations for upgrades as needed. (4) Recommend procedures for institutional operations, services, use of dedicated channels, and sharing of public facilities. (5) Present annual performance evaluation report to City Council regarding Pearland CityView 40, its contents, community impact, and financial merits." 3 ORDINANCE NO. 773 Section 2. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City under this Chapter and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City. Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict. Section 5. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its second and final reading. PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the day of , A. D., 1997. TOM REID MAYOR ORDINANCE NO. 773 ATTEST: NDY S NIDORF INTERIM TY SECRETARY PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this thJ n day of ATTEST: WENDY./16/4ST RF INTERIM CI SECRETARY APPRD AS TO FORM: N MSTES McCULLOUGH CITY A TORNEY , A. D., 1997. TOM REID MAYOR