§ 25.39. Rights Reserved to the City.

The City hereby expressly reserves the following rights:

1.

To exercise its governmental powers, now or hereafter, to the full extent that such powers may be vested in or granted to the City.

2.

To adopt, in addition to the provisions contained herein and in the Franchise Agreement and in any existing applicable ordinances, such additional reasonable regulations as it shall find necessary in the exercise of its police power.

3.

To renegotiate the Franchise granted pursuant to this ordinance should substantial section(s) of the ordinance be rendered void by the Federal Communications Commission or by subsequent changes in applicable federal or state laws.

4.

To grant additional Franchises to other Grantees in accordance with this ordinance. The City will not grant any Franchises with terms or conditions other than as set forth herein without first giving notice to all existing Grantees of the proposal to grant a Franchise with different terms or conditions and giving all existing Grantees the right to comment and be heard on such proposals. In the event the City does grant a Franchise under different terms or conditions from those set forth herein, then all existing Grantees shall be given the option to have their Franchises amended to include the changed terms or conditions.

5.

To exercise the power of eminent domain, consistent with applicable federal and state law, to acquire property that may include that property owned or leased by the Grantee for its Cable Television System.

(Ord. of 1-7-1985, Doc. #19125; Ord. of 9-23-1996, Doc. #29666; Ord. of 12-11-2000, § 2.9, Doc. #33439)