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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 99-R- RESOLUTION NO. 99-R- SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9, 1999. WHEREAS, on August 31,1998, Seminole County (County) and Time Warner Communications (lWC) entered into an Agreement (Agreement) relating to the provision of a local government/education access channel (Channel) by lWC as required under Section 55.61, Seminole County Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to both Section 5 of said Agreement and Section 55.61 (a)(1) of the Seminole County Code, the allocation and use of the Channel provided by lWC is to be determined by the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6 of said Agreement, the County agreed to provide each municipality within Seminole County, Florida, the Seminole County Community College, and the Seminole County School District the opportunity to participate in and provide programming for the Channel, with each governmental entity being responsible for its own programming, all costs associated therewith, and any appropriate portion of the costs associated with operation of the Channel; and WHEREAS, the County has developed Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards for the Channel which include a provision for the submittal of programs for airing by eligible organizations that are appropriate and conform to technical and production standards; and WHEREAS, an interlocal agreement that would establish the Seminole Television Council has been endorsed by the Seminole County School District and the following cities: Casselberry, Lake Mary, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Springs; and WHEREAS, the Seminole Television Council would assist in the creation, financing, programming, and management of local government and public educational cable television programming for Seminole County and its residents; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County strongly supports and encourages the efforts of the municipalities, School Board, and Community College in pooling their resources in order to achieve savings in the production of government and educational programming; and WHEREAS, the County believes that the allocation of a portion of the time available on the County's Channel to the Seminole Television Council subject to the County's Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards would provide the best method of implementing Section 6 of the Agreement between the County and TWC; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT: (1) The Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County hereby approves the attached Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards for the Channel. The County Manager or his/her designee shall have the authority to amend said Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards as needed. (2) In order to provide each municipality within Seminole County, the Seminole County Community College, and the Seminole County School District the opportunity to participate in and provide programming for the County's government/education Channel, as required by Section 6 of the Agreement between the County and TWC, the County will allocate a portion of the programming time available on the County's government/education Channel to the Seminole Television Council for its use subject to the County's Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards. (3) The time allocated to the Seminole Television Council shall be, at a minimum, twenty-eight (28) hours per week, with such hours being between the hours of 8 A.M. and 10 P.M.. The County will periodically evaluate the amount of time allocated to the Seminole Television Council in order to determine whether the amount of time allocated should be decreased or increased, provided, however, that the minimum allocation of twenty-eight (28) hours per week shall not be reduced. Determinations as to the amount of time allocated, Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, Production Standards, and other matters relating to the Channel shall be made by the County Manager or his/her designee. The recommendations of the Seminole Television Council on time allocation and other matters relating to the Channel shall be considered by the County Manager or his/her designee. (4) In the event the amount of time allocated to the Seminole Television Council is not fully utilized by the Seminole Television Council, the County will use the time as it deems appropriate. (5) Although neither a member of the Seminole Television Councilor a signatory of the interlocal agreement establishing the Seminole Television Council, the County shall designate a liaison to attend meetings of the Seminole Television Council. day of ,1999. ADOPTED this ATTEST: COMMISSIONERS MARYANNE MORSE CHAIRMAN Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County, Florida GHI 1/22/99 F:\USERS\CAJW01\RESO\SEMTVRES.122 BOARD OF COUNTY SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: CARLTON HENLEY,