Minutes-06/21/1988

Rugger: Not now. Early next spring or next fall we'll add another station. TNT is starting up on basic for no extra cost. Any more pay channels is questionable for a town this size. Basic service has Kirkwood channel 28 with information and classes. The VHS channel has had too much trouble. No doubt this will be added, but the date isn't definite. Stratton: I agree with Morgan. Eggers: The people are more than anxious to get it going. Would rather have the guaranteed rate for one year. Rugger: The only reason we'd ever raise the rate is if the programming goes up. Everything is exactly the same as for Oxford. I'd have to change everything in the computer if Tiffin was different. Stoner: When does the one year start? Rugger: When everyone is hooked up and the system is completed. Eggers: What about service problems for the system? Rugger: Business hours are 9 to 5. We always have a recorder on. That's covered in the ordinance. Valley doesn't have an office in this area. Stratton: They have an 800 number to call. Soivey: I'd like to see Rugger do it because he's local, but I don't think the 3 percent is asking too much. I agree with the mayor. Potter: If something goes down, the city will be called a lot, me or the clerk. If he's paying taxes to Tiffin, maybe I'm wrong here. Other companies pay taxes to the town, too. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 149 OF THE ORDINANCES OF TIFFIN, IOWA, WHICH ORDINANCE REGULATES CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITHIN THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA was introduced by Stratton and moved that it be given its first reading. Second by Morgan. Attorney read ordinance and council duly considered it. Roll call vote: Soivey, aye; Stoner, aye; Stratton, aye; Morgan, aye; Eggers, aye. Mayor Potter declared motion carried unanimously. Motion by Stoner and second by Eggers that the rule or law requiring three readings of this ordinance on three different dates be dispensed with. Roll call vote: Soivey, aye; Stoner, aye; Stratton, aye; Morgan, aye; Eggers, aye. Mayor Potter declared motion carried unanimously. Soivey moved and Morgan seconded that Ordinance No. 151 be placed upon final passage and adopted. Roll call vote: Soivey, aye; Stoner, aye; Stratton, aye; Morgan, aye; Eggers, aye. Mayor Potter declared Ordinance No. 151 duly passed and adopted. A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 150, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO RUGGER CABLEVISION A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES IN TIFFIN, IOWA election to be held on August 9, 1988 was introduced by Stratton and seconded by Eggers. Clerk read and council considered. Roll call vote: Soivey, aye; Stoner, aye; Stratton, aye; Morgan, aye; Eggers, aye. Mayor Potter declared Resolution No. 1988-7 duly passed and adopted.