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- -:-~~ Subcommittee of the TJCOG Regional Image Task Force. ~~~ VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 7. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ACTIONS --. Collins presented two situations in which two applicants requested a variance to subdivide acreage into lots less than the two acre minimum. The first applicant David Ripperton was granted a variance-and the second applicant Habitat for Humanity was not granted a variance. After a lengthly discussion, the Board decided not to take any action on this .item. 8. CABLE T.V, ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS - SECOND READING (A copy of the amended ordinance is in the official Ordinance Book in the Clerk's office). Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the amendments to the Cable Television Ordinance as presented and contained in the Ordinance. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 9. PROPOSED ALERT CABLE ORDINANCE FRANCHISING AMENDMENTS - FIRST READING (A copy of the amendment is in the July 6 permanent agenda file.) Commissioner Hartwell asked that the Ordinance be specific in three areas: (1) amount of main trunk cable to be constructed, (2) the schedule for construction of this cable, and (3) its adequacy to serve the unincorporated areas of the County. He suggested that Alert provide to the County by December 31, 1987 a detailed map and schedule of the .trunk lane they will. construct and an engineering report demonstrating that this .trunk cable is constructed to meet the requirements of the Franchise and that the construction schedule be apportioned in such a way that by December 31, 1993 that it all be built. i Mr. Norman"Vogel, Chair of the. Cable T.V. Task Force stated that what Commissioner Hartwell suggested is what was proposed when cable service was first contemplated for Orange County. Doug Keel of Alert Cable questioned the definition of overbuild and the fact that there is no relief of an overbuild requirement which means that anywhere Carolina has laid trunk cable, Alert is obligated to build trunk over the top of that already there. He stated that a company cannot make that kind of investment without some kind of potential return on that investment. Keel suggested that a requirement be included in the ordinance whereby any cable operator would have to submit to the County Manager annually a map showing what is proposed to be built in the upcoming year. It is difficult to project five years and know what the density may be in any given area. Vogel concurred that it is extremely difficult to plan five years in the future and agreed with submitting a plan annually. After further discussion it was decided to amend No. 1 on page 8 to read "all such main trunk cables shall be built in accordance with a confident"ial detailed map, schedule and engineering plan to be supplied by the grantee prior to December 31, 1987. This plan will demonstrate the adequacy of the trunk cable to meet the franchise requirements in the unincorporated areas of the County and will apportion construction of the trunk mileage equally by year so as to bring about completion prior to December 31, 1993. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Halkxotis to approve the first reading of the Ordinance as amended. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 10. PROPOSED CAROLINA CABLE ORDINANCE FRANCHISING AMENDMENTS - FIRST READING (A copy of the amendment is in the July 5 permanent agenda file.)