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4 <br />1986 Charge of the Cable TV Advisory Committee <br />STATEMENT OF PURPOSE <br />Orange County has cable TV franchise agreements with <br />Prime Venture z (formerly Village Cable) and Alert Cable. The <br />original Village Cable franchise agreement covered most of <br />the county, while the agreement with Alert confined its <br />district to the number of homes connected to its system in <br />November, 1980. on June 17, 1986, Alert presented to the <br />Board of Commissioners a request to amend its existing <br />franchise agreement to permit a greater opportunity to serve <br />more county residents. <br />The Board of County Commissioners reactivated the Cable <br />Television Citizen Advisory Committee to assist in evaluating <br />Alert's expansion request. Therefore, the charge to the <br />Committee is as follows: <br />1.'. Request from Alert Cable TV an expansion proposal <br />outlining specific areas to be served and other infor- <br />mation deemed necessary by the Committee. <br />2. Review Alert Cable TV expansion proposal. In reviewing <br />this proposal, the Committee should consider criteria <br />used in reviewing cable TV franchise proposals in 1979. <br />3. Recommend /draft standards by which an expansion request <br />(amendment) to a cable TV franchise may be considered <br />by the Board of Commissioners. <br />The charge is written broadly to encourage Committee members <br />to exercise flexibility in developing a recommendation. The <br />Committee will receive guidance and staff support from the <br />County Manager's office <br />Alert Cable has requested an expeditious response from the <br />Board of County Commissioners. Some Committee members have <br />inquired about the length of this special project. There- <br />fore, a reporting deadline of November 18, 1986 has been <br />recommended. <br />