ORDINANCE NO._______________, SERIES 2014
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AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FRANCHISE TO BGN NETWORKS LLC PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITION IN CHAPTER 116.70 - 116.99 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MARIANNE BUTLER AND
COUNCILMAN KEVIN J. KRAMER
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 116.70 - 116.99 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Louisville Metro") solicited bid proposals from parties interested in obtaining franchises to erect, install or maintain communications facilities or provide communication services by use of said communication facilities within the confines of Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, BGN Networks LLC submitted a bid proposal to Louisville Metro for a communications services franchise which meets all of the requirements of Chapter 116.70 - 116.99 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Louisville Metro hereby grants to BGN Networks LLC for a period of twenty (20) years, a non-exclusive franchise to erect, install or maintain communications facilities or provide communication services by use of said communication facilities within the confines of Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky pursuant to Chapter 116.70 - 116.99 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances and all other applicable state and federal laws.
Section 2. The franchise agreement by and between BGN Networks LLC and Louisville Metro as appended to this ordinance is hereby approved and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and enter into that agreement for and on behalf of Louisville Metro.
Section 3. That the statements set forth in the Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby incorporated in this Ordinance by reference, the same as if set forth at length herein.
Section 4. That if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such infirmity shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Ordinance.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval.
H. Stephen Ott Jim King
Metro Council Clerk President of the Council
Date Approved:
Greg Fischer
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Michael J. O'Connell
Jefferson County Attorney
By:
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