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A. As supported by its ascertainment of future cable-related community needs and interests, the city may require that a proposal for a new franchise or the renewal of an existing franchise conform to one or more of the following conditions:

1. A grantee shall provide equipment, directly or through grants, for local PEG access facilities and program production by all PEG access users for live and videotaped presentations over the cable television system.

2. The city may require a grantee or a nonprofit corporation or other entity selected to manage the PEG access facilities and to establish reasonable rules for the use of the PEG access facilities consistent with the requirements of this chapter, a franchise, or other applicable law. Such rules shall be subject to review and approval by the city.

3. The city may require that one or more public access channel(s) be made available to members of the public on a nondiscriminatory basis at nominal or no charge for channel or equipment use, except as otherwise provided by law.

4. The city may require that one or more education access channel(s) be made available free of charge to designated qualified users for the transmission of local educational programming.

5. The city may require that one or more local government access channel(s) be made available free of charge for the transmission of government-related programming.

B. The city may promulgate rules under which dedicated PEG access facilities may be used by a grantee when not being used for PEG access purposes. (Ord. 5531 § 2, 2004.)