City Council

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

12-01-09

Agenda Request No:

iii-a

Initiated By:

Doug Adolph

Assistant Communications Director

Responsible Department:

Communications

Presented By:

Doug Adolph

Assistant Communications Director

Department Head:

Pat Pollicoff

Communications Director

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

N/A

Subject / Proceeding:

Approve Ordinance 1765 Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances By Adding A Fee for Notices on the Municipal Channel’s Community Event Bulletin Board.

Exhibits:

Ordinance 1765

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

joe morris, city attorney

Executive Director:

Judy Janecek

Director of Public Affairs

Purchasing:

N/A

Asst. City Manager:

N/A

Budget:

N/A

City Manager:

Allen Bogard

Budget

Expenditure Required:  $

N/A

Current Budget:  $

 N/A

Additional Funding:  $

N/A

Recommended action

Approve second reading of Ordinance 1765 amending Chapter 2 of the code of ordinances by adding a fee for notices on the municipal channel’s community events bulletin board.

Executive Summary

At the October 27th City Council workshop, staff presented two options for public use of SLtv16.  City Council directed staff to amend the current policy to allow governmental agencies and property associations to publicize meeting and event notices on the SLtv16 Bulletin Board along with an assessed fee of $25 per notice.  City Council also directed staff to further define a process to allow non-profit groups to post meeting and event notices on SLtv16, which will be presented to the City Council within 60 days.

 

In accordance with the amended policy, which will also be considered by the City Council on November 17, 2009, submitted content will be reviewed to ensure it meets criteria specified in the amended policy.  An administrative fee of $25, which must be established by ordinance, will then be assessed for each meeting and event notice submitted by qualifying groups. 

 

Accordingly, Communications staff requests the City Council approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 1765 to amend the code of ordinances and add a fee for notices on the municipal channel’s community events bulletin board.  If approved, the Communications Department will immediately begin accepting and reviewing requests from approved entities.

Exhibits

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 1765

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A FEE FOR NOTICES ON THE MUNICIPAL CHANNEL’S COMMUNITY EVENT BULLETIN BOARD.

 

 

            WHEREAS, the City’s policy on the use of the City’s cable governmental channel allows the City to accept and place specified messages about non-City events on Sugar Land’s Community Bulletin Board; and

 

            WHEREAS, the City will incur costs of at least $25.00 to implement that policy;

 NOW, THEREFORE;

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS:

 

            Section 1.     That Sec. 2-136 of the Code of Ordinance is amended by adding paragraph (l) under (7) Miscellaneous to read as follows: 

 

l. Notices of non-City events on Sugar Land Community Bulletin Board.....$25.00

 

            APPROVED on first consideration on __________________________, 2009.

 

            ADOPTED upon second consideration on _______________________, 2009.

 

 

                                                                        __________________________

                                                                        James A. Thompson, Mayor

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

____________________________

Glenda Gundermann, City Secretary

 

Reviewed for Legal Compliance: