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to them. Mr. Crosby did not want to get involved in paying fines or that type of thing or having them hanging over his head. Commissioner Scurlock understood that Florida Cablevision has a 20 -year franchise now and stated that the intent of his Motion with respect to the franchise agreement is that at this point in time we don't have any desire to renegotiate the whole thing. If at some point in time, however, there are improvements that could be pointed out, we would contact Mr. Crosby and negotiate those items with him. Director Pinto advised that we are having significant problems with another licensed cable company in this County, and staff is recommending that the County's franchise ordinance be changed in some manner. He believed Florida Cablevision has done a fine job and felt that the license issued to them probably would be consistent with their present licence, but changing our ordinance would give the County the ability to regulate other franchises. Commissioner Scurlock felt that Mr. Crosby just doesn't want to be put in a position of having to renegotiate in depth. Director Pinto believed that you could include anything you wanted to when issuing a license. Commissioner Scurlock felt that when we issue the license, we are making a commitment to Florida Cablevision that we are not requesting a major revamp or the installation of all sorts of new equipment. Attorney Brandenburg advised that if you have an ordinance that requires certain things, he did not feel that you could give a cable company a license that says they don't have to live by those requirements. However, it is possible because of service inadequacies and other problems, to issue a license requiring certain special conditions that you might not require of someone else. He felt that if we are going to change the ordinance, it is going to have to be changed so that every cable operator in the County has to comply with all the changes. 14 i L- FEB 18 1985 BOOK 59 fAEE .994