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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/14/1979WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1979 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, LORIDA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, 'LORIDA, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1979, AT 7:00 O'CLOCK P.M. PRESENT WERE WILLIAM C. WODTKE, JR., CHAIRMAN; ALMA LEE SOY, VICE CHAIRMAN: WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR.; R. DON DEESON; AND PATRICK B. LYONS. ALSO PRESENT WERE NEIL NELSON, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; GEORGE G. COLLINS, JR., ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF.000NTY COMMISSIONERS; ROBERT DONLON, PERSONNEL OFFICER; AND VIRGINIA HARGREAVES, DEPUTY CLERK. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS BEING HELD TO REVIEW THE REQUEST FOR A RATE INCREASE MADE BY INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION, INC. THE HOUR OF 7:00 O'CLOCK P.M. HAVING PASSED, THE DEPUTY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WITH PROOF OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED, TO—WIT: 4 Published Weekly Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: STATE OF FLORIDA Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, Jr. who on oath says that he is Business Manager of the.Yero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian River Count2��_z , Florid; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a in the matter of in the Court, was pub- lished in said newspaper in the issues of Qnz�?/, a2! /g79 Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is a newspaper published at Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of adver- tisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adver- tisement for publication in the said newspaper. fJ Sworn to and subscribed before r9p this day of_Cra'_ A.D. /j / (Business Manager) NOTICE OF•PUSLICE HEARING All interested parties are hereby notified that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County will hold a public hearing on NOVEMBER 14, 1979, at 7:00 P.M. in 'the Board of County Commissioners', Room at 'Indian River County Court House to xonsider. the request of Indian River Cablevision, Inc: ..for approval of a rateincrease as follows: .0), Residential- Commercial single outlet Monthly service charge'from $6.50 per month to $7.25 per month; -' `,- (2) Residential each additional outlet from $1.45 per month to 81.60 per month:. (3) per each additional outlet from $2.30 per rhonth-to 82.50 per monvi (4) Relocation of outlet fee from $5.00 to $7.50. _ ; Board of County Coin*sioners of Indian River County _ By Robert Donlan Oct. 21, 24,1979. (SEAL) (Clerk of the Circuit CT�v BoaIndian River County, Florida) 42 .FAU'S E 78 NOW ,141979 NOV 141979 BooK 2 PAGE 79 THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER COM— PLAINING THAT INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION'S RECENT MONTHLY BILLING WAS SENT OUT AT THE INCREASED RATE WHICH SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED. RALPH HAIMOWITZ, GENERAL MANAGER OF INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE LETTER REFERRED TO IS IN REGARD TO THE NOVEMBER BILLING. HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY SUBMITTED THEIR RATE INCREASE REQUEST TO THIS COMMISSION, THE BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL ALL ON THE SAME DATE, AND THE OTHER TWO BODIES APPROVED THE RATE INCREASE EFFECTIVE AS OF THE 1ST OF OCTOBER. THE HEARING IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WAS DELAYED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS, AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO BE HEARD BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST AS THEY HAD REQUESTED. MR. HAIMOWITZ CONTINUED THAT THEY NORMALLY BILL TWICE EVERY OTHER MONTH SO THEY HAD TO SEPARATE THEIR BILLING FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. THEY DELAYED THE INCREASE ALREADY APPROVED BY THE OTHER TWO BODIES, BUT THE PROBLEM AROSE WHEN THE BILLING, WHICH IS MADE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH, WAS ALL INADVERTENTLY MARKED WITH THE RATE INCREASE APPROVED FOR THE OTHER TWO AREAS. MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT HE HAD NOTIFIED THE COMMISSION THAT THIS HAD BEEN DONE BY ERROR, AND DEPENDING UPON THE OUTCOME OF THE HEARING TONIGHT, THEY WOULD ISSUE CREDITS TO PEOPLE BILLED AT THE NEW RATE. - CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT THEY WOULD BE ENTITLED TO A CREDIT REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF TONIGHT'S HEARING, AND MR. HAIMOWITZ AGREED. MR. HAIMOWITZ THEN GAVE HIS PRESENTATION, NOTING THAT HE HAD SUBMITTED A PACKET OF INFORMATION TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. HE STATED THAT AS MOST BUSINESSES D0, THEY BASE THEIR RATES AND COST OF LIVING ON THE CONSUMER'S PRICE INDEX, AND THIS INDEX SHOWS AN INCREASE OF 30.6% SINCE THEIR LAST RATE HIKE. MR. HAIMOWITZ CONTINUED THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERED AN URBAN CABLE SYSTEM. HE NOTED THAT THEY HAVE ADDED 37.2 MILES OF CABLE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS TO EXPAND TO THOSE SUBSCRIBERS IN THE THREE FRANCHISE AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE SERVICE AND HAVE EXPANDED TO 15 FULL CHANNELS OF BASIC AND PREMIUM 4 TELEVISION. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY PLAN TO DO SOME IMPROVE- MENTS ON THEIR DISTANT CHANNELS WHERE THEY HAVE CO -CHANNEL INTERFERENCE, AND WITH THE ADDITION OF THE SATELLITE EQUIPMENT, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REMOVE SOME OF THE SOURCES OF IRRITATION AND PROVIDE SOME BETTER RECEPTION. THE INCREASE THEY ARE REQUESTING IS A TOTAL OF 11% OVER THE PREVIOUS BASE PRICE; MR. HAIMOWITZ THEN DISCUSSED INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE FLORIDA TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, AS FOLLOWS: 0 3 NOV 141979 0., 60QK 42:?AGE ®u.l. NOV 141979 mg 42 PAGE O1. tit .; �•5h w - 7 86�Y '�..�a��'`A� r ',e V��• Y a •�•' t y 1 d INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION INC. P.O. BOX 327 SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958(305) 589-3846 1 RATE INCREASE INFORMATION 4 1 1 In comparison with other cable television systems throughout the state;. Indian River Cablevision currently ranks 71 out of the 79 Florida; Cable Television Association members in a.rate survey 1 "completed as of_July 1, 1979. Therefore,ninety percent of these i Ca 'is companies currently charge a higher subscriber rate. `1 With,th4` 4proval of the requested rate increase, Indian River Cable- ;�+ v-.sion 'Will move to 57th in rate structure based upon the July 1st ,{ z�y `z � arvey,rstill leaving 71% of the cable companies in that survey ', itarging_:a higher rate for basic cable televisions ervice. In the period since Julyl, 1979 several cable television companies have already obtained a rate increase and many others are currently in the process or'are planning a rate increase within the next six months. 1. Indian:,River Cablevision is a rural cable television system with ;1. approximately 23 homes per mile of cable plant. This results in a very low net. income, all of which is re -invested in the expansion of our 1 cable service to remote areas that currently have no cable service. " Most .cable -television systems serve urban communities and require t -. i 4V homes per.mile or better before cable plantexpansion is made to dervice.those areas. '1 Indian River Cablevision provides twelve channels of television 1 service, only one of which is a local channel of time, weather, and 1 news 'information. Our cable system is totally underground plant which 1 is more costly to install and maintain than aerial plant and suffers damages from construction by other utilities and services who do not obtakn cable locates when they are working in the area of our cable 1 system. The advantages of underground systems, howeverjoutweigh the It disadvantages in terms of signal radiation problems, general appearance 1 1 A: if the -area, and protection from damage due to electrical and high t velocity wind storms. During the recent hufricane, Indian River Cable- visi©a sustained virtually no damage to the cable television system and n those.;ureas where cable service was inoperative the outages were caused by.power failures which prevented our amplifiers from operating. i " In each ;case the cable television system became operational when , 'loriila;Power and Light Co. restored power in those areas where our 1 4ir:power supplies are located. Subscribers of Indian River Cablevision { were able'.to.enjoy their cable television service far earlier than 'otheir cable television system subscribers. 1 The requested increase for cable service is absolutely essential 1 ..for the continued operation, planned improvements, and expansion of 'g cable service to those areas that do not have service at this time. - oma.. 2 3 O 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ® o o® O� O o ;•; 2 e! .� _.aei a77 •�.J 4 -. iF L j y . 1 .. .� t� til, ,�,,.��;'b�t L f>F--� •a„aa � _ i$ tt aa " Lt 'k�l y .\s,� er 7a'. -t• aro t:;&4 -OF SUBSCRIBER RATES AND CHARGES }ryt k' { "` QI?iA CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION SYSTEMS f q 1.ere $otx of 7"9. cable television systems listed. F 4.'.' r� 2 1y eve al*�te�s�A harge less for basic cable service than Indian 'ver• dble :3 w fly w0in the same. rate for basic service .of one outlet .,. I a RW6f!;1'1 liiV,1 on. Of this seven systems only one charges ,adQ uuet, service. and six charge more for additional ale rv:z heEgven .s stems three charge slightly less for ti 1 out let..#nd.four charge more. Two.of the 1 c$ �r rgRar.,,connecti:on of .service and five charge more. 4 j r of aes ti[ rate:.increase will result in only23 of the ti t... b ca ay th •J­Iower basic .cable. service rate than Indian le ian alsed ip 0,14— Y ! on the July '1,` 1979 rate statistics. 4 t' 9. J S �I q •, iia �i.t l �i . t '�{�• �",: tq � t �' Si'' ii.311 5�'.2• - . i Sk F iif•��` � r tri o g. i I In �� 1"• +Rye � .'liM }•' t �_ ytJ ii I - i 'r• 1L' yz f a L NOV 141979 42 PACE 8.2 NOV 1411979 BOOK 42 PAGE 83 ida. CaTelevision Association, Inc. PERRY BUILDING, 100 E. 17TH STREET, RIVIERA.BEACH. FLORIDA 33.104 305 8•12 5261- �" CURRENT.SUBSCRIBER RATES & „r (Revised 7/1/79) CHARGES -VittMARY SYSTEM '--SUBS MONTHLY SERVICE INSTALLATION PAY CAB:.E Primary Add'1 Primary Add'l INSTALL MONTHLY Arcadia 551 4.95 1.50 25.00 10.00 NA NA Bartow '3,4691 7.50 1.50 15.00 8.00 15.00 9.00 Belle Glade 2,756 9.00 2.10 20.00 15.00 NA NA Boca del Mar 850 7.00 2.00 19.95 19.95 19.95 6.95 .Boca Raton `°4,145 8.00 2.50 24.95 24.95 19.95 9.95 -J oaitai Springs -�aj3.0n'- 8.00 2.50 25.00 10.00 25.00 8.00 a3ir0enton 13,3,54- 7.95 2.50 24.95 14.95 19.95 9.95 Ia., eaitton" .2,600. 8.00 2.25 - - NA NA Ccaa 12,,00 7.80 2.00 25.00 17.50 17.50 8.00 coa'-=Beach 4..- 6,3Q$= 7.00- 3.00 25.00 7.50 15.00n 8.50 C cQY1i t Creed .' plc g Viral . S n s ,+ IV *7 8.00 2.00 19.95 9.95 _ 8.50 tes1tvie>r+i 1.25 15.00 7.50 10.00 7.50 Crystal River *° 5 39p: 7.00 2.00 20.00 20.00- 25.00 8.95 Daytona Beach}� 1-b"504: 7.50 2.00 25.00 10.00 19.95 9.00 Dania.- tt;al"anti ?`- ,.`2';3;°77 8.25 2.50 29.95 9.95 24.95 9.95 Delray Beach - 3,29;3•`• 7.50 1.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 8.00 Englealood. H2,�1 7.50 2.50 25.00 15.00 10.00; 9.00 erna4*di4,a'Bea 1,439 15.50 1.00 NIC 19.95 N/C 8.00 ort ..tauderdax Y 20 e, , - 10 • 7.95 3.95 9.95 7.95 8.95 9.95 fort '3yexs 14,800..-. 8.00 1.50 25. 00 12.50 30.00 8.50 Gaine.aville 24;•j'07 6.62 1.50 20.00 7.50 10.00 8.00 Haines City. *<. -1488 -7.95 2.00 25.95 13.47 29.95 10.95 `gillsborough '.46U t1►i,47�6 7.95 2.50 44.95 12.95 19.95 10.95 >a'ily =Hill `� " `. �k`2,,2$`2. 7.95 2.00 24.95 12.95 24.95 9.95 homestead ,1,,466 8.95 2.00 25.00 1.0.00 25.00 8.00 Ria'simmee`3,000 7.50 2.00 25.00 10.00 17.50 8.00 Lake City 3,079 7.60 2.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 7.95 ?.keland 9x4,;65 8.50 2.50 24.95 12.95 24.95 9.95 1`ikt Placid,_ k i 477- :,6.50 1.50 10.00 5.00 NA NA „ Irllltts W�a 1 I¢ s 2#539 7.50 1.50 15.00 8.00 15.00 9. 00 ]Zs4i sgn 10638 7.00 1.50 10.00 5.00 NA_ area.ibur q 4,0b 7.00 1.25 25.00 6.00 NA Mtdiera 'Beach .. ,'950 7.50 1.50 14.95 10.00 NA 14irs canna 954 6.95 1.00 - - NA *4i),6urne +. 244 i. 278 7.80 2.00 25.00 17.50 17.50 8.00 !ti>rantar -' - 7.50 2.50 25.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 Mulberry 7.95 2.00 15.00 10.00 15.00 8.95 ALP - 24,000 80.00/yr 12.00/yr 30.00 - 19.95 8.95 NIaM'"Port` Richey,', 480 7.50 1.50 24.95 12.95 NA 1rlet�3 SMyrni Beach,`. 1,686 7.95 2.50 24.95 12.95 24.95 9.95 � o i 1.25 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.10 1.20 1.50• 1.50 2.08 1.50 2.00 1.00 2.50 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 11.50 2.65 2.00 1.00 1.25* 1.45 2.50 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00* 1.95 1.50 2.50 1.25 2.25 2.50 15.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 12.50 20.00 18.00 15.20 25.00 20.00 19.95 24.95 24.95 15.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 24.95 19.95 19.95 15.00* 19.95 25.00 20.00 20.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 10.00 19.95 15.00 24.95* 14.95 7.50 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 5.20 15.00 10.00 5.00 12.95 24.95 5.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 14.95 10.00 9.95 15.00 7.50 10.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 14.95 5.00 15.00 10..00 9.95* 5.00 10.00 NA 20.00 17.50 17.50 NA NA 20.00 25.00 NA 15. 00 20.00 NA ' 24.95 19.95 15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 24.95 19.95 NA 10.00 15.00 20.00 10.00 25.00 15. 00 19.95 10.00 10.00 NA 24.95 NA 24.95 5.00 7. 50 8. 00 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.00 5. 00 7. 95 9.95 9.95 8.95 3. 50 9. 00 3.00 10.95 9.95 9.00 7.95 7. 00 8.50 .00 +.50 rs.00 'x.00 8. 00 9.95 1 ).95 '.00 The rates shown are for PRIMARY system of a multiple -franchise operat:.on and ,pay �rary,,in. the Satellite communities during the process of rate hedrmg$°ahs. #rmay� .: tak'i�: from 3 . to 18 months. �' M r Niaeifil e. 4 3-3416 7.50 North Part 1,812 '5.95 Ocala 14,628 5.95 ilando :45E 500 6.50 0imond Beach_.. 7,000 7.5d Pahokee:,t 1,.464 8.00 P'elatka 2,300 7.31 ,Palm Beach GaJrdensl6,780 6.50 Palm Coast , Panama -City v, '. -.11. 353 8.00 Panama City 84ach 3.0743 8.00 -Pensacola '` 16i679 7.50 _er 2'0241 7.50 44','Island 7145 6.95 1!1int Citq 63.2 7.50 P34i tation 8.00 #folk' County . 2,955,; 7.95 4+omp Lno $each 15,784 8.00 to,tt° `Chatl..o 6,'635 : 7.50 . port St. • lua*® 6 500 - 6.50 Quincy 3,�'.+ s 1�1a 7.95 ,$t Petet-sbur ,'-.: ..22.,7 3 `' 7.50 anibe1/Capf4*a 1,51"0._ 6.95 a aaota,` 6:.0O'S 6.00 ;Se$atian 2. 3 6.50 (ring per �u 5,125u: 8.00 {;".4tiaa�rt Y L6, 5'@4;6: 6.95' 'Talleha&see ,.,.20,_500 8.00 ,,-.Ta!c 9, 48Q i` 8.00 fi'tii iville 4,400 ,.-` 7.00 ? eft ce 9,382 6.00 Pex -_Beach rt ";P 26,965 6.50 Wa hula °< _ 658 ': 6.50 ':P°alm Beach ._ -26, 061` ' 7.95 aT314iston -.:,, 665. 6.50 tinter Garden'.,2,068 8.25 Winter Haven 5,856 7.50 1.25 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.10 1.20 1.50• 1.50 2.08 1.50 2.00 1.00 2.50 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 11.50 2.65 2.00 1.00 1.25* 1.45 2.50 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00* 1.95 1.50 2.50 1.25 2.25 2.50 15.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 12.50 20.00 18.00 15.20 25.00 20.00 19.95 24.95 24.95 15.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 24.95 19.95 19.95 15.00* 19.95 25.00 20.00 20.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 10.00 19.95 15.00 24.95* 14.95 7.50 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 5.20 15.00 10.00 5.00 12.95 24.95 5.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 14.95 10.00 9.95 15.00 7.50 10.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 14.95 5.00 15.00 10..00 9.95* 5.00 10.00 NA 20.00 17.50 17.50 NA NA 20.00 25.00 NA 15. 00 20.00 NA ' 24.95 19.95 15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 24.95 19.95 NA 10.00 15.00 20.00 10.00 25.00 15. 00 19.95 10.00 10.00 NA 24.95 NA 24.95 5.00 7. 50 8. 00 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.00 5. 00 7. 95 9.95 9.95 8.95 3. 50 9. 00 3.00 10.95 9.95 9.00 7.95 7. 00 8.50 .00 +.50 rs.00 'x.00 8. 00 9.95 1 ).95 '.00 The rates shown are for PRIMARY system of a multiple -franchise operat:.on and ,pay �rary,,in. the Satellite communities during the process of rate hedrmg$°ahs. #rmay� .: tak'i�: from 3 . to 18 months. �' M r YV y, f�a Z-4 4 . NOVA 41979 BOCK 42 PAGE 84 NOV 141919 BOOK 42 PAuE p MR. HAIMOWITZ INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES' SALARIES HAVE BEEN KEPT WITHIN THE 7% GUIDELINES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT EXPENSES NOW HAVE RISEN SO HIGH THAT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UP TO THEIR STANDARDS AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM PROPERLY, THEY MUST HAVE AN INCREASE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THAT MR. HAIMOWITZ INTENDED TO SAY THAT THEY ARE A RURAL SYSTEM RATHER THAN AN URBAN SYSTEM. MR. HAIMOWITZ AGREED THAT THEY ARE A RURAL SYSTEM, WHICH IS DEFINED AS 30 HOMES PER MILE OR LESS. HE STATED THAT MOST OF THE CABLE COMPANIES BUILT IN THE LARGER CITIES, SUCH AS VERO BEACH, ARE CONSIDERED URBAN SYSTEM, AND HAVE 40 HOMES PER MILE OR MORE. MR. HAIMOWITZ NOTED THAT IN SOME AREAS HIS SYSTEM HAS 23 HOMES OR LESS PER MILE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED WHAT PROVISIONS THERE WERE FOR ANSWERING COMPLAINTS. MR. HAIMOWITZ INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAVE A SYSTEM OF WORK ORDERS. DURING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS THEY USED TO BE ON AN ANSWERING SERVICE, WHICH WAS UNSATISFACTORY. NOW THEY HAVE A TAPE RECORDING DEVICE WHICH GIVES THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THEIR STANDBY MAN, AND EXCEPT WHEN HE IS OUT WORKING ON THE SYSTEM, HE CAN BE REACHED. IN MOST INSTANCES, MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THEY PROVIDE SERVICE WITHIN 24 HOURS. AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE OVERWHELMED WITH PEOPLE COMING DOWN FROM THE NORTH, BUT IN MOST INSTANCES, THEY ARE BEING CONNECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED.ABOUT THE 400% INCREASE IN TAXES AND LICENSES LISTED IN THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENT. MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TAXES AND EXPLAINED THAT BREVARD COUNTY WENT UNDER A NEW SURVEY ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH STATE DIRECTION, AND INSTEAD OF PAYING BASED ON REAL PROPERTY, THEY PAY ON THE EQUIPMENT THAT IS INSTALLED WITHIN THE COUNTY AND THE LABOR THAT IT COST TO PUT IT IN - THEY PUT IT ON A PER SUBSCRIBER BASIS. THAT HAS SINCE BEEN REVOKED. THEY DID PAY IT FOR THAT YEAR, BUT WILL GET A CREDIT. HE CONTINUED THAT THE m FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PASSED SOMETHING CALLED "COMPANY RIGHT," AND THEY MUST PAY A ItCOMPANYRIGHT FEE It TO THE COMPANY RIGHT OFFICE IN WASHINGTON BASED ON GROSS SUBSCRIBER INCOME. THIS IS A NEW TAX WHICH THEY PAY TWICE A YEAR. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF THEY PAY A FRANCHISE FEE IN BREVARD COUNTY, AND MR.-HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THEY PAY 3% OF THEIR GROSS IN THAT COUNTY. THEY DO NOT PAY ANY FRANCHISE FEE TO SEBASTIAN. COMMISSIONER DEESON ASKED WHEN THEIR RATE INCREASE WAS APPROVED BY BREVARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THEY WERE APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER, AND HE IS ASKING INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FOR EXACTLY THE SAME INCREASE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED FOR A BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF SEBASTIAN, AND MR, HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 700-800, WITH 500 OR 600 IN MICCO AND LITTLE HOLLYWOOD, AND THE REMAINDER IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, OR ABOUT 1600-1700 DURING THE PEAK SEASON. THEY HAVE ABOUT 3,200 COMMITTED SUBSCRIBERS, BUT LOSE BETWEEN 900-1,000 FOR FIVE OR SIX MONTHS OF EACH YEAR DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD. DONALD MILES, RESIDENT OF SHADY REST MOBILE HOME PARK, PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH PETITIONS SIGNED BY MEMBERS OF THE SHADY REST MOBILE HOME PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION PROTESTING ANY INCREASE OF RATES FOR INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION. MR. MILES STATED THERE ARE ABOUT 150 SIGNATURES OF THOSE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE SUPPLIED. SAID PETITIONS, WHICH ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK, STATE AS FOLLOWS: 0 I�OV 141979 aoox 42 PAGE 86 NOV '141979 X979 BOOK 42 PA;F 87 PETITION We, the undersigned residents, in the county of Indian River and of Shady Rest Mo- bile Home Park, Route #1, Box #45, Sebastian, Florida, 32958, oppose any rate in- crease for Indian River Cablevision, Inc., for the following reasons: 1- Rates were increased on 10/1/76 or 11/1/76 from $6.30 per month to $6.76 per month, including sales tax, despite protests at that time of poor quality reception. The increase was granted on the assumption I. R. C. had need of increased funding to in -prove receptiono No improvement has been noted during this 3 year period. 2- If reception is bad after 5:00 P. IA. and on Saturdays and Sundays, it is im- possible to register a complaint on poor reception which will be acted upon. An answering machine takes calls and the secondary telephone number offered seldom answers. On reception complaints taped by the answering machine during these off- duty hours, there is usually no cell -back response by I. R. C. It also appears there is no supervised monitoring during the evening and night hours, and if so, the monitor is not required to answer the telephone. 3- The November -December 1979 statements were issued at an increased rate of $7.54, including tax, per month without a rate approval by the County Commissioners which is a direct affront to the integrity of the Commissioners. 4- If I. R. C. is not competent and capable of supplying quality reception, and based on previous promises it has failed to do so, and we are sure this is a demand of its operating certification, it is our recommendation no increase be granted. It is also our request the Commissioners contact the appropriate state or Federal agency to revoke the I. K. C. certificate of operating authority and request bids 2 from other concerns to provide adequate cable T. V. service to this area. We, the customers, are entitled to much better reception then we have been receiving and feel it is incumbent on our Commissioners to assist us to this endo 5- Some typical complaints are listed below along with the signatures and addresses of the residents in agreement with this petition. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF THIS PETITION HAD BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, AND MR. MILES SAID THAT IT HAD NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND DID NOT ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED MR. HAIMOWITZ TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINTS PRESENTED BY THE PETITION. MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THEY HAVE FOUND THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS FALL ON THEIR FOUR DISTANT CHANNEL CITIES - S, 44, AND 13 OUT OF TAMPA,. AND 2 FROM DAYTONA. ACCORDING TO ALL FEC REQUIRE- MENTS AND REGULATIONS, THESE ARE NOT QUALITY CHANNELS AND NEVER WILL BE. THEY ARE OFFERED SIMPLY TO GIVE THE SUBSCRIBER SOMETHING ADDITIONAL AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A FULL CHANNEL SELECTOR. HE NOTED THAT TO OFFSET WEATHER PROBLEMS, THEY HAVE THREE BROADCASTING SYSTEMS - NBC, CBS AND ABC SO THE SUBSCRIBER MAY CHANGE THEIR CHANNELS WHEN WEATHER DESTROYS RECEPTION. MR. HAIMOWITZ INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY PUT IN A NEW ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR CHANNEL 5, AND HE FELT THERE HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT. THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHANNEL 2 10 OUT OF DAYTONA WHERE MIAMI COMES IN BEHIND THEM. MR. HAIMOWITZ POINTED OUT THAT HIS SERVICE IS LOCATED ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIAMI AND DAYTONA STATIONS. THE MELBOURNE SYSTEM ALSO IS AFFECTED, AND THEY DON'T TRY TO CARRY CHANNEL 5 OR 12. MR. HAIMOWITZ REITERATED THAT THEY HAVE MADE NUMEROUS IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THE FOUR LONG DISTANCE CHANNELS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM AND ALWAYS WILL BE UNTIL THEY ELIMINATE THEM. SOME PEOPLE, HOWEVER, DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEIR FAVORITE CHANNELS FROM TAMPA. MR. HAIMOWITZ WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS IN SHADY REST, NOTING THAT WHEN THEY HAD A POWER OUTAGE FROM THE HURRICANE AND FP&L TOOK THREE DAYS TO RESTORE POWER, HE TIED IN GAS POWERED GENERATORS TO REACH A MAJORITY OF THE AREA, BUT COULD NOT REACH THEM ALL, IN ADDITION, HE NOTED THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TELEPHONE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THE SEBASTIAN AREA, AND THE CREWS HAVE BEEN CUTTING THE TV CABLES ON THE AVERAGE OF 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK. MR. HAIMOWITZ PROCEEDED TO REVIEW THEIR POLICY FOR DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND STATED THAT THEIR TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE IS CLEARED EVERY MORNING AND THEY CHECK WITH THE MAN ON CALL. IF THERE IS A SINGLE OUTAGE IN THE LATER EVENING HOURS, THEY WILL GET TO IT THE NEXT DAY; IF THERE IS AN AREA OUTAGE, THE STANDBY MAN WILL RESPOND UP TO 10:00 OR 11:00 P.M. MR. HAIMOWITZ FELT PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT MANY PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH ARE USED TO PICKING UP 15 TO 20 CHANNELS JUST WITH A LITTLE ANTENNA. HE NOTED THAT THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN FELT THEIR SERVICE WAS AS GOOD AS ANYONE'S IN THE AREA. MR. HAIMOWITZ INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY KEEP A RECORD OF EVERY CALL, AND 40-45% OF THE TROUBLE CALLS ARE NOT A PROBLEM OF THE CABLE BUT WITH THE CUSTOMER'S SET, OR DUE TO FAILURE TO FINE TUNE, DIS- CONNECTING THE TELEVISION AND HOOKING IT BACK UP INCORRECTLY, ETC. HE POINTED OUT THAT THEY CALL CABLEVISION BEFORE CALLING A TELEVISION SERVICE TECHNICIAN, AND MANY STATES ARE COMING OUT WITH REGULATORY ACTION TO SAY THAT IF YOU ARE ADVISED THE PROBLEM MAY BE FINE TUNING, A CABLEVISION COMPANY CAN CHARGE YOU FOR A VISIT. MR. HAIMOWITZ 11 NOV 1-4 1979- 800K 4 PaGE $8 NOV 141979 600K V PAGE 89 FURTHER NOTED THEY SOMETIMES GO OUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES TO MAKE A CALL AND NO ONE IS HOME. HE CONTINUED TO EXPLAIN THAT WHEN A CUSTOMER CALLS WITH A COMPLAINT, THEY ASK HIM A SERIES OF ROUTINE QUESTIONS TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHERE THE TROUBLE IS, AND HE NOTED THAT WHAT THE CUSTOMER SEES ON HIS SET SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE PICTURE ON THE MONITOR AT THE CABLEVISION COMPANY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMPLIMENTED MR. MILES ON THE PETITIONS HE HAD PRESENTED WHICH ARE VERY COMPLETE, AND EVEN SET OUT THE CUSTOMERS COMPLAINT, MOST OF WHICH SEEM TO BE POOR RECEPTION OR /I SNOW. it MR. HAIMOWITZ"STATED THAT AFTER THE HURRICANE, THEY SPENT ABOUT FIVE DAYS TRACING A SIGNAL PROBLEM TO SHADY REST. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY CHECKED THE AMPLIFIER AND DID RESTORE SERVICE IN THAT AREA, BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH DISTANT CHANNELS, COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED ABOUT THE CHANNELS INVOLVED IN THE COMPLAINTS, AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THERE WAS A REFERENCE TO CHANNELS 5, 11, 13, AND 44. MR. MILES STATED THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH 9 AND 12. MR. HAIMOWITZ NOTED THAT NORMALLY 9 IS PERFECT. HE COMMENTED THAT IF IT IS PERFECT IN SEBASTIAN, ON THEIR MONITOR, IN MICC0, ETC., THEN IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ONE PERSON S SET. HE STATED THAT THEY DO TRY TO GIVE THE PEOPLE THE SERVICE, BUT THEY MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET PERFECT RECEPTION FROM 12 CHANNELS 365 DAYS A YEAR. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF THE NIGHT MAN HAS A RECORDER, AND MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THE RECORDER IS AT THE OFFICE. COMMISSIONER LYONS BELIEVED THAT THE PEOPLE FEEL THEIR COMPLAINT IS NOT GOING TO ANY PLACE AND THEY FEEL FRUSTRATED WHEN THEY DON `T GET A REPLY. MR. HAIMOWITZ INFORMED HIM THAT THE TAPE SAYS THEY WILL RETURN THE CUSTOMER `S CALL AND GIVES THE STANDBY MAN'S NUMBER TO CALL IF IT IS AN EMERGENCY. THE TAPE IS CLEARED THE NEXT DAY, AND ON WEEKENDS, THE STANDBY MAN GOES TO THE OFFICE AND CHECKS THE TAPE. HE NOTED THAT NOTHING IS INFALLIBLE, AND THE ONLY TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE AVAILABLE IN THAT AREA IS UNSATISFACTORY. COMMISSIONER LYONS INQUIRED ABOUT THE COMPLAINT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IMPROVE RECEPTION SINCE THE LAST RATE INCREASE. MR. HAIMOWITZ NOTED THAT COMMISSIONER DEESON IS ON HIS SERVICE, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO SAY THERE HAS BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENT; HE HAS NO PROBLEM AT ALL WITH CHANNEL.5, AND CHANNEL 9 IS AS NEAR PERFECT AS HE THOUGHT YOU COULD GET. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH DOES NOT GET 12 CHANNELS. MR. HAIMOWITZ INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 3 CHANNELS IN A PREMIUM PACKAGE WHICH REQUIRES A SPECIAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, AND PEOPLE PAY EXTRA FOR THIS. HE NOTED THEY ALSO HAVE PBS AND THE INDEPENDENT CHANNEL OUT OF ORLANDO, CHANNEL 35. COMMISSIONER DEESON STATED THAT HE IS ABLE TO PICK UP ALL THREE OF THE MAJOR NETWORKS. MR. MILES COMMENTED THAT POWER WAS OUT IN SHADY REST PARK AFTER HURRICANE DAVID FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS, BUT IT WAS 2-3 DAYS BEFORE THEY GOT THE CABLE BACK. HE STATED THAT HE DOES LIKE CHANNEL 13 OUT OF TAMPA, BUT SOMETIMES GETS A DOUBLE IMAGE AND SOMETIMES IT FADES. HE NOTED THAT FREQUENTLY DURING THE WORLD SERIES, THE HERRING- BONE ON THE PROGRAM WAS TERRIBLE, AND HE HAD TO TRY ALL THREE CHANNELS TO GET A PICTURE. COMMISSIONER DEESON POINTED OUT THAT CHANNEL 13 IS 150 MILES AWAY, AND MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT 13 WILL NOT BE BETTER UNLESS THEY RUN A WIRE ALL THE WAY OVER TO TAMPA, SO OBVIOUSLY THE THING TO DO IS TO PUT SOMETHING ELSE ON IN ITS PLACE THAT DOESNIT CREATE A PROBLEM, BUT IT IS MANY PEOPLE S FAVORITE CHANNEL. MR. MILES NOTED THAT WHEN YOU CALL IN TO COMPLAIN, FOR INSTANCE, DURING THE WORLD SERIES, THAT YOU ARE GETTING A LOUSY PICTURE, IT DOES NOT DO ANY GOOD TO COMPLAIN TO AN ANSWERING SERVICE AND HE FELT SOMEONE SHOULD BE THERE. NOV i.4 1970. 13 BOOK 42 FACE 90 NOV .1 k 1979 9009 42 PACE 91, MR. HAIMOWITZ NOTED THAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR 24 HOUR MANNING, AND IF THEY WILL INCREASE HIS RATE TO $15.00 A MONTH, HE WOULD BE GLAD TO SUPPLY IT. MR. CROSBY, A RESIDENT OF SHADY REST, STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 1975 AND FELT THAT THE SERVICE THEY GET IN THE PARK HAS BEEN GETTING CONTINUOUSLY WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER. HE FELT THEY DO NOT GET THE KIND OF SERVICE THEY NEED WHEN THEY CALL IN COMPLAINTS, AND HE WONDERED IF POSSIBLY THE LINES IN SHADY REST NEED CORRECTION. MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF MINOR PROBLEMS IN THAT AREA, MOST OF THEM CAUSED BY CUTS DONE BY THE TELEPHONE CREWS. MR. CROSBY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS A NEW TELEVISION SET AND WHEN THE DEALER HE BOUGHT IT FROM FOUND OUT THAT HE LIVED AT SHADY REST, HE TOLD HIM HE NEVER WOULD GET GOOD RECEPTION. HE FELT STRONGLY THAT THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE CORRECTED. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF MOST OF THE PEOPLE PRESENT WERE FROM SHADY REST MOBILE HOME PARK, AND MOST OF THEM WERE, MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT HE WILL TAKE HIS CHIEF TECHNICIAN AND GO OUT TO SHADY REST TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEMS, BUT POINTED OUT AGAIN THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE DISTANT CHANNELS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT IT CAN BE VERY FRUSTRATING TALKING TO A TAPE RECORDING AND THEN NOT GETTING ANYONE WHEN YOU CALL THE EMERGENCY NUMBER. HE FELT IF THE REPAIRMAN HAD A RECORDER WHERE HE COULD CALL THESE PEOPLE BACK WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME) THE PEOPLE AT LEAST WOULD KNOW THEIR COMPLAINT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED. MR. HAIMOWITZ REALLY DID NOT FEEL THEY HAD THAT MANY PROBLEMS BUT STATED THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO CALL THESE PEOPLE BACK. HE NOTED THAT SOME OF THEM CALL IN AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT APPARENTLY OUT OF THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE AREA, THEY HAVE A SMALL SECTION FROM SHADY REST WHO ARE DISSATISFIED, AND THEY WILL BE GLAD TO CHECK THIS OUT. 14 COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THAT THEY SHOULD DO SO AND REPORT TO MR. MILES, AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE SUGGESTED TAKING CERTAIN HOMES IN SHADY REST AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO MR. HAIMOWITZ TO CHECK AND DO HIS TESTING. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMMENTED THAT AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, HE HAS RECEIVED CALLS DURING LATE HOURS FROM PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT THEIR SET HAS BEEN OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. HE NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH CABLEVISION IS A UTILITY IN A SENSE, HE DID NOT FEEL IT IS A DIRE NECESSITY SUCH AS WATER, SEWER, AND ELECTRICITY, BUT AGREED THAT THE CABLEVISION COMPANY SHOULD SUPPLY THE BEST SERVICE THEY CAN. CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION HAS GROWN CON- SIDERABLY AND STATED HE HAS SEEN EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE A QUALITY SERVICE AND HE IS IN FAVOR OF THE RATE STRUCTURE PROPOSED. HE ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THE RATE STRUCTURE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON CATEGORY #5, "PREWIRED APARTMENTS, CONDOMINIUMS," AND MR. HAIMOWITZ EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR BREVARD COUNTY, BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT STANDARD. THIS APPLIES TO A SITUATION WHERE AN OWNER OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WISHES TO SUPPLY CABLEVISION SERVICE TO ALL HIS TENANTS, AND HE IS GIVEN A REDUCED FEE. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THE PREVIOUS COMMERCIAL RATE QUOTED TWO OR MORE OUTLETS AT.$2.30, AND THE NEW COMMERCIAL RATE CALLS FOR $2.50 FOR "EACH ADDITIONAL OUTLET." MR. HAIMOWITZ EXPLAINED THAT THE OLD STRUCTURE STATED THAT IF YOU HAVE TWO OR MORE OUTLETS, IT WAS A CHARGE "PER OUTLET" AND THIS IS JUST MAKING IT CLEARER. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT NO CABLEVISION SYSTEM IS WITHOUT PROBLEMS, AND NOTED THAT THE ONE IN VERO BEACH IS NOT PERFECT EITHER, HE STATED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS HE HAS BEEN IN A N=OV i 4 1979 15 800r 42 PAGE 92 NOV 141979 HOUSE IN SEBASTIAN WHERE THERE WERE PROBLEMS. 800K 42 PAGE 9„j ON THE ONE OCCASION, ABOUT FOUR CALLS WERE MADE WITH NO ANSWER; ON THE OTHER OCCASION, THEY HAD PROMPT ACTION. CHAIRMAN WODTKE FELT THAT MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS RELATE TO PROBLEMS CAUSED BY HOME OWNERS THEMSELVES, AND HE DID NOT KNOW HOW RESPONSIBLE WE MUST REQUIRE THESE FIRMS TO BE. HE FELT CONFIDENT THAT MR. HAIMOWITZ WILL DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT SHADY REST AND HOPED THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA. COMMISSIONER DEESON NOTED THAT MOST OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY THE SHADY REST RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO THE WORLD SERIES TIME AND ASKED IF THEY CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME. THE RESIDENTS STATED THAT THEY HAVE. COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THAT THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS THAT CAN NEVER BE STRAIGHTENED OUT, BUT POINTED OUT THAT THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK AND SAYING NOTHING IS IMPROVED SINCE LAST TIME. HE DID NOT FEEL HE COULD VOTE FOR AN INCREASE UNTIL THIS SITUATION IS RESOLVED. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INFORMED HIM THAT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WAS NOT AT THE PREVIOUS HEARING FOR A RATE INCREASE, AND THERE WERE PEOPLE PRESENT AT THAT TIME FROM A MUCH WIDER AREA. MR. HAIMOWITZ STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT SHADY REST IN 1975 OR 1976 AND THEY REPLACED ABOUT 800' OF CABLE IN THE PARK, WHICH CLEARED UP THEIR PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME. HE REITERATED THAT HE WILL GO OUT TO SHADY REST AGAIN AND SEE WHAT PROBLEMS THERE MAY BE, IF ANY EXIST. COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE INCREASE REQUESTED AS LONG AS IT INVOLVES SATISFACTORY SERVICE. HE ASKED IF THE PEOPLE PRESENT WERE WILLING TO ACCEPT MR. HAIMOWITZ' ASSURANCES THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO THEIR PROBLEM, AND THEY INDICATED THEY WERE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT THE ISSUE OF THE FRANCHISE FEE HAS NOT BEEN DISCUSSED. HE NOTED THAT SEBASTIAN DOES NOT HAVE A FRANCHISE FEE AND THAT COULD CREATE A BILLING PROBLEM. MR. HAIMOWITZ INFORMED HIM THAT ALL THEIR BILLING IS DONE BY HAND. CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT ON A $7.25 MONTHLY CHARGE, THE 3% FRANCHISE FEE WOULD HAVE A COST -FACTOR OF 21� PER CUSTOMER PER MONTH. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD FEEL BETTER ADDRESSING IT -IN CON- JUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HIS PROBLEM WITH THE FEE IS THAT YOU ARE ASKING THEM TO TAKE 3% LESS PROFIT IN AN AREA THAT IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO SERVE, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT WE SHOULD JUST ALERT THEM THAT NEXT TIME UP WE WILL HAVE A FRANCHISE FEE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMMENTED THAT A FRANCHISE FEE IS AN EXPENSE THAT CAN BE CHARGED AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE OR OVERHEAD COSTS AND SHOULD BE CHARGED AGAINST THE TOTAL SYSTEM. HE FELT THE 3% CHARGED BY BREVARD COUNTY IS CHARGED AGAINST THE SYSTEM AND THE COST PASSED ON TO EVERYONE. THE CHAIRMAN CONTINUED THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE A FEE, POSSIBLY WE SHOULD PROVIDE SOME SPECIFIC SERVICE, SUCH AS MONITORING OF THE SERVICE PROVIDED, ETC. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 79-114 APPROVING THE INCREASE REQUESTED BY INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION AS SET OUT IN THEIR PROPOSAL ON PAGE 181 TO BE EFFECTIVE AS OF DECEMBER 1ST; THE BILLING FOR NOVEMBER TO BE CREDITED FOR THE INCREASE INCORRECTLY TAKEN PREVIOUSLY; AND IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT AN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE QUALITY OF SERVICE IN THE SHADY REST MOBILE HOME PARK WILL BE MADE PRIOR TO DECEMBER 1ST. %OV 141979 17 soon V . PAcE 94 rt r Nov 14 1979 RESOLUTION NO. 79 - 114 BOOK 42 PAGE 95 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that, after notice and public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, hereby adopts the following rate schedule for Indian River Cablevision, effective December 1, 1979, and conditioned upon the customers who were not correctly billed for the month of November receiving a credit against their Dec- ember statement for the over billing and further conditioned upon the applicant reviewing the quality of service being pro- vided to the Shady Rest Mobile Home Park: TYPE OF SERVICE: Install Monthly Fee Service Fee 1. Single Family Residence A. First TV Outlet 19.95 + Tax 7.25'+ -Tax B. Additional Outlets 7.50 + Tax 1.60 + Tax C. Transfer Service 7.50 + Tax D. Reconnect Outlet 7.50 + Tax E. Relocate Outlet 7.50 + Tax -- 2. Commercial A. First Outlet 25.00 + Tax 7.25 + Tax B. Each Additional Outlet 10.00 + Tax 2.50 + Tax 3. Pr€ -Wired Hotels, Motels, Hospitals with Master Distribution Systems A. First Outlet 25.00 + Tax 7.25 + Tax B. Each Additional Outlet -- 2.50 + Tax 4. Non -Wired Hotels, Motels Hospitals Without Master Distribution Systems A. First Outlet 25.00 + Tax 7.25 + Tax B. Each Additional Outlet 10.00 + Tax 2.50 + Tax 5. Pre -Wired Apartments, Condominiums With Master Distribution Systems A. First Apartment (any number 25.00 + Tax 7.25 + Tax Outlets) B._ Each Additional Apartment 10.00 + Tax 4.00 + Tax C. Annual Prepayment 10o DISCOUNT 6. Annual Pre -payment of service for all but Apartments/ Con- dominium bulk rate receive twelve months of service for the price of eleven. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By William C. Wodtke, Jr., 7airman ATTEST: .r Freda Wright, C erk 2- NOV 141979 600K 4 PAGE 96 NOV 14 1979 Box .. 42 PacF 97 COMMISSIONER SIEBERT REQUESTED THAT MR, HAIMOWITZ SEND THE BOARD A LETTER ADVISING THEM OF HIS FINDINGS AT THE SHADY REST MOBILE HOME PARK, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 8:40 O'CLOCK P.M. ATTEST: CLERK 20 CHAIRMAN I