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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018 Franchise had to repeal Ordinance No. 24, Series 2003, set in place before language was added to the Florence City Code about com- munications providers, and approve Resolution No. 5, Series 2018, the franchise agreement with Charter. “Based on our legal counsel’s advice, since we have our code language now, future franchise agreements for communications providers will be done through resolutions,” Messmer said. According to the staff report, passing franchise agreements via resolutions that reference Florence City Code allows for a simplified process for updating an agreement. At a request from Charter, the franchise agreement only address- es cable. Separate laws govern agreements for phone and inter- net, but Charter is primarily a cable company who also provides the other services. “Internet and voice is add- ressed in our city code,” Messmer said. “They have been paying fees on those since we enacted that.” Franchise fee revenue supports from 1A Staff also defined a 10-year term for the agreement; kept police powers; set out insurance and non-discriminatory policies; and required that the service availability include the entire city in its service area. “Our service area is our entire city limits. Any time that a prop- erty is annexed into the city, we provide that information to Charter and it becomes part of that service area. If the area is already receiving service from one of the franchisees, that is added to our fee that we receive,” Messmer said. Florence receives 5 percent of gross revenues provided within the city as the franchise fee, as well as access to the Public, Education and Government (PEG) Channel, which airs Florence City Council meetings for Charter Cable customers, and free cable drops to city government build- ings, Siuslaw School District and Siuslaw Public Library. First, Florence City Council General Fund services, such as streets and public safety. Councilor Joshua Greene asked some clarifying questions about the fees for cable, voice and data. Messmer said that fees can’t come from data usage, as “there are really strict rules that say, ‘You can’t tax the internet.’ We don’t base our franchise fee on the amount of data you use, but on gross revenue of what you pay. “As a consumer, I use Charter internet, and I pay the same each month whether I am home all month or gone.” She reiterated that the Telecommunications Ordinance still applies to Charter as a com- munications provider, but this agreement specifically looks at it as a cable service. “We’re very thankful for our legal counsel in helping us to understand this, since it is very complicated,” Messmer said. “There are many state and federal regulations that manage it, and they can be interpreted in differ- ent ways. … We’re not taxing the internet. We’re charging a fee for the right of way because they are Unitarians hear about the Prophet Mohammed using it.” Charter Communications likely passes the 5 percent fee to the cus- tomers. “By doing this and by keeping current with our franchise agree- ments and the Telecommunic- ations Ordinance, you as a city council are creating a fair playing field for all providers,” said City Manager Erin Reynolds. Messmer agreed. “Now, every (service provider) gets noticed at the same time,” she said. “Everybody has the same opportunity to provide service, everybody is charged the same fee based on the same city service area for what type of service they provide. We’ve outlined it and it applies to everybody. It’s not a case-by-case basis, which is what it was prior.” Councilors heard two readings of Ordinance No. 1, Series 2018, an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 24, Series 2003, and approved it in a roll call vote. Afterwards, councilors approved the franchise agreement in Resolution No. 5. Sunday, April 8, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, the Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller will lead the worship service titled: “The Blessed Prophet Mohammed’s Ascension.” Soon, all of Islam will be celebrating an event that is the reason they consider Jerusalem one of their sacred sites. Although The Prophet lived, fought and died in what is now Saudi Arabia, he had a vision — what may even have been a physical experience — that took place on the site of what is now called “the Dome of the Rock” on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Miller will share the story and its signifi- cance for Mohammed’s followers — and for us, today. Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87738 Highway 101 at Heceta Beach Road, is wheelchair accessible. Each service concludes with refreshments and a dialogue circle to explore the questions that come up during each worship service. For more information, visit florenceuuf.org. DENTURE SERVICES INC. T he Buying or Selling? 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