Res. No. 007-98-10274RESOLUTION NO.7-98-10274
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATIING TO PUBLIC
BROADCASTING;PROVIDING FOR PROGRAMMING DEBATE BY
CANDIDATES;AMENDING PROGRAMMING GUIDELINES APPROVED BY
RESOLUTION NO.82-96-9836;PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South
Miami adopted Resolution No.82-96-9836,on April 16,1996,which
approved programming guidelines for the form and content of
material broadcast on Cable Channel 5;and
WHEREAS,the programming guidelines prohibit any person who
isa candidate for political office from appearing in broadcast
material;and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission desires to create a
limited exception to the prohibition on political appearances to
allow broadcast of debates by candidates for public offices.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.The programming guidelines approved by
Resolution No.82-96-9836 are amended to authorize the following:
TheMayorandCityCommissionbelieveitisinthepublic
interest to promote fair and open political debate among
candidatesforpublic office.Tothat end,upon recommendation
bytheCableBroadcastReview Committee,theCity Commission may
authorize,by motion andacclamation,the prospective broadcast
ofoneormorepoliticaldebatesby candidates forpublic
offices.InmakingitsrecommendationtotheCityCommission,
the Cable Broadcast Review Committee will evaluate the nature and
identify of the organization which will conduct the debate,rules
ofdebate,location,timeand conditions insisted upon by
candidates,and other factors asthe committee believes affect
thequalityofthedebate,andprescribesuch requirements asmay
benecessarytofosterdebateanddecorumbythecandidates.
Section 2.
upon approval.
This resolution shall take effect immediately
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of January,
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
D APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TORNRY /CITY ATTORNEY
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Price:Yea
Vice Mayor Robaina:Yea
Comm.Bethel:Yea
Comm.Oliveros:Yea
Comm.Young:Yea
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CI^OP^OUTH^MI^!TlORI^"7 COMMISSION °*™»GROUPS OR ORGANIZATION*™^,RELAT:™G TO ACCESS BYCABLECHSmmSoZ,?nCDm °F S0UTH MIAMI-SCRITERIA,CREATING 1 ^T™°F ^TERIAL'CREATINGAPPLICATION.^liWG A REVIEW COMMITTEE,AND AN
wide interest;and y cable channel is of cotrcnunity-
WHEREAS,in order to fair-iv =„,*material presented by groups in^H ,,^consistently evaluate
criteria must be established by"whfch a £,-S'•°r .or9an"ations,as to the appropriateness of &££?for'Sdcast?11 ""*"^
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implement the utilization nf ^1S1 .hereby authorized to
attached hereto anri MfaV °f-tne aPPlication and criteria
appointed to ensure thatZ^^T****"Sha11 be created and5,the City's cabll access i-^Presented on Cable Channeli<~ao±e access,is of community-wide interest.
upon aSvfl^ttis resolution shall take effect immediately
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April 1996.
CITY CLERK f«Jf^
READ^AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APP VED:
MAYOR
CITY ATTORNEY
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COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Cunningham:Yea
Vice Mayor Robaina:Yea
Commissioner Price:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
Commissioner Young:Yea
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TO:
FROM
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
6130 Sunset Drive,South Miami,FL33143
MayorandCommission s?DATE
Eddie Cox,City Manager RE:
April 11,1996
Agenda Item #/*
CommissionMeeting
April 16,1996
Cable Channel 5.Access
The attached resolution establishes criteria,a review committee,and an application for
requests for access to the Cityof South Miami's cable access channel.
I believe it is crucial that we establish such guidelines and procedures to ensure that
the material we allow to be aired on our cable channel is of community-wide interest
and not of a political or self-serving nature to any person or organization.You have
directed me to prepare guidelines,and I am pleased to present the attached resolution,
criteria and application foryour approval.
I recommend approval.
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Criteria -Access to Cable Channel 5 by Community Groups/Organizations
ACable Broadcast Review Committee composed of three members willserveasa
review mechanism forall material submitted for broadcast or display on Cable
Channel5bycommunitygroupsororganizations.One Commissioner andtwoCity
staff will serve on the Committee.
Personsor organizations wishing tohave material considered for broadcast must
submitsubjectmatterand/orscriptforreviewbyCable Broadcast Review
Committee.If broadcast ordisplayisdesiredforaspecificdate(s),materialmustbe
submittedatleast30dayspriortodate of requested first broadcast/display.
1)BroadcastmaterialmustbeCity-generatedorpre-approved.
2)Presentationsfor broadcast mustbe of community-wide interest.
3)Politicaladsor presentations areprohibited.
4)Nopersonrunningforpoliticalofficemayappearinmaterialforbroadcast.
5)Nonon-cityappointed committee orgroupshallbeallowedtousethis
mediumtofurthertheirviewsortoboostmembership.
6)Broadcast materialshallnotexceed30minutesinlength.
7)The Cable Broadcast ReviewCommitteeshalldeterminetheappropriate
number of timesa broadcast canberepeated.
TheCableBroadcastReview Committee willpresentitsrecommendationtothe
CityManagerforfinalapprovalor disapproval.
(Return completed application to City Manager's Office)
Application forApprovalof Public Interest Broadcast Material
for City of South Miami Cable Channel 5
Date of Application,App.Rec'd by_
Initialby City Employee receivingapplication
Name of organization
Address
Name of primarycontactfor this project.
Phone Number(s)
Video L-l Character Display
Length of planned broadcast
Subject
•Live Broadcast •
Provide scriptor detailed plan of subjectmatter(attachsheetif necessary)
Review Date Committee Recommendation
City Manager
Approved^Disapproved
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