Res No 150-96-9904•1 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO PROGRAM
MATERIAL TO BE BROADCAST ON CABLE CHANNEL 5, ADOPTING
CRITERIA BY WHICH MATERIAL WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE
CABLE REVIEW COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission passed a resolution creating a
Cable Review Committee, and;
WHEREAS, the Cable Review Committee drafted criteria and an
application process to review material that is submitted for
broadcast, and that criteria has been reviewed by the City
Attorney,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby adopts and
approves the criteria attached hereto, providing guidelines for
the Cable Review Committee to determine whether material
submitted for broadcast is appropriate.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon approval.
PASSED AM ADOPTED this 20th day of August —1 1996.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEYO '
Vice Mayor R•• aina: Yea
Commissioner Price: Yea
Commissioner Bethel- Yea
Commissioner Young: Yea
CITY OF SOUTH"MIAMI
6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL 33143
TO: Mayor and Commission
FROM: Eddie Cox, City Manager
DATE:
RE:
August 13, 1996
Agenda Item #�0
Commission Meeting
August 20, 1996
Cable Review Criteria
A few weeks ago, you approved the creation of a Cable Review Committee. Julio
Robaina, Jim Cowen, and Diana Morris were appointed to serve on that committee.
They have held several meetings, drafted criteria, submitted it to Mr. Gallop for review,
and incorporated his suggestions into the criteria presented to you as an attachment to
this resolution.
believe this establishes fair guidelines to allow public access, while providing
restrictions to insure that material presented on the City's cable channel is appropriate,
informative, and
recommend you
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Minutes
Cable Review Committee
August 6, 1996
6:30 p.m.
Members: Diana Morris, Chairman
Julio Rob aina
Jim Cowen
Mrs. Morris convened the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
Members Present: Diana Morris
Jim Cowen
The first order of business was review and discussion of the revised criteria for review of
broadcast material for Cable Channel 5.
The City Attorney reviewed the first draft of the criteria presented to the committee by Mrs.
Morris. His comments and recommendations were incorporated into the draft document, and
distributed to members of the committee prior to the scheduled August 6 meeting.
The committee voted 2 -0 in favor of adopting the revised criteria which will be presented to the
Commission for final adoption. This item will be on the August 20 agenda.
The Florida Medical Quality Assurance, Medicare Review for the U. S. Federal Government gave
the city eight 30- minute video tapes on various subjects related to Medicare. These videos were
reviewed, and 3 were approved by the Committee for broadcast on Cable Channel 5. The titles
approved are: Understanding your Medicare Rights - for Medicare Recipients and Their Families;
Guide for Working through the Medicare and Social Security Systems; Understanding Advance
Directives, Including Living Wills for Medicare Recipients and Their Families.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Adopted Application for Approval of Public Interest Broadcast Material for City of South Miami
Cable Channel 5 is attached to these minutes.
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C riteria - Access to Cable Channel 5 by Community Groups /Organizations
A Cable Broadcast Review Committee composed of three members will serve as a
review mechanism for all material submitted for broadcast or display on Cable
Channel s by any organizations. One Commissioner and two City staff will serve on
the Committee.
Persons or organizations wishing to have material considered for broadcast must
submit subject matter and/or script for review by Cable Broadcast Review
Committee
If broadcast or display is desired for a specific date(s), material must be
submitted at least 30 days prior to date of requested first broadcast/disiplay.
1)
Broadcast material must be created by the city or by another governmental
entity, or sponsored by the City, and must have the characteristics of one of the
following: (a) governmental program; (b) educational program; and, (c) community
interest program.
2) Presentations for broadcast must be of community -wide interest.
3) Programs must not contain political advertisement, or tend to support or
promote any party or candidate for public office, or contain commercial
advertisement or messages, or contain obscene or offensive material. No candidate
for any political race may appear on any program regardless of the purpose or
message of the program.
4) No non -city appointed committee or group shall be allowed to use this medium
to further their views or to boost membership.
5) Broadcast material shall not exceed 30 minutes in length, and must contain
credits at the end of the program.
6) The Cable Broadcast Review Committee shall determine the appropriate
number of times a broadcast will be repeated.
The Cable Broadcast Review Committee will present its recommendation to the
City Manager for final approval or disapproval.
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City of South Miazni - 6130 Sunset Dr. -South Miami, FL 33143
(Return completed application to City Manager's Office)
Application for Approval of Public Interest Broadcast Material
for City of South Miami Cable Channel 5
Persons or organizations wishing to have material considered for broadcast must submit subject matter and/or
script for review by Cable Broadcast Review Committee. If broadcast or display is desired for a specific date(s),
material must be submitted at least 30 days prior to date of requested first broadcast/display, To be considered for
sponsorship by the City, an organization which desires to have its material broadcast by the City must be a
currently active not - for - profit, federally tax- exempt organization.
1) Broadcast material must be created by the City, by another government entity, or sponsored by the City.
2) Material presented for broadcast must have the characteristics of one of the following: (a) governmental
program; (b) educational program; and (c) community interest program.
3) Programs must not contain political advertisement, or tend to support or promote any party or candidate
for public office, or contain commercial advertisement or messages, or contain obscene or offensive material. No
candidate for any political office may appear in any program regardless of the purpose or message of the program.
The city reserves the right to reject any program for any reason.
4) Broadcast material shall not exceed 30 minutes in length, and must contain credits at the end of the
program.
5) The Cable Broadcast Review Committee shall determine the number of times a broadcast will be repeated.
Date of Application
Name of organization
Address
Name of primary contact for this project
Phone Number(s)
Video
Character Display
Length of planned broadcast
App. Rec'd by
Initial by City Employee receiving application
Live Broadcast
If C
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Subject
Provide script or detailed plan of subject matter (attach sheet if necessary)
Credits must appear at the end of the prooram and may not be more than 30 seconds in length.
Applicant must retain a cony of the tape.
i tv is not resnonsi b l e for lost or damazed tapes. -
Warranties and Representations:
A. Applicant warrants that the program being submitted for presentation on South Miami's Cable Channel
complies with and meets the requirements of the programming rules and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission.
B. Applicant expressly warrants that the program:
1) does not contain obscene or indecent material
2) does not contain advertisement of or providing information concerning any lottery.
3) does not contain advertisement promoting a commercial product.
4) does not contain advertisement nor does it promote a candidate for political office.
C. Applicant warrants that the program does not contain material, statements, pictures, or representations which
are known or should have been known -to be untrue or to constitute liable or slander.
D. Applicant warrants that the program being submitted is not copyrighted material and/or does not contain
copyrighted material, or that applicant has obtained a clearance for the copyrighted material. Applicant agrees
to hold harmless and indemnify the City of South Miami for all expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees
incurred by the City in defending itself from claims or charges under copyright laws, FCC rules and
regulations, laws of liable and slander, laws pertaining to rights of privacy and other claims or charges against
the City arising from or caused by the presentation of applicant's material on the City's cable channel.
Applicant's Signature
Applicant certi ies that the foregoing has been
of the City's cable channel and that applicant
Date
read and that applicant understands the rules governing the use
is bound by their rules and this agreement.
Review Date Committee Recommendation
Number of times program will run
City Manager
Approved
From to,
Disapproved
DATES