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<br /> 7.2 Limitations on Rates: The charges made to subscribers for ser-
<br />vices ~ the franchisee hereunder shall be fair and reasonable. The
<br />franchisee shall receive no consideration whatsoever from its subscribers
<br />other than in accordance with this section, without approval of the Board
<br />of Commissioners. The franchisee shall not charge rates in excess of the
<br />rate schedule appearing in the franchisee agreement.
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hammett, seconded by Commissioner McClary
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to adopt upon second reading the
<br />Cabarrus County Cable Television Ordinance as amended.
<br /> Chairman Hawfield stated that this was the hour and day set for a
<br />hearing to determine the continuation of the Davis Garbage Service fran-
<br />chise to collect solid waste in Cabarrus County. Under sworn testimony,
<br />Mr. A1 Klimas, Director, Cabarrus County Health Department, reported to
<br />the Board that Davis Garbage Service had failed to comply with Sections
<br />5,6, and 7 of the Ordinance Governing the Management of Solid Waste in
<br />Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and that it was the Health Department's
<br />recommendation that the franchise with Mr. Willie Davis's Company be
<br />terminated as of December 31, 1978. In accordance with Section XIII B.
<br />of the Ordinance, Mr. Franklin R. Plummer, legal counsel for Mr. Davis,
<br />was present to speak on behalf of Mr. Davis in requesting a thirty day
<br />continuation of this hearing. Mr. Plummer stated that he and Mr. Davis
<br />would waive the written notice requirement of the Ordinance in inform-
<br />ing a franchisee of a hearing date as Mr. Davis and he were present to
<br />receive verbal notice.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Milloway
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to continue this Solid Waste
<br />franchise hearing until the next regular meeting of the Board in December.
<br /> Mr. William S. Murdock and other representatives from Rowan Technical
<br />School were present to state the School's desire to lease building fac-
<br />ilities and parking lot space to accommodate the School's needs in Cab-
<br />arrus County. Chairman Hawfield thanked the School's representatives for
<br />coming and requested that they come to the January meeting to make a more
<br />detailed presentation.
<br /> As this was the last meeting for Chairman Hawfield, Commissioner
<br />McClary, and Commissioner Hammett, Chairman Hawfield had requested that
<br />all Department Heads be present at ~this hour. At this time, the retiring
<br />Commissioners thanked the Department Heads for the good jobs they had done.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hammett, seconded by Commissioner
<br />Milloway and unanimously carried, the Board approved the road name change
<br />from Linker Road to Ray Linker Road.
<br /> Mr. Webster Medlin, representing Concord-Kannapolis Broadcasting
<br />Company, Inc., was present to state that Concord-Kannapolis Broadcasting
<br />Company, Inc., and Tar River Cable TV, Inc., were in the process of mer-
<br />ging and would like to request a del~y in granting the cablevision fran-
<br />chise award until the Board could hear this new proposal. Commissioner
<br />Milloway made a motion to delay awarding the franchise. The motion was
<br />defeated by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes: Commissioner Milloway
<br /> Noes: Commissioners Hawfield, Hammett, McClary and Cook.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hammett, seconded by Commissioner McClary
<br /> with Commissioner Milloway voting "No", the Board moved to amend "An
<br /> Ordinance Providing for the Grant of a Fr~anchise for the Construction,
<br /> Operation, Maintenance, and Regulation of a Cable Television System" pas-
<br /> sed on first reading to reduce the Economy Service charge for the first
<br /> TV from $7.00 per month to $6.50 per month and to increase the Full Ser-
<br /> vice charge for the first TV from $2.00 per month to $2.50 per month.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner McClary, seconded by Commissioner Hammett
<br /> with Commissioner Milloway voting "No", the Board moved to adopt as amended
<br /> upon second reading "An Ordinance Providing for the Grant of a Franchise
<br /> to Vision Cable Communications, Inc., for the Construction, Operation,
<br /> Maintenance, and Regulation of a Cable Television System" for a franchise
<br /> period of fifteen (15) years.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Hawfi~ld, seconded by Commissioner Cook
<br /> and unanimously carried, the Board moved to reappoint Miss Minnie Walker
<br /> to represent Cabarrus County on the Regional Aging Advisory Committee
<br /> of Centralina Council of Governments from October 1, 1978, through
<br /> October 1, 1980.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Hammett
<br /> and unanimously carried, the Board moved to authorize that the Alt. #1
<br /> bid contract for the excavation of the basement of Building "B" be
<br /> amended up to $2,000.00 above the original contract price.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hammett,~ seconded by Commissioner Cook
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