Ord 084-2000 8/15/2000ORDINANCE NO. -
ORDINANCE GRANTING A PERMIT TO WEBFIRE COMMUNICATIONS,
INC., TO OPERATE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES WITHIN THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE
120 -99, ORDINANCE 55 -2000, AND HOUSE BILL 1777; PROVIDING
FOR CONDITIONS OF GRANTING SAID PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR
ACCEPTANCE OF SAME; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls previously adopted Ordinance 120 -99
governing the use and occupancy of the public rights -of -way in the City for the provision
of telecommunication services and providing for compensation for such use and
occupancy, and subsequently established access line fees pursuant to Ordinance
55 -2000, as established by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has received a request from WebFire
Communications, Inc., to conduct telecommunication services within the City of Wichita
Falls and further that it be issued a permit to do so, in accordance with Ordinance
120 -99 and House Bill 1777.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. WebFire Communications, Inc., is hereby granted a permit to
operate telecommunication services within the city limits of the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas, and to occupy the public rights -of -way within the city, conditioned upon WebFire
complying with the terms and conditions of Ordinances 120 -99 and 55 -2000, and any
subsequent amendments thereto changing the monthly access line fees; and further
complying with all provisions of House Bill 1777, to the extent that House Bill 1777 may
conflict with the aforementioned City ordinance.
SECTION 2. The permit hereby granted shall be effective thirty (30) days from
receipt of notification that WebFire Communications, Inc., hereby agrees to the terms
and conditions for the granting of this permit and indicates its acceptance in writing with
the proper authorized corporate official indicating such acceptance on behalf of
WebFire. The permit hereby granted shall be for a period of one year, in accordance
with Section 4.03 of Ordinance 120 -99, and at the expiration of the one -year period,
such permit shall be automatically extended for successive periods of one year, unless
the City gives ninety (90) days notice prior to the end of the current one -year period of
its intent to terminate the permit.
SECTION 3. Access line payments as specified by Ordinance 120 -99 and
House Bill 1777 shall be paid to the City on a quarterly basis, no later than 45 days
after the end of each quarter, as provided by House Bill 1777.
SECTION 4. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of August 2000.
AYOR
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
WebFire Communications, Inc., hereby accepts this permit to conduct
telecommunication services within the City of Wichita Falls, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this ordinance, Ordinance 120 -99; Ordinance 55 -2000, and as
later may be amended, and Texas House Bill 1777, and authorizes the undersigned
duly authorized officer of the limited partnership to execute such acceptance on this
day of , 2000.
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Attest:
WebFire Communications, Inc.
STATE OF §
COUNTY OF §
This instrument was executed before me on this day of
2000, by ,
for WebFire Communications, Inc., a
limited partnership, on behalf of said corporation.
Notary Public, State of
WebFire Communications, Inc., hereby accepts this permit to conduct
telecommunication services within the City of Wichita Falls, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this ordinance, Ordinance 120-99; Ordinance 55-2000, and as
later may be amended, and Texas House Bill 1777, and authorizes the undersigned
duly authorized officer of the limited partnership to execute such acceptance on this
I1T day of *DecRtmO'j , 2000.
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