DEPARTMENT: Communications and Public Affairs
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Di Galvan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Educational Access Channel
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this Ordinance is to execute an extension of the current Interlocal Agreement between the City of San Antonio and Alamo Community College District (ACCD) to continue ACCD's operation of the City's Education Access Channel including annual compensation consistent with Chapter 66 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Act (PURA).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The mission of the Education Access Channel is to provide the San Antonio community with quality educational programming and enhanced educational opportunities. The educational programming includes distance-learning courses, original programming from universities and K-12 schools.
On December 31, 2005, the cable franchise agreement between the City and TWC expired and TWC began to provide cable services in San Antonio under a Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued certificate of authority. At that time, Alamo Community College District (ACCD) agreed to continue its association with the Education Access Channel at its San Antonio College campus and to expand its role to manage daily operations of the access channel. The expiration of the cable franchise agreement eliminated governance authority and SAC has operated the Education Access Channel on behalf of the City since January 1, 2006 on a basis of ad hoc regulations established by the City's Communications & Public Affairs Department through an Interlocal Agreement that provides governance regulations and a budget process under which SAC may request financial support for capital expenses on an annual basis consistent with the City's budget process
The current Interlocal Agreement provides for an extension of its terms for two, two -year terms. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Communications and Public Affairs to execute both two-year extensi...
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