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Prior to the granting of a franchise, the city council shall conduct a public hearing to determine the following:

A. That the public will be benefited by the granting of a franchise to the applicant;

B. That the applicant has the requisite financial and technical resources and capabilities to build, operate and maintain a cable television system in the area;

C. That the applicant has no conflicting interests, either financial or commercial, which will be contrary to the interests of the city;

D. That the applicant will comply with all terms and conditions placed upon a franchisee by this chapter;

E. That the applicant is capable of complying with all relevant federal, state, and local regulations, codes and standards pertaining to the construction, operation and maintenance of the cable facilities and systems incorporated in its application for a franchise;

F. That the public rights-of-way have the capacity to accommodate the cable television system;

G. That the proposed franchise is consistent with the city’s present and future use of the public rights-of-way to be used by the cable television system;

H. That the benefit to the public from the cable television system outweighs the potential disruption to existing users of the public rights-of-way to be used by the cable television system, and the resultant inconvenience which may occur to the public; and

I. That all other conditions resulting from the grant of the franchise have been considered by the city and that the city determines that the grant is still in the public’s best interest. (Ord. 1708 § 1, 1997).