Sec. 5-13. Technical and operational standards and requirements.
(a) Safety Standards. The Grantee shall at all times employ the standard of care attendant to the risks involved and shall install and maintain in use commonly accepted methods and devices for preventing failures and accidents that are likely to cause damage, injury or nuisance to the public or to employees of the Grantee. The Grantee shall adopt internal procedures which will ensure, to the extent possible, the safety of citizens and property. These procedures shall be submitted to the Grantor as they are adopted by the Grantee.
(b) Specific Technical Facilities or Capabilities. The following specific technical facilities or capabilities shall be provided on the cable system by the Grantee:
(1) 100% emergency standby power. The Grantee shall provide standby power generating capacity at the cable system head end capable of providing at least twelve (12) hours of emergency operation. The Grantee shall maintain standby power system supplies, rated at least at one-and-one-half (1 1/2) hours’ duration, throughout the trunk and distribution networks.
(2) Emergency override. The Grantee shall provide an emergency alert system (EAS) in accordance with and as required by the provisions of FCC Regulation Part 11, as such may be from time to time amended. The Grantor shall permit only appropriately trained and authorized persons to operate the EAS equipment, and shall take reasonable precautions to prevent any use of the Grantee’s cable system in any manner that results in inappropriate use thereof or any loss or damage to the cable system. (Ord. 731 § 1, 2004)