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6.52.050 with the city. A reasonable nonrefund- able initial application fee established by the city shall accompany the initial franchise application to cover all valid- ly documented reasonable costs associ- ated with processing and reviewing the application, including, without limita- tion, costs of administrative review, financial, legal and technical evaluation of the applicant, consultants (including technical and legal experts and all costs incurred by such experts), notice and publication requirements with respect to the consideration of the application and document preparation expenses. In the event such validly documented reason- able costs exceed the application fee, the selected applicant(s) shall pay the difference to the city within thirty (30) days following receipt of an itemized statement of such costs. B. Applications -Contents: An ap- plication for an initial franchise for a cable system shall contain, where ap- plicable: 1. A statement as to the proposed franchise and service area; 2. A resume of prior history of the applicant, including the expertise of applicant in the cable system field; 3. A list of the partners, general and limited, of the applicant, if a partner- ship, or the percentage of stock owned or controlled by each stockholder, if a corporation; 4. A list of officers, directors and managing employees of the applicant, together with a description of the back- ground of each such person; 5. The names and addresses of any parent or subsidiary of the applicant or any other business entity owning or controlling the applicant in whole or in part, or owned or controlled in whole or in part by the applicant; 6. A current financial statement of the applicant verified by a certified public accountant audit or otherwise certified to be true, complete and cor- rect to the reasonable satisfaction of the city; 7. A proposed construction and ser- vice schedule; 8. Any reasonable relevant additional information that the city deems applica- ble. C. Consideration Of Initial Applica- tions: 1. Upon receipt of any application for an initial franchise, the city manag- er or a delegate shall prepare a report and make recommendations respecting such application to the council. 2. A public hearing shall be set prior to any initial franchise grant, at a time and date approved by the council. Within sixty (60) days after the close of the hearing, the council shall rXlake a decision based upon the evidence re- ceived at the hearing as to whether or not the initial franchise(s) should be granted, and, if granted, subject to what conditions. The council may grant one or more franchises, or may decline to grant any franchise. D. Franchise Renewal: Franchise re- newals shall be in accordance with applicable law. Grantor and grantee, by mutual consent, may enter into renewal negotiations at any time during the term of the franchise. (Ord. 1829 § 2, 2001) (Pleasanton Februazy 2002) 192-6