(1) Instructions and Definitions. An Applicant shall include the requisite information set forth below, in writing, in its franchise application, in addition to any information required by 47 CFR §76.41 and applicable state and local laws and the application fee set by resolution of the City. An Applicant shall also provide any additional information requested by the City that is relevant to the evaluation of the application under the criteria adopted herein and applicable law.

The City shall accept and review only those applications that include complete responses to every element of the information required in this application. Submission of an application that does not include the requisite information set forth below and the application fee shall not commence the time period for granting or denying the application set forth in 47 C.F.R. §76.41(d). If the City requests any additional information from the Applicant, the time period set forth in 47 C.F.R. §76.41(d) shall be tolled from the date the information is requested until the date it is received by the City.

Upon request, the Applicant shall immediately submit additional or updated information as necessary to ensure the requisite information provided is complete and accurate throughout the City’s review of the application.

Upon request, the City will promptly provide access to documents or information in its possession or control that are necessary for the completion of this application, provided that the Applicant does not otherwise have access to such documents or information and that such documents or information are subject to disclosure under Oregon public records laws.

For the purposes of this application, the terms, phrases, and their derivations set forth below shall have the meanings given unless the context indicates otherwise. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular include the plural number. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory.