1. To have the primary responsibility for the continuing administration of this ordinance, any franchise granted pursuant to this ordinance and the implementation of franchise compliance procedures;

2. To receive, investigate, review all applications and requests which may be made to the city for grant of new franchises, for franchise renewals, for franchise extensions and for other cable related matters, and in such connection, to hold public hearings thereon and to make written reports and recommendations to the city council;

3. To receive, investigate, review all requests pursuant to VMC 5.19.110 which may be made to the city for a transfer of ownership or control of any franchise to provide cable service within the city, to hold public hearings thereon and to make written reports and recommendations to the city council;

4. To receive, investigate, review all requests pertaining to rate changes pursuant to VMC 5.19.340 which may be made to the city, to hold public hearings thereon and to make written reports and recommendations to the city council;

5. To receive, investigate and review proposed customer service standards for cable service within the city, to hold public hearings thereon and to make written reports and recommendations to the city council;

6. To evaluate, investigate, review and enforce compliance by grantees with this ordinance and any franchise agreement, and in such connection, to issue such notices and orders as are necessary in connection therewith in conformity with this ordinance;

7. To have primary responsibility for advising the city regarding public, educational and governmental access programming including the development of processes for the selection of designated access providers, and for evaluating their performance, for assigning and designating access channels, for allocating access funds and for making written reports and recommendations to city council thereon;

8. To encourage cooperation between Portland/Vancouver area cable television systems and to work with Clark County and other local franchising authorities in coordinating with any cable franchises they may grant;

9. To work with any and all grantees, designated access providers and the public to encourage maximum feasible use of access channels by institutions, groups, and individuals in the community;

10. To promulgate rules under which channel capacity designated to access use may be used by a grantee when it is not being used for access purposes;

11. To cooperate with grantees, designated access providers and promote the development and implementation of cable television services, including, but not limited to the following categories: local origination and access programming production; local educational uses, including those of and for libraries, museums, public and private colleges and universities; use of leased channels for business and other uses, and any other uses the commission, within its discretion, deems appropriate;

12. To promote, in cooperation with cable franchise grantees, designated access providers and others, local programming for the community;

13. To otherwise work with city council, the director, city staff, other governmental units, grantees, users, customers and the general public to provide continually improved cable service;

14. To establish rules and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this ordinance and the provisions of any franchise granted pursuant hereto, in conformity with the terms and conditions thereof;

15. To advise the mayor and council on telecommunications strategic issues within the Vancouver/Clark County community and bi-state metropolitan area, and to facilitate collaborative community planning efforts regarding technology issues.

16. Such other duties as may be imposed by or inferred from this ordinance, any franchise, ordinance or council directive.