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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
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RESOLUTION N0. 86-26 DENYING THE REQUEST TO
TRANSFER OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL
OF GROUP W CABLE OF THE NORTH SUBURBS, INC. AND TRANSFER OF
THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE ORDINANCE TO
NORTH .CENTRAL CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.
WHEREAS, Group W Cable, Inc., a New York Corporation, by and
through Group W Cable of the North Suburbs, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary, (hereinafter collectively "Group W Cable")
owns, operates and maintains a cable television system
in the City pursuant to the terms and conditions of City
Ordinance No. 193 (hereinafter "Cable Communications Franchise
Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, Group W Cable has requested the consent from the City
• to a transfer of ownership and control of Group W Cable
and transfer of the Cable Communications Franchise Ordinance
as amended to North Central Cable Communications, L.P.,
(hereinafter "North Central"); and
WHEREAS, the North Suburban Cable Commission (hereinafter "Commission")
has been delegated the authority and responsibility to
coordinate, administer and enforce the Cable Communications
Franchise Ordinance on behalf of City pursuant to the terms
of a Joint and Cooperative Agreement for the Administration
of a Cable Television Franchise; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has held a public hearing on behalf
of City and has reviewed the legal, technical, and financial
qualifications of North Central; and
• WHEREAS, the Commission has recommended to City denial of the
transfer of ownership and control of Group W Cable and
• transfer of the Cable Communications Franchise Ordinance
to North Central.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Falcon Heights
1. Based upon the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of the
North Suburban Cable Commission (attached hereto and made
a part hereof) the City denies the request to approve the
transfer. of ownership and control of Group W Cable of the
North Suburbs, Inc. and transfer of the Cable Communications
Franchise Ordinance to North Central Cable Communications, L.P.
The above listed resolution was moved by Council Member
Hard , and duly seconded by Council Member
Ciernia
The fallowing Council Members voted in the .affirmative:
Baldwin, Ciernia, Hard, Chenoweth and Wallin
The following Council Members voted in the negative:
None
Passed and adopted this 14th day of MaY 1986.
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Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator
Mayor, Tom Baldwin
City Official
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) ss
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS )
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified Clerk Administrator of
the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carefully
compared the attached Resolution of the City Council of said City at a
Regular meeting held May I4, 1986, with the original thereof on file in
my office and the same is a full, true and complete transcript therefrom.
WITNESS, my hand officially as such Clerk Administrator and the
corporate seal of the City of Falcon Heights this 15th day of May, 1986.
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L; i v~r "
Clerk Administrator
City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota
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