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will only be required if the Standstill Agreement ceases to be effective or if the Cable Act's formal renewal process is re- activated in accordance with the Standstill Agreement. Section 5. The Commission, Commission staff and /or their designee(s) may establish procedures and dates for the conduct of any hearings related to the Section 626(a) proceedings or the informal franchise renewal process and may establish procedures and dates for the submission of testimony and other information in connection with such proceedings and the informal franchise renewal process. Section 6. The Commission, Commission staff and /or the designee(s) are authorized to request and require Comcast and its affiliates and subsidiaries to submit such information as may be deemed appropriate in connection with the Section 626(a) proceedings or the informal renewal process under Section 626(1), to the maximum extent permitted by the Franchise and applicable laws and regulations, to gather such other information from other persons or sources as may be deemed appropriate, and to take such further steps as may be needed or desired to ensure the City's, the Commission's, the North Suburbs Access Corporation's and the public's cable related needs and interests are satisfied and fully protected consistent with applicable law. Section 7. The City reserves all of its rights, remedies and defenses with respect to determining whether or not to renew the Franchise, to the full extent permitted by law. The Mayor, City Council members and City employees shall not take a stated position on the renewal of the Franchise or any Franchise renewal- related issues until the Commission makes a formal 9 5