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NEAL J. SHAPIRO <br />SAUL A. OERNIC% <br />THOMAS 0. CREIGHTON <br />SCOTT A. LIPSON <br />OAVIO K. NIGHTINGALTT <br />PAUL J. OUAST• <br />ROBERT J. V. VO5E <br />WILLIAM S. FORSBERG'. <br />BERNICK AND LIFSON <br />A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />SUITE 1200, THE COLONNADE <br />5000 WAYZATA BOULEVARD <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA SS-6,16-1270 <br />IAISO AOMIITEO IN WISCONSIN <br />ALSO CERTIFIED PVBLIC ACCOUNTANT <br />'ALSO AOMITTEO IN ILORIOA <br />LZOAL ASSISTANT <br />TELEPHONE 1612) 946-1200 %ATHRYN 0. MASTERMAN <br />PACSIMLLE (6121 946'1003 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: NORTH SUBURBAN MEMBER CITIES <br />FROM: THOMAS D. CREIGHTON, LEGAL COUNSEL <br />NORTH SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSIONN <br />DATE: APRIL 15, 1998 <br />RE: <br />NEGOTIATED RENEWAL FRANCHISE WITH MEREDITH CABLE <br />As many of you have been informed the North Suburban Cable Commission ( "Commission") <br />has completed an over three -year process of negotiations with the cable company resulting in a <br />proposed renewed cable franchise being recommended to the Member Cities of the Commission. <br />The federal law proscribes the structure of the negotiations and limits the authority of the cities <br />to deny the renewal. While the renewal is not automatic, the city may also not arbitrarily deny <br />renewal. Basically, the city must renew the franchise unless the cable company fails to meet <br />an identified community need, considering the cost of meeting that need. <br />Therefore, the Commission undertook an extensive community needs assessment which all cities <br />participated in and the results of which you were informed of over a year ago. Since then <br />extensive negotiations have been undertaken to arrive at a system which the Commission <br />recommends does meet the identified community needs of the Member cities, considering the <br />cost of meeting those needs. <br />Attached is a proposed franchise which incorporates the negotiations with the cable company. <br />The attached franchise is recommended by the Commission for your adoption. Please note that <br />the system is a Ten (10) city system, and the franchises for all ten (10) cities are identical, except <br />for individual city definition and notice sections. For consistency and enforcement purposes, the <br />proposed franchise is in much the same form as the current franchise. There are however some <br />significant changes which are highlighted below. <br />Page 16 <br />