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EXHIBIT A <br />ORDINANCE SUMMARY <br />Final Franchise <br />North Suburban Cable Communications Commission <br />An ordinance, including addendum with exhibits, granting a franchise <br />to Group W. Cable of the North Suburbs, Inc., a Minnesota corporation <br />(hereinafter "Group W ") to operate and maintain a cable communications system in <br />the city of Little Canada setting forth conditions accompanying <br />the grant of franchise; providing for regulation and use of the system; and <br />prescribing penalties for the violation of its provisions. <br />STATEMENT OF ]MENT AND PURPOSE; FINDINGS. <br />The city of Little Canada (hereinafter "City ") adopts a <br />cable television franchise to bring about the development of a cable television <br />system and the continued operation of it to better facilitate the communications <br />needs of residents of the City and to better utilize and improve public ser- <br />vices. The City Council found Group W's technical ability, financial condition, <br />legal qualifications, and character to be appropriate to construct and operate a <br />cable television system within City. <br />ARTICF I SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS <br />The Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Cable Communications <br />Ordinance. The definition section includes 23 terms which are defined for the <br />purpose of the franchise. <br />ARTICLE II. GRANT OF AUTHORITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />SECTION 1. GRANT OF FRANCHISE AND ACCEPTANCE <br />The City grants to Group W Cable a non - exclusive franchise to be pro- <br />perly executed and acknowledged by Group W and delivered to City. Group W shall <br />deposit with City a non - refundable acceptance fee for the purpose of deferring <br />the costs and expenses of development of the franchise. Security deposits, let- <br />ters of credit, certificates of insurance, bonds, and organizational and <br />creation documents of the company must be delivered to City. <br />SECTION 2. AUTHORITY GRANTED <br />The City grants to Group W permission to use the streets for erecting, <br />constructing, operating and maintaining the cable communications system. <br />SECTION 3. AGREEMENT <br />Group W agrees to be bound by all terms of the franchise and to pro- <br />vide all services set forth in its proposal to City. <br />4 <br />