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and the creation of new jobs, as well as the benefits to consumers by having a cable service <br />competitor in the City. Adoption of this Franchise is, in the judgment of the City Council, in the <br />best interests of the City and its residents. <br />Having held a public hearing (via the NMTC) on the cable franchise application and <br />having reviewed the negotiated cable franchise with CenturyLink, the City now makes the <br />following findings: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT <br />1. The City has the authority to grant cable television franchises to cable service <br />providers, pursuant to applicable law. See Minn. Stat. § 238.08, Subd. 1(a); and <br />Cable Office Report, § 4. <br />2. In January, 2015, the NMTC published a Notice of Intent to Franchise once a <br />week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation of the City. <br />See Staff Report, § 1. <br />3. CenturyLink submitted a cable franchise application (the "Application") on <br />February 12, 2015. See Staff Report, § 1. <br />4. The NMTC held a public hearing on the Application on February 18, 2015, and <br />left the public hearing open until February 27, 2015, for the purpose of receiving <br />additional written comments from the public. See Staff Report, Executive <br />Summary and § 1. <br />5. Following the public hearing, the NMTC's Executive Director prepared a "Staff <br />Report on CenturyLink Cable Franchise Application" (the "Staff Report) dated <br />March 30, 2015. The Staff Report is incorporated herein by Reference. <br />2 <br />