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CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 1D <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Dave Pecchia, Interim City Administrator <br />MEETING DATE: February 24, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Ordinance No. 04-25, Comcast Franchise Extension Agreement <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The Council is being asked to consider Ordinance No. 04-25, Franchise Extension <br />Agreement. This agreement is with Comcast of Minnesota, Inc. and extends to any <br />successors or assigns of Comcast. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The ordinance extends the franchise agreement for five years. The City is a part of North <br />Metro Telecommunications Commission and each city within the consortium must adopt <br />the extension agreement separately. Comcast has reviewed and is in support of the <br />agreement as presented. <br />The Chair of the North Metro Telecommunications Commission, Barbara Goodboe- <br />Bisschoff has written the following regarding the proposed franchise extension: <br />"This ordinance preserves all of the provisions of the current franchise, as well as: <br />- The January 29, 1996, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) <br />- The 1997 Resolution Transferring Community Television Programming <br />Responsibilities from Group W of the North Central Suburbs, d/b/a Meredith Cable <br />to the North Central <br />- The Franchise Settlement Agreement dated December 17, 2014 <br />The ordinance was drafted by Commission Attorney Mike Bradley." <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />• Dispense with the full reading of Ordinance No. 04-25, Franchise Extension <br />Agreement. <br />• Adopt First Reading of Ordinance No. 04-25, Franchise Extension Agreement <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Ordinance No. 04-25 <br />