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• Council Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA RESOLUTION NO. 2001-61 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE REACTIVATION OF FORMAL RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL CABLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT OF 1984, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, The City of Lino Lakes, ( "City ") entered into a cable television franchise agreement ( "Franchise Agreement ") with Group W Cable of the North Central Suburbs, Inc. (d/b /a Meredith Cable Company) dated August 22, 1983, to provide cable television service within the territorial limits of the City ( "Franchise "); and 10 WHEREAS, as a result of several transfers of the Franchise, MediaOne North Central Communications Corp., d/b /a AT &T Broadband ( "AT &T Broadband ") is the current holder and owner of the Franchise; and WHEREAS, the North Metro Telecommunications Commission (the "Commission ") was organized pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.59, as amended, for the purpose of coordinating, administering and enforcing the Franchise on behalf of the City and the other member cities; and WHEREAS, Section 626(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended (the "Cable Act "), 47 U.S.C. § 546(a)(1), provides that if a written renewal request is submitted by the cable operator during the 6 -month period which begins with the 36th month before franchise expiration and ends with the 30th month prior to franchise expiration, a franchising authority shall, within six months of the request, commence proceedings to identify