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• ORDINANCE 83-08 CIRDINANCE SUVMARY Final Franchise City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota An ordinance, including addendum with exhibits, granting a franchise to Group W Cable of the North Central Suburbs, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (hereinafter "Group W") to operate and maintain a cable communications system in the city of Lino Lakes setting forth conditions accompanying the grant of franchise; providing for regulation and use of the system; and prescribing penalties for the violation of its provisions. STATEMENT OF INIEW AND PURPOSE; FINDINGS. The city of Lino Lakes (hereinafter "City") adopts a cable television franchise to bring about the development of a cable television system and the continued operation of it to better facilitate the communications needs of resi- dents of the City and to better utilize and improve public services. The City Council found Group W's technical ability, financial condition, legal qualifica- tions, and character to be appropriate to construct and operate a cable televi- sion system within City. ARTICLE I. SHORT TITLE AND tEFINITICNS The Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Cable Communications Ordinance. The definition section includes 23 terms which are defined for the purpose of the franchise. ARTICLE II. (RANT OF AUIIORITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1. (RANT OF FRANCHISE AND ACCEPTANCE The City grants to Group W Cable a non-exclusive franchise to be pro- perly executed and acknowledged by Group W and delivered to City. Group W shall deposit with City a non-refundable acceptance fee for the purpose of deferring the costs and expenses of development of the franchise. Security deposits, let- ters of credit, certificates of insurance, bonds, and organizational and creation documents of the company must be delivered to City. SECTION 2. AUNEIRITY (RANTED The City grants to Group W permission to use the streets for erecting, constructing, operating and maintaining the cable communications system. SECTION 3. AGREEMENT Group W agrees to be bound by all terms of the franchise and to pro- vide all services set forth in its proposal to City.