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Report on Cable -Related Needs and Interests and System Technical Review Within the Ramsey Washington Suburban Cable Commission Franchise Area, dated August 30, 2017, by CBG Communications, Inc.; Constance Ledoux Book, Ph. D., Telecommunications Research Corporation; Carson Hamlin, Media Integration Specialist; and Issues and Answers Telephone Research Firm ("CBG Report"); and in addition, the Commission reviewed its own files and conducted certain investigations as to needs and interests and past performance, and drew upon publicly available information regarding industry and area trends; WHEREAS, based on its needs ascertainment and past performance review, RWSCC staff prepared a "Request for Renewal Proposal for Cable Franchise" ("RFRP") that summarizes the Member Municipalities' and their communities' present and future cable -related needs and interests, establishes requirements for facilities, equipment and channel capacity on Comcast's cable system and includes model provisions for satisfying those requirements and cable -related needs and interests; that identified past non-compliance issues, and provided Comcast a further opportunity to correct them; and included a model franchise with terms and conditions; WHEREAS, RWSCC and Comcast engaged in informal renewal negotiations pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 546(h) but are currently unable to arrive at mutually acceptable terms; WHEREAS, RWSCC established November 11, 2019 as a deadline for Comcast's response to the RFRP; WHEREAS, RWSCC and Comcast agreed to extend certain deadlines including the deadline for Comcast to respond to the RFRP; and on or about December 13, 2019, Comcast submitted to RWSCC its Response to Ramsey Washington Counties Suburban Cable Communications Commission II's Request for Renewal Proposal for Cable Franchise ("Comcast Proposal"); WHEREAS, RWSCC reviewed the Comcast Proposal and based on that review made a preliminary assessment that the Franchises should not be renewed, as set forth in Resolution 2020-01, ("RWSCC Resolution") and recommended that each Member Municipality confirm and issue a preliminary assessment that the franchise not be renewed; WHEREAS, RWSCC has proposed Rules for the Conduct of an Administrative Hearing, attached to the RWSCC Resolution as Exhibit B and asked each Member Municipality to confirm those rules. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO. Section 1. The City of Lake Elmo hereby issues a preliminary assessment that the franchise should not be renewed, and the actions of the RWSCC affirmed. Section 2. Exhibit A to the RWSCC Resolution is adopted and incorporated herein, and sets out grounds for the preliminary denial, and the which of the categories of issues set out in 47 U.S.C. § 546(c)(1) may be raised in any formal administrative proceeding.