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\� W4�i�r .� ' ��UX)r�l� •kk�.,CV ('' �V 1 " C� RAMSEY-WASHINGTON SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION 7245 Stillwater Boulevard North Oakdale, Minnesota 55128 Birchwood Village Telephone: 612-779-7144 North St. Paul Dellwood Telecopier: 612-779-8990 Oakdale Grant Township Vadnais Heights Lake Elmo White Bear Lake Mahiomedi January 5, 1995 White Bear Township Maplewood Willernie To: Commission Directors From: Timothy W. Finnerty, Executive Director Subject: Proposed Settlement Agreement Between the Commission and Meredith Cable Regarding Rate Regulation The Commission will find enclosed with this agenda item a copy of a draft proposal for a Renewal Option and Regulatory Stipulation Agreement between the Ramsey/Washington Cable Commission and Meredith Cable. The proposed agreement relates to the Commission's rate regulation process which began in September 1993, and culminated in its Resolution 5-12-94 regarding the regulation of rates charged for basic cable service and related equipment which was adopted in May of 1994, as well as a current review by the Commission of Meredith Cable's revised rates as specified in its filing of FCC Form 1200. In particular, the purpose of the agreement is to resolve the dispute between the Commission and Meredith Cable regarding the treatment of certain PEG costs with respect to basic cable rates. The proposed points of such resolution are as follows: 1. Meredith would comply with the Commission's rate refund order as specified in the Commissions Resolution 5-12-94. This would mean that Meredith would make a refund to subscribers of over $500,000, complying with the Commission's refund order. 2. Meredith would agree to continue providing operational funding for PEG access related functions, at the option of the Commission or the member cities and townships of the Commission, in a renewal or extension of the cable television franchise. 3. Going forward, the Commission would authorize the cable company to treat certain of its PEG -related costs "externally," thus allowing the company to recover tho costs wlthin its basic cable service rate. 4. Meredith would implement a universal PEG tier of service plan which would allow nonsubscribers to receive local cable access channels, including government, public, and educational access, free of charge to the individual universal PEG service subscriber. At the same time, the Commission would authorize a necessary channel realignment to implement a'universal PEG service.