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r COMCAST August 1, 2017 The Honorable Mary Gaasch Mayor, City of Lauderdale Dear Mayor Gaasch: The purpose of this letter agreement is to set forth additional commitments between Comcast of Minnesota, Inc. (hereinafter, "Comcast"), and the City of Lauderdale (hereinafter, "the City") that are in addition to the Franchise Agreement to be adopted by Ordinance (hereinafter, "the Franchise"). These items have been negotiated in good faith and agreed to as part of the informal franchise renewal process pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 546(h), and specifically relate to unique community needs that exist in the City. This letter agreement shall become effective upon approval of the Franchise by the City Council. A. In addition to the complimentary services described in Section 2.10 of the Franchise, Grantee shall, at no cost to the City or the North Suburban Communications Commission (the "Commission"), provide Digital Starter or equivalent package of Cable Service and City's choice of Grantee' snecessary reception equipment (a digital cable box or digital adapter) to up to seven (7) outlets at the Commission Office and at each City Hall of each Member City. B. For purposes of interpreting Section 2.2 of the Franchise, a "similar authorization" shall be a franchise or other agreement between the Commission or member city that contains Material Obligations and not a standard construction permit. In addition, Comcast agrees that the current franchise with CenturyLink in effect on the Effective Date of this Franchise will not trigger changes to the Franchise under Section 2.2. C. For purposes of calculating amounts retained and owed under Section 6.8(b) - (c) and (e) of the Franchise, Comcast estimates that it will recover an additional 130,000.00 through May 31, 2019, and that the NSAC shall be paid per NSAC Sponsorship Agreement an additional 76,000.00 through December 31, 2019. 10 River Park Plaza, Saint Pa Al' 55107