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RESOLUTION NO. 8121 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE CABLE TELEVISION <br /> FRANCHISE ORDINANCE AND AGREEMENT HELD BY COMCAST OF <br /> MINNESOTA, INC. <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View, (the "City") enacted an ordinance and <br /> entered into a cable television franchise agreement (collectively, the "Franchise") with <br /> MediaOne North Central Communications Corp. ("MediaOne"), which became effective <br /> October 1, 1998, to provide cable television service within the territorial limits of the <br /> City; and <br /> WHEREAS, as a result of several transfers of the Franchise, Comcast of <br /> Minnesota, Inc. ("Comcast") currently holds the Franchise; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 626(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, <br /> as amended (the "Cable Act"), 47 U.S.C. § 546(a)(1), provides that if a written renewal <br /> request is submitted by a cable operator during the 6-month period which begins with the <br /> 36th month before franchise expiration and ends with the 30th month prior to franchise <br /> expiration, a franchising authority shall, within six months of the request, commence <br /> formal renewal proceedings to identify the future cable-related community needs and <br /> interests, and to review the performance of the cable operator under its franchise during <br /> the then current franchise term; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Franchise is scheduled to expire on October 1, 2013, unless <br /> sooner terminated or extended; and <br /> WHEREAS, by letter dated October 11, 2010, from Comcast to the City, <br /> Comcast invoked the formal renewal procedures set forth in Section 626 of the Cable <br /> Act, 47 U.S.C. § 546; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City has delegated to the North Suburban Communications <br /> Commission (the "NSCC") the powers necessary and appropriate to manage and conduct <br /> the formal franchise renewal process under 47 U.S.C. § 546(a)-(g); and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2011-02, the NSCC, on behalf of the <br /> City, officially commenced formal franchise renewal and ascertainment proceedings on <br /> April 7, 2011; and <br />