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BERNICK AND LIFSON <br /> A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION <br /> ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br /> NEAL J. SHAPIRO SUITE 1200, THE COLONNADE tALSO ADMITTED IN WISCONSIN <br /> .ALSO CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT <br /> SAUL A. BERNICK" <br /> 5500 WAYZATA BOULEVARD 'ALSO ADMITTED IN FLORIDA <br /> THOMAS D. CREIGHTON MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416-1270 <br /> SCOTT A. LIFSON <br /> LEGAL ASSISTANT <br /> DAVID K. NIGHTINGALE} <br /> TELEPHONE (612) 546-1200 KATHRYN G. MASTERMAN <br /> PAUL J. QUASI' <br /> FACSIMILE (612) 546-1003 <br /> ROBERT J. V. VOSE <br /> WILLIAM S. FORSBERG.* <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> ` ► <br /> TO: NORTH SUBURBAN MEMBER CITIES 411a <br /> FROM: THOMAS D. CREIGHTON, LEGAL COUNSEL <br /> NORTH SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION <br /> DATE: APRIL 15, 1998 <br /> RE: NEGOTIATED RENEWAL FRANCHISE WITH MEREDITH CABLE <br /> As many of you have been informed the North Suburban Cable Commission ("Commission") <br /> has completed an over three-year process of negotiations with the cable company resulting in a <br /> proposed renewed cable franchise being recommended to the Member Cities of the Commission. <br /> The federal law proscribes the structure of the negotiations and limits the authority of the cities <br /> to deny the renewal. While the renewal is not automatic,the city may also not arbitrarily deny <br /> renewal. Basically, the city must renew the franchise unless the cable company fails to meet <br /> an identified community need, considering the cost of meeting that need. <br /> Therefore, the Commission undertook an extensive community needs assessment which all cities <br /> participated in and the results of which you were informed of over a year ago. Since then <br /> extensive negotiations have been undertaken to arrive at a system which the Commission <br /> recommends does meet the identified community needs of the Member cities, considering the <br /> cost of meeting those needs. <br /> Attached is a proposed franchise which incorporates the negotiations with the cable company. <br /> The attached franchise is recommended by the Commission for your adoption. Please note that <br /> the system is a Ten(10) city system, and the franchises for all ten(10) cities are identical, except <br /> for individual city definition and notice sections. For consistency and enforcement purposes, the <br /> proposed franchise is in much the same form as the current franchise. There are however some <br /> significant changes which are highlighted below. <br /> 1 <br />