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<br />Item No: 7.A. <br />Meeting Date: November 10, 2014 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mark Beer, Finance Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing, Second Reading, and Adoption of <br />Ordinance 894, a Cable Television Franchise Ordinance <br />Amendment (Roll Call Vote) <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />A. NSCC Resolution of Legal and Franchising Issues <br /> <br />As the Council knows, the North Suburban Communications Commission (“NSCC”) <br />manages the City’s cable television franchise on behalf of the City. On October 10, <br />2014, the NSCC reached an agreement with Comcast on the resolution of multiple <br />cable franchising issues. The following are some highlights of the agreement: <br /> <br />• Cable Franchises to be extended through December 31, 2016. <br /> <br />• Memorandum of Understanding to be extended through December 31, 2016, <br />which will provide approximately $3M in funding over the next 2 years. <br /> <br />• Franchises and MOU will both roll-over (i.e. month-to-month) if not renewed by <br />extension date (December 31, 2016). <br /> <br />• The pending administrative hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings, <br />which is part of the formal renewal process will be suspended and all motions <br />withdrawn. <br /> <br />• The formal renewal process may recommence after July 1, 2015, or the closing <br />of the transfer whichever occurs first. <br /> <br />• Commitment by the NSCC and Comcast to have at least monthly meetings for <br />the informal cable franchise renewal process. <br /> <br />• NSCC will receive 1 HD channel with provisions for channel placement and <br />quality. <br />