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r10"N MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Clerk -Administrator DATE! December 30, 1982 SUBJECT: PROPOSED JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Attached to this memorandum please find a copy of the referenced agreement and letter of transmittal as submitted by the existing North Suburban Cable Commission which has completed all of the duties outlined in its original charge and, therefore, stands dis- solved until and if a new commission is created. Jerry Skelly and Tom Creighton will be present at your January 3rd meeting to discuss the agreement with you. It is my understanding from discussions with Jerry Skelly that the agreement would give the Commission the authority to coordinate, administer, and enforce the Cable TV Franchise of each member city. This authority would not include complete responsibility for local access programming which may still be organized by each member city coordinated by the Commission for the entire system. Each city will pay a proportional share of the Commission's opera- ting expenses from the franchise fee with the remainder being used by the member city for cable related purposes. It is my personal position and professional opinion that this pro- posal offers Mounds View the best of both worlds in that we can organize and operate local access programming of a local level and the overall administration of the franchise can be handled in a more coordinated and efficient manner by an umbrella organization for the 10 originating cities. DFP/bc Attachment CC! Department Heads