CC RES 11-019 RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE COMMENCEMENT OF FORMAL RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS UINDER THE FEDERAL CABLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT OF 1984, AS AMENDED

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE RESOLUTION 11-019 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE COMMENCEMENT OF FORMAL RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL CABLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT OF 1984,AS AMENDED WHEREAS, City of St. Anthony Village, ("City") enacted an ordinance and entered into a cable television franchise agreement(collectively,the "Franchise") with MediaOne North Central Communications Corp. ("MediaOne"), which became effective October 1, 1998, to provide cable television service within the territorial limits of the City; and WHEREAS, as a result of several transfers of the Franchise, Comcast of Minnesota, Inc. ("Comcast")currently holds the Franchise; and WHEREAS, the North Suburban Cable Commission (the"Commission") was organized by the City and the other member cities pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.59, as amended, for the purposes of monitoring Comcast's performance, operations and activities, and coordinating, administering and enforcing the City's Franchise and the franchises granted by the Commission's other member cities; and WHEREAS, Section 626(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended (the "Cable Act"), 47 U.S.C. § 546(a)(1), provides that if a written renewal request is submitted by a cable operator during the 6-month period which begins with the 36th month before franchise expiration and ends with the 30th month prior to franchise expiration, a franchising authority shall, within six months of the request, commence formal renewal proceedings to identify the future cable-related community needs and interests, and to review the performance of the cable operator under its franchise during the then current franchise term; and WHEREAS, the Franchise is scheduled to expire on October 1, 2013, unless sooner terminated or extended; and WHEREAS, by letter dated October 11, 2010, from Comcast to the City, Comcast invoked the formal renewal procedures set forth in Section 626 of the Cable Act, 47 U.S.0 § 546; and WHEREAS, the City is desirous of commencing the formal renewal proceedings specified in Section 626(a)(1) of the Cable Act, 47 U.S.C. § 546(a)(1) and, at the same time, of pursuing the informal renewal process with Comcast pursuant to Section 626(h) of the Cable Act, 47 U.S.C. § 546(h); and