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Request for Action To Item Number Mayor and City Council 4.5 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Consent February 4, 2019 Tina Allard, City Clerk Item Description Reviewed by Cable Franchise Renewal Cal Portner, City Administrator Reviewed by Action Requested 1. Adopt, by motion, a regulatory ordinance which establishes certain regulations governing the delivery of cable television to ensure all cable providers are subject to comparable obligations and burdens. 2. Adopt, by motion, an ordinance granting a franchise to Charter Communications to construct, operate, and maintain a cable system and provide cable service. 3. Adopt, by motion, a resolution for summary publication of the regulatory and franchise ordinances. Background/Discussion The current franchise agreement with Charter/ Spectrum is set to expire in February 2020. Attorney Bob Vose has been working with Charter on renewal of the franchise agreement. No modifications of substance have been made from the current agreement to the new agreement. The main disagreement was over free cable service to city facilities. This has been clarified and specific city sites are now listed in the agreement. Financial Impact The Franchise Fee remains at 5% of video -related gross revenues and are used to pay for such items as attorney fees, equipment and channel needs, and certain communications related items. The PEG Fee remains at $0.85 per subscription/per month. and is required to be utilized toward channel programming. Attachments ■ Basic Cable Information ■ Attorney Memo ■ Regulatory Ordinance ■ Franchise Ordinance ■ Summary Publication Resolution The Elk River Vision A PehoMing community Pitb revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional P,` 01 W E H E 8 6 T service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity INAWRE1