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Item # 4.5. MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Joan Schmidt, City Clerk DATE: January 3, 2005 SUBJECT: Cable Franchise Documents The City of Elk River is part of the Sherburne/Wright County Cable Communication Commission. Robert V ose, Attorney for the Commission, and Merton Auger, Chair of the Commission, have been negotiating with Charter Communications for a franchise agreement. The current cable franchise agreement has had several extensions over the past few years. Before you is an agreement that each Cable Commission member city (consisting of Buffalo, Dassel, Watertown, Delano, Maple Lake, Monticello, Big Lake, Cokato, Rockford, and Elk River) is asked to approve. This franchise agreement will be in effect for a period of 15 years. The Commission will receive franchise fees in an amount equal to 5% of its gross revenues, which is used to buy cable equipment. Each city will also have two channels dedicated for public, education, and government access (PEG) programming. Each city will also receive $.85 per subscriber, per month to support community programming. Both the franchise and PEG fees will be remitted on a quarterly basis within 60 days of the close of the preceding calendar quarter. ACTION REOUESTED: 1. Motion to approve Ordinance #05-01 establishing certain regulations governing the delivery of cable service in the City to ensure that all cable providers are subject to comparable obligations and burdens. 2. Motion to approve Ordinance #05-02 granting a franchise to CC VIII Operating LLC dba Charter Communications authorizing operation of a cable system and delivery of cable services in the City pursuant to the Cable Ordinance. 3. Motion to approve Resolution #05-02 approving summary publication of Ordinance #05-01 and Ordinance #05-02. S:\Council\Joan\Council Issues\Cable Franchise Agreements.doc