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� - North <br />1 Suburban <br />Communications <br />Commission <br />January 14, 2011 <br />0 <br />in <br />� <br />�� <br />o� <br />+- � ; <br />�� <br />�� <br />0 <br />�X <br />L 6 <br />O '+-. <br />v �, <br />�� <br />�� <br />m <br />U N <br />�� <br />¢� <br />� �' <br />�� <br />L� <br />�� <br />�� <br />� <br />U'� `_' <br />�o <br />�� <br />L � <br />O N <br />Z� <br />h <br />r <br />.� <br />�� <br />O U <br />� U <br />�� <br />z <br />�� �. <br />� �' <br />0 0 <br />U � <br />� <br />�� <br />� M <br />o �- <br />�_ �n <br />a� <br />c� Z <br />'� � <br />�� <br />�= <br />�N <br />0 <br />U � <br />�• <br />c� � <br />� �, <br />L L <br />7 � <br />.r� �' <br />�� <br />�i} S <br />�-- <br />� Q <br />� <br />L O <br />O � <br />z� <br />N <br />Mayor Da�id Grant <br />1679 Chatham Avenue <br />Arden HiIIs,:MN 55112 <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />City of Arden Hikls <br />1245 W. Highway 96 <br />Arden Hi[Is, MN 55�12 <br />Dear Mayor Grant and Mr. Klaers: <br />North Suburbs <br />Last October, your city recei�ed a letter from lCathi Donnelly-Cohen, Director of <br />Go�ernment A#fairs for Comcast's Twin Cities cable systems, notifying you of the cable <br />company's intention to renew th� current cable tele�ision franchise. Your city's franchise <br />expires on October 1, 2013, but federal law requires this notification ta be sent to the lacal <br />franchising authority 34 to 36 months priorto expiration ofi the franchise. <br />To begin the franchise renewal process, which is techr�icafly a forrn af admir�istrative <br />litigation, tf�e N�rth Sufaurban Cammunications Commission (NSCC) requests that your city <br />adopt the attached resalu�ion delegating to the NSCC the respon5ibility for conducting the <br />renewal proceedings. Althoug� the N5CC Joint Powers Agreement already empowers the <br />Commissior� to act on each city's behalf in the franchise renewa� process, the commission <br />belie�es that adopting the resolution will forestall any arguments by the cable company to the <br />co ntrary. <br />Because, in order to start the franchise renewal proeess, the Commission and its staff <br />must soon begin the required e�aluation of Comcast's compliance with the current #ranchise <br />and the requir�d needs assessment, the comrr�ission asks that yac�r Gity council act <br />expeditiausiy to pass the resolution. The Gommission wou[d like to have all of the cities adapt <br />the resolution by the end of February if passible. <br />Because the commission understands that you and your �ity cauncil members will <br />probably ha�e questions about the franchi5e ren�wal process, aur staff �as prepared the <br />attached Fact Sheet that addresses sor�e af the questions that are more frequently asked. In <br />addition, our ExecutiVe Dire�tor, Coralie Wifson, is available to attend a city council meeting or <br />work sessian to review the proGess and respor�d to your council members' questians and/or <br />Arden Hilis �alcon Heighfis l.auclex�dale Lii-tie Ccu7ada Mounds �ew New Brigh#on North O�aks Roseviile Sfi. Anthony Shor�eview <br />