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CONSENT ITEM <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: July 29, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> <br /> <br />FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Cable Franchise Extension <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />Cor Wilson, Executive Director for NSCC/NSAC (CTV North Suburbs), was at the April <br />15, 2013, City Council work session and discussed with the Council the status of the <br />cable franchise agreement negotiations. At that meeting, it was indicated that the <br />franchise agreement was unlikely to be approved before the agreement expires and that <br />and extension of the agreement was anticipated as negotiations continue. <br /> <br />As expected, in early July, the North Suburban Communications Commission (NSCC) <br />voted to recommend that the cities adopt the attached resolution extending the cable <br />franchise with Comcast for one year, until November, 2014. <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Approve the attached resolution extending the term of the cable television franchise <br />ordinance and the agreement held by Comcast of Minnesota, Inc. <br />