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<br />Attachment A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2013-031 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE CABLE TELEVISION <br />FRANCHISE ORDINANCE AND AGREEMENT HELD BY COMCAST OF <br />MINNESOTA, INC. <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Arden Hills dinance and entered into a cable <br />to provide cable television service within the territorial limits of the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> as a result of several transfers of the Franchise, Comcast of <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Section 626(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, <br />request is submitted by a cable operator during the 6-month period which begins with the <br />36th month before franchise expiration and ends with the 30th month prior to franchise <br />expiration, a franchising authority shall, within six months of the request, commence <br />formal renewal proceedings to identify the future cable-related community needs and <br />interests, and to review the performance of the cable operator under its franchise during <br />the then current franchise term; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Franchise is scheduled to expire on October 1, 2013, unless <br />sooner terminated or extended; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> by letter dated October 11, 2010, from Comcast to the City, <br />Comcast invoked the formal renewal procedures set forth in Section 626 of the Cable <br />Act, 47 U.S.C. § 546; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the City has delegated to the North Suburban Communications <br /> <br />the formal franchise renewal process under 47 U.S.C. § 546(a)-(g); and <br />WHEREAS <br />, pursuant to Resolution No. 2011-02, the NSCC, on behalf of the <br />City, officially commenced formal franchise renewal and ascertainment proceedings on <br />April 7, 2011; and <br />