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<br />. <br /> Ie? ,f <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> .- <br />. COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 87-42 <br /> RESOLUTION AMENDING BY SUBSTITUTION ARTICLE VI, SECTION I AND <br /> ARTICLE X, SECTION 3 OF THE NORTH SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION JOINT <br /> AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A <br /> CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills, (hereinafter "City") is an <br /> existing member of the North Suburban Cable Commission (hereinafter <br /> "Conunissionlt); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Commission has made recommended amendments to the <br /> Joint and Cooperative Agreement for the Administration of a Cable <br /> Communications System (hereinafter "Agreement") relating to the voting <br /> structure of the Commission and the financial contributions of the Members; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City believes it to be in its best interest to amend <br /> the Agreement as recommended by Commission; <br /> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of <br /> Arden Hills amends by substitution the existing Agreement as follows: <br />. 1. Article VI, Section I is amended in its entirety as follows: <br /> Section l. Each Member shall be entitled to one (1) director to <br /> represent it on the Commission. Each director is entitled to vote in <br /> direct proportion to the percent of annual revenues attributable to <br /> the municipality represented by the director to the total annual <br /> revenues of the system for the prior year rounded to the nearest whole <br /> number; provided, however, that each director shall have at least one <br /> vote. For purposes of this section, the annual revenues for each <br /> Member and the total annual system revenues as of December 31 of each <br /> year shall be determined by the records of the cable operator filed <br /> with the Commission with the annual franchise fee. Prior to the first <br /> Commission meeting in March of each year, the Secretary of the <br /> Commission shall determine the number of votes for each Member in <br /> accordance with this section and certify the results to the Chair. <br /> 2. Article X, Section 3 is amended in its entirety as follows: <br /> Section 3. The financial contributions of the Members in support <br /> of the Commission shall be in direct proportion to the percent of <br /> annual revenues of each Member to the total annual revenues of the <br /> system for the prior year multiplied by the Commission's annual <br /> budget. The annual budget shall establish the contribution of each <br /> Member for the ensuing year and a timetable for the payment of said <br /> contribution. The remainder of any franchise fee paid to the Member <br />. by the Grantee shall be used for cable-related expenses. Prior to the <br /> collection of franchise fees adequate to cover expenses, the Grantee, <br />