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Page 1 of 2 PUBLIC HEARING – 10B MEMORANDUM DATE: June 23, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator SUBJECT: Adoption of Ordinance for Cable Franchise Extension Agreement Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: $92,000 Annually N/A Cable Fund Council Should Consider The City Council is asked to conduct a Public Hearing on the proposed Cable Franchise Extension Agreement ordinance to extend the current agreement an additional five years at the end of the agreement in 2027. The extension will run for five (5) years through 2032 for the terms of the cable television franchise agreement granted to Comcast to construct, operate and maintain a cable television system through a cable television franchise ordinance. The City Council will be asked to make a formal decision regarding the Cable Franchise Extension Agreement Ordinance under Agenda Item 11B. Background The North Suburban Communications (the “NSCC”) is a municipal joint powers commission that negotiates and administers the cable franchises on behalf of its nine member cities. Following a long and contentious franchise renewal process, the NSCC and Comcast agreed upon a renewed cable television franchise in 2017. All of the member cities adopted ordinances approving the cable television franchise and Comcast accepted it (Atachment B). At the time, the 2017 cable television franchise was considered one of the best, if not the best, cable television franchise in the metro area. See Attachment C for the 2017 background from NSCC regarding the Franchise Agreement. In 2025, it remains one of the best, if not the best, cable television franchises in the metro and it continues to meet the needs of the member cities as it relates to the provision of cable service. In 2024, Comcast sent a notice to the NSCC that it desired to renew the cable television franchise which had a term through 2027. Shortly after receiving the notice, the NSCC adopted a resolution commencing the renewal process and sent a letter to Comcast in response to Comcast agreeing to pursue the cable television franchise renewal through the informal – contract negotiation – process as contemplated in the federal cable act. In 2025, NSCC counsel and Comcast tentatively agreed on a cable franchise renewal extension that would extend the current terms and conditions of the cable television franchise through 2032. The NSCC recommended adoption of the Franchise Extension Agreement Ordinance by the City and all of its member cities at its meeting in May.