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170 <br />171 <br />172 <br />173 <br />174 <br />175 <br />176 <br />177 <br />178 <br />179 <br />180 <br />181 <br />182 <br />U.S.C. 546(c) for the Commission and the Member Cities to accept or preliminarily deny the <br />Comcast Proposal; and <br />WHEREAS, on or about December 20, 2013, Comcast submitted to the Commission its Formal <br />Proposal in response to the Staff Report and RFRP ("Proposal"); and <br />WHEREAS, the Commission published a notice notifying the public that Comcast's Proposal <br />has been received and was placed on file for public inspection in the Commission's office, and <br />that written public comments may be submitted to the Commission; and <br />WHEREAS, the Commission held a public hearing on April 17, 2014, and May 1, 2014, on the <br />Comcast Proposal; and <br />WHEREAS, Comcast's proposal was analyzed by the Commission's staff, The Buske Group, <br />CBG Communications, Inc., and Front Range Consulting, Inc., each of whom prepared a <br />separate Executive Summary of Comcast's Proposal (collectively the "Executive Summary <br />Reports"); and <br />WHEREAS, the Executive Summary Reports identify with particularity whether Comcast's <br />Proposal is acceptable or unacceptable as it relates to the Commission's Staff Report and RFRP; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Commission carefully considered all public comment including that contained <br />within the Siaff Repori and RFRP, the Proposal and the Executive Summary Reports; and <br />WHEREAS. the Commission, on May 15, 2014, adopted a resolution recommending to the <br />Member Cities that the Member Cities issue a preliminary assessment that the Comcast <br />Franchises should not be renewed; and <br />WHEREAS, despite the Commission's recommendation, the City, after carefully reviewing <br />Comcast's Proposal determines the Proposal meets the future cable-related community needs <br />and interests taking into account the cost of ineeting such needs and interests; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED by the City Council (the "Council") of the City of <br />Roseville, Minnesota (the `City"), that: <br />1. Each of the above recitals is hereby incorporated as a finding of fact by the City. <br />2. The City hereby rejects the Commission's recommendation and renews the Comcast <br />Franchise pursuant to the terms of the Comcast Proposal. <br />3. The City finds that its actions and the actions of the North Suburban Communications <br />Commission are appropriate and reasonable in light of the mandates contained in federal <br />law including 47 U.S.C. § 546. <br />4 <br />