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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 9, 2017 Page 6 Mr. Bradley also noted the additional provision allowing the city the benefit of special modems hooking into the public internet to allow the cable commission and city to provide programming from remote locations, allowing more pro- gramming flexibility, including the cities and advisory commissions to share pro- gramming with neighboring communities as part of this agreement. Mr. Bradley advised that with the assistance of Terre Heiser, a new enterprise services option would allow connectivity with buildings at a competitive price point. Mr. Bradley advised that the agreement's customer service standards would mir- ror Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards, and treat franchise competitors (e.g. Century Link) fair and equitable treatment. Mayor Roe referenced the side letter (Attachment B) as an addendum to the agreement that addressed several other issues that would be part of tonight's re- quested motion for approval. Mayor Roe clarified the managed network provi- sions that were provided by Comcast would continue the City of Roseville's abil- ity for data transfer for its Information Technology (IT) services that it provided to other entities, some with no other means to connect with the internet or have a reasonably affordable means to do so. Specific to the video feeds from remote lo- cations, Mayor Roe clarified that as part of the franchise negotiations, Comcast agreed with the use of I-Net for video feeds as per Federal law, but not for enter- prise data services that the City of Roseville and IT consortium provides, as ad- dressed in the side letter accordingly. Mayor Roe advised that the City of Rose- ville continues to review optional means for IT services to those entities, but if unavailable, the enterprise services agreement would address each situation. Councilmember Willmus called attention to Attachment C, Page 9, Section C (Grant of Authority and Provisions) that still had the old NSCC address of 950 Woodhill Drive that needed updating; duly noted. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mayor Roe clarified that the original 3-year negotiating period for this renewal had been extended by about 2 years, and based on the legal period of time for the process for renewal, negotiations on the next contract would commence three years prior to this agreement's expiration date. Mr. Bradley concurred, noting there were several challenges with the renewal based on Comcast's predecessor and the NSCC, taking considerable time to re- solve. Councilmember McGehee thanked Mayor Roe and Mr. Bradley for their work on this agreement. Councilmember Laliberte thanked all those involved in this franchise renewal process; and expressed her appreciation for the summary in helping to read through the lengthy document itself. However, Councilmember Laliberte asked