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<br />7~/!-S <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve the agreement with Comcast of California, <br />IX for this Non-exclusive Cable System Franchise Agreement and Side Letter. <br /> <br />Alternative <br />The Council could choose not to adopt the Draft Cable System Franchise Agreement; <br />however this would jeopardize the franchise renewal process, potentially impact cable <br />television service in Redwood City, require additional extensions of the existing franchise <br />agreement to accommodate continued negotiations, and be inconsistent with the good faith <br />negotiations carried out on behalf of all eight SAMCA T agencies. <br /> <br />Fiscal Impact <br />Redwood City will gain funding for its PEG access channel(s), and construction of a fiber <br />network, for a total value of approximately $1.3 million (exclusive of funding earmarked for <br />Pen TV) over the 15-year I ife of th e a9 reement. r/;.. /}f... /- <br /> <br />~ ~lr <br /> <br />Malcolm Smi Ed Everett <br />Public Communications Manager City Manager <br /> <br />Attachments <br />Draft Ordinance <br /> <br />Memos from Brian Grogan, Moss & Barnett LLC: <br />"Summary of Cable Television Franchise Renewal" dated October 25,2005 <br />"Summary of Fiber Network Agreement" dated December 13, 2005 <br /> <br />(The Cable System Franchise Agreement between the City of Redwood City and Comcast of <br />California IX, Inc., including all exhibits, and Side Letter to the Franchise Agreement between <br />the City of Redwood City and Comcast of California IX, Inc. are available in the City Clerk's <br />office) <br />