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January 9, 2006 ORIGINAL VIA Certified Mail The Honorable Barbara Pierce, Mayor City of Redwood City Dear Mayor Pierce: The purpose of this letter agreement is to set forth several commitments between Comcast of California, IX, Inc. (hereinafter, "Comcast") and the City of Redwood City (hereinafter, "the City") that are in addition to the Franchise Agreement, to be adopted by Ordinance (hereinafter, "the Franchise"). These items have been negotiated in good faith and agreed to as part of the informal franchise renewal process pursuant to 47 D.S.C. 546(h), and specifically relate to unique community needs that exist in the City. A. B. C. PEG Channel Re-Iocation: If Comcast decides to relocate any PEG access Channels required under the terms of the Franchise, the following shall occur to assist the City with the transition: 1. For those PEG access Channels managed individually by the City, Comcast shall pay the City Two Thousand Five Hundred and No/IOO Dollars ($2,500.00) and provide an equivalent amount in advertising spots, for each relocation, said amount stipulated by the parties as reasonably necessary to defer costs and inconvenience associated with change of letterhead, designing and running promotion spots for the new Channel location through cross-channel public service announcements, and conducting a bill insert to inform Subscribers of the new Channel location. 2. Should Comcast relocate the PEG access Channel presently cablecasting PEN- TV, Comcast shall provide to PEN-TV a proportionate amount per each of the SAMCAT member communities toward the total sum of Five Thousand and No/IOO Dollars ($5,000.00) cash and an equivalent amount in advertising spots, for the purposes set forth in the preceding paragraph. 3. Comcast shall provide a minimum of at least ninety (90) days' prior notice to the City and Subscribers of any relocation of PEG access Channels to a different Channel number, unless specifically required otherwise by Applicable Law. PEG Channels Displayed: The Grantee shall provide the PEG access Channels as part of the Cable Service provided to any Subscriber, at no additional charge, and so that the PEG access Channels are viewable by the Subscriber without the need for additional equipment beyond that required to receive the Basic Cable Service tier. If Channels are selected through a menu system, the PEG access Channels shall be displayed as prominently as commercial programming choices offered by Grantee. Technical Grant to SAMCAT. Within sixty (60) days following the effective date ofthis Franchise, Grantee shall provide directly to SAMCA T an unrestricted technical grant in