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Ordinance No. 17-52 establishing the terms, fees, compensation, conditions and other matters relating to the granting of a cable franchise to Comcast of Colorado/ Pennsylvania/West Virginia, LLC and approving a cable franchise agreement between Comcast of Colorado/Pennsylvania/West Virginia, LLC and the City of Colorado Springs
Presenter:
Bret Waters, Deputy Chief of Staff
Ken Fellman, Outside Counsel
Renee Congdon, Senior Attorney,
Kelsey Hunt, Southern Colorado Educational Television Consortium
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Summary:
The City of Colorado Springs granted a cable television franchise to the predecessor of Comcast of Colorado/Pennsylvania/West Virginia, LLC ("Comcast") on November 7, 2000 by the electors of Colorado Springs voting to approve Ordinance No. 00-119. The franchise has expired. The City administration, at the direction of City Council, has negotiated a renewal of the Comcast franchise agreement. The franchise agreement relates only to cable television and not to any other service provided by Comcast. The proposed 10-year franchise agreement allows Comcast to make use of City rights-of-way to construct, operate and maintain a cable system for the purpose of providing cable service in Colorado Springs in return for a percentage of Comcast's gross revenues. The proposed franchise agreement contains the terms, fees, compensation, conditions, and any other matters relating to the cable franchise for Comcast.
City Charter section 10-30(b) gives City Council the authority to establish the terms, fees, compensation, conditions, and any other matters relating to the granting of franchises by ordinance. By adopting the proposed ordinance, City Council would be approving the proposed franchise agreement and establishing the terms, fees, compensation, conditions, and any other matters relating to the cable franchise for Comcast.
Previous Council Action:
On July 28, 2015 City Council adopted Resolution No. 76-15, setting a public hearing to receive p...
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