HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 041-1997RESOLUTION NO. 41-97
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME TO
EXTEND THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE CURRENTLY HELD BY
POST-NEWSWEEK CABLE, INC. FOR SEVEN (7) MONTHS TO JANUARY 31,1998
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, on June 15, 1981, the City of Burlingame granted a franchise to Pacific Cable
Television for the providing of cable television services, which franchise was to terminate on June 24,
1996; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 1996, the City Council approved a one-year extension of the
franchise to June 24, 1997, in order to allow Pacific Cable to complete its transfer of the franchise
to TCI CableVision; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 1997, the City Council adopted a resolution indicating that the
Council was considering extending the franchise to January 31, 1998, and a public hearing on the
proposed extension was set for June 2, 1997, and notice was duly published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City; and
WHEREAS, on June 2, 1997, the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed
extension and received written and oral testimony from all interested persons, and the Council has
considered the testimony and materials submitted to the Council regarding the extension; and
WHEREAS, under the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission it
is necessary for the City and Pacific Cable Television's successor to negotiate the terms of renewal
of said franchise; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City to adopt a new telecommunications ordinance to
incorporate applicable Federal law and recognize changes in the telecommunications industry; and
WHEREAS, negotiation of franchise renewal with Post -Newsweek Cable, Inc., involving
significant city staff and outside consulting services, would be a pointless and unnecessary
expenditure of time and money in view of the pending sale of Pacific Cable to TCI, because
negotiations would involve so many parties and do require deliberation and discussion: and
WHEREAS, an extension to January 31, 1998, would allow the transfer to occur, TCI to
fully understand the needs and desires of the community, and negotiations to be completed,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that it is in the best interests of the City of
Burlingame that the cable television franchise currently held by Post -Newsweek Cable, Inc. be
extended to January 31, 1998, for the sole purpose of allowing the transfer of the franchise pursuant
to the Franchise Assumption Agreement with the City, negotiation of the terms of renewal of the
franchise, adoption of a revised telecommunications ordinance, and determination of the proposed
renewal.
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I, Judith A. Malfatti, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day of JUNE
1997, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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HARRISON, JANNEY,
NONE
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KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
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