HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 026-1996RESOLUTION 26-96
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO EXTEND CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE
OF PACIFIC CABLE TELEVISION FOR ONE YEAR
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, on June 15, 1981, the City of Burlingame granted
a franchise for the providing of cable television services to
Pacific Cable Television, which franchise is to terminate on June
24, 1996; and
WHEREAS, under the rules and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission it is appropriate for the City and
Pacific Cable Television to negotiate the terms of renewal of said
franchise; and
Whereas, Pacific Cable Television is in the process of
being purchased by Telecommunications Incorporated, which purchase
is scheduled to be completed in late 1996 and is subject to city
review and approval; and
Whereas, negotiation of franchise renewal with Pacific
Cable Television, involving significant city staff and outside
consulting services, would appear to be a pointless and unnecessary
expenditure of time and money in view of the sale of Pacific Cable
to Telecommunications Incorporated, since similar negotiations and
discussion will be required by the City and Telecommunications
Incorporated as a part of the purchase transaction:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that it appears to be in
the best interest of the City of Burlingame and it is the intention
of the City Council of the City of Burlingame to extend the cable
television franchise of Pacific Cable Television to June 24, 1997,
date for the sole purpose of allowing the sale of said company to
Telecommunications Incorporated to be finalized before renewal
negotiations are commenced;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public hearing on the one
year extension of said franchise shall be held by this City Council
at 7:00 p.m. on May 20, 1996, at the City Council Chambers, 501
Primrose Road.
1
Mayor
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 6th
day of May, 1996, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCTLMEMBERS: HARRISON, JANNEY, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
CITY CLERK