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! , II .. .. I !~ RESOLUTION 85-109 " STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ! i ,jRESOLUT I ON N.:[r TO_~PPQ_S,E iSERVICE RATES BY GROUP AN INCREASE IN BASIC CABLE TELEVISION W CABLE OF THE NORTH SUBURBS, INC. WHEREAS, pursuant to City Ordinance No. 500, Group W Cable :iof the North Suburbs, Inc. ("Group W") has been granted a non- I ,iexclusive revocable franchise to operate, construct, and maintain I;a cable television system within the City; and WHEREAS, the franchise agreement in effect provides for the I,regulation of Basic Service rates by the City of New Brighton; and WHEREAS, the franchise agreement provides for a passive rate review procedure to increase Basic Service rates whe~ein Group W ~ust give written notice of a proposed increase to the City of iNew Brighton and the North Suburban Cable Commission (Commission) :ninety (90) days prior to the effective date of the increase and !automatically approved by the City of New Brighton unless express- 'ily disapproved within ninety (90) days by resolution of the Coun- ic i 1; and WHEREAS, Group W has given written notice on August 22, 1985, 'ito the Commission of a proposed increase in Basic Service rates !from $7.95 to $9.95 per month; and )1 WHEREAS, Group W further requested authorization to imple- iiment the proposed rate increase immediately rather than in ninety ,(90) days; and ,[ WHEREAS, the Commission recommends to the City of New !~righton that no action be taken to disapprove the increase in Basic Service rates and that Group W be permitted to implement ,the proposed rate increase immediately; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City l:of New Brighton accepts the recommendation of the Commission that i:no affirmative action be taken by the Council to disapprove the ,~roposed increase in Basic Service rates from $7.95 to $9.95 per '~onth under the terms of the franchise agreement; and Ii BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council will permit ;iGroup W to immediately implement this proposed increase in Basic iiService rates and the Ci ty will not invoke any franchise procedure 'ito penalize Group W for increasing the Basic Service rate prior to ;INovember 22, 1985, the proposed effective date of this rate in- iicrease; and il BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all other provisions contained : in the franchise agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 11 Adopted this 24th day of.aep_teIlJ2_?):~,-.l985. /...~ 1.1 --.-- C,/-) //) ./"'J . /'/ <:",i, _~' /;/ '? /:' ~r .' ,/ .f.~L.?-7-''i!(l''l '. ,./ /,~Z"2"~~-? GregoryA.;:Harcus, Mayor 1,0" He?rf~a, .~~ger ;1 ,j '- i: " ATTEST: ~~M\ Margar t E. Egan Finance Director/City --' Clerk (SEAL)