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Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the Council would be permitted to do anything t? legality.their intent or desire to approve the franchise agreement, w~thout' treading across th~.~e"~b(¥~!:~, City Attorney Goodrich replied that the City Council could introduce the ordi~c62' Councilmember Connolly suggested that they direct staff to submit a le~.!~ the Quad ....... ~_~-~ -Cable Comm~ssmn ~nd~canng that there ~s a consensus of the Co_.u~. ~C.4. I to '~'~p.t the fra agreement. ~~.~ '~ Mr. O'Connell stated that the Quad Cities Cable Commu~ ommission has completed their work on a formal ordinance, which will renew the frafl~s:~'re with ~T Broadband to serve the C,ty of Ramsey. Th~s ordinance ,sm response~o~ Commms~o!~;;~,December 20, 1999 Request for Renewal Proposal, issued on behalf o'~d6~gr,~Anoka,~~!in, and ~amsey. The renewed franchise agreement will serve the membet{!bi~e~,~upgrac~ the C~tys cable cornmumcat~ons system to 870 MHz capacxty, expand channel~4nngs, deploy two-way h~gh speed cable modem service, reinvigorate the Institutional Netwo~ enhance ~upport for the community based and managed pu ic, educational and gove~~ac~.5~'i'programm~ng~__ enterpnse-QCTV, all ~n a manner re~ ~.~ the community n~~t~d by the Cable tC:b e~lllSmS 1~Ii vTeh~ufft ~cthhl~sa Inrte~ ~ogr s;~l~ ~!~n~na~irleamd~e; enegns ordered. Mayor Gamec stated that there are areas if those areas will don ~t cable service and questioned Mr. that there are mes per mile~ will be provided for an area where by Councilmember Hendriksen, to introduce Ordinance # with the Quad cities Cable Communications Commission Franchise to direct staffto schedule a public hearing. ~",~.ed. Vot~n Gamec, Councflmembers Connolly, Hendnksen, Anderson, and Z~.mmeiman. Voting Consensus of~:!C~uncil as to direct staffto submit a letter to the cable commission indicating their intent to ~pl~t the franchise agreement. -84- City Council/December 12, 2000 Page 22 of 25 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I