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I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Memornndun~ <br />January 29, 19~'~ <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />was in conflict with the major Supreme Court decision. <br /> <br /> I am currently in the process of analyzing the Supreme <br />Court decision and attempting to communicate with other l~ers <br />in this field, particularly through the National League of <br />Cities to arrive at a preliminary conclusion as to the effect <br />of the opinion on the Quad City regulation. <br /> <br /> I apologize for this temporary delay and the finalization <br />of the franchise ordinance, but with nearly an eight (8) million <br />dollar investment on behalf of Teleprompter and a 15-year <br />cor~nitment on behalf of the cities, it did not make any sense <br />to proceed further until we could at least arrive at a preliminary <br />conclusion as to the effect of the Supreme Court decision. I <br />would hope that we could have a draft ordinance out by mid-Februar~ <br /> <br />and have finalized a negotiation by the mid to the latter part_of <br /> <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />February with Teleprompter. Hopefully, we could hold a commission <br />meeting in the latter part of February for the purpose of sending <br />the final ordinance on to the cities for their adoption in March. <br />This should not significantly delay the summer construction of <br />the system. <br /> <br /> It should also be noted that the delay is not Teleprompter's, <br />but mine. As we expected, Teleprompter has shown high levels of <br />cooperation in this process and stands ready to review the final <br />ordinance as soon as it is completed. Chairman Hartman will <br />notify you as soon as possible as to the date of the February <br /> <br />DUNKLEY AND BENNE-t-F <br /> LAW OFFI~;ES <br /> <br /> <br />