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OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOmmENDED RESOLUTION REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF GROUP W CABLE, INC. AND THE TRANSFER OF THE FRANCHISE ORDINANCE TO NORTH CENTRAL CABLE COMMUNI- CATIONS, L.P. INTRODUCTION The Quad Cities Cable Communications Commission (herein- after "Commission") is organized pursuant to the terms of a Joint and Cooperative Agreement for the Administration of a Cable Television Franchise (hereinafter "Agreement"), as authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59, as amended. The Member Cities of the Commission include Anoka, Champlain, Ramsey, and Andover, Minnesota (hereinafter "Member Cities"). This proceeding involves the Commission's review, on behalf of the Member Cities, of a request by Group W Cable, Inc. and Group W Cable of the Quad Cities, Inc. (hereinafter collectively "Group W") to approve the transfer of ownership and control of Group W and transfer of the Cable Communica- tions Franchise Ordinance to North Central Cable Communica- tions, L.P. (hereinafter "North Central"). Notice is hereby given that the Member Cities will make the final determination of this matter. Further, notice is hereby given that the Member Cities, may at their own dis- cretion, accept or reject the Commission's recommendation and that said recommendation has no legal effect unless ex- pressly adopted by the Member Cities as their final deci- sion. STATEMENT OF ISSUE The purpose of this proceeding is to determine whether the Member Cities of the Commission should consent to the transfer of ownership and control of Group W and the trans- fer of the Cable Communications Franchise Ordinance (herein- after "Franchise") to North Central. Based upon all the proceedings herein, the Commission makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT On February 10, 1986, the Commission and its Member Cities received an official notice from Group W Cable,