Agenda - Council - 04/14/1981 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

A. GEneRAL iNw£KUCrIUNS_ The purpose of this request for prOposals (RFP) is to seek qualified applicants to provide cable cu~,~nication service to the citizens of the cities of Anoka, Champlin, Ramsey, and Andover, Minnesota. Each city government of these four c~L,~'~u%ities has resolved that the develo~xnent of the joint cable television system to serve their cc~mlnities is in their best interest and has authorized a joint powers c~.~ssion known as the Anoka/Champlin/Pamsey Cable Television Cc~nission (Cc~mission) to continue ~Drk to eseahlish such a system. It is the intent of the city gov~tS to grant the cable cc~munication franchise to the same franchisee and to adopt identical cable cc~m~nications ordinances except in the areas of unique c~,'~nity constructrustion standards. The C~ssion will reccmTend both the cc~mon franchisee and the final cable c~m~nications ordinance to each city government for their adoption. Only applications proposing a cc~n~n system to jointly serve the cities of Anoka, Champlin, Ramsey, and Andover, Minnesota will be accepted. This RFP Contains information and instructions relating to the preparation and filing of proposals; cor~itions and provisions regarding the installation, operation and maintenence of the cable cc~uunication system; and the procedure to be used in evaluating applicant proposals. B. PRINCIPLES EMBODIED IN THE RFP The following have been prc~inent among the principles guiding the develol~ant of the present RFP: 1. The Cc~mission looks to the cable industry not merely for the variety of entertainment it can provide, but for the contributions it can make to a total cu~,~unications network that opens to the citizens and institutions of the area a maximum of opportunities for access to information, the sharing of messages, increased security, the saving of energy, and other such econcmic and social benefits made possible by advancing c~L~Lunications technology. 2. The Cu~,~ssion believes that the cable industzy's knowledge of the service potential of c~Lu~nications technology, cc~bined with the present cc~petitive franchising atmDsphere, makes the industry a more likely choice than the Cc~nission itself for describing in detail how the cable cu~,~nications goals of its member cities can best be fulfilled. Thus, the Ccnmission has spent its effort in articulating principles, and stating general and minimum require~-nts, relying on franchise applicants to spell out the specific means and ' the i~prov~ment on minimums that will bring about an optimal realization of the principles expressed by the Cc~anlssion.