SUBJECT: GENREAL BUSINESS
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An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving the Renewal of A Non-Exclusive Cable Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Colorado IX, LLC for the Use of Public Rights-of-Way
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DEPARTMENT: IT
PRESENTER: Denise Jakan, IT Director
Ken Fellman, Legal Counsel
TIME ESTIMATE: 30 minutes
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL SUMMARY: N/A
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Ordinance and Non-Exclusive Cable Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Colorado IX, LLC
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Town of Erie staff and legal counsel Ken Fellman, of Kissinger and Fellman, have been negotiating a new Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Colorado IX, LLC (Comcast) for over 18 months. The previous 15 year agreement expired in May of 2019 and was allowed to continue month to month during negotiations.
With this new Franchise Agreement the Town will receive:
• Franchise Fee payments equal to 5% of gross Comcast revenues from Town of Erie Subscribers - paid quarterly
• Quarterly and Annual Franchise Fee Reports
• Public, Education and Government (PEG) access channel
• One high definition (HD) digital access channel
• One standard definition (SD) digital access channel
• Regular testing of cable service outages - reports provided quarterly
This Franchise Agreement has a ten year term and will take effect upon execution by all parties.
Board Priority(s) Addressed:
ü Prosperous Economy
ü Effective Governance
ü Fiscally Responsible
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance
2. Franchise Agreement