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ORDINANCE NO.d-43 '"
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2383 RELATING
TO THE EXTENSION OF CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS
WITH TCI CABLEVISION OF WASHINGTON,INC. AND TELE-
VUE SYSTEMS,INC. (THE "FRANCHISEES")
WHEREAS, the cable franchise agreements held by the Franchisees were due to
expire on September 30, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the Marysville City Council adopted Ordinance 2383 on July 23, 2001
which extended the term of the cable franchise agreements held by the Franchisees for a
period of one year; and
WHEREAS, during the past several months the City and the Franchisees have been
in the process of negotiating a cable franchise renewal but have not yet completed said
negotiations; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2383 provided an option for the City to extend the
franchises for an additional year beyond September 30, 2002; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to extend the cable franchise agreements in three (3)
month increments of time so long as progress is made in the negotiations for franchise
renewal;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance 2383 is hereby amended in part to read as follows:
City Ordinances No. 1470 and 1949, the term of franchises held by TCI Cablevision
of Washington, Inc. and Tele-Vue Systems, Inc. shall be extended for a period of
one year, (September 30, 2001 to September 30, 2002) with options by the City to
extend the franchises for additional periods of time, in increments of three (3)
months, commencing October I,2002, or through negotiation of a new franchise,
whichever occurs first. No more than four (4) incremental extensions are permitted
herein and each said extension shall be exercised by the City in writing contingent
upon a finding by the City that satisfactory progress has been made toward
completion of the cable franchise renewal process.
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PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this c?3rJ day of
September, 2002.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
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DAVID A. WEISER, Mayor
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Approved as to form:
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GRANT K. WEED, City Attorney
Date of Publication:~3 1 2-002..
Effective Date (5 days after publication):Mrftu,'8'?-tJ()z..
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