SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118549

• Record No: CB 118549
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118549
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 12/14/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124957
• Title: AN ORDINANCE related to cable television; authorizing the Mayor or the Mayor's designee to enter into a renewed Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC; and authorizing the Chief Technology Officer to enter into other agreements for the purpose of implementing or administering the renewed franchise.
• Sponsors: Bruce Harrell
• Supporting documents: 1. Att A - Comcast Franchise Agreement, 2. Summary and Fiscal Note, 3. Presentation - Comcast franchise renewal, 4. Central Staff Memo (added; 12/8/15), 5. Att A to Memo (added; 12/8/15), 6. Signed Ordinance 124957

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/17/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/17/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
12/17/2015	1	Mayor	returned
12/16/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
12/14/2015	1	City Council	passed	Pass
12/7/2015	1	City Council	postponed	Pass
12/2/2015	1	Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology Committee	pass	Pass
10/26/2015	1	City Council	referred
9/23/2015	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
9/22/2015	1	City Clerk	sent for review
9/22/2015	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to cable television; authorizing the Mayor or the Mayor's designee to enter into a renewed Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC; and authorizing the Chief Technology Officer to enter into other agreements for the purpose of implementing or administering the renewed franchise.
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WHEREAS, Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, a Delaware corporation, (Comcast) operates a cable system in Seattle under a franchise with The City of Seattle (City) authorized under Ordinance 122089; and
WHEREAS, Comcast's existing cable franchise agreement expires on January 20, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the renewal of cable television franchises is governed by 47 U.S.C. section 521 et seq. (the federal Cable Act); and
WHEREAS, the City has been engaged in the informal process for cable franchise renewal with Comcast as authorized by 47 U.S.C. section 546(h); and
WHEREAS, the City has conducted a needs assessment to determine the current and future needs and interests of the community regarding Comcast's cable system; and
WHEREAS, the City and Comcast have negotiated in good faith to meet the identified needs and interests of the community; and
WHEREAS, the requirements under of Article IV, Section 10 of the City's Charter have been met; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, is authorized to enter into a renewed cable television franchise agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, a Delaware Corporation, (Comcast) in substantially the form attached to this ordinance as Attachment A ("Cable Television Franchise Agreement"), so long as the Cable Television Franchise Agreement is signed by Comcast no later than the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 2. The Chief Technology Officer is authorized to enter in...