City of Milwaukee - File #: 981741

• File #: 981741
• Version: 3
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/23/1999
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/20/1999
• Title: Substitute resolution reserving $180,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund for use by the Director of the Department of Administration for the continuation of consulting services to assist in the implementation of alternative cable television franchise renewal strategies.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, CABLE TELEVISION, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/29/1999	3	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/20/1999	3	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	9:8
4/20/1999	3	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	17:0
4/14/1999	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
4/14/1999	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Ald. Breier Chair. Ald. Schramm moved to amend to "reserve".	Pass	4:1
4/5/1999	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/30/1999	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED	Pass	5:0
3/29/1999	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
3/24/1999	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/23/1999	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
981741
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 3
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Substitute resolution reserving $180,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund for use by the Director of the Department of Administration for the continuation of consulting services to assist in the implementation of alternative cable television franchise renewal strategies.


ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution authorizes the Director of the Department of Administration, with the assistance of the Offices of the City Attorney and City Comptroller, to undertake the completion of the needs assessment process which would lead to the issuance of a request for proposals for renewal of the City's current cable television franchise with Time Warner Entertainment, LP, under the formal renewal process established by 47 U.S.C. sec. 546(a)-(g).


BODY:
Whereas, Pursuant to Common Council Resolution File No. 961746, passed March 21, 1997, the Director of the Department of Administration, along with the Office of the City Attorney and Office of the City Comptroller, have been engaged in an informal process, authorized under 47 U.S.C. sec. 546(h), to renew the City's current cable television franchise agreement with Time Warner Entertainment, LP ("TWE"); and

Whereas, The City negotiators have, after having received negotiation directions from the Utilities and Licenses Committee, met numerous times with negotiators from TWE to attempt to reach a renewal franchise agreement under the informal renewal process; and

Whereas, Those negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on a renewal franchise agreement and certain revisions to Chapter 99, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, which tentative agreement was within the negotiation parameters established by the Utilities and Licenses Committee; and

Whereas, Prior to the submission of the tentative agreement and changes to Chapter 99 to the full Common Council for consideration and approval, the City negotiators asked for a written com...