City of Milwaukee - File #: 981233

• File #: 981233
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Dead
• File created: 11/24/1998
• In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 12/17/1999
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to cable television facilities
• Sponsors: ALD. HENNINGSEN, Fredrick Gordon
• Indexes: CABLE TELEVISION, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, FRANCHISES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/17/1999	1	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: ALD. HENNINGSEN motion to request separate action on item 981233, substitute 1. ALD. GORDON moved that the Common Council now resolve itself into a committee of the Whole for the prupose of hearing from Pat McDonnell, Special City Attorney relative to the foregoing matter. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Mr. Pat McDonnell, Special City Attorney appeared and addressed the Commitee relative to the foregoing matter. ALD. WITKOWIAK moved that the committee do now rise. So ordered. ALD. PRATT moved to amend the contract between the City and Milwaukee Access Telecommunications Authority, Inc. In Section 8.1.1 to delete "one milliion Five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00)" and insert in lieu thereof: "one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) as the contract is attached to this file.	Fail	7:10
12/17/1999	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Fail	7:10
12/15/1999	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	4:1
12/15/1999	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Fail	1:4
12/10/1999	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/9/1999	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
12/9/1999	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
11/30/1999	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/30/1999	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/24/1998	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
981233
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
980530
XXBY:
ALD. HENNINGSEN AND GORDON
TITL:
Substitute resolution relating to cable television facilities
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution authorizes the City Clerk to commence negotiations with the Milwaukee Access Telecommunication Authority (MATA) for a services contract as the City's public access manager under the proposed repealed and recreated Chapter 99, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, being considered by the Common Council in Common Council File No. 980530, and the proposed renewal cable television franchise agreement (renewal agreement) with Time Warner of Southeastern Wisconsin, LP (Time Warner). The resolution also authorizes the execution of a short-term interim access management agreement with MATA. MATA is the entity currently operating cable access programming under the 1983 cable franchise agreement. The interim agreement would commence on January 1, 2000, the date of commencement of the renewal agreement, and be for a period no longer than 120 days. During this interim period, the City Clerk would negotiate the terms and conditions of the access manager contract with MATA and make a recommendation to the Common Council regarding the designation of MATA as the City's access manager and the entry into a contract with MATA to operate public access for the remainder of the term of the renewal agreement.
BODY:
Whereas, The Common Council is considering, under Common Council File No. 981230, the approval of a renewal cable television franchise agreement (renewal agreement) with Time Warner Cable of Southeastern Wisconsin, LP (Time Warner); and

Whereas, The term of the renewal agreement will commence on January 1, 2000, thereby terminating the 1983 franchise agreement (1983 agreement) pursuant to the terms of the extension of the 1983 agreement granted under Common Council File No. 991229; and

Whereas, The termination of the 1983 agreement will also terminate all rights and interes...