City of Milwaukee - File #: 980529

• File #: 980529
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/1998
• In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/29/2000
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the designation of an access manager for the public and educational access channels on the cable system serving the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CABLE TELEVISION, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, MATA

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/1/2000	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/29/2000	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	17:0
2/16/2000	2	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	3:0
2/15/2000	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
2/10/2000	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/15/1999	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
12/10/1999	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/9/1999	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
12/3/1999	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
11/10/1998	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/7/1998	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/7/1998	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/7/1998	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
980529
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 2
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Substitute resolution relating to the designation of an access manager for the public and educational access channels on the cable system serving the City of Milwaukee.
ANLS:
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- 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 recreated version of Chapter 99, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, and the January 1, 2000 Renewal Cable Television Franchise Agreement ("Renewal Agreement") with Time Warner of Southeastern Wisconsin, LP ("Time Warner"). MATA is the entity which operated cable access programming under the prior 1983 Cable Franchise Agreement. Pursuant to Resolution File No. 981230, MATA was given an interim access management agreement, commencing on January 1, 2000, for a period not to exceed 180 days. During this interim period, the City Clerk would negotiate the terms and conditions of the long term access manager contract with MATA and make a recommendation to the Common Council to either designate MATA as the City's access manager and enter into a long term access management contract with MATA or report that a proposed contract could not be reached with MATA. The Common Council would make the final decision on both the designation of MATA and entry into the access management agreement with MATA. ___________________________________________________________________
BODY:
Whereas, Under File No. 981230, the Common Council approved 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 commenced on January 1, 2000, thereby terminating the 1983 Franchise Agreement ("1983 Agreement") pursuant to the terms of the extension...