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2000-076 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-76 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF THE COMCAST CABLEVISION OF HALLANDALE, INC. ("COMCAST") CABLE FRANCHISE TO DISTRICT CABLEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ("AT&T BROADBAND") WHEREAS, on August 31,2000, the City of Aventura, Florida, received an FCC 394 requesting the City to consent to the proposed transfer of the Comcast cable television franchise to District Cablevision Limited Partnership ("Transferee"), with AT&T Corp., et al. as the ultimate parent of Transferee; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City of Aventura Ordinance No. 97-20 as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11 and the Comcast Franchise granted pursuant to Resolution No. 98- 12, no such transfer may occur without prior approval of the City Commission; and WHEREAS, the City has required that the applicant fulfill the obligations of the Ordinance and the Franchise and provide information on the proposed transaction including details on the legal, financial, technical qualifications of the Transferee and such other information as may be in the public interest; and WHEREAS, the City has relied on information provided by both the proposed transferor and the Transferee including, but not limited to, correspondence from Comcast dated November 19, 2000 and AT&T dated November 20, 2000; and WHEREAS, the City has required a written acceptance from Comcast of the terms and conditions of this Resolution by affidavit as a conditions precedent to the adoption of this Resolution (Affidavit attached hereto as Exhibit A); and Resolution No. 2000-76 Page 2 WHEREAS, the City has required written acceptance from AT&T Broadband, LLC of the terms and conditions of this Resolution by affidavit as a condition precedent to the adoption of this Resolution (Affidavit attached hereto as Exhibit B). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, THAT: 1. To the extent required, the City of Aventura hereby consents to the transfer of the Comcast Cable Television Franchise from Comcast to Transferee. 2. That the consent granted herein does not constitute and should not be construed to constitute a waiver or release of any obligations of Comcast under cable Ordinance No. 97-20 as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11 and the cable television franchise granted pursuant to Resolution No. 98-12, except to the extent that such obligations become the obligations of Transferee as a result of the transfer. 3. That the consent granted herein does not constitute and should not be construed to constitute a waiver or release of any obligations of Transferee under cable Ordinance No. 97-20 as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11 and the cable franchises granted pursuant to Resolution No. 99-19 and Resolution No. 98-12, except to the extent that such obligations are assumed by Comcast as a result of the transfer. 4. That the consent granted herein does not and should not be construed to constitute a waiver of any right of the City under applicable law including, but not limited to Cable Television Ordinance No. 97-20, as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11 and the Cable Television Franchises; and further, this consent shall not prejudice the City's rights with respect to the enforcement, renewal or transfer of any of the current cable television franchises and any amendments thereto or agreements in connection therewith. 5. That the consent herein granted is conditioned upon (a) the assurances set forth in the affidavits attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B; (b) submission to the City of cost recovery of all costs incurred by the City related to this transfer proceeding pursuant to Section 9(I) and 10(F) of Cable Television Ordinance 97-20 which is Three Thousand Five Hundred ($3,500.00) Dollars based upon the total cost of Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars less the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars submitted with the application. 6. That the consent herein granted is limited to the right to provide cable services, and to the extent not otherwise prohibited by applicable law Transferee shall obtain any lawful permission from the City as may be required, prior to its providing any other services within the City. 7. That the City hereby reserves all of its rights pursuant to federal, state and local law including, but not limited to the rights in (a) the franchise renewal process (b) the franchise transfer process including, but not limited to, the right to act upon any application to sell, assign or otherwise transfer controlling ownership of the cable system; and (c) the enforcement of the current Cable Television Ordinance No. 97-20 as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11 and all current Cable Television Franchises, as amended. 8. That the consent herein granted is an express non-waiver and express reservation of the City's rights and authority with respect to enforcement of the franchisee's compliance with applicable law including, but not limited to Cable Television Ordinance No. 97-20 and 98-11 as amended and the current cable television franchises as amended. Transferee shall be liable for any and all violations of said law to the extent such violations arise after the close of the transaction between Comcast Corporation, et al. and AT&T Corp., et al. The City's approval of the transaction shall in no way be deemed a representation by the City that Comcast is in compliance with its obligation under Cable Television Ordinance 97-20 as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11 or the Franchise Agreement. 9. That the consent granted herein is subject to Transferee's compliance with all other applicable legal requirements and the City does not waive and expressly reserves the right to enforce any non-compliance with the applicable Ordinance and Franchise requirements. 10. In the event the proposed transaction between Comcast Corporation, et al. and AT&T Corp., et al is not consummated or does not reach final closure for any reason, or in the event such closure is reached on terms substantially or materially different to the terms described in the application and exhibits thereto, submitted to the City on August 31, Resolution No. 2000-76 Page 4 2000, or in the event Miami-Dade County or the City of Ft. Lauderdale fails to approve any application to transfer the Comcast franchise to AT&T, this Resolution, together with the Affidavit of Acceptance submitted by AT&T Broadband, LLC shall be null and void. 11. That this Resolution shall become effective on December 27th, 2000 at 5:00 p.m., if and only if the City is in receipt of Exhibit A and Exhibit B in the form attached hereto, executed by duly authorized representatives of Comcast and AT&T respectively. 12. In the event the City is not in receipt of executed Exhibits A and B by December 27, 2000 at 5:00 p.m., then this Resolution shall be void and the City shall be deemed to have denied the pending application pursuant to Resolution No. 2000-76. 13. That this Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption herein. The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Berger, who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Commissioner Arthur Berger yes Commissioner Ken Cohn yes Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes Vice Mayor Jay R. Beskin yes Mayor Arthur I. Snyder no PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of December,.L200(Z ~ A'R~I-fU RTDER/MAYOR ATTEST: TERESA M. SOROKA, CMC, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: CITY ATTORNEY AT&T AT&T Brondbnnd 188 Inverness Drive West Englewood, CO 80112 Dcccmber 20, 2000 VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY Mt'. Eric Soroka City of Aventura Government Center 2999 NE I91*t Street, Suite 500 Aventura, Florida 33180 RE: Transfer of Aventura Franchise Dear Mr. Soroka: Please find enclosed the executed Exhibit B Unconditional Acceptance of Terms of Resolution No.~O? ¢~ in connection with the transfer of the cable franchise from Comcast Cablevision of Hallandale, inc. lo District Cablevision, L.P. With rcgard to the payment of the $3,500 as required by the Resolution, if you would please forward me a copy of the executed Resolution, i will then process the request for the payment of the check f?om our accounting department. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Susan Bisno at (954) 533-5102 or myself at (303) 858-3278. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this matter. Sincerely, AT&T Broadband, LLC On Behalf of District Cablevision, L.P. Michael Woods CC: Susan Bisno ila Feld (via facsimile 305/530-9417) ~'~Recycled Paper EXHIBIT B UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF RESOLUTION NO. ~ ~ ~ - 7~ BEFORE ME, appeared the undersigned authority who having been duly sworn upon oath deposes and states that: 1. Affiant is a Senior Vice-President and Secretary of AT&T Broadband, LLC and is the person authorized to execute this document on behalf of District Cablevision Limited Partnership. 2. Affiant is submitting this affidavit as a condition precedent to the transfer of the Comcast Cablevision of Hallandale, Inc. ("Franchisee" or "Comcast") cable franchise from Franchisee to District Cablevision Limited Parmership ("Transferee"). 3. To the best of his knowledge and belief, Affiant hereby attests that Comcast is a current Franchisee in the City of Aventura, Florida and that District Cablevision Limited Partnership will be the successor to Franchisee upon the closing of the transaction between Comcast Corporation, et al. and AT&T Corp., et al. Transferee shall comply with the terms of this acceptance and the Franchise Agreement. 4. Franchisee or its successors in interest shall reimburse the City for all costs incurred by the City related to the transfer process pursuant to Sections 9(I) and 10 (F) of Cable Television Ordinance 97-20 as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11and the Franchise Agreement. Receipt of payment by the City of this obligation shall be acknowledged upon receipt of payments in the amount of Three Thousand and Five Hundred ($3,500.00) Dollars. Exhibit B.Aventura 1207.doc 1 5. Transferee shall cooperate in any compliance inquiry in connection with any possible franchise violations that may have arisen or that may arise. 6. After the close of the transaction between Comcast Corporation, et al. and AT&T Corp., et al., and in the event it is determined that Transferee is not in compliance with the Ordinance or Franchise, Transferee shall be subject to liquidated damages and such other remedies as may be imposed by the City pursuant to the Ordinance and the Franchise. 7. Transferee shall comply with all lawful requirements with respect to access to its cable modem platform for providers of Internet access and online services. 8. Transferee shall comply with all other applicable legal requirements, including carriage of broadcast digital and high definition television signals, and interconnection of the cable system with potential competitors for purposes of sharing cable PEG channels as required by the Franchise Agreement or applicable law. 9. For so long as Transferees's content enhanced cable Internet service as provided by Transferee is deemed to be a "cable service" under applicable law, revenues received by the Transferee from the provision of such service shall be included within gross revenues for purposes of the franchise fee calculation to the extent required in the Franchise Agreement and Ordinance. [REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] Exhibit B.Avcnt~ra 1207.doc 2 10. Franchisee unconditionally accepts all terms and conditions of Resolution No ~ ? ~. FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT. AT&T BROhLD~AkND, LINC. BY: Rick D. Baiiey AT&T Broadband hereby accepts the terms and conditions of this affidavit and Resolution No. and agrees to do everything necessary to ensure compliance therewith STATE OF COLORADO ) ) SS: COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE ) BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Rick D. Bailey, who is known to me personally (or provided proof of identification) and upon being first duly sworn acknowledged that he executed the foregoing document freely and voluntarily and for the purpose therein expressed. WITNESS my hand and official seal in the County and State last aforesaid this ": day of December, 2000. NOTARY PUBLIC, State My Commission expires: Exhibit B.Aventura 1207 doc 3 , , December 8, 2000 ~ i j I Via Overnight Mail Ila Feld, Esq. Leibowitz & Associates, P.A. One SE Third Avenue Suite 1450 Miami, FL 33131-1715 Re: Aventura transfer from Comcast to AT&T Dear Ila: Enclosed please find an original Acceptance of Terms of Resolution No..,~4-a (Exhibit A), executed by Senior Vice President Sheila Willard, whereby Comcast Cablevision of }tallandale, Inc. accepts the terms of the proposed City of Aventura resolution approving the transfer of the Aventura franchise to the AT&T entity, District Cablevision Limited Partnership. Obviously, the resolution number has been left blank in the document title and in paragraph 5, and I ask that you insert it in those respective places once that number has been determined. Thanks for your cooperation in these matters. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, And're-~I. Rosenberg Assistant General Counsel Encl. cc: Cindy Stoddart Michael Woods, Esq. December 8, 2000 Page 1 EXHIBIT A ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF RESOLUTION NO. ~ zcc, c' ?~ BEFORE ME, appeared the undersigned authority who having been duly sworn upon his oath deposes and states that: 1. The affiant is a Vice President of Comcast Cablevision of Hallandale, Inc. ("Comcast"), and is the person authorized to execute this document on behalf of Comcast. 2. Affiant hereby attests that Comcast, subject to a Franchise Agreement with the City of Aventura, is a current franchisee in the City, and that, to the best of its knowledge, Comcast is in compliance with all obligations set forth in Cable Television Ordinance 97-20 as amended by Ordinance No. 98-11 (collectively, the "Ordinance") and the Franchise Agreement. 3. The affiant is submitting this affidavit as a condition precedent to the transfer ("the Transfer") of the Comcast cable television franchise from Comcast to District Cablevision Limited Partnership. 4. Affiant hereby attests that, subject to applicable governing statute(s) of limitalions, in the event that it is determined that Comcast, during the time period prior to and up until the date upon which the transaction between Comcast Corporation, et al. and AT&T Corp., et al. and the Transfer of the Franchise is completed, failed to comply with its franchise obligations pursuant to the Franchise Agreement or to the Ordinance, Comcast may be subject to Exhibit B Aventura 1207 1 December 8, 2000 Page 2 appropriate damages and such other remedies as prescribed by the Franchise Agreement or by the Ordinance as they exist upon the date of the Transfer. 5. Comcast Corporation, et al., unconditionally accepts all terms and conditions of Resolution No. ~o'~' O FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT. COMCAST CABLEVISION OF HALLENDALE, INC. President COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA ) BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared 2~)}*el/~ t'k), [t/~Kr~ who is knowu to me personally (or provided proof of identification) and upon being first duly sworn acknowledged that he/she executed the foregoing document freely and voluntarily and for the purpose therein expressed. WITNESS my hand and official seal in the County and State last aforesaid this __ day of ', ~ ~, ,2000. NOTARY PUBLIC, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania My Comrnissiou expires: NOTARIAL SEAL [ JANICE E. THORNTON, Notary Public [ City of Philadelphia, Phi a County ~My Corem ssion Expires Sept. 6. 2004 Exhibit B Aventura 1207 2