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RESOLUTION NO. R-01-38
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA,
APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF FALCON CABLE MEDIA, A
CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP A!K/A CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS, INe., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, SYSTEM
AND FRANCHISE TO TCI CABLEVISION OF MISSOURI, INC.,
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on December 16, 1998, the City of Sebastian approved Ordinance
No. 0-98-21 granting a franchise to Falcon Cable Media, a California limited partnership; and
WHEREAS, under section 13 of said Franchise, any transfer of the Franchise must be
approved by the City, which approval cannot be unreasonably withheld; and
WHEREAS, on May 26, 1999, the parent companies of Falcon Cable Media sold their
interests to Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which transfer was approved
by the City; and
WHEREAS, Charter proposes to transfer its interest in the Franchise to TCI Cablevision
of Missouri, Inc., and the City has been provided with exhaustive documentation on the said
transaction; and
WHEREAS, the City finds no reasonable basis to withhold approval of the transfer.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, as follows:
Section 1.
APPROVAL. The City Council of the City of Sebastian hereby grants
approval to the transfer of the Franchise granted under Ordinance No. 0-98-21 from Charter
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to TCI Cablevision of Missouri, Inc., as set forth
in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 26, 2001 based upon the assumption of the
duties and obligations of the Franchisee under Ordinance 0-98-21 by TCI Cablevision of
Missouri, Inc.,
Section 2.
CONFLICTS.
All resolutions or parts of resolutions m conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
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The foregoing Resolution was moved fo~ a~~ption y Councilmember
The motion was seconded by Councilmember j/ r h and, upon being put to a vote,
the vote was as follows:
Mayor Walter Barnes
Vice-Mayor Ben A. Bishop
Councilmember Joe Barczyk
Councilmember James Hill
Councilmember Edward 1. Majcher, Jr.
The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 23rd day of May,
2001.
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
By: W~ '&{JArr-W
Mayor Walter Barnes
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Approved as to form and legality for
relia ~ t ~~ Sebastllin only
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