HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-02-18RESOLUTION NO. R-02-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA,
APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF CABLE FRANCHISE
PURSUANT TO AT&T MERGER WITH COMCAST; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on December 16, 1998, the City of Sebastian approved Ordinance
No. O-98-21 granting a franchise to Falcon Cable Media, a California limited
partnership; and
WHEREAS; under section 1.3 of said Franclfise, any transfer of the Franchise
must be approved by the City, which approval cannot be unreasonably withheld; and.
WHEREAS, said franchise has been transferred two times since and is currently
operated by a subsidiary of AT&T Corp.; and
WHEREAS, AT&T Corp. intends to undergo a reorganization and merger
transaction with AT&T Broadband Corp., Comcast Corporation and related affiliates
which will result in the Franchise being operated by an entity controlled by AT&T
Comcast Corporation; 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 tramfer of the Franchise granted under Ordinance No. O-98-21 to a
related entity of AT&T Comcast Corporation, conditioned upon the assumption of the
duties and obligations of the Franchisee under Ordinance O-98-21 by said entity.
Section 2. CONFLICTS.
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3.
All resolutions or parts of resolutions in
EFFECTiVE DATE. This resolution shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by Councilmember
Hill . The motion was seconded by Councilmember Majcher and,
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Walter Barnes
Vice-Mayor James Hill
Councilmember Joe Barczyk
Cotmcilmember Edward J. Majcher, Jr.
Councilmember Ray Coniglio
aye
aye
aye
aye
aye
The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 24th day of
April, 2002.
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
Sally A. Mai6, CMC
City Clerk
Mayor Walter Barnes
Approved as to form and legality fbr
reliance by the City of Sebastian
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