HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-97-0887CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 22
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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FROM : Albert Ruder
City Manager
November 28, 1997
DATE FILE
SUBJECT : Request for Monthly
Report on Status of Cable
TV Franchise
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
As per your request, the City is pursuing two courses of action in regard to the City Cable
TV franchise: the formal renewal process of the Miami-TCI (MTCI) franchise in
accordance with 47 USC § 546A and a Request for Proposal to solicit additional cable
TV providers.
In regard to the MTCI franchise renewal process, MTCI was granted an extension for
submission of the formal renewal proposal until December 27, 1997 to allow time for
intensive informal negotiations. Subsequently, informal negotiations have had been on --
going by telephone conference call weekly since November 4, 1997. Considerable
progress toward resolving technical issues and general franchise characteristics has
occurred. Staff is currently working on a draft revision of the City cable TV ordinance to
reflect changes in federal, state, and local rules and regulations as well as to incorporate
the results of the informal negotiations.
Efforts to draft a cable TV RFP have been temporarily suspended to concentrate staff
efforts on the draft revision of the City cable TV ordinance.
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