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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-96-0810Al- OCT--1S-99 14:41 FROM:MIAMI FIRE RESCUE M: 30. CITY OF VAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDU1 12 The Honorable Mayor and Members October 15, 1996 TO : DATE : FILE of the City Commission t Request for Extension of sua,�c Miami-TC1 Cable TV Franchise FROM ' or�e�i REFERENCES : Me tt rrqtKC� Manager ENCLOSURES fs �� RECOKMl✓' NDAT1ON It is respectfully recoum nended that the City Commission approve an emergency ordinance: amending Ordinance No. 9332, as amended, to provide for a three-month extension of the existing cable franchise agreement (Section 202a) between the City of Miami and Miami -Telecommunications Inc., which expires on November 18, 1996_ BA.CKGROL'-lv'D: In 1991, the CitS- approved Ordinance No. 9332, as subsequently amended, authorizing Miami -Telecommunications, Inc. to operate a cable television system in the City of Miami, Florida for a period of fifteen yeas_ While the City and Miami-TCI are currently negotiating the renewal of this cable franchise, both parties are in agreement that the renewal process may not be complewd prior to the expiration date of November 18, 1996. In light of recent changes to the federal telecommunications laws, it is in the best interests of the City of Miami and its citizens to extend the existing cable franchise agreement to ensure that the City continue to receive revenue from the cable TV franchise as well as provide additional time for negotiation of a renewal agreement with Miami-TCI.