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AGENDA ORDER The City Manager reviewed the staff
<br />PROPOSED CABLE TV FRANCHISE report and explained that the Council
<br />PANEL OF EXPERTS AUTHORIZED; had three possible courses of action
<br />PRIORITY OF FIRMSES'-E~FA1)I~T~ITED regarding the selection of a cable
<br /> franchise: 1) to select a franchisee
<br />and authorize the City Manager to begin contract negotiations; 2) to de-
<br />clare a "tie" between two companies and to seek additional information prior
<br />to making a final selection; and 3) to find that a selection could not be
<br />made based on present information. The Mayor instructed that the nine Cable
<br />TV proposals, the two reports from the cable consultant, and the City Manager's
<br />report dated March 30, 1981, be made part of the public record. Following
<br />extensive discussion, MOTION was made by Luxembourger, seconded by Bricken, to
<br />instruct the City Manager to establish a qualified team of experts for evalua-
<br />tion of legal, financial, technical and programming aspects of a franchise
<br />agreement as soon as possible to assist with negotiating such an agreement:
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<br />Motion passed on the following vote:
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<br />AYES:
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<br />NOES:
<br />ABSENT:
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<br />Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato,
<br /> Ward, Yamamoto
<br />None
<br />None
<br />
<br />MOTION made by Serrato, seconded by Yamamoto, to select a cable franchisee:
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<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
<br />ABSENT:
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<br />Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato, Ward, Yamamoto
<br />Bricken, Griset
<br />None
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<br />Discussion followed on the method of selection. MOTION made by Serrato to
<br />approve American Televi.sion of California as the company with which to begin
<br />negotiations died for lack of a second.
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<br />MOTION made by Bricken, seconded by Luxembourger, to award the negotiation
<br />process to Teleprompter, FAILED on the following vote:
<br />
<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
<br />ABSENT:
<br />
<br />Bricken, Luxembourger, Ward
<br />Griset, Markel, Serrato, Yamamoto
<br />None
<br />
<br />MOTION made by Bricken, seconded by Luxembourger, to award the negotiation
<br />process to Colony Cablevision, FAILED on the following vote:
<br />
<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
<br />
<br />ABSENT:
<br />
<br />Bricken
<br />Griset, Markel, Luxembourger, Serrato, Ward,
<br /> Yamamoto
<br />None
<br />
<br />MOTION made by Bricken, seconded by Luxembourger, to award the negotiation
<br />process to California Cableaystems, passed on the following vote:
<br />
<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
<br />ABSENT:
<br />
<br />Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato, Yamamoto
<br />Bricken, Griset, Ward
<br />None
<br />
<br />MOTION made by Luxembourger, seconded by Serrato, to rank American Television
<br />of California as second choice, FAILED on the following vote:
<br />
<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
<br />
<br />ABSENT:
<br />
<br />Yamamoto
<br />Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato,
<br /> Ward
<br />None
<br />
<br />MOTION made by Serrato, seconded by Bricken, to rank Teleprompter as second
<br />choice, passed on the following vote:
<br />
<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
<br />ABSENT:
<br />
<br />Bricken, Luxembourger, Serrato, Ward
<br />Griset, Markel, Yamamoto
<br />None
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<br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 106 APRIL 6, 1981
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