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BQ~RD QF SUPERVtSCJRS
COUNTY OF ~3tJ~"TE, STATE 4F CALIFORNIA
Resolufion No. 07-061
RESOLUTION EXTENDING NON-EXCLUSIVE CABLE
TELEVISION FRANCHISE FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS
OF CHICO AND DURHAM, THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PARADISE,
AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF OROVILLE, BIGGS AND GRIDLEY
WHEREAS, pursuant to Butte County Resolutions 00-71, 02-048, and 90-150, the COUNTY has
granted Comcast of Southern California, Inc., an Oregon corporation and Comcast of Northern California II,
Inc., a California corporation (both of the foregoing corporations hereinafter collectively "COMCAST") non-
exclusive franchises to construct, operate and maintain a cable television system (the "Franchises"); and
WHEREAS, AT&T Corp. filed requests with the COUNTY prior to COMCAST's ownership and
control of cable television franchises in the Butte County area to activate the formal process for renewing the
Franchises pursuant to the provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 ("Cable Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Franchises were consolidated into a single Franchise agreement for purposes of
renewal and conditionally extended by Resolution No. 04-021 passed and adopted February 10, 2004; and
WHEREAS, COMCAST and the COUNTY agree to extend informal renewal negotiations in
accordance with Section 626(h) of Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the amount of time required to conclude negotiations and allow for public review will
extend beyond the initial expiration date; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to extend the current Franchise for an additional period of
time so that cable service to the public will not be interrupted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: The Franchise of COMCAST shall
be extended through October 31, 2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 10~' day of Apri12007 by
the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Kirk, Josiassen, Yamaguchi and Chair Dolan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOS ,Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of e oar of Supervisors
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