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Approving the revised Public, Educational, and Government access funding formula for the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Comcast, and the City of Saint Paul.
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WHEREAS, the cable franchise agreement with Comcast of St. Paul, Inc., provides that the City may designate a non-profit entity, hereinafter referred to as the "Designated Entity," to manage public and educational access and community programming on the local cable television system; and
WHEREAS, a contract for services (Performance Agreement) between the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, hereinafter referred to as "SPNN," which outlines the duties, responsibilities and obligations of the parties with respect to the management and provision of public and educational access and community programming by the Designated Entity, and which names SPNN as the Designated Entity, was approved by the City Council on December 17, 2014, Resolution No. 14-2158; and amended by Council Resolution No. 15-924; and
WHEREAS, the term of this Agreement is January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on March 11, 2015 approved the terms of an extended franchise agreement granted to Comcast of St. Paul, Inc., Council Ordinance No. 15-10, which revised, inter alia, the method for calculation of funds for City and community access PEG programming, including services provided by the Designated Entity, from a lump sum basis to a formula based on 2.5% of Comcast's gross revenues; and
WHEREAS, this revision requires a resolution from the City Council pursuant to Section 304(a)(2) of the Cable Communications Franchise.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That Comcast shall collect 2.5% of gross revenues as PEG fees and pay this amount on a quarterly basis as required by franchise section 304(a)(1).
2. That Comcast shall remit to the City the sum of $25,000.00 per quarter for the city's PEG expenses.
3. That Comcast shall retain the sum of $21,2...
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