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2003-30 . . . CABLE TELEVISION FRANCmSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAKE COUNTY, FLORID~ A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE ST ATE OF FLORID~ THE CITIES OF CLERMONT, GROVELAND, MASCOTTE AND MINNE 0 L ~ ALL MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED WITIDN LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC f/k/aJ TWEAN SUBSIDIARY, LLC EFFECTIVE: Dee - 1 6 ,2003 1 . . . .' SECTION 1 1.0. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 SECTION 2 2.1 2,2 2.3 2.4 SECTION 3 3.1 3.2 SECTION 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 SECTION 5 SECTION 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 SECTION 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 TABLE OF CONTENTS RENEWAL OF .FRAN"CmSE...............,....,..........,................. Recitals..",...........................,....,......................,....,...,....... Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . , , . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . , . . , , . . . . . . . . . . Right of Grantor to Issue and Renew Franchise. . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . Effective Date of Renewal. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. Duration..,.......".....,....,..,......................,....,...................... Conflict with Cable Ordinance........,...... ...... ,...."., .....,... ........... Definitions."..........., ........,..,... "...,..................... ". ." ." .., ..., 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 (JENE~RE~~~~S...... ...." ..........,....... .,.....,. ... ,...... Governing Requirements...... ......... ....,........" ,..... ,......., ....., ...... FranchiseFee...........................,.......,...."...".,...,................. Insurance........".,.,..........,.....,...............,..........".....,.,........ Performance Security.."..,.........,.,..."..,.,.......,........,.....,....,.,.. 5 5 6 6 6 SERVICE AREA AND LINE EXTENSION POLICY.,. ... .,. ,.. ". ... .." 6 FranchiseServiceArea.......,.....,..,................"."....,........".......6 Line Extension Policy 7 SYSTEM......."....,.........,.....",...........""...........,...."......,.... 7 Capacity...,.............,....,....",...."..................."..,.,..,.........,... 7 ServicetoPublicBuildings.........,..,..................,.....,.............,... 7 Emergency AlertCapability.......,...,..............,......,......,.,.........., 8 Technical Standards,..........,........,.....".."........,.........,...."....". 8 Customer Service Standards..................................".......,.....,....,8 SERVICES AND PRO(J~CJ.............,.......... .,....... ....., .... 8 ECJACCESS................"........".............,............",....,.......... 8 EGAccessChannels......:..................."...............,................... 8 Educational Access Support,..........,...,..,.,........,.,....,.,.,.."......." 9 ECJConnection............"......,..........................................,...... 9 RECJULATION...,.................,.....,.........,..........,...,..,....,........ 9 FranchiseRegulation.....,....,........................,...""...........".....,. 9 ForceMajeure......................,....,....................."....,.......,....... 9 Notices..................................................,...........,......,......... 10 Successors and Assigns.................,................., ................,....... 11 Severability......,.,.........,.......,...,........,..........".,........,..,........ 11 Choice of Law...........,..........................,.... ...................,....... 'II EntireAgreement........,................,..........................,..,.........,. 11 2 . ., . . AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, effective this 1..L. day of December, 2003, is between Lake County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, the Cities of Clermont, Groveland, Mascotte and Minneola, all municipalities located within Lake County, Florida, hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Grantors"; AND Bright House Networks, LLC f/k/a TWEAN Subsidiary, LLC, licensed to do business in the State of Florida,' with its pdncipal place of business located at 2251 Lucien Way, Maitland, FL 32751, hereinafter referred to as "Grantee". WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Grantors are authorized to grant and renew one or more non-exclusive revocable ftanchises to operate, construct, maintain and reconstruct a cable television system within the Grantors' respective ftanchise areas; and WHEREAS, the Grantors are each served by Grantee pursuant to existing cable television ftanchise agreements and are each signatories to InterLocal Agreements intended to provide for the uniform and efficient regulation of Grantee; and WHEREAS, the Grantors, after due evaluation of the Grantee, and after public hearings, have determined that it is in the best interests of the Grantors and their residents to jointly renew the franchise of Grantee pursuant to this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, the Grantors hereby grant to Grantee a renewal of its cable television ftanchises for Grantors' respective ftanchise service areas in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 3 . . . .' SECTION 1. RENEWAL OF FRANCmSE 1.0 Recitals The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein, 1.1 Grant The cable television ftanchises currently held by Grantee for the ftanchise service areas of Grantors are hereby renewed, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The renewal extends to Grantee the ftanchise, authority, right and privilege, to construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain a cable television system within the streets and public ways in the franchise service areas as they are now or may in the future be constituted, and also provides the authority to offer to subscribers any cable television services that legally may be offered. 1.2 Right of Grantor to Issue and Renew Franchise Grantee acknowledges and accepts the present right of Grantors to issue and/or renew a ftanchise. 1.3 Effective Date of Renewal The renewal shall be effective on , 2003. The renewal is contingent upon the filing by Grantee with the County Clerk, of the executed Franchise Agreement. 1.4 (a) Duration The term of the renewal shall be twelve (12) years from the effective date hereof 1.5 Conflict with Cable Ordinance (a) This Agreement is subject to the Cable Communications Ordinance of the Lake County Code. The provisions of the Ordinance are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if set out in full and form part of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Ordinance, the Ordinance shall control, unless the Agreement, or any amendment thereto, expresses an intent to waive a requirement of the Ordinance. 4 . . . (b) Should the Ordinance be amended, revised, superseded or otherwise changed or should other legislation be enacted by any Grantor after the effective date hereof in such way as would materially affect the terms and conditions of this Agreement, said amendment, revision, change or legislation shall not apply to this Agreement without Grantee's approval. The Grantors agree that any amendments, revisions or other changes to the Ordinance must be uniformly adopted by all the ftanchising authorities subject to this Agreement and agreed to by Grantee before the Grantee becomes subject to any requirements thereunder in order to avoid the imposition on Grantee of inconsistent requirements in the different ftanchise service areas subject to this Agreement . . (c) In the event a future tranchise is granted on terms or conditions more favorable or less burdensome than those contained herein, then this Franchise shall be deemed amended as of the effective date of the future tranchise to incorporate the more favorable or less burdensome term(s) or condition(s) herein. 1.6 Definitions The definitions contained in the Cable Communications Ordinance of Lake County Code are incorporated herein as if fully set forth and are the controlling definitions in the event of any conflict between the definitions of the several Ordinances, SECTION 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Governing Requirements Grantee shall comply with all lawful requirements of this Agreement, the Ordinance and applicable State and Federal law. 2.2 Franchise Fee (a) The following provisions of this Section and Ordinance sections shall not be in effect so long as ftanchise fees are paid to the State through the Communications Service Tax or similar tax or fee, 5 . (b) The Grantee shall pay to the Grantors a fÌ"anchise fee of five percent (5%) of the gross revenues received by the Grantee for the provision of cable services within the fÌ"anchise service areas. The ftanchise fee shall be paid to each Grantor on a quarterly basis. 2.3 Insurance Upon the effective date of renewal the Grantee shall, at its sole expense, take out, and maintain during the life of this Agreement and furnish to the Grantors, policies of insurance that shall conform to the insurance provisions of the Ordinance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Ordinance, the coverages specified in the Ordinance shall not be obtained individually for each Grantor. Grantee shall obtain a single insurance policy in each category . specified in the Ordinance (comprehensive general liability, comprehensive automobile liability, broadcaster's errors and omissions, and workers compensation) at the coverage levels specified in the Cable Communications Ordinance of the Lake County Code, which shall be for the benefit of all the Grantors. Grantors waive the insurance provisions of the Ordinance to the extent such provisions conflict with the above. . 2.4 Performance Security Grantors waive any requirement for the establishment of performance security by Grantee. SECTION 3. SERVICE AREA AND LINE EXTENSION POLICY 3.1 Franchise Service Area The Grantee's ftanchise service areas shall be the entire geographic areas included within each Grantor, including any and all additional territory as it is annexed thereto, during the tenD of this Agreement. The Grantee shall offer the full range of residential cable services to all residents of the fÌ"anchise service areas, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2 below. Grantee shall be required to extend its distribution facilities and provide service to residential and non-residential subscribers in any area within the fÌ"anchise territory where there exists twenty (20) dwelling units for each strand-mile of cable extension required or portion thereof where the ratio of twenty (20) dwelling units per strand-mile is maintained. In the case of . 6 . . . an overbuild, the grantee having the technically feasible distribution point closest to the unserved area meeting the above-referenced density requirements shall be responsible for providing service, The proximity of the headend shall be determined by measuring the distance of public right of way and compatible easements which could be utilized for the facilities and equipment to provide service as identified by the County Administrator. The grantee shall not be responsible for providing service in this area or meeting the density requirements herein if: ..< (a) The grantee is precluded by the property owner, instrument of record or contract from providing cable services or construction and installation of-facilities and equipment; (b) Another cable operator is providing such service; or (c) A SMATV operator is providing cable service to the area. Nothing herein shall preclude the grantee from charging for the construction or installation of facilities and equipment to provide service to subscribers requesting such where the strand-mile density is less than required, as set forth above. 3.2 Line Extension Policy Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Ordinance, including the provisions of Section 6.5 of the Cable Communications Ordinance of Lake County, the Grantee shall only be obligated to provide residential cable services at standard installation charges, provided that the residential unit is within one hundred twenty five (125) feet from the nearest distribution cable of the Grantee's system. In the event a request is made for service by a resident in an area not meeting such criteria, the Grantee shall make such installation available to the requesting subscriber on a time and material basis, the estimated amount payable in advance. Any provisions in the Ordinance requiring the provision of cable services in conflict with the above standard are waived by Grantors. 7 . . . SECTION 4, SYSTEM 4.1 Capacity The Grantee's cable system shall have the capacity to provide at least eighty (80) video channels (550 MHz). The actual number of channels of video programming. offered to subscribers shall be detennined by Grantee in its sole discretion. 4.2 Service to Public Buildings Grantee shall, upon request from the Grantors, provide without charge, one outlet of expanded basic cable service to each public building and public school within the Franchise Service Area that is within 125 feet from the nearest distribution cable of Grantee's system-. These outlets of expanded basic service shall not be used by Grantors or any other party to sell services in or throughout such buildings. Expanded basic cable service shall consist of the Basic Service tier and the primary Cable Programming Service tier offered by the Grantee. Expanded basic cable service shall not include any New Product Tier or premium services, To the extent permitted by law, users of such outlets shall hold the Grantee harmless from and against any and all liability or claims arising out of their use of such outlets including but not limited to those arising from copyright liability. 4,3 Emergency Alert Capability Grantee shall provide the system capability to transmit an emergency alert signal as required by FCC regulations, 4.4 Technical Standards The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations, Part 76, Subpart K (Technical Standards), as amended from time to time, shall apply, to the extent permitted by applicable law. 4.5 Customer Service Standards Grantee shall comply with the FCC customer service standards, which shall satisfy the customer service standards contained in the Ordinance. 8 . . . SECTION 5. SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING Grantee shall provide Grantors with a list of program services and rates offered, which list shall be updated each time a change is made as required by applicable law. SECTION 6. EG ACCESS 6.1 EG Access Channels Grantee shall provide one video channel for non-commercial local educational and governmental access to be shared with other franchising authorities served by the system. Grantee and Grantors agree to negotiate in good faith concerning the provision of such educationaVgovernment channel. Grantee will not charge Grantor for use of the educationaVgovernment access channel. 6.2 Education Access Support Within 10 business days after the effective date of this Agreement, Grantee shall provide a grant of fourteen thousand ($14,000) to Lake Sumter Community College ("College") to be utilized by the College for production equipment for the production of educational programming for the educational/government access channel. Grantee and Grantor agree that this payment satisfies the grant required in the Cable Ordinance Section 6.5-20 (b). 6.3 EG Connection Grantee shall make available upstream capacity to enable the transmission of programming signals to Grantee's headend for distribution of the access channel. The Grantors shall be responsible for the direct costs of the facilities necessary to transmit such signals from the point of origin and insert them into Grantee's system at a technically feasible location, Grantors shall also be responsible for the costs associated with maintaining and replacing any such equipment and facilities. 9 . . . SECTION 7. REGULATION 7.1 Franchise Regulation (a) The ffanchises renewed under this Agreement shall be subject to regulation by Grantors in accordance with all of the lawful provisions of the Ordinance. (b) Grantors may regulate Grantee's rates subject to and consistent with applicable law. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement and the Ordinance to the contrary, any action or inaction of the Grantor relating to noncompliance by Grantee of its obligations under this Agreement and the Ordinance shall be enforceable by Grantors only with respect to the specific ftanchise service area to which the noncompliance applies, 7,2 Force Majeure Prevention or delay of performance by Grantee of any obligation under this Agreement or the Ordinance due to circumstances beyond the control of the Grantee, unforeseen circumstances or Acts of God shall not be deemed noncompliance with, or in violation of, this Agreement or the Ordinance. To the extent Grantee's performance of any obligation in this Agreement or the Ordinance is delayed by circumstances described in the preceding sentence, Grantee's compliance with such obligation shall be excused until such circumstances are removed or resolved which shall be accomplished within a reasonable amount of time. The Grantee shall have a reasonable time following the removal or resolution of such circumstances to complete its performance under this Agreement and Ordinance. 7,3 Notices Notices transmitted by either party to this Agreement to the other party shall be addressed as follows: 10 . . . Grantors: City Manager City of Clermont P. O. Box 120219 Clermont, FL 34712 City Manager City of Groveland 156 S, Lake Avenue Groveland, FL 34736 City Clerk City ofMascotte P.O, Box 56 Mascotte, FL 34753 CityofMinneola p, O. Box 678 Minneola, FL 34755 Lake County P.O. Box 7800 Tavares, FL 32778-7800 Grantee: Vice President, Public Affairs and Government Relations Bright House Networks 2251 Lucien Way Maitland, FL 32751 Either-party may designate by written notice a different address to which notices shall be sent. 7.4 Successors and Assigns All provisions of this Agreement shall apply to any lawful successors and assigns. 7.5 Severability If any provision of this Agreement or the application of such provIsIon to any circumstance is declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the lawful judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of the provision to other circumstances, shall not be affected thereby, 11 . . . 7.6 Choice of Law This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of Florida. In the event of any conflict between federal law and state or local law, federal law shall control. 7.7 Entire Agreement This Agreement and the Ordinance embody the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and merge and supersede all prior representations, agreements, understandings, whether oral or written, between Grantors and Grantee with respect to the subject matter hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement/Contract on the respective dates under each signature: LAKE COUNTY through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, signing by and through its Chairman, authorized to execute same by Board action on the 1 6 day of December, 2003, and the respective Cities authorized to execute the same, COUNTY '- LAKE COUNTY, through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ~~ '" Cler fthe Board of County Commissioners Lake County, Florida ThiS~y of ~ 2003, a d legality. County Attorney Ivlslon December 18, 2003 Date Attest 12 . .. - " . . . PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, . LAKE COUNTY FLORID A TIllS ~DA Y OF D~ . . 2003. ~ M y~; 13 .. . . PASSED AND ADOPTED TEllS ~ day of session of the City CoUncil of Groveland, Florida. Oc-tnhPT . 2002.... in regular CIT AGREED TO: ~~~ Mayor, City of Groveland 13 . . . PASSED AND ADOPTED TIllS )3~DAY OF OcJvkJ¿¡L. ATTEST: CITY OF MASCOTTE, FLORIDA JlCUUJ-I-. JJa.bM1 City Clerk M~ I D /;;D /03 . Date ,2003. 13 . . . ORDINANCE 2003-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MINNEOLA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF A NONEXCLUSIVE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC f/k/a TWEAN SUBSIDIARY, LLC¡ PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES¡ PROVIDING FOR SEVERABLITY¡ AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council the City of Minneola, Florida, of acting through and pursuant to Article IX of the City's Charter, the General Ordinances of the City Minneola, and Florida Statute 166.046, regulates the establishment and renewal of cable television franchises when within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having considered the factor set forth in Florida Statutes 166.046 and other relevant information, finds that granting a nonexclusive cable television franchise to Bright House Networks, LLC, as set forth in attached Exhibit "A", is in the best interests of the City of Minneola. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MINNEOLA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The cable television franchise agreement between Lake County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, the Cities of Clermont, Groveland, and Minneola, all Mascotte, municipalities loc.ated within Lake County, Florida and Bright House Networks, LLC f/k/a Twean Subsidiary, LLC, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference is hereby approved. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute such agreement on behalf of the City of Minneola. . , . . . . Ordinance 2003-22 Page 2 Section 2, All ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3, If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance. Section 4, This Ordinance shall be effective upon passage by the City Cou=il of the City of Mi=eola. ~ PASSED AND ORDAINED this ,..j¡jd day of itl°y"n.iL¿¡L , in regular session of the City Council of the City of Minneola. 2003 ~;~ '11l~ Î;1- \1 í , ay ,'\\"f M1IV "// ",\ 0 ,"', /11""",-- '"",,.' '. "0-- ~f:::. '.'O~POR,A;". (""~ "0 'v ~'<$" ,j?" ~ {{{ SEAL \~ ~ = , 1926 .~ ~ :::. '. .. :: ~ .'. ,cz,OR\Ot- ..' f ------ .'.....,.-' ,," ",I ' ,I" "" OFFIC~'/ I /II 'II'" CITY ATTORNEY'S oved as to form and legal content for use and of Minneola. Scot U (1:5/03 Date f I