RES 1988-75 - 00004470RESOLUTION NO. 75 - 1988
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO THE ANOKA COUNTY
COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF CABLE
TELEVISION ACCESS EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, the Anoka County Communications Workshop (ACCW) has been established
as the local cable access entity given the responsibilities to educate, train
and promote community programming productions for Fridley Cable Television;
and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to preserve and maintain facilities to
ensure ongoing community programming in Fridley; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley recently renewed the Cable Television Franchise
for a 15 year period. At the time of acceptance of the franchise the cable
operator is required to contribute $60,000.00 to the City to be used to
acquire equipment in support of public, educational and government access; and
WHEREAS, the cable operator has fulfilled this condition by contributing
$60,000.00 to the City of Fridley which has been deposited in the Cable TV
Fund; and
WHEREAS, the attached agreement "Exhibit A" relating to the purchase of
' equipment in support of public, educational and government access has been
worked out by representatives of the City of Fridley and the ACCW.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fridley that
Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) from the Cable Television Fund be
allocated for the purchase of needed production equipment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Manager be authorized to
execute the attached agreement relating to the purchase of cable television
equipment by the Anoka County Communication Workshop in accordance with the
Cable TV Franchise Agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 22ND DAY OF
AUGUST, 1988
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY A. PALA -ICITY CLERK
WILLIAM J. NE MAYOR
EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT
' THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 22nd day of August, 1988, by and
between the Anoka County Communications Workshop, a Minnesota non - profit
corporation, and the City of Fridley, Minnesota.
WITNESSETH the Anoka County Communications Workshop (hereinafter the ACCW) has
been established as the local cable access entity given the responsibilities
to educate, train, and promote community programming productions for Fridley
Cable Television; and
It is in the public interest to preserve and maintain facilities to insure
ongoing community programming in Fridley; and
The City of Fridley recently renewed the Cable Television Franchise and the
cable television operator has contributed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00)
to be used by the City for capital costs to be incurred for access facilities;
and
In consideration of the covenants, conditions, undertakings, and promises
contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. The City of Fridley shall allocate Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00)
from the cable television fund to the ACCW for the purchase and certain
installations of needed production equipment.
3. In the event that the City of Fridley terminates its designation of ACCW
as the entity responsible for local cable access, which determination
shall be at the sole discretion of the City of Fridley, all equipment
purchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall become the
property of the City of Fridley. The City of Fridley may exercise any and
all legal rights and remedies available to it.
This Agreement is accepted and we agree to be bound by all its terms and
conditions.
Dated: August 22, 1988 CITY OF FRIDLEY
William J. Nee - Mayor
Nasim M. Qureshi - City Manager
ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP
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2. No funds
shall be expended by the
City until such time as the ACCW
provides
a written receipt of proper
purchase order, invoice, or other
pertinent
written documentation. The
City of Fridley reserves the right
to refuse
payment of unnecessary or unreasonable
equipment purchases as
determined
in the sole discretion of
the City of Fridley.
3. In the event that the City of Fridley terminates its designation of ACCW
as the entity responsible for local cable access, which determination
shall be at the sole discretion of the City of Fridley, all equipment
purchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall become the
property of the City of Fridley. The City of Fridley may exercise any and
all legal rights and remedies available to it.
This Agreement is accepted and we agree to be bound by all its terms and
conditions.
Dated: August 22, 1988 CITY OF FRIDLEY
William J. Nee - Mayor
Nasim M. Qureshi - City Manager
ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP
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