Summary Ordinance No. 1385 11-23-2020
SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 1385
AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE GRANT OF A FRANCHISE TO COMCAST OF
ARKANSAS/LOUISIANA/MINNESOTA/MISSISSIPPI/TENNESSEE, LLC TO OPERATE
AND MAINTAIN A CABLE SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA;
SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING THE GRANT OF FRANCHISE;
PROVIDING FOR CITY REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CABLE
SYSTEM; TERMINATING PRIOR FRANCHISE
I. Title
An ordinance of the City of Fridley, Minnesota (“City”), renewing the grant of a franchise to Comcast
of Arkansas/Louisiana/Minnesota/Mississippi/Tennessee, LLC (“Comcast”) to continue to operate
and maintain a cable system in the City of Fridley, Minnesota for the provision of cable service and
other authorized non-cable services. The previous grant of a franchise to Comcast, Ordinance No.
1210, is hereby terminated.
II. Summary
The City Council of the City of Fridley does hereby ordain as follows:
That a franchise has been granted to Comcast and that the franchise includes the following: 1)
authorizes Comcast to construct, maintain and operate a cable system throughout the franchise area
for the provision of cable service and other authorized non-cable services; 2) imposes on Comcast a
franchise fee of 5% of Comcast’s annual gross revenues; 3) establishes a franchise term of ten years;
4) requires Comcast to dedicate standard definition (“SD”) and high definition (“HD”) channel
capacity for public, educational and governmental (“PEG”) programming and provides financial
support of such PEG channels; 5) mandates cable service customer service standards; and 6) requires
a performance bond and, under certain circumstances, a security fund to enforce Comcast’s
compliance with the franchise.
III. Notice
This title and summary has been published to clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the
Fridley City Code. A copy of the ordinance, in its entirety, is available for inspection by any person
during regular business hours at the offices of the City Clerk of the City of Fridley, 7071 University
Ave N.E., Fridley, MN.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 23
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
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SCOTT J. LUND, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DANIEL TIENTER, CITY CLERK
Public Hearing: November 9, 2020
First Reading: November 9, 2020
Second Reading: November 23, 2020
Published: November 27, 2020
Effective Date: January 22, 2020