HomeMy WebLinkAbout20081160.tiff HEARING CERTIFICATION
RE: HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF GRANTING THE FRANCHISE APPLICATION OF
COMCAST OF COLORADO IV, LLC,COMCAST OF COLORADO I,LLC,AND COMCAST
OF CALIFORNIA/COLORADO/WASHINGTON I, INC.
A public hearing was conducted on April 21, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., with the following present:
Commissioner William H. Jerke, Chair - EXCUSED
Commissioner Robert D. Masden, Pro-Tem
Commissioner William F. Garcia
Commissioner David E. Long
Commissioner Douglas Rademacher
Also present:
Acting Clerk to the Board, Jennifer VanEgdom
County Attorney, Bruce Barker
The following business was transacted:
I hereby certify that pursuant to a notice dated April 4, 2008, and duly published April 9, 2008, a
public hearing was conducted on April 21, 2008, to consider granting the franchise application of
Comcast of Colorado IV, LLC, Comcast of Colorado I, LLC, and Comcast of
California/Colorado/Washington I, Inc., including, but not limited to, non-exclusive rights to further
construct or update a cable television system along the streets, alleys, and public right-of-way of
the County. Bruce Barker, County Attorney, made this a matter of record, and stated pursuant to
the Weld County Code, a public hearing must be conducted regarding the granting of a cable
television franchise. He stated Comcast has held franchises within Weld County for a number of
years, within a variety of areas, and this new franchise will consolidate three franchises into one.
He indicated he has been working with Janet Rinaldi of Comcast in order to provide a similar format
to the franchise agreement approved by the City of Greeley. He stated Comcast mainly provides
service within the area immediately adjacent to the City of Greeley, as well as within the municipal
limits of the City. He further stated Comcast has met all of the requirements, therefore, he
recommended approval. In response to Chair Pro-Tem Masden, Mr. Barker indicated the
agreement is exclusive with respect to the cable franchise within the contracted area.
Further responding to Chair Pro-Tem Masden, Janet Rinaldi, Director of Government Affairs for
Comcast Cable, clarified the agreements are non-exclusive, since the company is not allowed to
obtain exclusive agreements; therefore, any other operator may also build the necessary
infrastructure to serve the area. She stated the franchise fees are in the amount of five percent
of the gross revenues received from subscribers, and this franchise will combine three separate
franchises into one franchise. She clarified there were originally three separate franchises due to
the three separate providers which serve the Cities of Longmont, Loveland, and Brighton. In
response to Chair Pro-Tern Masden, Ms. Rinaldi indicated the length of the franchise agreement
is ten years, and the County has historically received less than $50,000.00 per year in franchise
fees from a subscriber base of approximately 1,600.
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No public testimony was offered concerning this matter.
Commissioner Rademacher moved to grant the cable television franchise to, and approve the
Cable Franchise Agreement with, Comcast of Colorado IV, LLC, Comcast of Colorado I, LLC, and
Comcast of California/Colorado/Washington I, Inc., and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by
Commissioner Garcia, the motion carried unanimously. There being no further discussion, the
hearing was completed at 10:15 a.m.
This Certification was approved on the 23rd day of April, 2008.
APPROVED:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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