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ORDINANCE NO. 1659 SERIES 2014 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERMS OF A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE GRANTED BY THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, TO COMCAST OF COLORADO I,LLC,AND ITS LAWFUL SUCCESSORS, TRANSFEREES AND ASSIGNS, FOR THE RIGHT TO MAKE REASONABLE AND LAWFUL USE OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY WITHIN THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, RECONSTRUCT, REPAIR AND UPGRADE A CABLE SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CABLE SERVICES TO CITIZENS WITHIN THE CITY WHEREAS, Comcast of Colorado I, LLC ("Comcast") currently holds a cable franchise ("Franchise") with the City of Louisville ("City"), granted by Ordinance No. 1488, Series 2006; and, WHEREAS, Comcast's Franchise was extended by Ordinance No. 1626, Series 2013 to expire on April 11, 2014; and another extension thereof has been requested; and, WHEREAS, Comcast has preserved its right of renewal by timely filing a request with the City to activate the formal process for renewing the Franchise pursuant to the provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 ("Cable Act"); and WHEREAS, Comcast and the City are currently in negotiations concerning renewal of the existing Franchise; and, WHEREAS, Comcast and the City anticipate that additional time will be needed to complete negotiations and for the City to consider a proposed franchise renewal, which the parties believe will take no more than six (6) months; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City to extend the term of the Franchise prior to its expiration to allow sufficient time for negotiations regarding a proposed franchise renewal and consideration thereof by the City; and, WHEREAS, Comcast has agreed to the extension of the Franchise as set forth herein; NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: - Section 1. The term of the Franchise between Comcast and the City is hereby extended from its expiration date of April 11, 2014, for a period of six (6) months, to expire on October 11, 2014. The Franchise shall remain in effect, pursuant to the terms and conditions contained therein, until October 11, 2014, or until a new agreement is entered into between the parties, or until the Franchise is terminated pursuant to its terms, whichever shall first occur. Ordinance No. 1659, Series 2014 Page 1 of 3