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ORDINANCE NO. 2613-02 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE TO EVERETT CABLEVISION, INC., ALSO KNOWN AS AT&T BROADBAND RECITALS WHEREAS, the City of Everett ("City") is authorized to grant and renew franchises for the installation, operation and maintenance of cable television systems within the City; and WHEREAS, the City granted Everett Cablevision, Inc., a Washington corporation doing business as Viacom Cablevision, a franchise to provide cable television services in the City in Ordinance no. 1140-85; and WHEREAS, the City approved the assignment and transfer of the franchise to an investor group led by Viacom's senior management on December 10, 1986 by Resolution no. 2793; and WHEREAS, the City consented to the merger of Telecommunications, Inc. ("TCI"), the corporate parent of Viacom,with AT&T Corp. by Resolution 4686 on November 18, 1998; and WHEREAS, the franchise was extended by Ordinance 2516-01 and by Ordinance 2558-01; and WHEREAS, the current franchise expires on July 10, 2002; and WHEREAS, Everett Cablevision, Inc., also known as AT&T Broadband (the "Grantee"), applied to the City for the renewal of its cable television franchise to construct, operate and maintain a cable television system within the City; and WHEREAS, the Grantee is willing to accept this Franchise subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, and to abide by these terms and conditions; and WHEREAS, the public has had adequate notice and opportunity to comment on the Grantee's proposal to provide cable television service within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that it would serve the public interest of the citizens of the City to grant a new cable television franchise to the Grantee subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Page 1 of 58