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1C,~SAI~RUS COUN~I <br /> <br />Memo <br />TO: Board of Commissioners /'~ <br />From: John Day, Deputy County Manager(z~,z{/' <br />Date: January 15, 1998 ( v <br />Re: Cable Television Ordinance and Franchise Agreement <br /> <br />Attached are correspondence form Time Warner Cable Inc., the proposed Cable <br />Television Ordinance and the Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Time <br />Warner Cable, Inc. The process culminating in this ordinance and franchise <br />agreement began in 1994. Faces have changed on both sides of the negotiating <br />table a number of times during that period, contributing in no small part to the <br />delay in preparing these documents. On behalf of all those involved, I apologize <br />for the length of this process. <br /> <br />I am convinced that the county will achieve no better terms or conditions with <br />Time Warner Cable, Inc. than those proposed here. A summary follows: <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />The franchise is nonexclusive with a 12-year term. <br />Time Warner will continue to program a local origination channel (currently <br />cable channel 12). <br />Time Warner will provide a government channel (channel 25), to be <br />programmed by Cabarrus County. <br />Time Warner will provide for county use up to 8 hours of studio time per <br />month, including all equipment and one studio staff person. <br />Time Warner will provide training and periodic workshops on the use of <br />studio equipment to county staff and volunteers. <br />Time Warner will award the county a grant in the amount of $7,000 to <br />support the establishment of the government channel (about half of the <br />grant will be used to establish a scrolling information screen, similar to the <br />current Swap and Shop on channel 12). <br />Time Warner will continue to tape Board of Commissioners meetings, for <br />playback on the government channel. <br />Time Warner will provide an educational access channel. <br />Time Warner will construct a network of fiber optic cable connecting the 5 <br />high schools in Cabarrus County, the school administrative office and <br />Rowan-Cabarrus Community College for a cost of $162,500. The actual <br />cost of constructing this network would be approximately $550,000. <br /> <br /> Office of the County Manager <br /> <br />707 · 'Concord ',C 2S0£~-0707 ,, (704)788-S100 · "'~--' ~ <br /> .... ~,.o.te 375-0829 <br /> <br /> <br />