02-46
RESOLUTION NO. 02-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF THE
FRANCHISE TO OPERATE A CABLE TELEVISION
SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF CLEARWATER FROM TIME
WARNER ENTERTAINMENT - ADVANCE/NEWHOUSE
PARTNERSHIP TO A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY
AND MANAGEMENT THEREOF BY
ADVANCE/NEWHOUSE PARTNERSHIP; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Time Warner Entertainment - Advance/Newhouse Partnership
("TWE-NN") is the holder of a franchise (the "Franchise") to provide cable television
service for the City of Clearwater pursuant to Ordinance No. (The "Franchise
Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, TWE-NN has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, TWEAN
Subsidiary, LLC ("Subsidiary") to be managed by Advanced/Newhouse, one of TWE-
NN's general partners; and
WHEREAS, such Subsidiary will be bound to the terms and conditions of the
Franchise Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Franchise Ordinance requires that prior to a transfer of the
Franchise, the City must grant its prior written consent thereto; and
WHEREAS, TWE-NN and TWEAN Subsidiary have submitted a written
application (the "Application") requesting consent by the City to the transfer of the
Franchise from TWE-NN to TWEAN Subsidiary; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The transfer of the Franchise to TWEAN Subsidiary, LLC, a wholly-
owned subsidiary of TWE-NN (including such other names that hereafter may be
adopted by such Subsidiary) and the exercise of day-to-day management of the
Subsidiary by the Advance/Newhouse Partnership is hereby approved.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd
day of October
,2002.
Resolution No. 02-46
Approved as to form:
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Pamela K. Akin
City Attorney
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Mayor-Commissioner
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Attest:
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Resolution No.02-46