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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Six Month Extension of the Service Agreement
Between the City of Evanston and
Evanston Community Media Center, Inc.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 14-R-97 the City has entered into a
Service Agreement with Evanston Community Media Center, Inc (ECMC) a non
profit access entity to obtain coordination and management of the PEG Channel
Capacity Provided under the City of Evanston Cable Franchise Agreement as
well as training and development of PEG users; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Service Agreement the City provides certain
• financial support to ECMC for its efforts in providing PEG coordination and
management as defined under the Service Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Service Agreement is of a duration concurrent with the
existing Cable Franchise with AT&T Broadband & Internet Services; and
WHEREAS, the Cable Franchise will expire on July 16, 2001; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 82-0-00 the City will enter into a
extension of the Cable Franchise with AT&T Broadband & Internet Services until
January 16, 2001 in order that negotiations for a new Franchise may be had and
completed; and
WHEREAS, an extension of the Service Agreement between the City and
ECMC for the time period of the extension granted to the existing Cable
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Franchise with AT&T Broadband & Internet Services is in the best interests of the
citizens of the City of Evanston,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
sign and the City Clerk hereby authorized and directed to attest on behalf of the
City of Evanston a six month extension until January 16, 2001 of the Service
Agreement by and between the City of Evanston and the Evanston Community
Media Center which Agreement originally was adopted pursuant to Resolution
14-R-97 that the extension shall be on the same terms and conditions as set
forth in the original Agreement between the City of Evanston and the Evanston
Community Media Center.
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SECTION 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and •
after the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cit Clerk
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