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60-R-12
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the
Service Agreement between the City and
the Evanston Community Media Center, Inc.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign
the amendment to the service agreement ("Agreement") between the City and the
Evanston Community Media Center, Inc., an Illinois not -for -profit corporation
("ECMC"), attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
• negotiate any additional conditions of the Agreement as he may determine to ':)e in the
best interests of the City.
SECTION 3: This Resolution 60-R-12 shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Elbfalieth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Atte
RAney Gre le, City Clerk
Adopted: _ f /,3 , 2012
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EXHIBIT A
Amendment to Service Agreement Between the City
and the Evanston Community Media Center, Inc.
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6 AMENDMENT to SERVICE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT OF SERVICE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made as
of the day of , 2012, by and between THE CITY OF EVANSTON, an
Illinois municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as "City") and the EVANSTON
COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER, INC., an Illinois not -for -profit corporation (hereinafter
referred to as "ECMC"). The City and ECMC shall be referred to collectively as the "Parties".
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the City and ECMC entered into a Service Agreement dated July 29, 2002
(the "Agreement") (the terms and conditions of which are incorporated herein as Exhibit "A") to
govern the management of the public, educational and governmental ("PEG") access
programming and services (the "Services"); and
WHEREAS, the City and ECMC seek to amend the term of the Agreement and provide
for an extension of the service agreement to December 31, 2012;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to modify certain terms of the Agreement with respect to
the Term, subject to the covenants and conditions of this Amendment.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual observance of the covenants,
conditions and promises set forth below and in consideration of the Agreement, of TEN
DOLLARS ($10.00) and for additional consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby mutually acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
I. AGREEMENT IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; DEFINITIONS
The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Amendment shall supercede, control and be
deemed to modify the terms of the Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms
and conditions of this Amendment and the terms of the Agreement, the parties unconditionally
agree that the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall supercede, prevail and dictate. Any
term or condition of the Agreement not addressed within this Amendment remain in full force
and effect. The above -referenced recitals are incorporated herein.
II. TERM
Section 20 of the Agreement shall be redacted in full and replaced with the following
language:
"SECTION 20: TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be commence on
July 29, 2002 and ending on December 31, 2012. The Agreement does not create any
obligations to renew or extend the Term of the Agreement beyond the expiration date, the parties
• must negotiate further regarding any future renewals."
III. COUNTERPARTS
This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. For
purposes of this Amendment, facsimile and scanned signatures shall be considered the same as
original signatures and shall be treated as valid and binding upon the parties hereto, provided,
however, the parties shall exchange original signature pages as reasonably promptly following
execution hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed the
day and year first above written.
CITY OF EVANSTON,
an Illinois municipal corporation
Print Name: Wally Bobkiewicz
Its: City Manager
ATTEST:
City Clerk
EVANSTON COMMUNITY MEDIA
CENTER, INC.
an Illinois non-profit corporation
By:
Print Name:
Its:
ATTEST:
Secretary
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EXHIBIT "A"
SERVICE AGREEMENT
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SERVICE AGREEMENT
Between City of Evanston and
Evanston Community Media Center, Inc.
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 290' day of July, 2002, is between the City of
Evanston ("City"), and the Evanston Community Media Center, Inc., an Illinois nonprofit
corporation ("ECMC").
WHEREAS, the City has granted the Cable System Provider a franchise to
operate a cable system within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Cable System Provider franchise provides that certain channel
capacity be provided for public, educational and governmental (PEG) access; and
WHEREAS, ECMC, a nonprofit access entity, seeks to provide public,
educational and governmental (PEG) access programming and services, Including •
training, management and coordination; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to obtain coordination and management of the PEG
channel capacity provided by the franchise agreement as well as training and
development of PEG users; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to provide certain financial support to ECMC for its
efforts in providing PEG coordination and management as defined by this agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL. PROMISES AND
COVENANTS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF ECMC. The fundamental role of
ECMC is to manage the PEG access channels, the Media Center and associated PEG
resources in order to provide cable viewers with programs reflecting the activities, •
concerns and interests of the Evanston community consistent with the financial
resources available.
SECTION 2: MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF ECMC.
A. Annual Plan and Budoet Annually on or before July 31, ECMC shall provide
the City an Annual Plan and Budget setting forth, in detail, the activities planned
for the following fiscal year. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Goals and Objectives. Goals and Objectives for the following fiscal year
with criteria to measure performance against the stated goals and
objectives (Performance Measures). ECMC will develop performance
measures consistent with the goals and objectives for the year. These
performance measures will be reviewed and approved by the City prior to
the end of the second quarter of the calendar year.
2. Proarammina Plans for Public Access. The City, School District 65 and
School District 202 are primarily responsible for the development and
• preparation of the programming plans for their respective channels. ECMC
wilt provide technical programming assistance required by the City, School
District 65 and School District 202 in the development of each respective
plan. It is the responsibility of ECMC to ensure that the programming plans
for all PEG usage is consistent with the annual financial budget.
3. Implementation of the Public Access Proarammina Plan. ECMC will
provide a narrative report which describes and explains the assistance
ECMC will provide for each Public Access Programming plan.
4. Trainina and Educational Classes. ECMC will provide a narrative
description of all Media Center training classes including duration and fee,
if any.
5. Promotional Activities. ECMC will provide a narrative description of all
activities to promote PEG channels and facilities.
6. Budaet and Capital Expenditures. ECMC will provide a detailed
operational budget including all proposed or planned capital equipment
purchases.
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Operational Plan. ECMC will provide a narrative operational plan to
consist of
a. Descriptions and explanations of the utilization of equipment and
technical facilities for the operation of each Public Access
programming plan.
b. Schedules for the use of studios and other facilities at the Media
Center including educational training programs.
C. Descriptions of the technical support provided by ECMC to the PEG
entities, including the students of District 65 and the students of
District 202; and a description of the educational training programs
in video production_
Annual Report.. Annually on or before July 31, ECMC shall provide the City an
Annual Report for the preceding fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). Such report; shall
include but not be limited to the following:
1. Evaluation of activities against goals, objectives, and performance
measures as set forth in the Annual Plan for the preceding fiscal year.
This section shall include:
a. Biennia; Survev Results. ECMC will conduct a biennial survey to
determine community PEG interests and concems with the
direction and assistance of the City, School District 65 and School
District 202. The results of the survey must be made available to
the City by the end of the third quarter of the calendar year. The
purpose of the survey is to measure community satisfaction with
the type, quantity and quality of programming provided on the PEG
channels.
b. Viewer Response Statistics. ECMC shall provide the City of
Evanston with a summary of viewer response to call -programming.
C. P'roorammina and Services Statistics. ECMC shall provide
monthly statistics detailing programming statistics and services
provided, only for the organizations for which they have signed
contracts to provide said services. The statistics shall be specific
and include the number of programs, the air time for the programs,
the time period of programming, the title of the programming and
more.
2. Detailed year end financial statements audited by an independent certified
public accountant.
3. Outline of descriptions of plans for ECMC to raise funds from sources
other than the City of Evanston.
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4. ECMC recommendations for proposed program changes. ECMC will
consider the programming plans of the City, District 65 and District 202 in
developing these recommendations. Minor changes will be implemented
as soon as practical. Major changes will be incorporated in the annual
plan for the following fiscal year.
5. Names and addresses of all ECMC grant recipients or donors. In the
event of a recipient or donor being a corporation or other similar entity, the
names and addresses of the board and officers or principals of that entity
must be provided.
SECTION 3: PUBLIC ACCESS. Consistent with the ECMC fundamental
purpose, ECMC shall:
1. Operate the public access cable channel. Operate the public access
channel for public community access programming and provide technical
assistance as needed and as consistent with the terms of this agreement
All requests for access shall be coordinated on a non discriminatory basis.
A copy of the ECMC Operation Standards, marked as Exhibit A. is
• attached hereto and incorporation herein by reference.
2. Provide for plavback cable casting. Provide for the playbacklcable
casting of programs on the public, educational and government access
channels. The ECMC shall continue to program the public access
channel with local programming and allow for the cable casting of non -
locally produced programs pursuant to the operations rules of ECMC.
3. Provide traininq. ECMC shall provide training in the techniques of video
production and in the execution of productions. The classes and training
shall be available to all PEG users.
4. Provide studio and faciitity use. ECMC shalt provide use of studios and
other facilities at the Media Center.
5. Community Media Center Facilitv. Operate a video production facility
and provide equipment which shall be available for use by all those
Evanston residents or members of Evanston organizations who
satisfactorily complete training class(es) offered by the ECMC or who
receive a certification from the ECMC identifying them as meeting
competence requirements through means other than ECMC training
• classes. The facility shall be available for use at such hours and times as
are determined by ECMC to be reasonable to insure user access.
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SECTION 4: SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.
A. Institutional Network. Pursuant to the cable franchise between the City and
Cable System Provider, ECMC shall be connected to the institutional network.
As a result, ECMC, at its own expense, may use the institutional network for the
purpose of video and data transmission. ECMC shall assist the City, educational
institutions, and other public agencies in using the institutional network.
B. Development of Ooeratina Policies and Procedures. ECMC shall develop.
and amend as needed or desired policies and guidelines for the use and
operation of the access equipment, facilities, and channel(s).
C. Maintenance of Eauloment. ECMC shall provide for regular maintenance and
repair of all video equipment purchased with moneys received pursuant to this
agreement and/or donated, loaned, or leased to ECMC.
D. Special Needs Groups. ECMC shall support special needs groups in their
usage of the access channels and access center through specialized training in
program production and other means and shall undertake community outreach
activities aimed at reaching special needs groups with information regarding the
opportunities and resources available through the access channels and access
center.
E. Other Activities. ECMC shall undertake other public, educational and •
governmental access programming activities and services as deemed
appropriate by ECMC and consistent with the by-laws and the obligation to
facilitate and promote access programming and provide nondiscriminatory
access.
SECTIONS: SUPPORTING POLICIES.
A. Provision of Equal Access. Equal access to the use of the equipment,
facilities, channels and services provided in this contract shall be provided to all
residents of Evanston and members of Evanston organizations for non-
commercial programming purposes, whether individuals, groups or
organizations, on a first -come, first -served basis, pursuant to operating rules set
forth by the ECMC and consistent with the principles set forth in the Franchise
Agreement.
B. Gomuliance with Lags, Rules and Reaulations. ECMG shall administer the
public, educational and government access channel(s) and facilities in
compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and in compliance with the
Franchise agreement between the City and Cable System Provider.
SECTION S:
CHANNELS OPEN TO PUBLIC.
ECMC shall keep the access
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channel(s) open
to all potential users, subject
to FCC regulations, the
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Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended, and other relevant laws. Neither the
City, nor the cable company(s), nor ECMC shall have the authority to control the content
of programming placed on the public access channel(s) so long as such programming Is
lawful. Nothing herein shall prevent ECMC, the City -or the cable company from
producing or sponsoring programming, prevent the City or the cable company from
underwriting programming, or prevent the City, cable company or the ECMC from
engaging in activities designed to promote production of certain types of programming
or use targeted groups as consistent with applicable laws for use of the channel(s).
ECMC may promulgate and enforce policies and procedures which are designed to
promote local use of the channel(s) and make programming accessible to the viewing
public, consistent with such time, manner, and place regulations as are appropriate to
• provide for and promote use of access channels, equipment and facilities.
SECTION 7: INDEMNIFICATION. ECMC shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the City, its officers, agents, and employees and volunteers from and against
all claims, suits, actions, causes of action, losses, damages, or liabilities of any kind,
nature or description, including, payment of litigation costs and attorneys' fees, brought
by any person or persons for or on account of any loss, damage or injury to person,
property or any other interest, tangible or intangible, sustained by or accusing to any
person or persons, however the same may be caused, directly or indirectly arising or
resulting from any alleged acts or omission of the ECMC, its officers, employees, agents
or subcontractors arising out of or resulting from the performance of this Agreement or
of the failure to comply with any applicable laws, rules, regulations -or other
• requirements of local, state or federal authorities, for claims of libel, slander, invasions
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of privacy, or infringement of common law or statutory copyright, for breach of contract
of other injury or damage in law or at equity at which claims, directly or indirectly, result
from ECMC use of channels, funds, equipment, facilities, or staff granted under this
Agreement or Franchise Agreement. ECMC shall obtain insurance for such
indemnification.
SECTION 8: COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE. Before cablecasting video
transmissions, ECMC shall require all users to agree in writing that they shall make all
appropriate arrangements to obtain all rights to all material cablecast and clearances
from broadcast stations, networks, sponsors, music licensing organizations'
representatives, and without limitation from the foregoing, any and all other persons as
may be necessary to transmit their program material over ECMC authorized channels_
ECMC shall maintain for the applicable statue of limitations for City's inspection, upon •
reasonable notice by the City and for the term of the applicable statue of limitations,
copies of all such user agreements.
SECTION g: COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP. ECMC shall own the copyright
of any programs which it may choose from time to time to produce. Copyright of
programming produced by the public shall be held by such person(s) who produces said
programming. The copyright of programming produced jointly with the educational or
government entities shall be held by the respective educational or government entity.
SECTION 10: DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS.
A. ECMC shall require that all programs produced with funds, equipment, facilities,
or staff granted under this Agreement shall be distributed on the channels whose
use is authorized by this Agreement. This subparagraph shall not be interpreted . •
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to restrict other distribution (beyond on channels authorized by this Agreement),
so long as such other distribution is consistent with the rules and procedures
governing such which shall be promulgated by the ECMC and filed with the City-
B. At least at the beginning and end of each day that video programming is
cablecast on the channels whose use is authorized under this Agreement, ECMC
shall display a credit stating "Partial funding for the operation of this channel is
provided by Evanston cable subscribers." Such credit shall also state the
opinions expressed in programming on the channel(s) are the sole responsibility
of the program producers_
SECylON 91: EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES,
A. ECMC shall be responsible for maintenance of all equipment and facilities
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owned, leased or loaned to it under this Agreement or purchased with funds
provided pursuant to this Agreement.
B. ECMC shall own all equipment and facilities acquired by it and purchased with .
funds received pursuant to this Agreement, except that upon termination or non -
renewal of its contract to provide access services, all equipment and facilities
owned by ECMC shall become the property of the City.
C. To secure all of its obligations under this Agreement, ECMC hereby grants to
City a security Interest in all of the assets and interests owned or hereafter
acquired by ECMC with funds provided by the City, and the proceeds thereof,
including but not limited to, ECMC deposit accounts and inventory, and all
equipment and fixtures, that are or were acquired with funds provided by the City.
• ECMC agrees to take all steps reasonably requested by City to perfect and
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enforce the City's security interest, including the execution and processing of
financing statements under the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code. ECMC will
also notify any institution with whom it now or hereafter maintains any deposit
account of the existence of the City's security interest in the account,
D. The City agrees to subordinate its interest if necessary to finance the purchase of
equipment or property. The subordination shall only be with respect to the
specific equipment or property that ECMC might wish to finance.
E. Upon its dissolution ECMC shall, subject to the approval of the city, transfer all
assets of ECMC representing City funded equipment and facilities, and/or the
proceeds of either to the City, or at the City's option, to such organization or
organizations designated by the City to manage access which shall at the time
qualify as a tax exempt organization(s) under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Intemal •
Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provisions of any future United
States Internal Revenue Law)_
F.. ECMC shall not enter into any agreements that would -subject the aforesaid
equipment or facilities to a security interest or place it in a potentially lienable
condition.
SECTION 12: INSURANCE. ECMC shall maintain in full force and effect at all
times during the term of this Agreement insurance as required by this Section. The cost
of such insurance shall be bome by ECMC and shall be included in the ECMC annual
budget.
A. Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance. ECMC shall, during the
continuance of this Agreement and at no expense to the City, maintain public 40
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liability and property damage insurance, including contractual liability coverage,
in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence on the account of bodily or personal
injuries, including death, or on account of property damage, arising from, or
caused, directly or indirectly, by the performance of this Agreement. This
insurance shall be per occurrence policy. tinder the public liability and property
damage insurance herein required, City, its officers, agents and employees shall
be named as additional insured by endorsement and as to such additional
Insured, the insurance herein required shall be primary. A hold harmless and
indemnification agreement in favor of the City shall also be provided.
H. -Equipment Insurance, Insurance shall be maintained on all equipment and
facilities, including fixtures, funded in whole or in part under this Agreement to
replacement cost. The insurance shall include, at a minimum, insurance against
loss or damage beyond the user's control, theft, fire or natural catastrophe. City
shall be shown as lien holder on all policies.
C. Workers' Compensation. ECMC shall, during continuance of this Agreement
and at no expense to the City, maintain workers compensation insurance, as
required by law, for all ECMC officers and employees.
D. Cablecastees Errors and Omission insurance. Insurance shall be maintained
to cover the content of productions which are cablecast on the access channel in,
at a minimum, the following areas: libel and slander; copyright or trademark
infringement; infliction of emotional distress; invasion of privacy; plagiarism; and
misuse of musical or literary materials. This policy shall not be required to cover
• individual producers. The City shall be named as an additional insured.
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Business Automobile Insurance. In the event that ECMC purchases or teases
a vehicle, ECMC shall, during the continuance of this Agreement and at no
expense to the City, maintain automobile insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.
Certificates, The insurance required by Paragraphs A. B, C, D and E above
shall be evidenced by certificate(s) submitted to the City which shall be executed
by the insurance company or companies involved and which shall state that the
insurance evidenced thereby may not be terminated without 30 days prior written
notice thereof being received by the City. The certificate(s) shall be submitted to
the City before or at the time ECMC executes this Agreement.
SECTION 13: NON-DISCRIMINATION 1N EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICES.
ECMC shall not discriminate against any person, employees or applicant for
employment or subcontractor on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex,
sexual preference, marital status, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental
handicap.
ECMC shall not discriminate in the delivery of services on the basis of race,
color, creed, religion, sex, sexual preference, marital status, ancestry, national
origin, or physical or mental handicap.
SECTION 14: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is understood and agreed
that ECMC Is an independent contractor and that no relationship of principallagent or
employer/employee exists between the City and the ECMC, if in the performance of this
Agreement, any third persons are employed by ECMC, such persons shall be entirely
and exclusively under the control, direction and supervision of ECMC_ All terms of
employment, including hours, wages, working conditions, discipline, hiring and
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discharging or any other term of employment shall be determined by ECMC, and the
City shalt have no right or authority over such persons or terms of employment.
SECTION 15: ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any interest herein
shall be assigned or transferred by ECMC, except as expressly authorized in writing by
the City.
SECTION 16: RECORDS, FISCAL. AUDIT.
A_ ECMC shall maintain all necessary books and records, in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.
B. Upon request from the City, ECMC shall, at any time during normal business
hours, make available all of Its records with respect to all matters covered by this
Agreement.
• C. If requested by the City, copies of the aforesaid documents shall be made
available to the City.
SECTION IT: FUNDING.
A. The City will provide ECMC funding for PEG Access. The funding will be
provided as follows: (1) Annually from the Franchise Fee Fund an amount not to
exceed that specified in the annual city budget; (2) Annually from the PEG Fee
Fund an amount not to exceed the total annual PEG fee payments received by
the City from Cable System Provider, and (3) Any other payments that the City of
Evanston Council may deem necessary.
B. Mechanism for Pavment.
1. ECMC shall submit to the City a wrMen request for monies from the
• Franchise Fee Fund. The request shall specify, in detail, the basis for
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such funding as set forth in the Annual Budget. The City will provide such
monies to ECMC within 15 days of the request, provided, the request is as
set forth in the Annual Budget. Monies may not be requested by ECMC
from the Franchise Fee Fund until such monies are received by the City
from the Cable System Provider.
2. ECMC shall submit to the City a written request for funding from the PEG
Fee Fund. The request shall specify in detail the basis for such funding as
set forth in the Annual Budget. The City will provide such monies to
ECMC within 30 days of the request, provided, the request is as set forth
in the Annual Budget. Monies may not be requested by ECMC from the
PEG Fee Fund until such monies are received by the City from the Cable
System Provider. The monies received from the PEG Fee Fund shall be
used for acquisition, installation and maintenance of Access Equipment
and no other purpose_
SECTION 18: EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. ECMC shall spend funds received
from the City solely for the purposes listed in its Annual Access Activities Plan and
Budget and Section 1,, Scope of Services of the Agreement. Funds not expended in the
year covered by the Annual Budget and Activities Plan may be carried over into
succeeding years. Upon termination of this Agreement, all funds of any kind received
from the City and not expended by ECMC shall be returned to the City_ ECMC shall
provide for such fiscal control and accounting procedures as are necessary to ensure
proper disbursement and accounting for funds received from the City.
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SECTION 19: FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES. ECMC may, during the
course of this Agreement, receive supplemental funds from other sources, including, but
not limited to fundraising activities, production services to Evanston related firms,
residents, and organizations. Programming generated from these services may not
necessarily be cablecast on the local PEG access channels as described in section 10
paragraph A of this document.
SECTION 20: TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be for a period of
ten (10) years commencing July 29, 2002 and ending July 28, 2012. This Agreement
may be extended by mutual agreement of the City and ECMC, in writing, for two
additional years to correspond with the length of the Franchise in accordance with
Section 23 of this Agreement
• SECTION 21: TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTITRANSFER OF ASSETS.
A. The City shall have the right upon ninety (90) days written notice to ECMC to
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terminate this Agreement for. (1) breach of any provision of this Agreement by
ECMC; (2) malfeasance, misfeasance, misappropriation of funds; or (3) if ECMC
loses its 501(3)(c) status. Provided, ECMC may avoid termination by curing any
such breach within sixty (60) days of notification or within a time frame agreed to
by the 'City and ECMC. The City may also terminate this Agreement at the
expiration of its term, or any extension thereof.
B. Upon termination of agreement with the City for access services, ECMC shall
immediately transfer to the City all equipment, real property, fixtures, contracts,
leases, deposits accounts or other assets received by or owned by ECMC.
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SECTION 22: TIME. Time is of the essence in this Agreement and for the
performance of all covenants and conditions of this Agreement.
SECTION 23: COOPERATION. Each party agrees to execute all documents
and do all things necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement_
SECTION 24: APPLICABLE LAWS. This Agreement shall be Interpreted and
enforced under the laws of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 25: NOTICES. All notices and other communications to be given by
either party shall be given in writing, depositing the same in the United States mail,
postage prepaid and addressed to the appropriate party as follows:
To ECMC: Board President
Evanston Community Media Center
1285 Hartrey Avenue •
Evanston, IL 60202
To City: Cable Communications Administrator
City of Evanston
2100 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Any party may change its address for notice by written notice to the other party at any
time.
SECTION 26: ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement is the entire Agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior
negotiations and agreements whether written or oral. This Agreement may be amended
only by written agreement and no purported oral amendment to this Agreement shall be
valid.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed the day. month and year
first above written_
CITYOF EVANSTON
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By:
Ciiy'I1Aanager
ATTEST:
k, Clerk
July _, 2002
EVANSTON COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER, Inc.
By:
President of the Board
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SECRETARY
July _, 2002
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