TO: Mayor Bien-Willner and Town Council
FROM: Jill Keimach, Town Manager
Andrew Miller, Town Attorney
DATE: February 27, 2020
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
Andrew Miller, Town Attorney, 480-348-3691
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution No. 2020-04, authorizing the Mayor to execute Uniform Video Service License Agreements with service providers.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution Number 2020-04.
Background
BACKGROUND:
In 2018, the Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1140 (the uniform video services license legislation) that requires cities and Towns to adopt a standard uniform video service license agreement and application by July 1, 2019. By state statute, cities and towns are also required to issue uniform video service licenses to video service providers. The uniform video services license agreement contains sixteen separate provisions including the date on which the provider expects to provide video services in the area, a description of the service area to be served, a requirement that the provider will pay the license fees and all other lawful charges imposed by cities and towns, and requirement that the provider comply with federal, state and local laws, consumer privacy mandates and public, education and government programming requirements.
The Town council approved the standard Uniform Video License Agreement, Application form, and Affidavit at its June 13, 2019, meeting. Adoption of Resolution No. 2020-04 shall authorize the Mayor to execute the standard Uniform Video Service License Agreement with video service providers who have completed and submitted a uniform video service application and affidavit and acknowledge that they will execute the Council-approved uniform video service license without modification. This process is similar to the approach taken by the Town for the execution of the Master License Agreements for small wireless facilities in the right-of-way, which was approved by the Town Council in 2019 by Resolution No. 2019-16.
Two entities have inquired about obtaining a Uniform Video Services License agreement. Cox Communications inquired on December 3, 2019 and Century Link on December 18, 2019. Both were provided with a copy of the application and affidavit and the form of the Uniform Video Services License approved by the Council on June 13, 2019.
Cox submitted its application and affidavit on January 22, 2019; and based on the state statutory deadline the Uniform Video Services License should be executed by the Town prior to March 9, 2020.
Approval of Resolution 2020-04 will authorize the Mayor to execute the Uniform Video Service License with Cox Communications prior to the March 9, 2020 date and to execute a Uniform Video Service License with Century Link should it file an application and affidavit and have no changes to the form of the Uniform Video Service License.
Next Steps
It is recommended that the Council approve Resolution No. 2020-04.
ATTACHMENTS:
Draft of Resolution No. 2020-04