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Home My WebLink About4461 RESOLUTION NO. 4 4 6 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, CONSTITUTING AN ORDER REGARDING THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION RATES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FORM 1205 FILED BY COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LLC ON OR ABOUT APRIL 1, 2008 WHEREAS, Section 623 of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. § 543, as amended, authorizes local franchising authorities, such as the City of Auburn, Washington (hereinafter the "City"), to regulate rates for equipment and installations; and WHEREAS, the City is certified as a rate regulation authority pursuant to rules of the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter "FCC"); and WHEREAS, Comcast Cable Communications LLC, (hereinafter "Comcast"), parent of the local franchise holder, filed with the City an FCC Form 1205 "Determining Regulated Equipment and Installation Costs, `Equipment Form"', dated April 1, 2008, purporting to set forth and justify the rates it proposed to charge to subscribers for equipment and installations (hereinafter the "2008 FCC Form 1205"); and WHEREAS, the City provided interested parties with an opportunity to comment on the 2008 FCC Form 1205; and WHEREAS, the rates set forth herein will govern Comcast's equipment rates and installation charges until Comcast lawfully implements a further rate change pursuant to applicable FCC regulations, Resolution No. 4461 March 3, 2009 Page 1 of 4 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows: Section 1. Comcast's maximum permitted rates and charges for equipment and installation, as calculated in the 2008 FCC Form 1205, are neither approved nor denied, but may function as a rate ceiling during the relevant rate period. Section 2. Comcast shall not charge any rates higher than the applicable maximum permitted rates set in the 2008 FCC Form 1205 nor increase those rates, unless such rates are first filed with and approved by the City, in accordance with applicable law and regulations, including but not limited to the notice requirements imposed by 47 C.F.R. § 76.932, or as otherwise expressly permitted under applicable law and regulations. Section 3. Comcast may charge rates less than the lawful maximum permitted rates for equipment and installation, as long as such rates are applied in a uniform and nondiscriminatory way, pursuant to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. The City, however, shall not be deemed to have approved such rates. Section 4. This Order is based on the representations made by Comcast in its 2008 FCC Form 1205. Should information come to the City's attention that these representations were inaccurate in any material way; the City reserves the right to take appropriate action. This Order is not to be construed as a finding that the City has accepted as correct any specific entry, explanation, calculation or rate in the 2008 FCC Form 1205. Resolution No. 4461 March 3, 2009 Page 2 of 4 Section 5. The City reserves all of its rights with respect to rate regulation, including (but not limited to): (i) the right to request and review data, and documents concerning the 2008 FCC Form 1205 in order to determine the impact, if any, such data and documents have on rates proposed in future equipment and installation rate filings; (ii) the right to address issues raised in the 2008 FCC Form 1205 that are relevant to any City review of subsequent equipment and installation rate filings; and (iii) the right to request additional information concerning the 2008 FCC Form 1205 that is relevant to any City review of subsequent equipment and installation rate filings. Section 6. This Order constitutes a written decision for purposes of 47 C.F.R. § 76.936(a). Section 7. This Order shall be released to the public and to Comcast, and a public notice shall be published stating that this Order has been issued and is available for review, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 76.936(b). Section 8. That the Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation. Section 9. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon passage and signatures hereon. Dated and Signed this day of , 2009. CITY F PETE B. LEWIS MAYOR Resolution No. 4461 March 3, 2009 Page 3 of 4 ATTEST: ~ ~ Da i Ile E. Daskam, City Clerk a APF~RF?VED AS TO FORM: : ~ ~'baniel B.Hei'd, ity Attorney, Resolution No. 4461 March 3, 2009 Page 4 of 4 - e ~ ea~le %m.es ~ ~l REPRESENTiNG THE StaMC$lIO}3t-3WeI,ILgiQjICtr PO Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111 AUBURN CITY OF-FINANCE DEPT ATTN CITY CLERK 25 WEST MAIN AUBURN, WA 98001 Re: Advertiser Account #30785204 Ad 778902900 Affidavit of Publication 4005735 / 3 STATE OF WASHINGTON Counties of King and Snohomish The undersigned, on oath states that he/she is an authorized representative of The Seattle Times Company, publisher of The Seattle Times and representing the Seattle Post- I ntell igencer, separate newspapers of general circulation published daily in King and Snohomish Counties, State of Washington. The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post- Intelligence r have been approved as legal newspapers by orders of the Superior Court of King and Snohomish Counties. The notice, in the exact form annexed, was published in the regular and entire issue of said paper or papers and distributed to its subscribers during all of the said period. ' The Seattle Times 03/19/09 a~,, Debbie Collantes Signature D.~,f.l~ L;A•GG4,.~ 'ROT/y :~'~"c~~o~ ~ k an s orn to before me o 5 COs~ 0~~~~ ~ (DATE) i~~~y~, (bVV~ R~~( = ATURE) NotaryP ic in and for the State of Washington, residing at Seattle ''hNq 10.2°i~~~ ,Z`2= Moosea~le REPRESfNTFNG THE $CaMeflO$t-3iud.ItoC2TCCY' Re Advertiser Account #30785204 Ad # 778902900 Ad TEXT:City of Auburn Resolution No. 4461 Notice is hereby given that on March 16, 2009, the Auburn City Council adopted Resolution No. 4461 constituting an Order re garding the maximum permit ted equipment and installation rates set forth in the Federal Communications Commission Form 1205 filed by Comcast Cable Communications LLC on or about April 1, 2008. A fully copy of Resolution No. 4461 is available on the City's web site and on file with the City Clerk's Office. Publish in the Seattle Times on Thursday, March 19, 2009