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EX-10.56 6 dex1056.htm TRANSFER AGREEMENT Transfer Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.56

 

Exhibit A

 

TRANSFER AGREEMENT

 

          Page

Section 1.

  

DEFINITION

   3

Section 2.

  

TRANSFER OF FRANCHISE

   3

Section 3.

  

ACCEPTANCE OF FRANCHISE OBLIGATIONS

   4

Section 4.

  

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

   5

Section 5.

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   6

Section 6.

  

ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS

   7

Section 7.

  

INDEMNIFICATION

   7

Section 8.

  

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

   8

Section 9.

  

BREACHES

   9

Section 10.

  

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   9

 

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TRANSFER AGREEMENT

 

This TRANSFER AGREEMENT is made this 7 day of January, 2004, by and between:

 

A. Pinellas County, a Florida County (“COUNTY”);

 

B. Verizon Media Ventures Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as VERIZON; and

 

C. Knology Broadband of Florida Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as KNOLOGY; and

 

D. Knology New Media Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Knology Inc., hereinafter referred to as KNOLOGY NEW MEDIA.

 

KNOLOGY and KNOLOGY NEW MEDIA etc. may be referred to jointly herein as “COMPANIES”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, VERIZON currently holds a cable franchise (the “FRANCHISE”) from the COUNTY subject to the GTE Media Ventures Cable Franchise Ordinance, Pinellas County Ordinance No. 99-106. (“FRANCHISE AGREEMENT”), as modified and becoming a part thereof, by stipulations attendant to a nominal change in control, from GTE Media Ventures Incorporated and Bell Atlantic Corporation with respect to issues documented in Pinellas County Resolution No. 00-60, which stipulations have been confirmed in writing by GTE Media Ventures Incorporated by Acceptances dated March 20, 2000 and April 24, 2000, and which became effective upon the merger of GTE Corporation and Bell Atlantic Corporation and as further subject to the “Cable System Regulatory Ordinance”, Ordinance 99-46, as amended and codified at Chapter 30 of the Pinellas County Code (“Cable Ordinance”), all of which documents, as any of them may lawfully be or may have been amended from time to time, are collectively referred to as the “FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS”; and

 

WHEREAS, by action of its Board Directors and stockholder, effective June 23, 2000, GTE Media Ventures Incorporated changed its name to Verizon Media Ventures Inc. (“VERIZON” ) and has provided cable television service to subscribers in the County pursuant to the Franchise Documents, through its cable system in the County (“SYSTEM”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 15, 2003 (“Asset Purchase Agreement”), KNOLOGY NEW MEDIA will acquire the franchise currently held by VERIZON and the

 

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cable system serving the County both of which will then be assigned to KNOLOGY (the “PROPOSED TRANSACTION”); and

 

WHEREAS, the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT Section 3.2.1 and the CABLE ORDINANCE Section 30-26.g.(1 & 2) provides that the prior approval of the COUNTY is required for the PROPOSED TRANSACTION; and

 

WHEREAS, VERIZON and the COMPANIES filed an FCC Form 394 with the COUNTY and requested that the COUNTY approve the PROPOSED TRANSACTION (the “TRANSFER APPLICATION”); and

 

WHEREAS, KNOLOGY agrees to provide a guarantee, in the attached form, from Knology Inc. and KNOLOGY NEW MEDIA guaranteeing performance by KNOLOGY of all of KNOLOGY’s obligations under the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS and this TRANSFER AGREEMENT; and

 

WHEREAS, THE COMPANIES have agreed to comply with the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS and applicable law from and after the completion of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION; and

 

WHEREAS, relying on VERIZON, and THE COMPANIEs’ respective representations, the COUNTY is willing to grant its consent to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the COUNTY’s consent to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the COUNTYS Resolution consenting to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION (“TRANSFER RESOLUTION”), THE PARTIES DO HEREBY AGREE as follows:

 

Section 1. DEFINITION

 

For purposes of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT, “FRANCHISEE” shall mean VERIZON prior to the closing of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, and KNOLOGY on and after that date.

 

Section 2. TRANSFER OF FRANCHISE

 

2.1 The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

2.2 The COUNTY has consented through the TRANSFER RESOLUTION to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION as specified in the TRANSFER APPLICATION, in consideration for the promises and performances of VERIZON and THE COMPANIES as expressed in this TRANSFER AGREEMENT.

 

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Section 3. ACCEPTANCE OF FRANCHISE OBLIGATIONS

 

3.1 KNOLOGY hereby accepts, acknowledges, and agrees that, after the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, KNOLOGY will be bound by all the commitments, duties, and obligations, present, continuing and future, of the FRANCHISEE embodied in the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, and that the PROPOSED TRANSACTION will have no effect on these obligations.

 

3.2 VERIZON and the COMPANIES agree that neither the PROPOSED TRANSACTION nor the COUNTY’s approval of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION shall in any respect relieve the FRANCHISEE or any of its successors in interest of responsibility for its past acts or omissions, known or unknown. VERIZON hereby agrees that, except to the extent otherwise covered by separate agreements, it shall be liable for its past acts and omissions, known and unknown, including liability for any and all previously accrued but unfulfilled obligations to the COUNTY, under the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS and applicable law, for all purposes, including but not limited to review of past performance. KNOLOGY agrees that, for purposes of determining whether its FRANCHISE should be renewed, all acts and omissions of FRANCHISEE occurring prior to this Agreement will be deemed to be those of KNOLOGY. The PROPOSED TRANSACTION shall not restrict or expand the rights of the COMPANIES under or related to the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS as compared to those that could have been exercised by the FRANCHISEE prior to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

 

3.3 VERIZON shall ensure that all records pertaining to the FRANCHISE, including financial records, shall continue to be available after the PROPOSED TRANSACTION in the same way and to the same extent such information was available prior to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION. KNOLOGY shall ensure that all records pertaining to the FRANCHISE in its possession, shall continue to be available after the PROPOSED TRANSACTION in the same way and to the same extent such information was available prior to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

 

3.4 KNOLOGY represents and warrants that it has and will have complete and actual working control over the system.

 

3.5 KNOLOGY shall execute and submit to the COUNTY an Acceptance of Franchise by KNOLOGY in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

3.6 KNOLOGY agrees to provide a guarantee from KNOLOGY, INC. and KNOLOGY NEW MEDIA in the form specified in Exhibit A, which is acceptable to the COUNTY, guaranteeing performance by KNOLOGY of all of KNOLOGY’s obligations under the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS and this Transfer Agreement. The signed guarantees must be provided on or before the closing of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

 

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3.7 VERIZON and the COMPANIES agree that, from and after the consummation of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION it shall comply with all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Transfer Agreement. VERIZON agrees that it will not take any action, without cause, that prevents KNOLOGY from complying with its obligations under the Franchise Documents or this Agreement. VERIZON agrees that it will provide the County 20 days prior notice of any action taken by VERIZON which may reasonably result in an interruption or degradation of service to KNOLOGY subscribers on account of a failure by KNOLOGY to meet an obligation under any agreement between KNOLOGY and VERIZON.

 

3.8 KNOLOGY and the COUNTY agree to the assignment, by VERIZON, of all rights and responsibilities under terms of the Production Truck Usage Agreement, dated December 5, 2000, consistent with the terms as incorporated through the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT between Verizon Media Ventures Inc. and Pinellas County.

 

Section 4. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

 

4.1 The COUNTY reserves all rights not expressly granted in this Transfer Agreement, including without limitation those specified below.

 

4.2 The COUNTY waives none of its rights with respect to the FRANCHISEE’, the COMPANIES’ or VERIZONS compliance with the requirements set forth in the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS. At no time will the COMPANIES contend, either directly or indirectly, that the COUNTY is barred, by reason of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, from considering, or raising claims based on, any defaults of KNOLOGY or VERIZON, any failure by KNOLOGY or VERIZON to provide reasonable service in light of the community’s needs, or any failure by KNOLOGY or VERIZON to comply with the terms and conditions of the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS or with applicable law. The COUNTY approval of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION shall in no way be deemed a representation by the COUNTY that the FRANCHISEE is in compliance with all of its obligations under the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS.

 

4.3 Neither this TRANSFER AGREEMENT, nor any other action or omission by the COUNTY at or before the execution of this, TRANSFER AGREEMENT, shall be construed to grant the COUNTY’s consent to any future transfer of the FRANCHISE and/or the SYSTEM, and/or any future change in ownership and/or control of the FRANCHISE and/or the SYSTEM, or to mean that the County’s consent to any future transaction is not required.

 

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4.4 Any consent given by the COUNTY to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION is made without prejudice to, or waiver of, the COUNTY’s right to investigate and take into account any lawful considerations during any future FRANCHISE renewal or transfer process.

 

4.5 This TRANSFER AGREEMENT does not affect and shall not be construed to affect the rights and authority of the COUNTY to regulate or authorize, by ordinance, license or otherwise, use of the public rights-of-way for purposes other than for cable service.

 

Section 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

5.1 VERIZON and each of the COMPANIES hereby represents and warrants that at the time of the execution of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT: (a) it is a corporation or partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized; (b) the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS and, assuming due execution hereof by the other parties hereto, this TRANSFER AGREEMENT constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Company enforceable in accordance with their terms; (c) the execution and delivery of, and performance by such Company under, this TRANSFER AGREEMENT and the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, where applicable, are within such Company’s power and authority without the joinder or consent of any other party and have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate or partnership action on the part of such Company and are not in contravention of such Company’s partnership agreement charter, bylaws, and/or other organizational documents; and (d) no representation made to the COUNTY by such Company is incomplete, untrue or inaccurate in any material respect.

 

5.2 KNOLOGY represents and warrants that neither the PROPOSED TRANSACTION nor this TRANSFER AGREEMENT will adversely affect KNOLOGY’s ability to meet the requirements of the current FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, or to meet the COUNTY’s future cable-related needs and interests in a renewal franchise.

 

5.3 KNOLOGY represents and warrants that the PROPOSED TRANSACTION will not have any adverse financial effect on the System, or adversely affect performance.

 

5.4 KNOLOGY represents and warrants that after the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, KNOLOGYS financial qualifications will be such as shall enable it to maintain and operate the SYSTEM in the COUNTY.

 

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5.5 KNOLOGY represents and warrants that the PROPOSED TRANSACTION will not in any respect reduce the quality of customer service in the COUNTY.

 

5.6 KNOLOGY represent and warrant that the PROPOSED TRANSACTION will not reduce the quality of existing system maintenance or repair.

 

Section 6. ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS

 

VERIZON agrees to reimburse the COUNTY for all costs, including fees and expenses, actually and reasonably incurred (including, without limitation, for attorneys and financial and technical consultants) in its review of the TRANSFER APPLICATION, including but not limited to the costs of negotiations, evaluating the qualifications of the COMPANIES and preparing this Agreement and related documentation, subject to the $15,000 limitation in Section 30-27(d)(1) of the CABLE ORDINANCE. The COUNTY shall provide VERIZON with an accounting and invoices of these fees and expenses. Payment to the COUNTY shall be delivered within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoices, provided that no payment shall be made to the COUNTY unless the County Commission has approved this Agreement. Such payments are in addition to any franchise fee, communications services taxes, and PEG payments and such payments shall not be treated as costs eligible for treatment as conditions of the FRANCHISE in accordance with 47 CFR _76.925. Failure to make timely payment of these costs and expenses, except to the extent that they are the subject of legitimate dispute, shall constitute a failure of performance of applicable provisions of the Pinellas County Cable System Regulatory Ordinance and the Franchise Agreement for which remedy may be sought from VERIZON directly from its performance bond.

 

Section 7. INDEMNIFICATION

 

7.1 VERIZON and each of the COMPANIES agree to indemnify and hold the COUNTY harmless against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any representation or warranty made by that Company herein which is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the parties to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect.

 

7.2 In addition to any indemnification under the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, KNOLOGY shall indemnify and hold the COUNTY harmless against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense

 

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(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the COUNTY in connection with any action or proceeding commenced by a third party (not one of the parties to this TRANSFER AGREEMENT) claiming or asserting any liability of the COUNTY relating to or arising from the PROPOSED TRANSACTION or this TRANSFER AGREEMENT.

 

7.3 VERIZON shall indemnify, pay the cost of defense, including attorney’s fees, and hold harmless the COUNTY from all suits, actions or claims of any character brought on account of any injuries or damages received or sustained by any person, persons or property by or from the FRANCHISE; or by, or in consequence or of any neglect in safeguarding the work under the FRANCHISE; or on account of act or omission, neglect or misconduct of VERIZON; or by, or on account of, any claim or amounts recovered under the Workers’ Compensation Law or of any other laws, by-laws, ordinance, order or decree, except only such injury or damage as shall have been occasioned by the sole negligence of the COUNTY. Notwithstanding the foregoing, VERIZONS indemnification obligation hereunder shall be limited to suits, actions, or claims resulting from acts or omissions prior to the date of Transfer. The COUNTY shall give VERIZON prompt notice of the making of any claim or the commencement of any action, suit or other proceeding covered by the provisions of this section.

 

Section 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

 

8.1 In the event the transfer does not close by March 31, 2004, or closes on terms that are in any material respect different from the terms disclosed to the COUNTY in writing, then any COUNTY consent to the PROPOSED TRANSACTION shall be void and of no force or effect, and the PROPOSED TRANSACTION deemed to have been timely denied.

 

8.2 VERIZON and the COMPANIES hereby waive any and all claims that they may have that any denial of the TRANSFER APPLICATION that results from failure of the conditions herein fails to satisfy the deadlines established by applicable law including, without limitation, claims based on, arising out of, or relating to 47 U.S.C. _537, as amended, and agree that they shall be deemed to have agreed to an extension of the time to act on the TRANSFER APPLICATION as required to make any denial effective.

 

8.3 KNOLOGY shall provide proof that all required insurance, bonds and letters of credit have been delivered to the COUNTY on or before the Closing of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

 

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Within 20 days of Knology Inc. closing its public stock offering, it shall submit proof that it has satisfied any liens or encumbrances arising out of the five million dollar Purchase Money Financing Line of Credit between KNOLOGY NEW MEDIA INC. and certain of its investors.

 

8.4 Except to the extent provided below all required insurance, bonds and letters of credit currently provided by VERIZON shall remain in full force until KNOLOGY provides proof to the COUNTY that all insurance, bonds and letters of credit as required under the FRANCHISE have been obtained. VERIZON shall maintain in full force and effect a faithful performance bond running to the COUNTY, with a good and sufficient surety approved by the COUNTY, in the amount of $100,000.00, conditioned that VERIZON shall well and truly observe, fulfill, and perform each term and condition of the FRANCHISE which VERIZON is obligated to observe, fulfill, and perform until and including the Closing of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, and that, in case of any breach which may be discovered and for which a claim may be made before or after the Closing of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION, the COUNTY shall be entitled to recover from the principal and sureties thereof the amount of all damages, including all costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the COUNTY, approximately resulting from the failure of VERIZON to well and faithfully observe and perform any and all of the provisions of the FRANCHISE which VERIZON was obligated to observe and perform prior to and including the Closing of the PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Such bond shall be maintained in full force and effect for a term or succession of terms ending 18 months after the effective date of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT.

 

Section 9. BREACHES

 

Any breach of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT on or after Closing by KNOLOGY shall be deemed a breach of the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT and shall be subject to all remedies available for a breach of the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, in addition to any other remedies the parties may have under this TRANSFER AGREEMENT at law or equity.

 

Section 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

10.1 Effective Date: This TRANSFER AGREEMENT shall be effective and binding upon the signatories once it has been signed by all signatories.

 

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10.2 Binding Acceptance: This TRANSFER AGREEMENT shall bind and benefit the parties hereto and their respective heirs, beneficiaries, administrators, executors, receivers, trustees, successors and assigns, and the promises and obligations herein shall survive the expiration date hereof. Any purported assignment of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT is void without the express written consent of the signatories.

 

10.3 Voluntary Agreement: This TRANSFER AGREEMENT is freely and voluntarily given by each party, without any duress or coercion, and after each party has consulted with its counsel. Each party has carefully and completely read all of the terms and provisions of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT. Neither any of the COMPANIES, nor any of their affiliates, nor the COUNTY, will take any action to challenge any provision of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT; nor will they participate with any other person or entity in any such challenge.

 

10.4 Severability: If any term, condition, or provision of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT shall, to any extent, be held to be invalid, preempted, or unenforceable, the remainder hereof shall be valid in all other respects and continue to be effective.

 

10.5 Counterparts: This TRANSFER AGREEMENT may be executed in several counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original copy, and all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all parties shall not have signed the same counterpart.

 

10.6 Conforming Amendments to Franchise Agreement: KNOLOGY agrees to accept FRANCHISE amendments to the extent necessary to reflect the PROPOSED TRANSACTION or the provisions of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT.

 

10.7 Governing Law: This TRANSFER AGREEMENT shall be governed in all respects by the law of the State of Florida.

 

10.8 Captions and References: The captions and headings of sections throughout this TRANSFER AGREEMENT are intended solely to facilitate reading and reference to the sections and provisions of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT. Such captions shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this TRANSFER AGREEMENT.

 

END OF SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS

SIGNATURE PAGE AND EXHIBITS TO FOLLOW

 

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AGREED TO THIS 7 DAY OF January, 2004.

 

[SEAL]

 

ATTEST

     

Pinellas County, Florida

/s/ Illegible

      By:  

/s/ Illegible


         

Clerk of the Circuit Court

         

County Administrator

       

Approved as to Form

            /s/ Illegible
           
           

County Attorney

       

Verizon Media Ventures, Inc.

       

By:

 

/s/ Anna Marie Moran

           
       

Name/Title :

 

Anna Marie Moran

Vice President/General Manager

 

STATE OF __ Texas______:

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 17 day of December, 2003, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Texas, in and for Dallas County, _________, aforesaid personally appeared Anna Marie Moran of Verizon Media Ventures Inc. and acknowledged the foregoing Transfer Agreement by Verizon Media Ventures Inc.in Dallas County, Texas, to be the act and deed of said company.

 

Dallas County, Texas

 

AS WITNESS my hand and Notary Seal

 

/s/ Illegible


Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires: 11/3/2007

 

[SEAL]  

WANDA F. KOTERBA

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES

November 1, 2007

 

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Knology New Media, Inc.

By:  

/s/ Felix L. Boccucci Jr.


Name/Title:

 

Felix L. Boccucci, Jr.

       

Vice President Business Development

 

STATE OF GEORGIA:

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 9th day of December, 2003, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Georgia, in and for Troup County, Georgia, aforesaid personally appeared Felix L. Boccucci, Jr., Vice President Business Development of Knology, Inc. and acknowledged the foregoing Acceptance of Franchise by Franchisee in Pinellas County, Florida, to be the act and deed of said company.

 

Troup County, Georgia

 

AS WITNESS my hand and Notary Seal

 

/s/ Ruby C. Anderson


Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires: MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 21, 2005

 

   

Knology Broadband of Florida, Inc.

By:  

/s/ Felix L. Boccucci, Jr.


Name/Title:

 

Felix L. Boccucci, Jr.

       

Vice President Business Development

 

STATE OF GEORGIA:

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 9th day of December, 2003, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Georgia, in and for Troup County, Georgia, aforesaid personally appeared Felix L. Boccucci, Jr., Vice President Business Development of Knology, Inc. and acknowledged the foregoing Acceptance of Franchise by Franchisee in Pinellas County, Florida, to be the act and deed of said company.

 

Troup County, Georgia

 

AS WITNESS my hand and Notary Seal

 

/s/ Ruby C. Anderson


Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires: MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 21, 2005

 

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EXHIBIT A- Knology Inc.

 

GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE

 

WHEREAS, the County of Pinellas, Florida (“COUNTY”) granted a franchise (“FRANCHISE”) to Verizon Media Ventures Inc., to erect, construct, operate, and maintain a cable system in the COUNTY pursuant to the GTE Media Ventures Incorporated. Cable Franchise Ordinance, Pinellas County Ordinance No. 99-106 as modified and becoming a part thereof, by stipulation attendant to a nominal change in control, from GTE Media Ventures Incorporated with respect to issues documented in Pinellas County Resolution No. 00-60, which stipulations have been confirmed in writing by GTE Media Ventures Incorporated on March 20, 2000 and April 24, 2000, were accepted for filing by the Board of County Commissioners on May 2, 2000 and which became effective upon the merger of GTE Corporation and Bell Atlantic Corporation and as further subject to the “Cable System Regulatory Ordinance”, Ordinance 99-46, as amended and codified at Chapter 30 of the Pinellas County Code, all of which documents, as any of them may lawfully be or may have been amended from time to time, are collectively referred to as the “FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS”; and

 

WHEREAS, the County of Pinellas, Florida (“COUNTY”) consented to a transfer of a COUNTY franchise from VERIZON to KNOLOGY (“FRANCHISEE”) conditioned upon execution of a transfer agreement and related documents including this Guarantee; and

 

WHEREAS, Knology Inc. (“GUARANTOR”) is an indirect parent of the FRANCHISEE and will have a substantial interest in the FRANCHISE, in the conduct of the FRANCHISEE, and in the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, which are incorporated herein by this reference;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the GUARANTOR hereby unconditionally guarantees the due and timely performance of any and all obligations of the FRANCHISEE required by the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS. The GUARANTOR also promises that no company in the chain of ownership between it and the FRANCHISEE will take any action that would prevent the FRANCHISEE from performing its obligations under the FRANCHISE. This Guarantee, unless terminated, substituted or canceled as hereinafter provided, shall remain in full force and effect for the term of the FRANCHISE, as it may be renewed or extended and as provided by the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS; provided, however, that upon the COUNTYS prior written approval of a substitute guarantor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, this Guarantee may be terminated, substituted or canceled upon written notice from the GUARANTOR to the COUNTY and the FRANCHISEE. Any such substitution of the GUARANTOR will be implemented in a manner that ensures that the substitute guarantee is in place

 

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and effective prior to or contemporaneously with the termination, substitution or cancellation of this Guarantee so that there is no breach in coverage.

 

Any notice of such a substitution as required by law shall be addressed to the COUNTY Administrator with a copy to the FRANCHISEE. Such termination shall not affect liability incurred or accrued under this Guarantee prior to the effective date of such termination or cancellation.

 

Knology, Inc.

By:  

/s/ FELIX L. BOCCUCCI

   

Name:

 

FELIX L. BOCCUCCI

Title:

 

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

 

STATE OF GEORGIA:

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 13th day of February, 2004, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Georgia, in and for Troup County, Georgia, aforesaid personally appeared Felix L. Boccucci of Knology, Inc. West Point, GA acknowledged the foregoing Acceptance of Franchise by Franchisee in Pinellas County, Florida, to be the act and deed of said company.

 

Troup County, Georgia

 

AS WITNESS my hand and Notary Seal

 

/s/ Ruby C. Anderson


Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires: MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 21, 2005

 

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EXHIBIT A- Knology New Media Inc.

 

GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE

 

WHEREAS, the County of Pinellas, Florida (“COUNTY”) granted a franchise (“FRANCHISE”) to Verizon Media Ventures Inc., to erect, construct, operate, and maintain a cable system in the COUNTY pursuant to the GTE Media Ventures Incorporated. Cable Franchise Ordinance, Pinellas County Ordinance No. 99-106 as modified and becoming a part thereof, by stipulation attendant to a nominal change in control, from GTE Media Ventures Incorporated with respect to issues documented in Pinellas County Resolution No. 00-60, which stipulations have been confirmed in writing by GTE Media Ventures Incorporated on March 20, 2000 and April 24, 2000, were accepted for filing by the Board of County Commissioners on May 2, 2000, and which became effective upon the merger of GTE Corporation and Bell Atlantic Corporation and as further subject to the “Cable System Regulatory Ordinance”, Ordinance 99-46, as amended and codified at Chapter 30 of the Pinellas County Code, all of which documents, as any of them may lawfully be or may have been amended from time to time, are collectively referred to as the “FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS”; and

 

WHEREAS, the County of Pinellas, Florida (“COUNTY”) consented to a transfer of a COUNTY franchise from VERIZON to KNOLOGY (“FRANCHISEE”) conditioned upon execution of a transfer agreement and related documents including this Guarantee; and

 

WHEREAS, Knology New Media Inc. (“GUARANTOR”) is an indirect parent of the FRANCHISEE and will have a substantial interest in the FRANCHISE, in the conduct of the FRANCHISEE, and in the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, which are incorporated herein by this reference;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the GUARANTOR hereby unconditionally guarantees the due and timely performance of any and all obligations of the FRANCHISEE required by the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS. The GUARANTOR also promises that no company in the chain of ownership between it and the FRANCHISEE will take any action that would prevent the FRANCHISEE from performing its obligations under the FRANCHISE. This Guarantee, unless terminated, substituted or canceled as hereinafter provided, shall remain in full force and effect for the term of the FRANCHISE, as it may be renewed or extended and as provided by the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS; provided, however, that upon the COUNTY’s prior written approval of a substitute guarantor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, this Guarantee may be terminated, substituted or canceled upon written notice from the GUARANTOR to the COUNTY and the FRANCHISEE. Any such substitution of the GUARANTOR will be implemented in a manner that ensures that the substitute guarantee is in place

 

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and effective prior to or contemporaneously with the termination, substitution or cancellation of this Guarantee so that there is no breach in coverage.

 

Any notice of such a substitution as required by law shall be addressed to the COUNTY Administrator with a copy to the FRANCHISEE. Such termination shall not affect liability incurred or accrued under this Guarantee prior to the effective date of such termination or cancellation.

 

Knology New Media Inc.

By:  

/s/ FELIX L. BOCCUCCI

   

Name:

 

FELIX L. BOCCUCCI

Title:

 

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

 

STATE OF GEORGIA

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 13th day of February, 2004, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Georgia, in and for Troup County, Georgia, aforesaid personally appeared Felix L. Boccucci of Knology, Inc. West Point, Georgia and acknowledged the foregoing Acceptance of Franchise by Franchisee in Pinellas County, Florida, to be the act and deed of said company.

 

Troup County, Georgia

 

AS WITNESS my hand and Notary Seal

 

/s/ Ruby C. Anderson


Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires: MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 21, 2005

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ACCEPTANCE OF FRANCHISE BY THE FRANCHISEE

 

Knology (“FRANCHISEE”) hereby accepts the franchise to erect, construct, maintain, and operate a cable system offered by the GTE Media Ventures Cable Franchise Ordinance, Pinellas County Ordinance No. 99-106 (“FRANCHISE AGREEMENT”), as modified and becoming a part thereof, by stipulation attendant to a nominal change in control, from GTE Media Ventures Incorporated with respect to issues documented in Pinellas County Resolution No. 00-60, which stipulations have been confirmed in writing by GTE Media Ventures Incorporated on March 20, 2000 and April 24, 2000, were accepted for filing by the Board of County Commissioners on May 2, 2000, and which became effective upon the merger of GTE Corporation and Bell Atlantic Corporation and as further governed by Ordinance No. 99-46 (“FRANCHISE ORDINANCE”). By this acceptance, FRANCHISEE agrees that, as set forth in the FRANCHISE ORDINANCE, it shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, any amendments thereto, and subject to the “Cable System Regulatory Ordinance”, Ordinance 99-46, as amended and codified at Chapter 30 of the Pinellas County Code, and the Transfer Agreement dated January 7, 2004 (collectively, the “FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS”).

 

By accepting the franchise, the FRANCHISEE further: (1) acknowledges and accepts the COUNTY’s legal right to issue and enforce the franchise; (2) agrees that it will not oppose the COUNTY’s intervention in any proceeding affecting its franchise or obligations thereunder; (3) accepts and agrees to comply with each and every provision of the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS; and (4) agrees that the franchise was granted pursuant to processes and procedures consistent with applicable law, and that it will not raise any claim to the contrary.

 

The FRANCHISEE declares that it has carefully read all of the terms and conditions of the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, and accepts and agrees to abide by same.

 

The FRANCHISEE is bound to maintain and operate a cable system under the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS and other applicable law, as of the time and date it files this written acceptance with Stephen M. Spratt, Pinellas County Administrator.

 

END OF SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS, SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW

 

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AGREED TO THIS 13th DAY OF February, 2004.

 

Knology
By:  

/s/ Illegible

   

Its:

 

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

 

STATE OF GEORGIA:

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 13th day of February, 2004, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of [State], in and for Troup County, [State], aforesaid personally appeared Felix L. Boccucci of Knology, Inc. West Point, GA and acknowledged the foregoing Acceptance of Franchise by Franchisee in Pinellas County, [Florida], to be the act and deed of said company.

 

Troup County, Georgia

 

AS WITNESS my hand and Notary Seal

 

/s/ Ruby C. Anderson


Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires: MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 21, 2005

 

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RESOLUTION NO. 03–237

 

A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANTING THE CONSENT OF THE COUNTY TO THE ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AND CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM FROM VERIZON MEDIA VENTURES INC. TO KNOLOGY BROADBAND OF FLORIDA, INC.

 

Whereas, Pinellas County, Florida (“County”) granted a franchise (“Franchise”) to GTE Media Ventures Incorporated, to erect, construct, operate, and maintain a cable television system in the County pursuant to GTE Media Ventures Incorporated Cable Franchise Ordinance, Pinellas County Ordinance No. 99-106 (“Franchise Agreement”), as modified and becoming a part thereof, by stipulation attendant to a nominal change in control, from GTE Media Ventures Incorporated with respect to issues documented in Pinellas County Resolution No. 00-60, which stipulations have been confirmed in writing by GTE Media Ventures Incorporated on March 20, 2000 and April 24, 2000 and which became effective upon the merger of GTE Corporation and Bell Atlantic Corporation and as further subject to the “Cable System Regulatory Ordinance,” Ordinance 99-46, as amended and codified at Chapter 30 of the Pinellas County Code (“Cable Ordinance”), all of which documents, as any of them may lawfully be or may have been amended from time to time, are collectively referred to as the “Franchise Documents”; and

 

Whereas, by action of its Board of Directors and stockholder, effective June 23, 2000, GTE Media Ventures Incorporated changed its name to Verizon Media Ventures Inc. (“Verizon”) and has provided cable television service to subscribers in the County pursuant to the Franchise Documents, through its cable system in the County (“System”); and

 

Whereas, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 15, 2003 (“Asset Purchase Agreement”), by and between Verizon and Knology New Media, Inc. (“Knology New Media”), Verizon will transfer the franchise currently held by Verizon and the cable system serving the County (“System”) to Knology Broadband of Florida, Inc. (“Knology”) (the “Proposed Transaction”); and

 

Whereas Verizon, Knology New Media and Knology filed an FCC Form 394 with the County and requested that the County approve the Proposed Transaction (the “Transfer Application”); and

 

Whereas, Knology is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Knology New Media; and

 

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Whereas, the Cable Ordinance requires the County’s prior consent to a transfer affecting the Franchise; and

 

Whereas, the County has reviewed the Transfer Application and examined the financial responsibility, technical expertise and legal qualifications of Knology in accordance with applicable laws and the Franchise Documents; and

 

Whereas, Knology agrees to provide a guarantee of performance from Knology, Inc., and Knology New Media guaranteeing performance by Knology of all of Knology’s obligations under the Franchise Documents and the Transfer Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

 

Whereas, Knology has agreed to comply with the Franchise Documents and applicable law from and after the completion of the Proposed Transaction; and

 

Whereas, Verizon has agreed to provide security in the form of performance bonds and indemnification to the County for actions or omissions by Verizon or GTE Media Ventures. Inc. as Franchisee under both the existing and preceding franchises; and

 

Whereas, relying on Verizon, Knology New Media, and Knology’s respective representations, the County is willing to grant its consent to the Proposed Transaction, subject to the terms and conditions which are attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

 

Section 1. The County’s consent to, and approval of, the Proposed Transaction is hereby granted in accordance with Pinellas County Code Section 30-26(g)(l & 2) of the Cable Ordinance, subject to the following conditions:

 

(a) that on or before March 31, 2004, Verizon and Knology enter into and execute a Transfer Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, attached hereto;

 

(b) that the Proposed Transaction is consummated on or before March 31, 2004; and

 

(c) that the Proposed Transaction is consummated on terms and conditions identical in all material respects to those described in the Transfer Application and the Transfer Agreement.

 

Section 2. The County releases Verizon, effective upon the closing of the Proposed Transaction, from all obligations and liabilities under the Franchise that accrue on and after the closing date, except for suits, actions or claims made on or after the closing date that result from an act or omission by Verizon prior to the closing date; provided that Knology shall be responsible for any obligations and liabilities under the Franchise that accrue on and after the closing date.

 

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Section 3. If any of the conditions specified in this Resolution or in Exhibit A are not satisfied as of the date of dosing of the Proposed Transaction, then the County’s consent to, and approval of the Transfer is hereby denied as of the date hereof.

 

Section 4. If any representations made to the County by Verizon, Knology or Knology New Media prove to be incomplete, untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, it shall be deemed a material breach of the Franchise Documents and the County shall have available to it all remedies provided under the Franchise Documents and applicable law including, without limitation, revocation or termination of the Franchise.

 

Section 5. The County Administrator is hereby authorized to execute a Transfer Agreement as specified in this Resolution on behalf of the County.

 

In the regular meeting duly assembled on the 2 day of December 2003, Commissioner Harris offered the foregoing Resolution and moved its adoption, which was seconded by Commissioner Latvala and upon roll call the vote was:

 

AYES: Seel, Latvala, Stewart, Harris, Morroni and Welch.

 

NAYS: None.

 

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: Todd.

 

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GTE MEDIA VENTURES INCORPORATED FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION 1.

  

FINDINGS

   1
    

1.1. Criteria for Granting

   1
    

1.2. Effect of Competition

   2

SECTION 2.

  

SHORT TITLE

   2

SECTION 3.

  

INCORPORATION OF CABLE SYSTEM REGULATORY ORDINANCE; EXCEPTIONS

   2
    

3.1 Full Incorporation

   2
    

3.2 Exceptions

   2
    

3.2.1 Right to Renegotiate

   2
    

3.2.2 Exceptions to Mandatory Extension Rule

   3
    

A. Municipal Gaps

   3
    

B. Multiple Dwelling Unit Area

   3
    

C. Enclaves

   3
    

D. Internet and Like Services

   3
    

3.2.3 Audit Limitations

   3

SECTION 4.

  

CONDITIONS AND TERM OF GRANT

   4
    

4.1 Granting of Franchise

   4
    

4.2 Conditions of Grant

   4
    

4.3 Length of Term

   4

SECTION 5.

  

COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS; DISPUTE RESOLUTION

   4
    

5.1 Compliance With Laws and Standards

   4
    

5.2 Conflicts with Franchise Terms

   4
    

5.3 Challenge Provisions

   5
    

5.4 State of Execution

   5

SECTION 6.

  

SECURITY

   5
    

6.1 Indemnification and Insurance Requirements

   5
    

6.2 Security Fund, Construction and Performance Bond

   5
    

6.2.1 Establishment

   5
    

6.2.2 Amount of Security Fund

   5
    

6.2.3 Assessment from Security Fund

   5
    

6.2.4 Non-waiver of Ordinance Requirements

   5
    

6.2.5 Procedure for Remedying Franchise Violations

   6

SECTION 7.

  

PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL (“PEG”) ACCESS

   6
    

7.1 PEG Generally

   6
    

7.1.1 Initial Grant

   6
    

7.1.2 Allocation of PEG Access Channel Capacity Generally

   6
    

A. Restrictions on Use

   6
    

i.   Provision in Accordance with Applicable Law

   6
    

ii.  Provision upon Request

   6
    

iii. Editorial Control

   7
    

iv. Number of PEG Channels Generally

   7
    

v.  Leased Access

   7

 

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B. Grantee Use of PEG Channels

   7
    

C. Grantee Use of Unused Air Time on PEG Channels

   7
    

D. Change of Channel Designations

   7
    

7.1.3 Grantee Support for PEG Access and Institutional Network

   8
    

A. PEG Access and Institutional Network Support Payments

   8
    

i. No Offset Against Franchise Fees

   8
    

ii. PEG and Institutional Network Expenditures Not Subject to Review

   8
    

B. Government Access Coverage

   8
    

C. Early Termination

   8
    

7.1.4 Interconnection

   8
    

A. Interconnection Required

   8
    

B. Interconnection Procedure

   9
    

C. Relief

   9
    

D. Cooperation and Assistance Required

   9
    

E. Assure Future Interconnection Capability

   9
    

7.2 Government Access

   9
    

7.2.1 Channel Capacity

   9
    

A. Interactive Service

   10
    

B. Video Programming

   10
    

7.2.2 Acquisition and Distribution of Government Access Programming

   10
    

A. Government Access

   10
    

B. Emergency Operations Center

   10
    

7.2.3 Production Truck

   10
    

7.2.4 Basic Cable Service and Institutional Network Support

   11
    

A. Cable Connection to Public Agencies

   11
    

i. No Cost Initial Service

   11
    

ii. Connection Cost Payable for Remote Sites

   11
    

B. Internet Service

   11
    

7.3 Public Access

   11
    

7.3.1 Public Access Channels

   11
    

7.3.2 Acquisition and Distribution of Public Access Programming

   12
    

7.4 Education

   12
    

7.4.1 Education Channels

   12
    

7.4.2 Acquisition and Distribution of Educational Programming

   12

SECTION 8.

  

PAYMENTS TO GRANTOR AND FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTS

   12
    

8.1 Gross Revenue Reports

   12
    

8.1.1 Audits

   12
    

8.1.2 Document Maintenance and Retention

   13
    

8.1.3 Audit Limitations

   13
    

8.1.4 Payment of Audit Discrepancies

   13
    

8.2 Franchise Fees

   13
    

8.2.1 Monthly Report and Franchise Fee Payment

   13
    

8.2.2 Annual Report

   14
    

8.2.3 Other Reports

   14
    

8.3 Changes in the Franchise Fees

   14

SECTION 9.

  

GRANTOR RIGHT TO PURCHASE FRANCHISE PROVIDED

   14

SECTION 10.

  

ADDITIONAL REPORTS TO BE FILED BY GRANTEE

   15
    

10.1 Stockholder Report

   15

 

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10.2 Ownership Information

   15

SECTION 11.

  

RATES TO BE CHARGED BY GRANTEE

   15
    

11.1 Regulatory Option Reserved

   15
    

11.2 Conflicts with State or Federal Law

   15

SECTION 12.

  

QUALITY OF SERVICE

   15

SECTION 13.

  

MAJOR SYSTEM ADDITIONS AFTER INITIAL CONSTRUCTION

   15

SECTION 14.

  

GRANTEES RULES

   16

SECTION 15.

  

FRANCHISE AREA; CONSTRUCTION

   16
    

15.1 Franchise Area

   16
    

15.1.1 Residential Service

   16
    

15.1.2 Non-residential Service

   16
    

15.2 Construction

   16

SECTION 16.

  

ASSURING NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT

   16

SECTION 17.

  

CAPTIONS

   16

SECTION 18.

  

SEVERABILITY

   17

SECTION 19.

  

REPEALER

   17

SECTION 20.

  

CONFLICTING ORDINANCES

   17

SECTION 21.

  

EFFECTIVE DATE

   17

 

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PINELLAS COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 99-106

 

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CABLE SYSTEM FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WHICH GRANTS A CABLE SYSTEM FRANCHISE TO GTE MEDIA VENTURES INCORPORATED; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE CABLE SYSTEM REGULATORY ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS TO AND A TERM OF TEN YEARS IN THE GRANT; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR SECURITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS INCLUDING ALLOCATION OF AND RESTRICTION ON USE OF CHANNEL CAPACITY; PROVIDING FOR GRANTEE SUPPORT OF PEG ACCESS AND INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKS, INTERCONNECTION, ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PEG ACCESS PROGRAMMING; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENTS TO GRANTOR AND FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTS; PROVIDING GRANTOR A RIGHT TO PURCHASE THE SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTS; PROVIDING FOR RATES TO BE CHARGED BY GRANTEE; PROVIDING FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR SYSTEM ADDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR GRANTEE RULES; PROVIDING FOR A FRANCHISE AREA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA:

 

SECTION 1. FINDINGS Unless otherwise defined herein or unless context clearly indicates to the contrary, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to them in Chapter 30 of the Pinellas County Code, which is hereafter referred to as the “Cable System Regulatory Ordinance.” Pursuant to the procedures in the Cable Act, GRANTOR has held a public hearing in which:

 

1.1. Criteria for Granting The following criteria for granting a Cable System franchise to GRANTEE were considered;

 

1.1.1 whether GRANTEE has substantially complied with the material terms of the existing franchise and with applicable law; and

 

1.1.2 whether the quality of GRANTEE’s service, including signal quality, response to consumers’ complaints and billing practices but without regard to the mix or quality of cable or other services provided over the system, has been reasonable in light of community needs; and

 

1.1.3 whether GRANTEE has the financial, legal and technical ability to provide the services, facilities and equipment called for in this proposed ordinance; and

 

1.1.4 to the extent that this ordinance contains an offer on the part of GRANTEE, whether that offer is reasonable to meet future cable-related community needs and interests, taking into account the cost of meeting such needs.

 


1.2. Effect of Competition For purposes of Section 30-66.a.4 of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance, this Franchise was negotiated under competitive conditions. GRANTEE has entered this Agreement with a full understanding that GRANTOR intends to encourage the development of competition.

 

GRANTOR has determined to grant a renewal Cable System franchise to GTE MEDIA VENTURES INCORPORATED (GRANTEE) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance, and GRANTEE agrees to such terms and conditions.

 

SECTION 2. SHORT TITLE This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the “GTE Media Ventures Incorporated Cable Franchise Ordinance” or referred to herein as “AGREEMENT” and is the Franchise Agreement for GRANTEE.

 

SECTION 3. INCORPORATION OF CABLE SYSTEM REGULATORY ORDINANCE; EXCEPTIONS

 

3.1 Full Incorporation The provisions of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance are incorporated herein by reference as if set out in full, and form part of the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT unless specifically modified or waived herein in this Section 3.

 

3.2 Exceptions Pursuant to Section 30-26.k.1 of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance, the following provisions expressly govern over conflicting provisions in the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance.

 

3.2.1 Right to Renegotiate Upon a finding by the BOARD that there has been a loss of EFFECTIVE COMPETITION for any Franchise negotiated under competitive conditions, or a loss or substantial diminution of a material benefit to GRANTOR such as franchise fees, PEG access support or security, GRANTOR reserves the right to require good faith negotiation of new franchise terms. For purposes of this AGREEMENT:

 

A. In the event of a loss of effective competition, if GRANTEE fails to negotiate in good faith or if the negotiations fail, in the judgment of GRANTOR, reasonably exercised, GRANTOR may reduce the term to a term of three remaining years or the remaining unexpired term, whichever is shorter and require negotiations for a new FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. All terms of the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT shall remain unchanged except for the ability of GRANTOR to negotiate issues that the BOARD determines were both actively influenced by the competitive environment at the time of the negotiations and that were inadequate under the Franchise Agreement to meet the needs of GRANTOR.

 

B. In the event of a loss of franchise fees, PEG access support or security, all terms of the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT shall remain unchanged except for the ability to require good faith negotiation on the issue that was lost or substantially diminished.

 

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3.2.2 Exceptions to Mandatory Extension Rule

 

A. Municipal Gaps GRANTOR acknowledges that there are areas within the FRANCHISE AREA that are accessible, for purposes of providing CABLE SERVICES, through contiguous areas(s) governed by authorities from whom GRANTEE has not obtained a franchise or other access rights. Accordingly, subject to the thresholds found in Section 15.1.l.C, below, GRANTOR agrees that such areas within the FRANCHISE AREA are not subject to the construction requirements of this franchise unless and until:

 

i. GRANTEE is granted adequate and acceptable franchise rights from the franchising authority for the relevant contiguous areas; or

 

ii. GRANTEE is granted access rights in the public right-of-way through the contiguous areas from the appropriate authority which provides GRANTEE access for purposes of providing CABLE SERVICES to these portions of the FRANCHISE AREA.

 

These areas include but are not limited to the areas as identified by GRANTOR and GRANTEE which are identified in Exhibit “A” and which may be modified as additional areas are identified or as such areas no longer qualify under this provision.

 

B. Multiple Dwelling Unit Area In areas where the predominant habitation consists of multiple dwelling unit complexes, to which the cable service is provided through exclusive contracts, GRANTEE shall not be required to provide but is not prevented from providing CABLE SERVICE until the remaining service contract term of that exclusive contract between the incumbent cable service provider and the complex owner expires.

 

C. Enclaves In municipal areas in which GRANTEE does not have a municipal franchise, contingent upon obtaining access through the municipality, on terms acceptable to GRANTEE, in its sole discretion which discretion shall not be unreasonably exercised, GRANTEE shall provide CABLE SERVICE to all enclaves of 300 or more residential units. Terms from a municipality that require that GRANTEE obtain a municipal franchise in order to obtain access to enclaves are not reasonable.

 

D. Internet and Like Services Subject to Section 30-3.2.c of the Pinellas County Code, for either residential or non-residential service, two-way or one way access to computer based on-line services including but not limited to Internet access need not be provided in portions of the Franchise Area in which GRANTEE or GRANTEES affiliate is otherwise providing broadband services or where GRANTEE has determined that provision of such access services is not technically or financially feasible. Grantee’s determination may not be either arbitrary or capricious.

 

3.2.3 Audit Limitations Notwithstanding the provisions of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance to the contrary, in the event that audits conducted pursuant to this section reveal a

 

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consistent pattern of underpayment, audits may be annual with the costs of the additional two audits being borne by GRANTEE. A consistent pattern of underpayment shall be defined as an underpayment of greater than 5% for two consecutive years out of any given five year period.

 

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS AND TERM OF GRANT

 

4.1 Granting of Franchise In accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States of America and the State of Florida and the ordinances and regulations of the County of Pinellas, Florida, now in effect or hereafter enacted, GRANTOR hereby grants to GRANTEE, the nonexclusive right and privilege to install, maintain and operate within the rights-of-way, except as hereinafter limited, of all public streets, parkways, alleys and utility easement strips within the Franchise Area, described in Section 15 of this Ordinance, herein for convenience called “street” or “streets,” cables and other conductors, not including antennas, with the necessary appurtenances; and, in addition, so to use and operate similar facilities or properties including, but not limited to, any public utility, rented or leased from other persons, including, but not limited to, other grantees franchised or permitted to do business in Pinellas County, for the construction, maintenance and operation of a Cable System.

 

4.2 Conditions of Grant Granting of this Franchise is subject to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT and the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance. Without limitation, neither party waives any rights it may have under State or Federal law.

 

4.3 Length of Term The term of the grant herein contained shall commence on the effective date of this Ordinance and shall continue for a term often (10) years.

 

SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS; DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

5.1 Compliance With Laws and Standards The construction, maintenance and operation of the cable system by GRANTEE shall be in full compliance with the National Electric Safety Code, as from time to time amended and revised, and with all other applicable rules and regulations now in effect or hereafter adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, the Florida Public Service Commission, the State of Florida, GRANTOR (limited as set forth in Section 5.3 below), or any other agency which now or hereafter has jurisdiction over the activities of GRANTEE.

 

5.2 Conflicts with Franchise Terms Subject to the waiver provisions of Section 30-66.b of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance, any conflict between the provisions of this franchise and any other present or future lawful exercise of GRANTORS police powers shall be resolved in favor of the latter, except that any such exercise that is not of general application and which contains provisions inconsistent with this franchise shall prevail only if upon such exercise, GRANTOR has found an emergency to exist, constituting a danger to health, safety, property or

 

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general welfare, or such exercise is required by law. In the event any exercise of GRANTORS police power creates circumstances which are not competitively neutral or nondiscriminatory with respect to a similarly situated franchised cable system operating within GRANTORS jurisdiction, it will not be enforced against GRANTEE to the extent necessary to maintain competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory treatment.

 

5.3 Challenge Provisions Nothing contained in this franchise shall impair any of the rights or remedies of GRANTOR or GRANTEE under applicable law or regulation, subject in each case to the terms and conditions of this franchise. GRANTOR or GRANTEE may challenge any provision of this franchise based on a change in law, should the law pertaining to a particular provision change subsequent to the adoption of this franchise.

 

5.4 State of Execution This franchise shall be construed to have been executed in Pinellas County, Florida.

 

SECTION 6. SECURITY

 

6.1 Indemnification and Insurance Requirements Indemnification and insurance requirements shall be as established through the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance.

 

6.2 Security Fund, Construction and Performance Bond Security fund requirements are established in the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance.

 

6.2.1 Establishment Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this AGREEMENT, GRANTEE shall establish and provide to GRANTOR a security fund, as security for the faithful performance by GRANTEE of all material requirements of this AGREEMENT and of Chapter 30 of the Pinellas County Code. GRANTOR herein finds that GRANTEE has no established record of failure to comply with notices of noncompliance with its preceding franchise with GRANTOR or other franchising authorities under other franchise agreements and there are no outstanding noticed noncompliance issues, GRANTEE, subject to the provisions of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance, may provide its initial security fund in the form of a performance bond.

 

6.2.2 Amount of Security Fund Regardless of the form of the security fund, the security fund shall be in the face amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), in form and substance acceptable to the County Attorney.

 

6.2.3. Assessment from Security Fund The Security Fund may be assessed by GRANTOR as provided for in the Cable TV Regulatory Ordinance.

 

6.2.4 Non-waiver of Ordinance Requirements Nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver of the normal permit and bonding requirements made of all contractors working within the Rights-of-Way.

 

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6.2.5 Procedure for Remedying Franchise Violations The procedure for remedying violations of this Franchise Agreement shall be as provided in the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance.

 

SECTION 7. PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL (“PEG”) ACCESS

 

7.1 PEG Generally At no cost to GRANTOR, GRANTEE shall promote ongoing community awareness of PEG access channels, public access facilities and training opportunities for public and educational access, at a minimum in its preview guide and in any program guides containing listings of the local off-air broadcast signals in GRANTEES Basic Service tier, provided that the publisher of any such program guide consents to the inclusion of information at no cost to GRANTEE; at no cost to GRANTOR (except for additional postage), concerning PEG access programming carried by GRANTEE based upon the good faith efforts of GRANTEE to secure such listings, in an annual bill stuffer supplied by GRANTOR, and in public service announcements supplied by GRANTOR, all in such places and at such times as GRANTEE in its sole discretion shall determine. GRANTEE shall provide GRANTOR, on reasonable request, with a summary of its activities in this regard.

 

7.1.1 Initial Grant GRANTEE shall provide GRANTOR with a one time grant in the amount of $96,764.85, payable to GRANTOR not later than thirty (30) days after enactment of this Franchise. Such grant shall be, in addition to the payments provided in Section 7.1.4(A). This payment is in full satisfaction of any and all claims which GRANTOR may have against GRANTEE with respect to the original grant of a Cable System franchise by GRANTOR to GRANTEE as the same has been extended from time to time through December 31, 1997. With respect to the time period December 31, 1997 through December 31, 1999 the initial grant resolves all PEG payment obligations under the initial franchise agreement and any extensions thereto.

 

7.1.2 Allocation of PEG Access Channel Capacity Generally

 

A. Restrictions on Use Any channel that is designated for public, government or educational access is (except as may hereinafter be provided) for those purposes only and not for commercial purposes and shall not contain advertising for commercial/non-governmental products or services. The solicitation and on air acknowledgment of funding for the purposes of producing material of a nature consistent with public, government or educational access programming shall not be construed as soliciting advertising in violation of this subsection.

 

i. Provision in Accordance with Applicable Law Any provision by GRANTEE and utilization by GRANTOR of these designated channels shall be in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

 

ii. Provision upon Request Except for the four PEG channels being provided under the immediately preceding franchise agreement, GRANTEE is specifically not required to

 

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provide a fifth PEG channel unless and until so requested by GRANTOR and not until the lowest tier of basic service [or that level of service on which PEG access channels are required by law to be located] is digital.

 

iii. Editorial Control Except as allowed under Federal law, GRANTEE shall not be responsible for editorial control of any public access programming.

 

iv. Number of PEG Channels Generally A maximum of five (5) channels may be required to be provided by GRANTEE. Said channels may be allocated among Public, Educational, or Government access as deemed appropriate by GRANTOR.

 

v. Leased Access At any time during the term of this AGREEMENT, GRANTEE agrees to negotiate with GRANTOR in good faith, on reasonably favorable terms, and on a nondiscriminatory basis for one (1) digital access channel on a leased access basis.

 

B. Grantee Use of PEG Channels Nothing in this Franchise Agreement shall impede GRANTEES use of unused public, government or educational access channel capacity for commercial purposes provided that Section 7.1.2.C is satisfied. GRANTEE shall have the right to assume use of any PEG access channel abandoned by GRANTOR. Abandonment shall be deemed to have occurred if GRANTOR, for other than technical reasons, fails to provide at least twenty (20) hours of non-repeat programming in any sixty (60) day period. Previous abandonment shall not preclude GRANTOR from subsequently requesting use of a PEG access channel and GRANTEES obligation under this franchise to provide such channel capacity shall resume.

 

C. Grantee Use of Unused Air Time on PEG Channels Unused air time on channels allocated to GRANTOR, including public, government access and educational channels, may be used by GRANTEE provided:

 

i. GRANTOR agrees to such use in writing; and

 

ii. GRANTEE and GRANTOR agree in writing to the schedule of such use.

 

Neither GRANTEE nor GRANTOR shall unreasonably withhold agreement.

 

D. Change of Channel Designations If GRANTEE decides to change the channel designations for PEG Access Channels, it must provide six months notice to GRANTOR prior to doing so, and shall reimburse GRANTOR and/or PEG users for any reasonable costs incurred for purchasing or modifying any equipment or for making logo changes necessitated solely by the channel designation changes. Alternatively, GRANTEE may choose to supply such equipment itself, provided such equipment is satisfactory to GRANTOR or PEG users. Under no circumstances will any single reimbursement costs incurred exceed $10,000.

 

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7.1.3 Grantee Support for PEG Access and Institutional Network

 

A. PEG Access and Institutional Network Support Payments For the term of the Franchise, GRANTEE shall pay to GRANTOR monthly support in the amount of $0.38 for each of GRANTEES unincorporated county area subscribers per month, based on the average number of GRANTEES unincorporated county SUBSCRIBERS for the preceding month. Of this $.38, $.28 is for PEG Access and $.10 is dedicated for and in lieu of providing an institutional network. These payments shall be paid to GRANTOR monthly concurrently with Franchise Fees. No sooner than the end of the fifth year of the franchise term, the support payments may be raised proportionally to a maximum of $.48 for each of GRANTEES unincorporated county area subscribers per month. The initial payment shall be for the month ending thirty days after the Franchise Agreement becomes effective.

 

i. No Offset Against Franchise Fees GRANTEE agrees that the support commitments required by this Section 7, or services in lieu of payments otherwise made for PEG access purposes, shall not be charged against any Franchise Fees due under this AGREEMENT. PEG access payments shall only be spent on PEG capital expenditures.

 

ii. PEG and Institutional Network Expenditures Not Subject to Review GRANTEE will not object to the expenditures of GRANTEES PEG Access support or of GRANTEES payments for an institutional network. GRANTEE hereby waives any right to attempt to recover these payments by way of an offset against the Franchise Fee based on the purpose for which GRANTOR decides to spend the PEG Access or Institutional Network support payments.

 

B. Government Access Coverage Government access programming shall be carried in all municipal franchise areas where GRANTEE provides Cable Service in Pinellas County unless specifically prohibited in the municipal franchise agreements. Any second channel of government access programming shall be carried in all municipal franchise areas where GRANTEE provides Cable Service in Pinellas County unless specifically prohibited in the municipal franchise agreements but only in lieu of a municipal government’s use of an otherwise available channel.

 

C. Early Termination In the event that GRANTEES franchise is either voluntarily or involuntarily terminated prior to the end of its ten year term, such termination shall not discharge GRANTEE from its obligation to pay all PEG Access Payments and Franchise Fees due and owing from GRANTEE up to and including the date of termination.

 

7.1.4 Interconnection

 

A. Interconnection Required It is preferred that all connection to origination points for PEG programming be direct rather than by interconnection. However to the extent that direct connection to an origination source cannot ensure PEG access county-wide, GRANTEE shall interconnect all PEG channels of its cable system with any or all other CATV systems in adjacent

 

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areas in the County, upon the directive of GRANTOR. Interconnection of systems may be done by direct cable connection, microwave link, satellite or other appropriate method as mutually determined by GRANTEE and any other relevant grantee. Agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

B. Interconnection Procedure Upon receiving the directive of GRANTOR to interconnect, GRANTEE shall immediately initiate good faith negotiations with the other affected grantees. Interconnection shall not be required unless the costs thereof are shared equitably by GRANTEE and the other affected grantees.

 

C. Relief GRANTEE may be granted reasonable extensions of time to interconnect or GRANTOR may rescind its order to interconnect upon petition by GRANTEE to GRANTOR. GRANTOR shall grant said petition if it finds that GRANTOR has negotiated in good faith and has failed to obtain an approval from the grantee of systems required for the proposed interconnection.

 

D. Cooperation and Assistance Required GRANTEE shall reasonably cooperate with any interconnection corporation, regional interconnection authority or city, county, state and federal regulatory agency which may be hereafter established for the purpose of regulating, financing or otherwise providing for the interconnection of cable systems beyond the boundaries of the County. GRANTOR shall render reasonable assistance to GRANTEE in obtaining the cooperation of other cable systems located in the County with GRANTEES interconnection efforts, and shall ensure an equitable sharing of the costs of interconnection among all grantees.

 

E. Assure Future Interconnection Capability

 

i. All cable systems receiving franchises to operate within the County shall use the standard frequency allocations for television signals.

 

ii. All cable systems are required to use signal processors at the headend for each television signal.

 

iii. GRANTOR also urges franchisees to provide local origination equipment that is compatible throughout the area so that video cassettes or videotapes can be shared by various systems.

 

7.2 Government Access

 

7.2.1 Channel Capacity GRANTEE shall designate one government access channel on the cable system. Pursuant to Section 7.1.2.C, capacity on the government access channel may be used by GRANTEE when it is not being used for government access purposes. During the term of the franchise, GRANTOR may, on an annual basis, review the need for any further channel capacity including interactive service all subject to the total channel limitations and conditions of Sections

 

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7.1.2.A.ii and 7.1.2.A.iv. GRANTEE, as promptly as reasonably possible, but in no event later than three (3) months after receipt of written determination of the need for an additional government channel shall provide the additional channel capacity. No utilization requirements shall apply to use of any available channel capacity for government access purposes.

 

A. Interactive Service Any determination by GRANTOR of the need for interactive utilization of channel capacity, either separate from or in conjunction with its budget hearings, must be based upon a public hearing held by GRANTOR on the need for such utilization in view of alternative forms of technology that may provide a similar interactive capacity in view of GRANTOR’s commitment to expend funds to utilize interactive capacity, availability, interface capability, and viewer accessibility. Any provision of interactive use of channel capacity shall be subject to GRANTEE’s technical feasibility assessment, a review of economic feasibility, and an understanding that channel capacity only is being provided. GRANTEE shall not be required to provide or pay for any plant facilities or equipment necessary to implement, use or maintain interactive use of this channel capacity.

 

B. Video Programming No utilization requirements shall apply to video use of any available channel capacity for government access purposes.

 

7.2.2 Acquisition and Distribution of Government Access Programming

 

A. Government Access GRANTEE will provide and maintain a feed path and the necessary equipment at GRANTEE’s head end and at the government access video distribution point to acquire and distribute the government access programming to basic subscribers in the franchised area. GRANTOR’s distribution point is presently located at Clearwater, Florida, but may change with six month’s notice to GRANTEE. It is anticipated that the location will be changed and GRANTEE shall pay for the reasonable costs to provide and maintain a feed path to the new facility. The reasonable costs of providing the feed path required of any subsequent moves from the new location shall be born by GRANTOR.

 

B. Emergency Operations Center It is anticipated that the location for the Pinellas County emergency operations center will be changed and GRANTEE shall pay for the reasonable costs to provide and maintain a live feed path from the new facility to GRANTOR’s government access video distribution point. The costs of providing the live feed path required of any subsequent moves from the new location shall be born by GRANTOR.

 

7.2.3 Production Truck GRANTEE shall provide GRANTOR with the use of its production truck for the sole purpose of providing government access programming for up to 16 hours per month free of charge. Use of the production truck includes a driver and mobile production assistance. Such use shall be non-cumulative and shall be subject to availability as determined by GRANTEE. Use of the production truck shall only be pursuant to a separate contract which shall detail the contractual obligations of the parties. Agreement to terms of such an agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld by either GRANTOR or GRANTEE.

 

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7.2.4 Basic Cable Service and Institutional Network Support

 

A. Cable Connection to Public Agencies

 

i. No Cost Initial Service GRANTEE shall, pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Section 3.2.2, and at no cost to the requesting public entity, provide installation of one cable system connection and the highest tier of basic service at one outlet only to all public agency facilities that are not served or have not agreed to be served by any other grantee at the time of the adoption of this AGREEMENT, including all GRANTOR-owned and GRANTOR-occupied buildings and facilities, and all state accredited educational institutions and public libraries. For the purposes of this AGREEMENT initially, the facilities listed in Exhibit “B” attached to this AGREEMENT, shall constitute the currently potentially eligible public facilities. Any facility utilized by GRANTOR or other public agency subsequent to the effective date of this AGREEMENT and not listed on Exhibit “B” shall receive the same connection and service as quickly as reasonably possible so long as such facility is located within 125 feet of GRANTEE’s Cable System.

 

ii. Connection Cost Payable for Remote Sites If GRANTOR or other public agency desires connection and service to a facility that is located beyond the 125-foot limitation, the connection shall be made and GRANTOR or other public agency as applicable, shall be obligated to reimburse GRANTEE’s connection costs on the basis of GRANTEE’s time and materials.

 

B. Internet Service If GRANTEE offers Internet access service to cable subscribers in the Franchise Area, GRANTEE, within three (3) months of commencement of such offering, shall provide to any requesting public agency GRANTOR-owned and GRANTOR-occupied buildings and facilities, and all state accredited educational institutions and public libraries, as many Internet access connections and appropriate cable modems as may be requested, based upon the lowest applicable commercially available Internet service rate for the initial installation and at the lowest applicable commercially available rate for additional commercial connections. All applicable rates shall be further discounted by twenty percent (20%). Any facility utilized by GRANTOR or other public agency subsequent to the effective date of this AGREEMENT and not listed on Exhibit “B” shall receive the same connection and service as quickly as reasonably possible so long as such facility is located within 125 feet of GRANTEE’s Cable System.

 

7.3 Public Access

 

7.3.1 Public Access Channels Subject to the total channel limitations of Sections 7.1.2.A.ii and 7.1.2.A.iv, GRANTEE shall provide public access educational channels at no charge for the transmission of public access programming. During the term of the franchise, GRANTOR may, on an annual basis, review the need for any further channel capacity. GRANTEE, as promptly as reasonably possible, but in no event later than three (3) months after receipt of written

 

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determination of the need for an additional public access channel shall provide the additional channel capacity. No utilization requirements shall apply to use of any available channel capacity for public access purposes.

 

7.3.2 Acquisition and Distribution of Public Access Programming GRANTEE will provide and maintain a feed path and the necessary equipment at GRANTEE’s head-end and at the public access video distribution point to acquire and distribute the public access programming to basic subscribers in the franchised area. GRANTOR’s distribution point is presently located at Clearwater, Florida, through interconnection with Time-Warner Entertainment Advance Newhouse Partnership facilities, but may change with six month’s prior written notice to GRANTEE. It is anticipated that the location will be changed and GRANTEE shall pay for the reasonable costs to provide and maintain a feed path to the new facility. The costs of providing the feed path required of any subsequent moves from the new location shall be born by GRANTOR.

 

7.4 Education

 

7.4.1 Education Channels Subject to the total channel limitations of Sections 7.1.2.A.ii and 7.1.2. A.iv, PEG Educational Channels shall be in addition to must carry channels. GRANTEE shall provide educational channels at no charge for the transmission of local educational programming. During the term of the franchise, GRANTOR may, on an annual basis, review the need for any further channel capacity including interactive service, subject to the requirements of Section 7.2.1.A. GRANTEE, as promptly as reasonably possible, but in no event later than three (3) months after receipt of written determination of the need for an additional education channel shall provide the additional channel capacity. No utilization requirements shall apply to use of any available channel capacity for education access purposes.

 

7.4.2 Acquisition and Distribution of Educational Programming GRANTEE will provide and maintain a feed path and the necessary equipment at GRANTEE’s head end and at each of the educational institution’s video distribution points to acquire and distribute each of the educational institutions’ educational access channels to basic subscribers in the franchised area. The educational institution’s distribution point shall be located at Clearwater and Largo, Florida, but may change with six month’s prior written notice to GRANTEE. The reasonable costs of providing the feed path required of any move to a location shall be born by the education facility.

 

SECTION 8. PAYMENTS TO GRANTOR AND FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTS

 

8.1 Gross Revenue Reports

 

8.1.1 Audits Pursuant to the audit provisions of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance, upon receipt of the written request of GRANTOR, GRANTEE shall provide, at a mutually agreeable time and location within Pinellas County, its books, ledgers, journals, accounts and records, wherein GRANTEE shall keep all entries necessary to reflect GROSS REVENUES from CABLE

 

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SERVICE provided within the Franchise Area and documentation of costs and payments of PEG obligations.

 

8.1.2 Document Maintenance and Retention Such documents, including permanent records, shall be kept and maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be retained by GRANTEE for a minimum of four (4) years after the close of any audit engagement. All of the said documents shall, on written request of GRANTOR, be open for examination and audit during ordinary business hours.

 

8.1.3 Audit Limitations An audit may be performed in the event of an application for a transfer or a renewal. Such audit shall not count against the audits otherwise allowed under this Agreement.

 

8.1.4 Payment of Audit Discrepancies Any additional amount due to GRANTOR as a result of the audit shall be paid as provided for in the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance. In the event that any franchise payment or recomputed amount or unpaid portion, cost or penalty, is not made on or before the applicable due date, interest shall be charged as provided for in the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance.

 

8.2 Franchise Fees GRANTEE shall provide the following reports and payment to GRANTOR:

 

8.2.1 Monthly Report and Franchise Fee Payment On or before the 20th day of each month, during the term of the franchise granted herein, GRANTEE shall provide a report of all of GRANTEES Gross Revenues from cable service provided within the Franchise Area during the preceding month. Such report shall be certified by GRANTEE, and shall be accompanied by payment to GRANTOR of the amount of the franchise fee. Franchise fee payments shall be calculated at five percent (5%) of Gross Revenues from Cable Service with no adjustment made for the time value of money. The franchise fee statement submitted with each payment will contain the following information:

 

  A. Total number of basic subscribers in Franchise Area

 

  B. Total actual gross revenue itemized by general service category.

 

  C. Proposed write-offs, such as bad debt, and all proposed deductions from gross revenue.

 

  D. When EFFECTIVE COMPETITION exists only the total actual gross revenue and proposed write-offs, such as bad debt, and all proposed deductions from gross revenue need be reported on a monthly basis.

 

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8.2.2 Annual Report Within 180 days after the close of each fiscal year, GRANTOR shall be entitled to review and GRANTEE shall make available for review, a full accounting, prepared by a Certified Public Accountant or certified by a corporate officer, of Gross Revenues received and franchise fees paid by GRANTEE during the preceding fiscal year by supplying the full reporting of all revenue sources outlined in the report attached as Exhibit “C” or a mutually agreed upon substitute form. GRANTOR shall reconcile the contents of that report with the payments made pursuant to the monthly reports required under Section 8.2.1. GRANTOR shall be entitled to the payment of any shortfall and GRANTEE shall be entitled to a credit for any overage which shall be appropriately applied to either franchise fee or PEG payments in the coming year. In the last year of the Franchise term, if the franchise is not renewed, any credit shall be issued as a refund. Payment of any shortage or credit or refund of any overage shall be due no later than thirty (30) days from the date of a written notice from GRANTOR of the shortage or overage. In either event, GRANTOR shall issue written notice within thirty (30) days of GRANTORS reconciliation stated herein.

 

8.2.3 Other Reports Any other financial or statistical reports respecting homes passed, plant miles, number of subscribers, rates, and service calls completed within 24/48 hours, which GRANTOR from time to time may reasonably require by written notice to GRANTEE generally shall only be required in the event of a loss of EFFECTIVE COMPETITION in the FRANCHISE AREA. Issues such as homes passed, rates and service calls completed within 24/48 hours are expected to be monitored through EFFECTIVE COMPETITION. GRANTEE shall not be required to produce any reports that are not maintained in the ordinary course of business or that have been destroyed in the ordinary course of business.

 

8.3 Changes in the Franchise Fees In the event applicable legislation permits a franchise fee, in existing franchises, greater or less than 5%, GRANTOR agrees following ninety days prior written notice to raise or lower the franchise fee to a rate no higher than permitted by law. The franchise fee shall be no greater than the franchise fee imposed by GRANTOR upon any other cable operator operating a cable system within any portion of the FRANCHISE AREA. This Section 8.3 does not affect either GRANTORS or GRANTEES right to claim in the appropriate forum that greater or lesser franchise fees should be assessed based on applicable law.

 

SECTION 9. GRANTOR RIGHT TO PURCHASE FRANCHISE PROVIDED If GRANTEE does not seek renewal of its franchise upon expiration, or renewal is properly denied, or if earlier terminated by GRANTEE, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Sections 546 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, GRANTOR hereby reserves the right at the expiration of this franchise, and GRANTEE hereby grants GRANTOR the right, to purchase GRANTEES cable system operated within Pinellas County’s unincorporated boundary pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 547, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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SECTION 10. ADDITIONAL REPORTS TO BE FILED BY GRANTEE

 

10.1 Stockholder Report If GRANTEE is a publicly-held corporation, GRANTEE shall file, upon request, a copy of its report to its stockholders.

 

10.2 Ownership Information GRANTEE shall provide, upon request, a current list of its owners, stockholders, and bondholders; provided, however, that this requirement shall be inapplicable if GRANTEES stock is listed on a national exchange.

 

SECTION 11. RATES TO BE CHARGED BY GRANTEE

 

11.1 Regulatory Option Reserved Should GRANTOR have, by virtue of a change in federal law subsequent to the date of enactment of this Franchise, the power, authority or right to approve any changes in subscriber rates or otherwise to regulate rates, it may take all appropriate regulatory actions to the extent such future enactment may specifically empower GRANTOR so to take.

 

11.2 Conflicts with State or Federal Law If in the future, the State of Florida, Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) or other duly constituted authority regulates the rates of GRANTEE for the service provided for in this franchise, this section shall be of no effect to the extent of any conflict therewith during the period of time such federal or state regulation is in effect.

 

SECTION 12. QUALITY OF SERVICE GRANTEE expressly undertakes and agrees that it will at all times during the term hereof transmit signals of strength and quality, and use such materials and components, as are necessary to insure that GRANTEES subscribers will receive throughout the term hereof a quality of cable service in conformance with applicable FCC cable performance service standards.

 

SECTION 13. MAJOR SYSTEM ADDITIONS AFTER INITIAL CONSTRUCTION Before awarding any contract for the construction of any major (more than ten (10) consecutive plant miles) portion of its system in or under the Rights-of-Way or other GRANTOR-owned property, GRANTEE shall file with GRANTOR a performance bond in an amount reasonably established by GRANTOR from GRANTEES contractor, in a form and issued by a company satisfactory to GRANTOR, guaranteeing the completion of the work called for under such contract, and the payment of all claims for services, labor, or materials arising from or in connection with the work called for under such contract.

 

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SECTION 14. GRANTEES RULES GRANTEE shall have the authority to promulgate such rules, regulations, terms, and conditions governing the conduct of its business as shall be reasonably necessary to enable it to exercise its rights and to perform its obligations under this franchise ordinance, and to assure an uninterrupted service to each and all of its customers; provided, however, that such rules, regulations, terms and conditions shall not be in conflict with the provisions hereof and that a copy thereof shall be filed with the Clerk of Board Records, and shall thereafter be maintained current by GRANTEE.

 

SECTION 15. FRANCHISE AREA; CONSTRUCTION

 

15.1 Franchise Area

 

15.1.1 Residential Service GRANTEE shall provide service to all areas of the unincorporated Pinellas County (“FRANCHISE AREA”) as follows: GRANTEE shall make available cable service to all residential dwelling units where the density exceeds 20 residential dwelling units per linear mile.

 

15.1.2 Non-residential Service GRANTEE shall extend its CABLE SYSTEM and make CABLE SERVICE available to non-residential areas in the FRANCHISE AREA in any case where the non-residential SUBSCRIBER agrees to pay GRANTEES total incurred costs to make the extension. Provided, however, if the non-residential SUBSCRIBER is within one-hundred and twenty-five feet (125’) of the CABLE SYSTEM, the non-residential SUBSCRIBER shall pay only the normal installation fee.

 

15.2 Construction GRANTEE has certified that GRANTEES existing CABLE SYSTEM has been constructed consistent with the Section 15.1.1 and 15.1.2 and is documented in Exhibit “A”. If GRANTEE denies service or requires payment to provide service, GRANTEE shall provide a map of sufficient detail to allow determination of compliance with the mandatory extension provisions of the Cable System Regulatory Ordinance.

 

SECTION 16. ASSURING NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT At the time of the adoption of this Agreement, the GRANTOR has not been able to complete its negotiations with Time Warner Entertainment Advance Newhouse Partnership [“TWE/AN”]. Pursuant to an agreement between the GRANTOR and GRANTEE adopted contemporaneously with the Adoption of this Agreement, and incorporated herein, any ultimate negotiation of the TWE/AN franchise assures that GRANTEE is not disadvantaged because of the negotiation period.

 

SECTION 17. CAPTIONS The section headings and captions contained herein are for convenience only and shall not be used to vary or interpret the terms of this Ordinance.

 

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SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY To the extent legally possible, if any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision of this Franchise is invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or otherwise prohibited, or if any federal or state governmental agency shall establish or interpret any law, rule or regulation to the effect that any material or substantial provision hereof becomes invalid, illegal, unenforceable or otherwise prohibited, such holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Franchise.

 

SECTION 19. REPEALER Ordinance Number 96-70, the original franchise agreement is hereby repealed with the provision that if this Franchise Agreement is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction for any reason and subject to any right of appeal, that Ordinance Number, the original franchise agreement will be reinstated in its place for the purpose of maintaining Grantee’s franchised status, for an initial term on no more than 1 year during which both parties shall negotiate in good faith to develop and approve a substitute franchise agreement.

 

SECTION 20. CONFLICTING ORDINANCES All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be brought to the Board for its review and action. However, GRANTOR shall not hereby be deemed to have surrendered any part of its control over the streets, nor shall any other franchise granted to any other person, firm, or corporation be deemed to be repealed.

 

SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect upon GRANTEE’s filing with the Clerk of Board Records, its written acceptance of all of the terms and conditions hereof but no sooner than January 1, 2000.

 

END OF SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS, SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW

 

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[SEAL]

 

Attest  

/s/ Illegible

     

PINELLAS COUNTY

   
         
   

Deputy Clerk

           

 

BY:  

/s/ Illegible

   
   

Chairman, Board of County Commissioners

Pinellas County, Florida

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM
OFFICE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY
By  

/s/ Illegible

   
   

Attorney

 

ACCEPTANCE

 

GRANTEE accepts and hereby agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this franchise, including Exhibits A, B, and C attached hereto.

 

WITNESSES:

     

GTE Media Ventures Incorporated

/s/ Illegible

     

/s/ Illegible


     

Printed Name:

 

Illegible

     

As: President

            ATTEST:  

/s/ N. BRUCE KAZEE

               
               

N. BRUCE KAZEE

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

/s/ JUNE HOLLAND


Printed Name : June Holland

 

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________________

     

/s/ Illegible

 

DATE 12/17/99

       
   
       

APPROVED AS TO FORM

   
       

N. BRUCE KAZEE, COUNSEL

   

 

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 17th day of December, 1999, by Pamela S. Sacobser, on behalf of GTE Media Ventures Incorporated, who is personally known to me or who produced                                               as identification.

 

/s/ Illegible


Notary Public

 

/s/ Illegible


Print Notary Name

My Commission Expires: 01/20/02

 

[GRAPHIC]  

Illegible

__________ State of Taxes

My Commission Expires 01-28-02

 

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CONSOLIDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR PINELLAS COUNTY I-NET


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TYPE


  

FACILITY


  

STREET ADDRESS


  

CITY


   ZIP

  

SERVICE
LEVEL


3    AIRPORT    Albert Whitled (Administration)    107 8th Av SE    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
4    AIRPORT    Clearwater / St Petersburg (Administration)    3800 Roosevelt Bl    Clearwater    34620    Minor
5    AIRPORT    Clearwater Executive (Administration)    1000 Hercules Av N    Clearwater    34625    Minor
6    AIRPORT    Sheriff Hanger    15250 Spadco Dr.    Clearwater    34622    Minor
7    CITY HALL    City of Belleair Beach    444 Causeway Bl    Belleair Beach    34635    Minor
8    CITY HALL    City of Belleair Bluffs    115 Florence Dr    Belleair Bluffs    34640    Minor
9    CITY HALL    City of Dunedin    750 Milwaukee    Dunedin    34697    Minor
10    CITY HALL    City of Gulfport    2401 53rd St S    Gulfport    33707    Minor
11    CITY HALL    City of Indian Rocks Beach    1507 Palm Bay Bl    Indian Rocks Beach    34635    Minor
12    CITY HALL    City of Largo    225 First Av SW    Largo    34649    Minor
13    CITY HALL    City of Madeira Beach    300 Municipal Dr    Madeira Beach    33738    Minor
14    CITY HALL    City of Oldsmar    100 State St    Oldsmar    34677    Minor
15    CITY HALL    City of Pinellas Park    5141 78th Av N    Pinellas Park    34664    Minor
16    CITY HALL    City of Safety Harbor    750 Main St    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor
17    CITY HALL    City of Seminole    7464 Ridge Rd    Seminole    34642    Minor
18    CITY HALL    City of South Pasadena    7047 Sunset Dr S    South Pasadena    33707    Minor
19    CITY HALL    City of St Pete Beach    7701 Boca Ciega Dr    St Pete Beach    33706    Minor
20    CITY HALL    City of St Petersburg    175 5th St N    St Petersburg    33731    Minor
21    CITY HALL    City of Tarpon Springs    324 Pine St E    Tarpon Springs    34688    Minor
22    CITY HALL    City of Treasure Island    120 108th Av    Treasure Island    33706    Minor
23    CITY HALL    Town of Belleair    901 Ponce De Leon Bl    Belleair    34616    Minor
24    CITY HALL    Town of Belleair Shore    No City Hall    Belleair Shore    33786    Minor
25    CITY HALL    Town of Indian Shores    19305 Gulf Blvd    Indian Shores    34635    Minor
26    CITY HALL    Town of Kenneth City    6000 54th Av N    Kenneth City    33709    Minor
27    CITY HALL    Town of North Redington Beach    190 173rd Av    North Redington Beach    33708    Minor
28    CITY HALL    Town of Redington Beach    105 164th Av    Redington Beach    33708    Minor
29    CITY HALL    Town of Redington Shores    17798 Gulf Bl    Redington Shores    33708    Minor
30    CLERK    Mid County Traffic Court Records & Juvenile Assessment Center    14450 46th St N    Clearwater    34622    Intermediate
31    CLERK    Misdemeanor Court Records    14255 49th St N    Clearwater    34622    Intermediate
32    CLERK    Records Center (Clerk & Purchasing)    14155 49th St N    Clearwater    34620    Intermediate
33    CONSTRUCTION    Construction Licensing Board    11701 Belcher Rd #102    Largo    34643    Minor
34    CONVENTION    Convention & Visitors Bureau    1 Stadium Dr., Suite A    St. Petersburg    33705    Minor
35    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    11351 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    33778    Minor
36    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    1591 S Pinellas Ave    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
37    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    2255 E Bay Dr    Largo    33640    Minor
38    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    22nd Av S    St Petersburg         Minor
39    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    33920 US 19 N Suite 340    Palm Harbor    34681    Minor
40    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    4906 Creekside Dr (Suite T)    Clearwater    34620    Minor
41    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    5736 Central Ave    St Petersburg    33711    Minor
42    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    634 Park St    Clearwater    34616    Minor
43    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    6655 66th St N    Pinellas Park    33665    Minor
44    CORRECTIONS    Parole & Probation    8050 Seminole Mall    Seminole    34642    Minor

 

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46    COURT    Criminal Justice Center    14250 49th St N    Clearwater    33762    MAJOR
47    COURT    Judicial Building & Law Library    545 1st Ave N    St Petersburg    33701    MAJOR
48    COURT    New Court House    315 Court St    Clearwater    34616    MAJOR
49    COURT    Public Defender Misdemeanor Division    14225 49th St    Clearwater    34620    Minor
50    COURT    Reporters, Official    501 S Ft Harrison    Clearwater    34616    Minor
51    COURT    State Parole Board    18840 US 19 S Suite 430    Clearwater    34620    Minor
52    ECONOMIC DEV    Economic Development Council & Sheriff’s K9    7887 Bryan Dairy Rd    Largo    33773    Minor
53    ECONOMIC DEV    Economic Development Department    14010 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 704    Clearwater    33762    Minor
54    EMS/FIRE    Mid County Site, Pinellas County EMS & Fire Administration    12490 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    33774    MAJOR
55    FIRE    Fire Admin-City of Dunedin    1042 Virginia St.    Dunedin    34698    Minor
56    FIRE    Fire Admin-City of Largo    250 Cleveland Av SW    Largo    34640    Minor
57    FIRE    Fire Admin-City of Largo (Relocation in 1999)    201 Highland Av    Largo    34640    Minor
58    FIRE    Fire Admin-City of St Petersburg    400 ML King St S    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
59    FIRE    Fire Station 01 & 05 (St Petersburg)    455 8th St S    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
60    FIRE    Fire Station 02 (St Petersburg)    1420 Pinellas Bay Way    Tierra Verde    33715    Minor
61    FIRE    Fire Station 03 (St Petersburg)    3101 5th Av S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
62    FIRE    Fire Station 04 (St Petersburg)    2501 4th St N    St Petersburg    33704    Minor
63    FIRE    Fire Station 06 (St Petersburg)    901 49th St N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
64    FIRE    Fire Station 07 (St Petersburg)    6995 9th St N    Clearwater    33702    Minor
65    FIRE    Fire Station 08 (St Petersburg)    4701 9th St S    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
66    FIRE    Fire Station 09 (St Petersburg)    475 66th St N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
67    FIRE    Fire Station 10 (St Petersburg)    2800 30th Av N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
68    FIRE    Fire Station 11 (St Petersburg)    5150 31st St S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
69    FIRE    Fire Station 12 (St Petersburg)    1651 Bayou Grande Bl    St Petersburg    33703    Minor
70    FIRE    Fire Station 13 (St Petersburg)    11600 Roosevelt Bl    St Petersburg    33716    Minor
71    FIRE    Fire Station 16 (Airport Crash Fire Rescue)    15250 Spadco Dr.    Clearwater    34622    Minor
72    FIRE    Fire Station 17 (Gulfport)    5314 23rd Av S    Gulfport    33707    Minor
73    FIRE    Fire Station 18 (Lealman-Admin)    4017 56th Ave N    St Petersburg    33714    Minor
74    FIRE    Fire Station 19 (Lealman)    6694 46th Av N    St Petersburg    33709    Minor
75    FIRE    Fire Station 20 (So Pasadena-Admin)    911 Oleander Way S    South Pasadena    33707    Minor
76    FIRE    Fire Station 22 (St Pete Beach)    1950 Pass-A-Grille Way    St Pete Beach    33706    Minor
77    FIRE    Fire Station 23 (St Pete Beach-Admin)    7301 Gulf Bl    St Pete Beach    33706    Minor
78    FIRE    Fire Station 24 (Treasure Island-Admin)    180 108th AV    Treasure Island    33706    Minor
79    FIRE    Fire Station 25 (Madeira Beach-Admin)    300 Municipal Dr    Madeira Beach    33708    Minor
80    FIRE    Fire Station 26 (Redington Beach-Admin)    101 164th Av    Redington Beach    33708    Minor
81    FIRE    Fire Station 27 (Indian Rocks-Admin)    304 1st St    Indian Rocks Beach    34635    Minor
82    FIRE    Fire Station 28 (Indian Rocks)    13501 94th Av N    Seminole    34646    Minor
83    FIRE    Fire Station 29 & Fire Admin (Seminole)    11195 70th Av N    Seminole    34642    Minor
84    FIRE    Fire Station 30 (Seminole)    8971 Slarkey Rd    Seminole    34647    Minor
85    FIRE    Fire Station 31 (Seminole)    13091 88th Av N    Seminole    34646    Minor
86    FIRE    Fire Station 32 (Seminole)    10780 110th Av N    Seminole    34648    Minor
87    FIRE    Fire Station 33 (Pinellas Park)    5000 82nd Av N    Pinellas Park    34665    Minor
88    FIRE    Fire Station 34 (Pinellas Park)    6565 94th Av N    Pinellas Park    34665    Minor
89    FIRE    Fire Station 35 (Pinellas Park-Admin)    11350 43rd St N    Pinellas Park    34622    Minor
90    FIRE    Fire Station 36 (Pinellas Park)    13801 MoogPI N    Pinellas Park    34620    Minor

 

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FIRE

   Fire Station 37 (Largo)    2905 West Bay Dr    Belleair Bluffs    34615    Minor
92  

FIRE

   Fire Station 38 (Largo)    7630 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34641    Minor
93  

FIRE

   Fire Station 39 (Largo)    12398 134th Av N    Largo    34644    Minor
94  

FIRE

   Fire Station 40 (Largo)    2990 Whitney Rd    Clearwater    34620    Minor
95  

FIRE

   Fire Station 41 (Largo)    180 4th St., SW    Largo    34640    Minor
96  

FIRE

   Fire Station 42 (Largo)    151 N Belcher Rd N    Largo    34641    Minor
97  

FIRE

   Fire Station 43 (Belleair Bluffs-Admin)    682 Indian Rocks Rd    Belleair Bluffs    34640    Minor
98  

FIRE

   Fire Station 45 (Clearwater-Admin)    610 Franklin St    Clearwater    34616    Minor
99  

FIRE

   Fire Station 46 (Clearwater)    534 N Mandalay Av    Clearwater    34630    Minor
100  

FIRE

   Fire Station 47 (Clearwater)    1460 Lakeview Rd    Clearwater    34616    Minor
101  

FIRE

   Fire Station 48 (Clearwater)    1700 Belcher Rd N    Clearwater    34625    Minor
102  

FIRE

   Fire Station 49 (Clearwater)    520 Sky Harbor Dr.    Clearwater    34619    Minor
103  

FIRE

   Fire Station 50 (Clearwater)    2681 Countryside Bl    Clearwater    34621    Minor
104  

FIRE

   Fire Station 52 (Safely Harbor-Admin)    700 Main St    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor
105  

FIRE

   Fire Station 53 (Safety Harbor)    3095 McMullen Booth Rd    Clearwater    34621    Minor
106  

FIRE

   Fire Station 54 (Oldsmar-Admin)    111 State St    Oldsmar    34677    Minor
107  

FIRE

   Fire Station 56 (East Lake)    1933 East Lake Rd    East Lake    34685    Minor
108  

FIRE

   Fire Station 57 (East Lake-Admin)    3375 Tarpon Lake Bl    East Lake    34685    Minor
109  

FIRE

   Fire Station 58 (East Lake)    3280 Keystone Rd    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
110  

FIRE

   Fire Station 60 (Dunedin)    1046 Virginia St    Dunedin    34698    Minor
111  

FIRE

   Fire Station 61 (Dunedin)    1941 Ed Eckert Dr    Dunedin    34698    Minor
112  

FIRE

   Fire Station 62 (Dunedin)    2833 Belcher Rd    Dunedin    34698    Minor
113  

FIRE

   Fire Station 65 (Palm Harbor-Admin)    250 West Lake Rd    Palm Harbor    34684    Minor
114  

FIRE

   Fire Station 66 (Palm Harbor)    1123 Illinois Av    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
115  

FIRE

   Fire Station 67 (Palm Harbor)    2300 Gleneagles Pkwy    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
116  

FIRE

   Fire Station 68 (Palm Harbor)    3007 Alt US 19 N    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
117  

FIRE

   Fire Station 69 (Tarpon Springs-Admin)    325 Lemon St E    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
118  

FIRE

   Fire Station 70 (Tarpon Springs)    1025 Gulf Rd    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
119  

FLEET

   Fleet Management Administration    9685 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34641    Intermediate
120  

FLEET

   Fleet Management Sub Sta-46th St    14204 46th N    Clearwater    34620    Minor
121  

FLEET

   Fleet Management Sub Station 17    300 S Ft Harrison Ave    Clearwater    34616    Minor
122  

FLEET

   Fleet Management-Field Services North    3900 Douglas Ave    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
123  

FLEET

   Fleet Management-Field Services South    7415 54th Ave N    St Petersburg    33709    Minor
124  

FLEET

   Fleet Management-Ft Desolo & Fort DeSoto Park    3500 Pinellas Bay Way    Tierra Verde    33715    Minor
125  

GEN SVCS

   Gen Svc Facility Mgmt Mid-County Section    10756 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34648    Minor
126  

GEN SVCS

   Gen Svc Facility Mgmt Warehouse    14190 Roosevelt Blvd    Clearwater    34620    Minor
127  

GEN SVCS

   Gen Svcs Cabinet Shop    1225 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34640    Minor
128  

HEALTH

   Clearwater Health Dept    310 N Myrtle Ave    Clearwater    34615    Minor
129  

HEALTH

   Environmental Engineering Division    4175 East Bay Sr    Clearwater    34624    Minor
130  

HEALTH

   Geriatric Dental Clinic    210 Ewing Ave    Clearwater    34616    Minor
131  

HEALTH

   Geriatric Dental Clinic    3800 62nd Ave N    Pinellas Park    33565    Minor
132  

HEALTH

   Health Bldg. – Tarpon Springs    301 S. Disston    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
133  

HEALTH

   Health Department – 300 Plaza East    300 31st St N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
134  

HEALTH

   Health Department Administration    500 7th Ave S    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
135  

HEALTH

   Largo Health Center    12420 130th Av    Largo    33774    Minor
136  

HEALTH

   Pinellas Park Health Dept    5800 77th Ave N    Pinellas Park    34665    Minor

 

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HEALTH

   Pinellas Park Health Dept    6350 76th Ave N    Pinellas Park    34665    Minor
138  

HEALTH

   St Petersburg Clinic    775 5th St S    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
139  

HERITAGE

   Gulf Beaches Historical Museum    115 10th Avenue    St. Pete Beach    33706    Minor
140  

HERITAGE

   Heritage Village - Museum    11909 125th Street    Largo    34644    Minor
141  

HIGHWAY

   Highway Storm Water Div    4051 118th Ave N    Clearwater    34622    Minor
142  

HIGHWAY

   Hwy Dept Central District, Survey Division & Fleet Mgt    22211 US 19 N    Clearwater    34625    Minor
143  

HIGHWAY

   Hwy Dept Mosquito Control & Fleet Mgt Sub Station    4100 118th Avenue N    Clearwater    34622    Minor
144  

HIGHWAY

   Hwy Dept Southeast District    3755 46th Av N    St Petersburg    33714    Minor
145  

HIGHWAY

   Hwy Dept Southwest District    11650 131st St N    Seminole    34644    Minor
146  

HOSPITAL

   All Children’s    801 6th St. S    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
147  

HOSPITAL

   Bay Pines VA    10000 Bay Pines BI    Bay Pines    33504    Minor
148  

HOSPITAL

   Bayfront Medical Center    701 6th St S    St Petersburg    33701    Intermediate
149  

HOSPITAL

   Columbia Clearwater Community    1521 Druid Rd    Clearwater    34616    Minor
150  

HOSPITAL

   Columbia Edward White    2323 9th Av N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
151  

HOSPITAL

   Columbia Largo Medical Center    201 14th St SW    Largo    34640    Minor
152  

HOSPITAL

   Columbia Northside Medical Center    6000 49th St N    Lealman    33709    Minor
153  

HOSPITAL

   Columbia St Petersburg Medical Center    6500 38th Av N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
154  

HOSPITAL

   Helen Ellis    1395 Pinellas Av S    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
155  

HOSPITAL

   Mease Countryside    3231 McMullen Booth Rd    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor
156  

HOSPITAL

   Mease Dunedin    601 Main St    Dunedin    34698    Minor
157  

HOSPITAL

   Morton Plant    323 Jeffords St    Clearwater    34616    Minor
158  

HOSPITAL

   Palms of Pasadena    1501 Pasadena Av S    South Pasadena    33707    Minor
159  

HOSPITAL

   St Anthony’s    1200 7th Ave N    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
160  

HOSPITAL

   Sun Coast Osteopathic    2025 Indian Rocks Rd    Largo    34644    Minor
161  

HRS

   HRS Administration    5255 140th Ave N    Clearwater         Minor
162  

HRS

   HRS Child Support    1437 S Belcher Rd    Clearwater    34624    Minor
163  

HRS

   HRS Wildwood    3001 26th St S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
164  

JUSTICE

   Justice Coord./Leg. Delegation    311 Osceola Av    Clearwater    34616    Minor
165  

JUVENILE

   Juvenile Welfare Board    4140 49th St N    St Petersburg    33709    Minor
166  

LIBRARY

   Clearwater (Beach)    40 Causeway BI    Clearwater    34630    Minor
167  

LIBRARY

   Clearwater (City)    100 N Osceola Av    Clearwater    34615    Minor
168  

LIBRARY

   Clearwater (Countryside)    2741 SR 580    Clearwater    34623    Minor
169  

LIBRARY

   Clearwater (East)    2251 Drew St    Clearwater    34625    Minor
170  

LIBRARY

   Clearwater (Main)    36 N Osceola Av    Clearwater    34625    Minor
171  

LIBRARY

   Clearwater (N Greenwood)    1250 Palmetto    Clearwater    34616    Minor
172  

LIBRARY

   Gulf Beaches    200 Municipal Dr    Madeira Beach    33708    Minor
173  

LIBRARY

   Gulfport Public    5501 28 Av S    Gulfport    33707    Minor
174  

LIBRARY

   Largo    351 East Bay Dr    Largo    34641    Minor
175  

LIBRARY

   Law-Clearwater # 1    641 Court St    Clearwater    34616    Minor
176  

LIBRARY

   Library    365 73rd Av              Minor
177  

LIBRARY

   Oldsmar City    101 State St W    Oldsmar    34677    Minor
178  

LIBRARY

   Palm Harbor    2330 Nebraska Av    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
179  

LIBRARY

   Pinellas Park    7770 52nd St N    Pinellas Park    34665    Minor
180  

LIBRARY

   Pinellas Public Library CoOp    12345 Starkey Rd    Largo    33773    Minor
181  

LIBRARY

   Safety Harbor    101 2nd St N    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor
182  

LIBRARY

   Safety Harbor Public    176 5th Av N    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor

 

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LIBRARY

   Seminole Community    9199 113th St N    Seminole    34642    Minor
184  

LIBRARY

   Seminole Library Association    9000 113th St N    Seminole    34642    Minor
185  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-Azalea Branch    7801 22nd Av N    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
186  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-Johnson Branch    1111 18th Av S    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
187  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-Library Lakes Condo Apts Assn.    1200 37th St N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
188  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-Mirror Lake    280 5th St N    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
189  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-Municipal Branch    5th St & 3rd Av N    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
190  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-North Branch    861 70th Av N    St Petersburg    33702    Minor
191  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-Public (Main)    3745 9th Av N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
192  

LIBRARY

   St Petersburg-Public/S. Branch    1201 Country Club Way S    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
193  

LIBRARY

   Tarpon Springs    138 Lemon St E    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
194  

LIBRARY

   Video Library    11403 Starkey Rd    Largo    33773    Minor
195  

MED EXAMINER

   Medical Examiner’s Office    10850 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34648    Minor
196  

MULTI USER

   Criminal Justice Planning, Veterans Svcs, Prop Appraiser    1100 Cleveland St    Clearwater    34615    Minor
197  

MULTI USER

   North County Service Center, Sheriff North Sub-Station & Clerk    29582 US 19 N    Clearwater    34621    Intermediate
198  

MULTI USER

   South County Service Clr    1800 66th St N    St Petersburg    33710    Intermediate
199  

PARK

   Anderson Park    39699 US Hwy 19 N    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
200  

PARK

   Brooker Creek Preserve - Office    1061 Lora Lane    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
201  

PARK

   Fred Howard Park    1700 Sunset Dr    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
202  

PARK

   John Chestnut Sr Park    2200 East Lake Rd    Palm Harbor    34685    Minor
203  

PARK

   Lake Seminole - Burnett    8877 Seminole Blvd.    Seminole    34647    Minor
204  

PARK

   Lake Seminole Park    10015 74th Ave N    Seminole    34647    Minor
205  

PARK

   Phillipe Park    2525 Phillipe Pkwy    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor
206  

PARK

   Ridgecrest Park    12000 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34644    Minor
207  

PARK

   Sand Key Park    1060 Gulf Blvd    Clearwater    34630    Minor
208  

PARK

   Sawgrass Lake Park    7400 25th St N    St Petersburg    33702    Minor
209  

PARK

   Taylor Park    1100 8thAve SW    Largo    34640    Minor
210  

PARK

   Walsingham Park    12620 102nd AV N    Largo    34648    Minor
211  

PARK

   War Veterans Memorial Park    9600 Bay Pines Blvd    St Petersburg    33708    Minor
212  

PARK

   Weedon Island Preserve    1500 Weedon Island Dr    St Petersburg    33702    Minor
213  

PC BLDGS

   Alcohol Rehabilitation Center    3575 Old Keystone Rd    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
214  

PC BLDGS

   Alternative Human Services    5200 16th St N    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
215  

PC BLDGS

   County Annex Bldg    400 S Ft Harrison Ave    Clearwater    34616    Minor
216  

PC BLDGS

   Housing and Construction Svcs    475 Central Ave    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
217  

PC BLDGS

   Omni Center    1801 119th St N    Largo    34648    Minor
218  

PC BLDGS

   St Petersburg Beach    4700 Gulf Blvd    St Pete Beach    33706    Minor
219  

PC BLDGS

   St Petersburg Optics    19th St N    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
220  

PC BLDGS

   Whitney Road House    1962 30th St S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
221  

PCSO

   Palm Harbor - Maint Area/Sheriffs Res.& Hwy Dept North District    4314 Alt US 19    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
222  

PCSO

   Sheriff - Dunedin    737 Louden Avenue    Dunedin         Intermediate
223  

PCSO

   Sheriff Detention and Corrections Bureau    14400 49th St N    Clearwater    34622    Minor
224  

PCSO

   Sheriff Judicial Operations Bureau, Public Defender & Law Library    5100 144th Ave N    Clearwater    34620    Minor
225  

PCSO

   Sheriff Judicial Operations Bureau-Largo    10750 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34648    Minor
226  

PCSO

   Sheriff Judicial Operations, Gen Svc & Reporters, Official    150 5th St N    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
227  

PCSO

   Sheriff Office Bldg 8    10756 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34648    Minor
228  

PCSO

   Sheriff Offices Bldg 9    10756 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    34648    Minor

 

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229   PCSO    Sheriff Technical Services    4645 145th Ave N    Clearwater    34620    Minor
230   PCSO    Sheriff Technical Services & Evidence Storage    4801 145th Ave N    Clearwater    34620    Minor
231   PCSO    Sheriff Technical Services, Central Distribution & Evidence Storage    4707 145th Ave N    Clearwater    34620    Minor
232   PCSO    Sheriff/Records Mgmt.    5300 Ulmerton Road    Largo    34620    Intermediate
233   PCSO    Sheriff’s Offices - Annex Building(#5)    10750 Ulmerton Rd.    Largo    34648    Minor
234   PCSO    Sheriff’s Offices - Bldg. 100 (Main) Administration    10750 Ulmerton Rd.    Largo    34648    MAJOR
235   PCSO    Sheriff’s Offices - Bldg. 200 (Veh Maint)    10750 Ulmerton Rd.    Largo    34648    Minor
236   PCSO    Sheriff’s Offices - Bldg. 300 (Radio)    10750 Ulmerton Rd.    Largo    34648    Minor
237   PCSO    Sheriff’s Offices - Bldg. 400 (Personnel)    10750 Ulmerton Rd.    Largo    34648    Minor
238   PCSO    Sheriff’s Offices Bld7 - Facilities Mgmt.    10750 Ulmerton Rd.    Largo    34648    Minor
239   POLICE    Clearwater PD Headquarters    645 Pierce St    Clearwater         Minor
240   POLICE    Clearwater PD Substation (Beach)    700 Bayway    Clearwater Beach         Minor
241   POLICE    Clearwater PD Substation (Condon Gardens)    2931 Sandlewood DR    Clearwater    33759    Minor
242   POLICE    Clearwater PD Substation (East)    2851 McMullen-Booth    Clearwater    33761    Minor
243   POLICE    Clearwater PD Substation (Kings Highway)    2080 Kings Highway, Apt 8    Clearwater         Minor
244   POLICE    Clearwater PD Substation (NGNP)    1310 N Greenwood    Clearwater    33755    Minor
245   POLICE    Clearwater PD Substation (Old Bay)    1250 N Ft Harrison    Clearwater    33755    Minor
246   POLICE    Clearwater PD Substation (SGNP)    1426 S Greenwood    Clearwater    33756    Minor
247   POLICE    Largo PD Headquarters    100 East Bay    Largo         Minor
248   POLICE    Largo PD Headquarters (Relocating in 1999)    201 Highland Av    Largo         Minor
249   POLICE    Largo PD Substation (Alpha)    13819 #B Walshingham Rd Largo FL    Largo         Minor
250   POLICE    Largo PD Substation (Bravo)    10500 Ulmerton Rd #216    Largo         Minor
251   POLICE    Largo PD Substation (Delta)    4625 East Bay Drive Largo FL    Largo         Minor
252   POLICE    Largo PD Substation (Echo)    14099 Belcher Rd #1004 Largo FL    Largo         Minor
253   POLICE    Largo PD Substation (NRC)    1406 Clearwater - Largo Road    Largo         Minor
254   POLICE    St Pete Beach PD Headquarters    7701 Boca Ciega Dr    St Pete Beach         Minor
255   POLICE    St Petersburg PD    1300 1st Ave N    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
256   POLICE    St Petersburg PD Bartlell Park Center    1453 4th Street S    St Petersburg         Minor
257   POLICE    St Petersburg PD Maximo Plaza    5175 34th ST S    St Petersburg         Minor
258   POLICE    St Petersburg PD Sanderlin Resource Center    2335 22nd Ave S    St Petersburg         Minor
259   POLICE    St Petersburg PD Skyway Shopping Center Substation    1047 62nd Ave S    St Petersburg         Minor
260   POLICE    St Petersburg PD Sunrise    6393 9th ST S St Pete    St Petersburg         Minor
261   POLICE    St Petersburg PD Tyrone Garden Center Substation    937 Tyrone Blvd    St Petersburg         Minor
262   POLICE    Tarpon Springs PD    366 North Ring St    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
263   POLICE    Treasure Island PD    180 108th Av    Treasure Island    33706    Minor
264   POLICE    USF Campus PD    140 7th Av S    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
265   POLICE    VA Police Dept    10000 Bay Pines Bl    Bay Pines    33504    Minor
266   PROP APPR    Property Appr. - North County Office    29269 U.S. 19 N.    Clearwater    34621    Minor
267   PSTA    PSTA Bus Administration    14840 49th St N    Clearwater    33762    Minor
268   PTEC    PTEC Clearwater Campus    6100 154th Av N    Clearwater    33760    Minor
269   PTEC    PTEC St Petersburg Campus    901 34th St S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
270   PURCHASING    County Central Purchasing Warehouse    14198 Roosevelt Blvd    Clearwater    33762    Minor
271   RADIO SYSTEM    Bayfront Medical Center Radio Site    701 6th St S    St Petersburg    33701    INT CRIT
272   RADIO SYSTEM    Court House Radio Site    315 Court St    Clearwater    34616    INT CRIT
273   RADIO SYSTEM    Eldridge-Wilde Radio Site    3563 Old Keystone Rd    Tarpon Springs    34689    INT CRIT
274   RADIO SYSTEM    Highway Division Radio Site    22211 U.S. 19 N    Clearwater    34625    INT CRIT

 

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275   RADIO SYSTEM    Majestic Towers, Bldg A, Rooftop (PCSO Site)    1255 Pasadena Ave S    South Pasadena    33707    Intermediate
276   RADIO SYSTEM    Majestic Towers, Bldg B Rooftop (County Site)    1255 Pasadena Ave S    South Pasadena    33707    INT CRIT
277   RADIO SYSTEM    Ridgecrest Radio Site (Collocated at Mid County Site)    12490 Ulmerton Rd    Largo    33774    INT CRIT
278   RADIO SYSTEM    Safety Harbor Radio Site    2290 Slate Road 580    Safety Harbor    33763    INT CRIT
279   RADIO SYSTEM    St Petersburg Radio Site    150 14th St N    St Petersburg    33705    INT CRIT
280   RADIO SYSTEM    Tarpon Springs Radio Site    3820 US Alt 19 N    Palm Harbor    34683    INT CRIT
281   RADIO SYSTEM    Toytown Radio Site    10540 16th St N    St Petersburg    33716    INT CRIT
282   SCHOOL    Anona Elementary    12301 Indian Rocks Rd    Largo    33774    Minor
283   SCHOOL    Azelia Elementary    1680 74th St N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
284   SCHOOL    Azelia Middle    7655 22nd Av N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
285   SCHOOL    Bardmoor Elementary    8900 Greenbriar Rd    Seminole    33777    Minor
286   SCHOOL    Bauder Elementary    12755 86th Av N    Seminole    33776    Minor
287   SCHOOL    Bay Point Elementary    2551 62nd Av S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
288   SCHOOL    Bay Point Middle    2151 62nd Av S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
289   SCHOOL    Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary    5900 9th St S    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
290   SCHOOL    Bear Creek Elementary    350 61st St S    St Petersburg    33707    Minor
291   SCHOOL    Belcher Elementary    1839 S Belcher Rd    Clearwater    33764    Minor
292   SCHOOL    Belleair Elementary    1156 Lakeview Rd    Clearwater    33756    Minor
293   SCHOOL    Blanton Elementary    6400 54th Av N    St Petersburg    33709    Minor
294   SCHOOL    Boca Ciega High    924 58th Street S    Gulfport    33707    Minor
295   SCHOOL    Brooker Creek Elementary    3102 Forelock    Palm Harbor    34685    Minor
296   SCHOOL    Campbell Park Elementary    1101 7th Av S    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
297   SCHOOL    Carwise, Joseph L., Middle    3301 Bentley Dr    Palm Harbor    34684    Minor
298   SCHOOL    Clearview Avenue Elementary    3815 43rd St N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
299   SCHOOL    Clearwater Discovery    1220 Palmetto St    Clearwater    33755    Minor
300   SCHOOL    Clearwater High    540 S Hercules Av    Clearwater    33764    Minor
301   SCHOOL    Coachmen Fundamental Middle    2235 NE Coachman Rd    Clearwater    33765    Minor
302   SCHOOL    Countyrside High    3000 State Road 580    Clearwater    33761    Minor
303   SCHOOL    Cross Bayou Elementary    6886 102nd Av    Pinellas Park    33782    Minor
304   SCHOOL    Curlew Creek Elementary    3030 Curlew Rd    Palm Harbor    34684    Minor
305   SCHOOL    Curtis Fundamental Elementary    1210 Holt Av    Clearwater    33755    Minor
306   SCHOOL    Cypress Woods Elementary    4900 Cypress Woods Bl    Palm Harbor    34685    Minor
307   SCHOOL    Davis, Lelia G., Elementary    2630 Landmark Dr    Clearwater    33761    Minor
308   SCHOOL    Dixie Hollins Evening Adult Education Center    4940 62nd St N    St Petersburg    33709    Minor
309   SCHOOL    Dunedin Elementary    531 Beltrees St    Dunedin    34698    Minor
310   SCHOOL    Dunedin High    1651 Pinehurst Rd    Dunedin    34968    Minor
311   SCHOOL    Dunedin Highland Middle    896 Union St    Dunedin    34698    Minor
312   SCHOOL    East Lake High    1300 Silver Eagle Dr    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
313   SCHOOL    Eisenhower Elementary    28900 Drew St    Clearwater    33759    Minor
314   SCHOOL    Fairmont Park Elementary    575 41st St S    St Petersburg    33711    Minor
315   SCHOOL    Fitzgerald Middle    6410 118th Av N    St Petersburg    33773    Minor
316   SCHOOL    Forest Lakes Elementary    301 Pine Av    St Petersburg    34677    Minor
317   SCHOOL    Frontier Elementary    6995 Hopedale Land    Clearwater    33764    Minor
318   SCHOOL    Fuguitt Elementary    13010 101st St    Largo    33773    Minor
319   SCHOOL    Garrison-Jones Elementary    3133 Garrison Rd    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
320   SCHOOL    Gibbs High    850 34th St S    St Petersburg    33711    Minor
321   SCHOOL    Gulf Beaches Elementary    8600 Boca Ciega Dr    St Petersburg    33706    Minor

 

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322  

SCHOOL

   Gulfport Elementary    2014 52nd St S    Gulfport    33707    Minor
323  

SCHOOL

   Hamilton District    5125 11th Av S    Gulfport    33707    Minor
324  

SCHOOL

   Harris, Nina, Exceptional Student Education Center    6000 70th Av N    Pinellas Park    33781    Minor
325  

SCHOOL

   High Point Elementary    6033 150th Av N    Clearwater    33760    Minor
326  

SCHOOL

   Highland Lakes Elementary    3636 Ridge Bl    Palm Harbor    34684    Minor
327  

SCHOOL

   Hunsinger, Calvin    1863 Betty Lane N    Clearwater    33755    Minor
328  

SCHOOL

   Kennedy Middle    1660 Palmetto St    Clearwater    33755    Minor
329  

SCHOOL

   Kings Highway Elementary    1715 Kings Highway    Clearwater    33755    Minor
330  

SCHOOL

   Lake St. George Elementary    2855 County Rd 95    Palm Harbor    34684    Minor
331  

SCHOOL

   Lakeview Fundamental Elementary    2229 25th St S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
332  

SCHOOL

   Lakewood Elementary    2154 27th Av N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
333  

SCHOOL

   Lakewood High    1400 54th Av S    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
334  

SCHOOL

   Largo Central Elementary    250 1st Av NE    Largo    33770    Minor
335  

SCHOOL

   Largo High/Teaching Arts    410 Missouri Av    Largo    33770    Minor
336  

SCHOOL

   Largo Middle    155 8th Av SE    Largo    33771    Minor
337  

SCHOOL

   Lealman Avenue Elementary    4001 58th Av N    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
338  

SCHOOL

   Lealman Discovery School    4100 35th St N    St Petersburg    33714    Minor
339  

SCHOOL

   Lynch Elementary    1901 71st Av N    St Petersburg    33702    Minor
340  

SCHOOL

   Madeira Beach Elementary    749 Madeira Beach Causeway    Madeira Beach    33708    Minor
341  

SCHOOL

   Madeira Beach Middle    591 Madeira Beach Causeway    Madeira Beach    33708    Minor
342  

SCHOOL

   Maximo Elementary    4850 31st St S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
343  

SCHOOL

   McMullen Booth Elementary    3025 Union St    Clearwater    33759    Minor
344  

SCHOOL

   Meadowlawn Middle    5900 16th St N    St Petersburg    33714    Minor
345  

SCHOOL

   Melrose Elementary    1752 13th Av S    St Petersburg    33714    Minor
346  

SCHOOL

   Mildred Helms Elementary    561 S Clearwater/Largo Rd    Largo    33770    Minor
347  

SCHOOL

   Mount Vernon Elementary    4629 13th Av N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
348  

SCHOOL

   North Shore Elementary    3500 Oak St NE    St Petersburg    33704    Minor
349  

SCHOOL

   North Ward Elementary    900 N Ft Harrison Av    Clearwater    33755    Minor
350  

SCHOOL

   North Ward School    327 11th Av N    St Petersburg    34701    Minor
351  

SCHOOL

   Northeast High & Northeast Community    1717 54th Av N    St Petersburg    33714    Minor
352  

SCHOOL

   Northwest Elementary    5601 22nd Av N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
353  

SCHOOL

   Oak Grove Middle    1370 S Belcher Rd    Clearwater    33764    Minor
354  

SCHOOL

   Oakhurst Elementary    10535 137th St N    Largo    33774    Minor
355  

SCHOOL

   Oldsmar Elementary    302 W Dartmouth Av    Oldsmar    34677    Minor
356  

SCHOOL

   Orange Grove Elementary    10300 65th Av N    Seminole    33772    Minor
357  

SCHOOL

   Osceola High & Sixteenth Street Middle Magnet School    9751 98th St N    Seminole    33777    Minor
358  

SCHOOL

   Osceola Middle    9301 98th St N    Seminole    33777    Minor
359  

SCHOOL

   Ozona Elementary    601 Tampa Rd    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
360  

SCHOOL

   Palm Harbor Elementary    415 15th St    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
361  

SCHOOL

   Palm Harbor Middle    1800 Tampa Rd    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
362  

SCHOOL

   Palm Harbor University High    1900 Omaha St    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
363  

SCHOOL

   Pasadena Fundamental Elementary    95 72nd St N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
364  

SCHOOL

   Perkins Elementary    2400 Queensboro Av S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor
365  

SCHOOL

   Pinellas Central Elementary    10501 58th St N    Pinellas Park    33782    Minor
366  

SCHOOL

   Pinellas Park Elementary    7520 52nd St N    Pinellas Park    33781    Minor
367  

SCHOOL

   Pinellas Park High    6305 118th Av N    Largo    33773    Minor

 

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368

 

SCHOOL

   Pinellas Park Middle    6940 70th Av N    Pinellas Park    33781    Minor

369

 

SCHOOL

   Plumb Elementary    1920 Lakeview Rd    Clearwater    33764    Minor

370

 

SCHOOL

   Ponce de Leon Elementary    1301 Ponce de Leon Av    Clearwater    33756    Minor

371

 

SCHOOL

   Rawlings, Marjorie K Elementary    6505 68th St n    Pinellas Park    33781    Minor

372

 

SCHOOL

   Ridgecrest Elementary    1901 119th St N    Largo    33778    Minor

373

 

SCHOOL

   Rio Vista Elementary    8131 Macoma Dr NE    St Petersburg    33702    Minor

374

 

SCHOOL

   Rivera Middle    501 62nd AV NE    St Petersburg    33702    Minor

375

 

SCHOOL

   Robinson, Samuel M. Challenge School    1101 Marshall St    Clearwater    33755    Minor

376

 

SCHOOL

   Safety Harbor Center - IBIS    675 Elm AV N    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor

377

 

SCHOOL

   Safety Harbor Elementary    535 5th Av N    Safety Harbor    34695    Minor

378

 

SCHOOL

   Safety Harbor Middle    125 7th St N    Safety Harbor    33776    Minor

379

 

SCHOOL

   San Jose Elementary    1670 San Helen Dr    Dunedin    34698    Minor

380

 

SCHOOL

   Sanders, Richard L. School    4960 78th Av N    Pinellas Park    33781    Minor

381

 

SCHOOL

   Sandy Lake Elementary    1360 Sandy lane    Clearwater    33755    Minor

382

 

SCHOOL

   Sawgrass Lake Elementary    1815 77th Av N    St Petersburg    33702    Minor

383

 

SCHOOL

   School Board    2190 Cleveland St    Clearwater    34615    Minor

384

 

SCHOOL

   Seminole Elementary    10950 74th Av N    Seminole    33772    Minor

385

 

SCHOOL

   Seminole High    8401 131st St N    Seminole    33776    Minor

386

 

SCHOOL

   Seminole Middle    8701 131st St N    Seminole    33776    Minor

387

 

SCHOOL

   Seminole Vocational Education Center    12611 86th Av N    Seminole    33776    Minor

388

 

SCHOOL

   Seventy-Fourth St Elementary    3801 74th St N    St Petersburg    33709    Minor

389

 

SCHOOL

   Sexton Elementary    1997 54th Av N    St Petersburg    33714    Minor

390

 

SCHOOL

   Shore Acres Elementary    1800 62nd Av NE    St Petersburg    33703    Minor

391

 

SCHOOL

   Sixteenth Street Middle Quality School    3836 21st AV S    St Petersburg    33711    Minor

392

 

SCHOOL

   Skycrest Elementary    10 N Corona Av    Clearwater    33765    Minor

393

 

SCHOOL

   Skyview Elementary    8601 60th St N    Pinellas Park    33782    Minor

394

 

SCHOOL

   South Ward Elementary    610 S Ft Harrison AV    Clearwater    33756    Minor

395

 

SCHOOL

   Southern Oak Elementary    9101 Walsingham Rd    Largo    33773    Minor

396

 

SCHOOL

   Southside Fundamental Middle    1701 10th St S    St Petersburg    33705    Minor

397

 

SCHOOL

   St Petersburg Challenge    2350 22nd Av S    St Petersburg    33712    Minor

398

 

SCHOOL

   St Petersburg High    2501 5th Avenue N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor

399

 

SCHOOL

   Starkey Elementary    9300 86th Av N    Seminole    33777    Minor

400

 

SCHOOL

   Stephens, Jr., Paul B. Exceptional Student Ed Center    2929 County Rd 193    Clearwater    33759    Minor

401

 

SCHOOL

   Sunset Hills Elementary    1513 Gulf Rd    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor

402

 

SCHOOL

   Sutherland Elementary    3150 Belcher Rd    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor

403

 

SCHOOL

   Tarpon Springs Elementary    525 N Disston Av    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor

404

 

SCHOOL

   Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary    400 E Harrison    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor

405

 

SCHOOL

   Tarpon Springs High    1411 S Gulf Rd    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor

406

 

SCHOOL

   Tarpon Springs Middle    500 N Florida Av    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor

407

 

SCHOOL

   Tarpon Springs SOC SCVS    41 N Ring Ave    St Petersburg    33714    Minor

408

 

SCHOOL

   Tomlinson Adult Learning Center    296 Mirror Lake Dr    St Petersburg    33710    Minor

409

 

SCHOOL

   Tyrone Elementary    2401 66th St N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor

410

 

SCHOOL

   Tyrone Middle    6421 22nd Av N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor

411

 

SCHOOL

   Walsingham Elementary    9099 Walsingham Rd    Largo    33773    Minor

412

 

SCHOOL

   Westgale Elementary    3560 58th St N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor

413

 

SCHOOL

   Woodlawn Elementary    1600 16th St N    St Petersburg    33713    Minor

 

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SCHOOL BOARD

   Anderson Environmental Education Center    7400 25th St N    St Petersburg    33702    Minor
415  

SCHOOL BOARD

   Druid Complex    1960 E Druid Rd    Clearwater    33764    Minor
416  

SCHOOL BOARD

   Enterprise Village    12100 Starkey Rd    Largo    33773    Minor
417  

SCHOOL BOARD

   High Point Service Center    5925 150th Av N    Clearwater    33760    Minor
418  

SCHOOL BOARD

   P.C. Schools Administration    301 4th Street SW    Largo    33770    Minor
419  

SCHOOL BOARD

   PC Council of PTAs    1851 Asbury Dr    Clearwater    33765    Minor
420  

SCHOOL BOARD

   PC Education Foundation    19321 US 19 N, Suite C520    Clearwater    33764    Minor
421  

SCHOOL BOARD

   Pownall, Walter, Service Center & Campus Police    11111 Belcher Rd S    Largo    33773    Minor
422  

SCHOOL BOARD

   Risk Management and Insurance    301 4th St SW    Largo    33770    Minor
423  

SCHOOL BOARD

   School Operations/Student Services, Area I    525 Pennsylvania Av    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
424  

SCHOOL BOARD

   School Operations/Student Services, Area II    1015 10th Av N    St Petersburg    33705    Minor
425  

SCHOOL BOARD

   School Operations/Student Services, Area III    1001 51st St S    Gulfport    33707    Minor
426  

SCHOOL BOARD

   St Petersburg Science Center    7701 22nd Av N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
427  

SOCIAL SVCS

   Social Services Administration    1100 Cleveland St.    Clearwater    34615    Minor
428  

SOCIAL SVCS

   Social Services St Petersburg    647 1st Av N    St Petersburg    33701    Minor
429  

SOCIAL SVCS

   Social Services-Tarpon Springs    41 N Ring Ave    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
430  

SPJC

   St Petersburg Junior College Administration    8580 66th St N    Pinellas Park    33781    Minor
431  

SPJC

   St Petersburg Junior College Health Education Ctr (EMS/CME)    7200 66th St N    Pinellas Park    33733    Minor
432  

SPJC

   St Petersburg Junior College/AllState Center    3200 34th St S    St Petersburg    33711    Minor
433  

SPJC

   St Petersburg Junior College/Clearwater Campus    2465 Drew St    Clearwater    34665    Minor
434  

SPJC

   St Petersburg Junior College/St Petersburg Campus    6605 5th Ave N    St Petersburg    33710    Minor
435  

SPJC

   St Petersburg Junior College/Tarpon Springs Campus    600 Ktosterman Rd    St Petersburg    34683    Minor
436  

SPJC

   Tax Collector-North County Branch    29399 U.S. 19 N.    Clearwater    34621    Minor
437  

TAX COLL

   Tax Collector-Clearwater Branch    1663 Gulf to Bay Boulevard    Clearwater    34616    Minor
438  

TAX COLL

   Tax Collector-Mid County Branch    8575 Bryan Dairy Rd.    Largo    34647    Minor
439  

UTILITIES

   Capri Isle Pump Station    12050 2nd St. E.    Treasure Island    33706    Minor
440  

UTILITIES

   Indian Rocks Yard (Fleet & Utilities)    11700 Hamlin BI    Largo    34644    Minor
441  

UTILITIES

   Keller Pumping Station    3655 Keller Cir    Tarpon Springs    34689    Minor
442  

UTILITIES

   Logan Pumping Station Administration    1620 Ridge Rd    Largo    34648    Minor
443  

UTILITIES

   McKay Creek WWTP    14800 118th Ave N    Largo    33709    Minor
444  

UTILITIES

   North Booster Station    SR 580 & U.S. Hwy. 19    Clearwater    34621    Minor
445  

UTILITIES

   North East Package WWTP    2502 Maintenance Rd    Palm Harbor    34685    Minor
446  

UTILITIES

   North Pinellas WWTP    3820 U S Alt 19 N    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
447  

UTILITIES

   Oakhursl Pumping Station    11323 74th Ave N    Semlnole    34642    Minor
448  

UTILITIES

   Sold Waste Administration    3095 114th Av N    St. Petersburg    33716    Minor
449  

UTILITIES

   Solid Waste    3000 110th Ave N.    St. Petersburg    33716    Minor
450  

UTILITIES

   Solid Waste    3010 114th Avenue N.    St Petersburg    33622    Minor
451  

UTILITIES

   South Cross Bayou WWTP    5900 74th St N    St Petersburg    33709    Minor
452  

UTILITIES

   Stormwtr/IRR Pump Station    11410 34th Street N.    St Petersburg    34622    Minor
453  

UTILITIES

   Tire Shear Area (Solid Waste)    4000 118th Avenue N.    St. Petersburg    33622    Minor
454  

UTILITIES

   Utilities Cust. Svc., North    2431 Tampa Rd.    Palm Harbor    34683    Minor
455  

UTILITIES

   Well House (58)    7050 Keystone Rd    St Petersburg    34669    Minor
456  

VETERANS

   Veterans Services St Petersburg    3160 5th Ave N. Plaza 300    St Petersburg    33713    Minor
457                             
458                             
459                             

 

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Franchise Fee

 

Pinellas County Franchise Fee Schedule

For the Month of:

 

Cable Service:

    

(i.e. Basic, Expanded, Premium)

    

Other Services:

    

(i.e. Pay Per View, Installation, Equipment Rental)

    

Miscellaneous Revenue:

    

(i.e. Late Charges, Other Revenues)

    

Less Collection of Sales Tax

    

Net Receipts

    

Franchise Fees Collected

    

Other Income:

    

i.e. Advertising, Studio Production, Leased Access, Shopping Revenue)

    

Total receipts subject to calculation

    

Franchise fee rate

   x 0.05

Franchise fees due Pinellas County

    

 

EXHIBIT “C”


No. 28 (1)

BCC 12-14-99

9.30 A.M. DAY

 

#28 ORDINANCE NO. 99-106 ADOPTED APPROVING A. CABLE SYSTEM FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WHICH GRANTS A CABLE SYSTEM FRANCHISE TO GTE MEDIA VENTURES INCORPORATED FOR A TEN-YEAR PERIOD; AGREEMENT FOR NON-DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT - APPROVED FOR EXECUTION

 

Pursuant to legal notice published in the December 3, 1999 issue of the St. Petersburg Times as evidenced by publisher’s affidavit filed with the Clerk, public hearing was held on a proposed ordinance approving a cable television system franchise agreement which grants a cable system franchise to GTE Media Ventures Incorporated for a ten-year period. Chief Deputy Clerk C. R. Short reported that no correspondence relative to the proposed ordinance has been received; and that the matter is property before the Board to be heard.

 

County Administrator Fred E. Marquis stated that staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinance together with an Agreement for Non-Discriminatory Treatment with GTE Media Ventures Incorporated.

 

Carl Pilnick, Telecommunications & Management Corporation, related that the franchise agreement is for a ten-year period and provides for an additional ten cents per subscriber monthly fee which would be allocated for institutional network services.

 

Chief Assistant County Attorney James L. Bennett provided the members with a copy of a draft of the proposed ordinance and described the minor changes with which GTE has concurred; and in response to queries by the members, he indicated that the initial grant in the amount of $96,764.85 represents the Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Access obligations required of GTE through December 31, 1999; and that the Agreement for Non-Discriminatory Treatment provides for GTE’s obligations to be placed at a competitive level equal with Time Warner’s obligations and contains no significant concessions by the County.

 

In response to the Chairman’s call for persons wishing to speak, the following persons appeared and offered their comments:

 

Connie Mudano, President, Pinellas Public Access Television

Emily Rogers Coeymen, 6936 40th Avenue North, St. Petersburg

 


No. 28 (2)

BCC 12-14-99

9.30 A.M. DAY

 

Following discussion, Commissioner Stewart moved, seconded by Commissioner Harris, that Ordinance No. 99-106 be adopted as recommended by the County Administrator. Upon roll call, the vote was:

 

Ayes: Parks, Stewart, Todd and Harris.

 

Nays: Seel.

 

Absent and not voting: None.

 


[GRAPHIC]

 

COMMISSIONERS

SALLIE PARKS - CHAIRMAN

ROBERT B. STEWART - VICE CHAIRMAN

CALVIN D. HARRIS

KAREN WILLIAMS SEEL

BARBARA SHEEN TODD

 

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

 

315 COURT STREET

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756

 

PHONE: (727) 464-3354

FAX: (727) 464-4147

 

SUSAN H. CHURUT1

COUNTY ATTORNEY

 

December 28, 1999

 

David Miekle

GTE Media Ventures, Inc.

600 Hidden Ridge

Irving, TX 75038

 

RE: Franchise Agreements

 

Dear Dave:

 

Enclosed is a transmittal letter from the Clerk to the Secretary of State requesting immediate filing of the Franchise Agreement Ordinance with that office. Also enclosed are minutes from the meeting and executed copies of the both the Franchise Agreement and the Agreement for Non-Discriminatory Treatment. I have also placed in the Agreement a reduced copy of Exhibit A as well as a full-sized copy.

 

Please feel free to call if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ James L. Bennett


James L. Bennett

Chief Assistant County Attorney

 

JLB/kem

enclosures

 

RECEIVED

JAN 12 2000

 


[GRAPHIC]    BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
     PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
     315 COURT STREET
KARLEEN F. DE BLAKER    CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
CLERK OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS     
CLERK OF WATER AND NAVIGATION CONTROL AUTHORITY    Federal Express
COUNTY AUDITOR AND TREASURER    Airbill No. 9390502225
      
December 28, 1999     

 

RECEIVED

 

DEC 28 1999

 

COUNTY ATTORNEY

 

Liz Cloud, Chief

Bureau of Administrative Code

Department of State

401 South Monroe Street

The Elliot Building

Tallahassee, FL ###-###-####

 

Dear Mrs. Cloud:

 

Enclosed herewith are certified copies of Ordinance No. 99-106, adopted by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners at its meeting held on December 14, 1999.

 

Please return one receipted copy of the ordinance to Linda R. Reed, Deputy Clerk, Board Records Department, Pinellas County Courthouse, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756.

 

Very truly yours,
KARLEEN F. De BLAKER, CLERK
By:  

/s/ Linda R. Reed

   
   

Linda R. Reed, Deputy Clerk

 

LRR/ht

c: James Bennett, Chief Assistant County Attorney w/o enc.

 


TO:

  

The Honorable Chairman and Members

of the Board of County Commissioners

  

_______

11/21/__

_23

/s/ D. Gay Lancaster


 

FROM:

  

D. Gay Lancaster

Interim County Administrator

DISTR.:

   Department of Public Affairs

RE:

  

Approval and Execution of Production Truck

Usage Agreement

DATE:

   November 21, 2000

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE ATTACHED PRODUCTION TRUCK USAGE AGREEMENT WITH VERIZON MEDIA VENTURES, INC.

 

DISCUSSION:

 

Section 7.2.3 of the GTE (now Verizon) Media Ventures, Inc. Cable Franchise Agreement provides that the Grantee (Verizon) will furnish Pinellas County with use of its production truck for government access programming and that the terms of this Agreement will be set out in a separate Agreement. That Agreement is attached.

 

The provisions of this Agreement allow up to 16 hours per month of free use of the production truck within the limits set by the Agreement. Pinellas County may use the truck between the hours of 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with exceptions for after-hour and week-end usage. Furthermore, Pinellas County will receive extra usage time where Verizon is unable to accommodate Pinellas County’s schedule.

 

Overall, this Agreement closes one of the final open issues regarding the Cable Franchise Agreement. Therefore, I recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve and execute the attached Production Truck Usage Agreement with Verizon Media Ventures, Inc.

 

DGL.CEB/rc

Att.

 


RECEIVED BY

OCT 10 2000

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

OCT 16 2000

RISK MANAGEMENT

 

CONTRACT REVIEW TRANSMITTAL SLIP

 

PROJECT: PRODUCTION TRUCK USAGE AGREEMENT

 

BID NUMBER: _________

 

TYPE:

   ¨ Purchase Contract    ¨ Construction - Less Than $100,000
     þ     Other: Illegible     

 

In accordance with the policy guide for Contract Administration, the attached documents are submitted for your review and comment.

 

Upon completion of your review, please complete the Contract Review Transmittal Slip below and forward to the next Review Authority on the list. Please indicate suggested changes by revising, in RED, the appropriate section of the documents to reflect the exact wording of the desired change.

 

RISK MANAGEMANT: Please enter required liability coverage on pages:                     

 

This is an annual/semi-annual required contract. Estimated annual/semi-annual expenditure:

 

REVIEW

SEQUENCE


 

REVIEW

AUTHORITY


 

REVIEW

DATE


 

REVIEW

SIGNATURE


 

COMMENTS (Attach
separate page if necessary)


1.  

Originator

(Public Affairs)

  10-13-00   Illegible   _________________
2.   Risk Management   10/16/00   Illegible   _________________
3.   Audit/Finance   10/18/00   Illegible   _________________
4.  

County Administrator

(Steve Caroll)

  10/18/00   SBC   _________________
5.   Legal   10/27/00   Illegible   _________________

 

NOTICE: THIS REVIEW PROCESS MUST BE COMPLETED BY: ASAP.

 

RETURN TO: Carl E. Brody, Jr., Assistant County Attorney

 

RECEIVED

OCT 19 2000

COUNTY ATTORNEY.

 

RECEIVED

OCT 17 2000

FINANCE ADMIN.

 

OCT 19 2000

 


PRODUCTION TRUCK USAGE AGREEMENT

 

THIS PRODUCTION TRUCK USAGE AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”), made and entered into this              day of             , 2000, by and between PINELLAS COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter called “the County” and VERIZON MEDIA VENTURES INC. f/k/a GTE MEDIA VENTURES INCORPORATED, hereinafter called “VERIZON”. The County and GTE may be referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the County has entered into a Cable System Franchise Agreement with VERIZON.

 

WHEREAS, Section 7.2.3. of the Cable System Franchise Agreement provides the County with access to a VERIZON Production Truck; and

 

WHEREAS, the County desires to begin using this Production Truck in order to facilitate further programs on its Government access channel.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:

 

Section 1. Term of Agreement.

 

This Agreement will be effective for a period not to exceed the termination or expiration date of the abovementioned Cable System Franchise Agreement between the County and VERIZON.

 

Section 2. Scope of Commitment.

 

VERIZON shall provide the use of a Production Truck, consistent with Section 7.2.3. of the Cable System Franchise Agreement to individuals authorized by the Pinellas County Department of Public Affairs, who are County employees at least 18 years of age. Use of the Production Truck, including driver and mobile production assistance, shall, in all instances, be limited to County government access channel programming, and only made available Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) excluding national holidays recognized by VERIZON, for no more than eight (8) hours per day and confined to operating within the boundaries of the County, except that the County may use the Production Truck once per calendar quarter on a weeknight         . Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time), and the County may use the production truck on one Saturday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) per calendar quarter.

 

VERIZON shall, on a quarterly basis, provide the County with a schedule identifying the known dates and times, including pre-existing arrangements with third parties, on which the Production Truck is unavailable for the County’s use. County must provide VERIZON with thirty (30) days prior written notice, but not to exceed ninety (90) days, of the date, time and location for use of the Production Truck. No more than once per month, limited to special unscheduled events, County may submit a written request to use the Production Truck on no less than seventy two (72) hours notice. In any event, the County’s use of the Production Truck shall only be denied based on good faith unavailability which may include, but not be limited to pre-existing arrangements with third parties, and VERIZON must inform the County of an alternative date and time when use of the Production Truck may be available. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, VERIZON reserves the right to re-schedule County’s use of the Production Truck at any time if in VERIZON’s sole discretion, VERIZON determines that its use of the Production Truck is appropriate for its legitimate business needs. In such event VERIZON shall provide written notice of and identify its business need              County’s previously scheduled use of the Production Truck within 24 hours of County’s previously scheduled use of the Production Truck. If this written notice is provided to the County within seven (7) calendar days prior to its scheduled use by the County and so long as such scheduled use was requested by the County in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance, VERIZON shall provide the County with two (2) additional hours of Production Truck usage, which shall be

 


available for use on a date and time approved by VERIZON, limited to Monday through Friday, between the hours          8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). No such additional use of the Production Truck shall be available to the County if the written notice is provided by VERIZON to County more than seven (7) calendar days prior to the County’s previously scheduled use of the Production Truck. Additional use of the Production Truck based on the above circumstances, if any, shall be completed prior to the end of the subsequent calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall such additional usage accumulate to exceed four (4) hours per quarter.

 

Only VERIZON employees and its designated agents, representatives, or contractors are permitted to operate the Production Truck. Failure of any County employee designated by the County Department of Public Affairs to continuously demonstrate, in VERIZON’s sole discretion, a satisfactory ability to responsibly             , use or operate any of the production equipment will immediately result in that individual being denied access and/or use of the Production Truck and all production equipment. VERIZON shall be responsible for reasonable operating expenses of the Production Truck so long as its use fully complies with this Agreement. The County is allowed sixteen hours of Production Truck use per calendar month, but unused hours shall not carry over from month to month. Should the County use the Production Truck more than eight hours per day or sixteen hours during a calendar month. VERIZON shall invoice and the County shall pay $220 per hour for each hour of use in excess of sixteen hours, prorated to the next quarter hour. Hourly rates are subject to an annual adjustment by VERIZON, commencing on the anniversary date of each year during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no hourly rate increase shall be greater than 75% of the most recently available unadjusted percent change for the prior twelve (12) months in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Urban as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the CPI Urban is discontinued or materially altered, the Parties agree to negotiate and mutually agree in good faith on a substitute index that shall be substantially comparable to the CPI. Urban as in effect on the date hereof. The County’s use of the Production Truck begins at the time that the Production Truck arrives at the site designated by the County or is under the direction of or use by the County, whichever first occurs, and ends at the time that the Production Truck leaves the site or is no longer under the direction of or use by the County, whichever last occurs.

 

Section 3. Termination of Agreement.

 

The County reserves the right to cancel this Agreement without cause by giving thirty (30) days prior notice to VERIZON in writing of the intention to cancel or with cause if at any time VERIZON falls to fulfill or abide by any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or the Cable System Franchise Agreement. Failure of either Party to comply with any of the material provisions of this Agreement shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement and shall be cause for immediate termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 4. Modification of Agreement.

 

There shall be no modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein contained unless mutually agreed upon by the County and VERIZON and incorporated as a written amendment to this Agreement signed by duly authorized representatives of the Parties.

 

Section 5. Independent Contractor.

 

It is hereby mutually agreed that each Party is and shall remain an independent contractor and is not an employee or agent of the other Party.

 

Section 6. Renewal Option.

 

This Agreement may be extended subject to extension of the Cable System Franchise Agreement and written notice of agreement from the County and VERIZON, for a period coinciding with the period of any extension to the Cable System Franchise Agreement.

 


Section 7. Insurance Requirement.

 

The County and VERIZON agree to procure and maintain insurance as outlined below during the term of this Agreement and to provide Certificates of Insurance naming the other Party an additional insured:

 

Comprehensive General Liability in the combined single limit of $2,000,000;

 

Comprehensive Automobile Liability with combined single limit of $1,000,000;

 

Workers’ Compensation covering each party’s full liability as required under the Workers’ Compensation laws of the applicable state; and

 

Employer’s liability coverage with a minimum of $500,000 Occurrence, $250,000 Disease Employee, $500,000 Disease Aggregate.

 

Section 8. Conformity to Law.

 

The County and VERIZON shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances, and any rules or regulations adopted thereunder. Neither party shall discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, or handicap in the performance of services under this Agreement.

 

Section 9. Non-Assignability.

 

Neither the County nor VERIZON shall assign their rights or responsibilities under this Agreement to another party, except that either Party may assign this Agreement in whole or in part to its parent, subsidiary or affiliate, without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

Section 10. Documents Comprising Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall include this Agreement, as well as the following documents which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference:

 

VERIZON’s Certificate of Insurance required under Section 7 of this Agreement.

 

The County’s Certificate of Insurance required under Section 7 of this Agreement.

 

Section 11. Waiver of Breach.

 

The waiver of either Party of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as, or be construed to be, a waiver of any subsequent breach hereof.

 

Section 12. Severability.

 

If any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement is held unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or portion thereof, shall be deemed severable, shall not be affected, and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 13. Agreement Covered by Florida Law.

 

The laws of the State of Florida shall govern this Agreement.

 


Section 14. Agreement Management.

 

The Pinellas County Department of Public Affairs designates the following person as the liaison for the County:

 

Pinellas County

Ronnie Goodstein

315 Court Street

Clearwater, Florida 33756

 

VERIZON designates the following person as its liaison:

 

VERIZON Media Ventures Inc.

General Manager

3001 Candy Boulevard North

Pinellas Park, Florida 33782

Phone: (727) 217-2605

 

Section 15. Exclusions and Liability.

 

VERIZON is not responsible for Production Truck or equipment failure or failure to provide use of Production Truck beyond the reasonable control of VERIZON. VERIZON’s liability under this Agreement for any loss, cost, claim, liability, damage, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of any negligent act or omission in its performance of obligations arising out of this Agreement, shall be limited to direct damages actually incurred. VERIZON WILL NOT, IN ANY EVENT, BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, UNAUTHORISED USAGE, LOST BUSINESS PROFITS OR DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF THE VIDEO PRODUCTION EVENT, INCLUDING THE GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL PROGRAMMING, EVEN IF VERIZON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. VERIZON MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTION TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT USAGE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

Section 16. Force Majeure.

 

VERIZON shall not be responsible for or deemed to be in default because of delays in providing services or access to the Production Truck and equipment under this Agreement due to causes beyond VERIZON’s control and not occasioned by its fault or negligence, including, but not limited to, war, revolution, civil commotion, labor difficulties, insurrection, fire, flood, severe weather, acts or omissions of the County, any act of government, acts of God or the public enemy.

 

Section 17. Dispute Resolution.

 

Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or relating to the interpretation of this Agreement shall be first subject to a thirty (30) day negotiation period between the parties. Should such negotiations fall to resolve the dispute, either party may file for relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction.

 

Section 18. Entire Agreement.

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces any prior or contemporaneous undertakings, commitments or agreements, oral or written, as to its subject matter.

 

Section 19. Separate Enforcement of Provisions.

 

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement shall be finally determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable by a court or regulatory body of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full

 


force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated unless removal of the provision in question results in frustration of the purpose of this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed the day and year first above written.

 

ATTEST: PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA     
KARLEEN F. De BLAKER    acting by and through its Board of Clerk of the Circuit Court County Commissioners

 

By:           By:    
   
         

Deputy Clerk

      Chairman
     

APPROVED AS TO FORM

OFFICE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY

       
By:  

/s/ Illegible

           
   
           
   

Attorney

           

ATTEST: VERIZON MEDIA VENTURES INC.

       
By:  

/s/ Illegible

      By:    
   
         
   

Illegible

           

 

ATTEST:  

/s/ N. BRUCE KAZEE

           
   
           
   

N. BRUCE KAZEE

           
   

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

           
/s/ N. Bruce Kazee      

DATE ________


         

APPROVED AS TO FORM

           

N. BRUCE KAZEE COUNSEL

           

 


MARSH USA INC.

   CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE    CERTIFICATE __ HOU-00020_

 

PRODUCER

MARSH USA INC

1601 ELM STREET #2100

DALLAS, TEXAS 75201

LACINDA PYLE ###-###-####

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFE__ NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER OTHER THAN THOSE PROVID____ POLICY. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE _____ AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

COMPANIES AFFORDING COVERAGE

01042 –GAWC-00-01    COMM                 FL                 FL    COMPANY
A
   AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO

 

INSURED

VERIZON SELECT SERVICES

ATTN: LAURA STRINGER, HQK02A25

STRATEGIC MARKETS-PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

6665 N. MACARTHUR BLVD.

IRVING. TX 75039

   COMPANY
B
   N/A
   COMPANY
C
   NATIONAL UNION FIRE OF LOUISIANA
   COMPANY
D
   AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INS CO

COVERAGES           This certificate supersedes and replaces any previously issued certificate.

 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT POLICIES OF INSURANCE DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED HEREIN FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN. THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF SUCH POLICIES LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS.

CO

LTR


 

TYPE OF

INSURANCE


 

POLICY

NUMBER


 

POLICY

EFFECTIVE
DATE (MM/
DD/YY)


 

POLICY

EXPIRATION
DATE (MM/
DD/YY)


 

LIMITS


A   GENERAL LIABILITY   GL  ###-###-####   07/01/00   07/01/01   GENERAL AGGREGATE   $ ________
    x COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY               PRODUCTS-COMP/OF AGG   $ ________
    ¨¨ CLAIMS MADE x OCCUR               PERSONAL & ___ INJURY   $ ________
    ¨ OWNER’S & CONTRACTOR’S PROT               EACH OCCURRENCE   $ ________
    ¨ _________________________               FIRE DAMAGE (Any one fire)   $ ________
    ¨               MED EXP (Any one person)   $ ________
A   AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY   CA  ###-###-#### (AOS)   07/01/00   07/01/01   COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT   $ ________
A   x ANY AUTO   CA  ###-###-#### (TX)   07/01/00   07/01/01          
    x ALL OWNED AUTOS               BODILY INJURY   $  
    ¨ SCHEDULED AUTOS               (Per person)      
    x HIRED AUTOS               BODILY INJURY   $  
    x NON-OWNED AUTOS               (Per accident)      
    ¨ _________________________               PROPERTY DAMAGE   $  
    ¨                      
    GARAGE LIABILITY               AUTO ONLY ___ ACCIDENT   $  
    ¨ ANY AUTO               OTHER THAN AUTO ONLY      
    ¨ _________________________               EACH ACCIDENT   $  
    ¨               AGGREGATE   $  
    EXCESS LIABILITY               EACH OCCURRENCE   $  
    ¨ UMBRELLA FORM               AGGREGATE   $  
    ¨ OTHER THAN UMBRELLA FORM                   $  
A  

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND

EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY

  WC  ###-###-#### (AOS)   07/01/00   07/01/01  

x WC STATUTORY LIMITS-

¨ OTHER

     
A       WC  ###-###-#### (CA)   07/01/00   07/01/01   EL EACH ACCIDENT   $ 500____
C  

THE PROPRIETOR/

PARTNERS/EXECUTIVE        x INCL

  WC  ###-###-#### (LA)   07/01/00   07/01/01   EL DISEASE-POLICY LIMIT   $ 500____
D   OFFICERS ARE:                       ¨ EXCL   WC  ###-###-#### (GA)   07/01/00   07/01/01   EL DISEASE-EACH EMPLOYEE   $ 500____
    OTHER                      
    ILLINOIS NATIONAL INS CO   WC  ###-###-#### (NY, WI)/5274760(IL)   07/01/00   07/01/01  

WORKERS COMP & EMPLOYERS ____

SEE ABOVE LIMITS

    NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS CO   WC  ###-###-#### (NV, OR)   07/01/00   07/01/01  
    INSURANCE CO STATE OF PA   WC  ###-###-#### (AR, FL, MA, TN, VA)   07/01/00   07/01/01          

 

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS/LOCATIONS/VEHICLES/SPECIAL ITEMS (LIMITS MAY BE SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIBLES OR
RETENTIONS)
WHERE REQUIRED BY INSURED CONTRACT. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER IS INCLUDED AS ADDITIONAL INSURED (EXCEPT
FOR WORK COMP___ RESPECTS THE OPERATIONS OF THE NAMED INSURED.
CERTIFICATE HOLDER       CANCELLATION

OFFICE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY, PINELLAS

COUNTY, FLORIDA

ATTN: ROSALIE CONTI

315 COURT STREET

CLEARWATER, FL 33756

  SHOULD ANY OF THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THE THE INSURER AFFORDING COVERAGE WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAIL 30 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED HEREIN. BUT FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH NOTICE SHALL IMPOSE NO OBLIGATION LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UPON THE INSURER AFFORDING COVERAGE, ITS AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES.
   

MARSH USA INC.

       

/s/ ROX COOK

       
   

By:

 

ROX COOK

    MM1(__/__)                                         VALID AS OF: 11/01/00

 


AFFIDAVIT

 

I, DOMENICK MURANO, Director of the Pinellas County Risk Management Department, affirm under oath pursuant to Florida Starutes, the following insurance information:

 

  1. The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners is self-insured.

 

  2. The name of each insured is not applicable.

 

  3. The limits of liability are as set forth under Florida Statute 768.28.

 

  4. There are no coverage defenses that we are aware of at this time.

 

  5. There is no copy of a policy, nor a certificate of insurance, because there is no physical policy.

 

  6. There is excess coverage for settlements, judgments, and verdicts that are in excess of $2,500,000. Certain policy exclusions may apply.

 

  7. There is no Uninsured Motorist coverage.

 

  8. The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners is also self-insured through the County’s Risk Management Self-Insurance Fund for Workers’ Compensation.

 

  9. The execution of this Affidavit is not to be considered as an admission of liability, and is not a waiver of any rights, privileges, or defenses in the event of litigation.

 

11/8/00

Date

     

/s/ DOMENICK MURANO

     
     

DOMENICK MURANO

Director, Pinellas County

Risk Management

 

STATE OF FLORIDA

   )     

COUNTY OF PINELLAS

   )     

 

On this 8th day of November, 2000, DOMENICK MURANO, Director of the Pinellas County Department of Risk Management, being duly sworn, has affixed his signature hereto.

 

11/8/00

Date

     

/s/ Illegible

     
     

Notary Public

 

My commission expires:

PERSONALLY KNOWN, NO IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED.

 

       
        

OFFICIAL NOTARY SEAL

ROS____ CON__

NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF FLORIDA

COMMISSION NO. ____________

MY COMMISSION EXP:FEB 26, 20__