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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Section 6(a) of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution provides in relevant part that a home rule unit "may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license; to tax . . ."; and
WHEREAS, Section 5/5-1095 of the Counties Code, 55 ILCS 5/5-1095, provides in relevant part that "The County Board may license, tax or franchise the business of operating a community antenna television system or systems within the County. . ."; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners ("County Board") adopted Ordinance 82-0-32 ("the Cook County Cable Television Ordinance" or "the Cable Ordinance"), to provide for the non-exclusive franchising and regulation of CATV Systems within Unincorporated Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Cook County seeks to provide cable Franchises and renewals in an equitable and nondiscriminatory manner, taking all relevant facts and circumstances into account, so as to allow all cable television Franchisees to provide service within Unincorporated Cook County on a fair and competitive footing; and
WHEREAS, Comcast of California/ Illinois, LLC; Comcast of Illinois VI, LLC; Comcast of California/ Colorado/ Illinois/ Indiana/ Michigan, LLC; Comcast of Illinois/ Indiana, LLC; Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc.; Comcast of Illinois/ West Virginia, LLC; and Comcast of Illinois/ Indiana/ Michigan, LLC ("Comcast") requested a new ten-year agreement for its various cable television franchise(s) to provide CATV Service in Cook County;
WHEREAS, Comcast has constructed and installed, and is currently maintaining and operating a CATV System in Unincorporated Cook County pursuant to its previous Franchise Agreement and Cable and Video Customer Protection Law, 220 ILCS 5/22-501 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Revenue has reviewed Co...
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