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6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Request for approval of transfer of control for cable franchise from AT&T Broadband to AT&T Comcast Corporation — Resolution i # The City Manager reported that the Town had received a letter dated 2/25/02 from AT&T Broadband. It was noted in this letter that AT&T Corporation, the parent corporation of AT&T Broadband, and Comcast Corporation had announced their intention to combine their cable systems into a new public company, AT&T Comcast Corporation. The correspondence also included a formal request for any Town consent that might be required by the franchise or applicable law. The Town had engaged Telecommunications Management Corporation, at the franchisee's expense, to evaluate this request. Telecommunications Management Corporation and Town staff concluded, in part, that the current franchisee, AT&T Broadband, was, to the extent known, in compliance with the existing franchise and had requested no changes to the existing franchise agreement. In addition,AT&T Comcast appeared to be qualified to operate the Town's cable system. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Cheng and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the request for transfer of control of the present AT&T Broadband Cable Franchise with the Town of Los Altos • Hills to AT&T Comcast Corporation and to adopt Resolution #53-02 giving consent to change of control and internal restructuring. 6.2 Approval of Parks and Recreation Position Patty Radlo, Co-Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee, stated that if there was to be any chance of growth in the recreation programs offered in the Town a _ restructuring was needed. The committee had a lot of good ideas but they did not have the.time to put them in place. Mrs. Radlo also asked Council to consider adding a qualification to the job description that would state the successful applicant had experience in researching and writing grant proposals for recreational opportunities. Finn did not see that grant writing should be in the job description as he believed this was the City Manager's responsibility. He also stated that when they had originally discussed this opportunity he had not had in mind a full-time job paying $59,640 including benefits. He questioned why this level of position was needed. The City Manager noted that Council had approved an hourly position person to assist the Parks and Recreation Committee with their programs but this was not enough assistance for the members on the committee. They really wanted to see the recreation programs expanded and take on an advisory role. May 2, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 6