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RESOLUTION 53-16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADOPTING A COST SHARING POLICY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF COMCAST CABLE SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN PUBLIC WAYS WHEREAS, in exchange for a non-exclusive franchise in the Town to construct, operate and maintain a Cable System, Comcast Corp is obligated to make cable service available to every residential dwelling unit within the Franchise Area where the number of dwelling units meet minimum density requirements; and WHEREAS, access to Comcast cable services is not presently available to residences on Public Ways within the Franchise Area which do not meet the minimum density requirements as defined in Section 4.1 of the Franchise Agreement unless they contribute substantially to the construction cost of such service; and WHEREAS,residents have requested supporting funds from the Town to assist with payment of the customer contribution for the cable system construction cost; and WHEREAS, the,City Council designated funds in the FY2016/17 Budget for this express purpose; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it is in the public's interest to have cable service available to all residents for better access to public safety information, more opportunity for civic engagement, and enhancing public education and digital literacy. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby adopt the Cost Sharing Policy for the construction of Comcast Cable System infrastructure and its provisions, attached hereto as Exhibit A. The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of August, 2016 by the following vote: AYES: Harpootlian,Waldeck, Corrigan, Radford, Spreen NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None (John Harpootlian, ayor ATTEST: Deborah Padovan, City Clerk Resolution 53-16 Page 1