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INTRODUCED BY ________________ DATE: BILL NUMBER 8930 ORDINANCE NUMBER _____ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH AT&T MISSOURI FOR THE PROVISION OF VIDEO SERVICES IN THE CITY. WHEREAS , AT&T Missouri has applied to University City for an agreement regarding the provision of video services within the City, and WHEREAS , provision of competitive alternatives to the services offered by the current cable television company will be beneficial to the City and its residents and businesses, and WHEREAS , the City’s current Cable Communications Regulatory Code (“CCRC”) requires an application fee of $4,776.21 for an initial franchise, and WHEREAS , AT&T Missouri has submitted the aforesaid fee, and WHEREAS , under the circumstances presented, including the rapid changes in technology and the need for further competition, the City finds that submission of the proposed agreement signed by AT&T Missouri constitutes a sufficient application, and therefore provisions of the CCRC concerning the contents of applications should be deemed satisfied, and WHEREAS , the City Council held a Public Hearing regarding AT&T Missouri’s proposed agreement as required by law at the City Hall on February 26, beginning at or around 6:30 p.m., after having given ten (10) days prior public notice of the time, place and purpose of said hearing by posting and by required newspaper publication, and after written notice was given to AT&T Missouri, and WHEREAS , all persons who presented themselves at said Public Hearing and desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard and a copy of the proposed ordinance and agreement has been made available for public inspection prior to its consideration by the City Council; and WHEREAS, in consideration of all relevant factors, it is in the public interest to approve the proposed agreement pursuant to applicable law,