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INTRODUCED BY ~. )(~ BILL NO. QS4-0 ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, GRANTING CONSENT TO THE TRANSFER OF A CABLE FRANCHISE FROM TCI CABLE PARTNERS OF ST. LOUIS, L.P., D/B/A AT&T BROADBAND, TO CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT I, L.L.c., D/B/A CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS PROVIDED HEREIN. WHEREAS, TCI Cable Partners of St. Louis, L.P., ("TCI") is the current holder and operator of a non-exclusive cable television franchise granted by the City of University City, Missouri and is ultimately owned by AT&T Corp., a New York corporation, which is doing business as AT&T Broadband; and WHEREAS, TCI desires to transfer control and operation of the franchise to Charter Communications Entertainment I, L.L.C. ("Charter"), which is doing business as Charter Communications, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 26, 2001, and said companies have requested the city to consent to such transfer; and WHEREAS, TCI and Charter have submitted information required by federal law and the franchise regarding legal, financial, technical, and other qualifications to consummate the transfer and operate the cable system within the City, including FCC form 394 and additional information required by the City; and WHEREAS, in order to ensure the continued operation of the cable system and resident satisfaction with the proposed transfer the City has requested, and Charter and TCI have agreed, to supplement their application for consent by submitting the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, whereby (1) TCI warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief it has fulfilled or will fulfill all franchise obligations, up to the closing date of the transaction between TCI and Charter (the "Closing Date"), (2) TCI Holding, Inc., and indirect parent of TCI, guarantees TCl's performance of its franchise obligations up to the Closing Date for a period of one year following the Closing Date, (3) Charter Communications Holding Company, L.L.C., an indirect parent of Charter, guarantees Charter's performance of its franchise obligations, (4) Charter and Charter Communications Holding Company warrant and represent that all provisions of the franchise will be fulfilled, and (5) Charter and Charter Communications Holding Company would agree that the cable system in the City will be operated at least at the same capacity and with the same level and quality of service as is currently made available by TCI and as required under the franchise; and 1