Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Jack Sellers	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	yes
Gallardo County Administration	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

38.AMENDMENT TO CABLE TELEVISION LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN HOLDINGS, EXTENDING AGREEMENTApprove Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement between Western Broadband, LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company (Western Holdings) and Maricopa County through the Enterprise Technology. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the current agreement that is set to expire on or about June 16, 2019. This amendment is non-financial and is effective from June 15, 2019 until June 30,2020. All other terms and co

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38. AMENDMENT TO CABLE TELEVISION LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN HOLDINGS, EXTENDING AGREEMENT Approve Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement between Western Broadband, LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company (Western Holdings) and Maricopa County through the Enterprise Technology. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the current agreement that is set to expire on or about June 16, 2019. This amendment is non-financial and is effective from June 15, 2019 until June 30,2020. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. Western Broadband, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, dba Orbital Communications, is a current Cable Television License holder in Maricopa County. Their service area is mainly the unincorporated community of Sun Lakes. Their 15 year license agreement is set to expire on June 16, 2019. The County and Orbital have been in discussions concerning license renewal for some time. Their current license agreement is in good standing and their franchise fee payments are current. As a license holder, Orbital pays the County a franchise fee that equals 5% of their gross revenues from traditional cable video services only. During this same period of time, the State of Arizona has passed legislation that will allow cable television companies to be regulated by the State instead of the local authorities. This has already taken place in incorporated cities and towns and appears to be making its way through discussions to be incorporated for counties. By extending this current license agreement, the County and Orbital can understand if the county legislation will pass at the state level. If it does, the County would no longer need to have a license agreement. The County will still collect franchise fees for us of the County's right-a-ways but no other authority would be required. It should be noted that with all of the deregulation of cable television companies through the past several years, the County has no real authority to regulate traditional cable television services at this time. (C-76-05-003-1-01)

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