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RESOLUTION NO. 2001-054 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF A CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE FROM FALCON CABLE MEDIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A/K/A CHARTER CABLE, LLC, TO TCI CABLEVISION OF MISSOURI,INC., D/B/A AT&T BROADBAND. WHEREAS, Charter Communications, Inc. ("Franchisee") owns, operates and maintains a cable television system (the "System") in the County of Indian River, Florida, pursuant to authorization (the "Franchise") by Indian River County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida (the "Franchise Authority"), and Franchisee is the duly authorized holder of the Franchise; and WHEREAS, Charter Communications, Inc., and TCI Cable Partners of St. Louis, L.P. and TCI Cablevision of Missouri, Inc, are parties to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 26, 2001 (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Agreement provides for the transfer of the System and the Franchise to TCI Cablevision of Missouri, Inc. ("Transferee") at the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Agreement (collectively, the "Transfer"); and WHEREAS, Franchisee and Transferee have requested consent by the Franchise Authority to the Transfer in accordance with Indian River County Ordinance No. 82-7, and have filed an FCC Form 394 ("Transfer Application") with the Franchise Authority requesting consent to the Transfer; and WHEREAS, the Franchise Authority has reviewed the Transfer Application, examined the legal, financial and technical qualifications of Transferee, followed all required procedures in order to consider and act upon the Transfer Application, and considered the comments of interested parties at an advertised public hearing held on May 22, 2001; and WHEREAS, following review and investigation, the Franchise Authority has concluded that the Transferee has established and meets the legal, technical and financial criteria to operate the System and has satisfied all criteria set forth under all applicable or required county or federal documents, laws and regulations, including FCC Form 394. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, as follows: 1. The Franchise Authority hereby consents to and approves, in accordance with the Transfer, the transfer of the System and the Franchise to Transferee, and the assumption by Transferee of the obligations of the Franchisee pursuant to the Franchise.