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I FEB 18 1935BooK FouE 993 Mr. Crosby advised that they had reached agreement with the City of Vero Beach on 3% of the basic cable and 3% of the paid services and installations. He stated he would agree with those terms if the County did not want to renegotiate a new franchise. MOTION WAS MADE BY Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Wodtke, that the Board adopt the proposed rate structure as outlined by the consultants Alexander & Associates, and that we expand the franchise fee of 3% to cover the services outlined on Page 37 of the consultant's report. - Attorney Brandenburg believed that Mr. Crosby has agreed to this because he understands that there will be no renegotiations of any of the aspects of the current franchise at this time. Mr. Crosby confirmed this. Attorney Brandenburg wanted Mr. Crosby to be aware that the consultants have proposed a new County -wide franchise ordinance which has not come before the Board as yet. Commissioner Lyons asked if there was some reason we should talk about it now. Director Pinto explained that if the Motion is suggesting that we are not going to make any amendments to their franchise, then he would suggest that we not do that because he felt the ordinance does need some work. If the Motion is saying that right now the only amendment would be the definition of paid services on which the 3% would be applied, he would agree. Commissioner Scurlock felt that Mr. Crosby is concerned about having to amend the franchise which is some 80 -pages long. Mr. Crosby felt that he has honored the franchise 100% as best he could and is just saying that if the County does want to renegotiate, then we should identify now those areas of the franchise and come to a reasonable solution. If Florida Cablevision is doing something wrong, they want that pointed out 13