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O-85-2208 - 11/26/1985ORDINANCE NO. 2208 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND GRANTING CONSENT TO THE ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF THE ASSETS OF STOKES CABLE COMPANY, INC., THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THE CABLE TELE- VISION FRANCHISE ORIGINALLY GRANTED TO SAID STOKES CABLE COMPANY, INC. BY ORDINANCE NO. 501, PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, ON JULY 14, 1977, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NOS. 532 AND 533, BOTH PASSED AND ADOPTED ON MARCH 30, 1978, INCLUDING SAID FRANCHISE, AS AMENDED, TO SOUTHWEST CABLEVISION, LTD.; APPROVING AND GRANTING CONSENT TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF SAID CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AND OTHER PROPERTIES AND ASSETS OF STOKES CABLE COMPANY, INC. IN THE EVENT OF A FORECLOSURE PURSUANT TO A MORTGAGE OR DEED OF TRUST; RATIFYING SAID CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE; AND CONTAINING CERTAIN OTHER PROVISIONS. WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 501 passed and adopted on July 14, 1977, the City of Round Rock granted Stokes Cable Company, Inc. (hereinafter "Stokes"), its successors and assigns, a fran- chise or permit to build, construct, operate and maintain a cable television system in the streets, alleys and public places of the City of Round Rock (said franchise or permit is hereinafter called the "Cable Television Franchise"); and WHEREAS, said Cable Television Franchise has been amended by Ordinance Nos. 532 and 533, both passed and adopted on March 30, 1978; and WHEREAS, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Stokes was transferred to Daniels Cablevision, Inc. pursuant to the authority granted in Ordinance No. 532; and WHEREAS, said stock has been transferred to Bill Daniels personally, as permitted by Section 14 of the Cable Television Franchise; and WHEREAS, Stokes proposes to transfer all of its assets, in- cluding the Cable Television Franchise, as amended, to Southwest Cablevision, Ltd. (hereinafter "Southwest"); and WHEREAS, to provide for future borrowing or financing by Southwest, including to accomodate and facilitate the continued construction and operation of the cable television system pursuant to the Cable Television Franchise, Southwest may have direct lia- bility by mortgaging or otherwise encumbering all or part of such property and assets, including the Cable Television Franchise; and WHEREAS, request has now been made that the transfer and acquisition of the assets of Stokes by Southwest referred to above be evidenced by an Ordinance approving same and that said ordi- nance include a grant of approval and consent to the mortgaging and pledging of such assets, a grant of approval and consent to the sale and transfer of said assets in the event of a foreclosure pursuant to any such mortgage or pledge, a grant of approval and consent to the sale and transfer as aforesaid of .the assets, in- cluding the Cable Television Franchise, of Stokes in the event of a foreclosure pursuant to any other mortgage, deed of trust or pledge agreement or instrument, a ratification of the Cable Television Franchise, and an extension of the term provided in Section II of the Cable Television Franchise; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: Section 1. That the City Council hereby approves and consents to the transfer and assignment of all of the assets of Stokes, including the Cable Television Franchise, as amended, to Southwest. Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves and consents to the mortgaging or pledging of all of such assets by Southwest under or pursuant to a pledge or security agreement(s) or instru- ment(s) . Section 3. That in the event of any foreclosure pursuant to the mortgaging or pledging of such assets of Southwest or of any foreclosure pursuant to any mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges or security instruments or agreements with respect to any of such assets, including, but not limited to, the Cable Television Fran- chise, as amended, of Southwest, the City Council hereby approves and consents to the sale and transfer of such property and assets of Southwest, including the Cable Television Franchise, as amended, to any purchaser or purchasers at any foreclosure sale, (including, but not limited to any trustee, co-trustee or separate trustee appointed pursuant to any mortgage or deed of trust or trust agree- ment or pledge or security agreements referred to above and any holder or holders of any note or notes given by reason of or in connection with the aforementioned transfer and assignment or borrowing and financing) and the operation of the cable television system pursuant to and in accordance with the Cable Television Franchise, as amended, by the purchaser or purchasers thereof at any foreclosure sale, provided that, prior to the time that such purchaser or purchasers commence such operation, it or they have filed any agreement with the City Secretary of the City of Round Rock to comply with the terms and provisions of the Cable Television Franchise, as amended, and rules and regulations of the City of Round Rock pertaining thereto. Section 4. That franchise Ordinance No. 501 was duly and legally accepted by the grantee as provided by Section 17 of Ordi- nance, and that franchise Ordinance No. 501 and the acceptance by grantee thereof is hereby validated, ratified and confirmed. Section 5. That Ordinances No. 532 and 533, amending Fran- chise Ordinance No. 501, were legally adopted by the City Council. Section 6. That the franchise term provided for in Section 11 of the Cable Television Franchise be extended for an additional five (5) years, so that said franchise term shall now be for a period of twenty (20) years from and after acceptance by grantee of the Cable Television Franchise. (Mark through the following alternative that is not applicable) Alternative 1. By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with. READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of , 19 Alternative 2. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the /11" -day of fleve4444.) , 195. READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of ?J1J ATTEST: , 19F.5. 1_0 MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas