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File #: O-193-20    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/11/2020 In control: Metro Council
On agenda: 5/28/2020 Final action: 5/28/2020
Title: AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A RENEWAL OF A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FRANCHISE TO LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CHAPTER 116 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
Sponsors: Brandon Coan (D-8)
Attachments: 1. O-193-20 V.2 CABS 051920 Communications Service Franchise to Level 3 Communications, LLC.pdf, 2. O-193-20 V.2 CABS 051920 ATTACH - Exhibit A.pdf, 3. O-193-20 PROPOSED CABS 051920 Communications Service Franchise to Level 3 Communications, LLC.pdf, 4. O-193-20 PROPOSED CABS 051920 ATTACH - Exhibit A.pdf, 5. O-193-20 MARK-UP COPY OF PROPOSED CABS 051920 Communications Service Franchise to Level 3 Communications, LLC.pdf, 6. O-193-20 V.1 051420 Communications Service Franchise to Level 3 Communications, LLC.pdf, 7. ORD 064 2020.pdf
ORDINANCE NO. , SERIES 2020
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AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A RENEWAL OF A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FRANCHISE TO LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CHAPTER 116 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER COAN

WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 116 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Louisville Metro") solicited bid proposals from parties interested in obtaining communications services franchises to erect, install or maintain communications facilities or provide communication services by use of said communication facilities within the confines of Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, Level 3 Communications, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CenturyLink, Inc., and has a current communications service franchise, through TELCOVE of KENTUCKY, Ordinance No. 87, Series 2005, whose name was changed to LEVEL 3 Communications on May 30, 2018. Said current communications service franchise expires on June 13, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Level 3 Communications, LLC submitted a bid proposal to Louisville Metro for a renewal of a communications services franchise which meets all of the requirements of Chapter 116 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances and all other applicable state and federal laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I. Louisville Metro hereby grants to Level 3 Communications, LLC for a period of 20 years, a non-exclusive franchise to erect, install or maintain communications facilities or provide communication services by use of said communication facilities within the confines of Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky pursuant to Chapter 116 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances.
SECTION II. The franchise agreement by and between Level 3 Communications, LLC as appe...

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