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RESOLUTION NO. <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITE'OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA, APPROVING LOCAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC <br /> EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL <br /> WHEREAS, On May 9, 2011 this Council adopted Resolution #4099-11 supporting <br /> community-wide public access television for the broadcasting of public, educational, and <br /> governmental programming, and recommending that this be done cooperatively with South <br /> Bend, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, and the private sector; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code §§'s 36-1-7-2(b) and 36-1-7-12, the City of South <br /> Bend ("South Bend"), the City of Mishawaka ("Mishawaka"), and St. Joseph County ("County") <br /> desire to enter a cooperative service exchange agreement by which the not-for-profit <br /> corporation/public television station WNIT ("WNIT") will provide and maintain a Public Access <br /> or Public Education and Government ("PEG") Channel 99, through which will be broadcast to <br /> the citizens of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and throughout the WNIT service area, government <br /> programming and other matters of public interest including South Bend, Mishawaka, and St. <br /> Joseph County Council meetings and mayoral and County executive messages; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Service Exchange Agreement between the local political subdivisions is <br /> attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A"; and <br /> WHEREAS, the total cost of those services to be performed by WNIT is $85,000.00 <br /> annually which shall be shared per the formula set forth in Exhibit "A"; and <br /> WHEREAS, South Bend's share of costs for the governmental and broadcast services to <br /> be performed by WNIT for calendar year 2012 were appropriated in the South Bend annual <br /> budget for 2012; and <br /> WHEREAS, the South Bend Board of Public Works has approved this Agreement <br /> (Exhibit "A") subject to review and approval of the South Bend Common,Council; and <br /> WHEREAS, ongoing pubic education is essential to an informed citizenry, and the <br /> prompt installation of PEG 99 by WNIT is in the best interests of South Bend and its citizens. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows: <br /> Section I. The Local Service Agreement for Public Education and Government Access <br /> Channel 99, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" is hereby and in all ways <br /> approved, and the Mayor of South Bend is authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of <br /> South Bend, <br />