Approving Local Service Agreement for Public Education & Government Access Channel

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