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Availability of current and past franchise agreements
1:05:56
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Council Member Holden inquires about the public availability of current and past franchise agreements. Brett Sikoff from OTI confirms that all franchise agreements are available on the city's website, with some redactions for personal information.
- Agreements include cable, mobile telecommunications, public communications, and information services
- Some agreements signed after 02/2006 may not be available, contrary to Sikoff's assertion
- Council Member Holden suggests OTI should review the availability of all agreements
Robert F. Holden
1:05:56
Just a couple of questions on intro five eight seven eight.
1:06:01
I'm sorry.
1:06:02
Are are all current and past franchise agreements publicly available?
1:06:07
And where should we where can we find them?
1:06:11
And why are some agreements not available?
Brett Sikoff
1:06:15
Thank you, council member.
1:06:17
Good to see you.
1:06:18
So all of our franchise agreements are on the city's website.
1:06:21
So that's inclusive of our cable franchise agreements, mobile telecommunications, public communications, information services are all available.
1:06:30
In some cases they're redacted for signatures, you know, personal signatures.
1:06:34
But they're all available and we hope that they're all accessible for for all people of all types
Joseph Dumanov
1:06:39
of events.
Robert F. Holden
1:06:40
Even some of them that were signed on or after 02/2006 are available?
Brett Sikoff
1:06:44
All the current agreements should be in effect, would love to hear which one
Robert F. Holden
1:06:49
you're referring I don't think so.