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~ en Harvey - RE: Special Request <br />1 `- t <br />From: "Phillips, Brad" <brad.phillips@twcabie,com> <br />To: "Gwen Harvey" <gharvey@co orange naus>, <mpatrick@nc,rr com>, "Mccausland, <br />Trish" <trish,mccausland@twcable.com>, "Curtis, Andi" <andi.curtis@twcable,com>, <br /><asachs@disputesettlement, org> <br />Date: Fri, Oct 15, 2004 1 1:30 AM <br />Subject: RE: Special Request <br />Gwen, In regards to your special request my thoughts are that we have <br />made and are continuing to make considerable progress so far in our <br />talks. The issues of connecting public buildings and term of the <br />agreement were deferred to the end of our negotiations. I would prefer <br />to stay the course in that regard unless there is new information that <br />could change our position. The hurricane season is now past us for the <br />most part. Hopefully we can complete our talks before the ice and snow <br />season gets here. Thanks. <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: Gwen Harvey [mailto:gharvey@co.orange.na,us] <br />Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 2:17 PM <br />To: asachs@disputesettlement,org; mpatrick@narr com; Curtis, Andi; <br />Phillips, Brad; Hourigan, Pat; Mccausland, Trish <br />Cc: Greg Wilder <br />Subject: Special Request <br />Importance: High <br />** High Priority ** <br />Special Request to TWC - <br />Cable Connection to Government Services Center <br />Brad <br />As you know we are in the midst of an extremely busy hurricane season. <br />The County Manager, John Link, is anxious to move forward with the <br />upfitting of the Government Services Center in Hillsborough for cable. <br />Greg Wilder in our office had worked through Andi Curtis last spring and <br />received a price estimate of $4,000 to install. <br />Of course, the County position has been that this be done free of <br />charge similarly as the Emergency Management Center in the interest of <br />public safety and maintenance of operations in the event of a disaster. <br />I believe TW C has intimated that this matter would be addressed <br />favorably in the course of our continuing franchise renewal <br />negotiations, but the end date for achieving resolution has been <br />extended. (We were to have met last week and now we are scheduled to <br />meet on October 28 ) <br />My question is should the County elect to proceed now, ahead of the <br />franchise resolution, with installation and pay TWC the $4,000, would <br />TWC be willing to indicate in writing that TWC would reimburse the <br />County cost at the conclusion of negotiations and/or adoption of a <br />mutually satisfying franchise agreement? <br />There is also the matter of continuing costs after installation. My <br />assumption, as in with our Emergency Operations Center, that the County <br />would not be charged a monthly service fee of any sort, Is this correct? <br />