Experience Section:

  EXPERIENCE  
 
 

FRANCHISE RENEWAL

Cities of Santa Rosa, Monterey, Gilroy, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Fresno, Clovis, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Oceanside, Napa,
American Canyon, Healdsburg, Auburn, Palo Alto, Palm Springs,
Carpinteria, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Petaluma, Gonzales, Greenfield,
King City, Soledad, Nevada City, Grass Valley, Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Dell, Sonora, Pacifica and Colma;
and the Counties of Monterey, Nevada, Napa,
Humboldt, and Tuolumne, California
 
City of Salina, Kansas
 
City of Evanston, Illinois
 
City of Columbia, Missouri
 
City of Carson City, Nevada
 
City of Brunswick, Ohio
 
City of Troy, New York
 
 

The Buske Group has been retained by these jurisdictions to provide consulting assistance during the franchise renewal process. Our duties have included the following:

  • Devise reasonable and cost-effective renewal procedures that are consistent with federal, state, and local law as well as strategies for the implementation of the franchise renewal plan;
  • Conduct a technical audit of the cable system;
  • Evaluate the past performance of the cable operator (including a review of the operator's compliance with the existing franchise, a financial review of the system to ascertain whether the cable operator has paid franchise fees properly and to ascertain the general financial condition of the cable system, a review of customer satisfaction surveys, and a review of current PEG access channels, equipment, facilities, and services);
  • Identify future community cable-related needs and interests;
  • Develop goals for the negotiating process;
  • Participate in franchise negotiations; and
  • Draft the final franchise agreement and the enabling ordinance.

Our work also included cable company transfer of ownership assistance for Monterey County, Monterey, Gilroy, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Pacific Grove, Lompoc, Santa Maria, and Evanston. These transfers occurred during the franchise renewal process.

The franchise renewal process has been completed and new franchise agreements are in place for the cities of Santa Rosa, Monterey, Gilroy, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Oceanside, Healdsburg, Palo Alto, Auburn, Petaluma, Carpinteria, Salina, Brunswick and Evanston. We also provided assistance in the establishment of new nonprofit PEG access management organizations, including the search for and hiring of the initial Executive Director, for many of these communities.
 
 
 

The Buske Group
 3001 J Street, Suite 201 - Sacramento, CA, 95816-4400
Phone: (916) 441-6277 - Fax: (916) 441-7670