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STORER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
CABLE TELEVISION CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

MADE THIS 10TH DAY OF May, 1985, by and between MESA COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC., dba STORER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, 160 S. McDonald, Mesa, Arizona, 85202 ("COMPANY") and, THE VISTA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION ("OWNER").

  1. Definitions:
  1. Franchise – the right granted to the Company by the State of Arizona, the County of Maricopa, and the City of Mesa to construct and operate a broadband telecommunications network along the streets, rights-of-way, and other public areas of MESA.
  2. Cable Television System – A coaxial cable facility used to operate a broadband telecommunications network.
  3. Resident – Occupants of a residential dwelling unit.
  4. Resident dwelling unit – Any apartments, condominium, planned-use development, mobile home, or similar multiple dwelling Unit.
  1. Purpose and Term of the Agreement – Company agrees to provide cable television service in the residential dwelling units owned by Owner for the term of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective upon its execution of the parties and shall reaming in effect during the term of the franchise or any renewal thereof.
  2. Schedules: Addendums, schedules or exhibits, if any, attached hereto are expressly incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
  3. Premises: Owner hold title to that certain real property, consisting of 34 residential dwelling units located in LOMA VISTA ESTATES, at the address commonly know as 1229 N. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ 85201, and legally described as follows: (Legal description attached as EXHIBIT "A".)
  4. Access and Ownership: All of the equipment installed or supplied by the Company is and shall at all times remain the property of the Company. Owner grants to the Company the right to enter upon the premises to install, maintain, inspect, repair, and remove the equipment at reasonable times and to do all other things necessary to insure its continued operation. Upon termination of service to any residential dwelling unit or upon termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, Company shall have the right to enter the premises and remove its equipment. Company agrees to restore the property to its original condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
  5. Installation: Company will exercise due care in the installation and maintenance of the system and agrees to perform all work in accordance with good engineering practices. Owner will prewire at its sole cost one (1) outlet per living unit. Company will sell cable for the prewiring to the Owner. If Company does not have cable to sell, Owner may purchase cable elsewhere, provided it meets Company’s specifications.
  6. Open Trench: Owner will provide all trenching and backfill necessary for installation of the Company’s facilities. Owner will give Company ten (10) working days notice of open trench in order that the Company can schedule the necessary crews for installation.
  7. Additional Services: If Owner requests services or installations other than those specified in this Agreement and Company is desirous and capable of providing such services, such additional services or installations shall be furnished at a reasonable charge to be determined by the Company.
  8. Interference: Owner shall not knowingly use any equipment that causes frequency interference or is otherwise incompatible with the Company’s equipment, except in the course of necessary repairs or alterations and after reasonable notice to Company. Owner will not connect or attach, directly or indirectly, any additional television sets or other devices to Company’s equipment, nor will Own
  9. Insurance: Company agrees to maintain adequate public liability and property damage insurance to protect Owner against loss or damage resulting from the installation or maintenance of the system.
  10. Indemnification: Company agrees to indemnify and hold Owner harmless and defend Owner from and against all claims, suits, proceedings at law or in equity, and any and all other claims, liabilities, loss, cost damage or expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees arising out of or in connection with any claim resulting from the negligent acts of Company’s employees or agents in the conduct of Company’s business, insofar as it affects Owner’s business.
  11. No Agency: It is expressly understood that Company is an independent business organization and in no way associated with Owner and has no Authority to act for or on behalf of Owner or to bind Owner to any contract or in any other manner to represent that it has any of the foregoing authority without the express written approval of Owner. It is further understood that Owner is an independent business organization in no way associated with Company and has no authority to act for or on behalf of Company or to bind Company to any contract or in any other manner to represent that it has any of the foregoing authority without the express written approval of Company.
  12. Successors and Assigns: this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Company and Owner and their respective transferees, successors and assigns.
  13. Acts of God: Company shall not be responsible for damages by reason of failure to transmit audio, video, or data signals or deliver its signals at points of interconnect, nor for failure to otherwise meat material obligations under this Agreement, where such failure is the result of any labor dispute, war, riot, insurrection, vandalism, nor for failure to otherwise meet material obligations under this agreement, where such failure is the result of any labor dispute, war, riot, insurrection, vandalism, civil commotion, fire, flood, accident, storm, or any Act of God or any other material cause beyond the control of Company, including loss of the right to use utility poles or other easements.
  14. Governmental Rules; This agreement shall be governed by the State of Arizona.
  15. Amendments: This instrument may not be amended orally but only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and supercedes any other Agreements or understandings, oral or written made by the parties.
  16. Disputes: If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which said party may be entitled.
  17. Owner shall give Company access to any unrented apartments on the premises and shall make reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining consent to enter any occupied apartments on the premises in order to install or recover equipment that is necessary to operate the cable TV system.
  18. Owner agrees to permit Company to market residents in person with respect to the sale of any and all services provided by the Company with advanced notification and scheduling coordination with on-site management.
  19. The attached Grant of cable Television Easement Agreement form is hereby incorporated and made part of the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement the day and year first written above.

By: (Original on file at the principal office of the Association)
Donald K. Tinseth , Secretary-Treasurer

MESA COMMUNITY CABLE TELEVISION INC., dba
STORER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS.
By:
(Original on file at the principal office of the Association)
Title:
(LEGAL FORM APPROVED April 9, 1985)

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STORER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, 85-221932
grant of cable television easement agreement

WHEREAS, THE VISTA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, an Arizona Corporation ("Grantor"), owning all those certain lands situated in the County of MARICOPA, State of ARIZONA, and divided into blocks, lots, streets, alleys, public utility easements, highways and public places, all as described in and shown on Map or Plat titled "Tract No. A, B, C", and recorded in Book 278 of Maps at page 32 inclusive, Records of said County, desires to make provisions for television cable services by MESA COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC., dba STORER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, ("Grantee").

NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor, for good and valuable consideration, does hereby grant to the Grantee, its successors and assigns, rights of way, public and/or utility easements and free access for ingress and egress to these premises and every part thereof at all times for the purposes of installing, maintaining and operating its cable television system in the area described as:

1220 N. Alma School Road. (LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION)

Grantee will place its equipment for cable service in the described fashion and location. Grantee agrees to install and maintain its equipment in an orderly manner with as little inconvenience as possible. Any areas disturbed will be restored to their initial condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

Dated: May 10, 1985
by:
(Original on file at the principal office of the Association)
Donald K. Tinseth, Secretary-Treasurer

STATE OF ARIZONA )
County of Maricopa ) s.s
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 10th day of May, 1985, by Donald K. Tinseth.
(Original on file at the principal office of the Association)
Jacquelyn Hayms, Notary Public
My commission expires September 29, 1988.

by: (Original on file at the principal office of the Association)
Kathleen Murphy, Sales Manager

STATE OF ARIZONA )
County of Maricopa ) s.s
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 10th day of May, 1985, by Kathleen Murphy.
(Original on file at the principal office of the Association)
Marlene McIntosh, Notary Public
My commission expires January 24, 1988.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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