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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH COMCAST OF
HOUSTON, LLC, SETTLING THE LAWSUIT STYLED NO.
4:19-CV-00458; CITY OF ALVIN, ET. AL., V. COMCAST, IN
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, HOUSTON DIVISION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS:
Section 1. The plaintiff cities in the above -captioned lawsuit, including the City of
Friendswood, Texas, have reached an agreement with Comcast of Houston, LLC to resolve the
cable services franchise fee disputes litigated in that lawsuit.
Section 2. The material terms of the Settlement Agreement are payment by Comcast
of Houston, LLC to the plaintiff cities in the total amount of $235,000, to be allocated among the
plaintiff cities, including the City of Friendswood, Texas, in the same percentage as each city's
estimated share of the damages in the lawsuit, mutual releases of claims relating to the subject
matter of the lawsuit through the date of settlement, and dismissal of the lawsuit, as well as other
terms and conditions customary in a litigation settlement agreement.
Section 3. That the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute, and
the City Secretary to attest to, a Settlement Agreement between and among the City of
Friendswood, Texas, and its fellow plaintiff cities on one part, and Comcast of Houston, LLC on
the other part, containing the material terms and additional customary terms reflected in Section 2
above.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 11th day of January, 2021.
ATTEST:
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