CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
DEPARTMENT(S)
Public Works
CEQA
Not a Project, File No.
PP17-003,
Agreements/Contracts
(New or Amended)
resulting in no physical
changes to the
environment.
COORDINATION
City Attorney’s Office;
City Manager’s Budget
Office; Planning,
Building and Code
Enforcement
Department
Director Approval
/s/
Matt Loesch
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S)
Citywide
CMO Approval
9/2/2025
SUBJECT: Amendment to the Restated Agreement with the San Jose Community Media Access Corporation dba CreaTV San Jose for Public Access Channels and Community Media Center
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the fifth amendment to the Restated Agreement with the San Jose Community Media Access Corporation dba CreaTV San Jose, extending the term of the Restated Agreement from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2032.
BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION
On January 29, 2008, the City of San José and San Jose Community Media Access Corporation (SJCMAC dba CreaTV San Jose – hereinafter “CreaTV”) entered into an agreement with the City of San José for a seven-year term to operate public access cable channels, educational access channels, and a community media center.
Through this agreement, CreaTV is appropriated $240,000 per fiscal year for operational purposes funded by the General Fund in the PEG – CreaTV appropriation (2141). As spelled out in the agreement, CreaTV also receives a restricted capital funding pass-through related to public, educational, and governmental access under the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 Franchise law, which has no fiscal budgetary implications.
On December 16, 2014 and on June 16, 2015, the City of San José executed the first and second amendments to the agreement, respectively, each extending the term end date by a period of six months.
On September 1, 2015, the City Council approved the third amendment and restated agreement, providing a 10-year contract term extension, to December 31, 2025. On March 2, 2016, a fourth amendment to the agreement was executed to amend and correct the commencement date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2016.
An extension of seven years to the current agreement is necessary to continue operating public access cable channels, educational access channels, and a community media center, and providing community access to these channels.
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND INPUT
No commission recommendation or input is associated with this action.
COST AND FUNDING SOURCE
There is no additional funding needed for the time extension of this agreement.
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT Walter Lin, Deputy Director of Public Works, at [email protected].
COUNCIL AGENDA: 9/16/25
FILE: 25-973
ITEM: 2.10