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Mayor and City Council 9.4
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
Administration January 7,2013 Tina Allard, City Clerk
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Consider Cable TV Monitor Cal Portner, City Administrator
REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
Appoint by motion a cable monitor to run with the term of the Councilmember.
A monitor doesn't have to be chosen as it may be possible that some Councilmembers may not have
cable service in their neighborhoods.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Sherburne Wright Cable Commission will pay for up to two city representatives to have cable service
in Elk River for the purpose of monitoring channels and reporting problems to Charter Communications.
Councilmember Motin is currently serving as a monitor.With Councilmember Zerwas'resignation, a new
cable monitor can be appointed.
As a Cable Monitor you are responsible for:
•Reviewing all cable channels from 2 to 99 for appropriate video and audio quality
o Video should be clear and match quality of other cable channels
o Audio should be clear with no external noise
•Specific monitoring of the government access channel—cable channel 12
o Video clarity
o Audio clarity
o Issues with the beginning or end of programs
o Any noticeable problems
•Act as a resource to determine whether cable issue is wide spread or confined to a specific area
Problems should be reported to Jake Pace,the Government Access Cable Coordinator,as quickly as
possible. Any outages should be reported immediately to Charter Communications.You'll need to be as
specific as possible with information such as:
•Channel(s)involved
▪Time problem occurred
▪Detailed description of occurrence
•How long problem lasted
•Any other pertinent information
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Cable Commission provides basic and expanded cable video services for the cable monitors to
complete the duties listed above. The Commission makes a yearly payment to Charter Communications
for all of the cable monitors of member cities. Internet,phone service, and/or premium channel service
are not included and will be billed to the cable monitor on a monthly basis by Charter Communications.
Action Motion by Second by Vote
Follow Up
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