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Item 5.1.
1kRiver MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Pat Klaers, City Admi tr or
DATE: April 17, 1995
SUBJECT: Cable TV Update
City Clerk Sandy Thackeray has a memo attached that provides an update
on some of the progressive steps being made by the Cable Commission. The
purpose of some of these steps is to make public information and public
meetings more available to our citizens that have cable TV. The city needs to
continue being positive about cable TV as it becomes a more important
vehicle in keeping our citizens informed and up-to-date on current municipal
issues. Starting soon, the taped City Council meeting will be on cable TV 12
times, the EDA meeting on eight times, and Planning Commission meeting
• on eight times each month.
One of the cable TV comments that I continually receive relates to the City
Council, EDA, and Planning Commission members not being heard. Now
that we have the trouble straightened out at the cable TV head end station,
there is no reason for members not being heard over the audio system. We
have a modern state-of-the-art system installed and if the system is used
properly, all members will be heard on the telecast. In this regard, all
councilmembers are reminded to speak clearly and directly into the mikes.
Councilmembers Dietz and Farber are the easiest to hear on the broadcasts.
It has been noticed lately that councilmembers rarely leave the council table.
In this regard, it may be appropriate for the City Council to consider wearing
the lavaliere mikes that we have placed on the "goosenecks". It was the
original intention of the mike system that these mikes be attached to the
clothing of the councilmembers (and EDA and Planning Commission
members). The wearing of these mikes should not be an intrusion to the
members and would help ensure that the public watching the telecast can
hear the comments from our elected and appointed officials.
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13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River. MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
city of
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Community Information -Available on Public Access Channel
• I would like to take this opportunity to update the City Council on some
exciting progress that has been made on the Public Access Channel.
Government Public Access Channel 12 now allows communities to call in
community information that can be made available to the public via the cable
access channel and the telephone. Currently, the general information for Elk
River displays information such as city hall office hours and address, council
meeting dates and times, comprehensive plan meeting dates and topics,
council representation, etc. Also included on this channel is current event
information such as the library book sale, the city plant-a-tree program, and
clean-up day.
This will be an excellent avenue for keeping the public informed of issues and
events taking place in the city.
Action Requested
No formal action requested.
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Erik Teichroew/Home Phone 4(612)682-2649 Q94/4/95 02:20 PM p 2/2
• Sherburne Wright Cable Commision
City Council Playback Schedule
Buffalo City Council Elk River
Monday C 3PM City Council
Tuesday @ 8PM Monday @ 3PM
Friday @ 3PM Wednesday @ 8PM
Saturday @ 8PM Sunday @ 9AM
Sunday@ 9AM Planning
Monday @ 8PM
Friday @ 3PM
Cokato City Council EDA
Wednesday @ 3PM Tuesday @ 8PM
Thursday @ 8PM Saturday @ 3PM
Saturday @ 8PM
Sunday@ 3PM Maple Lake
Monday @ 8PM
Wednesday @ 3PM
Dassel Thursday @ 3PM
• Tuesday @ 3PM Saturday @9AM
Thursday @ 3PM
Friday @ 8PM
Saturday @ 9AM Rockford
Sunday @ 8PM Tuesday @ 3PM
Thursday @ 8PM
Friday @ 3PM
Delano Sunday @ 3PM
Monday @ 3PM.
Wednesday @ 3PM
Friday @ 8PM
Saturday @ 3PM
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Erik Teichroewl Home Phone Si(612)682-2649 j4/4/95 04:34 PM P 1l1
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
• 8:00PM I Maple Lake Buffalo Delano Rockford
2 Buffalo
3 Elk River Planning Elk River EDA Elk River City Council Cokato
3:00PM I Buffalo Rockford Delano Maple Lake •
2 Buffalo
3 Elk River City Council Dassel Cokato Dassel
Saturday Sunday 1 = Fiber City Categories
8:00PM I Buffalo Maple Lake 2 = Buffalo 0=Big Lake
2 Buffalo 3 = Microwave 1 =Buffalo
3 CokaLo Dassel 2=Cokato
To press in a3
digit code use the 3=Dassel
3:00PM I Delano Rockford first number from 4=Delano
the city and the
2 last 2 from the 5=Elk River i
• 3 Elk River EDA Cokal.o categories. 6=Maple lake
7=Monticello
9:00AM I Maple Lake Buffalo 8=Rockford
2 Buffalo 9=Watertown
3 Dassel Elk River City Council
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ITEM 6.2.
Page 6 Minnesota Real Estate Journal April 17, 1995
REPORTS
I11evelopmerit industrial development,pinpointing about
1 125 acres in the western portion of the city
R f as one of the few remaining possibilities.
takes 0 'lb St.Cloud Progress for a new business park on that
To Mille Lacs site is now moving forward with the
approval of the preliminary plat.
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The initial phase of the new business
CITY OF ELK RIVER ZbAlexandria � park is being developed by a land invest
SEES RAPID GROWTH .. :
ITEM 6.1.
jjCiitt�y of
`Ik River MEMORANDUM IF
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Steven B. Ach, City Planner
DATE: April 25, 1995
SUBJECT: Cable TV Update
Attached is a memo from City Administrator, Pat Klaers, updating the City
Council of some of the cable TV activities that are taking place. One item I
would like to point out that is discussed in Pat's memo is to remind all the
Commission Members to speak clearly and directly into the mikes.
Also included in the memo is a schedule of when Sherburne Wright Cable
Commission will play back Elk River Planning Commission meetings and
City Council meetings.
13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425