5.1. SR 04-17-1995Item 5.1.
ver 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.
13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
MEMORANDUM
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Mayor and City Council
Sandra Thackeray, City Clerk
April 17, 1995
SUBJECT: Cable TV
INTRODUCTION:
For the past several months, the city has been taping City Council, EDA, and
Planning Commission meetings to be put over the public access cable
channel. However, the meetings were being aired at random without a set
schedule. This situation has recently been corrected and a schedule is
currently in place.
. BACKGROUND
City Council Cable TV Schedule
The Sherburne/Wright County Cable Commission recently voted to buy new
equipment and to hire an employee to work with the playback system. Eric
Teichroew has recently been hired to work for the Sherburne/Wright Cable
Commission on a part-time basis. Eric is working with each of the
municipalities in the cable commission to set a schedule for airing the
meetings for each city.
Attached to this memo is a "City Council Playback Schedule." As you can
see, Elk River's City Council meetings are aired three times per week; the
Planning Commission is aired two times per week and the EDA meeting is
aired two times per week. The city will probably notice an increase in public
viewing when the schedule is passed on to the public.
Please review the city meeting schedule and contact me with any comments.
I will also be at the council meeting on Monday evening to answer any
questions the City Council may have.
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13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (6] 2) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
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 Teichrcewl Home Phone R (612)682-2649 X414/96 02:20 PM 0212
~ Sherburne Wright Cable Commision
City Council
Schedule
Buffalo City Council
Monday @ 3PM
Tuesday @ 8PM
Friday @ 3PM
Saturday @ 8PM
Sunday @ 9AM
Cokato City Council
Wednesday @ 3PM
Thursday @ 8PM
Saturday CQ? 8PM
Sunday @ 3PM
Dassel
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Thursday @ 3PM
Friday @ 8PM
Saturday @ 9AM
Sunday @ 8PM
Delano
Monday @ 3PM
Wednesday @ 3PM
Friday @ 8PM
Saturday @ 3PM
Elk Rivcr
City Council
Monday @ 3PM
Wednesday @ 8PM
Sunday @ 9AM
Planning
Monday @ 8PM
Friday @ 3PM
EDA
Tuesday @ 8PM
Saturday @ 3PM
Maple Lake
Monday @ 8PM
Wednesday @ 3PM
Thursday @ 3PM
Saturday @9AM
Rockford
Tuesday @ 3PM
Thursday @ SPM
Friday @ 3PM
Sunday@ 3PM
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