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DATE: October 8,2004 <br />ITEM NO; ^ <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCT 2 5 ?0U4 <br />CITY OH OHQnQ <br />Department Approval: <br />Nine Ronald J. Moorse <br />Title City Administrator <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />City Administrator's Report <br />Item Description: Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission 2005 Budget <br />The Lake Minnetonka Conununication Commission administers the cable communications <br />ihuichise that serves 16 cities in the Lake Minnetonka area. This involves monitoring the <br />provision of cable communications services by the cable company under the fhmehise <br />agreement, and providing for public, educational, and governmental access programming. <br />Sally Koenecke, the Administrator for the Commission, will attend the Council meeting to <br />review the 2005 Communications Conunission budget, and to provide an update regarding the <br />activities of the Commission. The 2005 budget is attached. <br />Overall, the expenditures are proposed to remain relatively stable. The expenditures related to <br />the franchise administration have increased from $124,765 to $130,080, This is an increase of <br />4.3%. The expenditures related to franchise compliance enforcement have increased from <br />$12,700 to $22,000, due to the bi-annual cable operator audit. The expenditures related to the <br />operation of the access studio have been reduced from $254,950 to $252,178. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to approve the Lake Minnetonka Communications Conunission 2005 budget.