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OiCCLAKE MINNETONKA COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 540 SECOND STREET ■ RO. BOX 473 - EXCELSIOR. MN 55331-0473 612. 474-5539 ■ FAX 612. 474-0430 RECEIVED MAY 2 8 1997 Cl I'Y OF ORONO OEEPHAVEN EXCELSIOR CREENWOOO LONG LAKE MEDINA MINNETONKA BEACH MINNETRISTA ORONO ST. BONIFACIUS SHOREWOOD SPRING PARK TONKA BAY WOODLAND May 28,1997 Mayor Gabriel Jabbour and City Council Members City of Orono P. O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 Dear Mayor Jabbour and Council Members: Newly elected Chair of the LMCC, Tim Pattrin, asked that I send you a copy of the final "revised" 1997 budget As you recall, the LMCC created and presented to you, the 1997 budget in the fall of last year (1996). These numbers were based on projected figures for the franchise fee paid by Triax Cablevision. Once that payment has been received, the budget committee actually prepares this "revised" and final budget As you supported the original Commission 1997 efforts/budget this final process of listing actual dollars does not represent any significant change and will not necessitate any further city council action. Your LMCC has so far experienced a very intense 1997. The challenge of city rights-of- way control, that has successfully been resolved at the 1997 Minnesota State Legislature, the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that was passed by Congress to open the market to competition in providing communication services, plus the continued effort of the Needs Assessment Committee on analyzing current state of the art technology resulting in an early system re-build, will remain vitally important for the second half of 1997. On behalf of the LMCC, I want to thank you for your continued support and the excellent representation you have on the Commission. VICTORIA Sincerely, Administrator T. Pattrin, LMCC Chair-elect Frederick Blanch, Alternate Commissioner