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Lake Minnetonka Cable Communications Commission <br />443 OAK STREET -EXCELS I OR, MINNESOTA 55331 • (612) 474 5539 <br />Date: February 8, 1988 F� � <br />To: All LMCCC Directors <br />From: Ho I Hansen ��a'1'x <br />Re: Upcoming Meeting <br />The quarterly meeting of the full Commission will be held on Tuesday, <br />February 16 at 5:00 p.m, in the Excelsior Studio. <br />I <br />Enclosed for your Information are the minutes from the January Executive <br />Committee meeting, an Agenda, and some articles I hope you will find of Interest. <br />The LMCCC is monitoring Dowden's progress on Regional Channel 6. The Regional <br />Channel Is a requirement of our Franchise and the State of Minnesota, but <br />Dowden has had technical difficulties In bringing the channel to the Lake <br />Minnetonka area since the channel began operation in October, 1987. (See <br />Dowden's report - Attachment 6). In this Legislative Session, the Minnesota <br />Senate will begin using the daytime hours of the Regional Channel to cablecast <br />some committea herrings, character generated Information, and live audio from <br />the Senate floor, Senate Media Services plans to Increase the amount of live <br />programming, and is seeking additional funding for staff to accomplish this <br />goal. <br />As neither the City of St. Paul nor the Lab,! Minnetonka area are on the Regional <br />Channel's live Interconnect, the Regional Channel Board is considering the <br />possibility of introducing legislation to require metro Interconnection. The <br />Board would like to know if the LMCCC is Interested in such legislation, and If <br />we would be willing to support it. I do not feel this is a decision we must <br />make Immediately, but I would like to get a sense of how the Commission feels <br />about this Issue. <br />Most importantly at our upcoming meeting will be the discussion of Dowden's sale. <br />At this writing, Dowden is in final negotiations with a buyer, and we soon shall <br />know the results. The procedure of a sale is similar to the Transfer of Owner- <br />ship we underwent last year, however, we will be dealing with an entirely <br />different cable company. <br />I hope to see you at our February 16 meeting; if you are unable to attend, <br />please contact me as soon as possible, and no later than noon on Monday. If you <br />would like to discuss anything prior to the meeting, please feel free to <br />contact me. <br />HH/pcw <br />Enclosures <br />