04-11-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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MINUTES LAKE MINNETONKA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 5:00 P.M. EXCEI,SIOR STUDIO AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 198P I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Haggerty called the March 15, 1988 meeting to order at 5:05 P.M. ROLL CALL Directors Present Dennis Haggerty Tom Anderson Jim Olds Losley Hughes -Seamans Dean Johnson Jerry Roehl Others Present Shelly Quaas Holly Hansen Mary Smith Tom Creighton II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motioq_3.15.88.1: Anderson moved, seconded ..s, to approve the February 16, 1988 minutes as written. Mo. carried unanimously. 111. REPORTS A. TREASURER Motion 3.15.88.2.: Just Claims: Olds moved, seconded by Anderson, to approve Just Claims as written on Appendix A. Motion carried unanimously. B. ADMINISTRATIVE Hansen informed the Commission that Dowden made a channel change they removed PTL and replaced it with ETWN. LMCCC was not informed until after the fact. Hansen talked with Mary Smith of Dowden and explained that LMCCC t-hould be informed as soon as a channel change is made so ques_ , can be answered to the subscribers. The financial au for year ending 1987 has been started. The franchise payment for 1988 should be received by 11,. ch 30. The budget will probably then need to be revised. A bill, backed up by the Cable Industry, was presented to the Minnesota House and Senate during late February. It appears the main intent of the bill is to protect cable operators in over -build situations. MACTA is monitoring the situation and has testified before the House Committee. MACTA is working with representatives from the Cable Industry to clarify some of the language presented in the amendment. Hansen received a purchase agreement for the sale of Dowden to Triax. Hansen feels that Regional Channel 6 should become a priority in the sale and the LMCCC should make it a requirement of the sale. Staff Cutbacks: Administrator Hansen uas informed that sill Strohm has been offered a fill -time job that will last approximately 2 months. During this period, lo, is L,-king approximately 8 hours weekly at the F,xceisior stud i,). Also, Patricia Ward wants to cut her hours back to R hours a week. Han�:an needs a person that will work more hours (110, shc: wants to hire a new secretary. n the m-in time Hansen will also need some help in to studio. Aiministr. or Hansen would like to hire a free-lance videographer to tape some of the Council meetings and help with other projects. Hansen would hirf, this person at $5.50 per hour and stay within the budget.