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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 8, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 23 of 25 CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT *12. ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF POLICE OFFICER BRENT RASMUSSEN Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to accept the resignation of Police Officer Brent Rasmussen effective September 14, 2014. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *13. REQUEST TO HIRE FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICERS Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the hiring of Jay McCoy as a full-time police officer effective September 15, 2014. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *14. ACCEPT DONATION Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to accept two $500.00 donations from Richard Larson and Philip and Susan Larson. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 15. MEDIACOM UPDATE Loftus noted the agreement the City has with Mediacom was non-exclusive, which means that another company could approach the City with plans for providing cable service. Loftus stated one of the goals of the agreement with Mediacom was to expedite the build-out of the infrastructure. Mediacom has provided a build-out map which shows that they have currently constructed 9.2 miles, which is approximately half of what the agreement requires. Mediacom will be completing another 8 miles in 2015, and by the end of next year the system should be completely built out. Loftus stated the franchise fees are a continuation of what the LMCC had done for franchise fees and include $1.20 per month for PEG fees. Staff has created a Cable Fund budget, which has been set up as an enterprise fund. The budget for the new fund shows anticipated revenues and expenses, which will include future equipment purchases. Loftus stated another component of the agreement was public access. Loftus reported Mediacom has provided a fiber connection to City Hall and today is the first time that the City is 30 times faster on its broadband connection. Loftus stated another benefit of the fiber connection is it allows us to stream the Council meetings, which previously limited what else could be accomplished on the City’s bandwidth. Loftus stated as part of streaming the Council meetings, the Granicus system was installed, which has allowed people to watch the meetings on demand, have access to the minutes and planning documents. On average approximately 22 people watch the meetings live and around 40 people watch the archived video. Loftus stated to date the City has had about 1,500 people view the meetings since January.