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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 14, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 16 (MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT, Continued) minutes in length. McMillan indicated she will provide more information to the Council as the meeting date gets closer. McMillan stated she also attended the LMCC meeting for the mayors and that she will provide more information on that meeting when they discuss the council appointments. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT 11. ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS – RESOLUTION NO. 6199 Loftus noted every year the City Council adopts a resolution detailing the various appointments. Loftus stated the appointments contained in the resolution are based on Staff’s and the Mayor’s suggestions. Loftus noted the utility study committee has been removed from the list. As it relates to the LMCC, there is not a resident appointment recommended. Mr. Wyatt has resigned and is no longer interested in the position. McMillan noted the cable franchise renewal is being discussed this year. A map has been compiled by Mike Gaffron illustrating the City’s under-served areas. Two years have gone by and not much progress has been made on improving service in these areas. McMillan stated this is an opportunity for the City to look at perhaps getting better service as well as how the City’s franchise fees are being spent. McMillan stated one of the big changes since the LMCC has been formed is that cable is no longer a monopoly and that currently there are a number of other options available. Franchise fees have increased over the years and comprise 5 percent of the video package per month for each resident. McMillan stated since Orono is contributing a substantial amount of franchise fees to the LMCC, it is a significant issue for the residents. McMillan stated due to the amount of money being contributed to the LMCC, there should be elected Orono officials on the LMCC Board, and that she would like to look at exploring options for franchising directly with Media Com. At the present time Orono is paying approximately $100,000 in franchise fees. Printup stated in reading the local papers, this has been an issue that has been raised by Medina as well. McMillan stated the five under-served communities that desire an expanded build-out have discussed this and the concern is how to accomplish the build-out in a short amount of time. Printup suggested Orono invite Media Com’s representative to either a work session or a meeting to discuss this more in depth. McMillan stated in her opinion both representatives from Orono should be council members. McMillan indicated she would be happy to be the second representative if no one else is interested in the appointment. Printup moved, Levang seconded, to appoint Lizz Levang and Lili McMillan as representatives to the LMCC. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 01/28/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 01/14/2013 [Page 7 of 16]