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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 10, 2012 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 3 of 26 <br /> <br />(4. LAKE MINNETONKA COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (LMCC) 2013 BUDGET, <br />Continued) <br /> <br />partnership with Mediacom in the past but Mediacom has not had an interest in doing a partnership. <br />Franchot commented it would be worthwhile to have a workshop with the LMCC on how to address these <br />issues. <br /> <br />Loftus stated she has been contacted by Medina and that in theory the cities of Medina, Minnetrista and <br />Orono all have the same issues with density. Loftus stated she would like all three of the larger cities to <br />be on the same page to help ensure that the density issue is addressed. <br /> <br />Koenecke noted the franchise renewal committee put together a stakeholder meeting on October 3rd and <br />that she will be sending out notification of that meeting and information to the five cities who are <br />interested in discussing an increase in density. The LMCC feels that each of the cities may not have <br />really understood all of the issues involved with increasing service and the LMCC consultant has <br />suggested that each city come individually to the LMCC to discuss the situation and then come together <br />as a group to have a brain storming session on how the issues can best be addressed. <br /> <br />McMillan asked what the anticipated schedule is for the upcoming months as it relates to the renewal <br />process. McMillan indicated she would like to have the franchise renewal process added to the October <br />work session for further discussion. <br /> <br />Koenecke indicated the City Administrator has some information and that she would provide additional <br />franchise renewal information tomorrow. <br /> <br />Printup asked how many households are currently being served. <br /> <br />Koenecke stated she does not have that information available tonight. <br /> <br />Franchot indicated to his understanding it is less than 50 percent. Franchot stated there is a number for <br />houses that cable runs past and then another number for the citizens who actually utilize the service. <br /> <br />Koenecke stated Mediacom is required to do a site survey to determine whether a particular residence <br />meets the density requirements. Koenecke commented sometimes the cable can be run through the back <br />yard from another resident’s property. During the franchise negotiation the LMCC will need to tell <br />Mediacom that they need to look at some of these homes that do not currently have service and have their <br />engineers determine if any of these neighborhoods are close to an existing connection. Koenecke noted <br />Mediacom does have the right to charge residents for a connection but that most residents are not willing <br />to pay those costs. <br /> <br />Koenecke noted that Mediacom is looking at various locations to conduct wireless studies, and that if the <br />LMCC has a choice in which locations are chosen, the LMCC can approach the City to see if those <br />locations are spots where the City would like tested. <br /> <br />Franchot moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the 2013 Lake Minnetonka Communications <br />Commission budget. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 09/24/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 09/10/2012 <br />[Page 3 of 26]