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• After Bill reviewed the 1st Quarter equipment requests,A motion to approve the recommended equipment purchases was made by Myles McGrath, Dassel with a second by Don Levens, Cokato,motion passed. 6. Programming Report-Mark Davis Mr. Davis handed out a report that he had prepared that highlighted some of the programs he had worked on during the quarter. These included the Northstar Commuter Rail Opening in Big Lake and Elk River, The Maple Lake fishing tournament and a Tax Payers Forum with State Representative Mary Kiffiueyer. Mark also talked about the necessity of developing a commission logo. Here presented several examples. He asked the commission for input on the logo development. Don Levens, Cokato made a motion to have Mr. Davis and Bill Bruce determine the needed parameters for the logo and develop it further. Myles McGrath, Dassel seconded the motion. The motion was approved. 6. Commission Business a. Personnel Committee report • Myles McGrath, Dassel told the commission members that the personnel committee had reviewed the responses from Mark's 6 month review. The commission discussed the comments and Don Levens asked that Mark be as high profile as possible in the cities. He made a motion to accept the committee's report and to raise Mr. Davis's salary; this was seconded by Don Orrock, Big Lake. After further discussion the motion was passed. b. Discuss Production Coordinator position Chair Phil Kern, Delano reviewed the status of the work being done on developing the employee agreement. He recommended that it be forwarded to Rockford and the employee committee for their review. c. Discuss 2010 Franchise Fee payments Mert Auger,Buffalo made a motion that the commission return 3 out of 4 quarters of the 2010 franchise fees not including PEG fees as a reimbursement of cable related expenses that each member city had incurred. Phil Kern seconded the motion with the hope that it was not an annual reimbursement. Motion Passed.