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• <br /> Several pieces of audio equipment as well as the council meeting character <br /> generator had to be replaced this summer in Elk River due to storm damage. <br /> Lighting strikes were to blame causing damage to the equipment despite <br /> having basic surge suppression. The commission staff has recommended <br /> adding more advanced suppression equipment to all the cities, which the <br /> commission approved. A working plan is to have the equipment added <br /> before the 2003 storm season begins. <br /> Other new equipment added in Elk River includes a Roland Edirol non- <br /> linear edit system, a 2nd digital camcorder with case, 2 different teleprompter <br /> systems, a voiceover microphone and voice processor, new camera tripods <br /> and dollies, additional playback VCRs, NTSC production and computer <br /> monitors and,new Character Generators. <br /> Elk River is in the process of expanding their city hall, which will also <br /> include new facilities for their cable TV operations. They will be adding a <br /> larger control and playback room as well as new offices and edit suites. <br /> They will temporarily need to relocate their offices and playback equipment <br /> into the basement while the current facility is being remodeled. <br /> Construction has been under way for a while and the cablecast facilities will <br /> need to be moved in April. The city will not be able to cablecast city council <br /> meetings for about a year but will continue to produce other programming. <br /> Elk River Requests <br /> Taking into consideration the construction timetable, commission staff has <br /> been meeting with Elk River for the past 8 months to fine tune their <br /> equipment requests. They have been meeting with the city architects and <br /> staff on everything from carpet samples to room layouts. An updated <br /> equipment request list will be presented to the commission in the last quarter <br /> of 2003 in anticipation of the council chambers reopening in the spring of <br /> 2004. <br /> Maple Lake 4,. a, <br /> Currently Maple Lake is not taping their meetings and is in the process of <br /> looking for a cable caster. Linda Hruby reported that she is working with the <br /> city council to try and locate someone who can provide this service on a <br /> regular basis. <br /> 5 <br />