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City Council Minutes August 1, 2022 Page 2 Council directed Mr. Portner to provide information about the weeds. \� 6.1 Introduction of Elk River Municipal Utilities General Manager Deputy General Manager Mark Hanson introduced himself. Council welcomed Mr. Hanson. 6.2 Retirement Recognition: Dawn Swanson Ms. Allard discussed Ms. Swanson's history with the city. Mayor Dietz read and presented a plaque to Ms. Swanson and thanked her for her service. 7.1 Consider Issuance of Competitive Cable Franchise by Tekstar Communications, Inc. (Arvig) Ms. Allard presented the staff report. Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. Joel Smith, Manager of Video Operations with Arvig — Provided a history of his company. He stated the TV service they'd like to offer is app-based and can be streamed on devices. He stated they want to provide services in Elk River to customers currently being served with their telephone and internet services. Mayor Dietz questioned if Arvig would be serving the same locations Spectrum currently serves. Mr. Smith stated no. He stated they are interested in providing service in areas where they already have fiber facilities within the city. He stated as new areas are brought to them, that they can build a business case around, they would look to offer the same service in those areas. Councilmember Christianson asked when they could start laying fiber. Mr. Smith stated they could enable the TV service at anytime with the existing fiber structure. He stated they could offer service the day after an agreement is formalized. (Mr. Fraser spoke regarding a different topic.) Scott Fraser, 11678 200th Avenue, stated there is no way for residents in the Brentwood Subdivision to access Highway 169 when the Highway 169 project will be complete. Public Works Director Justin Femrite assisted Mr. Fraser with his concerns outside the Council meeting room. OWA 1■ E A E I 1 1 INATUREI