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Item 5.1. <br />ver MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />FROM: Pat Klaers, City Admi tr or <br />DATE: April 17, 1995 ~ <br />SUBJECT: Cable TV Update <br />City Clerk Sandy Thackeray has a memo attached that provides an update <br />on some of the progressive steps being made by the Cable Commission. The <br />purpose of some of these steps is to make public information and public <br />meetings more available to our citizens that have cable TV. The city needs to <br />continue being positive about cable TV as it becomes a more important <br />vehicle in keeping our citizens informed and up-to-date on current municipal <br />issues. Starting soon, the taped City Council meeting will be on cable TV 12 <br />times, the EDA meeting on eight times, and Planning Commission meeting <br />on eight times each month. <br />One of the cable TV comments that I continually receive relates to the City <br />Council, EDA, and Planning Commission members not being heard. Now <br />that we have the trouble straightened out at the cable TV head end station, <br />there is no reason for members not being heard over the audio system. We. <br />have a modern state-of--the-art system installed and if the system is used <br />properly, all members will be heard on the telecast. In this regard, all <br />Councilmembers are reminded to speak clearly and directly into the mikes. <br />Councilmembers Dietz and Farber are the easiest to hear on the broadcasts. <br />It has been noticed lately that Councilmembers rarely leave the council table. <br />In this regard, it may be appropriate for the City Council to consider wearing <br />the lavaliere mikes that we have placed on the "goosenecks". It was the <br />original intention of the mike system that these mikes be attached to the <br />clothing of the Councilmembers (and EDA and Planning Commission <br />members). The wearing of these mikes should not be an intrusion to the <br />members and would help ensure that the public watching the telecast can <br />hear the comments from our elected and appointed officials. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />