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MINUTES `~ 1 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 24, 1982 PAGE 2 Mayor Warkentien informed that Nordquist Sign Company has given an LIQUOR STORE estimate of $1,500 to add an "Off Sale" sign to the existing Municipal "OFF SALE" Liquor Store sign. Council concurred that the cost was exhorbitant SIGN and directed the Clerk Administrator to investigate other possibilities DISCUSSED such as replacing the opaque panes on the existing sign or installation of a wall sign. Councilmember Eggert explained that Joint Powers Agreement #2 is for CABLE TV the purpose of monitoring the cable TV operation, grants, and rate DISCUSSION OF regulation, and that he had requested Council review the agreement in JOINT POWERS order to discuss the matter and be prepared to vote on the agreement AGREEMENT ~2 in the near future. Councilmember Ciernia questioned the statement in the agreement indicating that the 5~ would go to the Cable Commission rather than to the in- dividual communities. Councilmember Eggert explained that the SY on- going franchise fee (5% of the gross revenues excluding pay cable) by State Law goes to the municipalities to cover expenses to the cities such as legal fees paid to a City Attorney, rate hearings and any on- going expenses related to Cable. Any amount left over is to be used for Cable related purposes and the plan was to use the funds for support of access. Councilmember Eggert reminded that at a previous discussion it was decided it would be more efficient if only ones body, not ten, were dispensing access money. He felt the concept is not bad but it is complicated by proportionate voting and that most of the small cities in the Commission would prefer a one vote per one community voting procedure rather than proportionate voting. For example, the way the agreement is structured, Falcon Heights could submit a bill for expenses and it can be approved by the majority and the majority could be only 3 out of the 10 cities with the proportionate voting method. He also stressed that if the North Suburban Cable Commission ~~2 selects the members of the Public Access Corporation, again, the smaller cities may be left out of the decision making process. He indicated that some other councils have expressed similar concerns. Mayor Warkentien suggested that, perhaps, a compromise could be made by stipulating that half of the members on the executive committee be from the smaller communities. Following the discussion Councilmember Ciernia moved, seconded by Council- member Chestovich, that Councilmember Eggert be directed to indicate Council's preference for a 1 city 1 vote voting procedure for the North Suburban Cable Commission ~~2 and that if proportionate voting should be adopted the City would like to look at other methods of making contribut- ions other than the ones specified in the draft. Motion carried unani- mously. Russell Bierbaum, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission, presented RUSS a plaque to Paul Ciernia for his dedication while serving on the Human BIERBAUM, Rights Commission. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Mr. Bierbaum then requested Council's authorization to pt~~mit the REQUESTS Commission to prepare a brochure.explaining the"No-Fault Grievance Procedure, which would be delivered door-to-door, possibily with the April newsletter. He also requested additional funds (approxi-