HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCWkspMin 4-6-16Falcon Heights City Council Workshop
City Hall
2077 W Larpenteur Ave.
6:30 p.m.
MINUTES
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Call to Order: 6:33pm
1) North Suburban Communications Commission (CTV)
Strategic Planning
Barbara Raye, a strategic planning consultant for CTV, presented
questions to the council to get feedback on procedures and to
conduct a SWOT analysis. Sue Majerus, the city liaison from the
North Suburban Communications Commission, was also in
attendance to assist in facilitation.
The council agreed that they appreciated the accessibility,
transparency and accountability of meetings, the vast
amount of programs and coverage, and community building
aspects of CTV.
When conducting the SWOT Analysis some of the feedback
was as follows:
i. Strengths- Transparency, accountability,
professionalism
ii. Weaknesses- Agenda not associated with meeting
on the CTV website (it's on the FH website),
challenging to know what is/will be broadcast
when clicking through the channels
iii. Opportunities- Researching what other cable
commissions are doing, greater publicity and
marketing to make residents more aware, creating
short videos for weekly news or announcements,
videos of "out in the field"
iv. Threats- Everything is switching over to online yet
the funding is for tv broadcasting, declining
revenue due to less subscribers to cable
2) TIES -Telecommunication Shelter
• The council directed the City Administrator to process this
request. The only stipulations would be to make certain it is
not an eye sore, does not disrupt drainage, and does not
disrupt the network for other surrounding businesses.
• Another thing to consider for the future is implementing a
zoning review permit when building code does not require a
permit. If a building permit is required, there would still be a
zoning review without additional cost to regulate what is
being built. The council has charged the Planning
Commission to look into the creation of a zoning review
permit and brainstorming city code design standards.
3) Community Solar Garden Update
• There is some uncertainty on the meter readings for City
Hall. Geronimo and Xcel cannot confirm how much the solar
panels are contributing and what the net usage is for City
Hall. The council has charged the City Administrator to
continue to seek clarity in the meter readings, and if it's still
not clear, to go with the recommended 100,000 kWh
submission.
Adjourn: 9:17pm
Dated this 6h day of April, 2016
SackThongvanh City Administrator
v
Peter Lindstrom, Mayor