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<br /> MINUTES <br /> City Council <br /> (Cont'd.) <br /> February 13, 1980 <br /> Cable TV Mr. Tarnowski, chairman of the City's Cable TV Committee appeared <br /> before the Council to report on the activities of that committee. <br /> Mr. Tarnowski reported that the committee has been reviewing quite <br /> a bit of information on cable TV. Several small cable companies <br /> would like to service Little Canada. The small companies offer only <br /> limited services. Little Canada has approximately 2,400 housing <br /> units, and the large cable companies want to service communities <br /> with 20,000 housing units or more. <br /> A small cable company will be able to provide approximately 12 channels <br /> of TV. There are presently 21 channels of cable TV, which could be <br /> expanded to 40 channels at some future time. <br /> The Cable TV Committee is recommending to the Council that the committee <br /> be given the O.K. to join with the City of Roseville and sdme other <br /> communities in forming a cable service territory. This would not <br /> commit the City to anything. By joining with other communities, Little <br /> Canada may be able to provide it citizens with abetter cable TV <br /> program. <br /> Mr. Tarnowski reported that a cable company provides all maintenance <br /> on the cable lines. There is no cost to the City or its citizens for <br /> franchising a cable company. The City also has a right to levy a 3~ <br /> surcharge on the gross receipts of the income to the cable company from <br /> the subscribers in Little Canada. This would go to the General Fund. <br /> Councilwoman Scalze asked what effect cable TV would have on HBO. <br /> Mr. Tarnowski stated that HBO will knave to remove their equipment, <br /> but that cable TV subscribers will be able to get HBO. HBO will be <br /> compensated by the cable TV company. <br /> Mr. Tarnowski further stated that cable TV will be available to everyone <br /> in the City who wishes to subscribe to it. <br /> Mr. Nadeau introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br /> RESOLUTION N0. 80-2-74 - RESOLUTION GIVING THE CABLE TV <br /> COMMITTEE PERMISSION TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE <br /> ON CABLE TV FOR THE PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING A CABLE SERVICE <br /> TERRITORY <br /> The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mrs. Scalze. <br /> Ayes (5) Nadeau, Scalze, Hanson, DeBace, Fahey. <br /> Nayes (0). <br /> Resolution declared adopted. <br /> This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 6, Page 46. <br /> Page -9- <br /> <br />