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MINUTES City Council May 11, 1988 Por•nogr~aphy the fr•anchi se agr•eement i s vi ol ated. The agr~eement al so pr•ovi des that On Cable TV if the Commission takes the Company to cour•t and is successful, the (Cont.) Cable Company must pay the court fees. Fahey felt that the por•nogr•aphy being shown on Cable TV was clear•ly a breach of contr•act since the Cable Company agr•eed not to show obscene mater•ial. The question is whether• or~ not the Commission can establish that the movies ar~e obscene. Fahey also noted the new State Law which goes into effect on June 1, 1988 which is identical to the obscenity standar•ds established by the Supr~eme Cour•t. Fahey noted that these standar~ds will now apply to all video stores within the City and suggested that a copy of this new law be sent to both the Cable Company and all video stor•es within the City. Blesener~ agr•eed. However~, Blesener• felt that action on the matter• should be tabled until the City receives a r•esponse fr~om the Cable Company. Fahey stated that he would pr•epare an appropr•iate letter advising video stor•es as well as the Cable Company of the new State law which is effective June 1, 1988. Spooner• Fahey r~epor•ted that the School Boar•d r•ecently met on the City's counter•- Par~k offer~ for• the pur•chase of Spooner~ Park for• $470,000. The School Boar•d Pur•chase is r•equesting two contingencies. The fir•st is that the City will waive the appr•oximately $13,000 in assessments on the pr•oper•ty. Fahey did not A~~nda feel it appr•opr•iate to waive these assessments noting that the City is Addition paying fair~ mar•ket value for the pr~oper•ty and it is customary for seller~s to pay assessments. Blesener~ pointed out that the City is not waiving assessments on the property being purchased in the Centerville Road area. Collova agr•eed that the assessments should not be waived pointing out that he feels the $470,000 pur~chase price is too high. Mr•. Blesener• intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-5-186 - INSTRUCTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEMD A LETTER TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMING THEM THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS OFFERING $470,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF 21.7 ACRES OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS SPOONER PARK AND THE CITY WILL NOT ASSUME ANY ASSESSMENT COSTS The for•egoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Collova. Ayes (5) Blesener•, Collova, LaValle, Fahey, Scalze. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 19, Page 189. Page -18-