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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 23, 2013 FUNDING FOR WATERSHED DISTRICT'S WATER FEST TELEVISING PARKS & REC COMM. MEETINGS The City Administrator noted that the Watershed's Water Fest event provides educational outreach relative to storm water run -off and treatment options. Given this educational outreach, the Administrator recommended that the Water Fest event be included as part of the City's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). He further recommended that the City provide $500 in funding for Water Fest to help defray some of the Watershed's costs with this event. Blesener introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -1 -17— AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF U00 TO THE WATERSHED DISTRICT RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S REQUIRED SWPPP EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROVIDED BY WATER FEST The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Boss. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. McGraw stated that it was his opinion that City business should be conducted in a public setting. Therefore, he recommended that the Parks & Recreation Commission meetings should be broadcast on the City's Cable TV channel. Keis noted that the Commission assists in the decision - making process relative to expenditures of public money. Therefore, he agreed that the Commission meetings should be televised. Montour agreed, and pointed out that one of the goals discussed at the Goal Setting Session was to expand the City's offerings on Cable TV. McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -1 -18 — DECLARING THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE CITY'S CABLE TV CHANNEL BEGINNING WITH THE MARCH 7, 2013 COMMISSION MEETING The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Blesener. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. 9