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COUNCIL MINUTES December 14 , 2015 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 130 3A) Public Hearing ; Consider V Reading of Ordinance No . 1345 , Approving Cable <br /> 131 Television Franchise Ordinance with CenturyLink — Mike Bradley, attorney for North Metro <br /> 132 Telecommunications , reported . He noted that the council received a full briefing on this matter at <br /> 133 their work session the previous week . Staff is now requesting, after a public hearing, that the council <br /> 134 approve the first reading of an ordinance that adds a CenturyLink franchise to the city ' s code of <br /> 135 ordinances . <br /> 136 <br /> 137 Mayor Reinert explained for the citizens that if they have cable services in Lino Lakes currently they <br /> 138 are receiving those services from Comcast . This franchise will make additional services available in <br /> 139 some areas of the city. It will be a longer process for CenturyLink service availability to reach all <br /> 140 areas of the city but that is the ultimate goal . Mayor Reinert ask for more information on how the <br /> 141 new services will be communicated to residents and if there will be promotions benefiting the <br /> 142 residents . <br /> 143 <br /> 144 Kristen Sersland, Government Affairs , CenturyLink, thanked the city council for the opportunity to <br /> 145 provide competition in the cable market in Lino Lakes . She offered special thanks to Council <br /> 146 Member Stoesz for his involvement in bringing forward the franchise through his work on the board <br /> 147 of North Metro Telecommunications . She briefly explained the process for communicating services <br /> 148 to the residents . <br /> 149 <br /> 150 Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing. There being no one present wishing to speak, the public <br /> 151 hearing was closed . <br /> 152 <br /> 153 Council Member Stoesz moved to approve the I " Reading of Ordinance No . 13 - 15 as presented . <br /> 154 Council Member Rafferty seconded the motion . Motion carried on a voice vote . <br /> 155 <br /> 156 Item 3B had been removed from the agenda. <br /> 157 <br /> 158 3C) Consider I ` Reading of Ordinance No . 1445, Adding Chapter 215 to the City Code, <br /> 159 regarding Joint Powers Agreements — Administrator Karlson noted that joint powers agreements <br /> 160 are fairly common and beneficial in municipal government . The City recently experienced a <br /> 161 situation, however, where governance under the terms of a joint powers agreement caused concern of <br /> 162 unfairness for the city. This ordinance would allow the city to participate in joint powers agreements <br /> 163 only when governance is proportionate to the city' s contribution. <br /> 164 <br /> 165 Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing. <br /> 166 <br /> 167 Melissa Maher, 6462 Fawn Lane, noted concern about statements that the ordinance would require a <br /> 168 4/5 vote for future actions . She doesn ' t believe that is possible under the language of the city' s <br /> 169 Charter. (It was clarified that there is no 4/5 vote requirement indicated by the ordinance . ) <br /> 170 <br /> 171 Michael Manthey, 819 Lois Lane, said the ordinance seems too narrow and could affect more <br /> 172 complex matters . He requests that the council be thoughtful of the impact of the ordinance before <br /> 173 approving the 2nd reading . <br /> 174 <br /> 4 <br />