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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Mr. Frank presented Mayor McCarty with a check for $1500, to cover the cost of the publication of the ordinance, as required by the charter. He gave some background on Group W, explaining that they are the third largest provider of cable services in America, and the largest in Minnesota, and then played a video presentation, explaining the proposed cable system. All members of the audience were given a brochure, explaining the system and answering questions on it, and Mr. Skelly and the members of Group W were asked many questions, to which they provided answers. DATE APPROVED: 11/8/82 Regular Meeting October 25, 1982 Edgewood Community Resource Center Mounds View, MN 55112 The Mounds View City Council was called to order 1. Call to Order by Mayor McCarty at 7:30 PM. MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmembers Forslund, Blanchard, 2. Roll Call Doty, Hodges and Mayor McCarty. ALSO PRESENT: City Attorney Meyers, Clerk/ Administrator Pauley and Public Works /Community Development Director Johnson. Mayor McCarty closed the regular meeting and opened 3. Public Hearing the public hearing at 7:31 PM. Cable TV Jerry Skelly, chairman of the Cable TV Committee in Mounds View, explained that the Mounds View Cable Committee had been formed two and a half years ago, and after some assessment, had joined the North Suburban Cable Commission. Mr. Skelly introduced the members present of Group W, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Corporation, Roger Frank, Bob Klucas, Ron Abrahms, Dave Lebedof, and Tom Creighton. They explained that the system is promised for the entire nine suburbs within 18 months, with some of those suburbs being operational in twelve months, from the time of approval by the Minnesota Cable Board, which is expected on November 18. The dividing line in Mounds View for the two time periods is County Road I. The lines will be both underground and above ground, depending upon the topography, with approximately 20% being underground.