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Mounds View City Council June 9, 2014 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />the PEG fees were at $3.75 and have increased to $4.15 after 13 years. She encouraged the <br />Council not blame PEG fees for customers dropping cable services. <br /> <br />Council Member Hull asked why Comcast agreed to these PEG fees 10 years ago. Mr. Logan <br />stated at the time, this was the price of entry and with the age of communication changing, the <br />rates no longer applied. He stated Comcast was not trying to make PEG go away, but rather, was <br />reframing how these channels were used and wanted to create greater efficiencies. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty inquired if the formal contract had an escalator built into the PEG fees or if these <br />would remain at 44 cents for the next 10 years. Mr. Logan stated an escalator was not built into <br />the PEG fees. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn questioned what would happen to the formal cable franchise process if <br />the two parties were to agree on an informal contract. Mr. Logan explained that the formal <br />process would go away and the terms would be much healthier. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty encouraged Comcast to find a middle ground on this franchise with the member <br />cities. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8267, <br />Preliminary Assessment that the Comcast of Minnesota, Inc. Cable Franchise Should Not be <br />Renewed. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />8. CONSENT AGENDA <br />A. Resolution 8269, Approving Mounds View Business Licenses. <br />B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, June 23, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. for the <br />Consideration of a Preliminary Plat for a Major Subdivision at 8211 Red <br />Oak Drive. <br />C. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, July 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to Consider and <br />Pass Upon Special Assessments for Unpaid Administrative Offense Citations, <br />Long Grass Mowing Charges, and Delinquent Utility Charges. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS <br /> <br />Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried.