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Item No: 4 Meeting Date: January 4, 2010 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Clerk - Administrator Item Title/Subject: Cable Committee Discussion Introduction: The Cable Committee has been working on policies for Mounds View Television (MVTV), government access Channel 16. These policies will include, but are not limited to, programming priorities, prohibited programming, cable equipment, and technical standards in productions. At the November 30, 2009, Cable Committee Meeting, members of the committee requested feedback from the City Council on what type of programming the Council thinks is appropriate for MVTV. In addition, the Cable Committee also wants Council feedback on whether all programming requests should be Staff generated. If so, then is there a need or requirement to have an active Cable Committee in Mounds View. Discussion: Cable Access Channels: There are three types of cable access channels: Educational Access, Government Access, and Public Access. Educational access channels may be associated with a specific school, school district or even private organization that is contracted to operate the access station. Educational Access Channels normally televise such programs as school board meetings, school sports, and general school district information to the public. Government access television is a resource for the City to address local municipal programming needs. Municipalities often use the government channel to cablecast city council meetings, election programming, local emergency announcements, and public safety programming as valued by the local government. Programs such as Conversation with Mayor and Mounds View Today are great examples of programming that are suited for a Government Access Channel since the discussion topics are primarily updates on City Budgets, City projects, and local City events.