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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL FROM: STAFF 4/&/1")/ 1 • DATE: MAY 2, 1990 SUBJECT: CABLE TV ACCESS PROGRAMMING In the fall of 1989, Mayor Hankner, Jerry Skelly, Sr., and Mary Saarion met for a breakfast meeting to discuss increasing cable programming for our city government access channel. Mr. Skelly indicated his desire to form a citizen committee to oversee the programming and to offer ideas and perhaps even implement city programs. It was agreed that this was the ideal way of increasing programming. Jerry Skelly, Sr., City liaison to the Cable Commission, since that time found three Mounds View citizens who were interested in cable TV programming. Those three are Don Hodges, Joanne Valley and Barb Haake. Jerry Skelly, Sr. requested staff to schedule an initial meeting with this group. That first meeting was held on March 28. The group agreed that in order to offer more program time on the 24 hour access channel, it was important to produce programs for telecasting. Upon discussion, it was decided that a first program should be a 30 minute informational program of activities occurring in Mounds View. The group was given the task of suggesting topics and speakers. During the meeting on April 10, the final choices after brainstorming were the following: II 1.2. New businesses in Mounds View - Michelle Hren Clean-up Day Information - Don Pauley 3. Community Service Group Projects, Lions - Mylo Gjerde 4. Update of the Ramsey County Library - Commissioner McCarty 5. Citizen Profile - Senior Citizen Ione Carlson Criteria used for choosing the speakers was that they were Mounds View citizens or worked in Mounds View and that they were knowledgeable in to the topic to provide information to the citizens. e program pro•u '. - ... - . . •• -.. . : •, • -• - ... . - • Chambers Studio with Jerry Skelly, Jr. and Dale Irving as technicians. Director Saarion reported on this cable project to the Council during the Monday, April 16 agenda session. Council acknowledged the project. There were no questions. Other cable access programs which are aired include: Mayor's Message, every two months. Once every 2 months, information on recreation programs. - Puppet wagon performances. • Information tapes such as recycling, NYSCA, etc. Publicity tapes such as "Festival in the Park". The monitor scrolls information during the times when tapes are not played.