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ADMINISTRATIVE NEWSLETTER December 13, 1982 Page Two CABLE TV FRANCHISE (cont.) An additional item that should be of interest to the City of Mounds View with respect to the development of cable TV in the metropolitan area is a report that has recently been submitted by the Metropolitan Council's Task Force on Metropolitan Area Cable Communications Inter- connection. The purpose of this Task Force was to submit a recommenda- tion to the Metropolitan Council that .could insure the proper develop- ment of a regional cable television channel as designated by the Minnesota Cable Communications Board and required for all cable communications franchises in the metropolitan area. Although it is obvious that it would be necessary that there be an organization over- seeing and coordinating such a regional channel, the recommendations of the report caused great concern in that they recommended that a regional commission be created by the Minnesota Legislature to oversee the development and operation of such a regional channel with the Metropolitan Council appointing the commission members and reviewing the commission's capital budget and development plans. Considering the success or lack thereof of the MWCC and MTC in the metropolitan area as it relates to its responsiveness to the needs of the citizens in the metropolitan area and sufficient oversight of such organization it would seem that a new regional commission would be less than desirable unless appropriate controls are placed on the functions of the organization and adequate oversight of its operations are under- taken by a responsible authority. Staff will keep the Council appraised of any developments in this area as they occur. RAMSEY COUNTY LEAGUE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS COURT STUDY COMMITTEE The report of the Ramsey County Court Study Committee, of which I was a member, submitted its report to the Ramsey County League of Local Governments Executive Board on Friday, December 3rd. A copy of this report is included in your packet for your information. The report will be reviewed by the Executive Board and a formal presentation of the report will be made to the entire membership of the Ramsey County League at a future date. Although the final recommendations of this report might not be totally popular with all of the communities in the Ramsey County area, I can comfortably say that I feel that the Committee took into consideration all of the factors surrounding this issue within their purview and ability to study and submitted a recommendation which is not only well thought out but is in the best interest of improving the efficiencies of one of our governmental operations. I would encourage all Councilmembers to read this report and should yoj have any comments regarding its content please feel free to discuss them with me.