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Mr. Jerry Linke January 25, 1985 Page 2 ,I to meet all of ,their telecommunications needs for the -fore - ..Seeable fu�4Ly After careful investigation of Municipal boundaries, particularly considering school district boundaries, Mr. Curley called a meeting of all ten cities to investigate the development of a telecommunications system for the North Suburban area. Never in the history of the ten cities had all ten Municipal governing bodies worked together in such an effort. The City of Roseville incurred the expense of developing the first legal document to create a joint powers commission of all ten city governments. Mr. Curley personally promoted the concept among his neighboring cities, and after two cities delayed in their participation, he personally appeared before their city councils to request their participation. In the summer of 1980, the North SUb urban Cable Communications Commission was formed vjk1L:%{ .Curley ds .i_�;rsk..Chair. After years of meeting at least monthly, if not more, and constant work by Mr. Curley during those months on behalf of the North Suburban Commission, the North Suburban Cable Communications Commission developed a cable communications system which ranks in technical sophistication among the top five percent in the nation. Throughout the tumultuous years of the development of such,_a, system, Mr. Curley's leadership was steadfast and fair w ' the needs of all ten municipalities were considered and .fairly met by the North Suburban C&b1 ^.mu& aUQ2&o- mtp4ioR UAde018 .3R44ersbip. It is estimated that Mr. Curley has donated well over 1,000 hours in furtherance of this project. It is important to note that not one penny of tax dollars has been spent on the development of the North Sub- urban Cable Communications System, and the North Suburban Cable Communications Commission is the most financially sound cable commission in the State of Minnesota. Realizing that telecommunications was more than a ten - city effort, Mr. Curley co-founded and was the first. Chair of the MinnepaU Association of Cable Television Am� tgrs JK4C )o. MACTA is a membership organiiation oE municipalities administering cable communications franchises in the State of Minnesota. It is the largest such organiza- tion in the nation meeting the needs of municipalities dealing with the numerous issues facing such municipalities in telecommunications. Although numerous such dedicated public servants no doubt exist throughout the nation, the North Suburban Cable Communications Commission is extremely proud to have had as I