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i MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COO <br />FROM: CLERK-ADMINIST'RAT <br />DATE: MAY 21, 1985 <br />SUBJECT: MTC PROPOSAL FOR USE OF CITY'S CHARACTER <br />GENERATOR <br />Attached please find a letter from Mr. Aaron Isaacs, Manager <br />of Research for the Metropolitan Transit Commission and MTC <br />Contract No. 85-00-17F outlining the MTC'S proposal to use <br />the City of Mounds View's character generator to televise <br />their bus schedules for our area over the City's cable TV <br />system. <br />In conversations with Mr. Isaacs he has indicated that it is <br />the desire of the MTC to program approximately six to seven <br />pages of information into our character generator. In <br />consideration for the City's agreement to allow the use of <br />our character generator for this purpose the Commission has <br />agreed to provide $250.00 for the installation of a chip <br />into our character generator to expand its capacity from 12 <br />to 20 pages, provide the labor necessary for the <br />installation of this chip, and format any information that <br />would be entered into the character generator reyarding <br />their bus schedules. The City would simply agree to enter <br />the information into the machine and keep the machine <br />operational in order that it might be televised over the <br />government public access channel. I have discussed this <br />matter in further detail with Mr. Isaacs after receipt of <br />the contract and he has indicated that the MTC will accept a <br />supplement to their contract from this office providing that <br />they will provide the labor for the installation of the chip <br />which is to cost $250.00 and format all information to enter <br />into the character generator. <br />In view of the fact that the purpose for public access <br />channels is to provide the public with information of <br />interest to them, it would appear that the MTC proposal is <br />in agreement with this intent and Staff would recommend <br />Council approval. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Council authorization for <br />Clerk -Administrator to enter into the MTC Contract No. <br />85-00-17F with a supplementary agreement stipulating that <br />Metropolitan Transit Commission will pay the labor costs for <br />installation of the chip to expand the character generator <br />memory from 12 to 20 pages and format any information the <br />City is to enter into the character generator's memory <br />regarding their bus schedules. <br />DFP/mjs <br />