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8 4 88es I . INTRODUCTION From January through June, 1988, members of the North Suburban Cable Commission (Commission) conducted a study of community access on the cable system that serves its ten member cities. The goals of the community access study were: 1. to improve community access, 2. to better understand community access needs and support, 3. to respond to the request to change the access management structure in the North Suburbs, and 4. to ensure that resources for successful community access operations are provided. During the study's initial stage, Commission members outlined several objectives, listing individual tasks necessary to reach these goals. They are: 1 . to list the functions of a community access center, 2 . to study community access management structures, 3 . to determine community access success standards , 4 . to inventory current resources available for community access , 5. to define resource needs for access operations that would • increase activity in community access, 6. to determine the relationship of public, educational , government, library, special needs, and religious access in a management structure, 7. to design a community access management structure and operations and/or guideline for the same, and 8. if appropriate, to discuss the transition methods between current and proposed access management structures. Throughout the course of the study, Commission members reviewed materials prepared by their consultant, discussing and using them as a basis for policy recommendations regarding the future of community access. Commission members invited persons involved in community access including those employed by Cable TV North Central who work in community access to comment and to discuss access issues with them. Commission members formally solicited comments and suggestions from access users, potential access 'users, those trained to use access facilities but who have not made use of that opportunity, and others. The Commission members prepared this report to summarize their work, and to outline the new direction for community access which they have determined will provide the most successful community access operation in the ten city area. Following adoption of this report on August 4 , 1988 by the Commission, each member city will be asked to consider a resolution which endorses the major conclusions and recommendations of this report, and which directs the city' s representative on the Commission to implement the recommendations. :This report will be, presented to Cable TV North Central and to members of the public. In so doing, the Commission hopes that its view of community access will be shared by all.