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1 Councilmember Enrooth pointed out that even if the City won all the <br /> 2 way to the Supreme Court on one program, determination of what's <br /> 3 obscene would have to be made again and again for each individual it <br /> 4 of the programming. <br /> 5 The matter was deferred to a future meeting with Councilmember <br /> 6 Makowske being asked to discuss the issues with other commission <br /> 7 cities like Little Canada at the next meeting of the Ramsey County <br /> 8 League of Local Governments. <br /> 9 St Anthony is Only North Suburban Cable Commission City Who Doesn't <br /> 10 Broadcast Council Meetings <br /> 11 When Mr. Murphy made the above comment, Councilmember Enrooth told him <br /> 12 that had certainly not been a big issue with the residents who had <br /> 13 responded to the recent community survey. Councilmember Ranallo <br /> 14 indicated the lack of quality in equipment as well as programming when <br /> 15 combined with the absence of cable company cooperation had caused the <br /> 16 Council to wonder if they even wanted to be associated with such a <br /> 17 poorly run operation. <br /> 18 The Cable Commissioner. acknowledged that the entire Commission <br /> 19 recognized that North Central had done such an unsatisfactory job when <br /> 20 it came to providing either equipment or staff for public access <br /> 21 programs and he expected that would be an issue which had to be <br /> 22 resolved when it came to updating the cable equipment. <br /> 23 Judith Petrie, 3505 - 31st Avenue N.E. , who said she was present <br /> 24 discuss the Parkview transfer issue further, was asked if she wou <br /> 25 ever watch a televised Council meeting. She said her family already <br /> 26 watched too much television and she wouldn't allow cable to come into <br /> 27 her home. However, she said there were probably residents who would <br /> 28 watch the meeting's telecasts and she knew a lot of the younger <br /> 29 generation of parents considered cable to be very beneficial. <br /> 30 Councilmember Ranallo told her he thought it was a lot better for <br /> 31 residents to have immediate interchange with Councilmembers during an <br /> 32 actual meeting than to watch a delayed broadcast where the Council <br /> 33 might have already taken actions they didn't agree with. <br /> 34 Mayor Sundland observed what happened related to the Parkview issue <br /> 35 during a recent Council meeting where residents had given the Council <br /> 36 the benefit of just how they felt about that particular matter. He <br /> 37 recalled Council meetings in the past where a large attendance of <br /> 38 interested persons had even changed some minds on the Council about <br /> 39 the issue being discussed at that meeting. <br /> 40 David . Pricket, 3424 Croft Drive, who was also present for another <br /> 41 reason, indicated he would only watch a live Council meeting, but <br /> 42 agreed with the suggestion that agendas of future City meetings be <br /> 43 broadcast on Channel #16 so residents could attend the meetings where <br /> 44 matters on which they had a particular interest were to be acted on. <br /> 13 <br />