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1 told her the Commission is also getting marketing and service complaints <br /> •2 against the cable company. <br /> 3 14s. Anderson asked the Council to "give the non-profit corporation a <br /> 4 chance to provide satisfactory programming before killing the concept <br /> 5 off altogether. " She also questioned whether there could be a majority <br /> 6 of St. Anthony residents who preferred not to have community . access <br /> 7 programming when most of them aren't even conscious of its existence, <br /> 8 which, she added, "is still one of the best kept secrets in the <br /> 9 country. " <br /> 10 Councilmember Marks reiterated that her personally was not too impressed <br /> 11 with most of the television programming the public was being offered but <br /> 12 he felt the only type of programming he could really support would be <br /> 13 community education programs. He agreed with Councilmember Makowske <br /> 14 that pornographic materials certainly didn't meet what he perceived to <br /> 15 be "community standards in St. Anthony. " He said he thought this was <br /> 16 just another situation which was. very similar to how other big companies <br /> 17 have used "marvelous new discoveries" just to make more profits. The <br /> 18 Councilmember indicated he perceived the City should follow the <br /> 19 recommendations of the Cable Commission, perceiving that the creation <br /> 20 of a non-profit community access organization, might eventually lead to <br /> 21 community run cable companies, citing again the case he had heard about <br /> 22 at the League conference where a city in Michigan had legally assumed <br /> 23 the ownership of all cable TV. The Cable Administrator reminded him <br /> 24 that the City had that option when Cable TV North Central bought out <br /> 25 Group W. Mayor Sundland told her the Council had not fully realized <br /> �6 what their signing the franchise at that time involved when it came to <br /> 27 pornography because they had been convinced the franchise agreement <br /> 28 didn't allow that type of programming. They had also not expected the <br /> 29 cable company to use monies dedicated towards community programming to <br /> 30 make a profit. <br /> 31 Council Action <br /> 32 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-033 . <br /> 33 RESOLUTION 88-033 <br /> 34 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT <br /> 35 BY A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION <br /> 36 Voting on the motion: <br /> 37 Aye: Marks, Enrooth, Sundland, Makowske. <br /> 38 Nay: Ranallo. <br /> 39 Motion carried. <br /> 40 PUBLIC HEARING <br /> • 11 <br />