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-3- Mr. Kaeding was the only person .present to provide input to the discussion by staff and the Council . He said the consultant hired • for that purpose will make his recommendations as to which of the three cable systems companies he believes .will best serve the North Suburban Cable Communications territory at the .general meeting of all . communities involved to be held in Roseville, March 25th. The Chair- man added the consultant has indicated the choice will be a hard one to make since the proposals were so similar and noted "there can be no comparison between these three proposals and what was offered Minneapolis " . Mr. Kaeding then brought up his concerns regarding the joint powers agreement for which he presented the final draft. He stated that the City could possibly be shortchanged when it comes to sharing the revenues because of the proportional voting system proposed in the- agreement. In this system, the control will be in the hands of the two largest communities who will have the most sub- scribers . Mr. Berg will sound out the other smaller communities on these concerns , however, it was agreed, the City always has the prerogative of withdrawing from the association and administering its own system should these concerns become realities . When Councilman . Ranallo expressed disappointment that the residents who had asked for assurances that X-rated materials would not be included in the cable programming were not present for the hearing, Mr. Berg told him they probably believed their concerns had been -relayed to the cable companies and there have been no proposals for showing such materials by any companies to date. Notices of the general meeting of the Commission in the Parkview Building in Roseville, March 25th , will be published and posted throughout the City . Betty Mackey , • a representative of Storer Communications , one of the cable companies . to be considered for the franchise, signed in as an observer but did not speak. Mayor Sundland closed the hearing at 8 : 17. P.M. , at which time he opened the public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City Zon- ing Ordinance which will add auctions as conditionally permitted uses in the appropriate districts in the City. The Mayor said he had no problem with proceeding with the amendment since controls over such an operation can- be easily set when such a permit is sought. No one appeared to speak for or against the proposal and the hearing was closed at 8 : 20 P.M. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve the first reading of Ordinance 1982-002 . ORDINANCE 1982-002 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE, PROVIDING FOR AUCTIONS AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE Motion carried unanimously. Phil Saari of the North Suburban Developmental Achievement Center, 934 Woodhill Drive, Roseville ,. discussed his organization' s request for sustaining monies to keep the services operational , as detailed • in his letter of February 17th. He reiterated that a reduction in funding from -Ramsey County has forced the. Center to make budget