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Regular Council Meeting <br /> April 24, 1990 <br /> page 8 <br /> • 1 The City Manager noted it is his intention to purchase computer software <br /> 2 and programming to do some of the work presently being done by the <br /> 3 Service Bureau. The turn around time is quite slow and it takes nearly a <br /> 4 week to issue a check. The software he is looking at has liquor inventory <br /> 5 capabilities. In response to an inquiry from Councilmember Makowske, the <br /> 6 City Manager advised that this system has security measures included. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to approve the purchase of computers from <br /> 9 Currentech for a total of $13,845. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The City Manager advised this purchase is over the budget of $12,000 but that <br /> 12 other purchases of .equipment have- come in under budget. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Motion carried unanimously <br /> 15 <br /> 16 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> 17 <br /> 18 There were no public hearings. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 8. NEW BUSINESS <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1 . Cable Television Update <br /> �3 In attendance for the discussion on community television programming were <br /> • 24 Dennis Murphy, the City's cable representative, Bill Bruce, Interim Cable <br /> 25 Administrator, and Tom Creighton, legal counsel to the North Suburban <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Cable Commission. <br /> 28 Creighton advised the Council that he represents the interests of the ten <br /> �9 cities who have formed the North Suburban Cable Commission. He wished to <br /> 30 make this point very clear and not have it misunderstood that he represented <br /> 31 <br /> 32 the cable company. <br /> 33 Creighton advised that the Cable Commission has been in existence for ten <br /> 34 years and has met an average of two/three times each month. He noted the <br /> 35 <br /> 36 issues the Commission has dealt with are very complex. <br /> 37 When Hauser Communications purchased North Central, Cable Television it was <br /> 38 proposed that the community television programming responsiblities be turned <br /> 39 over to the Cable Commission. The Commission declined this proposal and placed <br /> 40 a one year moratorium on further discussion of this proposal . <br /> 41 <br /> 42 One year later the cable company made an.offer to the Cable Commission of <br /> 43 <br /> 44 45t per month per subscriber, transfer of existing equipment, and no funds <br /> 45 for additional equipment, which resulted in approximately $108,000 per year. <br /> 46 At this point, Creighton noted that nine of the ten member cities of the <br /> 47 Commission cablecast their council meetings. <br /> 48 The Cable Commission studied the potential uses for community television. It <br /> 49 was observed there would be an on-going problem with finding people to do this <br /> 50 <br />