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-4- gave possible financing options for stabilizing and enhancing the northern business sector including equity financing through a local development corporation. He answered questions regarding possible legislation dealing with industrial development bonding, saying the only changes he foresees will bethe prevention of these bonds being used for freeway exchanges. Mr. Krier concluded the new legislation. "will actually make it easier to use industrial develop- ment bonds than .it is at present" . Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Marks to accept the goals and objectives as well as-.the land use plan -for the Kenzie Terrace revitalization effort developed by the Task Force. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor then indicated to the eight Task Force members who were present the Council's appreciation of the time and effort they had put into this study and noted the second, or implementation phase, will be considered at the Task Force next meeting, May 20th. Mr. Sopcinski concluded his report with the comment that he believes "a 35 point rating for St. Anthony in the Metro Council housing per- formance evaluation was pretty good for a community which is 98 percent built* up" . ' Mr. Berg' s report on the April 27th meeting of the Cable T.V. Committee and Councilman Ranallo's. comments on .a noise disturbance • complaint he has received were accepted as agenda addendum. Mr.. Berg said the Monday meeting was. the last opportunity for Cable Committee input before the final draft of the northern suburban agreement is drawn -up and .St. Anthony resident concerns about under= ground installations of TV cables and pornographic programming were presented and minor changes made in the agreement whereby underground cables will be constructed where there are now utility underground cable and where future installations are constructed. A letter from NSP had indicated it would cost approximately $1,000 per lot and would not be feasible to have all underground cable, at this time, for the City. In regard to pornographic or obscene programming, the Administrative Assistant stated that from the history of the cable companies, he does not believe it likely they will propose X-rated films in their proposals. Furthermore, the NSCC has. stated in their draft R.F.P. they do not desire this type of programming. In regard to R-rated. materials, Mr. Berg said the NSCC has requested a duel lock-out be proposed by cable companies , i.e. , one, a lock-out device (key)_ in the home, or two, if the customer so desires , a lock- out from the cable company' s head end whereby all R-rated films would be blocked out to the individual home. In regard to monitoring pornographic materials from local access, local cable advisory groups will be responsible for screening, as best they can, the live local programming and feeling the merits of them far outweigh the unlikely potential of local pornographic programming. Mr. Berg then relayed. the Cable Committee' s request that the City encourage the school district to appoint a representative to serve on the recently formed North Suburban Schools Commission had also requested an opportunity to make a report directly to the Council. Mayor Haik asked staff to schedule their report for the May 12th Council meeting and to notify Council members if the agenda for that meeting is so full a 7 : 00 P.M. start is necessary. ,