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-10- Plans Made for Participating in Group W Cable Election Night Programming • Since the City had no elections scheduled for November 4th, Mr. Childs wondered what the Council wanted to do about the North Suburban Cable Commission request that each member municipality prepare a report on their own community for viewing election night. He said St. Anthony would be the only community not participating in the programming which was designed to show viewers what might no longer be available to them in terms of public interest programming if the new owners of the cable system follow through on their intent to cut out all the 'Unprofitable" programming they are able. The program would also be designed to prove the channels provided for public programming are being used, the Manager added. Suggestions for City programming included the marketing committee presentation or one on the use of Roseville water controversy. Council Reluctantly Approves Transfer of Ownership of North Suburban Group W Cable T.V. The next item on the Council agenda was the proposed resolution to approve the above which the legal counsel for the North Suburban Cable Commission had addressed in its September 16th memorandum to all member municipalities. Mr. Childs said he had been unable to speak to Dave Mikkelson the City Commissior representative. about why he had decided to sign the letter approving the transfer but in talking to the City Attorney, had learned there was really little else that could be done as long as no compelling reasons were advanced for denying the transfer. He also questioned whether the City might have to exercise its intent to purchase the system itself if it chose to deny the transfer. • Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 86-035. RESOLUTION 86-035 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF GROUP W CABLE OF THE NORTH SUBURBS, INC. Motion carried unanimously. Second Reading of Personnel Ordinance Approved The second reading of the above was approved on the condition that all the changes John Zwackman of the City Attorney's office had proposed as further protection for the City would be included in the final form presented for a third reading and adoption by the Council . Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 86-035. ORDINANCE 1986-007 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 135 - PERSONNEL POLICY OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed from 8:35 P.M. to 8:45 P.M. • STONEHOUSE REMODELING/ADDITION City Manager Childs stated that construction bids ranged from $956,000 to $1 ,066,000. This is much higher than estimated and what the Council had indicated was an upper limit on what the project should cost. Ron Langness reported that a larger bond would be harder to market.