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• -10- packet as a point of information. He pointed out that the net figure had to be spent on cable related activities and suggested fixing up a cable room where the equipment, etc. could be stored, as a part of the remodeling of City Hall. The Manager said some of the high school students expressed an interest in keeping the character generator going and to update the community billboard on the television and suggested some of these dollars could be dedicated to that purpose. .Councilmember Ranallo indicated he understood the cable penetration had gone -back to 16% in St. Anthony and he had noticed all the community access programs, including Roseville's program the previous evening were on Channel 16. Mr. Childs said he understood that problem might be solved this week,. Mayor Sundland said Councilmember Schmidt of New Brighton, who was very active on the Cable Board, indicated the presence of Alan Kaeding, St. Anthony' s previous representative on the Board, was sorely missed. Councilmember Schmidt had also indicated that the Cable Board had been in contact with Brown Institute regarding the use of interns to help communities put together their programs and would be providing the City with that information in the near future, the Mayor said. Councilmember Marks said when he had a video studio he had students from • South Campus of Hennepin Technical Center contacting him about coming in under the same conditions. However, he perceived the City would have to provide some supervision in such instances. Mayor Sundland said he understood the Cable 'Board was considering using some of the money they had accumulated to hire. a few people to coordinate the credit-seeking students who were working, for the various communities. He indicated the centralization of the programs certainly made sense to him. City' s Policy Related to Fiscal Disparities is Formulated Mr. Childs said he would be representing the City at the special Association of Metropolitan Municipalities meeting the next evening and needed some guidance related to the City' s position on the above issue. He indicated he had gathered some figures together to indicate what the AMM proposed legislative policy would do for the City. The Manager said the effect would be different for the Hennepin and Ramsey County portions of St. Anthony, but the new formula would helpthe City when the .total picture is seen. Councilmember Ranallo said_ it was apparent that the City' s vote should be "yes" . Councilmember Peterson agreed to give his perspective from Bloomington' s standpoint and his own as Vice President of the AMM and Chair of the committee which had reviewed , the issue. He added that Bloomington had been a loser under the current formula and he had not gone to the Board position "without an agenda. "