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Council- Meeting March 13, 1990 • page 9 1 use of Channel 16 has been made by the administration but he suggested 2 its use could be increased. 3 4 Mr. Murphy felt increased use of cable television in the City should 5 be given serious consideration. He noted he serves on a proactive 6 Cable Commission and that cable could be used, as it is in other 7 communities, as another means of communication. He noted that if the 8 City did not have the franchise no funds would be realized at all . 9 Mr. Murphy is very supportive of having Council meetings televised. 10 He noted that the Cable Commission has approved aiding communities 11 in starting cable casting. He will request the Cable Commission to 12 purchase another camera for St. Anthony. 13 14 Bob Lohman, a resident of the City, suggested the Council meetings could 15 be video taped and be made available at the Library. 16 17 Resolution No. 90-014; Regarding Sale of $315,000 Certificates of Indebtedness 18 (This item was moved up on the agenda as a courtesy to Bob Thistle, a repre- 19 sentative of Springsted, Inc. ) 20 Mr. . Thistle advised that nine bids were received for these Certificates. 21 The bond rating of the City of St. Anthony has been placed at A to A-l . He • 22 observed that this rating is very complimentary to the Council 's handling 23 of its fiduciary responsiblities and fiscal management. He recommended 24 accepting the low bid. 25 26 Motion by Marks, second by Makowske to accept the low bid from Marquette 27 Bank of Minneapolis at 6.2525%. Mr. Thistle noted that if the City's rating 28 had been lower from Moody's Service the rate of interest would have been 29 higher. 30 31 Motion carried unanimously 32 33 Motion by Ranallo, second by Makowske to advise Mr. Dave Childs, the former 34 City Manager of St. Anthony, of the A-1 rating. The City Manager will draft 35 a letter in response to this request. 36 37 Motion carried unanimously 38 . 39 2. Dog Licensing 40 41 Sue VanderHeyden, Assistant to the City Manager, advised the Council of 42 the plan foraccounting for and the issuance of dog licenses. There will 43 be a crossrefeeencing system employed so there will be a double check type 44 of procedure. She felt the fine for non-compliance would be a motivation to 45 license a dog. 46 47 The present license -is for only one year. The City Manager felt the dog • 48 licensing period could be scheduled to coincide with rabies shots required 49 by .the veterinarian. Councilmember Enrooth felt a three year license should 50 be considered with a price break in the cost. The tag that is issued with