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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING <br />APRIL 15, 2013 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work <br />session meeting at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden (arrived at 5:22 <br />p.m.), Fran Holmes, Dave McClung, and Ed Werner <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> None <br /> <br />Also present <br /> : City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Director of Finance and Administrative <br />Services Sue Iverson; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development <br />Director Jill Hutmacher; Building Official Dave Scherbel; Parks and Recreation Manager <br />Michelle Olson; and Deputy Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />The Council accepted the agenda as amended adding Item 2H E-Street Flats Signage. <br /> <br />2. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br /> <br />A.Cable TV Update <br /> <br />Cor Wilson, CTV, <br />presented a video highlighting the local activities that took place in 2012. It <br />was noted CTV won seven national awards last year. She then provided the Council with an <br />update on the franchise renewal negotiations with Comcast. She expressed frustration with the <br />situation as Comcast is proposing to cut local funding by 90%. The proposed cuts will drastically <br />affect local programming. <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson <br /> stated that negotiations with Comcast have been slow going, but that the formal <br />negotiation process has now begun. She described the formal process in detail and noted it should <br />assure more timely responses from Comcast, and also help facilitate better negotiations between <br />the parties. <br /> <br />