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Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, January 25, 1988 Page 4 RECYCLING (CONT'D) Winiecki questioned if the agreement included the arsenal property; suggested it be clarified in the grant. . Malone advised that the arsenal property was not included in the calculations. Sather moved, seconded by Winiecki, that Council award the bid for bi-weekly pickup of recyclable items to Supercycle, Inc., pending availability of funding from Ramsey County, effective March 1, 1988 through December 31, 1988. Motion carried unanimously. (3-0) Council was referred to the Public Safety/Works Committee meeting, 1/14/88, recommending denial of the request for a street light at the intersection of Fernwood/Arden Hills Club/Cardiac Pacemaker/Control Data; basis for denial was that this area , did not qualify for a street light under the City's three year master plan. REQ. STREET LIGHT; FERNWOOD STREET Committee member Malone advised that this is a private roadway owned by Control Data; he also stated the road is illuminated at this time. Moved by Sather, seconded by Winiecki, that Council deny .the street light request on Fernwood at the Arden Hills Club intersection, and direct staff to forward a letter to the appropriate party advising that should they determine a street light is necessary, they may install one, at their own expense by contacting NSP. Motion carried unanimously. (3-0) CABLE HTG. REPORT; SURVEY, PUB. ACCESS Council was referred to the Cable Advisory Committee minutes, 1-14-88, relative to survey of viewership of public access channels. . Councilman Sather reported that the Committee discussed the various methods of surveying; thsir suggestion was for a complete community survey, encompassing information about all city functions, would be a more accurate method of compiling information and reflect the entire community. Sather advised the cost for the complete community survey was estimated between $4,500 to $5,000. Sather commented that it Was his understanding Council intent was for an unsophisticated survey; should Council desire to have a complete survey done, funding would have to be identified, as it was not budgeted, Sather suggested the matter be referred back to the Cable Committee for some further discussion and identification of specific type of survey they would suggest, providing necessary information and cost effective. Winiecki questioned if the Committee could contact the Northwest Hennepin franchise to determine if the tranfer of the public access systems to the city management was as successful as the cable company stated. .., Sather advised that there was significant consolidation of public access channels; he pointed out that unless participation increases significantly in the public access channel, the initial agreement will dissolve. Hansen was opposed to a community wide survey, unless the questions were designed to provide adequate information. She also questioned how the funding would be provided. The Clerk Administrator suggested the amount could be split between the Council Budget and Cable Budget, however, sufficient monies were not available in the Cable Budget of 1988. Morrison suggested this item could be budgeted for next year. Sather advised that the NSCC was trying to expedite the matter; suggested the NSCC should fund the survey, if they so choose. He questioned if it was worth the expenditure to try to retain the public access. After discussion, Council concurred to request Bill Bauer to attend a future meeting and provide a typical survey questionnaire, suggest what types of questions should be included and what types of responses might be received. . Council did not express interest in attending the sessions being held to discuss the disposition of public access; Sather advised he would provide Councilmembers with a schedule of the Board Meetings in the event they could attend.