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<br /> MINUTES <br /> . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> WORKSESSION <br /> TUESDAY, JANUARY 20,1998 <br /> 4:45 P.M. - ARMY RESERVE CENTER, 4655 LEXINGTON A VENUE NORTH <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Acting Mayor, Dale Hicks, called to order the City <br /> Council Worksession at 4:55 p.m. Present were Acting Mayor Dale Hicks, Councilmembers <br /> Beverly Aplikowski, Susan Keim, and Paul Malone; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; <br /> Community Development Director, Kevin Ringwald; Parks and Recreation Director, Cindy <br /> Walsh; Public Works Superintendent, Dwayne Stafford; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila <br /> Stowell. Mayor Probst arrived at 4:57 p.m. and Councilmember Keirn left the meeting at <br /> approximately 6:30 p.m. <br /> APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA <br /> MOTION: Aplikowski moved and Keim seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda <br /> for the January 20, 1998 Worksession. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). <br /> CITY ISSUES - SHORT TERM <br /> ~ a. Cable Franchise Agreement Renewal <br /> City Administrator Fritsinger introduced Ms. Coralie Wilson, Executive Director ofthe <br /> North Suburban Cable Commission. Ms. Wilson, in turn, introduced Robert Vose, <br /> Assistant Attorney at the Cable Commission's law firm of Bernick and Lifson. <br /> Ms. Wilson provided Councilmembers a bench handout, which addressed and updated <br /> numerous franchise agreement renewal points. Ms. Wilson gave a summary of proposed <br /> renewal issues and extensions to current agreements, while awaiting a ruling by the FCC <br /> and final ownership determination, prior to completion of a renewal ordinance for <br /> Council consideration. <br /> Mr. Vose stated that one major component of the renewal ordinance would be inclusion <br /> of a Model Telecommunications or Right-of-Way Ordinance. <br /> After further discussion, Ms. Wilson advised the Council that upon completion of <br /> negotiations and approval of documentation and financial analysis, the Cable <br /> Commission anticipates approval of the transfer of ownership, and would at that time <br /> request a revision to the City's current ordinance supporting the Cable Commission's <br /> decision. <br /> Mr. Fritsinger advised the Council that the City had not reviewed options for adoption of <br /> . a Model Telecommunications or Right-of-Way Ordinance, as it was anticipated they <br /> would be included as part of the Codification process. Mr. Fritsinger stated that, due to <br />