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• MEETING MINUTES <br /> CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> JOINT WORKSESSION <br /> MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 <br /> 4:45 P.M. — CITY HALL,4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Probst called the meeting to order at 4:47 p.m. Those present included <br /> Councilmembers Be erly Aplikowski, David Grant, Gregg Larson and Lois Rem. Staff <br /> present included Cit Administrator, Joe Lynch; City Accountant, Terry Post; Public <br /> Works Director, Dw yne Stafford; Parks and Recreation Director, Tom Moore; <br /> Recreation Program upervisor, Michelle Olson; and Planner, Jennifer Chaput. <br /> Others in attendance included the City's Cable Commission representative, Dave Sand; <br /> Cable Executive Dir ctor, Coralie Wilson; the City's Website Task Force representative, <br /> Craig Wilson; and C ty Planning Commissioners Therese Galatowitsch, Stephen L. <br /> Baker, and David Sand. <br /> NORTH SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION UPDATE <br /> David Sand appeare before the City Council and distributed a Cable Representative <br /> III Report dated Septe er 18, 2000. <br /> In Section One, the eport discussed past and present issues, including the system <br /> upgrade and channel',realignment; the transfer of ownership from MediaOne to AT & T; a <br /> second and third competitive franchise application, which Coralie Wilson would address <br /> further; broadcastin of Council meetings, indicating that Council meetings will be <br /> available on Channels 16 and 98, which means one would be able to view other city's <br /> Council meetings; and the Telecommunications Advisory Committee. <br /> The second section Of the Report contained information about continuing and future <br /> issues, which includ d the City Hall and cable tie-in to the City Hall; right-of-way <br /> ordinance, for whic Mr. Sand emphasized the importance to the Planning Commission <br /> and City Council' ac ion; and candidate's speak out debates for local elections. <br /> There were no Council questions of Mr. Sand. <br /> CABLE COMMISSION, COMPETITIVE FRANCHISE UPDATE <br /> Coralie Wilson, Executive Director of the North Suburban Cable Commission(NSCC), <br /> presented informati n on the second and third competitive franchise applications they <br /> had received from "Vide Open West" and"Everest Connections." Ms. Wilson indicated <br /> two advantages to a competitive franchise are better customer service and competitive <br /> 1111 rates. Disadvantages she pointed out were clutter aesthetically and construction issues, <br />