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<br />. <br /> <br />~"" <br />'_._d.d._ _n.....__ <br />"'om"" _'d"" <br />"'--.- --. <br />~Inw <br /> <br />Approved: <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />MONDAY, APRIL 18,2005,5:00 P.M. <br />CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> <br />Call To Order <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM, <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Aplikowski, Councilmembers: Gregg Larson, David Grant, Brenda Holden, <br />Lois Rem <br /> <br />Absent: None <br /> <br />Staff present: City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Community Development Director, Scott <br />Clark; Finance Director, Murtuza Siddiqui; Assistant to the City Administrator, Schawn <br />Johnson; City Planner, Peter Hellegers; City Engineer, Greg Brown <br /> <br />. Also present: Kathy Ryan (URS Engineering) <br /> <br />Cable Commission Update <br />Mr. Craig Wilson (City of Arden Hills Cable Commission Representative) provided the City <br />Council with an update on the latest cable commission's activities, Mr. Wilson reported that the <br />Cable Commission was recently involved in a strategic planning process. The strategic planning <br />retreat occurred this past February at Northwestern College, The Cable Commission discussed <br />its future goals and objectives. The changing regulatory landscape has placed limitations on <br />local governments in providing cable, phone, and internet service to local residents. <br /> <br />Mr. Craig Wilson provided the City Council with an overview of the WEB streaming concept <br />that could be used for future City Council and Planning Commission meetings, The WEB <br />streaming concept would allow residents to review City Council meetings through the internet. <br />The service would cost the City $163.69 (billed quarterly) per month, The City would also be <br />responsible for the costs associated with archiving the meetings on DVD ROMs. Currently, <br />DVD ROMs cost roughly $25-$30 and record up to 4 hours of footage, <br /> <br />Councilmembcr Grant said that the WEB streaming service appears to bc fairly inexpensive. <br /> <br />Councilmembcr Holden asked what is the difference between WEB casting and WEB streaming, <br /> <br />Commissioner Wilson said that web casting allows the computer user to view live City Council <br />. meetings, while WEB streaming allows tbe user to view the meetings on a tape delay basis, <br />