4C, Motion to Approve Renewal of Cable Service Agreement with New Brighton

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Becky Brazys SUbject: FW: THANK YOU -----Original Message----- From: Schawn P. Johnson [mailto:Schawn.Johnson@newbrightonmn.gov] Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:04 PM To: Becky Brazys Subject: RE: THANK YOU Hi Becky: The proposed price increase for the 2009/2010 cable service agreement is due in large part to personnel costs. It is true that the City of New Brighton is planning a wage and step freeze for non-union and union staff in 2010, but both the City of New Brighton1s IT Administrator and IT Technician received step and COLA increases in 2009. The proposed contract would cover a portion of the 2009 and 2010 fiscal years. Therefore, the new proposal is based upon the employee1s scheduled wages at the end of the 2009 fiscal year. A second item is that the City of New Brighton's projected costs for health insurance, life insurance, worker's compensation I and PERA are scheduled to increase in 2010. Even though the City's personnel costs are scheduled to remain flat, New Brighton still must take into consideration the other personnel and benefit costs that are associated with these two positions. A third item is that the City of New Brighton eliminated the Cable Technician position in the 2009 budget. The City of New Brighton currently has IT Administrator Chad Nolan as the City of Arden Hills primary cable operator. The aforementioned factors have resulted in the proposed contract being offered by the City of New Brighton to increase by $300.00 per year in 2009/2010. The City of New Brighton takes great pride in providing the City of Arden Hills great cable broadcasting service at a reasonable price and we hope that can maintain this working relationship for many years to come. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. Thanks Schawn P. Johnson City of New Brighton Assistant to the City Manager 651.638.2046 (Phone) 651.638.2044 (Fax) 1